May 8- Music

ONNNN BROOOAAADWAAAY, ONNN BROOAAAD WAAAY. Sorry about that, but it was the only worthy way to open a daily question about Broadway. George Benson famously sang those words in his hit song "On Broadway" in 1978 (Though he wasn't the first.) to try to describe the sights, sounds and smells of the beloved Broadway Theater, (or Theatre if your fancy/British). Since the 1800's, companies that have morphed into the Broadway Theater in N.Y. City have been putting on plays, but it wasn't until The Gilded Age (Post-Civil War) that Broadway as we know it became popular. And some parts of Broadway are more popular than others. Which brings me to my daily question: Which MUSICAL has been preformed the most times on Broadway?





The most run musical is Phantom of the Opera with a whopping 8,771 showings since its debut in 1988. It also won that same year's Tony Award.