Solomon Morris Davis is CEO of Somoda Management in Torrance, California, where he purchases property for renovation, hires construction contractors and handles legal matters. Outside of his business, Solomon Morris Davis is a Broadway aficionado. While shows are currently on pause until 2021 due to the COVID pandemic, the Great White Way has seen many successes, with some shows running for decades. The current standard-bearer for the longest run is The Phantom of the Opera. It premiered in 1988 and won seven Tony awards (Broadway’s equivalent of the Oscars). The story of a gifted musician obsessed with a young woman is still at the Majestic. Placing second is the revival of Chicago, a Prohibition-era musical. First running from 1975 to 1977, it returned in 1996 and is still playing. The revival won six Tonys and the album won a Grammy. Coming from the film world, the stage version of The Lion King debuted in 1997, earning six Tonys. Still being staged, the musical has been seen by some 60 million people. Running from 1983 to 2000 and written by the Author of Phantom, Cats is based on poems by T. S. Eliot, the author of Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats. The film version appeared in 2019. Coming in fifth is Les Misérables, based on the novel by Victor Hugo. The eight-time Tony winner first ran from 1987 to 2003 and has been revived twice.

1. Broadway’s Champions
Solomon Morris Davis

2. Introduction
Solomon Morris Davis is CEO of Somoda Management in Torrance, California, where he
purchases property for renovation, hires construction contractors and handles legal
matters. Outside of his business, Solomon Morris Davis is a Broadway aficionado. While
shows are currently on pause until 2021 due to the COVID pandemic, the Great White
Way has seen many successes, with some shows running for decades.

3. The current standard-bearer for the longest run is The Phantom of the Opera. It
premiered in 1988 and won seven Tony awards (Broadway’s equivalent of the Oscars).
The story of a gifted musician obsessed with a young woman is still at the Majestic.
Placing second is the revival of Chicago, a Prohibition-era musical. First running from
1975 to 1977, it returned in 1996 and is still playing. The revival won six Tonys and the
album won a Grammy.

4. Coming from the film world, the stage version of The Lion King debuted in 1997, earning
six Tonys. Still being staged, the musical has been seen by some 60 million people.
Running from 1983 to 2000 and written by the Author of Phantom, Cats is based on
poems by T. S. Eliot, the author of Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats. The film version
appeared in 2019.

5. Coming in fifth is Les Misérables, based on the novel by Victor Hugo. The eight-time Tony winner
first ran from 1987 to 2003 and has been revived twice.