List of the longest-running Broadway shows
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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.

List of the longest-running Broadway shows

Section Title: List
Table Section Text: 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.

#	Title	Type	Opening date	Closing date	Performances	Awards	Comment

1.	The Phantom of the Opera	M	January 26, 1988	13,007	7 Tony Awards in 1988, including Best Musical 7 Drama Desk Awards in 1988	Currently running at the Majestic Theatre Broadway's longest-running show and musical

2.	Chicago (1996 revival)	M	November 14, 1996	9,331	6 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 Revival Original production in 1975 (936 performances) Broadway's longest-running revival Longest running show to have premiered on Broadway Broadway's longest running American show

3.	The Lion King	M	November 13, 1997	8,937	6 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 Longest-running Disney Theatrical Productions show Highest-grossing Broadway show in history

4.	Cats	M	October 7, 1982	September 10, 2000	7,485	7 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 (593 performances)

5.	Les Misérables	M	March 12, 1987	May 18, 2003	6,680	8 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	Revivals in 2006 (463 performances) and 2014 (1,024 performances)

6.	Wicked	M	October 30, 2003	6,472	3 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

7.	A Chorus Line	M	July 25, 1975	April 28, 1990	6,137	9 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 (759 performances)

8.	Oh! Calcutta! (1976 revival)	R	September 24, 1976	August 6, 1989	5,959	Revival Original production in 1969 (1,314 performances) First revival to match its original for 1000+ performances Broadway's longest-running revue

9.	Mamma Mia!	M	October 18, 2001	September 12, 2015	5,758	Longest-running "jukebox musical" on Broadway

10.	Beauty and the Beast	M	April 18, 1994	July 29, 2007	5,461	A Tony Award in 1994

11.	Rent	M	April 29, 1996	September 7, 2008	5,123	4 Tony Awards in 1996, including Best Musical 6 Drama Desk Awards in 1996, including Outstanding Musical Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1996

12.	Jersey Boys	M	November 6, 2005	January 15, 2017	4,642	4 Tony Awards in 2006, including Best Musical 2 Drama Desk Awards in 2006 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album in 2007

13.	Miss Saigon	M	April 11, 1991	January 28, 2001	4,092	3 Tony Awards in 1991 4 Drama Desk Awards in 1991	Revival in 2017 (340 performances)

14.	42nd Street	M	August 25, 1980	January 8, 1989	3,486	2 Tony Awards in 1981, including Best Musical 2 Drama Desk Awards in 1981	Revival in 2001 (1,524 performances)

15.	Grease	M	February 14, 1972	April 13, 1980	3,388	2 Drama Desk Awards in 1972	Revivals in 1994 (1,505 performances) and 2007 (554 performances)

16.	The Book of Mormon	M	March 24, 2011	3,387	9 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

17.	Fiddler on the Roof	M	September 22, 1964	July 2, 1972	3,242	9 Tony Awards in 1965, including Best Musical A Special Tony Award in 1972 for becoming Broadway's longest-running musical	Revivals in 1976 (167 performances), 1981 (53 performances), 1990, (241 performances), 2004 (781 performances), and 2015 (431 performances)

18.	Life With Father	P	November 8, 1939	July 12, 1947	3,224	Broadway's longest-running straight play

19.	Tobacco Road	P	December 4, 1933	May 31, 1941	3,182	Revivals in 1942 (34 performances), 1943 (66 performances), and 1950 (7 performances)

20.	Hello, Dolly!	M	January 16, 1964	December 27, 1970	2,844	10 Tony Awards in 1964, including Best Musical A Drama Desk Award in 1970	Revivals in 1975 (42 performances), 1978 (147 performances), 1995 (116 performances), and 2017 (550 performances)

21.	My Fair Lady	M	March 15, 1956	September 29, 1962	2,717	6 Tony Awards in 1957, including Best Musical	Revivals in 1976 (377 performances), 1981 (120 performances), 1993 (165 performances), and 2018 (429 performances, currently running at the Vivian Beaumont Theater)

