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The Museum of Broadway reveals the show behind the show

A new museum celebrating the history of Broadway is now in New York's theater district.
<em>The Wiz</em> is just one of the shows celebrated in the new Museum of Broadway.

A few years ago, Tony Award-winning producer Julie Boardman and Diane Nicoletti, who's created fan experiences for Game of Thrones and Marvel, were chatting at an event. Boardman said that one of her investors asked why there wasn't a Broadway museum.

"I just stopped in my tracks," Nicoletti said. "I was like, 'You're right. Why isn't there one? That's brilliant!' Like, let's get on this!"

And so, they did. The pair got in touch with theatrical producers, organizations and theater

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