The Highest Grossing Musicals on Broadway

5. Chicago

Broadway Gross: $504.75 million

Running Date: 11/14/1996 – present

Set in 1920’s Chicago, this musical tells the tragic tale of charming and innocent-looking Roxie Hart, who lands in jail after murdering her unfaithful lover. There, she’ll have to compete with fellow murderess and showgirl Velma Kelly, for the attention of a superstar lawyer in order to be released from prison and conquer the stages.