- 1750
| Mar 05 | The first Shakespearean play in America was presented at the Nassau Street Theatre in New York City. The play enjoyed by the audience was the famous King Richard III. | Ref: 4 |
- 1787
| Apr 16 | First American comedy, "The Contrast", makes its debut in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
- 1817
| Nov 11 | Senaa Samma appeared at St. John’s Hall in NY City in a lovely exhibition of juggling and sword swallowing. Admission to see the performance was $1 for adults. | Ref: 4 |
- 1827
| Feb 07 | Ballet (Deserter) introduced to US at Bowery Theater (New York NY). | Ref: 5 |
- 1843
| Feb 06 | The first minstrel show in America, the Original Virginia Minstrels, opened at the Bowery Amphitheatre in New York City. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 25 | First theatre matinee (Olympic Theatre, New York NY). | Ref: 5 |
- 1848
| Jun 27 | Broadway Theatre in New York becomes first theatre to offer steam powered air conditioning. | Ref: 10 |
- 1857
| Jan 08 | Dion Boucicauly's "Poor of NY" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1858
| Feb 22 | Dion Boucicault's "Jessie Brown" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 23 | (Prohibition) A melodrama titled Ten Nights in a Barroom opened at the National Theatre in New York City. It was a temperance melodrama -- about the evils of drinking. | Ref: 4 |
- 1859
| Dec 05 | Dion Boucicault's "Octaroon" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1860
| Mar 29 | Dion Boucicault's "Colleen Bawn" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 24 | Joseph Jefferson's "Rip Van Winkle" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1866
| Sep 12 | The first burlesque show opened in NY City. The show was a four-act performance called The Black Crow. It ran for 475 performances and made about $1.3 million for its producers. Not bad money in 1866. Actually, not bad money now, either. | Ref: 4 |
- 1867
| Aug 13 | "Under the Gaslight", by Augustin Daly, opened in New York City. The show went on to become one of the most popular melodramas ever staged in America. | Ref: 4 |
- 1869
| Feb 03 | Actor Edwin Booth opens his new theatre at at 23rd & 6th in New York City. The first production was Romeo and Juliet. Even at that time, tickets didn’t come cheap. Some sold as high as $125 for this presentation. | Ref: 4 |
- 1879
| Jun 16 | Gilbert & Sullivan's "HMS Pinafore" debuts at Bowery Theatre NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 31 | Gilbert/Sullivan's "Pirates of Penzance" premieres in NY NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1880
| Feb 04 | Steele MacKay's "Hazel Kirke" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 20 | New York's Broadway lit by electricity, becomes known as "Great White Way". | Ref: 5 |
- 1882
| May 08 | David Belasco's "La Belle Russe" premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
- 1883
| Oct 16 | Metropolitan Opera House opens in New York at Broadway & 39th with Gounod's "Faust.” | Ref: 10 |
- 1890
| May 17 | Clyde Fitch's "Beau Brummel" premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
- 1891
| Jan 26 | Oscar Wilde's "Duchess of Padua" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1893
| Dec 15 | Anton Dvorak's "From the New World" premieres at Carnegie Hall NYC during a "public rehearsal". The official opening was the next day. | Ref: 5 |
- 1894
| Apr 19 | Jules Massenet's opera "Werther", premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| May 12 | Ludwig Englander's musical "Passing Show" premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
- 1896
| Apr 20 | First public film showing in US John Philip Sousa's "El Capitán", premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
- 1897
| Feb 11 | White Rose Mission opens on East 97th Street, NYC. | Ref: 5 |
- 1899
| Jul 26 | Danton Walker Mariette Ga, columnist (Broadway Spotlight) | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 06 | William Gillette starred in Sherlock Holmes at the production’s debut in NY City. | Ref: 4 |
- 1900
| Nov 10 | Floradora opened in NY City this day. The play was received by cheering audiences. | Ref: 4 |
- 1901
| Jan 21 | Clyde Fitch's "Climbers" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 04 | Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines opened in New York City, marking the first time that Ethel Barrymore received billing as a star. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 04 | Anne Russell's "Girl & The Judge" premieres in NY NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1902
| Sep 29 | Impresario David Belasco opened his first Broadway theater. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 25 | Clyde Fitch' "Girl with Green Eyes" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1903
| Jan 21 | "Wizard of Oz" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 21 | International Theater (Majestic, Park) opens at 5 Columbus Circle New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 13 | Beginning this night, and for 192 performances, Babes in Toyland entertained youngsters of all ages in NY City. Toyland is just one of Victor Herbert’s timeless operettas. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 06 | The original stage production of Sir James Barrie’s Peter Pan opened in NY. Maude Adams starred in the play that ran for two years. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 28 | Clyde Fitch's "Glad of It" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1904
| Oct 08 | Little Johnny Jones opened in Hartford, CT. The show became a hit several times, due in part to a little ditty which became quite popular. Give My Regards to Broadway was penned, as was the entire musical, by the ‘Yankee Doodle Dandy’ himself, George M. Cohan. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 15 | One of Broadway’s most famous phrases was uttered for the first time. Ethel Barrymore, appearing in the play, Sunday, spoke the famous line, “That’s all there is. There isn’t any more,” as the curtain fell. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 12 | CMS McClellans "Leah Kleschna" premieres in NY NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1905
| Jan 09 | George Bernard Shaw's play "You Never Can Tell"opens in New York; critics are kind. | Ref: 10 |
| Jan 14 | Hubbell, Shubert & Smith's musical "Fontana" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 31 | Shaw's play "Mrs. Warren's Profession"opens on Broadway; critics call it ‘vicious,' ‘indecent'. | Ref: 10 |
| Nov 06 | "Peter Pan,"Philip Barrie's play without music, opens on Broadway starring Maude Adams. | Ref: 10 |
| Dec 25 | V Herbert/H Blossoms musical "Mlle Modiste" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1906
| Jan 02 | George M. Cohan's musical "Forty-five Minutes from Broadway"starring Victor Moore opens NY. | Ref: 10 |
| Feb 12 | George M Cohans musical "George Washington" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| May 28 | Shields/Cobbs musical "His honor, the Mayor" premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
- 1907
| Jan 07 | Clyde Fitch' "Truth" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 18 | Augustus Thomas' "Witching Hour", premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
- 1909
| Jan 19 | Eugene Walter's "Easiest Way" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 21 | Clyde Fitch's "City" premieres in NY NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1910
| Jan 10 | Lunt-Fontanne Theater (Globe) opens at 205 W 46th St NY City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 28 | The opera "Königskinder" is produced (New York NY). | Ref: 5 |
- 1911
| Jan 17 | Percy Mackaye's "Scarecrow" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 13 | Ivan Caryll's musical "Pink Lady" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 20 | Winter Garden Theater opens at 1634 Broadway NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 15 | Jack Lawrence Theater (Playhouse) opens at 137 W 48th St New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 27 | "Playboy of the Western World" by John M. Synge opens in N.Y.; actors pelted by vegetables. | Ref: 10 |
| Dec 25 | Edward Knoblock's "Kismet" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1912
| Mar 12 | Helen Hayes Theater opens at 238 W 44th St NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 12 | R Friml/O Harbachs musical "Firefly" premieres in NY NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 20 | J Hartley Manners' "Peg O' My Heart" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1913
| Feb 03 | Golden/Cawthorne's musical "Sunshine Girl" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 10 | Edward Sheldons "Romance" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 24 | Palace Theater opens at 1564 Broadway NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 25 | The Palace Theatre opens its doors in New York City. Ed Wynn was first on the vaudeville bill. | Ref: 4 |
| May 01 | Longacre Theater opens at 220 W 48th St New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1914
| Jan 03 | Kelman/Cushing/Heath' musical "Sari" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 24 | Frank Craven's "Too Many Cooks" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1915
| Jan 15 | Sydney, Kern & Smith's musical "Love o' Mike" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 23 | J Kern/S Greene's musical "Very Good Eddie" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1916
| Feb 24 | A film version of Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea opens in New York. | Ref: 2 |
| Apr 23 | Lord Dunsany's "Night at an Inn", premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 24 | Jules Verne's "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea"opens in NY. | Ref: 10 |
- 1917
| Jan 11 | Guy Bolton & PG Wodehouse's "Have a Heart" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 05 | Morosco Theater opens at 217 W 45th St NYC (demolished 1982). | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 12 | Bijou Theater opens at 222 W 45th St New York NY (Demolished in 1982). | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 25 | Hirsch/Harbach's musical "Going Up" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1918
| Jan 27 | "Tarzan of the Apes," 1st Tarzan film, premieres at Broadway Theater. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 01 | Kern, Bolton & Wodehouse's musical premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 14 | H Atteridge & S Rombergs musical "Sinbad" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 07 | H Carroll & J McCarthy's musical "Oh, Look!" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 01 | Henry Miller's Theater opens at 124 W 43rd St New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 27 | "Tarzan of the Apes", first Tarzan film, premieres at Broadway Theater. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 20 | Eugene O'Neill's "Moon of the Caribees" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1919
| Jan 15 | W Collison & O Harbach's "Up in Mabel's Room" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 03 | Herbert/Blossom's musical "Velvet Lady" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 12 | George Bernard Shaw's "Augustus Does His Bit" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1920
| Dec 21 | Jerome Kern/BG DeSylva's musical "Sally" premieres in NY NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1921
| Jan 04 | Eugene O'Neill's "Diff'rent" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 18 | William Archer's "Green Goddess" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 11 | Ambassador Theater opens at 215 W 49th St NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 21 | Walter Kerr Theater (Ritz, CBS, NBC, ABC) opens at 223 W 48th St NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 18 | Philip James Barry's "Punch for Judy", premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| May 23 | "Shuffle Along" first black musical comedy, opens in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
- 1922
| Feb 07 | John Willard's "Cat & the Canary" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 20 | Marc Connelly & George Kaufman's "To the Ladies" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 27 | G B Shaw's "Back to Methusaleh I/II" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 06 | George Bernard Shaw's "Back to Methusaleh III/IV" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 09 | Eugene O'Neill's "Hairy Ape" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 13 | George Bernard Shaw's "Back to Methusaleh V" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| May 23 | Abie’s Irish Rose, opened at the the Fulton Theatre in New York City. The play continued for 2,327 performances and numerous revivals as well. It is estimated that some 50,000,000 people have seen the play performed somewhere in the world. | Ref: 4 |
- 1923
| Feb 10 | Owen Davis' "Icebound" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 19 | Philip Barry's "You & I" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 09 | Elmer Rice's "Adding Machine" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 29 | "Runnin' Wild" (introducing the Charleston) opens on Broadway. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 25 | Imperial Theater opens at 249 W 45th St NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 28 | George Bernard Shaw's "St Joan" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 31 | Singer Eddie Cantor opened in the lead role of Kid Boots. Broadway critics called the production, “A smash musical hit!” Eddie made several of the songs from that show into smash hits also, like, Alabamy Bound and If You Knew Susie. Three years later, If You Knew Susie became the title song for a movie starring Cantor. | Ref: 4 |
- 1924
| Feb 12 | George Kaufman's "Beggar on Horseback" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 17 | Eugene O'Neill's "Welded" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 02 | Theatregoers heard the song Indian Love Call for the first time in the operetta "Rose Marie, which opened at the Imperial Theatre in NY City. It would run for 557 performances. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 13 | The Guardsman, starring Lynne Fontanne and Alfred Lunt, was the catalyst to stardom for the pair. The play opened in NY this day. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 29 | "Dixie to Broadway," opens at Broadhurst Theater. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 01 | Lady Be Good opened in NY City. George Gershwin wrote the music while Fred and Adele Astaire were well-received by the show’s audience for their dancing talents. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 22 | Philip Barry's "Youngest" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 24 | Richard Rodgers Theater (46th St Chanin's) opens at 226 W 46th NYC. | Ref: 5 |
