Clearly, we are living in a borderless world—but sometimes that’s a good thing! The cultural exchange between countries across the globe has led to the international popularization of musical theatre, and that’s something to celebrate.
But which stories resonate most with which countries? TicketSource has crunched the numbers from Google Trends and Adwords over the past 15 years to create this map of the most searched musical productions in every country. See the full list below the map.
As of October 14, 2019, the top musical in each country is as follows:
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Afghanistan |
Rock of Ages |
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Albania |
Romeo and Juliet |
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Algeria |
Notre-Dame de Paris |
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Andorra |
The Lion King |
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Angola |
Evita |
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Antigua and Barb. |
Spring Awakening |
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Argentina |
Dracula el Musical |
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Armenia |
Notre-Dame de Paris |
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Australia |
Matilda: The Musical |
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Austria |
The Lion King |
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Azerbaijan |
High School Musical |
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Bahamas |
The Lion King |
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Bahrain |
Matilda: The Musical |
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Bangladesh |
High School Musical |
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Barbados |
Matilda: The Musical |
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Belarus |
Notre-Dame de Paris |
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Belgium |
14-18 musical |
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Belize |
High School Musical |
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Benin |
Les Misérables |
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Bhutan |
School of Rock |
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Bolivia |
The Lion King |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
High School Musical |
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Botswana |
High School Musical |
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Brazil |
The Lion King |
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Brunei |
Shrek: The Musical |
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Bulgaria |
Cats |
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Burkina Faso |
Hamilton |
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Burundi |
Oklahoma! |
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Cambodia |
School of Rock |
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Cameroon |
Bella: An American Tale |
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Canada |
Wicked |
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Cape Verde |
Be More Chill |
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Central African Republic |
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat |
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Chad |
Hamilton |
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Chile |
Pirates of the Carribean |
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China |
Cats |
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Colombia |
The Lion King |
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Comoros |
Legally Blonde |
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Congo |
Notre-Dame de Paris |
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Costa Rica |
Chicago |
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Cote d'Ivoire |
Notre-Dame de Paris |
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Croatia |
Mamma Mia! |
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Cyprus |
Mamma Mia! |
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Czech Republic |
Dracula el Musical |
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Denmark |
Shu-bi-dua - The Musical |
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Djibouti |
Rock of Ages |
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Dominica |
Grease |
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Dominican Republic |
Aladdin |
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Ecuador |
The Lion King |
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Egypt |
High School Musical |
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El Salvador |
The Lion King |
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Equatorial Guinea |
Oliver! |
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Eritrea |
Evita |
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Estonia |
Shrek: The Musical |
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Ethiopia |
Once: The Musical |
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Fiji |
Rock of Ages |
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Finland |
Mamma Mia! |
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France |
Notre-Dame de Paris |
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Gabon |
Madiba: The Musical |
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Gambia |
Crazy for You: The Musical |
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Georgia |
High School Musical |
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Germany |
The Lion King |
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Ghana |
High School Musical |
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Greece |
Cats |
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Greenland |
School of Rock |
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Grenada |
Boys in the Band |
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Guatemala |
Cats |
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Guinea |
Cats |
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Guinea-Bissau |
Newsies |
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Guyana |
A Bronx Tale |
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Haiti |
Notre-Dame de Paris |
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Honduras |
The Lion King |
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Hungary |
High School Musical |
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Iceland |
We Will Rock You: The Musical |
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India |
Rock of Ages |
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Indonesia |
The Lion King |
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Iran |
High School Musical |
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Iraq |
Rock of Ages |
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Ireland |
Wicked |
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Israel |
Hair |
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Italy |
Notre-Dame de Paris |
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Jamaica |
Wicked |
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Japan |
The Prince of Tennis |
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Jordan |
Les Misérables |
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Kazakhstan |
Notre-Dame de Paris |
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Kenya |
High School Musical |
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Kosovo |
A Bronx Tale |
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Kuwait |
Shrek: The Musical |
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Kyrgyzstan |
Romeo and Juliet |
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Latvia |
High School Musical |
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Lebanon |
Notre-Dame de Paris |
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Lesotho |
High School Musical |
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Liberia |
Wicked |
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Libya |
School of Rock |
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Liechtenstein |