22.	Hairspray	M	August 15, 2002	January 4, 2009	2,642	8 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 Poppins	M	November 16, 2006	March 3, 2013	2,619	A Tony Award in 2007 2 Drama Desk Awards in 2007

24.	Avenue Q	M	July 31, 2003	September 13, 2009	2,534	3 Tony Awards in 2004, including Best Musical

25.	Kinky Boots	M	April 4, 2013	April 7, 2019	2,505	6 Tony Awards in 2013, including Best Musical A Drama Desk Award in 2013 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album in 2014

26.	The Producers	M	April 19, 2001	April 22, 2007	2,502	12 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	Most Tony Awards won by a production

27.	Annie	M	April 21, 1977	January 2, 1983	2,377	7 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 (239 performances) and 2012 (487 performances)

Cabaret (1998 revival)	M	March 19, 1998	January 4, 2004	2,377	4 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 (1,165 performances) and revivals in 1987 (261 performances) and 2014 (388 performances)

29.	Man of La Mancha	M	November 22, 1965	June 26, 1971	2,328	5 Tony Awards in 1966, including Best Musical	Revivals in 1972 (140 performances), 1977 (124 performances), 1992 (108 performances), and 2002 (304 performances)

Rock of Ages	M	April 7, 2009	January 18, 2015	2,328

31.	Abie's Irish Rose	P	May 23, 1922	October 1, 1927	2,327	Revivals in 1937 (46 performances) and 1954 (20 performances)

32.	Oklahoma!	M	March 31, 1943	May 29, 1948	2,212	A Special Tony Award in 1993 for the show's 50th anniversary	Revivals in 1951 (100 performances), 1953 (40 performances), 1979 (293 performances), 2002 (388 performances), and 2019 (25 performances, currently running at the Circle in the Square Theatre)

33.	Beautiful: The Carole King Musical	M	January 12, 2014	2,208	2 Tony Awards in 2014 3 Drama Desk Awards in 2014 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album in 2015	Currently running at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre

34.	Aladdin	M	March 20, 2014	2,142	A Tony Award in 2014 A Drama Desk Award in 2014	Currently running at the New Amsterdam Theatre

35.	Smokey Joe's Cafe	R	March 2, 1995	January 16, 2000	2,036	Broadway's longest running original music revue. The longest running musical revue, Oh! Calcutta!, was a revival.

36.	Pippin	M	October 23, 1972	June 12, 1977	1,944	5 Tony Awards in 1973 5 Drama Desk Awards in 1973	Revival in 2013 (709 performances)

37.	South Pacific	M	April 7, 1949	January 16, 1954	1,925	10 Tony Awards in 1950, including Best Musical Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1950	Revivals in 1955 (15 performances) and 2008 (996 performances)

38.	The Magic Show	M	May 28, 1974	December 31, 1978	1,920

39.	Aida	M	March 23, 2000	September 5, 2004	1,852	4 Tony Awards in 2000 A Drama Desk Award in 2000 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album in 2001

40.	Gemini	P	May 21, 1977	September 6, 1981	1,819

41.	Deathtrap	P	February 26, 1978	June 13, 1982	1,793

42.	Harvey	P	November 1, 1944	January 15, 1949	1,775	Revival in 1970 (79 performances) and 2012 (62 performances)

43.	Dancin'	D	March 27, 1978	June 27, 1982	1,774	2 Tony Awards in 1978 2 Drama Desk Awards in 1978	Broadway's longest-running dance musical

44.	La Cage aux Folles	M	August 21, 1983	November 15, 1987	1,761	6 Tony Awards in 1984, including Best Musical 3 Drama Desk Awards in 1984	Revivals in 2004 (229 performances) and 2010 (433 performances)

45.	Hair	M	April 29, 1968	July 1, 1972	1,750	A Drama Desk Award in 1968 Grammy Award for Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album in 1969	Revivals in 1977 (43 performances), 2004 (1 benefit performance), 2009 (519 performances), and 2011 (67 performances)

