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Updated by Amir Pelavin on Oct 28, 2020
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Top 5 Most Popular Musical Plays

Fond of musicals? Well, here are the top 5 musical plays of all time that you may want to watch live!

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The Lion King

The Lion King

People have a deep inclination to watching things that happen live. Whether it may be a live sports match in an arena or a live dealer in an online casino, people just seem to be hooked with it.

With that, it is quite undeniable that people also have a great interest in watching theatre plays. For some reason, people just tend to be hooked with some actors’ professional skills that make them act flawlessly on the stage. Among those types of theatre plays that are greatly loved are musicals.

With that, let us take a look at the top 5 most popular musical plays that people enjoy watching.

Adapted from a Disney classic, The Lion King is one of the three musicals that has earned more than $1 billion. Following the same story as that of the movies, spectators can follow the story of Simba, the son of King Mufasa, as he becomes the lion king after many struggles (and many catchy songs) in the circle of life.

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Wicked

Wicked

Wicked is another one of the top three musicals that have earned more than $1 billion. Unlike The Lion King, Wicked takes the story of ‘The Wizard of Oz’ and retells it in a much-twisted way. Here, the story revolves around a green-skinned woman, named Elphaba, who later on becomes the Wicked Witch of the West. Other familiar characters in the play are Glinda the Good Witch and the Wizard himself.

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Phantom of the Opera

Phantom of the Opera

Aside from being one of the three musicals to have earned $1 billion, the Phantom of the Opera is also the longest-running show after having performed more than 10,000 performances across the globe. Inspired by a book by Gaston Leroux, the musical takes on the majestic scoring of Andrew Lloyd Webber who gave life to the opera singer Christine Daaé, the childhood sweetheart Viscount Raoul de Chagny, and the disfigured Phantom of the Opera himself.

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Mamma Mia!

Mamma Mia!

Another popular musical is Mamma Mia! which is inspired by the music of ABBA. The story focuses on Sophie, a 20-year-old girl, who aims to know her father before she walks down the aisle. However, she doesn’t know who her real father is. That's why she decided to send some invitations to three of her mother’s past lovers.

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Hamilton

Hamilton

Considered as one of the most popular musical plays, Hamilton became a renowned theatrical feat as it was launched in 2015. Inspired by one of the founding fathers of the United States, the historical play takes centre stage with a mix of hip hop, RnB, and rap that blows the minds of their audience away.