An Empirical Study of Factors Relating to the Success of Broadway Shows
16 Pages Posted: 31 Oct 2008
Date Written: 2000
Abstract
This article uses the Coxproportional hazardsmodel to analyze recentBroadway show data toinvestigate the factorsthat relate to the longevityof shows. The type ofshow, whether a show isa revival, and first-weekattendance for the showare predictive for longevity.Favorable critic reviewsin the New YorkDaily News are related togreater success, but reviewsin the New YorkTimes are not. Winningmajor Tony Awards is associatedwith a longerrun for a show, but beingnominated for Tonys andthen losing is associatedwith a shorter postawardrun.
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Simonoff, Jeffrey S. and ma, lan, An Empirical Study of Factors Relating to the Success of Broadway Shows (2000). NYU Working Paper No. SOR-2000-9, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1290218
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