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This is a list of Broadway shows with 1,000 or more performances, sorted by number of performances. Twelve shows currently running on Broadway have at least 1,000 performances: the 1996 revival of ''
This is a list of shows that have held the record for being the longest-running show (including straight plays and musicals) on Broadway since 1853. A few probable longest-running plays prior to 1853 are also listed.
Not included below is the 1976 revival of the revue '' Oh! Calcutta!'', which briefly overtook ''"The World’s Longest-Running Musical Started Small – and Stayed Small"
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''Playbill'' article, "Long Runs on Broadway"Internet Broadway Database
In the Long Run: A Cultural History of Broadway's Hit Plays
'. New York and London: Routledge, 2019. * Sheward, David. ''It's a Hit!: The Back Stage Book of Longest-Running Broadway Shows, 1884 to the Present''. New York: Back Stage Books, 1994 Broadway theatre Longest-running Broadway shows Longest running Broadway
This is a list of Broadway shows with 1,000 or more performances, sorted by number of performances. Twelve shows currently running on Broadway have at least 1,000 performances: the 1996 revival of ''Chicago
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'', '' The Lion King'', '' Wicked'', '' The Book of Mormon'', '' Aladdin'', ''Hamilton
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'', '' Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'', '' Hadestown'', '' Moulin Rouge!'', '' Six'', '' MJ the Musical'', and '' & Juliet''.
List
Unless otherwise noted, the run count listed is for the original Broadway production of the show. M denotes amusical
Musical is the adjective of music.
Musical may also refer to:
* Musical theatre, a performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance
* Musical film
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, P denotes a straight play, R denotes revue, D denotes a dance show, and S denotes a special show or event. Bold titles indicate the show is currently running. Totals current through June 15, 2025.
Timeline of longest-running Broadway shows
This is a list of shows that have held the record for being the longest-running show (including straight plays and musicals) on Broadway since 1853. A few probable longest-running plays prior to 1853 are also listed.
Not included below is the 1976 revival of the revue '' Oh! Calcutta!'', which briefly overtook ''A Chorus Line
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'' as the Broadway show which had played the most performances, even though ''A Chorus Line'' had opened more than a year earlier and was still playing. ''Oh! Calcutta!'' achieved this distinction by playing more than the standard eight performances per week. ''A Chorus Line'' retook the record for most performances after ''Oh! Calcutta!'' closed.
The longest running off-Broadway
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musical to date is ''The Fantasticks
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'', which starred Jerry Orbach. When it closed on January 13, 2002, it had run for 42 years and 17,162 performances, making it the world's longest-running musical. The current longest-running musical on Broadway is '' The Phantom of the Opera'', which opened in 1988 and played its final performance in 2023.''Time'' magazine M denotes a
musical
Musical is the adjective of music.
Musical may also refer to:
* Musical theatre, a performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance
* Musical film
Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the Character (arts), charac ...
and P denotes a straight play.
See also
* Long-running musical theatre productions * List of the longest-running West End shows * List of the shortest-running Broadway showsReferences
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''Playbill'' article, "Long Runs on Broadway"
Further reading
* Laufe, Abe. ''Anatomy of a Hit: Long-Run Plays on Broadway from 1900 to the Present Day''. New York: Hawthorn Books, 1966. * Schildcrout, Jordan.In the Long Run: A Cultural History of Broadway's Hit Plays
'. New York and London: Routledge, 2019. * Sheward, David. ''It's a Hit!: The Back Stage Book of Longest-Running Broadway Shows, 1884 to the Present''. New York: Back Stage Books, 1994 Broadway theatre Longest-running Broadway shows Longest running Broadway