The answer is two (2): A Chorus Line and Rent.
The longest running play on Broadway was called Life with a Father. It closed in 1947 with a total of 3,224 performances.
Phantom of the Opera.
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The longest running show on Broadway is Phantom of the Opera. It has been running since January 26, 1988. It celebrated its 10,000th performance on February 11, 2012.
Phantom of the Opera, it is the longest running show in the history of Broadway and is still running! For tickets go to: www.ticketmaster.com
Phantom of the Opera
Broadway shows are shown in New York, not Chicago. While Chicago is the name of a musical, there is no place to see a Broadway play in Chicago. However, the longest running play is A Chorus line which ran from 1975 until 1990.
The Phantom of the Opera is the longest running show on Broadway, with nearly 9,000 consecutive shows to date; and still going.The nearest contender was Cats which had nearly 7,500 shows in total.
Broadway Beat - 1990 Pajama Game Meet and Greet Phantom of the Opera Becomes the Longest Running Broadway Show in History was released on: USA: 16 January 2006
Les Miserables is the longest running musical in the West End. It opened on the 8th October 1985 and is still on today with over 11,500 performances.
The longest running Broadway show in the U.S. is The Phantom of the Opera (which is still playing on Broadway today!)The 2nd longest show is Cats (Which left the Broadway stage on Sept 10, 2000 I believeI think that The Fantasticks is the longest running show in American history. It closed in 2002 after a 42-year run (more than twice as long as Cats). It is also credited with being the longest running musical in the world.Actually the longest running play in the USA is "The Lost Colony" which has been running I believe since the late 1930's in Manteo NC...about the Sir Walter Raleigh colony that disappeared with only the engraved word "Croatan" on a tree remaining.
Scream. No, it was the Fantasticks. I've seen it off Broadway at least 4 times.Very powerful stuff.