List of the 100 most popular shows on Broadway

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This list contains the 100 most frequently performed pieces on Broadway in New York .

The list shows the original titles of the English performances. Deadline: October 23, 2019, unless otherwise stated.

No. title Broadway
premiere
 Performances
 Productions
 Remarks
1. The Phantom of the Opera 1988 13.206 1 musical

Currently listed

2. Chicago 1975 10,466 2 musical

The original performance was given 936 times;
Revival (1996) is currently performed: 8,770 times

3. The Lion King 1997 9,138 1 Musical, is currently being performed
4th Les Misérables 1987 8,167 3 musical

The original performance was given 6680 times;
the new staging (2006) 463 times, another new staging (2014-2016) 1024 times.

5. Cats 1982 8,078 1 Musical. 7485 times performed between 1982 and 2000. A revival in 2016/17 593 times
6th Oh! Calcutta! 1969 7,273 2 revue

The original tour was given 1314 times;
Revival (1976) 5,959 times

7th A chorus line 1975 6,896 2 musical

Original performance: 6137 performances;
Revival (2006): 759

8th. Wicked 2003 6,672 1 musical

Currently listed

9. Mamma Mia! 2001 5,758 1 musical
10. Beauty and the Beast 1994 5,461 1 Musical, played 1994-2007
11. Grease 1972 5,447 3 musical

Original ran 3388 times;
1st Revival (1994) 1,505 times; 2nd Revival (2007) 554 times

12. Rent 1996 5.123 1 musical
13. 42nd Street 1980 5.010 2 musical

The original performance ran 3,486 times;
the new production (2001) 1524 times

14th Fiddler on the Roof 1964 4,915 5 musical

Original performance ran 3242 times;
1st Revival (1976): 167; 2. (1981): 53; 3. (1990): 241; 4. (2004): 781; 5. (2015): 431

15th Jersey boys 2005 4,642 1 musical
16. Miss Saigon 1991 4,432 2 musical

Original performance 1991–2001: 4092 times

Revival (2017): 340

17th Cabaret 1966 4.191 4th musical

The original performance was given 1165 times;
1st Revival (1987) 261 times; 2. (1998) 2,377 times; 3. (2014): 388

18th My fair lady 1956 3,888 5 musical

Original performance: 2,717 times;
1st Revival (1976) 377 times; 2nd (1981) 120 times and 3rd (1993) 165 times; 4. (2018): 509 times

19th Hello, Dolly! 1964 3,699 5 musical

The original performance was given 2,844 times;
1st Revival (1976): 42; 2. (1978): 147; 3. (1995): 116; 4. (2017): 550

20th The Book of Mormon 2011 3,586 1 musical
21st Tobacco Road 1933 3,235 4th play

Original performance: 3182;
1st Revival (1942): 34; 2. (1943): 66 and 3. (1950): 7

22nd Life with Father 1939 3.224 1 play

Most frequent number of performances for a production of a piece that is not a musical.

23. The King and I 1951 3,411 5 musical

Original performance: 1246;
1st Revival (1977): 695; 2. (1985): 191; 3. (1996): 780 and 4. (2015): 499

24. Oklahoma! 1943 3,257 6th musical

Original performance: 2212;
1st Revival (1951): 100 performances; 2. (1953): 40; 3. (1979): 293 and 4. (2002): 388; 5. (2019): 224

is currently listed

25th Annie 1977 3,103 3 musical

The original performance was played 2,377 times;
1st Revival 1997: 239 and 2nd (2012): 487

26th Man of La Mancha 1965 3,004 5 musical

Original performance: 2328;
1st Revival (1972): 140; 2. (1977): 124; 3. (1992): 108; 4. (2002): 304

27. South Pacific 1949 2,936 3 musical

Original performance was given in 1925 times;
1st Revival (1955): 15; 2nd Revival (2008): 996

28. Guys and Dolls 1950 2,734 6th musical

Original performance (1950): 1200;
1st new production (1955): 16; 2. (1965): 15; 3. (1977): 239; 4. (1995): 1143; 5th Revival (2009): 121