46.	The Wiz	M	January 5, 1975	January 28, 1979	1,672	7 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 (13 performances)

47.	Born Yesterday	P	February 4, 1946	December 31, 1949	1,642	Revivals in 1989 (153 performances) and 2011 (73 performances)

48.	Crazy for You	M	February 19, 1992	January 7, 1996	1,622	3 Tony Awards in 1992, including Best Musical 2 Drama Desk Awards in 1992, including Outstanding Musical

49.	Ain't Misbehavin'	R	May 9, 1978	February 21, 1982	1,604	3 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 (176 performances)

50.	The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas	M	June 19, 1978	March 27, 1982	1,584	2 Tony Awards in 1979 3 Drama Desk Awards in 1978	Revivals in 1982 (63 performances) and 2006 (1 benefit performance)

51.	Spamalot	M	March 17, 2005	January 11, 2009	1,575	3 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

52.	Mary, Mary	P	March 8, 1961	December 12, 1964	1,572

53.	Evita	M	September 25, 1979	June 26, 1983	1,567	7 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 (337 performances)

54.	Hamilton	M	August 6, 2015	1,557	11 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 Hamilton currently holds the record for Most Tony Award nominations for a production with 16

The Voice of the Turtle	P	December 8, 1943	January 3, 1948	1,557

56.	Matilda the Musical	M	April 11, 2013	January 1, 2017	1,554	4 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.	Jekyll & Hyde	M	April 28, 1997	January 7, 2001	1,543	2 Drama Desk Awards in 1997	Revival in 2013 (30 performances)

58.	Barefoot in the Park	P	October 23, 1963	June 25, 1967	1,530	A Tony Award in 1964	Revival in 2006 (109 performances)

59.	42nd Street (2001 revival)	M	May 2, 2001	January 2, 2005	1,524	2 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 (3,486 performances)

60.	Dreamgirls	M	December 20, 1981	August 11, 1985	1,521	6 Tony Awards in 1982 4 Drama Desk Awards in 1982 Grammy Award for Best Cast Show Album in 1983	Revivals in 1987 (177 performances) and 2001 (1 benefit performance)

61.	Mame	M	May 24, 1966	January 3, 1970	1,508	3 Tony Awards in 1966 Grammy Award for Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album in 1967	Revival in 1983 (41 performances)

62.	Grease (1994 revival)	M	May 11, 1994	January 25, 1998	1,505	Revival Original production in 1972 (3,388 performances) and revival in 2007 (554 performances)

63.	Same Time, Next Year	P	March 14, 1975	September 3, 1978	1,453	A Tony Award in 1975 2 Drama Desk Awards in 1975, including Outstanding Play

64.	Arsenic and Old Lace	P	January 10, 1941	June 17, 1944	1,444	Revival in 1986 (221 performances)

65.	The Sound of Music	M	November 16, 1959	June 15, 1963	1,443	5 Tony Awards in 1960, including Best Musical Grammy Award for Best Show Album (Original Cast) in 1961	Revival in 1998 (533 performances)

66.	Me and My Girl	M	August 10, 1986	December 31, 1989	1,420	3 Tony Awards in 1987 5 Drama Desk Awards in 1987

67.	How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying	M	October 14, 1961	March 6, 1965	1,417	7 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 (548 performances) and 2011 (473 performances)

68.	Hellzapoppin	R	September 22, 1938	December 17, 1941	1,404

69.	The Music Man	M	December 19, 1957	April 15, 1961	1,375	6 Tony Awards in 1958, including Best Musical Grammy Award for Best Original Cast Album (Broadway or TV) in 1959	Revivals in 1980 (21 performances), 2000 (699 performances), and 2020

70.	Funny Girl	M	March 26, 1964	July 1, 1967	1,348	Grammy Award for Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album in 1965	Revival in 2002 (1 benefit performance)

