May still be running1 open on the record
| 2026 | CATS: The Jellicle Ball Opened April 7, 2026 |
These opened in the last three years and carry no closing date. That is the strongest claim the data supports — an unrecorded closing looks exactly like a run still going, and the file was last checked in August 2026. A run that closed last week is still sitting in this list.
By decade188 productions across 12 decades
Counted from the productions we hold, which are Broadway and a partial West End. A quiet decade here can mean a dark theatre and can mean a gap in the record.
Longest runs hereby performances
| 1978 | Dancin' March 27, 1978 · Bob Fosse | 1,774 perf. |
| 1980 | Amadeus December 17, 1980 · Peter Hall | 1,181 perf. |
| 1966 | Cabaret November 20, 1966 · Harold Prince | 1,165 perf. |
| 1999 | Fosse January 14, 1999 · Richard Maltby, Jr. Choreography: Bob Fosse, recreated by Chet Walker Co-director & co-choreographer: Ann Reinking | 1,093 perf. |
| 1993 | Kiss Of The Spider Woman-the Musical May 3, 1993 · Harold Prince | 906 perf. |
| 1993 | Kiss of the Spider Woman Opening date not recorded · Harold Prince | 904 perf. |
| 2017 | Anastasia April 24, 2017 · Darko Tresnjak | 808 perf. |
| 1959 | Fiorello! November 23, 1959 · George Abbott | 795 perf. |
Ranked among the 187 runs here that record a performance count. 1 do not, so a longer run may be sitting outside this table with an empty field.
Everything that played here188 productions
| 1917 | Lord and Lady Algy December 22, 1917 · Revival · no show page | 41 perf. |
| 1918 | He Didn't Want to Do It August 20, 1918 · Original · no show page | 23 perf. |
| 1918 | Ladies First October 24, 1918 · Original · no show page | 164 perf. |
| 1918 | The Madonna of the Future January 28, 1918 · Original · no show page | 56 perf. |
| 1918 | The Melting of Molly December 30, 1918 · Original · no show page | 88 perf. |
| 1919 | 39 East March 31, 1919 · Original · no show page | 160 perf. |
| 1919 | Smilin' Through December 30, 1919 · Original · no show page | 175 perf. |
| 1919 | The Crimson Alibi July 17, 1919 · Original · no show page | 51 perf. |
| 1919 | The Kiss Burglar March 17, 1919 · Revival · no show page | 24 perf. |
| 1920 | Come Seven July 19, 1920 · Original · no show page | 72 perf. |
| 1920 | The Guest of Honor September 20, 1920 · Original · no show page | 72 perf. |
| 1920 | When We Are Young November 22, 1920 · Original · no show page | 40 perf. |
| 1921 | Beware of Dogs October 3, 1921 · Original · no show page | 88 perf. |
| 1921 | Tarzan of the Apes September 7, 1921 · Original · no show page | 14 perf. |
| 1921 | The Claw October 17, 1921 · Original · no show page | 115 perf. |
| 1921 | The Servant in the House May 2, 1921 · Revival · no show page | 7 perf. |
| 1922 | Marjolaine January 24, 1922 · Original · no show page | 136 perf. |
| 1922 | Springtime of Youth October 26, 1922 · Original · no show page | 68 perf. |
| 1922 | The Faithful Heart October 10, 1922 · Original · no show page | 31 perf. |
| 1922 | The Lady Cristilinda December 25, 1922 · Original · no show page | 24 perf. |
| 1922 | Wild Oats Lane September 6, 1922 · Original · no show page | 13 perf. |
| 1923 | The Dancers October 17, 1923 · Original · no show page | 133 perf. |
| 1923 | The Good Old Days August 14, 1923 · Original · no show page | 71 perf. |
| 1923 | Topics of 1923 November 20, 1923 · Original · no show page | 154 perf. |
| 1924 | Beggar on Horseback February 12, 1924 · Original · no show page | 223 perf. |
| 1924 | Dixie to Broadway October 29, 1924 · Original · no show page | 77 perf. |
