An ongoing list of the number of revivals that a particular musical has received since its initial production. I've tried to keep the list to modern musicals: there are numerous historical shows that saw numerous revivals in their time, but the shows themselves haven't lasted.
Is there a show missing from this list? Drop me a line.
7 Porgy and Bess
6 Show Boat
6 The Threepenny Opera
5 Guys and Dolls
4 Brigadoon
4 Carousel
4 Fiddler on the Roof
4 Gypsy
4 Man of La Mancha
4 Oklahoma!
4 Pal Joey
4 Peter Pan
4 West Side Story
3 Babes in Toyland
3 Camelot
3 Hello, Dolly!
3 Jesus Christ Superstar
3 The King and I
3 The Most Happy Fella
3 My Fair Lady
2 Annie Get Your Gun
2 Anything Goes
2 Carmen Jones
2 Company
2 Candide
2 Cabaret
2 Finian's Rainbow
2 Follies
2 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
2 Grease
2 Hair
2 How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
2 Irene
2 Kiss Me, Kate
2 La Cage aux Folles
2 Little Me
2 On the Town
2 On Your Toes
2 The Pajama Game
2 The Music Man
2 South Pacific
2 Sweeney Todd
2 Sweet Charity
The following musicals have so far only seen one Broadway revival: 110 in the Shade, 1776, 42nd Street, Ain't Misbehavin', Annie, The Apple Tree, Bells Are Ringing, Big River, The Boyfriend, The Boys From Syracuse, Chicago, A Chorus Line, A Connecticut Yankee, The Cradle Will Rock, Damn Yankees, Flower Drum Song, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Into the Woods, A Little Night Music, Lost in the Stars, Mame, Nine, No No Nanette, Oliver, Once Upon a Mattress, Pacific Overtures, Promises Promises, Ragtime, The Rocky Horror Show, She Loves Me, Shenandoah, The Sound of Music, Sunday in the Park With George, Take Me Along, Very Good Eddie, Where's Charley?, Wonderful Town, You're a Good Man Charlie Brown, Zorba.
Revivals planned for the 2011-2012 season: Evita, Follies, Godspell, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, Porgy and Bess, Jesus Christ Superstar
I've listed the significant Gilbert & Sullivan comic operas separately here, only because they kind of threw off the curve, and it didn't seem fair.
30 The Mikado
21 The Pirates of Penzance
19 Iolanthe
16 H.M.S. Pinafore
12 Patience
12 The Gondoliers
9 The Yeoman of the Guard
6 Ruddigore
4 Princess Ida
1 The Sorcerer
