Musical theater in Madrid takes off to become one of the most recognized worldwide
Spain, specifically, the Gran Vía in Madrid has become an international destination both in the field of theater and culture. A place where great shows are concentrated, placing themselves at the top of the musical show in Spanish.
Musical theater landed in Spain around the 70s, when it premiered Jesus Christ Superstar, with Camilo Sesto in the role of Jesus Christ and Ángela Carrasco playing Mary Magdalene.
Works such as the Lion King are currently triumphing, which has been installed at the Lope de Vega in Madrid since October 2011, celebrating its 12th season this year. Gran Vía has been able to enjoy wonderful artists and long-standing shows, such as mamma mia, Anastasia, Les Miserables, Chicago and many more. In 2018, Madrid was already the third destination in the world, with more than three million tickets sold per year, behind New York and London.
Being the third world destination, it would make sense to be part of the profession, since it means that the more spectators there are, the more the market increases and therefore job opportunities increase. In this case, the University School of Arts TAI offers one of the most complete training in its Master in Musical Theater, associate with Stage Entertainment, an opportunity that opens the doors to the job market for musicals.
About here the best musicals of this season.
10 Best Musical Theater shows
The Phantom of the Opera
Established as the longest-running musical on Broadway, The Phantom of the Opera debuted in West End in 1986, reaching Broadway a few years later and obtaining a Tony for its leading man Michael Crawford for best musical actor and an Olivier for best musical.
Chicago
After the Fphantom of the opera, Chicago it is the second longest-running musical on Broadway. It has amassed more than 7.000 performances in New York, with box office earnings of more than half a billion dollars.
Mamma Mia
Mamma Mia debuted in 1999 at the Prince Edward Theater in London's West End. The work is inspired by the successes of the Swedish musical group ABBA, which has been in its production since the beginning. The show came to the United States in 2000, staged at the Orpheum Theater in San Francisco with the original cast: Siobhán McCarthy, Lisa Stokke, Louise Plowright and Jenny Galloway.
Wicked
Based on the popular story of Wizard of Oz, Wicked opens on October 30, 2003 with the leading voices of Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth. The work has invoiced more than 950 million dollars.
Los Miserables
Les Miserabless is an adaptation of the novel by Victor Hugo. The work is considered one of the most important of the XNUMXth century and its musical adaptation was directed by Claude-Michel Schönberg in music and by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel in lyrics.
Cats
Cats, based on the book of poems Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by Thomas Stearns Eliot, is a musical written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and directed by Trevor Nunn. The musical premiered in 1981 in the West End, where it stayed for 21 years, landing on Broadway a year later and staying for 18 years.
West Side Story
West Side Story is inspired by the famous work of William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet. The musical was written by Arthur Laurents, with music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The musical premiered at 195 on Broadway and has been performed throughout the world. The musical has already accumulated 6 Tony Awards and The Times magazine crowned it the best musical of all time in 2013.
Cabaret
The play was performed for the first time in 1996 at the Broadhurst Theater on Broadway so as not to stop traveling around the world. The adaptation of Christopher Isherwood's literary work, Goodbye to Berlin and in the play I Am a Camera by John Van Druten, accumulates 8 Tony Awards.
El Rey León
The adaptation of the famous Disney classic has grossed more than 1.200 billion dollars with its shows around the world since its premiere in 1997. It is currently being performed at the Al Hirschfeld Theater in New York.
Moulin Rouge
Based on the famous Baz Luhrmann film starring Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor, Moulin Rouge opened on July 10, 2018 at the Emerson Colonial Theater in Boston.
