<page_title> List of Broadway shows that have held the title of longest-running show </page_title> <table> <cell> January 9, 2006 <col_header> Took lead </col_header> </cell> <cell> The Phantom of the Opera <col_header> Title </col_header> </cell> <cell> June 19, 1997 <col_header> Took lead </col_header> </cell> <cell> Cats <col_header> Title </col_header> </cell> </table>
"Cats" was the longest-running Broadway show from 1997 until 2006, when it was surpassed by "The Phantom of the Opera".