Does the mega-musical boom mean theatre's bust? | Dan Rebellato
The takings of Wicked! and co may delight West End producers but they also confirm the rise of McTheatre: shows that turn the ephemeral event into a soulless repetitionMusicals are booming. In the last week of the year, Wicked took over £1m at the box office, a West End record; The Lion King took £34m across the whole year. Broadway too had a record-breaking holiday season, grossing nearly $60m.These are astoni…