| 1924 | Izzy September 16, 1924 · Original · no show page | 71 perf. |
| 1924 | The Red Falcon October 7, 1924 · Original · no show page | 15 perf. |
| 1925 | Man or Devil May 21, 1925 · Original · no show page | 20 perf. |
| 1925 | Starlight March 3, 1925 · Original · no show page | 71 perf. |
| 1925 | Taps April 14, 1925 · Revival · no show page | 32 perf. |
| 1925 | The Depths January 27, 1925 · Original · no show page | 31 perf. |
| 1925 | The Green Hat September 15, 1925 · Original · no show page | 231 perf. |
| 1926 | Glory Hallelujah April 6, 1926 · Original · no show page | 15 perf. |
| 1928 | Here's Howe May 1, 1928 · Original · no show page | 71 perf. |
| 1928 | Hold Everything! October 10, 1928 · Original | 413 perf. |
| 1928 | Ringside August 29, 1928 · Original · no show page | 37 perf. |
| 1928 | The Buzzard March 14, 1928 · Original · no show page | 13 perf. |
| 1928 | The Merchant of Venice January 16, 1928 · Revival · no show page | 64 perf. |
| 1929 | First Mortgage October 29, 1929 · Original · no show page | 4 perf. |
| 1929 | June Moon October 9, 1929 · Original · no show page | 273 perf. |
| 1930 | An Affair of State November 19, 1930 · Original · no show page | 23 perf. |
| 1930 | Mr. Gilhooley September 30, 1930 · Original · no show page | 31 perf. |
| 1931 | America's Sweetheart February 10, 1931 · Original · no show page | 135 perf. |
| 1931 | Hamlet November 5, 1931 · Revival · no show page | 28 perf. |
| 1931 | Just to Remind You September 7, 1931 · Original · no show page | 16 perf. |
| 1932 | Rendezvous October 12, 1932 · Original · no show page | 21 perf. |
| 1932 | The Animal Kingdom January 12, 1932 · Original · no show page | 183 perf. |
| 1932 | The Mad Hopes December 1, 1932 · Original · no show page | 12 perf. |
| 1932 | The Man Who Changed His Name May 2, 1932 · Original · no show page | 56 perf. |
| 1932 | The Man Who Reclaimed His Head September 8, 1932 · Original · no show page | 28 perf. |
| 1932 | Twentieth Century December 29, 1932 · Original · no show page | 152 perf. |
| 1933 | Men in White September 26, 1933 · Original · no show page | 351 perf. |
| 1934 | L'Aiglon November 3, 1934 · Revival · no show page | 58 perf. |
| 1934 | The Red Cat September 19, 1934 · Original · no show page | 13 perf. |
| 1935 | Let Freedom Ring November 6, 1935 · Original · no show page | 108 perf. |
| 1935 | Life's Too Short September 20, 1935 · Original · no show page | 10 perf. |
| 1935 | The Petrified Forest January 7, 1935 · Original · no show page | 197 perf. |
| 1935 | Victoria Regina December 26, 1935 · Original · no show page | 203 perf. |
| 1936 | Victoria Regina August 31, 1936 · Return-Engagement · no show page | 314 perf. |
| 1937 | Madame Bovary November 16, 1937 · Revival · no show page | 39 perf. |
| 1938 | The Fabulous Invalid October 8, 1938 · Original · no show page | 65 perf. |
| 1939 | Streets of Paris June 19, 1939 · Original · no show page | 274 perf. |
| 1939 | The Hot Mikado March 23, 1939 · Original | 85 perf. |
| 1940 | Boys and Girls Together October 1, 1940 · Original · no show page | 191 perf. |
| 1940 | Keep Off the Grass May 23, 1940 · Original · no show page | 44 perf. |
| 1940 | Night Music February 22, 1940 · Original · no show page | 20 perf. |
| 1940 | Two On An Island January 22, 1940 · Original · no show page | 96 perf. |
| 1941 | High Kickers October 31, 1941 · Original · no show page | 171 perf. |
| 1942 | Show Time September 16, 1942 · Original · no show page | 342 perf. |
| 1942 | The Life of Reilly April 29, 1942 · Original · no show page | 5 perf. |
| 1942 | Uncle Harry May 20, 1942 · Original · no show page | 430 perf. |
