After the September 11 attacks , Broadway ticket sales took a major hit . Ticket sales eventually started stabilising , driven not by tourists but by the locals . According to musicologist Elizabeth Wollman , New Yorkers sought escapist entertainment in the months and years following the attacks , and megamusicals fit that bill for them . Just a couple of years later came the megamusical '' Wicked '' , which featured two female leads and had feminist undertones . Since then , other megamusicals such as '' Hamilton '' have incorporated elements of social change . '' Hamilton '' is a story about Alexander Hamilton and many other white men , but the cast deliberately featured mostly people of color in the lead roles and ensemble . There has been debate over whether or not '' Hamilton '' is a megamusical , but those who say that it is cite its commercial success , its design elements ( though it features a simple set , it has grand lighting and stage automation ) and the fact that it is completely sung-through
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
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