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26 Revivals That Ran Longer Than Their Original Productions

Chess Broadway Production Photos 2025 Lea Michele and Nicholas Christopher HR — 26 Revivals That Ran Longer Than Their Original Productions

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West_Side_Story_Production_Photos_1957_Carol_Lawrence_Larry_Kert_HR — West Side Story (1957): 732 performances

©NYPL for the Performing Arts

West_Side_Story_Broadway_Production_Photos_2009_Josefina_Scaglione_Matt_Cavenaugh_HR — West Side Story (2009): 748 performances

Joan Marcus

Chess Broadway Production Photos 1988 Judy Kuhn and Harry Goz HR — Chess (1988): 68 performances

Martha Swope/ NYPL Digital Collections

Chess Broadway Production Photos 2025 Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele HR — Chess (2025): 105 performances

Matthew Murphy

Barbara Cook and Jack Cassidy in <i>She Loves Me</i> — She Loves Me (1963): 301 performances

She Loves Me Broadway Revival Production Photos 1993 Sally Mayes and Howard McGillin HR — She Loves Me (1993): 354 performances

Martha Swope

Zorba_1968_HR — Zorba (1968): 305 performances

Anthony Quinn and Lila Kedrova in the 1983-84 Broadway revival of <i>Zorba.</i> — Zorba (1983): 362 performances

The Male Animal Playbill - Jan 1940 — The Male Animal (1940): 243 performances

The Male Animal Playbill - May 1952 — The Male Animal (1952): 317 performances

La Bête Playbill - Feb 1991 — La Bête (1991): 25 performances

La Bete Broadway Production Photos Joanna Lumley, Mark Rylance and David Hyde Pierce HR — La Bête (2010): 101 performances

Parade Broadway Production Photo 1998 Brent Carver Carolee Carmello HR — Parade (1998): 85 performances

Joan Marcus

Parade_Broadway_Production Photos_2023_Micaela Diamond and Ben Platt_HR — Parade (2023): 169 performances

Joan Marcus

Pal Joey (Broadway 1940) - Vivienne Segal, Gene Kelly — Pal Joey (1940): 374 performances

Vandamm Studio / The New York Public Library

HR - Pal Joey (Broadway 1952) - Harold Lang, Patricia Northrup, Gordon Peters, Vivienne Segal — Pal Joey (1952): 540 performances

John Bennewitz / The New York Public Library

Todd Duncan and Anne Brown — Porgy and Bess (1935): 124 performances

Porgy and Bess 1942 Cover HR — Porgy and Bess (1942): 286 performances

Porgy and Bess Playbill - April 1953 — Porgy and Bess (1953): 305 performances

Porgy and Bess Broadway Production Photos 2011 Audra McDonald and Norm Lewis HR — Porgy and Bess (2012): 293 performances

Michael J. Lutch

On Your Toes Playbill - Jan 1937 — On Your Toes (1936): 315 performances

On_Your_Toes_Broadway_Production_Photo_Natalia Makarova_Lara Teeter_HR — On Your Toes (1983): 505 performances

The_Red_Mill_Broadway_Production_Photo_1906_Cast_HR — The Red Mill (1906): 274 performances

The Red Mill Playbill - Dec 1945 — The Red Mill (1945): 531 performances

A_Moon_for_the_Misbegotten_Broadway_Production_Photo_1957_Wendy Hiller_Franchot Tone_Cyril Cusack_HR — A Moon for the Misbegotten (1957): 68 performances

Jason Robards and Colleen Dewhurst in <i>Moon for the Misbegotten</i> — A Moon for the Misbegotten (1973): 313 performances

Threepenny_Opera_Broadway_Production_Photo_1933_Cast — The Threepenny Opera (1933): 12 performances

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Ana Gasteyer and Jim Dale in <i>The Threepenny Opera</i>. — Threepenny Opera (2006): 77 performances

Photo by Joan Marcus

Jim Walton, Ann Morrison and Lonny Price in the Broadway musical <i>Merrily We Roll Along</i>, 1981 — Merrily We Roll Along (1981): 16 performances

Merrily We Roll Along Broadway 2024 Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff, and Lindsay MendezHR — Merrily We Roll Along (2023): 312 performances

Matthew Murphy

Show_Boat_Broadway_Production_Photos_1927_HR — Show Boat (1927): 572 performers

White Studio/©NYPL for the Performing Arts

The 1994 Broadway revival cast of Show Boat — Show Boat (1994): 947 performances

David Cooper

Rocky Horror Broadway Production Photos Tim Curry and Kim Milford HR — The Rocky Horror Show (1975): 45 performances

HR - Alice Ripley and Tom Hewitt in the 2000 Broadway production of The Rocky Horror Show — Rocky Horror Show (2000): 437 performances

Carol Rosegg

An Inspector Calls Playbill - Oct 1947 — An Inspector Calls (1947): 95 performances

