Megamusical
Notable megamusicals
Though megamusicals are abounding since their advent in 1971, below are some of the most notable and recognizable megamusicals to exist today as per various musical theatre scholars.

Megamusical

Section Title: Notable megamusicals
Table Section Text: Though megamusicals are abounding since their advent in 1971, below are some of the most notable and recognizable megamusicals to exist today as per various musical theatre scholars.

Name	Year	Composer	Lyricist	Book

Jesus Christ Superstar	1971	Andrew Lloyd Webber	Tim Rice

Chicago	1975	John Kander	Fred Ebb	Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse

Evita	1979	Andrew Lloyd Webber	Tim Rice

Cats	1981	Andrew Lloyd Webber	T. S. Eliot

Starlight Express	1984	Andrew Lloyd Webber	Richard Stilgoe

Les Miserables	1985	Claude-Michel Schönberg	Alain Boublil	Claude-Michel Schönberg

Phantom of the Opera	1986	Andrew Lloyd Webber	Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe	Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe

Me and My Girl	1989	Noel Gay	Douglas Furber and L. Arthur Rose	Douglas Furber and L. Arthur Rose

Miss Saigon	1989	Claude-Michel Schönberg	Alain Boublil and Richard Maltby Jr.	Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg

Blood Brothers	1993	Willy Russell	Willy Russell	Willy Russell

Beauty and the Beast	1994	Alan Menken	Howard Ashman and Tim Rice	Linda Woolverton

Sunset Boulevard	1994	Andrew Lloyd Webber	Don Black and Christopher Hampton	Don Black and Christopher Hampton

The Lion King	1997	Elton John	Tim Rice	Roger Allers & Irene Mecchi

Mamma Mia	1999	Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson	Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson	Catherine Johnson (playwright)

Wicked	2003	Stephen Schwartz	Stephen Schwartz	Winnie Holzman

Jersey Boys	2005	Bob Gaudio	Bob Crewe	Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice

Hamilton	2014	Lin-Manuel Miranda	Lin-Manuel Miranda

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In 1981, the musical Cats was released, composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber.

final_sentence: In 1981, the musical Cats was released, composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber.