2001 in Music - Musical Theater

Musical Theater

  • Atgof o'r Sêr – first performed by Bryn Terfel and Cor Rhuthun in north Wales. Commissioned for the National Eisteddfod of Wales at Denbigh.
  • A Class Act Broadway production opened at the Ambassador Theatre on March 11 and ran for 105 performances
  • 42nd Street Broadway revival opened at the Ford Center on May 2
  • Mamma Mia! Broadway production opened at the Winter Garden Theatre on October 18
  • The Producers Broadway production opened at St. James Theatre on April 19
  • Urinetown Broadway production opened at the Hudson Theatre on September 20 and ran for 965 performances

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