71.	Mummenschanz	S	March 30, 1977	April 20, 1980	1,326	Broadway's longest-running special

72.	Oh! Calcutta!	R	June 17, 1969	August 12, 1972	1,314	Original production Revival in 1976 (5,959 performances)

73.	Billy Elliot the Musical	M	November 13, 2008	January 8, 2012	1,312	10 Tony Awards in 2009, including Best Musical 10 Drama Desk Awards in 2009, including Outstanding Musical

74.	School of Rock	M	December 6, 2015	January 20, 2019	1,309

75.	Movin' Out	D	October 24, 2002	December 11, 2005	1,303	2 Tony Awards in 2003 A Drama Desk Award in 2003

76.	Brighton Beach Memoirs	P	March 27, 1983	May 11, 1986	1,299	A Tony Award in 1983	Revival in 2009 (9 performances)

77.	Angel Street	P	December 5, 1941	December 30, 1944	1,295	Revivals in 1948 (14 performances) and 1975 (52 performances)

78.	Lightnin'	P	August 26, 1918	August 27, 1921	1,291	First ever production with 1000+ performances Revival in 1938 (54 performances)

79.	Promises, Promises	M	December 1, 1968	January 1, 1972	1,281	2 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 (289 performances)

80.	Waitress	M	April 24, 2016	1,257	A Drama Desk Award in 2016	Currently running at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre

81.	The King and I	M	March 29, 1951	March 20, 1954	1,246	5 Tony Awards in 1952, including Best Musical	Revivals in 1977 (695 performances), 1985 (191 performances), 1996 (780 performances), and 2015 (499 performances)

82.	Cactus Flower	P	December 8, 1965	November 23, 1968	1,234

83.	Sleuth	P	November 12, 1970	October 13, 1973	1,222	A Tony Award in 1971, Best Play

Torch Song Trilogy	P	June 10, 1982	May 19, 1985	1,222	2 Tony Awards in 1983, including Best Play 2 Drama Desk Awards in 1983, including Outstanding Play	Revival in 2018 (77 performances)

85.	1776	M	March 16, 1969	February 13, 1972	1,217	3 Tony Awards in 1969, including Best Musical 2 Drama Desk Awards in 1969	Revival in 1997 (333 performances)

86.	Equus	P	October 24, 1974	October 2, 1977	1,209	2 Tony Awards in 1975, including Best Play 4 Drama Desk Awards in 1975, including Outstanding Play	Revival in 2008 (156 performances)

87.	Sugar Babies	R	October 8, 1979	August 28, 1982	1,208

88.	Guys and Dolls	M	November 24, 1950	November 28, 1953	1,200	5 Tony Awards in 1951, including Best Musical	Revivals in 1955 (16 performances), 1965 (15 performances), 1976 (239 performances), 1992 (1,143 performances), and 2009 (121 performances)

89.	In the Heights	M	March 30, 2008	January 9, 2011	1,184	4 Tony Awards in 2008, including Best Musical Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album in 2009

90.	Amadeus	P	December 17, 1980	October 16, 1983	1,181	5 Tony Awards in 1981, including Best Play 3 Drama Desk Awards in 1981, including Outstanding Play	Revival in 1999 (173 performances)

91.	Once	M	March 18, 2012	January 4, 2015	1,168	8 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

92.	Cabaret	M	November 20, 1966	September 6, 1969	1,165	8 Tony Awards in 1967, including Best Musical Grammy Award for Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album in 1968	Revivals in 1987 (261 performances), 1998 (2,377 performances), and 2014 (388 performances)

Memphis	M	October 19, 2009	August 5, 2012	1,165	4 Tony Awards in 2010, including Best Musical 4 Drama Desk Awards in 2010, including Outstanding Musical

94.	Mister Roberts	P	February 18, 1948	January 6, 1951	1,157	5 Tony Awards in 1948, including Best Play

95.	Annie Get Your Gun	M	May 16, 1946	February 12, 1949	1,147	Revivals in 1966 (78 performances) and 1999 (1,045 performances) Oldest 1000+ original to be joined by 1000+ revival

