Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
List of the longest-running West End shows
Table title:
List
Table:
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<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > # </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Title </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Genre </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Opening date </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Closing date </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Performances </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Comment </th></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > The Mousetrap </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > P </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 25 November 1952 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 27,672 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Currently running at the St. Martin's Theatre 6 October 1952 – Production premiere at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham 25 November 1952 – Opened in the West End at the New Ambassadors Theatre 13 September 1957 – Longest-running West End play 12 April 1958 – Longest-running West End show overall, 2239 performances 9 December 1964 – 5,000 performances 23 March 1974 – Closed for 2 days to transfer to the St. </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Les Misérables </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > M </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 8 October 1985 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 13 July 2019 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 13,785 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Currently running at the Queen's Theatre Opened at the Royal Shakespeare Company's Barbican Theatre. Transferred to the Palace Theatre on the West End on 5 December 1985. </td></tr>
<tr> <td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > The Phantom of the Opera </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > M </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 9 October 1986 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 13,450 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Currently running at Her Majesty's Theatre </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > The Woman in Black </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > P </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7 June 1989 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 12,147 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Currently running at Fortune Theatre </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 5 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Blood Brothers </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > M </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 28 July 1988 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 10 November 2012 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 10,013 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Cats </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > M </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 11 May 1981 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 11 May 2002 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 8,949 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Opened in London at the New London Theatre The show closed on its 21st anniversary, when it was broadcast in Covent Garden for those who couldn't acquire a ticket It held the record for longest running West End Musical for four years before it was overtaken by Les Misérables, the current record holder. </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Mamma Mia! </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > M </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6 April 1999 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 8,318 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Currently running at Novello Theatre This is the longest running jukebox musical Opened at the Prince Edward Theatre Moved to the Prince of Wales Theatre on 9 June 2004 Moved to Novello Theatre in September 2012 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 8 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > The Lion King </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > M </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 19 October 1999 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 8,079 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Currently running at Lyceum Theatre </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 9 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Starlight Express </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > M </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 27 March 1984 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 12 January 2002 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7,406 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 10 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > No Sex Please, We're British </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > P </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3 June 1971 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 16 January 1987 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6,761 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 11 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Stomp </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > D </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 25 September 2002 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7 January 2018 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6,512 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Opened at the Vaudeville Theatre Moved to the Ambassadors Theatre on 27 September 2007 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 12 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Chicago </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > M </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 18 October 1997 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1 September 2012 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6,187 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > This is the longest running revival Show opened at the Adelphi Theatre Moved to the Cambridge Theatre in April 2006 Moved to the Garrick Theatre in November 2011 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 13 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Wicked </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > M </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 27 September 2006 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 5,202 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Currently running at Apollo Victoria Theatre </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 14 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > M </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 12 October 1989 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3 March 2002 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 5,140 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Opened at the Victoria Palace Theatre Moved to the Strand Theatre (now the Novello Theatre) in October 1995 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 15 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > We Will Rock You </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > M </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 25 September 2002 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 31 May 2014 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4,659 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 16 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Billy Elliot the Musical </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > M </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 11 May 2005 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 9 April 2016 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4,566 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 17 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Miss Saigon </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > M </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 20 September 1989 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 30 October 1999 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4,264 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 18 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Thriller - Live </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > R </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 26 January 2009 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4,186 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Currently running at Lyric Theatre </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 19 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Jersey Boys </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > M </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 18 March 2008 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 26 March 2017 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3,787 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 20 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > P </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7 March 1996 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3 April 2005 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3,744 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 21 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > The 39 Steps </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > P </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 14 September 2006 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 5 September 2015 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3,731 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 22 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Jesus Christ Superstar </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > M </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 9 August 1972 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 23 August 1980 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3,357 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 23 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Me and My Girl </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > M </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 12 February 1985 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 16 January 1993 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3,303 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > This is a revival of the 1937 musical. </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 24 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Evita </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > M </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 21 June 1978 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 18 February 1986 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3,176 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 25 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Matilda </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > M </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 24 November 2011 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3,048 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Currently running at Cambridge Theatre </td></tr>
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Question:
Was the Phantom of the Opera one of the longest running West End musicals?
Answer:
The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical) is the third longest running West End musical, after Les Misérables and The Mousetrap.