Broadway's Four New Musicals Are Make-or-Break Bets. Here's Why They Matter.

Four fresh musicals are banking on Broadway to finally turn a corner after years of decline. The Washington Post just explained why this moment is so fragile: it takes years to crack a story, years to craft a songbook, and the alchemy of getting both to coalesce is delicate. If these four fail, the pipeline for new musicals gets even thinner.