Opened on December 4, 1933. Closed May 31, 1941 after 3,182 performances — 7.5 years. 👑 Broadway's longest-running show from June 1, 1939 until June 14, 1947. First ever Broadway production with 3,000+ performances; Revivals in 1942 (34 performances), 1943 (66 performances), and 1950 (7 performances) Tobacco Road is a play by Jack Kirkland first performed in 1933, based on the 1932 novel of the same name by Erskine Caldwell. The play ran on Broadway for a total of 3,182 performances, surpassing Abie's Irish Rose to become the longest-running play in history at the time. As of December 2024, it was still the 21st longest-running Broadway show in history, as well as being the second-longest running non-musical ever on Broadway. Wiki link