Jane Adams in <i>An Inspector Calls.</i> — An Inspector Calls (1994): 454 performances

Photo by Joan Marcus

Anthing Goes Broadway Production Photos 1934 Ethel Merman HR — Anything Goes (1934): 420 performances

White Studio/NYPL

Anthony Heald, Bill McCutcheon and Patti LuPone in <i>Anything Goes</i>. — Anything Goes (1987): 784 performances

Photo by Photop by Brigitte Lacombe

Anything Goes Broadway Production Photos 2011 Joel and Sutton HR — Anything Goes (2011): 521 performances

Joan Marcus

Peter Pan Broadway 1954 Jerome Robbins and Mary Martin HR — Peter Pan (1954): 152 performances

Friedman-Abeles/ NYPL Digital Collections

Peter Pan Broadway 1979 Sandy Duncan and Marsha Kramer HR — Peter Pan (1979): 554 performances

Martha Swope/ NYPL Digital Collections

Morning's at Seven Playbill - Dec 1939 — Morning's at Seven (1939): 44 performances

Mornings at Seven Playbill - Opening Night, April 1980 — Mornings at Seven (1980): 564 performances

No,_No,_Nanette_Broadway_Production_Photo_1925_Cast_HR — No, No, Nanette (1925): 321 performances

No,_No,_Nanette_Broadway_Production_Photo_1971_Cast_HR — No, No, Nanette (1971): 861 performances

Dracula 1927 Bela Lugosi HR — Dracula (1927): 261 performances

Florence Vandamm

Gretchen Oehler and Frank Langella in the 1977 Broadway production <i>Dracula</i>. — Dracula (1977): 925 performances

Candide_Production_Photo_Barbara Cook_HR — Candide (1956): 73 performances

The company of the Broadway musical <i>Candide</i>, 1974 — Candide (1974): 740 performances

Joel Grey and company Broadway Cabaret 1966 — Cabaret (1966): 1,165 performances

Friedman-Abeles

HR - Alan Cumming in Cabaret (1998) — Cabaret (1998): 2,377 performances

Joan Marcus

Oh! Calcutta! Playbill - March 1971 — Oh! Calcutta! (1969): 1,314 performances

Oh Calcutta Revival 1976 HR — Oh! Calcutta! (1976): 5,959 performances

HR - Chicago (Broadway 1975) - Gwen Verdon, Chita Rivera — Chicago (1975): 936 performances

Martha Swope / The New York Public Library

Chicago_Broadway_Production_Photo_1996_Ann Reinking_Bebe Neuwirth _HR — Chicago (1996): 11,521 performances

Dan Chavkin

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Porgy and Bess 1942 Cover HR

Porgy and Bess Playbill - April 1953

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On Your Toes Playbill - Jan 1937

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The_Red_Mill_Broadway_Production_Photo_1906_Cast_HR

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Threepenny_Opera_Broadway_Production_Photo_1933_Cast

Ana Gasteyer and Jim Dale in <i>The Threepenny Opera</i>.

Jim Walton, Ann Morrison and Lonny Price in the Broadway musical <i>Merrily We Roll Along</i>, 1981

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Show_Boat_Broadway_Production_Photos_1927_HR

The 1994 Broadway revival cast of Show Boat

Rocky Horror Broadway Production Photos Tim Curry and Kim Milford HR

HR - Alice Ripley and Tom Hewitt in the 2000 Broadway production of The Rocky Horror Show

An Inspector Calls Playbill - Oct 1947

Jane Adams in <i>An Inspector Calls.</i>

Anthing Goes Broadway Production Photos 1934 Ethel Merman HR

Anthony Heald, Bill McCutcheon and Patti LuPone in <i>Anything Goes</i>.

Anything Goes Broadway Production Photos 2011 Joel and Sutton HR

Peter Pan Broadway 1954 Jerome Robbins and Mary Martin HR

Peter Pan Broadway 1979 Sandy Duncan and Marsha Kramer HR

Morning's at Seven Playbill - Dec 1939

Mornings at Seven Playbill - Opening Night, April 1980

No,_No,_Nanette_Broadway_Production_Photo_1925_Cast_HR

No,_No,_Nanette_Broadway_Production_Photo_1971_Cast_HR

Dracula 1927 Bela Lugosi HR

Gretchen Oehler and Frank Langella in the 1977 Broadway production <i>Dracula</i>.

Candide_Production_Photo_Barbara Cook_HR

The company of the Broadway musical <i>Candide</i>, 1974

Joel Grey and company Broadway Cabaret 1966

HR - Alan Cumming in Cabaret (1998)

Oh! Calcutta! Playbill - March 1971

Oh Calcutta Revival 1976 HR

HR - Chicago (Broadway 1975) - Gwen Verdon, Chita Rivera

Chicago_Broadway_Production_Photo_1996_Ann Reinking_Bebe Neuwirth _HR

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