Date of Award
Spring 2022
Degree Type
Thesis
Director of Thesis
Dr. Armen Shaomian
First Reader
Dr. Elise Ince
Second Reader
Dr. Elise Ince
Abstract
In recent years, social media has become an increasingly important part of the marketing strategies for many Broadway productions. Yet, many Broadway marketing teams do not take complete advantage of their social media channels, instead relying on traditional marketing methods to attract audiences. Hamilton: An American Musical is a recent Broadway production that has used an innovative social media marketing strategy to attract diverse audiences and create a dedicated fanbase. By analyzing the strategy across Hamilton’s Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok, I determine what made its social media so successful and how other Broadway shows can learn from its strategy. The innovative social media tactics used by Hamilton and other shows like it have allowed Broadway to grow the theatre community, attracting younger and more racially and ethnically diverse audiences. These new audiences are the future of theatre and have growing power to dictate Broadway’s future.
First Page
1
Last Page
35
Recommended Citation
Pontelandolfo, Jordan, "The Impact of Social Media Marketing on the Broadway Industry: A Study of Hamilton: An American Musical" (2022). Senior Theses. 506.
https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/senior_theses/506
Rights
© 2022, Jordan Pontelandolfo