- 1925
| Jan 05 | James Gleason & Richard Tabers "Is zat so?" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 07 | Musical "Big Boy" with Al Jolson premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 12 | John Howard Lawson's "Processional" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 08 | Kaufman & Berlin's "Coconuts" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 13 | Virginia Theater (ANTA, Guild) opens at 245 W 52nd St New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 13 | Reporters covering the Broadway beat were most impressed by Will Rogers, an OK cowboy, who had been standing in for W.C. Fields on a temporary basis in the Ziegfeld Follies. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 07 | Biltmore Theater opens at 261 W 47th St NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 07 | Noel Coward's "Easy Virtue" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 28 | George/Ira Gershwin's musical "Tip-Toes" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1926
| Jan 23 | Eugene O'Neill's "Great God Brown" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 15 | Brooks Atkinson Theater opens at 256 W 47th St NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 17 | The Girl Friend opened in New York City. The musical continued for a run of 409 performances. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 17 | Richard Rodgers & L Hart's musical "Girl Friend" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 20 | Sidney Howard's "Silver Cord" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 30 | Paul Eliot Greens "In Abraham's Bosom" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1927
| Jan 11 | Royale Theater (Golden, CBS Radio Playhouse) opens at 242 W 45th New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 26 | Maxwell Anderson's "Saturday's Children" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 02 | Harry Tierney/Joseph McCarthy's "Rio Rita" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 02 | Ziegfeld Theater (Loew's Ziegfeld) opens at 6th Ave & 54th St New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 08 | The original version of the motion picture, Getting Gertie’s Garter, opened at the Hippodrome Theatre in New York City. The movie centered on a young lawyer who, believe it or not, didn’t know the difference between a bracelet and a garter. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 24 | John Golden Theater (Theatre Masque) opens at 252 W 45th St NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 11 | Samuel Roxy Rothafel opened the famous Roxy Theatre in New York City. The showplace was indeed a palace. It cost $10,000,000 to build and held 6,200 theatregoers. The Roxy truly was part of the ‘golden age of the movie palace’. The screen was 18-feet by 22-feet. The first feature shown at the Roxy was The Loves of Sunya, starring Gloria Swanson and John Boles. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 28 | Majestic Theater opens at 245 W 44th St NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 27 | Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein II's "Show Boat" premieres at the Ziegfeld Theater (New York NY). | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 27 | Philip Barry's "Paris Bound" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 28 | Philip Barry's "Paris Bound" premieres in NY NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 28 | George Kaufman & Moss Hart's "Royal Family" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1928
| Jan 09 | Eugene O'Neill's "Marco Millions" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 10 | George and Ira Gershwin/Romberg/Wodehouse's musical "Rosalie" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 12 | Philip Barry & Elmer Rice's "Cock Robin" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 30 | Eugene O'Neill's "Strange Interlude" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | Eugene O'Neill's "Marco Millions" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 13 | Rudolph Friml's musical "Three Musketeers" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 09 | Mae West made her glamorous debut on Broadway in the classic production of Diamond Lil. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 06 | The film "The Lights of NY" premiered at the Strand theater on Broadway. It used an early sound on film technique but failed to capture the public's imagination the way "The Jazz Singer" would do in four more months. | Ref: 73 |
| Oct 10 | You’re the Cream in My Coffee ... comes from Hold Everything, which opened on Broadway this day. It ran for 413 performances. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 04 | Walter Donaldson & Gus Kahn's musical "Whoopee" premieres in NY NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 12 | Nichols/Brownes "Wings over Europe" premieres in NY NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 24 | George Abbott Theater (Adelphi, 54 St) opens at 152 W 54th St NYC. | Ref: 5 |
- 1929
| Jan 09 | BG DeSylva & Lew Brown's musical "Follow Thru" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 10 | Elmer Rice's "Street Scene" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | BG DeSylva & Lew Brown's musical "Follow Thru" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 11 | Eugene O'Neill's "Dynamo" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 02 | Newsreel Theatre opened. The newsreel films were shown at the Embassy Theatre, 1560 Broadway, between 46th and 47th Streets in NY City. This first all-newsreel theatre in the United States also holds the distinction of being the first, and we might add, only movie theater in the U.S. to have had an all-female management and staff (1925). In 1987, the Embassy Theatre was designated as a city landmark, and in 1998 it became Times Square’s Visitor Center. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 30 | Cole Porter's musical "Wake Up & Dream" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1930
| Jan 07 | Edwin Justus Mayer's "Children of Darkness" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 18 | Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart's "Simple Simon" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 21 | Marc Connelly's "Green Pastures" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 03 | Bert Lahr (The Wizard of Oz) and Kate (God Bless America) Smith starred in Flying High as it opened at the Apollo Theatre in New York City. The show had a run of 45 weeks at what is now the most famous black entertainment theatre in America. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 14 | Philip Barry's "Hotel Universe", premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 24 | Kaufman & Hart's "Once in a Lifetime"starts 406 performance run on Broadway. | Ref: 10 |
| Oct 14 | Singer Ethel Merman stuns the audience when she holds a high C for sixteen bars while singing "I Got Rhythm" during her Broadway debut in Gershwin's Girl Crazy. Girl Crazy went on for 272 performances. | Ref: 2 |
| Dec 08 | Broadway Theater opens at 1681 Broadway New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 08 | Cole Porter's musical "NYCers" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1931
| Jan 26 | Lynn Riggs' "Green Grow the Lilacs" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 31 | Philip Barry's "Tomorrow & Tomorrow" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 03 | The Band Wagon, a Broadway musical, opened in New York City. The show ran for 260 performances. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 15 | The production of The Cat and the Fiddle opened in NY. It played for 395 performances. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 09 | Benn W Levy's "Springtime for Henry" premieres in NY NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1932
| Feb 15 | John Van Druten's "There's Always Juliet" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 17 | Irving Berlin's musical "Face the Music" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 04 | George Bernard Shaw's "Too True to be Good", premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 25 | Rose Franken's "Another Language", premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 08 | The team of Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II debuted with their show, Make Mine Music. The Broadway production continued for 342 performances. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 16 | The Palace in NY City closed its doors. It was the most famous vaudeville theatre in America. Later, it became a movie house with live performances preceding the flicks; most notably: the team of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis in their heyday. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 29 | The Gay Divorcee opened in NY City. The Cole Porter musical featured the classic, Night and Day. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 12 | S N Behrmans "Biography" premieres in NY NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1933
| Jan 24 | Noël Coward's "Design for Living" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 20 | Sidney Howard's "Alien Corn" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 04 | Henderson, DeSylva & Brown's "Strike Me Pink" premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 06 | Maxwell Anderson's "Both your Houses" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 04 | Tobacco Road, a play based on Erskine Caldwell’s book, premiered at the Masque Theatre in New York City. The play ran for eight years and 3,182 shows. | Ref: 4 |
- 1934
| Jan 18 | Eugene O'Neill's "Days Without End" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 26 | The Apollo Theatre opened in New York City as a ‘Negro vaudeville theatre’. It became the showplace for many of the great black entertainers, singers, groups and instrumentalists in the country. If you made it... you played it... at the Apollo Theatre. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 30 | First theatrical presentation sponsored by the US government, New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 10 | Howard Hanson's "Merry Mount" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 06 | Sidney Howard & Paul de Kruif's "Yellowjacket" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 21 | Cole Porter’s "Anything Goes" opened at the Alvin Theatre in NY City. The show ran for 420 performances. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 13 | Mark Hellinger Theater (Warner Brothers) opens at 237 W 51st St NY NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 25 | Samson Raphaelson's "Accent on Youth" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1935
| Jan 07 | Zöe Akins' "Old Maid" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 15 | Clifford Odets' "Waiting for Lefty" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 19 | Clifford Odets' "Awake & Sing" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 10 | George Gershwin's opera "Porgy & Bess" opens on Broadway. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 16 | The Rodgers and Hart musical, Jumbo, opened in NY City for a run of 233 performances. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 27 | "Boy Meets Girl" starts 669 performance run on Broadway. | Ref: 10 |
- 1936
| Feb 17 | S[amuel] N[athaniel] Behrman's "End of Summer" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 11 | Rodgers & Hammerstein's musical "On Your Toes", premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 14 | You Can't Take It with You opened at the Booth Theatre in New York City. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 16 | John Monk & Fred Finklehoff's "Brother Rat" premieres in New York | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 26 | Claire Booth's "The Women"starts 657 performance run on Broadway. | Ref: 10 |
- 1937
| Jan 09 | Maxwell Anderson's "High Tor" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 08 | Maxwell Anderson's "Masque of Kings" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | Maxwell Anderson's "High Tor" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| May 19 | John Murray/Allen Boretz' "Room Service" premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 27 | Pins and Needles, opened in NY City. The cast of the stage play consisted of members of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union (ILGWU). The show ran two years. | Ref: 4 |
- 1938
| Jan 10 | Paul Vincent Carroll's "White Seed" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 25 | Ian Hay's "Bachelor Born" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 03 | Paul Osborn's "On Borrowed Time" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 04 | The play, Our Town, by Thornton Wilder, opened in New York City at the Henry Miller Theatre. The play was a Pulitzer prize-winner for the writer. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 13 | Clifford Goldsmith' "What a Life", premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 09 | 24-year-old Mary Martin made her Broadway stage debut in the musical comedy Leave It to Me. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 07 | Philip Barry's "Here Come the Clowns" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1939
| Jan 21 | George Kaufman & Moss Hart's "American Way" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 15 | Lillian Hellman's "Little Foxes" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 28 | Philip Barry's "Philadelphia Story" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 13 | W Saroyan's "My Heart's in the Highlands", premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 17 | Samuel Nathaniel Behrman's "No Time for Comedy", premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 25 | "The Time of Your Life" starts 185 Pulitzer-prize winning performance in NY. | Ref: 10 |
