Broadway hits

WICKED

This alternative take on The Wizard of Oz opened in 2003 and is now in the top 10 longest-running shows.

JERSEY BOYS

The story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons opened in 2005 and makes its final Broadway performance this evening.

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s show opened on Broadway in 1988, two years after its West End debut, and was the first to celebrate 10,000 performances.

THE LION KING

The Disney adaptation cartoon opened in 1997 and is now the highest-grossing Broadway production of all time, having taken more than $1billion.

CHICAGO

Originally performed in 1975, its 1996 comeback makes it the longest-running musical revival in Broadway history.

CATS

Another Lloyd-Webber musical, it opened on Broadway in 1982 and is now its fourth longest-running show.

LES MISERABLES

Premiering in Paris in 1980, it hit Broadway in 1987 and ran until 2003. There has since been revivals in 2006 and 2014.

THE PRODUCERS

Co-adapted by Mel Brooks from his 1968 film, it ran on Broadway between 2001 and 2007.

RENT

Critically-acclaimed show ran on Broadway from 1998 to 2008.

MAMMA MIA!

Based on Abba’s music, the Broadway version ran from 14 years, from 2001 to 2015.