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Top 100 Musicals in United States

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest musicals in United States, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 177 musicals tracked in United States, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Wicked (musical), Cats (musical) and Cirque du Soleil lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 23M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 765k, and the largest, Wicked (musical), reaches around 9.9M people in United States. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United States who actively engage with each musical, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across United States 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 United States who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in United States. 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 United States, 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 United States. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
51 The Color Purple (musical) 309k 41.6 62.9%
52 Waitress (Musical) 288k 37.4 79.1%
53 Peter and the Wolf 288k 38.3 100.0%
54 Rock of Ages (musical) 283k 41.3 51.2%
55 The Rocky Horror Show 281k 41.4 52.0% Musical
56 Ovo (Cirque du Soleil) 279k 24.5 65.2%
57 Turandot 265k 50.9 68.6%
58 Miss Saigon 265k 41.9 67.9%
59 Don Quixote (ballet) 262k 35.5 44.8%
60 The Phantom of the Opera 250k 33.6 74.7% Musical
61 A Chorus Line 241k 44.4 59.9% Musical
62 Menopause The Musical 240k 42.0 76.9%
63 Little Shop of Horrors (musical) 235k 35.9 83.1% Musical
64 Hello, Dolly! (musical) 235k 37.9 42.9%
65 What Next? (opera) 231k 50.5 75.7%
66 Billy Elliot the Musical 224k 39.2 53.2% Musical
67 The Wizard of Oz (1902 musical) 222k 36.1 57.6%
68 Tarzan (musical) 218k 33.6 49.0% Musical
69 The Wiz 214k 40.7 59.3% Musical
70 Twelfth Night 210k 43.3 65.1%
71 Jesus Christ Superstar 209k 32.8 78.0% Musical
72 The Marriage of Figaro 195k 39.7 63.1%
73 The Producers (musical) 184k 45.5 41.6% Musical
74 Giselle 182k 32.1 64.0%
75 Mystère (Cirque du Soleil) 169k 45.7 52.3%

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Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 100 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United States 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 United States?

Wicked (musical) currently leads with an estimated audience of 9.9M people in United States.

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