| Nov 08 | Life With Father premiered on Broadway in NY City. Eight years later, the show broke the existing record for longest-running stage production. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 27 | The play "Key Largo," by Maxwell Anderson, opened at the Ethel Barrymore Theater in NY. | Ref: 70 |
- 1940
| Jan 09 | J Thurber & E Nugent's "Male Animal" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 31 | C Turney & J Horwin's "My Dear Children" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 08 | Lewis & Hamilton's musical "Two for the Show" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | J Thurber & E Nugent's "Male Animal" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 26 | Ernest Hemingway & Benjamin Glazer premiere in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 04 | R Rodgers/Lorenz Hart's "Higher & Higher", premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 25 | W2XBS (now WCBS-TV) in New York City presented the first circus on TV. No, it wasn’t a political debate or a daytime tabloid talk show. It was a three-hour special broadcast from Madison Square Garden. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 29 | Robert Sherwood's "There Shall be No Night", premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| May 28 | Irving Berlin's musical "Louisiana Purchase" premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 23 | John Van Druten's "Old Acquaintance" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 25 | Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart's "Pal Joey" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 26 | JA Fields/J Chodorov's "My Sister Eileen" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1941
| Jan 10 | Joseph Kesselring's "Arsenic & Old Lace" premieres in NY City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 24 | Richard Wright & Paul Green's "Native Son" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 01 | Lillian Hellman's "Watch on the Rhine", premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 05 | Noel Coward's "Blithe Spirit"starts 657 performance run on Broadway. | Ref: 10 |
| Dec 05 | Patrick Hamilton's "Angel Street" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1942
| Jan 24 | Musical "Star & Garter" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 05 | "Woman of the Year", starring Hepburn & Tracy, opens at Radio City. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 08 | A Schoenberg & Tudor's ballet "Pillar of Fire", premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 26 | The motion picture "Casablanca," starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, had its world premiere at the Hollywood Theater in NY. | Ref: 70 |
- 1943
| Jan 29 | Sidney Kingsley's "Patriots" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 28 | "Porgy & Bess" opens on Broadway with Anne Brown & Todd Duncan. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 03 | F Ryerson & Cohn Claues' "Harriet" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 14 | Aaron Copland's "Fanfare for the Common Man" premiered in New York City, with George Szell conducting. | Ref: 70 |
| Mar 17 | F Hugh Herbert's "Kiss & Tell" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 30 | Rodgers and Hammerstein's first collaboration, Oklahoma, opens on Broadway. | Ref: 2 |
| Mar 31 | The show, Away We Go, was renamed. The show opened at the St. James Theatre in New York City and, thanks to the talents of stars like Alfred Drake, Joan Roberts and Howard DeSilva, it became an instant hit. The show ran for 2,248 performances -- until 1948. The musical, which has grossed millions of dollars on stage and as a blockbuster movie was initially produced for the sum of $75,000. It is still legendary among musical productions -- especially after it was retitled Oklahoma! | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 08 | John Van Druten's "Voice of the Turtle" starts a 1,557 performance run in N.Y. | Ref: 5 |
- 1944
| Jan 04 | Leonard Bernstein's musical "On the Town"opens on Broadway directed by George Abbott. | Ref: 10 |
| Jan 23 | Arnold Schoenberg's "Ode to Napoleon" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 02 | Edward Chodorov's "Decision" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 12 | Lillian Hellman's "Searching Wind", premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| May 03 | "Meet Me in St Louis" opens on Broadway | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 20 | "Anna Lucasta," opens on Broadway. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 19 | Marlon Brando appears in the Broadway hit, "I Remember Mama" in his stage debut. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 13 | Norman Krasna's "Dear Ruth" premieres in NY NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 28 | The musical, On the Town, opened in New York City for a run of 462 performances. It was Leonard Bernstein's first big Broadway success. The show's hit song, New York, New York, continues to be successful. | Ref: 4 |
- 1945
| Jan 03 | John Patrick's "Hasty Heart" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 15 | "Make Mine Manhattan" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City NY for 429 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 27 | S Romberg, H&D Fields' musical premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 31 | Tennessee Williams’ play, The Glass Menagerie, arrived on Broadway in New York City to become what critics and the public called the best play of the year. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 19 | The Rodgers & Hammerstein musical "Carousel" opens on Broadway. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 27 | S Romberg, H&D Fields' musical premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 14 | Elmer Rice's "Dream Girl" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 21 | Gould/Comden/Green's "Billion Dollar Baby" premieres at Alvin Theater NYC for 219 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 27 | Arthur Laurent's "Home of the Brave" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1946
| Jan 05 | "Show Boat" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City NY for 417 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 09 | "Would-Be Gentleman" opens at Booth Theater New York City NY for 77 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 12 | "Polonaise" closes at Alvin Theater New York City NY after 113 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 21 | "Nellie Bly" opens at Adelphi Theater New York City NY for 16 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 02 | "Nellie Bly" closes at Adelphi Theater NYC after 16 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 04 | Garson Kanin's "Born Yesterday" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 06 | "Lute Song" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 142 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | "Would-Be Gentleman" opens at Booth Theater New York City NY for 77 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 13 | "Duchess Misbehaves" opens at Adelphi Theater NYC for 5 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 16 | "Duchess Misbehaves" closes at Adelphi Theater NYC after 5 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 07 | "Three to Make Ready" opens at Adelphi Theater NYC for 323 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 16 | "Would-Be Gentleman" closes at Booth Theater NYC after 77 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 30 | "St Louis Woman" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 113 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | "Day Before Spring" closes at National Theater NYC after 167 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 18 | "Call Me Mister" opens at National Theater NYC for 734 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 18 | Rome/Auerbach/Horwitt's musical "Call Me Mister", premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| May 16 | Musical "Annie Get Your Gun" starring Ethel Merman premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 14 | "Three to Make Ready" closes at Adelphi Theater NYC after 323 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 19 | Noël Coward's musical "Pacific 1860" premieres in London. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 20 | The Frank Capra film "It's A Wonderful Life," starring James Stewart and Donna Reed, had a preview showing for charity at New York City's Globe Theatre, a day before its world premiere. | Ref: 70 |
| Dec 21 | "If the Shoe Fits" closes at Century Theater NYC after 20 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 22 | "Bal Negre" closes at Belasco Theater NYC after 54 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 26 | "Toplitzky of Notre Dame" opens at Century Theater NYC for 60 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 26 | "Beggar's Holiday" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 111 performances. | Ref: 5 |
- 1947
| Jan 04 | "Park Avenue" closes at Shubert Theater New York City NY after 72 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 04 | "Show Boat" closes at Ziegfeld Theater New York City NY after 417 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 09 | "Street Scene" opens at Adelphi Theater New York City NY for 148 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 10 | "Finian's Rainbow" opens at 46th St Theater NY City NY for 725 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 18 | "Red Mill" closes at Ziegfeld Theater New York City NY after 831 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 21 | "Sweethearts" opens at Shubert Theater New York City NY for 288 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 29 | Arthur Miller's "All My Sons"opens on Broadway at the Coronet Theatre in New York City. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | "Street Scene" opens at Adelphi Theater New York City NY for 148 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 15 | "Toplitzky of Notre Dame" closes at Century Theater NYC after 60 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 16 | Morton Gould's 3rd Symphony, premieres. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 12 | "Chocolate Soldier" opens at Century Theater NYC for 69 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 13 | "Brigadoon" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 581 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 29 | "Beggar's Holiday" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 111 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 03 | "Barefoot Boy with Cheek" opens at Martin Beck NYC for 108 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 02 | Eugene O'Neill's "Moon for the Misbegotten" premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| May 10 | "Chocolate Soldier" closes at Century Theater NYC after 69 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 17 | "Street Scene" closes at Adelphi Theater NYC after 148 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 09 | High Button Shoes, opened on Broadway in NY City with an entertainer named Phil Silvers in the lead. The popular show ran for 727 performances. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 10 | "Allegro" opens at the Majestic Theater on Broadway. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 11 | Bob Hilliard/Carl Sigman's musical "Angel in the Wings" premieres at Coronet Theater NYC for 308 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 13 | "Caribbean Carnival" closes at International NYC after 11 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 26 | "Cradle Will Ruck" opens at Mansfield Theater NYC for 34 performances. | Ref: 5 |
- 1948
| Jan 10 | "Call Me Mister" closes at National Theater New York City NY after 734 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 24 | "Music in My Heart" closes at Adelphi Theater New York City NY after 124 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 29 | "Look Ma, I'm Dancin'" opens at Adelphi Theater New York City NY for 188 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 31 | J D Salinger's "A Perfect Day for Banana Fish" appears in NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 07 | "Cradle Will Rock" closes at Mansfield Theater NYC after 34 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 18 | "Mr. Roberts" opens 1157 performance run on Broadway at the Alvin Theatre. | Ref: 10 |
| Apr 30 | "Inside USA" opens at Century Theater NYC for 339 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 06 | "Sally" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 36 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 18 | "Ballet Ballads" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 62 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 06 | Tennessee Williams introduced audiences to Summer and Smoke when the curtain rose on Broadway this night. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 11 | Starting this night and for 792 performances, the musical, Where’s Charley?, played on Broadway. It included the show-stopping hit song: Once in Love with Amy. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 04 | "Magdalena" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 48 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 08 | "Marinka" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 168 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 16 | "Lend an Ear" opens at National Theater NYC for 460 performances | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 29 | "Rape of Lucretia" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 23 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 30 | Alfred Drake and Patricia Morrison starred in Kiss Me Kate which opened at the New Century Theatre in New York City. Cole Porter composed the music for the classic play that was adapted from Shakespeare’s comedy, The Taming of the Shrew. The show ran for 1,077 performances on the Great White Way. | Ref: 4 |
- 1949
