The Band's Visit won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical in 2018, beating out other critically acclaimed revivals such as Hello, Dolly! and Once on This Island.

Pal Joey was the first musical theatre revival to win the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical in 1952.

Chicago is the longest-running Broadway revival of all time, having played over 9,000 performances since its 1996 revival.

Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark was the most expensive Broadway revival of all time, with a production budget of over $75 million.

Angels in America is the most critically acclaimed Broadway revival of all time, having won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play in 2018 and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1993.

The Lion King is the most commercially successful Broadway revival of all time, having grossed over $1 billion in ticket sales.

Reinvention is the term used to describe a musical theatre revival that is significantly different from the original production.

Revival is the term used to describe a musical theatre revival that is faithful to the original production.

Musical theatre revivals are produced for a variety of reasons, including to introduce a new generation of theatregoers to classic musicals, to update a musical's story or music for a contemporary audience, and to capitalize on the popularity of a film or television adaptation of a musical.

Producing a musical theatre revival presents a number of challenges, including finding a cast that can recreate the magic of the original production, updating a musical's story or music without alienating fans of the original, and balancing the need for innovation with the need to stay true to the original production.

Producing a musical theatre revival offers a number of benefits, including the potential to reach a new audience, the opportunity to update a musical's story or music for a contemporary audience, and the chance to collaborate with a talented creative team.

There are a variety of different types of musical theatre revivals, including straight revivals, concept revivals, and reimagined revivals.

A straight revival is a revival that is faithful to the original production.

A concept revival is a revival that updates a musical's story or music for a contemporary audience.

A reimagined revival is a revival that significantly changes a musical's story or music.