List of Broadway shows that have held title of longest-running show

This is a list of shows that have held the title of being the longest running show (including straight plays and musicals) on Broadway since 1853. A few probable longest-running plays prior to 1853 are also listed.

Currently, the longest running play of all time on Broadway is The Phantom of the Opera; it obtained that status on January 9, 2006.

Not included below is the 1976 revival of the revue Oh! Calcutta!, which briefly overtook A Chorus Line as the Broadway show which had played the most performances, even though A Chorus Line had opened more than a year earlier and was still playing. Oh! Calcutta! achieved this distinction by playing more than the standard eight performances per week.A Chorus Line retook the record for most performances after Oh! Calcutta! closed.

M denotes a musical and P denotes a straight play.

9 Tony Awards in 1965, including Best Musical
A Special Tony Award in 1972 for becoming Broadway's longest-running musical
Revivals in 1976 (167 performances), 1981 (53 performances), 1990, (241 performances), 2004 (781 performances), and 2015 (currently running)

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