Some may find it corny, but there are an undeniable number of people coming from all walks of life and all parts of the globe and are hooked to Broadway songs. In fact, to download broadway show songs is one of the most common things done by net surfers every day. Broadway songs may sound overly serious or sentimental at times, and people who love them usually give this impression that their taste is "different", nevertheless, their strong effect is undeniable. Their capacity to touch surpasses all the other's ability to.

The first Broadway musical was staged in 1866 and its title was "The Black Crook". It ran for five long hours and staged 474 times. Since then, a lot of other musicals came into being and two of the longest-running are the "Phantom of the Opera" and the "Cats" with over 7,000 productions each. Musical themes in Broadway range widely from witches to lions and dramas to comedies-- all of them are equally loved by audiences from all types of backgrounds.

It was between the 1920s and 1930s that Broadway music was heard across the nation over the radios. However, in the 1950s when television became popular, Broadway eventually came to many people's lives including those who could not visit New York to watch the show live. Since then, Broadway has never stopped becoming a part of every nation's life. Its theme is universal in nature and everyone enjoys it, although it significantly makes a difference to those who are artist-by-heart.