Close Up Fun: Longest Running Musical In Broadway History

Nothing on broadway even comes close to its. This is a list of shows that have held the record for being the longest running show including straight plays and musicals on broadway since 1853.

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This is a selected list of the longest running musical theatre productions in history divided into two sections.

Longest running musical in broadway history. An updated west end revival of cats ran from december 2014 through april 2015 then again from october 2015 through january 2016. Nine currently running shows have at least 1000 performances. The musical won seven tony awards including best musical.

13 in 2002 it ended a run of 42 years and 17162 performances making it the worlds longest running musical. When it closed on this day jan. The first section lists all broadway and west end productions of musicals that have exceeded 2500 performances in order of greatest number of performances in either market.

The second section lists in alphabetical order musicals that have broken historical long run records for. M denotes a musical p denotes a straight play r denotes a revue d denotes a dance musical and s denotes a special casean asterisk indicates an announced closing date for a currently running show. Several of the longest running shows are still playing today.

The longest running show in broadway history officially opened on january 26 1988 and is still playing at the majestic the andrew lloyd webber musical won 7 1988 tony awards including best musical. With such a rich and storied history broadway stages have showcased many long running shows over the years. Cats opened in the west end in 1981 and closed 21 years later in 2002 making it londons longest running musical until les miserables overtook it in 2006.

Broadway lovers worldwide often wonder what are the longest running broadway shows. This is a list of the longest running shows on broadway with 1000 or more performances. Angels of music are certain to be singing for years to come.

The phantom of the opera chicago the lion king wicked the book of mormon aladdin hamilton dear evan hansen and come from away. Unless otherwise stated the number of performances listed is for the original west end production of the show. Still it was the 1976 revival of this musical that put it on the list of longest running broadway shows with 5959 shows before closing.

There is really no plot rather a series of short musical sketches that highlight sexual freedom and hang ups. A few probable longest running plays prior to 1853 are also listed. Check out whats playing on broadway and get tickets to some of the longest running broadway shows.

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