29 Pippin 1972 2,653 2 musical

Original production: 1,944

Revival (2013): 709

30th Hairspray 2002 2,642 1 musical
31. Mary Poppins 2006 2,619 1 musical
32. Avenue Q 2003 2,534 1 musical
33. Kinky Boots (Musical) 2013 2,505 1 musical
34. The Producers 2001 2,502 1 musical
35. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying 1961 2,438 3 musical

Original performance: 1417;
1st new production: 548; 2. (2011): 473

36. La Cage aux Folles 1983 2,423 3 musical

First staging: 1761 performances;
1st Revival 2004: 229; 2nd Revival (2010): 433

37. Beautiful The Carol King Musical 2014 2,408 1 musical

Currently listed

38. Abie's Irish Rose 1922 2,393 3 play

The original performance was given 2,327 times;
1st Revival (1937): 46; 2. (1954): 20

39. Hair 1968 2,380 4th Musical; Original performance: 1750;
1st Revival (1977): 43; 2nd Revival (2009): 519; 4. (2011): 67
40. Aladdin 2014 2,342 1 Musical based on the Disney cartoon of the same name

Currently listed

41. Rock of Ages 2009 2,328 1 musical
42. Annie Get Your Gun 1946 2,270 3 musical

Original performance: 1147;
1st Revival (1966): 78; 2. (1999): 1045

43. Show boat 1927 2,220 7th musical

Original performance: 572;
1st Revival (1932): 180; 2. (1947): 418; 3. (1948): 15; 4. (1954): 15; 5. (1983): 73; 6. (1997): 947

44. The Music Man 1957 2,095 3 musical

Original: 1375;
1st Revival (1980): 21; 2. (2000): 699

45. West Side Story 1957 2,093 5 musical

Original performance: 732;
1st Revival (1960): 249; 2. (1964): 31; 3. (1980): 333; 4th Revival (2009): 748

46. Kiss me, Kate 1948 2,091 4th musical

Original performance (1948): 1077;
1st new production (1952): 8; 2. (1999): 881; 3. (2019): 125

47. Gypsy 1959 2,081 5 musical

Original performance: 702;
1st Revival (1974): 120; 2. (1989): 476; 3. (2003): 451; 4. (2008): 332

48. Smokey Joe's Cafe 1995 2,036 1 revue
49. The Sound of Music 1963 1,976 2 musical

The original version was performed 1,443 times;
the new production in 1998 533 times.

50. The Magic Show 1974 1,920 1 musical
51. Harvey 1944 1.916 3 play

Original performance: 1775;
1st Revival (1970): 79; 2. (2012): 62

52. Evita 1979 1,904 2 musical

Original performance: 1,567

1st Revival (2012): 337

53. Born Yesterday 1946 1,868 3 play

1st performance 1642 performances;
1st Revival (1989): 153; 2. (2011): 73

54. Aida 2000 1,852 1 musical
55. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 1962 1,835 3 musical

Original performance: 964;
1st Revival (1972): 156; 2. (1996): 715

56. Gemini 1977 1,819 1 play
57. Deathtrap 1978 1,793 1 play
58. Ain't misbehavin ' 1978 1,780 2 revue

Original performance 1604;
Revival (1988): 176 times

59. Dancin ' 1978 1,774 1 revue
60. Hamilton 2015 1,756 1 musical

Currently listed

61. Damn Yankees 1955 1,737 2 musical

Original performance: 1019;
Revival (1994): 718

62. Anything Goes 1934 1,725 3 musical

Original performance: 420;
1st Revival (1987): 784; 2. (2011): 521

63. Dream girls 1981 1,698 2 musical

Original performance in 1521;
1st Revival (1987): 177

64. The Wiz 1975 1,685 2 musical

Original performance: 1672;
1. Revival (1984): 13

65. Arsenic and Old Lace 1941 1,665 2 play

Original performance: 1444;
Revival (1986): 221

66. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 1978 1,647 2 musical

Original performance: 1584 times;
1. Revival (1982): 63

67. Barefoot in the Park 1963 1,639 2 play

Original: 1530;
New production (2006): 109

68. Crazy for You 1992 1,622 1 musical
69. You Can't Take It With You 1936 1,591 6th play

Original performance: 1938;
1st Revival (1945): 17; 2. (1965): 239; 3. (1967): 16; 4. (1983): 312; 5. (2014): 169

