Top 50 Musicals in Germany
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest musicals in Germany, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 175 musicals tracked in Germany, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Cats (musical), The Nutcracker and Wicked (musical) lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 3,357,423 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 309,422, and the largest, Cats (musical), reaches around 1,766,058 people in Germany. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Germany who actively engage with each musical, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Germany and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cats (musical) |
1,766,058 | 5.5% | Music & Radio | |
| 2 |  The Nutcracker |
796,613 | 10.3% | Musical | Music & Radio |
| 3 |  Wicked (musical) |
794,752 | 3.2% | Musical | Music & Radio |
| 4 |  Starlight Express |
681,743 | 65.4% | Musical | Music & Radio |
| 5 |  Cirque du Soleil |
672,581 | 4.2% | Video game | Music & Radio |
| 6 |  Grease (musical) |
664,022 | 38.1% | Musical | Music & Radio |
| 7 |  Carousel (musical) |
660,125 | 18.4% | Music & Radio | |
| 8 |  Lord of the Dance (musical) |
481,363 | 52.1% | Music & Radio | |
| 9 |  Hair (musical) |
454,522 | 5.7% | Musical | Music & Radio |
| 10 |  Milk and Honey (musical) |
431,765 | 12.3% | Music & Radio | |
| 11 |  Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story |
374,093 | 75.0% | Music & Radio | |
| 12 |  School of Rock (musical) |
372,412 | 13.0% | Music & Radio | |
| 13 |  Les Misérables (musical) |
341,977 | 5.0% | Music & Radio | |
| 14 |  Delirium (Cirque du Soleil) |
328,722 | 14.0% | Music & Radio | |
| 15 |  Lord of the Rings (musical) |
320,341 | 2.4% | Musical | Music & Radio |
| 16 |  Rigoletto |
308,381 | 79.2% | Music & Radio | |
| 17 |  Chicago (musical) |
306,957 | 3.7% | Musical | Music & Radio |
| 18 |  Turandot |
295,237 | 48.7% | Music & Radio | |
| 19 |  Nabucco |
263,889 | 48.8% | Music & Radio | |
| 20 |  Greenbeats |
260,952 | 92.8% | Musical | Music & Radio |
| 21 |  Tarzan (musical) |
259,129 | 13.8% | Musical | Music & Radio |
| 22 |  Annie (musical) |
254,914 | 13.7% | Music & Radio | |
| 23 |  Dance of the Vampires |
254,728 | 32.4% | Movies & TV | |
| 24 |  Blue Man Group |
249,413 | 14.2% | Musical | Music & Radio |
| 25 |  Capriccio (opera) |
247,626 | 23.2% | Music & Radio | |
| 26 |  Beauty and the Beast (musical) |
231,815 | 6.2% | Music & Radio | |
| 27 |  Chess (musical) |
219,517 | 1.6% | Music & Radio | |
| 28 |  The Aristocats |
215,558 | 14.2% | Musical | Music & Radio |
| 29 |  Mary Poppins (musical) |
197,894 | 6.3% | Musical | Music & Radio |
| 30 |  A Chorus Line |
194,938 | 22.2% | Musical | Music & Radio |
| 31 |  Peter and the Wolf |
193,187 | 31.7% | Music & Radio | |
| 32 |  The Music Man |
187,447 | 5.1% | Music & Radio | |
| 33 |  The Rocky Horror Show |
153,316 | 16.9% | Musical | Music & Radio |
| 34 |  Jesus Christ Superstar |
143,156 | 13.3% | Musical | Music & Radio |
| 35 |  Beauty and the Beast |
140,461 | 3.0% | Music & Radio | |
| 36 |  Swan Lake |
140,411 | 6.8% | Musical | Music & Radio |
| 37 |  The Addams Family (musical) |
139,957 | 8.4% | Musical | Music & Radio |
| 38 |  Footloose (musical) |
134,981 | 4.5% | Musical | Music & Radio |
| 39 |  Das Rheingold |
134,740 | 57.2% | Music & Radio | |
| 40 |  As You Like It |
132,542 | 18.2% | Literature | |
| 41 |  Grease (lubricant) |
128,690 | 2.6% | Musical | Music & Radio |
| 42 |  Little Shop of Horrors (musical) |
113,983 | 13.8% | Musical | Music & Radio |
| 43 |  Notre-Dame de Paris (musical) |
112,602 | 10.7% | Music & Radio | |
| 44 |  The Book of Mormon (musical) |
108,247 | 2.7% | Music & Radio | |
| 45 |  Riverdance |
108,185 | 6.4% | Musical | Music & Radio |
| 46 |  Sixx Paxx |
104,089 | 81.7% | Music & Radio | |
| 47 |  Cabaret (musical) |
101,339 | 5.3% | Music & Radio | |
| 48 |  Evita (musical) |
100,658 | 3.9% | Musical | Music & Radio |
| 49 |  Cavalleria rusticana |
97,535 | 22.2% | Music & Radio | |
| 50 |  War Horse (play) |
93,552 | 6.0% | Music & Radio |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Germany and ranks each musical by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.
How often is the list updated?
The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest musical in Germany?
Cats (musical) currently leads with an estimated audience of 1,766,058 people in Germany.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across Germany. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.