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Sure, there are some people who don't adore musical theater. But judging from the numbers of these shows, there aren't a ton in that contingent. From a show about big girls rocking out to one with a guy running around in a mask, we've got the 15 biggest hits to grace a Broadway stage (tabulated by the number of shows). Oh, and a couple of videos sure to have you humming along with Elphaba for the rest of the week.
15. Monty Python's Spamalot
Broadway Run: 2005-2009
Total Number of Performances: 1,575
Below: Sara Ramirez sings "Whatever Happened to My Part?"
14. Mary Poppins
Broadway Run: 2006-present
Total Number of Performances: 1,880
Below: "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!"
13. Jersey Boys
Broadway Run: 2005-present
Total Number of Performances: 2,286
Below: Jersey Boys Montage
12. The ProducersBroadway Run: 2001-2007
Total Number of Performances: 2,502
Below: Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick at the 2001 Tony Awards
11. Hairspray
Broadway Run: 2002-2009
Total Number of Performances: 2,642
Below: "You Can't Stop the Beat"
10. Wicked
Broadway Run: 2003-present
Total Number of Performances: 3,131
Below: "Defying Gravity" (2004 Tony Awards)
9. Mamma Mia!
Broadway Run: 2001-present
Total Number of Performances: 3,560
Below: Mamma Mia at Broadway in Bryant Park, 2011: "Mamma Mia," "Dancing Queen," and "Waterloo"
8. Miss Saigon
Broadway Run: 1991-2001
Total Number of Performances: 4,092
Below: "Last Night of the World"
7. Rent
Broadway Run: 1996-2008
Total Number of Performances: 5,123
Below: "Take Me or Leave Me"
6. Beauty and the Beast
Broadway Run: 1994-2007
Total Number of Performances: 5,461
Below: "Be Our Guest," 1995, Los Angeles
5. The Lion King
Broadway Run: 1997-present
Total Number of Performances: 5,610
Below: "The Circle of Life" at the 2008 Tonys
4. Chicago (revival)
Broadway Run: 1996-present
Total Number of Performances: 6,024
Below: "Overture/All That Jazz"
3. Les Miserables (original run)
Broadway Run: 1987-2003
Total Number of Performances: 6,680
Below: Les Miserables at the Tony Awards
2. Cats
Broadway Run: 1982-2000
Total Number of Performances: 7,485
Below: "Memory," Original Broadway Cast
1. Phantom of the Opera
Broadway Run: 1988-Present
Total Performances: 9,697
Below: Sarah Brightman and Michael Crawford, "Past the Point of No Return"
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