70. Monty Python's Spamalot 2005 1,575 1 musical
71. Jekyll & Hyde 1997 1,573 2 musical

Original: 1,543

Revival (2013): 30

72. Mary, Mary 1961 1,572 1 play
73. Promises, promises 1968 1,570 2 musical

Original performance: 1281; Revival (2010): 289

74. The Voice of the Turtle 1943 1,557 1 play
75. 1776 1969 1,550 2 musical

Original performance: 1217;
Revival (1997): 333

76. Mame 1966 1,549 2 musical

Original: 1508;
Revival (1983): 41

77. Carousel 1945 1,543 6th musical

Original performance: 890;
1st Revival (1949): 32; 2. (1954): 79; 3. (1957): 24; 4. (1994): 337; 5. (2018): 181

78. The odd couple 1965 1,510 3 play

Original: 1966;
1st Revival (1985): 295; 2. (2005): 249

79. Hamlet 1761 1,492 (approx.) play

The Internet Broadway Database (IBDB) lists a total of 66 productions, many of which do not indicate the number of performances; the last production so far ran in 2009 with 72 performances.

80. Waitress 2016 1,456 musical

Currently listed

81. Same time, next year 1975 1,453 1 play
82. A Streetcar Named Desire 1947 1,448 9 play

Original performance: 855;
1st Revival (1950): 16; 2. (1956): 15; 3. (1973): 110; 4. (1973): 53; 5. (1988): 84; 6. (1992): 137; 7. (2005): 73; 8. (2012): 105

83. Me and My Girl 1986 1,420 1 musical
84. Hellzapoppin ' 1938 1,404 1 revue
85. Equus 1974 1,365 2 play

Original performance: 1209;
Revival (2008): 156

86. Cat on a hot tin roof 1955 1,357 6th play

Original performance: 694;
1st Revival (1974): 160; 2. (1990): 149; 3. (2003): 145; 4. (2008): 125; 5. (2013): 84

87. Amadeus 1980 1,354 2 play

Original performance: 1181;
Revival (1999): 173

88 Death of a Salesman 1949 1,350 5 play

Original performance: 742;
1st Revival (1975): 71; 2. (1984): 97 + 88; 3. (1999): 274; 4. (2012): 78

89. Angel Street
also: Gas Light 		1941 1,349 3 play

Original: 1295;
1st Revival (1948): 14; 2. (1975): 52

90. Funny girl 1964 1,348 1 musical
91. Lightnin ' 1918 1,345 1 play

Original: 1291;
Revival (1938): 54

92. Mummery 1977 1,326 1 Mime / pantomime
93. Brighton Beach Memoirs 1983 1,308 2 play

Original performance: 1299;
1. Revival (2009): 9

94. Movin 'out 2002 1,303 1 musical
95. Torch Song Trilogy 1982 1,299 2 play

Original performance: 1,222 times

Revival (2018): 77

96. Peg O'My Heart 1912 1,295 2 play

Original performance: 603;
1st Revival (1921): 692

97. Irene 1919 1,285 3 musical

Original performance: 675;
1st Revival (1923): 16; 2. (1973): 594

98 The Pajama Game 1954 1,257 3 musical

First performance: 1063 times;
1st Revival (1973): 65; 2. (2006): 129

99 Sweet Charity 1966 1,256 3 musical

Original performance: 608;
1st Revival (1986): 369; 2. (2005): 279

100. Cactus Flower 1965 1,234 1 play

literature

  • David Sheward: It's a Hit! - The Back Stage Book of Longest-Running Broadway Shows - 1884 to the Present . Backstage Books, 1994, ISBN 0-8230-7636-9 .

Remarks

  1. ↑ In the order, a certain deviation from the IBDB is possible because it is only sorted according to the number of performances per staging
  2. ↑ Year of the premiere on Broadway
  3. ↑ Total number of performances of all productions on Broadway, special performances are excluded
  4. ↑ In the case of pieces that are currently being performed, the current staging is included
  5. ↑ 23.10.2019
  6. ↑ Last listed in 1989
  7. ↑ as of October 23, 2019
  8. ↑ 23.10.2019
  9. ↑ 23.10.2019
  10. ↑ 23.10.2019
  11. ↑ 23.10.2019
  12. ↑ 23.10.2019

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