List of the longest-running Broadway shows

Eleven 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, Hamilton, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Hadestown, Moulin Rouge!, Six, and MJ the Musical.

Unless otherwise noted, the run count listed is for the original Broadway production of the show.

The longest running off-Broadway musical to date is The Fantasticks, which starred Jerry Orbach.

When it closed on January 13, 2002, it had run for 42 years and 17,162 performances, making it the world's longest-running musical.

The current longest-running musical on Broadway is The Phantom of the Opera, which opened in 1988 and played its final performance in 2023.

The Phantom of the Opera ran at the Majestic Theatre on Broadway from 1988 to 2023.
The Black Crook , which ran from 1866 to 1868, was the first Broadway show to run for over one year. [ 127 ]