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The longest running musical is The Phantom of the Opera.
Currently running at the Majestic Theatre
7 Tony Awards in 1988, including Best Musical
7 Drama Desk Awards in 1988
Broadway's longest-running show and musical
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_longest-running_Broadway_shows
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoThe Mousetrap, written by Agatha Christie
It is performed at the St Martin's Theatre in the West End.
Mousetrap is well known for it's twist at the end which the audience is asked not to reveal.
Here are some key dates for the show (found on Wikipedia)
- 22 April 1955 - 1,000th performance
- 13 September 1957 - Longest-ever run of a "straight" play in the West End
- 12 April 1958 - Longest-ever run of a show in the West End with 2239 performances
- 9 December 1964 - 5,000th performance
- 17 December 1976 - 10,000th performance
- 16 December 2000 - 20,000th performance
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∙ 10y agoThe longest running show in the West End is a play by Agatha Christie called The Mousetrap which opened in 25th November 1952 and is still open today. It has over 25,000 performances.
The second longest, and longest running musical, is Les Miserables which opened in 8th October 1985 and is still open today with over 11,500 performances.
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∙ 11y agoThe Mousetrap, by Agatha Christie at the St Martins Theatre, West end. It has been running since 1952 with over 24,500 performances so far.
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∙ 6y agoThe Phantom of the Opera.
It opened January 26th 1988 & is still running w/ well over twelve thousand performances.
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∙ 12y agoThe show in Walt Disney World called Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress is the longest running stage show in the history of American theatre. In general, I don't have a clue.
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The longest running musical is The Phantom of the Opera.Currently running at the Majestic Theatre7 Tony Awards in 1988, including Best Musical7 Drama Desk Awards in 1988Broadway's longest-running show and musicalReference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_longest-running_Broadway_shows
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