Where Did This Year's Tony-Nominated Shows Originate? Imports From Off-Broadway, London and the '90s
There was a time when nearly all Broadway shows were produced specifically for Broadway and would open there — perhaps after a tryout tour, but one that was aimed expressly for Broadway. Nowadays shows originate Off-Broadway, in regional productions, in London and sometimes even further afield, and they sometimes stop at more than one of those places en route to Broadway.