Popular Theatre Shows Around the World
Monday, April 26th, 2010Musical shows have been the main type of social entertainment in the globes largest cities for what seems like a century. Infact, some musicals have been in business for over 15 years and still going strong. With the popularity of this kind of public entertainment, we will mention the biggest earning and longest running theatre shows in the world.
The prime musical production that has to be mentioned is Phantom of the Opera, one of the most astonishing theatre productions to ever be staged. This unbelievable show is the longest ever running theatre production in entertainment history and the most earning of all time. The theatre show was adapted for the stage by Andrew Lloyd Webber and tells the story of a disfigured French man who falls in deep love with a chorus singer. The tremendous songs of the theatre show are now legendary and the white face mask worn by the Phantom is so distinct that it’s visible in countless fancy dress parties around the globe.
Up next is the purrfect musical known as Cats. Again another beloved theatre show and one that ran approximately 20 years until its last curtain call in late 2000. Cats won both the Laurence Olivier Award and the Tony award for very best musical show and was performed in both London’s West End and world famous Broadway New York. The theatre production was so successful that it was scripted into 18 different languages and actually shown all over the globe. Cats the musical was a real record breaker. Find yourself some Mamma Mia Tickets and sing to your favourite hits.
Now it’s time for the most beloved play with a French name of all time, Les Miserables or scripted into English as The Miserables or The Terribles. The theatre musical has been showing in London’s glittering West End for well over 15 years now and is the 2nd longest ever running theatre production in London’s entertainment history. One of the most renowned songs from the theatre production is I Dreamed a Dream, which was also sung by Britains Got Talent runner up Susan Boyle. The theatre production was up for 12 Tony awards and won eight of them, including best actor.