Broadway: An Unprecedented, Engaging New Kind of Experiential Marketing

Marketplace Stage

Today, it’s more important than ever to create engaging IRL experiences, and while Broadway is the OG of in-person magic, it’s getting an upgrade as it stretches experiential possibilities. Tony Award winner Hunter Johnson, the CEO of Xpedition-part marketing agency, part entertainment studio–co-produced two major theater smashes of 2025: Sunset Boulevard, starring Nicole Scherzinger, and the West End revival of Evita, with Rachel Zegler.

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Key Takeaways

  1. 1.How storytelling and theater can help your marketing experiences
  2. 2.The benefits of theater concepts becoming sustainable marketing strategies – and live advertisements – for attracting new audiences.
  3. 3.Understanding the arc of live performance through a marketing lens, and why audiences demand more from contemporary experiences.
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