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Now and Forever. The Top 25 Longest-Running Shows on Broadway

This is a big week for Broadway history. On Wednesday, September 4, 2013, Wicked became the 11th-longest-running show on Broadway, soaring by Miss Saigon with 4,093 performances. In addition, on Saturday, September 7, Jersey Boys will become the 15th-longest-running show on Broadway. Just a few weeks earlier, the show overtook Broadway’s longest-running nonmusical play, Life With Father; this time it’s moving past the 1965 Tony winner for Best Musical, Fiddler on the Roof.

Here you’ll find the 25 longest-running Broadway shows. We all know what No. 1 is, but can you guess the rest.

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