Which Line was the longest running musical in Broadway history?
A Chorus Line giving tickets away just so that it would stay open, so they would break the record." On September 29, 1983, Bennett and 330 "A Chorus Line" veterans came together to produce a show to celebrate the musical becoming the longest-running show in Broadway history. Up to February 19, 1990, "A Chorus Line" had generated US$146 million from its Broadway gross and US$277 million in total U.S. grosses and had 6.5 million Broadway attendees. At the time, it was the second most profitable show in Broadway history after "Cats" with profits of $50 million (including ancillary income). 75% of the profits
Chicago (musical) style is strongly identified with the show. Following a West End debut in 1979 which ran for 600 performances, "Chicago" was revived on Broadway in 1996, and a year later in the West End. The Broadway revival holds the record as the longest-running musical revival and the longest-running American musical in Broadway history. It is the second longest-running show in Broadway history, behind only "The Phantom of the Opera", having played its 7,486th performance on November 23, 2014, surpassing "Cats". The West End revival became the longest-running American musical in West End history. "Chicago" has been staged in numerous productions