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Photo Features Broadway’s 30 Longest-Running Shows

By Playbill Staff

Mar 09, 2020

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From The Phantom of the Opera to The Book of Mormon, flip through the longest Broadway runs to date.

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With Wicked recently surpassing Les Misérables to become the 5th longest-running show in Broadway history, check out the latest list of long runs on Broadway.

Performance counts are up to date as of March 8, 2020.

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: 13,366 Joan Marcus

Bebe Neuwirth and Ann Reinking in a promotional shot — 2. Chicago (1996 Revival): 9,690 Max Vadukul

Lion_King_Broadway_Production_Photo_2018_Bradley Gibson as Simba and Ensemble. Photo by Deen van Meer_HR.jpg — 3. The Lion King: 9,299 Deen van Meer

Cats_Broadway_Production_Photo_1982_Ken Page taking Betty Buckley 2_HR.jpg — 4. Cats: 7,485 Martha Swope/©NYPL for the Performing Arts

Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel in <i>Wicked</i> — 5. Wicked: 6,833 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

Beauty_and_the_Beast_Original_Broadway_HR — 10. Beauty and the Beast: 5,461 Joan Marcus

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