Memorable Musical Productions Around the Globe

Musical shows have been the main type of entertainment in the globes greatest cities for what seems like a century. Infact, some theatre shows have been showing for over twenty years and still driving theatre lovers. With the interest of this sort of entertainment, we will chat about the biggest earning and longest running theatre productions in the world.The big musical show that has to be brought up is Phantom of the Opera, one of the most superb theatre shows to ever be put on stage. This brilliant show is the longest running theatre show in entertainment history and the most earning of all time. The theatre production was adapted for the stage by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber and details the tale of a scarred guy who falls in love with a chorus singer from the opera house. The spectacular songs of the musical show are now legendary and the white mask worn by the Phantom of the Opera is so recognizable that it’s found in loads of fancy dress parties around the world.Next is the purrfect musical show known as Cats. Again another celebrated theatre show and one that ran about 19 years until its last showing in late 2000. Cats won both the Laurence Olivier Award and the Tony award for best musical show and was performed in both London’s showbiz West End and world famous Broadway New York. The theatre musical was so successful that it was scripted into 18 separate languages and actually shown around the world. Cats the musical show was a real record breaker.  Now it’s time for the most popular play with a French name of all time, Les Miserable aka Les Mis or changed into English as The Miserables or The Terribles. The theatre production has been in business in London’s showbiz West End for beyond 18 years now and is the second longest running theatre production in London’s entertainment history. One of the most recognized songs from the show is I Dreamed a Dream, which was also sung by TV show runner up Susan Boyle. The musical production Cats was nominated for over 10 Tony awards and won eight of them, including best theatre production.