Theatre musicals have been the backbone of entertainment in the globes largest cities for decades. Infact, some theatre musicals have been captivating audiences for over 20 years and still driving theatre lovers. With the popularity of this sort of entertainment, we will discuss the biggest earning and longest running theatre musicals in the world. Find theatre tickets for Chicago the Musical online and save money.

The big theatre musical that has to be brought up is Phantom of the Opera, one of the most fantastic musicals to ever be launched. This wonderful show is the longest ever running musical production in history and the most earning of all time. The musical production was created for the theatre by Andrew Lloyd Webber and details the tale of a scarred French Chap who falls in deep love with a chorus singer. The stunning songs of the musical show are now so well known and the mask worn by the Phantom is so recognizable that it’s visible in countless fancy dress parties around the world.

Up next is the spectacular musical known as Cats. Again another well known theatre show and one that ran more or less 20 years until its last showing in late 2000. The theatre show won both the Laurence Olivier Award and the Tony award for best musical theatre production and was performed in both London’s showbiz West End and Broadway New York. The theatre musical was so in demand that it was changed into 19 particular languages and even shown across the globe. Cats the musical show was a real phenomenon.

Now it’s time for the most world famous play with a French title of all time, Les Miserables or scripted into English as The Miserables or The Terribles. The theatre show has been pleasing people in London’s West End for well over 19 years now and is the second longest ever running theatre production in London’s history. One of the most memorable songs from the musical production is I Dreamed a Dream, which was also sung by talent show runner up Susan Boyle. The musical show Cats was up for twelve Tony awards and won eight of them, including very best theatre show.