The longest-running show in Broadway history officially opened on January 26, 1988 and is still playing at the Majestic The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical won 7 1988 Tony Awards® including Best Musical.
What is the longest-running musical of all time?
The Fantasticks
, 1960, m Harvey Schmidt, l Tom Jones (17,162) Longest-running musical in history.
Is cats the longest-running Broadway show?
On Thursday, June 19, Cats will have its 6,138th performance, thereby outdistancing A Chorus Line as
the longest-running show in Broadway history
and making the tagline “Now and Forever” seem an ever-more-viable threat.
What is the most expensive Broadway musical ever made?
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Spiderman: Turn off the Dark: $79 Million. ...
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Shrek- The Musical- $27.6 million: ...
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Lion King: $27.5 million: ...
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Beauty and the Beast: $17.4 million. ...
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Wicked- $16.9 million: ...
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The Little Mermaid: $16.6 million.
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Tarzan: $16 million.
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Dance of the Vampires: $15.2 million.
What are the top 5 longest-running plays on Broadway?
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1. “ The Phantom of the Opera” 13,370 performances and counting (Jan.
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2. “ Chicago” 9,692 performances and counting (Nov. ...
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3. “ The Lion King” 9,302 performances and counting (Nov. ...
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4. “ Cats” ...
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5. “ Wicked” ...
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6. “ Les Misérables” ...
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7. “ A Chorus Line” ...
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“Oh! Calcutta!” ...
What was the longest-running Broadway musical before cats?
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# Title Opening date
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1.
The Phantom of the Opera
January 26, 1988
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2. Chicago (1996 revival) November 14, 1996
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3. The Lion King November 13, 1997
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4. Cats October 7, 1982
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What does Jellicle cat?
A Jellicle Cat is basically
a regular house cat
, but more magical and more... musical. A Jellicle Cat is aware of the Jellicle Ball and knows to attend so that they can be chosen to go to Heaviside Layer.
What is the most famous musical?
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Rank Musical Debut year
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1
The Lion King
1997
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2 The Phantom of the Opera 1986
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3 Mamma Mia! 1999
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4 Cats 1981
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What is the number one screen to stage?
1.
West Side Story
(1961)
What is the best Broadway show of all time?
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Hamilton. The story of the man on the ten dollar bill has been Broadway’s number one smash hit since its release. ...
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The Producers. ...
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The Phantom of the Opera. ...
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The Book of Mormon. ...
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Les Miserables. ...
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West Side Story. ...
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Wicked. ...
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Kinky Boots.
What Broadway musical lost the most money?
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Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1966) ...
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Via Galactica (1972) ...
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The Rocky Horror Show (1975) ...
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Bring Back Birdie (1981) ...
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Into the Light (1986) ...
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Carrie (1988) ...
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The Civil War (1999) ...
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Taboo (2003)
What is the typical cost to put on a Broadway musical?
A typical production budget for a Broadway musical will fall anywhere from
$8-12 million
, while a play might cost $3-6 million and a fairly lavish off-Broadway musical might capitalize at $2 million.
What is the shortest Broadway show?
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# Title Comment
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1.
Rainbow Jones
3 previews
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1. Ring Around the Bathtub 3 previews
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1. The Ritz (1983 revival) 14 previews The original production ran for 398 performances
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1. Take Me Along (1985 revival) 7 previews The original production ran for 448 performances
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What is the most famous Broadway musical?
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The Phantom of the Opera – 12,830 performances.
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Chicago – 9,155 performances.
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The Lion King – 8,759 performances.
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Cats – 7,485 performances.
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Les Misérables – 6,680 performances.
What is the best Sondheim musical?
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Sunday in the Park with George. ...
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Sweeney Todd. ...
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Into the Woods. ...
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A Little Night Music. ...
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Passion. ...
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Assassins. ...
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Pacific Overtures. ...
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Anyone Can Whistle.
What is the most award winning musical?
Wins: The most Tony Awards ever received by a single production was
the musical The Producers (2001)
with 12 awards, including Best Musical.
