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🌟 Broadway Insight: Ideal Show Lengths 🌟 A recent survey reveals that Americans prefer movies to be around 92 minutes long. This trend towards shorter entertainment durations could impact theatre. Considering more concise productions might align better with audience preferences, potentially boosting attendance and satisfaction. What is your ideal show length? 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eWzX9gep #Broadway #TheatreIndustry #AudiencePreferences #ShowLength #BroadwayInsights

Survey says 92 minutes is Americans' ideal movie length

Survey says 92 minutes is Americans' ideal movie length

Daren Miller

Head of Programming, Strategy & Business Affairs at Fathom

2mo

As long as it takes to tell the story AND entertain, no artifice involved, just art.

Jeffrey Fischer-Smith

Playwright | Librettist | Lyricist | Screenwriter | Producer

2mo

2 hours for a play, 2.5 for a musical.

Gregg Nekrasovas

Paralegal @ Wong Fleming | Master of Legal Studies (MLS)

2mo

It’s time for someone to do a psychological study on audiences and their reactions to the perceived length of a Broadway musical. Ex. How an hour and a half could feel so fast in a theater compared to film.

Brian Little

Screenwriter and Director of themed entertainment design and production.

2mo

Movies, shown in theaters, rarely have an intermission. More than 90 minute show lengths are untenable. Theater, especially musicals, 120 minute shows can please an audience.

Nya Johnson

J.D. Candidate at Wayne State Law | Multi-hyphenate Creative | Leader

1mo

Interesting. Do you think that the shortened time length found in the service could also have something to do with the Tiktokfication and YouTube-fication of entertainment (i.e. creating content that happens in short bursts in a series)?

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Bob Talmage

Investor at Amelie the Musical-West End

2mo

One hour and 5 first act, 50 tops, act two.

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Gio Messale

Entertainment Executive and Producer | Production, Acquisitions, and Programming I Specializing in Streaming LIVE Broadway Theatre & Arts Programs

2mo

I might be the minority in this thread as I approach my work as a creative, exhibitioner and audience member. 90 minute plays or musicals no intermission, 2 hours max for musical and I am fine to not have an intermission!

Michael Alves

Owner @ Apple | Co creator of the Apple Macintosh, Windows Software and the router and the server with my co-creator RJ Schembs.

1mo

Interesting!

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