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This is a list of Broadway shows with 1,000 or more performances, sorted by number of performances. Twelve shows currently running on Broadway have at least 1,000 performances: the 1996 revival of Chicago, The Lion King, Wicked, The Book of Mormon, Aladdin, Hamilton, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Hadestown, Moulin Rouge!, Six, MJ the Musical, and & Juliet.
| Rank | Title | Type | Performances | Opening date | Closing date | Awards | Additional information |
| 1 | The Phantom of the Opera | M | 13,981 | January 26, 1988 | April 16, 2023 | 7 Tony Awards in 1988, including Best Musical 7 Drama Desk Awards in 1988 | Broadway's longest-running show and musical First ever Broadway production with total performances to achieve each additional 1,000 performance increment from 8,000+ through 13,000+ |
| 2 | Chicago (1996 revival) | M | 11,441 | November 14, 1996 | 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 (venue since 2003) Broadway's longest running current show and musical Broadway's longest running revival Original production in 1975 (936 performances) Longest running show to have premiered on Broadway Broadway's longest running American show | |
| 3 | The Lion King | M | 11,065 | November 13, 1997 | 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 (venue since 2006) Longest running Disney Theatrical Productions show Highest-grossing Broadway show in history Longest-running Broadway show directed by a woman (Julie Taymor) | |
| 4 | Wicked | M | 8,602 | October 30, 2003 | 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 (venue since opening) | |
| 5 | Cats | M | 7,485 | October 7, 1982 | September 10, 2000 | 7 Tony Awards in 1983, including Best Musical 3 Drama Desk Awards in 1983 Grammy Award for Best Cast Show Album in 1984 | First ever Broadway production with 7,000+ performances Revival in 2016 (593 performances) |
| 6 | Les Misérables | M | 6,680 | March 12, 1987 | May 18, 2003 | 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 and 1991 | Revivals in 2006 (463 performances) and 2014 (1,024 performances) |
| 7 | A Chorus Line | M | 6,137 | July 25, 1975 | April 28, 1990 | 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 | First ever Broadway production with 4,000, 5,000 and 6,000+ performances Revival in 2006 (759 performances) |
| 8 | Oh! Calcutta! (1976 revival) | R | 5,959 | September 24, 1976 | August 6, 1989 | 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 | 5,758 | October 18, 2001 | September 12, 2015 | Longest running "jukebox musical" on Broadway Revival in 2025 (132 performances, currently running at the Winter Garden Theatre) | |
| 10 | Beauty and the Beast | M | 5,461 | April 18, 1994 | July 29, 2007 | A Tony Award in 1994 | |
| 11 | The Book of Mormon | M | 5,455 | March 24, 2011 | 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 (venue since opening) | |
| 12 | Rent | M | 5,123 | April 29, 1996 | September 7, 2008 | 4 Tony Awards in 1996, including Best Musical 6 Drama Desk Awards in 1996, including Outstanding Musical Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1996 | |
| 13 | Jersey Boys | M | 4,642 | November 6, 2005 | January 15, 2017 | 4 Tony Awards in 2006, including Best Musical 2 Drama Desk Awards in 2006 Grammy Award for Best Theatre Show Album in 2006 | |
| 14 | Aladdin | M | 4,229 | March 20, 2014 | A Tony Award in 2014 A Drama Desk Award in 2014 | Currently running at the New Amsterdam Theatre (venue since opening) | |
| 15 | Miss Saigon | M | 4,092 | April 11, 1991 | January 28, 2001 | 3 Tony Awards in 1991 4 Drama Desk Awards in 1991 | Revival in 2017 (340 performances) |
| 16 | Hamilton | M | 3,669 | August 6, 2015 | 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 (venue since opening) Most Tony Award nominations for a production (16) | |
| 17 | 42nd Street | M | 3,486 | August 25, 1980 | January 8, 1989 | 2 Tony Awards in 1981, including Best Musical 2 Drama Desk Awards in 1981 | Revival in 2001 (1,524 performances) |
| 18 | Grease | M | 3,388 | February 14, 1972 | April 13, 1980 | 2 Drama Desk Awards in 1972 | Revivals in 1994 (1,505 performances) and 2007 (554 performances) |
| 19 | Fiddler on the Roof | M | 3,242 | September 22, 1964 | July 2, 1972 | 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) |
| 20 | Life with Father | P | 3,224 | November 8, 1939 | July 12, 1947 | Broadway's longest-running straight play | |
| 21 | Tobacco Road | P | 3,182 | December 4, 1933 | May 31, 1941 | First ever Broadway production with 3,000+ performances Revivals in 1942 (34 performances), 1943 (66 performances), and 1950 (7 performances) | |
