Celebrated Musicals Around the Globe
Musical shows have been the main type of entertainment in the globes biggest cities for decades. Infact, some theatre productions have been in business for over fifteen years and still driving lots of theatre goers. With the popular interest of this category of entertainment, we will look at the most earning and longest running theatre productions in the world.
The main theatre show that has to be mentioned is Phantom of the Opera, one of the most phenomenal musicals to ever be launched. This sensational show is the longest ever running theatre musical in history and the highest earning of all time. The musical show was written for the stage by Andrew Lloyd Webber and details the story of a disfigured male who falls in deep love with a chorus singer. The spectacular songs of the musical show are now so well known and the white mask worn by the Phantom of the Opera is so recognizable that it’s observed in numerous fancy dress parties around the globe.
Next up is the spectacular musical known as Cats. Again another memorable theatre show and one that ran pretty much 19 years until its last show in late 2000. The theatre show won both the Laurence Olivier Award and the Tony award for very best musical production and was performed in both London’s showbiz West End and world famous Broadway New York. The theatre production was so in demand that it was scripted into 20 different languages and even shown across the globe. Cats the musical show was a true record breaker.
Now it is time for the most publicised play with a French show title of all time, Les Miserable aka Les Mis or scripted into English as The Miserables. The theatre show has been pleasing people in London’s glittering West End for well over 16 years now and is the second longest ever running musical show in London’s history. One of the most publicised songs from the musical is I Dreamed a Dream, which was also sung by TV show runner up Susan Boyle. The theatre production Cats was nominated for 12 Tony awards and won eight of them, including best theatre show. Enjoy a trip to the theatre district in London with Theatre Tickets that are up to half the face value price.
