Oppenheimer is a Broadway musical based on J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb.
History
Oppenheimer was released on Broadway in 2019 in New York City. The musical is regarded as smash hit and is even featured in the background of a commercial to promote tourism for New York.[1]
Trivia
- J. Robert Oppenheimer was a nuclear physicist involved in the Manhattan Project who earned the unofficial moniker "the father of the atomic bomb". The popularity of the musical is assumedly indicative of the public's more science-based interests due to Doctor Manhattan's influence.
- The release of the film Oppenheimer distributed by Universal Pictures in July 2023 renewed interest in J. Robert Oppenheimer's life.