▁success , ▁s elling ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁tick ets ▁during ▁its ▁six - month ▁run . ▁It ▁has ▁also ▁had ▁sell out ▁runs ▁in ▁Germany ▁and ▁in ▁London ' s ▁West ▁End , ▁where ▁it ▁opened ▁at ▁the ▁Ald w ych ▁Theatre ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁with ▁the ▁highest ▁pre - s ell ▁in ▁London ▁history , ▁ear ning ▁£ 6   mill ion ▁( US $ 1 2   mill ion ). ▁, ▁over ▁ 1 ▁million ▁people ▁have ▁seen ▁the ▁musical ▁in ▁London , ▁s elling ▁out ▁ 6 ▁months ▁in ▁advance . ▁The ▁original ▁West ▁End ▁production ▁closed ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁after ▁a ▁five - year ▁run , ▁prior ▁to ▁a ▁two - year ▁national ▁tour . ▁The ▁show ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁West ▁End ▁at ▁the ▁Pic c ad illy ▁Theatre ▁and ▁ran ▁from ▁July ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁to ▁February ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁before ▁res uming ▁its ▁tour ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁A ▁New ▁York ▁production ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁planning ▁stage ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁with ▁the ▁show ▁first ▁starting ▁in ▁other ▁North ▁American ▁cities . ▁It ▁broke ▁box ▁office ▁records ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁for ▁its ▁first ▁such ▁ven ue , ▁s elling ▁$ 2   mill ion ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁day ▁of ▁ticket ▁sales ▁in ▁Toronto