List of the longest-running Broadway shows


This is a list of the longest-running shows on Broadway with 1,000 or more performances. Nine currently running shows have at least 1,000 performances: The Phantom of the Opera, Chicago, The Lion King, Wicked, The Book of Mormon, Aladdin, Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, and Come from Away.

List

Unless otherwise noted, the run count listed is for the original Broadway production of the show. M denotes a musical, P denotes a straight play, R denotes revue, D denotes a predominantly dance musical, and S denotes a special case. Totals current through March 11, 2020, after which all Broadway theaters suspended performances during the COVID-19 pandemic. In situations where a production ran at multiple theatres, they are listed in order of most performances. Shows in bold were running at the beginning of the COVID-19 lockdown.
#TitleTypeOpening
date		Closing
date		PerformancesAwardsComment
1.The Phantom of the OperaM13,3707 Tony Awards in 1988, including Best Musical
7 Drama Desk Awards in 1988		Currently running at the Majestic Theatre
Performances suspended during COVID-19 pandemic
Broadway's longest-running show and musical
2.Chicago M9,6926 Tony Awards in 1997, including Best Revival of a Musical
6 Drama Desk Awards in 1997, including Outstanding Revival of a Musical
Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album in 1998		Currently running at the Ambassador Theatre
Performances suspended during COVID-19 pandemic
Revival
Original production in 1975
Broadway's longest-running revival
Longest running show to have premiered on Broadway
Broadway's longest running American show
3.The Lion KingM9,3026 Tony Awards in 1998, including Best Musical
8 Drama Desk Awards in 1998
Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album in 1999		Currently running at the Minskoff Theatre
Performances suspended during COVID-19 pandemic
Longest-running Disney Theatrical Productions show
Highest-grossing Broadway show in history
4.CatsM7,4857 Tony Awards in 1983, including Best Musical
3 Drama Desk Awards in 1983
Grammy Award for Best Cast Show Album in 1984		Revival in 2016
5.WickedM6,8363 Tony Awards in 2004
7 Drama Desk Awards in 2004, including Outstanding Musical
Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album in 2005		Currently running at the Gershwin Theatre
Performances suspended during COVID-19 pandemic
6.Les MisérablesM6,6808 Tony Awards in 1987, including Best Musical
5 Drama Desk Awards in 1987, including Outstanding Musical
Grammy Award for Best Musical Cast Show Album in 1988 and 1991		Revivals in 2006 and 2014
7.A Chorus LineM6,1379 Tony Awards in 1976, including Best Musical
5 Drama Desk Awards in 1976, including Outstanding Musical
A Special Tony Award in 1984 for becoming Broadway's longest-running musical
Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1976		Revival in 2006
8.Oh! Calcutta! R5,959Revival
Original production in 1969
First revival to match its original for 1000+ performances
Broadway's longest-running revue
9.Mamma Mia!M5,758Longest-running "jukebox musical" on Broadway
10.Beauty and the BeastM5,461A Tony Award in 1994
11.RentM5,1234 Tony Awards in 1996, including Best Musical
6 Drama Desk Awards in 1996, including Outstanding Musical
Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1996
12.Jersey BoysM4,6424 Tony Awards in 2006, including Best Musical
2 Drama Desk Awards in 2006
Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album in 2007
13.Miss SaigonM4,0923 Tony Awards in 1991
4 Drama Desk Awards in 1991		Revival in 2017
14.The Book of MormonM3,7489 Tony Awards in 2011, including Best Musical
5 Drama Desk Awards in 2011, including Outstanding Musical
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album in 2012		Currently running at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre
Performances suspended during COVID-19 pandemic
15.42nd StreetM3,4862 Tony Awards in 1981, including Best Musical
2 Drama Desk Awards in 1981		Revival in 2001
16.GreaseM3,3882 Drama Desk Awards in 1972Revivals in 1994 and 2007
17.Fiddler on the RoofM3,2429 Tony Awards in 1965, including Best Musical
A Special Tony Award in 1972 for becoming Broadway's longest-running musical		Revivals in 1976, 1981, 1990,, 2004, and 2015
18.Life With FatherP3,224Broadway's longest-running straight play
19.Tobacco RoadP3,182Revivals in 1942, 1943, and 1950
20.Hello, Dolly!M2,84410 Tony Awards in 1964, including Best Musical
A Drama Desk Award in 1970		Revivals in 1975, 1978, 1995, and 2017
21.My Fair LadyM2,7176 Tony Awards in 1957, including Best MusicalRevivals in 1976, 1981, 1993, and 2018
22.HairsprayM2,6428 Tony Awards in 2003, including Best Musical
10 Drama Desk Awards in 2003, including Outstanding Musical
Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album in 2003
23.Mary PoppinsM2,619A Tony Award in 2007
2 Drama Desk Awards in 2007
24.Avenue QM2,5343 Tony Awards in 2004, including Best MusicalOriginal production moved Off-Broadway to New World Stages and ran for an additional 4,035 performances, closing May 26, 2019.
