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The longest running off-Broadway musical to date is The Fantasticks, which starred Jerry Orbach. When it closed on January 13, 2002, it had run for 42 years and 17,162 performances, making it the world's longest-running musical.
Look at the 10 musicals that had the longest runs on Broadway and examine some of the history behind them and their historic milestones.
The list includes all Broadway shows that have run 1,000 or more performances as of November 4, 2024. All totals are for the original Broadway run, except where otherwise noted.
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.
The Longest-Running Broadway Shows of All-Time: 1. The Phantom of the Opera. Total Shows: 13981. Opened: January 26, 1988 at the Majestic Theatre. After over three decades of Broadway...
We’ll talk about the shows, the stars, the creators, and some knockout numbers. We’ll also deconstruct the legacies of the seven longest-running Broadway shows and what made them special enough to draw crowds in the millions for decades on end.
Many of the titles on the list of the longest-running Broadway shows below might be familiar from Times Square billboards, your parents' tape deck, or your own collection of original cast recordings. Here are some fun facts and history behind the 20 longest-running Broadway shows of all time.
The Phantom of the Opera was the longest running show in Broadway history, and celebrated its 10,000th performance on 11 February 2012, becoming the first Broadway production in history to do so. [3] It is the second longest-running West End musical, after Les Misérables, and the third longest-running West End show overall, after The Mousetrap.
Among the realm of such Broadway legends is Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, which reigns supreme as the longest-running musical in Broadway’s illustrious history. With an impressive 13,981 performances at The Majestic Theatre, the Phantom held sway until its final bow in April 2023.
From Phantom of the Opera to Oklahoma! , flip through the 31 longest Broadway runs to date.