Broadway Long Runs: How New York Became Home to the Long Run
…roadway run economically feasible for producers. Early Long Runs The first real long run. The first long run on Broadway occurred in 1866. That was when a blockbuster was produced after the producers realized they had a bad play about to open and needed to do something about it. The name of the play was The Black Crook and it was long and boring tale that focused on a Faust-like plot. It was doomed. But a twist of fate saved the show. It turned ou…