Bway

The Ultimate Broadway Timeline

By ale049!
  • 535 BCE

    Hadestown

    Hadestown
    The events of 'Hadestown' takes place in 535 BC.
  • 780

    Pippin

    Pippin takes place in 780 AD and thereabouts.
  • Jan 6, 1482

    The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    The Hunchback of Notre Dame
    'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' begins on January 6th, 1482, the Feast of Fools!

  • Alexander Hamilton is Born

    Alexander Hamilton is Born
    The titular character of 'Hamilton' is born in Sant Kitts and Nevis.

  • Hamilton

    Hamilton
    'Hamilton' begins in the year 1776. Alexander is 19 years old.

  • Johanna is Born

    Johanna is Born
    Johanna Barker, daughter of Sweeney Todd is born in 1769. Hamilton is 22.

  • Sweeney Todd

    Sweeney Todd
    In 1785, the events of 'Sweeney Todd' take place. Johanna is 16 years old and Hamilton is 28.

  • Pierre is Born

    Pierre is Born
    Pierre Bezukhov, male lead of 'The Great Comet of 1812' is born.

  • Natasha is Born

    Natasha is Born
    Natasha Rostova, female lead of 'The Great Comet of 1812' is born. Pierre is now 7 years old and Johanna is 23.

  • The Great Comet of 1812

    The Great Comet of 1812
    The events of 'The Great Comet of 1812' take place. Natasha is 20 years old and Pierre is 27.

  • Les Miserables

    Les Miserables
    The musical 'Les Miserables' begins in the year 1815. Natasha is 23 and Pierre is 30.

  • Jack Kelly is Born

    In 1882, the lead of 'Newsies', Jack Kelly, is born.

  • Spring Awakening

    Spring Awakening
    The rock musical 'Spring Awakening' begins in 1891 Germany.

  • Lizzie

    The musical Lizzie takes place in an August back in 1892 when all hell broke loose in the house of Borden.

  • Celie Harris is Born

    Celie Harris is Born
    Leading lady of "The Color Purple', Celie Harris, is born.

  • Moulin Rouge

    Moulin Rouge
    The musical 'Moulin Rouge' takes place in the year 1899.

  • Newsies

    Newsies
    The musical 'Newsies' begins in the summer of 1899. Jack is 17 years old and Celie is 4.

  • The Color Purple

    The Color Purple
    'The Color Purple' begins in the year 1909.

  • Clyde Barrow is Born

    Clyde Barrow is Born
    Clyde Barrow, titular male lead of 'Bonnie Clyde' is born.

  • Sally Bowles is Born

    Sally Bowles is Born
    Sally Bowles, female lead of 'Cabaret', is born. Clyde is 1 year old.

  • Bonnie Parker is Born

    Bonnie Parker is Born
    Bonnie Parker, titular female lead of 'Bonnie Clyde' is born.

  • Bonnie & Clyde

    Bonnie & Clyde
    The musical 'Bonnie Clyde' begins in the year 1920. Bonnie and Sally Bowles are 10 and Clyde is 11.

  • Chicago

    Chicago
    The events of the musical 'Chicago' take place in the titular city in the year 1924. Sally Bowles and Bonnie are 14, and Clyde is 15.

  • Cabaret

    Cabaret
    The musical 'Cabaret' begins on New Years Eve of 1929. Sally Bowles and Bonnie are 19, and Clyde is 20.

  • Some Like It Hot

    Some Like It Hot
    The musical 'Some Like It Hot' begins in the year 1933. Bonnie is 23 and Clyde is 24.

  • The Producers

    The record-breaking musical 'The Producers' begins in June of 1959.

  • Jason is Born

    Jason is Born
    Jason, Marvin's son in 'Falsettos' is born.

  • Merrily We Roll Along

    Merrily We Roll Along
    'Merrily We Roll Along' begins in 1976, with Frank's party.

  • Falsettos

    Falsettos
    The events of the musical 'Falsettos' begin in 1979. Jason is 11 years old.

  • Heathers

    Heathers
    Like the movie, 'Heathers' begins (as we all know) on September 1st, 1989.

  • Come From Away

    Come From Away
    'Come From Away' begins on the morning of that fateful September 11th in 2001.