Broadway History: A Forgotten Smash Hit, Record-Breaking Broadway Show
…White Way or that enjoyed 1000 or more performances. From 1918 to 1921, a comedy entitled Lightin’ hit 1,291 performances, making it the first Broadway show to cross the 1,000-performance mark. Lightin’ is currently 71st on the list. Abie’s Irish Rose, which opened in 1922, set a high-water mark of 2,327 performances in 1927. It was the first Broadway production to surpass 2,000 performances, and Tobacco Road, which opened in 1933 and closed in 1…