| Jan 08 | "Make Mine Manhattan" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City NY after 429 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 08 | "My Romance" closes at Shubert Theater New York City NY after 95 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 08 | "Small Wonder" closes at Coronet Theater New York City NY after 134 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 13 | "Along 5th Avenue" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City NY for 180 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 16 | "Rape of Lucretia" closes at Ziegfeld Theater New York City NY after 23 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 22 | "All for Love" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City NY for 121 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 10 | Lee J. Cobb, Arthur Kennedy and Mildred Dunnock starred in the classic, Death of a Salesman, which opened at the Morosco Theatre in New York City. The play later became a major motion picture. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 12 | "Annie Get Your Gun" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 1147 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 19 | "Inside USA" closes at Century Theater NYC after 339 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 23 | Sidney Kingsley's "Detective Story" opens on Broadway at the Hudson Theatre. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 07 | "South Pacific" opens at Majestic Theater (for 1925 performances). | Ref: 17 |
| May 14 | "Love Life" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 252 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 08 | One of America’s classic Broadway plays, and later, a major motion picture, debuted. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes began its long run at the Ziegfeld Theatre in NY City. Carol Channing starred in the musical and charmed audiences with the show’s songs such as her trademark signature, Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend. Of course, we remember Marilyn Monroe starring and singing in the cinema version; and Carol adding Hello, Dolly to her trademark. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 17 | "Regina" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 86 performances. | Ref: 5 |
- 1950
| Jan 05 | Carson McCuller's "Member of the Wedding" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 06 | "Happy as Larry" opens at Coronet Theater New York City NY for 3 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 07 | "Happy as Larry" closes at Coronet Theater New York City NY after 3 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 14 | "As the Girls Go" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City NY after 420 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 17 | "Alive & Kicking" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City NY for 46 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 20 | "Dance Me a Song" opens at Royale Theater New York City NY for 35 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 21 | "Lend an Ear" closes at National Theater New York City NY after 460 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 21 | T S Eliot's "Cocktail Party" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 02 | "Arms & the Girl" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 134 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 15 | WM Inge's "Come Back, Little Sheba" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 18 | "Dance Me a Song" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 35 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 28 | "Alive & Kicking" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 46 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 18 | "Touch & Go" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 176 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 23 | "Great to Be Alive" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 52 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 08 | "Miss Liberty" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 308 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 24 | "Peter Pan" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 320 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 27 | "Tickets, Please" opens at Coronet Theater NYC for 245 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 06 | "Great to Be Alive" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 52 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 18 | "Liar" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 12 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 27 | "Arms & the Girl" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 134 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 22 | John Van Druten's "Bell Book and Candle"opens on Broadway at the Barrymore Theatre. | Ref: 70 |
| Nov 24 | The musical comedy, Guys and Dolls, from the pen of Frank Loesser, opens at the 46th Street Theatre in New York City. The show ran for 1,200 performances. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 13 | "Let's Make an Opera" opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 5 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 14 | "Bless You All" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 84 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 16 | "Let's Make an Opera" closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 5 performances | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 20 | "Harvey", starring James Stewart, premieres in New York. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 21 | Cole Porter's musical "Out of this World" premieres at New Century Theater NYC for 157 performances. | Ref: 5 |
- 1951
| Jan 02 | Philip Barry's "Second Threshold" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 06 | "Pardon Our French" closes at Broadway Theater New York City NY after 100 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 27 | "Peter Pan" closes at Imperial Theater New York City NY after 320 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 29 | "Where's Charley?" opens at Broadway Theater New York City NY for 56 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 03 | Tennessee Williams' "Rose Tattoo" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 24 | "Bless You All" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 84 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 25 | "Michael Todd's Peep Show" closes at Winter Garden NYC after 278 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 07 | Lillian Hellman's "Autumn Garden" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 08 | Controversial play "The Moon is Blue"opens on Broadway at the Henry Miller Theatre. | Ref: 10 |
| Mar 10 | "Where's Charley?" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 56 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 29 | "King & I" opens at St James Theater NYC for 1246 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 18 | "Make a Wish" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 102 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 19 | "Tree Grows in Brooklyn" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 267 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 05 | "Out of This World" closes at New Century Theater NYC after 157 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 14 | Sammy Fain/EY Harburg's musical "Flahooley" premieres at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 40 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 24 | Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy starred in The Fourposter, which made its Broadway debut this day. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 27 | "Peter Pan" closes at Imperial Theater New York City NY after 320 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 28 | "I am a Camera"opens at Empire Theatre, N.Y. | Ref: 10 |
| Dec 02 | "Borscht Capades" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 90 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 04 | Copland/Robbins' "Pied Piper" premieres in NY NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 08 | "Tree Grows in Brooklyn" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 267 performances. | Ref: 5 |
- 1952
| Jan 02 | "Pal Joey" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City NY for 542 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 01 | S[amuel] N[athaniel] Behrman's "Jane" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 15 | "2 in the Aisle" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 276 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 21 | "3 Wishes for Jamie" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 94 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 16 | "4 Saints in 3 Acts" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 15 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 22 | Eugène Ionesco's "Les Chaises", premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 27 | "4 Saints in 3 Acts" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 15 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 03 | "Call Me Madam" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 644 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 08 | "Of Thee I Sing" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 72 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 08 | "Shuffle Along" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 4 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 10 | "Shuffle Along" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 4 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 16 | "New Faces (of 1952)" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 365 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 30 | The motion picture "This is Cinerama" which introduced the triple-camera, triple-projector Cimerama widescreen process, premiers at the Broadway Theater, in New York. (XDG, p 4A, 9/30/2002) | Ref: 83 |
| Oct 29 | Fredrick Knott's "Dial M For Murder"starts 552 performance run on Broadway. | Ref: 10 |
| Dec 15 | "Two's Company" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 90 performances. | Ref: 5 |
- 1953
| Jan 10 | "My Darlin' Aida" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City NY after 89 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 22 | The Arthur Miller drama "The Crucible" opened on Broadway at the Martin Beck Theatre, N.Y. | Ref: 70 |
| Feb 11 | J Styne/B Hilliard's musical "Hazel Flagg" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 18 | The new fad in America was 3-D, as demonstrated in the movie, Bwana Devil. The three-dimensional feature opened at Loew’s State Theatre in New York City. Arch Oboler directed the movie which starred Robert Stack and the three-dimensional Barbara Britton. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 18 | "Maggie" opens at National Theater NYC for 5 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 19 | William Inge's "Picnic" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 21 | "Maggie" closes at National Theater NYC after 5 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 25 | "Wonderful Town" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 559 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 08 | "Two's Company" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 90 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 19 | Tennessee Williams' "Camino Real" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 28 | "New Faces (of 1952)" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 365 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 18 | "Pal Joey" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 542 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 24 | "Take a Giant Step," opens on Broadway. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 03 | "Kismet" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 583 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 10 | "John Murray Anderson's Almanac" opens at Imperial NYC for 229 performances; Harry Belefonte debuts. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 29 | Jean Stapleton debuted in her first Broadway play. She starred with Judith Anderson in the production, In the Summer House, which opened in NY. It closed after only 55 performances. | Ref: 4 |
- 1954
| Jan 02 | Herman Wouks "Caine Mutiny" premieres in NY City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 16 | "South Pacific" closes at Majestic Theater New York City NY after 1928 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 05 | "Girl in Pink Tights" opens at Mark Hellinger NYC for 115 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 20 | "King & I" closes at St James Theater NYC after 1246 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 03 | "Me & Juliet" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 358 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 08 | "By the Beautiful Sea" opens at the Majestic Theater on Broadway. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 20 | "Golden Apple" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 125 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 13 | "Pajama Game" opens at St James Theater NYC for 1063 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 30 | Julie Andrews, who would later become a household name in movies, TV and on records, opened on Broadway for the first time. The future star of The Sound of Music appeared in The Boy Friend this night. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 30 | Sandy Wilson's musical "The Boy Friend" starts 485 performance run on Broadway. | Ref: 10 |
| Nov 04 | Florence Henderson, who was all of 20 years old, joined with Ezio Pinza and Walter Slezak in Fanny. The show lit up Broadway 888 times. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 02 | "Hit the Trail" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 4 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 04 | "Hit the Trail" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 4 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 04 | "On Your Toes" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 64 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 08 | Maxwell Anderson's "Bad Seed" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 16 | Agatha Christie's "Witness for the Prosecution" starts 645 performance run on Broadway. | Ref: 10 |
| Dec 27 | Gian Carlo Menotti's opera "Saint of Bleecker Street" premieres at Broadway Theater NYC for 92 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 30 | Pearl Bailey opened on Broadway in the play, House of Flowers, about two madams with rival bordellos. Diahann Carroll was also cast in the play, written by Truman Capote. Harold Arlen provided the musical score. | Ref: 70 |
