Longest-Running Broadway Shows of All Time

Broadway's most-performed productions by total number of performances. The Phantom of the Opera leads with 13,981 shows before closing in 2023. Chicago, The Lion King, Wicked and The Book of Mormon remain in active runs and continue to clim...

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Longest-Running Broadway Shows of All Time
Broadway's most-performed productions by total number of performances. The Phantom of the Opera leads with 13,981 shows before closing in 2023. Chicago, The Lion King, Wicked and The Book of Mormon remain in active runs and continue to climb.
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The Phantom of the Opera (13,981) still leads the all-time list even after closing in 2023, holding a roughly 2,300-performance cushion over the currently running Chicago revival (11,680) and The Lion King (11,305). Those two are the only other productions past 11,000 and, still active, may eventually challenge Phantom. A clear tier break drops to Wicked (8,843) and then Cats (7,485), after which the field settles below 7,000. Musicals overwhelmingly dominate - nine of the ten are sung-through or score-driven shows - and four titles remain open, meaning this ranking is still being rewritten performance by performance every week.

Source:  Wikipedia - List of the Longest-Running Broadway Shows

Key Findings

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The Phantom of the Opera leads with 13,981 in All Time.
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Average value in All Time: 8,350  ·  median: 7,083.
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Gap in All Time: The Phantom of the Opera is 2.5× larger than The Book of Mormon.

Longest-Running Broadway Shows of All Time

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Data Insights

Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart

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Data Points
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Top Value
13,981
The Phantom of the Opera
Total Performances · All Time
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All Time
Single year snapshot

Category Rankings

Total Performances · All Time

# Category All Time
🥇 The Phantom of the Opera 13,981
🥈 Chicago (1996 revival) 11,680
🥉 The Lion King 11,305
4 Wicked 8,843
5 Cats 7,485
6 Les Misérables 6,680
7 A Chorus Line 6,137
8 Oh! Calcutta! (1976 revival) 5,959
9 Mamma Mia! 5,758
10 The Book of Mormon 5,667
Statistical Summary — Total Performances · All Time
13,981
Maximum
5,667
Minimum
8,350
Average
7,083
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What This Data Shows

Auto-generated trend summaries per category

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The Phantom of the Opera
Recorded 13,981 Total Performances in All Time.
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Chicago (1996 revival)
Recorded 11,680 Total Performances in All Time.
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The Lion King
Recorded 11,305 Total Performances in All Time.
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Wicked
Recorded 8,843 Total Performances in All Time.
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Cats
Recorded 7,485 Total Performances in All Time.
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Les Misérables
Recorded 6,680 Total Performances in All Time.
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A Chorus Line
Recorded 6,137 Total Performances in All Time.
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Oh! Calcutta! (1976 revival)
Recorded 5,959 Total Performances in All Time.
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Mamma Mia!
Recorded 5,758 Total Performances in All Time.
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The Book of Mormon
Recorded 5,667 Total Performances in All Time.
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Full Data Table

10 records across 1 year

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Category Metric All Time Source
The Phantom of the Opera Total Performances 13,981
Chicago (1996 revival) Total Performances 11,680
The Lion King Total Performances 11,305
Wicked Total Performances 8,843
Cats Total Performances 7,485
Les Misérables Total Performances 6,680
A Chorus Line Total Performances 6,137
Oh! Calcutta! (1976 revival) Total Performances 5,959
Mamma Mia! Total Performances 5,758
The Book of Mormon Total Performances 5,667

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