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
76 The Marriage of Figaro 2.6k 44.0 67.9%
77 What Next? (opera) 2.4k 53.3 80.1%
78 Les Miserables - Musical 2.2k 35.8 77.1%
79 Alegría (Cirque du Soleil) 2k 34.7 57.3%
80 The Oh, Hello Show 2k 26.8 100.0%
81 Candide (operetta) 1.8k 40.7 70.0%
82 Mary Poppins - The Musical 1.4k 35.2 65.9% Musical
83 Elisabeth (musical) 1.1k 38.0 100.0%
84 Love Never Dies (musical) 1.1k 25.0 37.4%
85 Menopause The Musical 964 50.2 100.0%
86 Man of La Mancha 822 34.5 43.6% Musical
87 Der Freischütz 783 45.4 50.1%
88 The Lion King (musical) 762 34.1 79.1% Musical
89 Das Rheingold 737 46.9 24.7%
90 Jekyll & Hyde (musical) 628 48.4 66.0%
91 Ghost the Musical 483 44.7 64.7%
92 The Sleeping Beauty (ballet) 353 35.4 100.0%
93 Linus and Lucy 276 47.4 64.7% Musical
94 Red Star Line 208 44.5 54.6%
95 Couleur Café 186 37.0 55.1%
96 Greenbeats 180 44.4 30.3% Musical
97 Mystère (Cirque du Soleil) 177 44.6 63.8%
98 Defending the Caveman 166 47.7 63.8%
99 Un ballo in maschera 151 41.2 58.0%
100 Sixx Paxx 136 43.0 66.9%

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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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