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Is Grease a musical Theatre?

Joe Ford

Is Grease a musical Theatre?

Grease is a 1971 musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey with additional songs written by John Farrar. At the time that it closed in 1980, Grease’s 3,388-performance run was the longest yet in Broadway history, although it was surpassed by A Chorus Line on September 29, 1983.

What is the name of one of the most popular musicals ever?

Worldwide revenue

Rank Musical Debut year
1 The Lion King 1997
2 The Phantom of the Opera 1986
3 Mamma Mia! 1999
4 Cats 1981

What is the longest-running musical?

The 20 longest-running West End musicals

  • Les Misérables. 1985 – present (over 13,964 performances)
  • The Phantom Of The Opera. 1986 – present (over 13,629 performances)
  • Blood Brothers. 1988 – 2012 (10,013 performances)
  • Cats. 1981 – 2002 (8,949 performances)
  • Disney’s The Lion King. 1999 – present (over 8,258 performances)
  • Starlight Express.
  • Chicago.
  • Wicked.

What is the longest-running stage musical?

The Phantom of the Opera

What is the most expensive Broadway musical ever made?

Most Expensive Broadway Musicals

  • Shrek- The Musical- $27.6 million:
  • Lion King: $27.5 million:
  • Beauty and the Beast: $17.4 million.
  • Wicked- $16.9 million:
  • Tarzan: $16 million.
  • Dance of the Vampires: $15.2 million.
  • The Phantom of the Opera: $14.2 million.

What’s the point of CATS the musical?

And he did, shaping a terribly expensive show about a Jellicle Ball in a junkyard with cats who dance wearing very ’80s arm and leg warmers. The show basically involves a feline competition to decide which cat will be “reborn” to go the “Heaviside Layer,” otherwise known as cat heaven.