25.AladdinM2,506A Tony Award in 2014
A Drama Desk Award in 2014		Currently running at the New Amsterdam Theatre
Performances suspended during COVID-19 pandemic
26.Kinky BootsM2,5056 Tony Awards in 2013, including Best Musical
A Drama Desk Award in 2013
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album in 2014
27.The ProducersM2,50212 Tony Awards in 2001, including Best Musical
11 Drama Desk Awards in 2001, including Outstanding Musical
Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album in 2002		Currently holds the record of Broadway production with the most Tony Award wins, winning 12.
28.'M2,4162 Tony Awards in 2014
3 Drama Desk Awards in 2014
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album in 2015
29.AnnieM2,3777 Tony Awards in 1977, including Best Musical
7 Drama Desk Awards in 1977, including Outstanding Musical
Grammy Award for Best Cast Show Album in 1978		Revivals in 1997 and 2012
29.Cabaret M2,3774 Tony Awards in 1998, including Best Revival of a Musical
3 Drama Desk Awards in 1998, including Outstanding Revival of a Musical		Revival
Original production in 1966 and revivals in 1987 and 2014
31.Man of La ManchaM2,3285 Tony Awards in 1966, including Best MusicalRevivals in 1972, 1977, 1992, and 2002
31.Rock of AgesM2,328
33.Abie's Irish RoseP2,327Revivals in 1937 and 1954
34.Oklahoma!M2,212A Special Tony Award in 1993 for the show's 50th anniversaryRevivals in 1951, 1953, 1979, 2002, and 2019
35.Smokey Joe's CafeR2,036Broadway's longest running original music revue. The longest running musical revue, Oh! Calcutta!, was a revival.
36.PippinM1,9445 Tony Awards in 1973
5 Drama Desk Awards in 1973		Revival in 2013
37.South PacificM1,92510 Tony Awards in 1950, including Best Musical
Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1950		Revivals in 1955 and 2008
Held the record of Broadway production with the most Tony Award wins for 51 years with 10 wins, until it was surpassed by The Producers, which won 12.
38.The Magic ShowM1,920
39.HamiltonM1,91911 Tony Awards in 2016, including Best Musical
Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2016
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album in 2016		Currently running at the Richard Rodgers Theatre
Performances suspended during COVID-19 pandemic
Hamilton currently holds the record for Most Tony Award nominations for a production with 16
40.AidaM1,8524 Tony Awards in 2000
A Drama Desk Award in 2000
Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album in 2001
41.GeminiP1,819
42.DeathtrapP1,793
43.HarveyP1,775Revival in 1970 and 2012
44.DancinD1,7742 Tony Awards in 1978
2 Drama Desk Awards in 1978		Broadway's longest-running dance musical
45.La Cage aux FollesM1,7616 Tony Awards in 1984, including Best Musical
3 Drama Desk Awards in 1984		Revivals in 2004 and 2010
46.HairM1,750A Drama Desk Award in 1968
Grammy Award for Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album in 1969		Revivals in 1977, 2004, 2009, and 2011
47.The WizM1,6727 Tony Awards in 1975, including Best Musical
5 Drama Desk Awards in 1975, including Outstanding Musical
Grammy Award for Best Cast Show Album in 1976		Revival in 1984
48.Born YesterdayP1,642Revivals in 1989 and 2011
49.Crazy for YouM1,6223 Tony Awards in 1992, including Best Musical
2 Drama Desk Awards in 1992, including Outstanding Musical
50.Ain't MisbehavinR1,6043 Tony Awards in 1978, including Best Musical
3 Drama Desk Awards in 1978, including Outstanding Musical
Grammy Award for Best Cast Show Album in 1979		Revival in 1988
51.The Best Little Whorehouse in TexasM1,5842 Tony Awards in 1979
3 Drama Desk Awards in 1978		Revivals in 1982 and 2006
52.SpamalotM1,5753 Tony Awards in 2005, including Best Musical
3 Drama Desk Awards in 2005, including Outstanding Musical
Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album in 2006