| Dec 30 | Harold Arlen/Truman Capotes musical premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1955
| Jan 27 | "Plain & Fancy" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City NY for 476 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 24 | "Silk Stockings" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 461 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 26 | "Peter Pan" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 149 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 02 | William Inge's "Bus Stop" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 22 | The Tennessee Williams play, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, opened on Broadway. The hit ran for 694 shows and won the Critics’ Circle Award as the Best American Play. The movie version was a big hit as well and featured Burl Ives, Paul Newman and Elizabeth Taylor in starring roles. Paul, Liz and the movie received Oscar nominations. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 24 | The Tennessee Williams play, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, opens on Broadway. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 06 | "3 for Tonight" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 85 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 18 | "Ankles Aweigh" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 176 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 20 | "Saint of Bleecker St" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 92 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 21 | The Jerome Lawrence-Robert Lee play "Inherit the Wind," loosely based on the Scopes trial of 1925, opened at the National Theatre in New York. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 23 | "Kismet" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 583 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 05 | The musical, Damn Yankees, opened in New York City for a successful run of 1,019 performances. The show at the 42nd Street Theatre mixed both baseball and ballet. It is an adaptation of the book, The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant. Gwen Verdon starred in the role of Lola. Whatever Lola wants Lola gets including the Tony for Best Actress in a musical for her performance. | Ref: 4 |
| May 21 | "House of Flowers" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 165 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 26 | "7th Heaven" opens at ANTA Theater NYC for 44 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 29 | Arthur Miller's "A View from the Bridge"opens at Coronet Theatre, N.Y. | Ref: 10 |
| Oct 20 | "No Time for Sergeants" opens on Broadway starring Andy Griffith. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 27 | "Plain & Fancy" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City NY for 476 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 31 | "Vamp" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 60 performances. | Ref: 5 |
- 1956
| Jan 21 | "Comedy in Music (Victor Borge)" closes at Golden New York City NY after 849 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 15 | "My Fair Lady" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 2,715 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 22 | Musical "Mr Wonderful" with Sammy Davis Jr premieres at Broadway Theater NYC for 383 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 03 | "Silk Stockings" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 461 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | "Plain & Fancy" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 476 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 03 | Most Happy Fella, a musical by Frank Loesser, opened at the Imperial Theatre in New York City. The show, an adaptation of They Knew What They Wanted by Sidney Howard, ran for 676 performances on Broadway. Critics called the show a masterpiece, thanks to the outstanding performances of Robert Weede and Jo Sullivan. One must not forget Loesser’s music, which included such classics as Standing on the Corner, I Like Everybody, Joey, Joey, Joey, Big Acquaintance and Don’t Cry. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 10 | Billie Holiday returned to the NY City stage at Carnegie Hall after a three-year absence. The concert was called a high point in jazz history. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 29 | The musical "Bells Are Ringing," starring Judy Holliday, opened on Broadway. | Ref: 64 |
| Dec 01 | The Leonard Bernstein musical "Candide," based on Voltaire, opened on Broadway. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 05 | Thornton Wilder's "Matchmaker" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 06 | "Happy Hunting" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 413 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 16 | "Fanny" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 888 performances | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 22 | "New Faces of 1956" closes at Barrymore Theater NYC after 221 performances. | Ref: 5 |
- 1957
| Jan 29 | Graham Greene's "Potting Shed" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 30 | "The Music Man"begins 1375 performance run in N.Y. | Ref: 10 |
| Feb 02 | "Candide" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 73 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 23 | "Mr Wonderful" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 383 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 01 | "Ziegfeld Follies of 1957" opens at Winter Garden NYC for 123 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 21 | Tennessee Williams' "Orpheus Descending" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 13 | "Shinbone Alley" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 49 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 14 | Bob Merrill's musical "New Girl in Town" premieres at 46th St Theater NYC for 432 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 25 | "Shinbone Alley" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 49 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 26 | West Side Story opens in NY. The musical ran for 734 performances. The loose adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet produced several hit songs, including Maria and Tonight. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 01 | John Osborne's "Look Back in Anger" starts 407 performance run on Broadway. | Ref: 10 |
| Nov 28 | "Look Homeward Angel"opens 565 performance run at the Barrymore Theatre N.Y.-Pulitzer prize. | Ref: 10 |
| Dec 05 | William Inge's "Dark at the Top of the Stairs" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 14 | "Most Happy Fella" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 678 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 14 | "Rumple" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 45 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 19 | Meredith Wilson’s The Music Man opened at the Majestic Theatre in NY City. The Broadway show starred Robert Preston and had a run of 1,375 shows. It also had 76 trombones and 101 cornets in the band ... and a librarian named Marian, remember? | Ref: 4 |
- 1958
| Jan 16 | William Gibson's "Two for the Seesaw" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 23 | "Body Beautiful" opens at Broadway Theater New York City NY for 60 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 30 | Dore Schary's "Sunrise at Campobello" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 04 | "Oh, Captain!" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 192 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 21 | "Portotino" opens at Adelphi Theater NYC for 3 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 22 | "Portotino" closes at Adelphi Theater NYC after 3 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 15 | "Body Beautiful" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 60 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 03 | "Say, Darling" opens at ANTA Theater NYC for 332 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 24 | "New Girl in Town" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 432 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 02 | Eugene O'Neill's "A Touch of the Poet"opens on Broadway at Helen Hayes Theatre. | Ref: 10 |
| Dec 01 | "Flower Drum Song" opens at St James Theater NYC for 602 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 11 | Archibald MacLeish's "JB" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 22 | "Whoop-Up" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 56 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 23 | "Party with Comden & Green" opens at John Golden NYC for 38 performances. | Ref: 5 |
- 1959
| Jan 17 | "Say, Darling" closes at ANTA Theater New York City NY after 332 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 24 | "Party with Comden & Green" closes at John Golden New York City NY after 38 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 05 | "Redhead" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 455 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 07 | The play, The Rivalry, opened in New York City. It ran for a total of 81 performances. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 07 | "Whoop-Up" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 56 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 16 | Leonard Spigelgass' "Majority of One" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 28 | "Goldilocks" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC after 161 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 07 | "Bells Are Ringing" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 925 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 09 | "Juno" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 16 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 10 | Sweet Bird of Youth, a play by Tennessee Williams, opened at the Martin Beck Theatre in New York City. The play starred Geraldine Page, Paul Newman, Rip Torn and Diana Hyland. Critics called Page “fabulous” and about Newman, they said, “the perfect companion piece.” | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 11 | The Lorraine Hansberry drama "A Raisin in the Sun" opens at NY's Ethel Barrymore Theater. | Ref: 17 |
| Mar 15 | The musical, No Strings, opened on Broadway at the 54th Street Theatre. Richard Kiley and Diahann Carroll starred in the show. Also featured was the show’s composer in an acting role, singing his own lyrics. The composer was Richard Rodgers. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 19 | "1st Impressions" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 84 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 21 | "Juno" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 16 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 06 | Hal Holbrook opened in the critically acclaimed, off-Broadway presentation of Mark Twain Tonight. Quotes from the famous humorist include: “It is best to read the weather forecast, before we pray for rain.”; “The more things are forbidden, the more popular they become.”; “Modesty died when clothes were born.”; “Be good and you will be lonesome.”; and “Familiarity breeds contempt -- and children.” | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 11 | "Jamaica" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 558 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 16 | "Party with Comden & Green" opens at John Golden NYC for 44 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 23 | "Destry Rides Again" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 472 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 11 | Rodgers & Barer's musical "Once Upon a Mattress" premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| May 12 | "Nervous Set" opens at Henry Miller's Theater NYC for 23 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 21 | Ethel Merman played the lead role in the musical, Gypsy, which opened at the Broadway Theatre in New York City. The popular show ran for 702 performances. It was based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, the famous burlesque queen. | Ref: 4 |
| May 23 | "Party with Comden & Green" closes at John Golden NYC after 44 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 30 | "First Impressions" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 84 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 30 | "Nervous Set" closes at Henry Miller's Theater NYC after 23 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 27 | West Side Story, with music by Leonard Bernstein, closed after 734 performances on Broadway. The show remains one of the brightest highlights in the history of the Great White Way. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 19 | Twelve-year-old Patty Duke makes her first Broadway appearance -- in "The Miracle Worker". The play would last for 700 performances and become a classic motion picture, launching Patty to fame and fortune. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 22 | Take Me Along opened on Broadway and quickly became an American classic. Walter Pidgeon starred along with Jackie Gleason. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 05 | Paddy Chayevsky's "The Tenth Man"starts 653 performance run on Broadway. | Ref: 10 |
| Nov 16 | The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "The Sound of Music" opened on Broadway. | Ref: 70 |
| Nov 18 | "Ben-Hur," the Biblical-era spectacle starring Charlton Heston, premiers in New York. | Ref: 6 |
| Dec 07 | "Saratoga" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 80 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 29 | Saul Levitt's "Andersonville Trial" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1960