| 1943 | Early to Bed June 17, 1943 · Original · no show page | 380 perf. |
| 1944 | Take a Bow June 15, 1944 · Original · no show page | 12 perf. |
| 1944 | Ten Little Indians June 27, 1944 · Original · no show page | 426 perf. |
| 1945 | A Lady Says Yes January 10, 1945 · Original · no show page | 87 perf. |
| 1945 | Lady in Danger March 29, 1945 · Original · no show page | 12 perf. |
| 1945 | Too Hot for Maneuvers May 2, 1945 · Original · no show page | 5 perf. |
| 1946 | Happy Birthday October 31, 1946 · Original · no show page | 563 perf. |
| 1948 | Make Mine Manhattan January 15, 1948 · Original | 429 perf. |
| 1949 | Along Fifth Avenue January 13, 1949 · Original · no show page | 180 perf. |
| 1949 | Touch and Go October 13, 1949 · Original · no show page | 176 perf. |
| 1950 | An Enemy of the People December 28, 1950 · Revival | 36 perf. |
| 1950 | Burning Bright October 18, 1950 · Original · no show page | 13 perf. |
| 1950 | Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep March 2, 1950 · Original · no show page | 44 perf. |
| 1950 | The Barrier November 2, 1950 · Original · no show page | 4 perf. |
| 1950 | The Liar May 18, 1950 · Revival | 12 perf. |
| 1951 | Flahooley May 14, 1951 · Original | 40 perf. |
| 1951 | Romeo and Juliet March 10, 1951 · Revival · no show page | 49 perf. |
| 1951 | Seventeen June 21, 1951 · Revival | 182 perf. |
| 1951 | Ti-Coq February 9, 1951 · Original · no show page | 3 perf. |
| 1952 | Pal Joey January 3, 1952 · Revival | 540 perf. |
| 1953 | Don Juan Tenorio November 19, 1953 · Revival · no show page | 31 perf. |
| 1953 | El Alcalde de Zalamea November 19, 1953 · Revival · no show page | 31 perf. |
| 1953 | El Cardenal November 19, 1953 · Revival · no show page | 31 perf. |
| 1953 | La Otra Honra November 19, 1953 · Original · no show page | 31 perf. |
| 1953 | La Vida es Sueño November 19, 1953 · Original · no show page | 31 perf. |
| 1953 | Reinar Duspués de Morir November 19, 1953 · Original · no show page | 31 perf. |
| 1953 | The Frogs of Spring October 20, 1953 · Original · no show page | 15 perf. |
| 1953 | The Prescott Proposals December 16, 1953 · Original · no show page | 125 perf. |
| 1953 | The Strong Are Lonely September 29, 1953 · Original · no show page | 7 perf. |
| 1954 | Anniversary Waltz April 7, 1954 · Original · no show page | 611 perf. |
| 1954 | Lunatics and Lovers December 13, 1954 · Original · no show page | 336 perf. |
| 1955 | The Desk Set October 24, 1955 · Original · no show page | 297 perf. |
| 1956 | Auntie Mame October 31, 1956 · Original · no show page | 639 perf. |
| 1958 | The World of Suzie Wong October 14, 1958 · Original · no show page | 508 perf. |
| 1959 | Fiorello! November 23, 1959 · Original | 795 perf. |
| 1961 | A Call on Kuprin May 25, 1961 · Original · no show page | 12 perf. |
| 1961 | Sail Away! October 3, 1961 · Original | 167 perf. |
| 1962 | Bravo Giovanni May 19, 1962 · Original · no show page | 76 perf. |
| 1963 | 110 in the Shade October 24, 1963 · Original | 330 perf. |
| 1964 | Oh What a Lovely War September 30, 1964 · Original · no show page | 125 perf. |
| 1965 | Half A Sixpence April 25, 1965 · Original | 512 perf. |
| 1965 | Kelly February 6, 1965 · Original | 1 perf. |
| 1966 | Cabaret November 20, 1966 · Original | 1,165 perf. |
| 1967 | Little Murders April 25, 1967 · Original · no show page | 7 perf. |
| 1967 | More Stately Mansions October 31, 1967 · Original · no show page | 142 perf. |
| 1968 | The Only Game in Town May 20, 1968 · Original · no show page | 16 perf. |
| 1968 | Weekend March 13, 1968 · Original · no show page | 21 perf. |