53.Mary, MaryP1,572
54.EvitaM1,5677 Tony Awards in 1980, including Best Musical
6 Drama Desk Awards in 1980, including Outstanding Musical
Grammy Award for Best Cast Show Album in 1981		Revival in 2012
55.The Voice of the TurtleP1,557
56.Matilda the MusicalM1,5544 Tony Awards in 2013
5 Drama Desk Awards in 2013, including Outstanding Musical
A Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre in 2013 for the four original Matildas
57.WaitressM1,544A Drama Desk Award in 2016
58.Jekyll & HydeM1,5432 Drama Desk Awards in 1997Revival in 2013
59.Barefoot in the ParkP1,530A Tony Award in 1964Revival in 2006
60.42nd Street M1,5242 Tony Awards in 2001, including Best Revival of a Musical
A Drama Desk Award in 2001, Outstanding Revival of a Musical		Revival
Original production in 1980
61.DreamgirlsM1,5216 Tony Awards in 1982
4 Drama Desk Awards in 1982
Grammy Award for Best Cast Show Album in 1983		Revivals in 1987 and 2001
62.MameM1,5083 Tony Awards in 1966
Grammy Award for Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album in 1967		Revival in 1983
63.Grease M1,505Revival
Original production in 1972 and revival in 2007
64.Same Time, Next YearP1,453A Tony Award in 1975
2 Drama Desk Awards in 1975, including Outstanding Play
65.Arsenic and Old LaceP1,444Revival in 1986
66.The Sound of MusicM1,4435 Tony Awards in 1960, including Best Musical
Grammy Award for Best Show Album in 1961		Revival in 1998
67.Me and My GirlM1,4203 Tony Awards in 1987
5 Drama Desk Awards in 1987
68.How to Succeed in Business Without Really TryingM1,4177 Tony Awards in 1962, including Best Musical
Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1962
Grammy Award for Best Original Cast Show Album in 1962		Revivals in 1995 and 2011
69.HellzapoppinR1,404
70.The Music ManM1,3756 Tony Awards in 1958, including Best Musical
Grammy Award for Best Original Cast Album in 1959		Revivals in 1980, 2000, and 2020
71.Dear Evan HansenM1,3636 Tony Awards in 2017, including Best Musical
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album in 2018		Currently running at the Music Box Theatre
Performances suspended during COVID-19 pandemic
72.Funny GirlM1,348Grammy Award for Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album in 1965Revival in 2002
73.MummenschanzS1,326Broadway's longest-running special
74.Oh! Calcutta!R1,314Original production
Revival in 1976
75.Billy Elliot the MusicalM1,31210 Tony Awards in 2009, including Best Musical
10 Drama Desk Awards in 2009, including Outstanding Musical
76.School of RockM1,309
77.Movin' OutD1,3032 Tony Awards in 2003
A Drama Desk Award in 2003
78.Brighton Beach MemoirsP1,299A Tony Award in 1983Revival in 2009
79.Angel StreetP1,295Revivals in 1948 and 1975
80.Lightnin'P1,291First ever production with 1000+ performances
Revival in 1938
81.Promises, PromisesM1,2812 Tony Awards in 1969
2 Drama Desk Awards in 1969
Grammy Award for Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album in 1970		Revival in 2010
82.Come from AwayM1,251A Tony Award in 2017
3 Drama Desk Awards in 2017, including Outstanding Musical		Currently running at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
Performances suspended during COVID-19 pandemic
83.The King and IM1,2465 Tony Awards in 1952, including Best MusicalRevivals in 1977, 1985, 1996, and 2015
84.Cactus FlowerP1,234
85.SleuthP1,222A Tony Award in 1971, Best Play
85.Torch Song TrilogyP1,2222 Tony Awards in 1983, including Best Play
2 Drama Desk Awards in 1983, including Outstanding Play		Revival in 2018
87.1776M1,2173 Tony Awards in 1969, including Best Musical
2 Drama Desk Awards in 1969		Revival in 1997
88.EquusP1,2092 Tony Awards in 1975, including Best Play
4 Drama Desk Awards in 1975, including Outstanding Play		Revival in 2008
89.Sugar BabiesR1,208
