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The proliferation of year end 'Top 10' lists and 'Best Of' lists has its origins in the world of print media, where these kinds of stories can be prepared in advance of the holiday season and then released giving the staff's their much needed winter holiday breaks. 

In today's world of the web though, (and in today's world of - who gets vacations anymore?) I've now read dozens and dozens of year end and decade end lists from editors and bloggers, big and small, pontificating on their favorites. Some of the lists that I've read have been inspiring and others have been head-scratchingly inane, but what can you do? 

We always seek to do things a little differently here at BroadwayWorld.com and are proud to present our Top 40 Theatre Stories of the year -- picked not by our editorial team, but instead picked by you, the readers, from the most popular stories (by read counts) from the last 12 months. 

There's a few surprises along with a bunch of expected items from hit shows of the stage (WICKED, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, etc.) and from the small (GLEE) and big (NINE) screens. 

We filtered out some of the celebrity news that we run that's tangentially related to theatre to include just the most read theatre news content. 

I also want to wish everyone a happy and safe New Year's Eve and beyond. There's lots to look forward to in the Broadway World and on BroadwayWorld.com (punny, right?) for 2010 and thanks again for your support in the past and going forward!

Click here for YOUR picks. 

Personally, I like looking FORWARD more than I do looking back, so for BroadwayWorld.com's picks of 10 to watch for 2010, click here for our look ahead.