The Phantom of the Opera, currently playing at the Majestic Theater, is the longest-running show on Broadway, but do you which shows hold the records for the longest run in each Broadway house?
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What 41 Shows Ran the Longest in Each Broadway Theatre?
What 41 Shows Ran the Longest in Each Broadway Theatre?
See what shows hold the house record for longest run in each Broadway house.
41 PHOTOS
Al Hirschfeld Theatre: Kinky Boots (2,074 performances as of March 25, 2018)
Matthew Murphy
Chicago at the Ambassador Theatre
Marc J. Franklin
American Airlines Theatre: The Royal Family (December 28, 1927—October 20, 1928: 345 performances)
August Wilson Theatre: Jersey Boys (October 4, 2005—January 15, 2017: 4,642 performances)
Joan Marcus
Belasco Theatre: Dead End (October 28, 1935—June 12, 1937: 687 performances)
Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre: Grease (November 21, 1972—January 27, 1980: approx. 3,000 performances)
Booth Theatre: Butterflies Are Free (October 21, 1969—July 2, 1972: 1,128 performances)
Broadhurst Theatre: Amadeus (December 11, 1980—October 16, 1983: 1,181 performances)
Broadway Theatre: Miss Saigon (March 23, 1991—January 28, 2001: 4,092 performances)
Michael Le Poer Trench/Joan Marcus
Brooks Atkinson Theatre: Same Time, Next Year (March 15, 1975—May 16, 1978: approx.. 1,328 performances)
Circle in the Square Theatre: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (April 15, 2005—January 20, 2008: 1,136 performances)
Cort Theatre: The Magic Show (May 16, 1974—December 31, 1978: 1,920 performances)
Ethel Barrymore Theatre: I Love My Wife (April 13, 1977—May 20, 1979: 857 performances)
Eugene O’Neill Theatre: The Book of Mormon (2,930 performances as of March 25, 2018)
Joan Marcus
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre: Jekyll & Hyde (March 21, 1997—January 7, 2001: 1,543 performances)
Gershwin Theatre: Wicked (6,012 performances as of March 25, 2018)
Joan Marcus
Helen Hayes Theatre: Gemini (May 21, 1977—September 6, 1981: 1,819 performances)
Photo by Ken Howard
Hudson Theatre: State of the Union (November 14, 1945—September 13, 1947: 765 performances)
Imperial Theatre: Les Misérables (October 17, 1990—May 18, 2003: approx. 5,256 performances)
John Golden Theatre: Avenue Q (July 10, 2003—September 13, 2009: 2,534 performances)
Carol Rosegg
Longacre Theatre: Children of a Lesser God (March 22, 1980—May 16, 1982: 887 performances)
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre: Beauty and the Beast (November 12, 1999—July 29, 2007: approx. 3,265 performances)
Joan Marcus/Walt Disney Theatrical Productions
Lyceum Theatre: Born Yesterday (February 4, 1946—November 6, 1948: approx. 1,152 performances)
Lyric Theatre: 42nd Street (May 2, 2001—January 2, 2005: 1,524 performances)
Majestic Theatre: The Phantom of the Opera (12,550 performances as of March 25, 2018)
Marquis Theatre: Me and My Girl (August 1, 1986—December 31, 1989: 1,420 performances)
Minskoff Theatre: The Lion King (4,834 performances as of January 14, 2018)
Joan Marcus
Music Box Theatre: Deathtrap (February 26, 1978—January 5, 1982: approx. 1,610 performances)
Nederlander Theatre: Rent (April 16, 1996—September 7, 2008: 5,123 performances)
Photo by Joan Marcus
Neil Simon Theatre: Hairspray (July 18, 2002—January 4, 2009: 2,642 performances)
New Amsterdam Theatre: The Lion King (November 13, 1997—June 4, 2006: 3,563 performances)
Joan Marcus
Palace Theatre: Beauty and the Beast (April 18, 1994—September 5, 1999: approx. 2,196 performances)
Joan Marcus
Richard Rodgers Theatre: The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (June 19, 1978—March 27, 1982: 1,584 performances)
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre: Hair (April 29, 1968—July 1, 1972: 1,750 performances)
Shubert Theatre: A Chorus Line (July 25, 1975—April 28, 1990: 6,137 performances)
Stephen Sondheim Theatre: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (1,752 performances as of March 25, 2018)
St. James Theatre: Hello, Dolly! (January 15, 1964—December 27, 1970: 2,844 performances)
Studio 54: Cabaret (November 12, 1998—January 4, 2004: 2,144 performances)
Vivian Beaumont Theatre: Contact (March 2, 2000—September 1, 2002: 1,010 performances)
Walter Kerr Theatre: Proof (October 24, 2000—January 5, 2003: 917 performances)
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Winter Garden Theatre: Cats (September 23, 1982—September 10, 2000: 7,485 performances)