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Audience Gold List™

The shows audiences love most, based on combined audience platform scores

25 shows across all seasons | All-Time

All-Time
1
Death of a Salesman play

Death of a Salesman

PLAYREVIVALCLOSED

Closed Nov 1984 · Opened Mar 1984 · 1983-1984

A+
Loving It
2
The Rocky Horror Show musical

The Rocky Horror Show

MUSICALORIGINALCLOSED

Closed Apr 1975 · Opened Mar 1975 · 1974-1975

A+
Loving It
3
Falsettos musical

Falsettos

MUSICALORIGINALCLOSED

Closed Jun 1993 · Opened Apr 1992 · 1991-1992

A+
Loving It
4
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Death of a Salesman

PLAYREVIVALCLOSED

Closed Aug 1975 · Opened Jun 1975 · 1974-1975

A+
Loving It
5
Hamilton musical

Hamilton

MUSICALORIGINALNOW PLAYING

Opened Aug 2015 · 2015-2016

A+
Loving It
6
Death of a Salesman play

Death of a Salesman

PLAYREVIVALCLOSED

Closed Nov 1999 · Opened Feb 1999 · 1998-1999

A+
Loving It
7
John Proctor is the Villain play

John Proctor is the Villain

PLAYORIGINALCLOSED

Closed Sep 2025 · Opened Apr 2025 · 2024-2025

A+
Loving It
8
Proof play

Proof

PLAYORIGINALCLOSED

Closed Jan 2003 · Opened Oct 2000 · 2000-2001

A+
Loving It
9
Ragtime musical

Ragtime

MUSICALORIGINALCLOSED

Closed Jan 2000 · Opened Jan 1998 · 1997-1998

A+
Loving It
10
Ragtime musical

Ragtime

MUSICALREVIVALCLOSED

Closed Aug 2026 · Opened Oct 2025 · 2025-2026

A+
Loving It
11
Billy Crystal 860 play

Billy Crystal 860

PLAYORIGINALNOW PLAYING

Opened Oct 2026 · 2026-2027

A+
Loving It
12
Death of a Salesman play

Death of a Salesman

PLAYREVIVALCLOSED

Closed Jun 2012 · Opened Mar 2012 · 2011-2012

A+
Loving It
13
The Color Purple musical

The Color Purple

MUSICALREVIVALCLOSED

Closed Jan 2017 · Opened Dec 2015 · 2015-2016

A+
Loving It
14
Joe Turner's Come and Gone play

Joe Turner's Come and Gone

PLAYORIGINALCLOSED

Closed Jun 1988 · Opened Mar 1988 · 1987-1988

A+
Loving It
15
🎭

Next To Normal

MUSICALORIGINALCLOSED

Closed Jan 2011 · Opened Apr 2009 · 2008-2009

A+
Loving It
16
Little Shop of Horrors musical

Little Shop of Horrors

MUSICALORIGINALCLOSED

Closed Aug 2004 · Opened Oct 2003 · 2003-2004

A+
Loving It
17
🎭

Assassins

MUSICALORIGINALCLOSED

Closed Jul 2004 · Opened Apr 2004 · 2003-2004

A+
Loving It
18
Wicked musical

Wicked

MUSICALORIGINALNOW PLAYING

Opened Oct 2003 · 2003-2004

A+
Loving It
19
Buena Vista Social Club musical

Buena Vista Social Club

MUSICALORIGINALNOW PLAYING

Opened Mar 2025 · 2024-2025

A+
Loving It
20
The Norman Conquests play

The Norman Conquests

PLAYREVIVALCLOSED

Closed Jul 2009 · Opened Apr 2009 · 2008-2009

A+
Loving It
21
Ragtime musical

Ragtime

MUSICALREVIVALCLOSED

Closed Jan 2010 · Opened Nov 2009 · 2009-2010

A+
Loving It
22
Rent musical

Rent

MUSICALORIGINALCLOSED

Closed Sep 2008 · Opened Apr 1996 · 1995-1996

A+
Loving It
23
Maybe Happy Ending musical

Maybe Happy Ending

MUSICALORIGINALNOW PLAYING

Opened Nov 2024 · 2024-2025

A+
Loving It
24
Death of a Salesman play

Death of a Salesman

PLAYREVIVALCLOSED

Closed Aug 2026 · Opened Apr 2026 · 2025-2026

A+
Loving It
25
Just in Time musical

Just in Time

MUSICALORIGINALNOW PLAYING

Opened Apr 2025 · 2024-2025

A+
Loving It

Methodology: AudienceGrade data available. Minimum audiencegrade: 78. Top 25 across all seasons since 2005.