| 22 | Hello, Dolly! | M | 2,844 | January 16, 1964 | December 27, 1970 | 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) |
| 23 | My Fair Lady | M | 2,717 | March 15, 1956 | September 29, 1962 | 6 Tony Awards in 1957, including Best Musical | Revivals in 1976 (377 performances), 1981 (120 performances), 1993 (165 performances), and 2018 (509 performances) |
| 24 | Hairspray | M | 2,642 | August 15, 2002 | January 4, 2009 | 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 | |
| 25 | Mary Poppins | M | 2,619 | November 16, 2006 | March 3, 2013 | A Tony Award in 2007 2 Drama Desk Awards in 2007 | |
| 26 | Avenue Q | M | 2,534 | July 31, 2003 | September 13, 2009 | 3 Tony Awards in 2004, including Best Musical | Original production moved Off-Broadway to New World Stages and ran for an additional 4,035 performances, closing May 26, 2019. |
| 27 | Kinky Boots | M | 2,505 | April 4, 2013 | April 7, 2019 | 6 Tony Awards in 2013, including Best Musical A Drama Desk Award in 2013 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album in 2014 | |
| 28 | The Producers | M | 2,502 | April 19, 2001 | April 22, 2007 | 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 | Currently holds the record of Broadway production with the most Tony Award wins, winning 12. |
| 29 | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child | P | 2,439 | April 22, 2018 | 6 Tony Awards in 2018, including Best Play 5 Drama Desk Awards in 2018 | Currently running at the Lyric Theatre (venue since opening) | |
| 30 | Beautiful: The Carole King Musical | M | 2,416 | January 12, 2014 | October 27, 2019 | 2 Tony Awards in 2014 3 Drama Desk Awards in 2014 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album in 2015 | |
| 31 | Annie | M | 2,377 | April 21, 1977 | January 2, 1983 | 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 | 2,377 | March 19, 1998 | January 4, 2004 | 4 Tony Awards in 1998, including Best Revival of a Musical 3 Drama Desk Awards in 1998, including Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Original production in 1966 (1,165 performances) and revivals in 1987 (261 performances), 2014 (388 performances), and 2024 (592 performances) | |
| 33 | Man of La Mancha | M | 2,328 | November 22, 1965 | June 26, 1971 | 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 | 2,328 | April 7, 2009 | January 18, 2015 | |||
| 35 | Abie's Irish Rose | P | 2,327 | May 23, 1922 | October 1, 1927 | First ever Broadway production with 2,000+ performances Revivals in 1937 (46 performances) and 1954 (20 performances) | |
| 36 | Oklahoma! | M | 2,212 | March 31, 1943 | May 29, 1948 | 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 (328 performances) |
| 37 | Hadestown | M | 2,140 | April 17, 2019 | 8 Tony Awards in 2019, including Best Musical 4 Drama Desk Awards in 2019 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album in 2020 | Currently running at the Walter Kerr Theatre (venue since opening) | |
| 38 | Smokey Joe's Cafe | R | 2,036 | March 2, 1995 | January 16, 2000 | Broadway's longest running original music revue. The longest running musical revue, Oh! Calcutta!, was a revival. | |
| 39 | Moulin Rouge! | M | 1,993 | July 25, 2019 | 10 Tony Awards in 2020, including Best Musical 5 Drama Desk Awards in 2020 | Currently running at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre (venue since opening) | |
| 40 | Pippin | M | 1,944 | October 23, 1972 | June 12, 1977 | 5 Tony Awards in 1973 5 Drama Desk Awards in 1973 | Revival in 2013 (709 performances) |
| 41 | South Pacific | M | 1,925 | April 7, 1949 | January 16, 1954 | 10 Tony Awards in 1950, including Best Musical Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1950 | Revivals in 1955 (15 performances) and 2008 (996 performances) Held the record of Broadway production with the most Tony Award wins for 51 years with 10 wins, until it was surpassed by The Producers, which won 12. |
| 42 | The Magic Show | M | 1,920 | May 28, 1974 | December 31, 1978 | ||
| 43 | Aida | M | 1,852 | March 23, 2000 | September 5, 2004 | 4 Tony Awards in 2000 A Drama Desk Award in 2000 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album in 2001 | |
| 44 | Gemini | P | 1,819 | May 21, 1977 | September 6, 1981 | ||
| 45 | Deathtrap | P | 1,793 | February 26, 1978 | June 13, 1982 | ||
| 46 | Harvey | P | 1,775 | November 1, 1944 | January 15, 1949 | Revival in 1970 (79 performances) and 2012 (62 performances) | |
| 47 | Dancin' | D | 1,774 | March 27, 1978 | June 27, 1982 | 2 Tony Awards in 1978 2 Drama Desk Awards in 1978 | Revival in 2023 (65 performances) Broadway's longest-running dance musical |