90.Guys and DollsM1,2005 Tony Awards in 1951, including Best MusicalRevivals in 1955, 1965, 1976, 1992, and 2009
91.In the HeightsM1,1844 Tony Awards in 2008, including Best Musical
Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album in 2009
92.AmadeusP1,1815 Tony Awards in 1981, including Best Play
3 Drama Desk Awards in 1981, including Outstanding Play		Revival in 1999
93.OnceM1,1688 Tony Awards in 2012, including Best Musical
4 Drama Desk Awards in 2012, including Outstanding Musical
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album in 2013
94.CabaretM1,1658 Tony Awards in 1967, including Best Musical
Grammy Award for Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album in 1968		Revivals in 1987, 1998, and 2014
94.MemphisM1,1654 Tony Awards in 2010, including Best Musical
4 Drama Desk Awards in 2010, including Outstanding Musical
96.Mister RobertsP1,1575 Tony Awards in 1948, including Best Play
97.Annie Get Your GunM1,147Revivals in 1966 and 1999
Oldest 1000+ original to be joined by 1000+ revival
98.Guys and Dolls M1,1434 Tony Awards in 1992, including Best Revival of a Musical
7 Drama Desk Awards in 1992, including Outstanding Revival of a Musical
Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album in 1993		Revival
Original production in 1950 and revivals in 1955, 1965, 1976, and 2009
99.The Seven Year ItchP1,141A Tony Award in 1953
100.The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling BeeM1,1362 Tony Awards in 2005
3 Drama Desk Awards in 2005
101.Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da FunkD1,1354 Tony Awards in 1996
2 Drama Desk Awards in 1996
102.Butterflies Are FreeP1,128A Tony Award in 1970
103.Pins and NeedlesR1,108
104.Plaza SuiteP1,097A Tony Award in 1968Revival in 2020
105.FosseD1,0933 Tony Awards in 1999, including Best Musical
A Drama Desk Award in 1999
106.They're Playing Our SongM1,082
107.Kiss Me, KateM1,0775 Tony Awards in 1949, including Best MusicalRevivals in 1952, 1999, and 2019
First show to win the Tony Award for Best Musical, among other Tony awards
108.'M1,066Most expensive production in Broadway history
109.Don't Bother Me, I Can't CopeR1,0652 Drama Desk Awards in 1972
Grammy Award for Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album in 1973
110.The Pajama GameM1,0633 Tony Awards in 1955, including Best MusicalRevivals in 1973 and 2006
111.ShenandoahM1,0502 Tony Awards in 1975
2 Drama Desk Awards in 1975		Revival in 1989
112.Annie Get Your Gun M1,0452 Tony Awards in 1999, including Best Revival of a Musical
A Drama Desk Award in 1999
A Special Drama Desk Award in 2001 for Reba McEntire
Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album in 2000		Revival
Original production in 1946 and revival in 1966
113.The Teahouse of the August MoonP1,0273 Tony Awards in 1954, including Best Play
Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1954
114.Les Misérables M1,024Revival
Original production in 1987 and revival in 2006
115.Damn YankeesM1,0197 Tony Awards in 1956, including Best MusicalRevival in 1994
116.Grand HotelM1,0175 Tony Awards in 1990
5 Drama Desk Awards in 1990
117.ContactD1,0104 Tony Awards in 2000, including Best Musical
4 Drama Desk Awards in 2000, including Outstanding Musical
118.Never Too LateP1,007
119.BeatlemaniaM1,006
120.Big RiverM1,0057 Tony Awards in 1985, including Best Musical
7 Drama Desk Awards in 1985		Revival in 2003
121.NewsiesM1,0042 Tony Awards in 2012
2 Drama Desk Awards in 2012

Timeline of longest-running Broadway shows

This is a list of shows that have held the record for being the longest-running show 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 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 musical to date is The Fantasticks, 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 10,000th performance in 2012.
M denotes a musical and P denotes a straight play.
