the mousetrap is the longest running musical in uk.
the mousetrap is the longest running musical in uk.
what is the longest running musical in uk?
the mousetrap
critical reviews for "les misérables" were initially negative. at the opening of the london production, "the sunday telegraph"s francis king described the musical as "a lurid victorian melodrama produced with victorian lavishness" and michael ratcliffe of "the observer" considered the show "a witless and synthetic entertainment", while literary scholars condemned the project for converting classic literature into a musical. public opinion differed: the box office received record orders. the three-month engagement sold out, and reviews improved. the original london production ran from october 1985 to july 2019, playing over 13,000 performances and making it the second longest-running musical in the world after "the fantasticks", the second longest-running west end show after "the mousetrap", and the longest-running musical in the west end (followed by "the phantom of the opera"). on 3 october 2010, the show celebrated its 25th anniversary with three productions running in london: the original production at the queen's theatre; the 25th anniversary touring production at the barbican centre; and the 25th anniversary concert at london's o2 arena.
les misérables (musical)
the longest running off-broadway musical to date is "the fantasticks", which starred jerry orbach. when it closed on january 13, 2002, it had run for 42 years and 17,162 performances, making it the world's longest-running musical. the current longest-running musical on broadway is "the phantom of the opera", which opened in 1988 and played its 10,000th performance in 2012.









































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bullet::::- list of the longest-running broadway shows









































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bullet::::- long-running musical theatre productions
list of broadway shows that have held the title of longest-running show