The longest-running Broadway shows
A Peakle category. Higher = more performances. Name answers one at a time, each one higher than the last. New to the game? Read how to play.
When it was played
- Puzzle #5, October 13, 2026 · replay in the archive
The numbers
- 129 answers count.
- The longest possible climb is 125 steps, because some answers are tied and a tie ends the climb.
How it's counted
- Total Broadway performances, as listed on Wikipedia. Shows still running keep adding to their count.
Source
Wikipedia: List of the longest-running Broadway shows, as of October 8, 2026.
Every answer
Alphabetical. Their values stay a secret, so the climb is still worth replaying.
& Juliet · 1776 · 42nd Street · 42nd Street (2001 revival) · A Chorus Line · Abie's Irish Rose · Aida · Ain't Misbehavin' · Aladdin · Amadeus · Angel Street · Annie · Annie Get Your Gun · Annie Get Your Gun (1999 revival) · Arsenic and Old Lace · Avenue Q · Barefoot in the Park · Beatlemania · Beautiful: The Carole King Musical · Beauty and the Beast · Big River · Billy Elliot the Musical · Born Yesterday · Brighton Beach Memoirs · Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk · Butterflies Are Free · Cabaret · Cabaret (1998 revival) · Cactus Flower · Cats · Chicago (1996 revival) · Come from Away · Contact · Crazy for You · Damn Yankees · Dancin' · Dear Evan Hansen · Deathtrap · Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope · Dreamgirls · Equus · Evita · Fiddler on the Roof · Fosse · Funny Girl · Gemini · Grand Hotel · Grease · Grease (1994 revival) · Guys and Dolls · Guys and Dolls (1992 revival) · Hadestown · Hair · Hairspray · Hamilton · Harry Potter and the Cursed Child · Harvey · Hello, Dolly! · Hellzapoppin · How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying · In the Heights · Jekyll & Hyde · Jersey Boys · Kinky Boots · Kiss Me, Kate · La Cage aux Folles · Les Misérables · Les Misérables (2014 revival) · Life with Father · Lightnin' · Mame · Mamma Mia! · Man of La Mancha · Mary Poppins · Mary, Mary · Matilda the Musical · Me and My Girl · Memphis · Miss Saigon · Mister Roberts · MJ the Musical · Moulin Rouge! · Movin' Out · Mummenschanz · My Fair Lady · Never Too Late · Newsies · Oh! Calcutta! · Oh! Calcutta! (1976 revival) · Oklahoma! · Once · Pins and Needles · Pippin · Plaza Suite · Promises, Promises · Rent · Rock of Ages · Same Time, Next Year · School of Rock · Shenandoah · Six · Sleuth · Smokey Joe's Cafe · South Pacific · Spamalot · Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark · Sugar Babies · The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee · The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas · The Book of Mormon · The Great Gatsby · The King and I · The Lion King · The Magic Show · The Music Man · The Outsiders · The Pajama Game · The Phantom of the Opera · The Producers · The Seven Year Itch · The Sound of Music · The Teahouse of the August Moon · The Voice of the Turtle · The Wiz · They're Playing Our Song · Tobacco Road · Torch Song Trilogy · Waitress · Wicked