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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 believe
I 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.
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What is the longest running Broadway play and how many performances were there?
The longest running play on Broadway was called Life with a Father. It closed in 1947 with a total of 3,224 performances.
What Broadway play started in 1952 in the us and is still running on Broadway?
"Our Town" by Thornton Wilder.
How long did the Broadway play Cats stay on Broadway?
CATS is not a play, it is a musical. The first production of CATS opened in the West End in 1981 and a year later in Broadway. The London production ran for 21 years, ending in 2002 whilst the Broadway production ran for 18 years and closed in 2000.
What is the longest running Shakespeare play on Broadway?
Longest Shakespeare PlayHamlet is the longest play in Shakespeare. When the lines from the various versions are cobbled together into one play, it runs for about four hours (see Ken Branagh's "uncut" version to see what that looks like)
What is the difference between a Broadway show and a Broadway play?
A broadway show i made up and new and a broadway play i a play of something like Annie or High School Musical.
What is the longest running Broadway play and how many performances were there?
The longest running play on Broadway was called Life with a Father. It closed in 1947 with a total of 3,224 performances.
What was the longest running show on Broadway in Chicago in the 1980s?
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.
What Broadway play started in 1952 in the us and is still running on Broadway?
"Our Town" by Thornton Wilder.
What is the longest running play in roadway?
If you mean Broadway (which I think you do) it's The Phantom of the Opera, The Lion King is at a close second
What is the largest running play in Broadway?
CATS
The largest running play in Broadway?
The Phantom Of The Opera.
What is the Largest running role-play in Broadway?
Les Misarable
What is the longest running play in the world?
"The Mousetrap" by Agatha Christie is recognized as the longest running play in the world. It premiered in London's West End in 1952 and has been running continuously ever since.
Frank Capra had to delay the release of what Cary Grant film by three years because the Joseph Kesselring play was still running on Broadway?
Arsenic and Old Lace
How long did the Broadway play Cats stay on Broadway?
CATS is not a play, it is a musical. The first production of CATS opened in the West End in 1981 and a year later in Broadway. The London production ran for 21 years, ending in 2002 whilst the Broadway production ran for 18 years and closed in 2000.
How long did the Broadway play Chicago run in new york?
The revival opened in November, 1996 and as of December 22, 2010 was still running with 5,854 performances up to that date.
What is the longest-running play at the Charlottetown festival in pei?
Anne of Green Gables