| Feb 10 | "Unsinkable Molly Brown" closes at Winter Garden NYC after 532 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 13 | "Beg, Borrow or Steal" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 5 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 13 | "Saratoga" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 80 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 25 | Lillian Hellman's "Toys in the Attic" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 08 | "Greenwillow" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 95 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 19 | "Redhead" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 455 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 31 | Gore Vidal's "Best Man" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | The musical Bye Bye Birdie opened at the Martin Beck Theatre in New York City. Chita Rivera and Dick Van Dyke starred in the Broadway show which ran for 607 performances. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 20 | "From A to Z" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 21 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 28 | "Christine" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 12 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 03 | The play, The Fantasticks, opened at the Sullivan Playhouse in New York City. It would later become the longest-running off-Broadway play. Soon It’s Gonna Rain was one of the big hit tunes from the production. The show was the equivalent of London’s long-running play, The Mousetrap. Unfortunately, though the British were familiar with The Mousetrap and might have known of the similarities between the two plays, when The Fantasticks opened in London, it failed miserably and closed after only 44 performances. | Ref: 4 |
| May 07 | "Christine" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 12 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 07 | "Flower Drum Song" closes at St James Theater NYC after 602 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 07 | "From A to Z" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 21 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 14 | "At the Drop of a Hat" closes at John Golden NYC after 216 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 23 | "Finian's Rainbow" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 12 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 28 | "Greenwillow" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 95 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 02 | For the first time in 41 years, the entire Broadway theatre district in NY City was forced to close. The Actors Equity Union and theatre owners came to a showdown with a total blackout of theatres. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 03 | The "Unsinkable Molly Brown", opens on Broadway. The play would become an American theater standard and a smashing career launch for Shirley MacLaine. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 03 | Frederick Loewe/Alan Jay Lerner's "Camelot" premieres Majestic Theater NYC for 873 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 11 | Coleman/Leigh's musical "Wildcat" with Lucille Ball premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 16 | Lucille Ball took a respite from her weekly TV series to star in the Broadway production of Wildcat, which opened at the Alvin Theatre in New York City. The show ran for 171 performances. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 17 | "La Plume de Ma Tante" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 835 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 17 | "Take Me Along" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 448 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 26 | Musical "Do re mi" with Phil Silvers premieres at St James Theater NYC for 400 performances. | Ref: 5 |
- 1961
| Jan 09 | The play, Rhinoceros, opened on Broadway, starring two of the theatre’s true stars -- Eli Wallach and Zero Mostel. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 12 | "Show Girl" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City NY for 100 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 16 | "Conquering Hero" opens at ANTA Theater New York City NY for 8 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 21 | "Conquering Hero" closes at ANTA Theater New York City NY after 8 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 24 | Edward Albee's "American Dream" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 02 | "13 Daughters" opens at 54th St Theater NYC for 28 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 08 | Jean Kerr's "Mary, Mary" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 25 | "13 Daughters" closes at 54th St Theater NYC after 28 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 25 | "Gypsy" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 702 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 03 | "Happiest Girl in the World" opens at Martin Beck NYC for 97 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 08 | "Show Girl" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 100 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 13 | "Carnival!" opens on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre in New York City. Anna Maria Alberghetti starred in the musical which ran for 719 performances. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 15 | "Music Man" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 1375 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 23 | "Tenderloin" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 216 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 25 | "Young Abe Lincoln" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC for 27 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 07 | "Young Abe Lincoln" closes at Eugene O'Neill NYC after 27 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 18 | "Donnybrook!" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 68 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 28 | "Purlie Victorious," a farce by Ossie Davis, opens on Broadway. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 14 | The Broadway production How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying opened on Broadway. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 22 | A Man for All Seasons opened at the ANTA Playhouse in NY City. A Man for All Seasons ran for 637 performances, closing on Jun 1, 1963. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 09 | "From the Second City" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 87 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 09 | "Let It Ride" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 68 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 16 | "Evening with Yves Montand" opens at John Golden NYC after 55 performances | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 19 | Judgment At Nuremberg opened in NY City with a star-studded cast including Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Montgomery Clift, Judy Garland, Marlene Dietrich, and Maximillian Schell (he won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance). The film received an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay plus nine other nominations. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 27 | Styne/Comden/Green's musical "Subways are for Sleeping" premieres at St James Theater NYC for 205 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 28 | Tennessee Williams' "Night of the Iguana" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 31 | "Irma La Douce" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 527 performances. | Ref: 5 |
- 1962
| Jan 13 | "Do Re Mi" closes at St James Theater New York City NY after 400 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 20 | "Kean" closes at Broadway Theater New York City NY after 92 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 27 | "Family Affair" opens at Billy Rose Theater New York City NY for 65 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 01 | "New Faces of '62" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 28 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 04 | "Gay Life" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 113 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 24 | "New Faces of '62" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 28 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 24 | "Sail Away" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 167 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 26 | The Best Play award winner of 1962, Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mama’s Hung You in the Closet and I’m Feeling So Sad opened in New York City on this night (and for 454 performances). | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 15 | Richard Rogers' "No Strings" opens at 84th St Theater NYC for 580 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 19 | "All American" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 80 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 22 | "I Can Get It For You Wholesale" opens at Shubert NYC for 300 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 24 | The play, I Can Get It For You Wholesale, opened on Broadway. It featured a 19-year-old named Barbra Streisand. She stopped the show at the famed Shubert Theatre in New York City. Streisand starred as Miss Marmelstein. Audiences kept coming back for more of Barbra for 300 performances. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 25 | "Family Affair" closes at Billy Rose Theater NYC after 65 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 05 | Herb Gardner's "A Thousand Clowns"opens on Broadway at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 27 | Arnold Wesker's "Chips with Everything", premieres in London. | Ref: 5 |
| May 08 | "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 965 performances | Ref: 2 |
| May 19 | "Bravo, Giovanni" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 76 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 26 | "All American" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 80 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 03 | The play, Stop the World, I Want to Get Off!, opened. Broadway welcomed Anthony Newley to the stage with many standing ovations. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 06 | Robert Goulet stepped out of the role of Sir Lancelot after singing/acting the part since 1960. The fabulously successful Broadway musical, Camelot, also starred Richard Burton as King Arthur and Julie Andrews as Queen Guenevere. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 13 | The play "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" by Edward Albee opened on Broadway. | Ref: 70 |
| Oct 20 | The musical, Mr. President, written by Irving Berlin, opened on Broadway. Mr. President ran for 265 performances. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 27 | "Family Affair" opens at Billy Rose Theater New York City NY for 65 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 08 | "I Can Get It For You Wholesale" closes at Shubert NYC after 300 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 09 | "I Can Get It For You Wholesale" closes on Broadway. | Ref: 5 |
- 1963
| Jan 05 | "Camelot" closes at Majestic Theater New York City NY after 873 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 05 | "Carnival!" closes at Imperial Theater New York City NY after 719 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 06 | "Oliver!" opens at Imperial Theater New York City NY for 774 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 26 | "Milk & Honey" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City NY after 543 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 13 | Hindemith & Wilder's opera "Long Christmas Dinner" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 18 | "Tovarich" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 264 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 02 | Best Foot Forward opened in New York City. Liza Minelli was the lead actress in this off-Broadway revival of the show which enjoyed a run of 224 performances. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 13 | Jack Cassidy and Barbara Cook starred in She Loves Me, which opened at the O’Neill Theatre in New York City. The Broadway musical ran for 189 performances. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 15 | "Sophie" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 8 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 18 | "Sophie" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 8 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 19 | "Hot Spot" opens at the Majestic Theater NYC for 43 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 20 | "Sophie" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 8 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 23 | Jerry Bock & S Harnick's musical "She Loves Me", premieres at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC for 302 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 16 | "Beast in Me" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 4 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 18 | "Beast in Me" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 4 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 25 | "Hot Spot" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 43 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 23 | "Barefoot in the Park"starts 668 performance run on Broadway. | Ref: 10 |
| Dec 08 | Florence Henderson and Jose Ferrer co-starred in The Girl Who Came to Supper on Broadway. The production, however, only lasted for 112 shows. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 26 | "Double Dublin" opens at Little Theater NYC for 4 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 28 | "Double Dublin" closes at Little Theater NYC after 4 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 28 | "Jennie" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 82 performances. | Ref: 5 |
- 1964
| Jan 11 | "She Loves Me" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City NY after 302 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 16 | The musical "Hello, Dolly!" opened on Broadway, beginning a run of 2,844 performances. | Ref: 70 |
