All of these shows opened without previous tryouts before debuting on the Main Stem.
Most shows undergo at least one, if not more, tryouts, either out-of-town or Off-Broadway, before they make their bow on the Main Stem. However these 15 shows all skipped that step to head straight to Broadway—a choice that proved more successful for some shows than for others.
15 Musicals That Opened Cold on Broadway
15 Musicals That Opened Cold on Broadway
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Shuffle Along, Or, The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed
Brandon Victor Dixon and Audra McDonald in Shuffle Along, Or, The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That FollowedJulieta Cervantes
Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark
Patrick Page and Reeve Carney in Spider-Man Turn Off The DarkJacob Cohl
The Book of Mormon
Nikki M. James and Josh Gad in The Book of MormonJoan Marcus
School of Rock
Alex Brightman and Sierra Boggess in School of RockMatthew Murphy
Something Rotten!
Brian d'Arcy James and Christian Borle in Something Rotten!Joan Marcus