| 48 | La Cage aux Folles | M | 1,761 | August 21, 1983 | November 15, 1987 | 6 Tony Awards in 1984, including Best Musical 3 Drama Desk Awards in 1984 | Revivals in 2004 (229 performances) and 2010 (433 performances) |
| 49 | Hair | M | 1,750 | April 29, 1968 | July 1, 1972 | 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) |
| Took lead | Title | Type | Openingdate | Closingdate | Performances | Comments/Notes |
| 2006-01-09January 9, 2006 | The Phantom of the Opera | M | 1988-01-26January 26, 1988 | 2023-04-16April 16, 2023 | 13,981 | 7 Tony Awards in 1988, including Best Musical 7 Drama Desk Awards in 1988 Broadway's longest-running show and musical |
| 1997-06-19June 19, 1997 | Cats | M | 1982-10-07October 7, 1982 | 2000-09-09September 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) |
| 1983-09-29September 29, 1983 | A Chorus Line | M | 1975-07-25July 25, 1975 | 1990-04-28April 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) |
| 1979-12-08December 8, 1979 | Grease | M | 1972-02-14February 14, 1972 | 1980-04-13April 13, 1980 | 3,388 | 2 Drama Desk Awards in 1972 Revivals in 1994 (1,505 performances) and 2007 (554 performances) |
| 1972-06-17June 17, 1972 | Fiddler on the Roof | M | 1964-09-22September 22, 1964 | 1972-07-02July 2, 1972 | 3,242 | Became longest running musical in July 1971, at 2,845 performances passing 2,844 mark of Hello Dolly!. 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) |
| 1947-06-14June 14, 1947 | Life with Father | P | 1939-11-08November 8, 1939 | 1947-07-12July 12, 1947 | 3,224 | Broadway's longest-running straight play. Started at Empire Theatre, moved to the Bijou Theatre in 1945, and finished up its run in 1947 at the Alvin Theatre. |
| 1939-06-01June 1939 | Tobacco Road | P | 1933-12-04December 4, 1933 | 1941-05-31May 31, 1941 | 3,182 | Revivals in 1942 (34 performances), 1943 (66 performances), and 1950 (7 performances) |
| 1925-05-23May 23, 1925 | Abie's Irish Rose | P | 1923-05-23May 23, 1923 | 1927-10-1October 1, 1927 | 2,327 | Revivals in 1937 (46 performances) and 1954 (20 performances) |
| 1920-03-17March 17, 1920 | Lightnin' | P | 1918-08-26August 26, 1918 | 1921-08-27August 27, 1921 | 1,291 | Revival in 1938 (54 performances) |
| 1893-06-22June 22, 1893 | A Trip to Chinatown | M | 1891-11-09November 9, 1891 | 1893-08-07August 7, 1893 | 657 | |
| 1885-12-01December 1885 | Adonis | M | 1884-09-04September 4, 1884 | 1886-04-17April 17, 1886 | 603 | |
| 1881-05-01May 1881 | Hazel Kirke | P | 1880-02-04February 4, 1880 | 1881-05-31May 31, 1881 | 486 | 250th performance programme claimed play had exceeded number of consecutive performances of any "similar play" in the country on its 238th performance, which is no doubt a reference to Pique (1875) which ran for 237 performances. |
| 1885-12-01March 1868 | Humpty Dumpty | M | 1868-03-10March 10, 1868 | 1869-05-15May 15, 1869 | 483 | Revival in 1871-1872 (333 performances) |
| 1867-08-05August 5, 1867 | The Black Crook | M | 1866-09-12September 12, 1866 | 1868-01-04January 4, 1868 | 474 | First Broadway show to run for over one year. In terms of a "musical", The Seven Sisters (1860–61, 253 perf.), was probably the longest running show closest to a "musical" prior to this. |
| 1853-10-011853 | Uncle Tom's Cabin (Aiken version) | P | 1853-08-23August 8, 1853 | 1854-05-13May 13, 1854 | 325 | Has generally been classified as a play, though some arguments have been made that it was a musical. Played at the National Theatre. |
| 1850-01-011850 | The Drunkard | P | 1850-01-011850 | 1850-10-07October 7, 1850? | 100 | As of October 7, 1850, it hit 100 consecutive performances in New York, the first play to do so. At Barnum's American Museum. It debuted in 1844 outside New York at the Boston Museum. |
| 1844-09-24September 24, 1844 | Putnam, the Iron Son of '76 | P | 1844-08-05August 5, 1844 | 1844-11-02November 2, 1844 | 78 | At the Bowery Theatre. If Mazeppa ran 43 nights in 1833 and was previous record, Putnam became most performed on its 44th performance on September 24, 1844. |
| 1833-08-091833 | Mazeppa, Or, The Wild Horse of Ukraine | P | 1833-06-22July 22, 1833 | 1833-09-09September 9, 1833 | 43 | At the Bowery Theatre with George Gale as Mazeppa. |
| 1831-01-281831 | The Elephant of Siam and the Fire Fiend by Samuel Beazley | P | 1831-01-10January 10, 1831 | 1831? | 18 | At the Bowery Theatre, the first season under Thomas S. Hamblin, who embraced melodramas which might support longer runs. The Elephant of Siam featured the elephant Mademoiselle D'Jeck, who of course needed to be used while available. The Water Witch, an adaption of a James Fenimore Cooper novel by Charles W. Taylor, which debuted on March 10, 1831, at the Bowery, also played for 18 performances. |