To misquote Norma Desmond, "Broadway is big. It's the musicals that got small." Though not in 1997-1998. That was a banner time for big musicals with big companies. The Lion King, Titanic, and Ragtime all opened then, employing close to 130 cast members among them. The Lion King is still going strong, of course, while Titanic and Ragtime closed after very healthy runs of a little over 800 performances each. All of th…
