Phantom of the Opera and # 2 is Cats i have a list of longest Broadway runs from 1-10 that i found on
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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.
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The Phantom of the Opera. 1988-today!
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.
the opera
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.
it is perfect crime
The Phantom of the Opera is still currently running at the Majestic Theatre, but it has about played about 9219 shows, and had opened on January 26, 1988. As of 2010, it has been running for 22 years.
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
The Phantom of the Opera. 1988-today!
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
With 2,534 wonderful performances, Avenue Q ranks 22nd on the list of the longest running shows. The show ended its Broadway run on September 13, 2009
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.
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 Broadway musical version of The Lion King premiered in Minneapolis, MN in 1997. It opened on Broadway in NY in 2006, and it's still running today. If you count the touring show that premiered in '97, the show has been running for over 15 years, and is the 7th longest-running Broadway show in history!