Broadway’s weak season for new musicals

Broadway’s weak season for new musicals

Broadway has always had weak seasons. Not every year produces a “Hamilton,” “The Book of Mormon,” or “Hadestown.” But even mediocre seasons usually produce at least one genuinely exciting new musical, one show that reminds audiences why the form still matters. This season never found that show. Only six new musicals opened on Broadway this year, an astonishingly small number compared to last season, which featured 14 new musicals. The resulting …