| 1969 | Play It Again, Sam February 12, 1969 · Original · no show page | 453 perf. |
| 1969 | The Fig Leaves Are Falling January 2, 1969 · Original · no show page | 4 perf. |
| 1970 | Cry For Us All April 8, 1970 · Original | 9 perf. |
| 1971 | 70, Girls, 70 April 15, 1971 · Original | 36 perf. |
| 1971 | Four on a Garden January 30, 1971 · Original · no show page | 57 perf. |
| 1971 | Twigs November 14, 1971 · Original · no show page | 289 perf. |
| 1972 | The Sunshine Boys December 20, 1972 · Original · no show page | 538 perf. |
| 1972 | Vivat! Vivat Regina! January 20, 1972 · Original · no show page | 116 perf. |
| 1974 | Sherlock Holmes November 12, 1974 · Revival · no show page | 471 perf. |
| 1974 | Thieves April 7, 1974 · Original · no show page | 313 perf. |
| 1976 | A Matter of Gravity February 3, 1976 · Original · no show page | 79 perf. |
| 1976 | A Texas Trilogy: Lu Ann Hampton Laverty Oberlander September 21, 1976 · Original · no show page | 21 perf. |
| 1976 | A Texas Trilogy: The Last Meeting of the Knights of the White Magnolia September 22, 1976 · Original · no show page | 22 perf. |
| 1976 | A Texas Trilogy: The Oldest Living Graduate September 23, 1976 · Original · no show page | 20 perf. |
| 1976 | Godspell June 22, 1976 · Original | 527 perf. |
| 1976 | Sly Fox December 14, 1976 · Original · no show page | 495 perf. |
| 1976 | The Heiress April 20, 1976 · Revival · no show page | 23 perf. |
| 1978 | Dancin' March 27, 1978 · Original | 1,774 perf. |
| 1980 | Amadeus December 17, 1980 · Original · no show page | 1,181 perf. |
| 1983 | The Tap Dance Kid December 21, 1983 · Original | 669 perf. |
| 1984 | Death of a Salesman March 29, 1984 · Revival | 155 perf. |
| 1985 | The Odd Couple June 11, 1985 · Revival · no show page | 295 perf. |
| 1986 | Broadway Bound December 4, 1986 · Original · no show page | 756 perf. |
| 1986 | Long Day's Journey Into Night April 28, 1986 · Revival · no show page | 54 perf. |
| 1986 | The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby August 24, 1986 · Revival · no show page | 29 perf. |
| 1988 | Rumors November 17, 1988 · Original · no show page | 535 perf. |
| 1990 | Aspects of Love April 8, 1990 · Original | 377 perf. |
| 1991 | André Heller's Wonderhouse October 20, 1991 · Original · no show page | 9 perf. |
| 1992 | A Christmas Carol December 17, 1992 · Return-Engagement · no show page | 22 perf. |
| 1992 | Private Lives February 20, 1992 · Revival · no show page | 37 perf. |
| 1992 | Shimada April 23, 1992 · Original · no show page | 4 perf. |
| 1993 | Kiss of the Spider Woman Opening date not recorded · Original | 904 perf. |
| 1993 | Kiss Of The Spider Woman-the Musical May 3, 1993 · Original | 906 perf. |
| 1995 | The Tempest November 1, 1995 · Revival · no show page | 70 perf. |
| 1996 | Getting Away With Murder March 17, 1996 · Original · no show page | 17 perf. |
| 1996 | Once Upon A Mattress December 19, 1996 · Revival | 188 perf. |
| 1997 | Proposals November 6, 1997 · Original · no show page | 77 perf. |
| 1998 | Jerry Seinfeld: Live On Broadway August 5, 1998 · Original · no show page | 10 perf. |
| 1998 | The Judas Kiss April 29, 1998 · Original · no show page | 103 perf. |
| 1999 | Fosse January 14, 1999 · Original | 1,093 perf. |
| 2001 | Dance of Death October 11, 2001 · Revival · no show page | 108 perf. |
| 2002 | Into the Woods April 30, 2002 · Revival | 279 perf. |
| 2003 | Never Gonna Dance December 4, 2003 · Original | 84 perf. |
| 2003 | Urban Cowboy March 27, 2003 · Original | 60 perf. |
| 2004 | 700 Sundays December 5, 2004 · Original · no show page | 163 perf. |
