THE GOOD NEWS is that there is a Museum of Broadway at all. For super-fans such as myself, a museum about Broadway is to be appreciated and savored. I had a lovely time. However, THE BAD NEWS is that the museum is very poorly designed and could have been SO MUCH BETTER. Instead of integrating tech (lighting, sets, etc.) into all the exhibits, it has its own section at the end, a cacophony of sound as different videos compete in a single room. Throughout the museum, the many (delightful!) photos have microscopic labels indicating the show, so I spent a huge amount of time trying to figure out what actors were in what show. The editorial judgement seems sketchy at best, Hamilton had next to no coverage whereas Rent had a whole room and Moulin Rouge did as well, which leads to the impression that exhibit space is being sold to the highest bidder. Stephen Sondheim’s (amazing!) hand-written letter to Leonard Bernstein thanking him for the opportunity to work on West Side Story was placed so high it was almost impossible to read. I would have loved to see: 1) pictures of actors before makeup and after makeup, 2) photos/demos of costume changes – how are super fast changes done? 3) more information on lighting, the information that the first computerized lighting board was developed for A Chorus Line was fascinating and left me wanting more. I could go on and on but I will end where I begin. If you love Broadway you will enjoy yourself, while at the same time you will long for a better, more immersive experience.