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The following is a list of the top 25 highest-grossing Broadway musicals since 1982, based on data collected by the Broadway League. These grosses do not take into account the effects of inflation and as such the list is heavily skewed in favor of more recent Broadway shows.
The Black Crook, which ran from 1866 to 1868, was the first Broadway show to run for over one year. [127] This is a list of shows that have held the record for being the longest-running show (including straight plays and musicals) on Broadway since 1853. A few probable longest-running plays prior to 1853 are also listed.
1. ‘The Lion King’ Total Gross: $1.68 billion Average Ticket Price: $107 Seats Sold: 15.71 million Total Performances: 9,335 Original Broadway Run: Nov. 13, 1997–present Revival Run(s): N/A ...
The Sound of Music, 1959 Broadway, 1961 London, m Richard Rodgers, l Oscar Hammerstein II, b Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse (2,385 in London, the second-longest-running musical in West End history at that time, after Oliver!; 1,442 on Broadway) (1960 Tony Award winner) (1965 film became one of the most popular movie musicals)
New York City is home to many amazing landmarks, but for theater fans, nothing compares to Broadway. The 41 active Broadway theaters -- i.e., Studio 54, the Hirschfeld Theater, the New Amsterdam...
Huey Lewis and a very gay Abraham Lincoln are the unlikely inspirations behind two of this year's best Broadway plays and musicals. Broadway's 10 best shows of 2024, including 'Oh, Mary!' Skip to ...
The following is a list of highest-grossing musical film by year. Disney tops the list 29 times. All films in Saturday Night Fever, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Rio and The Little Mermaid are on the list, along with Alvin and the Chipmunks franchises are the most represented franchises each have two films on the list.
Based on the successful '90s Broadway hit, Rent follows the story of a group of Bohemian friends living in New York City at the dawn of the 1990's — and even includes some of the original ...