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00:05Major stars have graced the Broadway stage to belt out numbers that have made audiences laugh and even cry.
00:10Some shows have even become an integral part of musical history.
00:13Here are five of the highest grossing Broadway shows of all time.
00:17Chicago proved to audiences everywhere that if you can't be famous, you can at least be infamous.
00:22Hitting the stage in 1996, we all became mesmerized by Roxy Hart and all that jazz.
00:28In total, Chicago has grossed over $560 million.
00:32Utilizing the songs of the Swedish pop sensation ABBA, Mamma Mia first opened in 2001.
00:38With over 5,700 performances worldwide, the musical made us feel like Super Troopers attempting to find out Sophie's father.
00:44To date, the upbeat musical has grossed over $620 million.
00:48In 2003, audiences were asked the question,
00:51Are people born wicked or do they have wickedness thrust upon them?
00:54The unknown story of the Witches of Oz changed us for good.
00:57In total, the Broadway musical has grossed over $1.06 billion.
01:02In Sleep He Sang to Me and Dreams He Came, the Phantom of the Opera first opened in 1988.
01:07To date, the operatic musical has grossed over $1.08 billion and made us all wonder how they made the exquisite chandelier crash.
01:15With more than 8,100 performances, Disney's The Lion King is the third longest running Broadway show.
01:20The show officially opened in 1997 at the New Amsterdam Theatre.
01:24Hakuna Matata enchanted audiences and allowed the show to gross over $1.4 billion.
01:29What a wonderful phrase.
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