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The Black Crook: A Little Near-Nudity Made This Show Broadway's First True Hit

by Brenda Neugent

While many contemporary Broadway shows can gross $1 million during a great week's run, the first show to reach that monumental box office number " earning the place as Broadway's first bona fide hit – was the 1866 musical "The Black Crook," which merged a touch of Faust with classic fairy tale, and marked the […]

SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 3:34pm on February 6, 2015