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Broadway & Musicals (Theater, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Broadway & Musicals (Theater, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $17.97, median 126 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 33/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.36 – $26.87 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 12% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 23% of the parent category Theater (556), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Broadway & Musicals best sellers
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Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera: A Behind-the-Mask Look at the Global Phenomenon
- List rank#1
- Price$39.37
- Rating5.0
- Reviews3
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Hamilton: The Revolution
by Lin-Manuel Miranda
- List rank#2
- Price$22.99
- Rating4.9
- Reviews14,936
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Making Rent: The Story Behind the Music that Changed Broadway
by Tim Weil
- List rank#3
- Price$21.49
- Rating4.6
- Reviews21
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Playbill Broadway Trivia: 200 Questions for Fans of Musicals, Plays, and Theatre History
by Playbill
- List rank#4
- Price$18.63
- Rating4.6
- Reviews102
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Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years
by Julie Andrews
- List rank#5
- Price$25.90
- Rating4.6
- Reviews7,021
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Broadway in Black and White: The Untold Story of the American Musical
by John Mauceri
- List rank#6
- Price$35
- Reviews-
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Wicked For Good: The Official Advent Calendar: 25 Days of Surprises
- List rank#7
- Price$29.96
- Rating4.3
- Reviews617
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Respect for Acting: Expanded Version
by Uta Hagen
- List rank#8
- Price$17.64
- Rating4.7
- Reviews156
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The Secret Life of the American Musical: How Broadway Shows Are Built
by Jack Viertel
- List rank#10
- Price$15.70
- Rating4.6
- Reviews545
FAQ
Is Broadway & Musicals a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 33/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 126 reviews and sells for $17.97.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Broadway & Musicals?
The median best seller has 126 reviews, and 43% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Broadway & Musicals best sellers cost?
The median price is $17.97; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.36 and $26.87.
Can new books break into Broadway & Musicals?
12% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.