| Jan 23 | Arthur Miller's "After the Fall" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 01 | "Stop the World, I Want to..." closes at Shubert NYC after 556 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 06 | "Rugantino" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 28 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 16 | "Foxy" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 72 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 18 | Muriel Resnik's "Any Wednesday" opens at the Music Box Theatre in New York City. The play established Gene Hackman as an actor. Don Porter and Sandy Dennis also starred in the show. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 27 | "What Makes Sammy Run?" opens at 84th St Theater NYC for 540 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 12 | S[amuel] N[athaniel] Behrman's "But for Whom Charlie" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 14 | "Girl Who Came to Supper" closes at Broadway NYC after 112 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 20 | "Funny Girl" with Barbra Streisand opens on Broadway. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 26 | "Funny Girl" with Barbra Streisand opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 1,348 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 01 | Robert Lowell's "Benito Cereno", premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 04 | "Anyone Can Whistle" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 9 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 11 | "Anyone Can Whistle" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 9 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 17 | "Cafe Crown" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 3 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 17 | "High Spirits" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 375 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 18 | "Cafe Crown" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 3 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 18 | "Foxy" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 72 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 23 | James Baldwin's "Blues for Mr Charlie", premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| May 25 | Frank Gilroy's "Subject is Roses" premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| May 26 | "Fade Out-Fade In" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 199 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 30 | "Beyond the Fringe" closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 673 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 22 | The musical "Fiddler on the Roof", starring Zero Mostel, opens on Broadway, beginning a run of 3,242 performances. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 18 | "I Had a Ball" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 199 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 30 | Edward Albee's "Tiny Alice" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1965
| Jan 16 | "Oh What a Lovely War" closes at Broadhurst New York City NY after 125 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 06 | "Kelly" opens & closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 16 | "Baker Street" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 313 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 18 | "Fade Out-Fade In" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 72 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 27 | "High Spirits" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 375 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 06 | "How to Succeed in Business" closes at 46th St NYC after 1415 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 10 | Walter Matthau and Art Carney opened in The Odd Couple, one of Neil Simon’s greatest theatrical triumphs. It would also become a hit on television, with Tony Randall playing the tidy Felix Ungar and Jack Klugman as slovenly sportswriter, Oscar Madison. The play opened at the Plymouth Theatre in New York City. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 18 | "Do I Hear a Waltz?" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 220 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 15 | James Baldwin's "Amen Corner", premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 24 | "Comedy in Music-Opus 2" closes at John Golden NYC after 192 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 27 | "I'm Solomon" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 7 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 02 | "New Faces of 1965" opens at Booth Theater NYC for 52 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 11 | Liza Minnelli opened in Flora the Red Menace. The musical ran for only 87 performances at the Alvin Theatre. | Ref: 4 |
| May 16 | The musical "The Roar of the Greasepaint, the Smell of the Crowd" opens on Broadway. (XDG, p 4A, 5/16/2002) | Ref: 83 |
| Oct 26 | "The Royal Hunt of the Sun"opens on Broadway at the ANTA Theatre. | Ref: 10 |
| Nov 13 | Julie Harris starred in Skyscraper, which opened on Broadway in NY City. The musical ran for seven months. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 22 | The production of Man of LaMancha, including the classic The Impossible Dream, opened in NY City for the first of 2,328 performances. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 04 | "Roar of the Greasepaint" closes at Shubert NYC after 232 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 08 | Humphrey Bogart’s wife, Lauren Bacall, opened in Cactus Flower on Broadway. The show also starred Barry Nelson. The production was awarded Best Play honors and ran for 1,234 performances. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 10 | "Yearling" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 3 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 11 | "Anya" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 16 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 11 | "Yearling" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 3 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 12 | Vivian Beaumont Theater opens at 65th St & Amsterdam Ave NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 14 | "La Grusse Valise" opens at 54th St Theater NYC for 7 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 18 | "La Grusse Valise" closes at 54th St Theater NYC after 7 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 26 | "Funny Girl" with Barbra Streisand closes on Broadway. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 27 | "The Persecution and Assassination of Marat as performed by. . . ."opens on Broadway. | Ref: 10 |
- 1966
| Jan 29 | "Sweet Charity" opens on Broadway at the Palace Theatre. | Ref: 17 |
| Mar 03 | James Goldman's "Lion in Winter" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 07 | "Wait A Minim!" opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 457 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 08 | "Golden Boy" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 569 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 18 | "Pousse Cafe" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 3 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 19 | "Pousse Cafe" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 3 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 29 | The musical comedy "It's A Bird, It's A Plane, It's Superman" opens on Broadway. It would close after 128 performances. (Daniels, Les, "Superman", 1998, ISBN 0-8118-2162-5) | |
| May 21 | "Time for Singing" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 41 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 24 | "Mame" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 1508 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 17 | Woody Allen’s first play, Don’t Drink the Water, opened on Broadway. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 20 | Cabaret opened on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre for the first of 1,166 stellar performances. Joel Gray starred in the hugely successful musical that is an adaptation of both the play, I Am a Camera, and the novel, Goodbye to Berlin. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 05 | "I Do! I Do!" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 561 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 15 | "Joyful Noise" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 12 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 24 | "Joyful Noise" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 12 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 27 | "At the Drop of Another Hat" opens at Booth Theater NYC for 105 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 28 | "At the Drop of Another Hat" opens at Booth Theater NYC for 105 performances. | Ref: 5 |
- 1967
| Jan 05 | Harold Pinter's play, "The Homecoming", opens in NY. | Ref: 17 |
| Jan 29 | "Let's Sing Yiddish" closes at Brooks Atkinson New York City NY after 107 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 22 | Barbara Garson's "MacBird" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 23 | John Herbert's "Fortune & Men's Eyes" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 07 | Clark Gesner's musical "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 13 | Robert Anderson's "You Know I Can't Hear You When The Water's Running" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 28 | "Sherry!" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 65 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 09 | "At the Drop of Another Hat" closes at Booth NYC after 105 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 11 | "Illya Darling" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 320 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 15 | "Wait A Minim!" closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 457 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 16 | "Walking Happy" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC after 161 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 25 | Jules Feiffer's "Little Murders", premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 26 | "Hallelujah, Baby!" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 293 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 11 | "Sing, Israel Sing" opens at Brooks Atkinson Theater NYC for 14 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 21 | "Sing, Israel Sing" closes at Brooks Atkinson NYC after 14 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 27 | "Sherry!" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 65 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 17 | The rock musical Hair opened to rave reviews at the Anspacher Theatre in New York City. The smash ran for 1,758 performances. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 29 | The counter-culture musical "Hair" opened off-Broadway. | Ref: 70 |
| Nov 12 | Pearl Bailey took over the lead in the Broadway musical, Hello Dolly. ‘Pearlie Mae’ was a smash hit in the role. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 07 | "How Now, Dow Jones" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC for 220 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 31 | "Henry, Sweet Henry" closes at Palace Theater NYC after 80 performances. | Ref: 5 |
- 1968
| Jan 02 | "Zizi" closes at Broadway Theater New York City NY after 49 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 13 | "Hallelujah, Baby!" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City NY after 293 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 13 | "Illya Darling" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City NY after 320 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 16 | Jay Allen's "Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 18 | "Happy Time" opens at Broadway Theater New York City NY for 286 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 18 | Hester & Appolinar's musical "Your Own Thing" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 25 | Robert Anderson's "I Never Sang for My Father" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 27 | "Darling of the Day" opens at George Abbott Theater New York City NY for 31 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 04 | "Golden Rainbow" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 355 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 07 | Arthur Miller's "Price" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 24 | "Darling of the Day" closes at George Abbott NYC after 31 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 03 | "Here's Where I Belong" opens/closes at Billy Rose Theater NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 04 | "Education of Hyman Kaplan" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 28 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 10 | "George M!" opens at Palace Theater NYC for 435 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 17 | "Fade Out-Fade In" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 72 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 18 | Mart Crowley's "Boys in the Band", premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 23 | "I'm Solomon" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 7 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 25 | "Half a Sixpence" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 512 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 27 | "Education of Hyman Kaplan" closes at Alvin NYC after 28 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 28 | "Hair" opens at Biltmore Theater NYC for 1750 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 29 | "Hair" made its way from Greenwich Village to to the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway. The show certainly opened eyes. It was the first time that actors appeared nude in a Broadway musical. Hair ran for 1,844 shows on and off Broadway. It was even more successful in its London run later. Big songs from the show: Hair (The Cowsills) and Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (The 5th Dimension). | Ref: 4 |
| May 01 | "Ben Franklin in Paris" closes at Lunt Fontanne NYC after 215 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 27 | "Darling of the Day" opens at George Abbott Theater New York City NY for 31 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 01 | Burt Bacharach/Hal David's musical "Promises Promises" opens at Shubert Theater on Broadway. The play ran for 1,281 performances, earning $35,000 in profits each week of 1969. Dionne Warwick had a hit version of the title song. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 26 | Jay Allens "Forty Carats" premieres in NY NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1969
