Popular Theatre Shows Around the World
Musicals have been the main type of entertainment in the worlds largest cities for what seems like a century. Infact, some musical productions have been captivating audiences for over twenty years and still driving lots of theatre goers. With the popularity of this type of public entertainment, we will mention the most earning and longest running musicals in the world. Find theatre tickets for Wicked the Musical online and save money.
The big musical that has to be mentioned is Phantom, one of the most astonishing musical productions to ever be launched. This spectacular show is the longest running musical show in history and the highest earning of all time. The musical production was created for the stage by Andrew Lloyd Webber and describes the story of a scarred man who falls in love with a chorus singer. The fabulous songs of the musical are now legendary and the white mask worn by the Phantom is so recognizable that it’s evident in loads of fancy dress parties around the world.
Next up is the wonderful musical known as Cats. Again another memorable theatre show and one that ran more or less 18 years until its last showing in late 2000. The theatre show won both the Laurence Olivier Award and the Tony award for greatest theatre production and was performed in both London’s West End and world famous Broadway New York. The musical production was so in demand that it was changed into 19 different languages and eventually shown around the world. Cats the musical show was a true record breaker.
Now it’s time for the most renowned play with a French name of all time, Les Miserable aka Les Mis or scripted into English as The Miserables or The Terribles. The show has been running in London’s West End for over 19 years now and is the 2nd longest ever running musical in London’s history. One of the most beloved songs from the musical is I Dreamed a Dream, which was also sung by television talent show runner up Susan Boyle. The theatre musical was up for over 10 Tony awards and won eight of them, including greatest musical show.
