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The 1996 Broadway production holds the record as the longest-running musical revival and the longest-running American musical in Broadway history. It is the second longest-running show ever to run on Broadway, behind only The Phantom of the Opera. Chicago surpassed Cats on November 23, 2014, when it played its 7,486th performance.
The Phantom of the Opera ran at the Majestic Theatre on Broadway from 1988 to 2023. This is a list of Broadway shows with 1,000 or more performances, sorted by number of performances. Ten shows currently running on Broadway have at least 1,000 performances: the 1996 revival of Chicago, The Lion King, Wicked, The Book of Mormon, Aladdin ...
RankTitleTypePerformances1M13,981 [1]2Chicago (1996 revival)M10,801 [2]3M10,421 [3]4M7,960 [4]Apr 17, 2023 · Yesterday, The Phantom of the Opera ended its 35-Year Run on Broadway, making Chicago the longest running show now playing on Broadway. Having played 10,338 performances, Chicago is the...
Apr 9, 2024 · Chicago (1996 Revival) (Still running, 10,681 performances as of February 11, 2024) Opened: November 14, 1996. For its original run in 1975, Chicago was admired, enjoyed a healthy run of
Nov 10, 2021 · By Juan A. Ramírez. Nov. 10, 2021. When “Chicago” had its debut in 1975 no one expected it to become the longest-running American musical in Broadway history. The reviews were mixed. Walter...
Nov 17, 2013 · Michael Barnes. mbarnes@statesman.com. 0:03. 1:03. It wasn’t supposed to work out this way. The current revival of “Chicago,” unlike the underdog original version of the 1975 Broadway season,...
Nov 16, 2021 · Reaching the quarter-century mark on Broadway — and seeing Chicago become the longest-running American musical in history — “is one of the biggest surprises of my life,” says Walter Bobbie, a Tony Award winner for his direction of the production.