How Many of Broadway’s 30 Longest-Running Shows Can You Name?

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By Playbill Staff
Apr 14, 2020
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From The Phantom of the Opera to The Book of Mormon, flip through photos from these long Broadway runs.
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With shows currently on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic, see how well you know the 30 longest-running shows on Broadway. Hint: Not all of them are musicals!

Performance counts are up to date as of March 15, 2020, just after the Broadway shutdown.

Click here to see all Broadway shows that ran 1,000 performances or more.

30 Longest-Running Broadway Shows

30 Longest-Running Broadway Shows

30 PHOTOS
Marcus Lovett and Mary D'Arcy
1. The Phantom of the Opera: 13,370 Joan Marcus
Bebe Neuwirth and Ann Reinking in a promotional shot
2. Chicago (1996 Revival): 9,692 Max Vadukul
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3. The Lion King: 9,302 Deen van Meer
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4. Cats: 7,485 Martha Swope/©NYPL for the Performing Arts
Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel in <i>Wicked</i>
5. Wicked: 6,836 Joan Marcus
The act one finale of Les Misérables.
6. Les Misérables: 6,680 Joan Marcus
Kelly Bishop and in <i>A Chorus Line</i>
7. A Chorus Line: 6,137 Martha Swope/ The New York Public Library
<i>Oh! Calcutta! </i>1976 Revival
8. Oh! Calcutta! 1976 Revival: 5,959
Karen Mason, Louise Pitre, and Judy Kaye in Mamma Mia!
9. Mamma Mia!: 5,758 Joan Marcus
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10. Beauty and the Beast: 5,461 Joan Marcus
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