Hair |
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Lithuania |
Notre-Dame de Paris |
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Luxembourg |
The Lion King |
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North Macedonia |
Chicago |
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Madagascar |
High School Musical |
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Malawi |
School of Rock |
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Malaysia |
Shrek: The Musical |
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Maldives |
School of Rock |
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Mali |
Hamilton |
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Malta |
High School Musical |
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Marshall islands |
Spongebob: The Musical |
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Mauritania |
Wicked |
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Mauritius |
Notre-Dame de Paris |
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Mexico |
Mentiras, el musical |
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Moldova |
Notre-Dame de Paris |
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Monaco |
Cats |
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Mongolia |
Notre-Dame de Paris |
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Montenegro |
School of Rock |
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Morocco |
Notre-Dame de Paris |
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Mozambique |
Evita |
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Myanmar |
High School Musical |
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Namibia |
The Sound of Music |
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Nauru |
The Lion King |
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Nepal |
School of Rock |
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Netherlands |
The Lion King |
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New Zealand |
Wicked |
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Nicaragua |
School of Rock |
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Niger |
Les Misérables |
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Nigeria |
High School Musical |
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Norway |
Annie |
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Oman |
High School Musical |
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Pakistan |
Shrek: The Musical |
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Panama |
Panama: The Musical |
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Papua New Guinea |
School of Rock |
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Paraguay |
The Lion King |
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Peru |
High School Musical |
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Philippines |
Wicked |
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Poland |
High School Musical |
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Portugal |
Chicago |
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Qatar |
Wicked |
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Romania |
High School Musical |
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Russia |
Notre-Dame de Paris |
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Rwanda |
School of Rock |
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Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Les Misérables |
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Saint Lucia |
School of Rock |
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
The Lion King |
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Samoa |
The Fantasticks |
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San Marino |
Dirty Dancing |
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Saudi Arabia |
Wicked |
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Senegal |
Les Misérables |
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Serbia |
Chicago |
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Seychelles |
School of Rock |
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Sierra Leone |
My Fair Lady |
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Singapore |
Wicked |
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Slovakia |
Dracula el Musical |
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Slovenia |
Mamma Mia! |
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Solomon islands |
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat |
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Somalia |
The Fantasticks |
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South Africa |
Chicago |
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Korea, South |
Cats |
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Spain |
The Lion King |
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Sri Lanka |
The Lion King |
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Suriname |
School of Rock |
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Eswatini |
The Percy Jackson Musical |
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Sweden |
Cats |
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Switzerland |
The Lion King |
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Taiwan |
Notre-Dame de Paris |
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Tajikistan |
Cats |
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Tanzania |
High School Musical |
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Thailand |
Four Reigns the Musical |
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Timor-Leste |
A Chorus Line |
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Togo |
The Lion King |
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Tonga |
Gypsy: The Musical |
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Trinidad and Tobago |
The Phantom of the Opera |
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Tunisia |
Notre-Dame de Paris |
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Turkey |
Notre-Dame de Paris |
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Turkmenistan |
Cats |
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Tuvalu |
School of Rock |
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Uganda |
High School Musical |
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Ukraine |
Notre-Dame de Paris |
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United Arab Emirates |
Chicago |
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United Kingdom |
Matilda: The Musical |
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United States |
Wicked |
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Uruguay |
Matilda: The Musical |
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Uzbekistan |
High School Musical |
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Vanuatu |
South Pacific |
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Venezuela |
The Lion King |
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Vietnam |
High School Musical |
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Yemen |
Tuck Everlasting |
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Zambia |
School of Rock |
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Zimbabwe |
School of Rock |
TicketSource compiled this data through a three-step process and index scoring system. First, the top three ranked musicals in Google Trends were picked from each country using the search term “musical theatre - opera genre.” If not top three musicals were recorded, the Google Trends search term was changed to “Broadawy Theatre.” If no top three musicals were found after both of these attempts, TicketSource used Google Adwords and search terms “musical, theatre, musical theatre, West End, and Broadway.”
The No. 1 most searched musical in each country received 10 points. The second most searched musical in each country received 5 points. The third most searched musical in each country received 2.5 points. This led to a final score and the ranking above.
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