96.	Guys and Dolls (1992 revival)	M	April 14, 1992	January 8, 1995	1,143	4 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 (1,200 performances) and revivals in 1955 (16 performances), 1965 (15 performances), 1976 (239 performances), and 2009 (121 performances)

97.	The Seven Year Itch	P	November 20, 1952	August 13, 1955	1,141	A Tony Award in 1953

98.	The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee	M	May 2, 2005	January 20, 2008	1,136	2 Tony Awards in 2005 3 Drama Desk Awards in 2005

99.	Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk	D	April 25, 1996	January 10, 1999	1,135	4 Tony Awards in 1996 2 Drama Desk Awards in 1996

100.	Butterflies Are Free	P	October 21, 1969	July 2, 1972	1,128	A Tony Award in 1970

101.	Pins and Needles	R	November 27, 1937	June 22, 1940	1,108

102.	Plaza Suite	P	February 14, 1968	October 3, 1970	1,097	A Tony Award in 1968

103.	Fosse	D	January 14, 1999	August 25, 2001	1,093	3 Tony Awards in 1999, including Best Musical A Drama Desk Award in 1999

104.	They're Playing Our Song	M	February 11, 1979	September 6, 1981	1,082

105.	Kiss Me, Kate	M	December 30, 1948	July 28, 1951	1,077	5 Tony Awards in 1949, including Best Musical	Revivals in 1952 (8 performances), 1999 (881 performances), and 2019 (53 performances, currently running at Studio 54) First show to win the Tony Award for Best Musical, among other Tony awards

106.	Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark	M	June 14, 2011	January 4, 2014	1,066	Most expensive production in Broadway history

107.	Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope	R	April 19, 1972	October 27, 1974	1,065	2 Drama Desk Awards in 1972 Grammy Award for Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album in 1973

108.	The Pajama Game	M	May 13, 1954	November 24, 1956	1,063	3 Tony Awards in 1955, including Best Musical	Revivals in 1973 (65 performances) and 2006 (129 performances)

109.	Shenandoah	M	January 7, 1975	August 7, 1977	1,050	2 Tony Awards in 1975 2 Drama Desk Awards in 1975	Revival in 1989 (32 performances)

110.	Annie Get Your Gun (1999 revival)	M	March 4, 1999	September 1, 2001	1,045	2 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 (1,147 performances) and revival in 1966 (78 performances)

111.	The Teahouse of the August Moon	P	October 15, 1953	March 24, 1956	1,027	3 Tony Awards in 1954, including Best Play Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1954

112.	Les Misérables (2014 revival)	M	March 23, 2014	September 4, 2016	1,024	Revival Original production in 1987 (6,680 performances) and revival in 2006 (463 performances)

113.	Damn Yankees	M	May 5, 1955	October 12, 1957	1,019	7 Tony Awards in 1956, including Best Musical	Revival in 1994 (533 performances)

114.	Grand Hotel	M	November 12, 1989	April 25, 1992	1,017	5 Tony Awards in 1990 5 Drama Desk Awards in 1990

115.	Contact	D	March 30, 2000	September 1, 2002	1,010	4 Tony Awards in 2000, including Best Musical 4 Drama Desk Awards in 2000, including Outstanding Musical

116.	Never Too Late	P	November 27, 1962	April 24, 1965	1,007

117.	Beatlemania	M	May 31, 1977	October 17, 1979	1,006

118.	Big River	M	April 25, 1985	September 20, 1987	1,005	7 Tony Awards in 1985, including Best Musical 7 Drama Desk Awards in 1985	Revival in 2003 (67 performances)

119.	Newsies	M	March 29, 2012	August 24, 2014	1,004	2 Tony Awards in 2012 2 Drama Desk Awards in 2012

120.	Dear Evan Hansen	M	December 4, 2016	1,001	6 Tony Awards in 2017, including Best Musical Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album in 2018	Currently running at the Music Box Theatre

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The 1939 Broadway production ran for over seven years to become the longest-running play on Broadway.

final_sentence: The 1939 Broadway production ran for over seven years to become the longest-running play on Broadway.