| 2005 | Lennon August 14, 2005 · Original · no show page | 49 perf. |
| 2006 | Les Misérables November 9, 2006 · Revival · no show page | 463 perf. |
| 2006 | The History Boys April 23, 2006 · Original · no show page | 185 perf. |
| 2008 | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof March 6, 2008 · Revival · no show page | 125 perf. |
| 2008 | Equus September 25, 2008 · Revival · no show page | 156 perf. |
| 2009 | Hamlet October 6, 2009 · Revival · no show page | 72 perf. |
| 2009 | Mary Stuart April 19, 2009 · Revival · no show page | 137 perf. |
| 2010 | Enron April 27, 2010 · Original · no show page | 16 perf. |
| 2010 | The Merchant of Venice November 13, 2010 · Revival · no show page | 73 perf. |
| 2011 | Baby It's You! April 27, 2011 · Original · no show page | 148 perf. |
| 2011 | Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway November 10, 2011 · Original · no show page | 61 perf. |
| 2012 | A Streetcar Named Desire April 22, 2012 · Revival · no show page | 105 perf. |
| 2013 | Lucky Guy April 1, 2013 · Original · no show page | 104 perf. |
| 2015 | Misery November 15, 2015 · Original · no show page | 102 perf. |
| 2016 | The Front Page October 20, 2016 · Revival · no show page | 117 perf. |
| 2016 | Tuck Everlasting April 26, 2016 · Original | 39 perf. |
| 2017 | Anastasia April 24, 2017 · Revival | 808 perf. |
| 2019 | Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune May 30, 2019 · Revival · no show page | 69 perf. |
| 2019 | Jagged Little Pill December 5, 2019 · Original | 327 perf. |
| 2022 | A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical December 4, 2022 · Original | 476 perf. |
| 2024 | The Hills of California September 29, 2024 · Original | 97 perf. |
| 2025 | Boop! The Musical April 5, 2025 · Original | 112 perf. |
| 2025 | Rob Lake Magic with Special Guests The Muppets November 14, 2025 · Original | 4 perf. |
| 2026 | CATS: The Jellicle Ball April 7, 2026 · Revival |
In the literature8 passages
- Theatre : Mark Hellinger Theatre (during run, the musical transferred to the Broadhurst Theatre and then to the Broadway Theatre)ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
- Theatre : Broadhurst Theatre (during run, the musical transferred to the Broadway Theatre)ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
- The musical’s one Broadway revival opened on December 19, 1997, at the Broadhurst Theatre for 187 performances; its gorgeous and colorful décor by John Lee Beatty and brilliantly hued costumes by Jane Greenwood seemed to come from a fantastically designed children’s story book, and Mary Rodgers’s score was as delightful as ever. Unfortuna…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
- The Strong Are Lonely by Fritz Hochwalder, as adapted by Eva Le Gallienne (Broadhurst Theatre, September 29, 1953, 7 performances)ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
- Cabaret was first presented by Harold Prince, in association with Ruth Mitchell, at the Broadhurst Theatre, New York, on November 20, 1966. It ran for 1,166 performances. The cast was as follows:ebooks/Garebian, Keith/Making of Cabaret, The - Keith Garebian.txt
What this page does not know
- What played here before Broadway record-keeping starts, and what played here outside it — concerts, benefits, film runs, anything that was not a listed production.
- How long 1 of these run lasted. No performance count on the record.
- When 40 of these runs ended. They carry an opening date and no closing date, and they are old enough that they certainly closed — nobody wrote down the date.