Everybody knows that The Phantom of the Opera is the longest-running show to ever play Broadway while Chicago is the longest currently running show. But you might be surprised to learn the longest-running show at each of our 41 currently operating individual Broadway theatres. The winners range from the expected Broadway mega hits to some true surprises.

Broadway’s third-longest running show, The Lion King, holds the house record at both venues it has played: the New Amsterdam and the Minskoff. Beauty and the Beast similarly holds records at both the Palace and the Lunt-Fontanne. The Belasco Theatre holds the distinction of having the shortest-running winner, with Dead End’s 687 performances.

The full list is below!

(A few caveats: Because of incomplete data in limited cases—specifically when a production that ran before 1998 played its run in multiple venues—we’ve had to approximate performance counts in some instances as marked. This approximation was derived by taking the total number of weeks the production played the venue and multiplying that by eight. It’s also important to note that if a production played multiple venues, we have only listed the dates and performance counts that pertain to the production’s time in that venue.)

Al Hirschfeld Theatre
Currently home to: Moulin Rouge!
Longest run: Kinky Boots (April 4, 2013–April 7, 2019, 2,505 performances)

Ambassador Theatre
Currently home to: Chicago (January 29, 2003—Currently running)
Longest run: Chicago (at time of publication, 11,281 performances)

August Wilson Theatre
Currently home to: Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Longest run: Jersey Boys (October 4, 2005–January 15, 2017: 4,642 performances)

Belasco Theatre
Currently home to: Maybe Happy Ending
Longest run: Dead End (October 28, 1935–June 12, 1937: 687 performances)

Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre
Currently home to: The Outsiders
Longest run: Grease (November 21, 1972–January 27, 1980: approx. 3,000 performances)

Booth Theatre
Currently home to: John Proctor is the Villain (incoming Little Bear Ridge Road)
Longest run: Butterflies Are Free (October 21, 1969—July 2, 1972: 1,128 performances)

Broadhurst Theatre
Currently home to: DARK
Longest run: Amadeus (December 11, 1980—October 16, 1983: 1,181 performances)

Broadway Theatre
Currently home to: The Great Gatsby
Longest run: Miss Saigon (March 23, 1991—January 28, 2001: 4,092 performances)

Circle in the Square Theatre
Currently home to: Just in Time
Longest run: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (April 15, 2005—January 20, 2008: 1,136 performances)

Ethel Barrymore Theatre
Currently home to: DARK
Longest run: I Love My Wife (April 13, 1977—May 20, 1979: 857 performances)

Eugene O’Neill Theatre
Currently home to: The Book of Mormon (February 24, 2011—Currently running)
Longest run: The Book of Mormon (at time of publication 5,295 performances)

Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
Currently home to: Buena Vista Social Club
Longest run: Come From Away (February 18, 2017–October 2, 2022: 1,669 performances)

Gershwin Theatre
Currently home to: Wicked (October 30, 2003—Currently running)
Longest run: Wicked (at time of publication 8,442 performances)

Helen Hayes Theatre
Currently home to: Purpose (incoming Marjorie Prime, Becky Shaw)
Longest run: Gemini (May 21, 1977—September 6, 1981: 1,819 performances)

Hudson Theatre
Currently home to: DARK (incoming Waiting for Godot)
Longest run: State of the Union (November 14, 1945—September 13, 1947: 765 performances)

Imperial Theatre
Currently home to: DARK (incoming Chess)
Longest run: Les Misérables (October 17, 1990—May 18, 2003: approx. 5,256 performances)

James Earl Jones Theatre
Currently home to: DARK
Longest run: The Magic Show (May 16, 1974—December 31, 1978: 1,920 performances)

John Golden Theatre
Currently home to: Operation Mincemeat
Longest run: Avenue Q (July 10, 2003—September 13, 2009: 2,534 performances)

Lena Horne Theatre
Currently home to: Six (October 3, 2021—Currently running)
Longest run: Six (at time of publication 1,570 performances)

Longacre Theatre
Currently home to: DARK
Longest run: Children of a Lesser God (March 22, 1980—May 16, 1982: 887 performances)

Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
Currently home to: Death Becomes Her
Longest run: Beauty and the Beast (November 12, 1999–July 29, 2007: approx. 3,265 performances)

Lyceum Theatre
Currently home to: Oh, Mary!
Longest run: Born Yesterday (February 4, 1946–November 6, 1948: approx. 1,152 performances)

Lyric Theatre
Currently home to: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (April 22, 2018—Currently running)
Longest run: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (at time of publication 2,279 performances)

Majestic Theatre
Currently home to: Gypsy
Longest run: The Phantom of the Opera (January 26, 1988 - April 16, 2023: 13,981 performances)

Marquis Theatre
Currently home to: Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Longest run: Me and My Girl (August 1, 1986—December 31, 1989: 1,420 performances)

Minskoff Theatre
Currently home to: The Lion King (June 13, 2006—Currently running)
Longest run: The Lion King (at time of publication 10,905 performances)

Music Box Theatre
Currently home to: DARK (incoming Art)
Longest run: Deathtrap (February 26, 1978—January 5, 1982: approx. 1,610 performances)

Nederlander Theatre
Currently home to: DARK (incoming Take a Banana for the Ride)
Longest run: Rent (April 16, 1996—September 7, 2008: 5,123 performances)

Neil Simon Theatre
Currently home to: MJ
Longest run: Hairspray (July 18, 2002—January 4, 2009: 2,642 performances)

New Amsterdam Theatre
Currently home to: Aladdin (March 20, 2014—Currently running)
Longest run: Aladdin (at time of publication 4,069 performances)

Palace Theatre
Currently: DARK (incoming Beetlejuice)
Longest run: Beauty and the Beast (April 18, 1994—September 5, 1999: approx. 2,196 performances)

Richard Rodgers Theatre
Currently home to: Hamilton (August 6, 2015—Currently running)
Longest run: Hamilton (at time of publication 3,509 performances)

Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
Currently home to: DARK (incoming Punch)
Longest run: Hair (April 29, 1968—July 1, 1972: 1,750 performances)

Shubert Theatre
Currently home to: Hell’s Kitchen
Longest run: A Chorus Line (July 25, 1975—April 28, 1990: 6,137 performances)

Stephen Sondheim Theatre
Currently home to: & Juliet
Longest run: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (November 21, 2013–October 27, 2019: 2,416 performances)

St. James Theatre
Currently home to: DARK (incoming The Queen of Versailles)
Longest run: Hello, Dolly! (January 15, 1964—December 27, 1970: 2,844 performances)

Studio 54
Currently home to: Call Me Izzy (incoming Oedipus, The Rocky Horror Show)
Longest run: Cabaret (November 12, 1998—January 4, 2004: 2,144 performances)

Todd Haimes Theatre
Currently home to: DARK (incoming Fallen Angels)
Longest run: The Royal Family (December 28, 1927–October 20, 1928: 345 performances)

Vivian Beaumont Theatre
Currently home to: DARK (incoming Ragtime)
Longest run: Contact (March 2, 2000—September 1, 2002: 1,010 performances)

Walter Kerr Theatre
Currently home to: Hadestown
Longest run: Hadestown (at time of publication 1,964 performances)

Winter Garden Theatre
Currently home to: DARK (incoming Mamma Mia!)
Longest run: Cats (September 23, 1982—September 10, 2000: 7,485 performances)