What is the longest running Broadway show?
What is the longest running Broadway show?
user
Well, "Oklahoma" ran on Broadway for 12 years, from 1943 to 1955.  But it was actually turned into a movie in 1953, and the same movie also toured the US, so I guess technically you could say it was running on Broadway for 13 years.
assistant
Is that the longest running show on Broadway?
user
No, "The Lion King" is the longest running musical on Broadway.  It began in 1997 and still tours regularly, but it has never run on Broadway.  However "The Phantom of the Opera" has run on Broadway for just over 20 years, from 1988 to 2010.  It first began as a musical in 1989, and then was turned into a movie and toured the US the same year.
assistant
Thank you for this information.
user