Popularity ranking · Ireland

The 100 most popular Musicals in Ireland

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest musicals in Ireland, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 105 musicals tracked in Ireland, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Chess (musical), Riverdance and Lord of the Rings (musical) lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 567k people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 22k, and the largest, Chess (musical), reaches around 332k people in Ireland. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Ireland who actively engage with each musical, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Ireland and are refreshed weekly.

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Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in Ireland who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in Ireland. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in Ireland, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in Ireland. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
26 The Addams Family (musical) 26k 32.1 100.0% Musical
27 Grease (lubricant) 25k 44.5 10.6% Musical
28 Delirium (Cirque du Soleil) 24k 40.3 62.5%
29 Evita (musical) 20k 46.7 60.5% Musical
30 Beauty and the Beast (musical) 20k 33.5 91.6%
31 Kinky boots 20k 39.7 78.5%
32 Tarzan (musical) 19k 39.0 53.6% Musical
33 Legally Blonde (musical) 19k 46.0 100.0%
34 Hair (musical) 19k 31.0 92.0% Musical
35 We Will Rock You (musical) 19k 52.6 66.4%
36 Cabaret (musical) 19k 33.7 49.8%
37 Billy Elliot the Musical 16k 44.4 59.2% Musical
38 The Producers (musical) 15k 48.9 47.4% Musical
39 Requiem (Mozart) 15k 50.0 67.2%
40 Beauty and the Beast 14k 35.2 67.6%
41 Rock of Ages (musical) 13k 46.3 55.2%
42 The Book of Mormon (musical) 13k 26.8 76.7%
43 Gypsy (musical) 12k 44.1 100.0%
44 Milk and Honey (musical) 12k 32.5 89.0%
45 Twelfth Night 12k 49.0 100.0%
46 Ovo (Cirque du Soleil) 12k 34.7 88.3%
47 We Will Rock You 11k 39.6 71.8%
48 The Wiz 11k 46.4 66.5% Musical
49 42nd Street (musical) 10k 46.2 100.0%
50 The Wedding Singer (musical) 9.9k 26.6 100.0%

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular musicals compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Ireland 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 Ireland?

Chess (musical) currently leads with an estimated audience of 332k people in Ireland.

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