What is the longest running Broadway Show?
Broadway theatre on Broadway tend to have longer runs than "straight" (i.e. non-musical) plays. On January 9, 2006, "The Phantom of the Opera" at the Majestic Theatre became the longest running Broadway musical, with 7,486 performances, overtaking "Cats". Attending a Broadway show is a common tourist activity in New York. The TKTS booths sell same-day tickets (and in certain cases next-day matinee tickets) for many Broadway and Off-Broadway shows at a discount of 20 to 50%. The TKTS booths are located in Times Square, in Lower Manhattan, and at Lincoln Center. This service is run by Theatre Development Fund. Many Broadway theatres
Broadway Worldwide with the Broadway artists who created the stage show to determine and implement the optimal approach to depict the material. Performances are recorded using 10 to 12 hand-held, stationery and robotic cameras and as many as 70 microphones positioned throughout the theatre. High-definition video and 5.1 surround sound audio equipment is used to capture the productions. Broadway Worldwide’s first foray into recording Broadway shows occurred with the performance of "Smokey Joe’s Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller", the longest-running musical revue in Broadway history. Broadway Worldwide utilized 11 high-definition cameras strategically positioned onstage, backstage and around the theatre, and