The List - Fox - Top 50 Broadway Shows

[qwerty2]

Posted: 11/1/06 at 9:42pm

I turned to Fox and they have to list as many Longest running Broadway Shows as possible.

How many can you name?

The challenge was to list 15.
They listed:
Cats
PotO
ACL
Les Mis
Lion King
South Pacific

West Side Story (Was not on the list)

[Luckydave14]

Posted: 11/1/06 at 9:55pm

This show seems SO easy.

[ILoveMyDictionary]

Posted: 11/1/06 at 9:59pm

I just saw that and got excited. I was going to post it but you beat me to it.
Updated On: 11/1/06 at 09:59 PM

[chinkie azn jai]

Posted: 11/1/06 at 10:19pm

https://www.playbill.com/celebritybuzz/article/75222.html

[Yero my Hero]

Posted: 11/4/06 at 5:26pm

I don't like how they didn't define "top" Broadway shows. I mean, Wicked is easily one of the most successful musicals of all time, but it hasn't existed long enough to be one of the longest-running, so it wasn't on the list.

I was more excited about the Disney category. I tested myself. In six minutes, I named over 30 animated Disney movies from memory.

I SO need to get on that show.

Watch, I'll get on and get the category "Famous American Generals in World War I."

[COOOOLkid]

Posted: 11/4/06 at 9:52pm

"I mean, Wicked is easily one of the most successful musicals of all time, but it hasn't existed long enough to be one of the longest-running, so it wasn't on the list."

Broadway would certainly be corrupted if Wicked becomes the longest running show on Broadway.

Updated On: 11/4/06 at 09:52 PM

[TomMonster]

Posted: 11/4/06 at 10:10pm

Only one Sondheim show, Forum, and that still didn't break the 1,000 mark!

Quantity does not necessarily mean quality...

[JohnBoy2]

Posted: 11/4/06 at 10:12pm

Broadway would certainly be corrupted if Wicked becomes the longest running show on Broadway

Why? CATS is up there, and I would say that WICKED is infinitely better than CATS; and I didn't even like WICKED!
Updated On: 11/4/06 at 10:12 PM

Posted: 11/4/06 at 10:14pm

"Broadway would certainly be corrupted if Wicked becomes the longest running show on Broadway."

Beat me to it Johnboy. Grease is another long running show that comes to mind that isn't exactly banging the quality gong.

I think it's just a quick way to tell everyone what exquisite taste you have to bash Wicked. What's funny is that if it HAD bombed, and run for 30 performances, I suspect the same people would line up to rave about it's unappreciated genius. Humans are such unusual animals.

Posted: 11/4/06 at 10:19pm

"Broadway would certainly be corrupted if Wicked becomes the longest running show on Broadway."

Yeah because how dare it replace the top two intellectual giants like Cats and Phantom. If you're looking to join the "cool" club by bashing Wicked then at least do it in the right context.

[bjivie2]

Posted: 11/4/06 at 11:09pm

That could actually be tough. Do they mean list 15 shows that were at one point the longest-running? I can name eight for sure: Les Mis, Phantom, CATS, A Chorus Line, Oh, Calcutta!, Oklahoma!, Hello, Dolly, Fiddler on the Roof. I believe those have all been the longest-running show on Broadway at one point.

Updated On: 11/5/06 at 11:09 PM

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 11/4/06 at 11:17pm

"Broadway would certainly be corrupted if Wicked becomes the longest running show on Broadway."

As opposed to OH-friggin-CALCUTTA, which is one of the absolute worst shows to ever appear on a Broadway (or any other) stage???

Geez...........

Anyway, here's the list:

The Top 50:

* "The Phantom of the Opera" 7821
"Cats" 7485
"Les Misérables" 6680
"A Chorus Line" 6137
"Oh! Calcutta!" (Revival) 5959
* "Beauty and the Beast" 5152
* "Rent" 4385
* "Chicago" (Revival) 4138
"Miss Saigon" 4097
* "The Lion King" 3770
"42nd Street" 3486
"Grease" 3388
"Fiddler on the Roof" 3242
"Life With Father" 3224
"Tobacco Road" 3182
"Hello, Dolly!" 2844
"My Fair Lady" 2717
"Cabaret" (Revival) 2378
"Annie" 2377
"Man of La Mancha" 2328
"Abie's Irish Rose" 2327
* "The Producers" 2302
"Oklahoma!" 2212
* "Mamma Mia!" 2108
"Smokey Joe's Cafe" 2036
"Pippin" 1944
"South Pacific" 1925
"The Magic Show" 1920
"Aida" 1852
"Gemini" 1819
"Deathtrap" 1793
"Harvey" 1775
"Dancin'" 1774
"La Cage Aux Folles" 1761
"Hair" 1750
* "Hairspray" 1744
"The Wiz" 1672
"Born Yesterday" 1642
"The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" 1639
"Crazy for You" 1622
"Ain't Misbehavin'" 1604
"Mary, Mary" 1572
"Evita" 1567
"The Voice of the Turtle" 1557
"Jekyll & Hyde" 1543
"Barefoot in the Park" 1530
"Brighton Beach Memoirs" 1530
"42nd Street" (Revival) 1524 (closed 1/2/05)
"Dreamgirls" 1522
"Mame" 1508

Other long runs:

"Grease!" (Revival) 1501
"Same Time, Next Year" 1453
"Arsenic and Old Lace" 1444
"The Sound of Music" 1443
"Me and My Girl" 1420
"How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" 1417
"Hellzapoppin" 1404
"The Music Man" 1375
* "Avenue Q" 1356
"Funny Girl" 1348
"Mummenschanz" 1326
"Oh! Calcutta!" 1314
"Movin' Out" 1303 (closed 12/11/05)
"Angel Street" 1295
"Lightnin'" 1291
"Promises, Promises" 1281
* "Wicked" 1252
"The King and I" 1246
"Cactus Flower" 1234
"Sleuth" 1222
"Torch Song Trilogy" 1222
"1776" 1217
"Equus" 1209
"Sugar Babies" 1208
"Guys and Dolls" 1200
"Amadeus" 1181
"Cabaret" 1165
"Mister Roberts" 1157
"Annie Get Your Gun" 1147
"Guys and Dolls" (Revival) 1144
"The Seven Year Itch" 1141
"Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk" 1130
"Butterflies Are Free" 1128
"Pins and Needles" 1108
"Fosse" 1100
"Plaza Suite" 1097
"They're Playing Our Song" 1082
"Grand Hotel" 1077
"Kiss Me, Kate" 1070
"Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope" 1065
"The Pajama Game" 1063
"Shenandoah" 1050
"Annie Get Your Gun" (Revival) 1046
"The Teahouse of the August Moon" 1027
"Damn Yankees" 1019
"Contact" 1010
"Never Too Late" 1007
"Big River" 1005
"The Will Rogers Follies" 983
"Any Wednesday" 982
"Sunset Boulevard" 977
"Urinetown" 965
"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" 964
"The Odd Couple" 964
"Anna Lucasta" 957
"Kiss and Tell" 956
"Show Boat" (Revival) 951
"Dracula" (Revival) 925
"Bells Are Ringing" 924
"The Moon Is Blue" 924
"Beatlemania" 920
"Proof" 917
"The Elephant Man" 916
"Kiss of the Spider Woman" 906
"Thoroughly Modern Millie" 904
"Luv" 901
"The Who's Tommy" 900
"Chicago" 898
"Applause" 896
"Can-Can" 892
"Carousel" 890
"I'm Not Rappaport" 890
"Hats Off to Ice" 889
"Fanny" 888
"Children of a Lesser God" 887
"Kiss Me, Kate" (Revival) 885
"Follow the Girls" 882
"City of Angels" 878
"Camelot" 873
"I Love My Wife" 872
"The Bat" 867
"My Sister Eileen" 864
"No, No, Nanette" (Revival) 861
"Ragtime" 861
"Song of Norway" 860
"Chapter Two" 857
"A Streetcar Named Desire" 855
"Barnum" 854
"Comedy in Music" 849
"Raisin" 847
"Blood Brothers" 839
"You Can't Take It With You" 837
"La Plume de Ma Tante" 835
"Three Men on a Horse" 835
"The Subject Was Roses" 832
"Black and Blue" 824
"The King and I" (Revival) 807
"Inherit the Wind" 806
"Anything Goes" (Revival) 804
"Titanic" 804

Updated On: 11/4/06 at 11:17 PM