Took leadTitleTypeOpening
date		Closing
date		PerformancesComments/Notes
2006-01-09January 9, 2006The Phantom of the OperaM1988-01-26January 26, 198813,370Currently running at the Majestic Theatre
7 Tony Awards in 1988, including Best Musical
7 Drama Desk Awards in 1988
Broadway's longest-running show and musical
1997-06-19June 19, 1997CatsM1982-10-07October 7, 19822000-09-09September 10, 20007,4857 Tony Awards in 1983, including Best Musical
3 Drama Desk Awards in 1983
Grammy Award for Best Cast Show Album in 1984
1983-09-29September 29, 1983A Chorus LineM1975-07-25July 25, 19751990-04-28April 28, 19906,1379 Tony Awards in 1976, including Best Musical
5 Drama Desk Awards in 1976, including Outstanding Musical
A Special Tony Award in 1984 for becoming Broadway's longest-running musical
Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1976
Revival in 2006
1979-12-08December 8, 1979GreaseM1972-02-14February 14, 19721980-04-13April 13, 19803,3882 Drama Desk Awards in 1972
Revivals in 1994 and 2007
1972-06-17June 17, 1972Fiddler on the RoofM1964-09-22September 22, 19641972-07-02July 2, 19723,242Became longest running musical in July 1971, at 2,845 performances passing 2,844 mark of Hello Dolly!.
9 Tony Awards in 1965, including Best Musical
A Special Tony Award in 1972 for becoming Broadway's longest-running musical
Revivals in 1976, 1981, 1990,, 2004, and 2015
1947-06-14June 14, 1947Life with FatherP1939-11-08November 8, 19391947-07-12July 12, 19473,224Broadway's longest-running straight play. Started at Empire Theatre, moved to the Bijou Theatre in 1945, and finished up its run in 1947 at the Alvin Theatre.
1939-06-01June 1939Tobacco RoadP1933-12-04December 4, 19331941-05-31May 31, 19413,182Revivals in 1942, 1943, and 1950
1925-05-23May 23, 1925Abie's Irish RoseP1923-05-23May 23, 19231927-10-1October 1, 19272,327Revivals in 1937 and 1954
1920-03-17March 17, 1920Lightnin'P1918-08-26August 26, 19181921-08-27August 27, 19211,291Revival in 1938
1893-06-22June 22, 1893A Trip to ChinatownM1891-11-09November 9, 18911893-08-07August 7, 1893657
1885-12-01December 1885AdonisM1884-09-04September 4, 18841886-04-17April 17, 1886603
1881-05-01May 1881Hazel KirkeP1880-02-04February 4, 18801881-05-31May 31, 1881486250th performance programme claimed play had exceeded number of consecutive performances of any "similar play" in the country on its 238th performance, which is no doubt a reference to Pique which ran for 237 performances.
1867-08-05August 5, 1867The Black CrookM1866-09-12September 12, 18661868-01-04January 4, 1868474First Broadway show to run for over one year. In terms of a "musical", The Seven Sisters, was probably the longest running show closest to a "musical" prior to this.
1853-10-011853Uncle Tom's Cabin P1853-08-23August 8, 18531854-05-13May 13, 1854325Has generally been classified as a play, though some arguments have been made that it was a musical. Played at the National Theatre.
1850-01-011850The DrunkardP1850-01-0118501850-10-07October 7, 1850?100As of October 7, 1850, it hit 100 consecutive performances in New York, the first play to do so. At Barnum's American Museum. It debuted in 1844 outside New York at the Boston Museum.
1844-09-24September 24, 1844Putnam, the Iron Son of '76P1844-08-05August 5, 18441844-11-02November 2, 184478At the Bowery Theatre. If Mazeppa ran 43 nights in 1833 and was previous record, Putnam became most performed on its 44th performance on September 24, 1844.
1833-08-091833Mazeppa, Or, The Wild Horse of UkraineP1833-06-22July 22, 18331833-09-09September 9, 183343At the Bowery Theatre with George Gale as Mazeppa.
1831-01-281831The Elephant of Siam and the Fire Fiend by Samuel BeazleyP1831-01-10January 10, 18311831?18At the Bowery Theatre, the first season under Thomas S. Hamblin, who embraced melodramas which might support longer runs. The Elephant of Siam featured the elephant Mademoiselle D'Jeck, who of course needed to be used while available. The Water Witch'', an adaption of a James Fenimore Cooper novel by Charles W. Taylor, which debuted on March 10, 1831 at the Bowery, also played for 18 performances.