'The Lion King' is the third-longest-running show on Broadway, having premiered in 1997. While not directly from a movie, 'The Phantom of the Opera' (1988-2023), based on a novel, holds the record for the longest-running Broadway musical in history with 13,981 performances. 'Chicago' and 'Wicked' are also among the longest-running productions, with 'Wicked' having run for twenty years.