A Chorus Line

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Not quite the format for a long-running smash, perhaps, but the show’s innovations did turn up in later productions such as Company and A Chorus Line (nonlinear stories), Hallelujah, Baby! book:broadway-musicals-show-by-show-seventh-edition-stanley-green-cary-ginell#p136

And there it remained until April 13, 1980, for a record run that was not overtaken until A Chorus Line danced past the mark. book:broadway-musicals-show-by-show-seventh-edition-stanley-green-cary-ginell#p226

e such a strong empathetical bond with its audiences that it became far and away the longest running production — musical or dramatic — ever staged on Broadway. book:broadway-musicals-show-by-show-seventh-edition-stanley-green-cary-ginell#p235

There have been two touring companies of A Chorus Line, the first traveling for seven years, the second for five years eight months. book:broadway-musicals-show-by-show-seventh-edition-stanley-green-cary-ginell#p236

A Chorus Line managed to create such a strong empathetical bond with its audiences that it became far and away the longest running production — musical or dramatic — ever staged on Broadway. book:broadway-musicals-show-by-show-green-stanley-green-kay-5th-ed-rev-and-updated-by#p267

On October 7, 1992, Cats celebrated its tenth anniversary, with 4,177 performances as of that date, making it the second longest running show in Broadway history (second only to A Chorus Line). book:broadway-musicals-show-by-show-green-stanley-green-kay-5th-ed-rev-and-updated-by#p287

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