| Jan 02 | "Fig Leaves Are Falling" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City NY for 4 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 02 | Lorraine Hansberry's "To be Young, Gifted & Black" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 04 | "Fig Leaves Are Falling" closes at Broadhurst New York City NY after 4 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 05 | "Maggie Flynn" closes at ANTA Theater New York City NY after 82 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 12 | "Golden Rainbow" closes at Shubert Theater New York City NY after 355 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 22 | "Celebration" opens at Ambassador Theater New York City NY for 110 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 26 | "Red, White, & Maddox" opens at Cort Theater New York City NY for 41 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 03 | "Canterbury Tales" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC for 122 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 04 | Lonnie Elder's "Ceremonies in Dark Old Men" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 06 | Jerry Herman's "Dear World" premieres at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 132 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 01 | "Red, White, & Maddox" closes at Cort Theater NYC after 41 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 16 | Peter Stone & Sherman Edward's "1776" premieres at 46th St Theater NYC for 1217 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 18 | "Come Summer" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC for 7 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 22 | "Billy" opens & closes at Billy Rose Theater NYC after 1 performance. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 22 | "Come Summer" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC after 7 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 26 | "Celebration" closes at Ambassador Theater NYC after 110 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 26 | "George M!" closes at Palace Theater NYC after 435 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 29 | "Trumpets of the Lord" opens at Brooks Atkinson NYC for 7 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 03 | "Trumpets of the Lord" closes at Brooks Atkinson NYC after 7 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 04 | Charles Gordone's "No Place to be Somebody" premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| May 17 | "My Wife, My Dog, My Cat" by Maskman & The Agents hits #92. | Ref: 5 |
| May 18 | "Canterbury Tales" closes at Eugene O'Neill NYC after 122 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 31 | "Dear World" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 132 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 02 | "Buck White" opens at George Abbott Theater NYC for 7 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 06 | "Buck White" closes at George Abbott Theater NYC after 7 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 14 | "La Strada" opens/closes at Lunt Fontanne NYC for 1 performance. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 18 | "Coco" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 333 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 28 | Neil Simon's "Last of the Red Hot Lovers" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1970
| Jan 03 | "Mame" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City NY after 1508 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 26 | Pendleton, Ford & Cryer's "Last Sweet Days of Isaac" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 04 | "Charles Aznavour" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 23 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 04 | "Gantry" opens at George Abbott Theater NYC for 1 performance. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 12 | Anthony Shaffers "Sleuth" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 14 | "Gantry" closes at George Abbott Theater NYC after 1 performance. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 22 | "Charles Aznavour" closes at Music Box Theater NYC after 23 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 26 | "Georgy" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 4 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 28 | "Georgy" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 4 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 05 | Edison Theater opens at 240 W 47th St NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 15 | Gary Geld & Peter Udell's "Purlie" premieres at Broadway Theater NYC for 689 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 22 | "Blood Red Roses" opens & closes at John Golden Theater NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 26 | "Minnie's Boys" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 80 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 29 | "Look to the Lilies" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 25 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 30 | Strouse, Adams, Comden & Green's musical "Applause" premieres at Palace Theater NYC for 900 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 07 | "Effects of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-moon Marigolds", premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 08 | "Cry for Us All" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 8 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | "Boy Friend" opens at Ambassador Theater NYC for 119 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 15 | "Cry for Us All" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 8 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 19 | "Look to the Lilies" closes at Lunt-Fontanne NYC after 25 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 22 | "Park" opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 5 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 25 | "Park" closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 5 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 26 | The musical, Company, opened on Broadway. It ran for 705 performances before parting company with appreciative audiences at the Alvin Theatre in New York City. Company starred Elaine Stritch. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 26 | "Company" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 690 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 18 | Opening this night in New York City was The Me Nobody Knows at the Orpheum Theatre. The musical had a run of 586 performances. | Ref: 4 |
| May 30 | "Minnie's Boys" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 80 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 12 | After a successful London run, Anthony Quayle starred in the Broadway opening of Sleuth. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 13 | Neil Simon's "Gingerbread Lady" premieres in NY NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 18 | "Me Nobody Knows" opens at Helen Hayes Theater NYC for 587 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 27 | "Hello, Dolly!" closes at St James Theater NYC after 2,844 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 28 | "Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen" opens at Majestic NYC for 19 performances. | Ref: 5 |
- 1971
| Jan 03 | "President's Daughter" closes at Billy Rose Theater New York City NY after 72 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 09 | "Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen" closes at Majestic New York City NY after 19 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 10 | "Light, Lively & Yiddish" closes at Belasco Theater New York City NY after 87 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 12 | "Soon" opens at Ritz Theater New York City NY for 3 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 13 | "Soon" closes at Ritz Theater New York City NY after 3 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 15 | "Ari" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City NY for 19 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 19 | Ruby Keeler made her comeback in the play, No, No Nanette, which opened at the 46th Street Theatre in New York City. Keeler played the role of Sue Smith in the revival of the 1925 hit musical. The show played on for 861 performances. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 30 | "Ari" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City NY after 19 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | "Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen" closes at Majestic New York City NY after 19 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 10 | John Guares "House of Blue Leaves" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 25 | "Oh! Calcutta!" opens at Belasco Theater NYC for 1,316 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 25 | P Zindel's "And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 04 | "Follies" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 524 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 11 | "Johnny Johnson" opens/closes at Edison Theater NYC for 1 performance. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | Stephen Sondheim's musical "Follies", premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 15 | "70, Girls, 70" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 35 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 24 | "Frank Merriwell" opens/closes at Longacre Theater NYC for 1 performance. | Ref: 5 |
| May 05 | "Earl of Ruston" opens at Billy Rose Theater NYC for 5 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 08 | "Earl of Ruston" closes at Billy Rose Theater NYC after 5 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 15 | "70, Girls, 70" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 35 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 17 | The musical, Godspell, opened this night at the Cherry Lane Theatre in New York City. Godspell featured the song Day by Day (a top-15 hit in 1972). The rock musical that featured Robin Lamont played for 2,651 performances and was the third longest-running off-Broadway production at the time. | Ref: 4 |
| May 19 | "Godspell" first opened at the Cherry Lane Theater in New York City. The musical by Stephen Schwartz is based on the New Testament Gospel of Matthew, and is still produced by secular and religious theater groups today. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 12 | Some folks weren’t pleased when Jesus Christ Superstar premiered on Broadway because of the controversial content of the musical. Before the show opened at the Mark Hellinger Theatre, some 2.5 million copies of the album were sold to the curious. The Tim Rice/Andrew Lloyd Weber collaboration would become a big hit. Jesus Christ Superstar would run on Broadway for 720 shows, and spawn several hit songs, including I Don’t Know How to Love Him (Helen Reddy) and the title song, Jesus Christ Superstar (Murray Head). | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 20 | "Jesus Christ Superstar" opens at Mark Hellinger Theatre, NY. | Ref: 10 |
| Dec 01 | Galt MacDermot/John Guare's "2 Gentlemen of Verona" opens at St James Theater NYC for 613 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 07 | "Wild & Wonderful" opens/closes at Lyceum Theater NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 19 | "Inner City" opens at Barrymore Theater NYC for 97 performances. | Ref: 5 |
- 1972
| Jan 01 | "Company" closes at Alvin Theater New York City NY after 690 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 01 | "On the Town" closes at Imperial Theater New York City NY after 65 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 01 | "Promises Promises" closes at Shubert Theater New York City NY after 1281 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 02 | "Rothschilds" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City NY after 505 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 13 | The musical "Grease" opens on Broadway. (XDG, p 4A, 2/13/2001) | Ref: 83 |
| Feb 13 | "1776" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 1,217 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 14 | The musical, Grease, opened at the Eden Theatre in New York City. The play later moved to the Broadhurst Theatre on Broadway where it became the longest-running musical ever with 3,388 performances. A hit movie based on the stage play starred John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John and produced the hit song, Grease, by Frankie Valli, You’re the One That I Want and Summer Nights by Travolta and Newton-John. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 21 | Michael Weller's "Moonchildren" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 01 | David Rabe's "Sticks & Bones" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 11 | "Inner City" closes at Barrymore Theater NYC after 97 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 19 | "To Live Another Summer" closes at Helen Hayes NYC after 173 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 22 | "Selling of the President" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 5 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 25 | "Selling of the President" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 5 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 26 | "Only Fools Are Sad" closes at Edison Theater NYC after 144 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 30 | "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" opens at Lunt-Fontanne NYC for 156 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 02 | Tennessee Williams' "Small Craft Warnings" premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 09 | "Sugar" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 506 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | "That's Entertainment" opens at Edison Theater NYC for 4 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 16 | "That's Entertainment" closes at Edison Theater NYC after 4 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 18 | "Lost in the Stars" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 39 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 19 | Micki Grant's musical "Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope" opens at Playhouse NYC for 1,065 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 01 | "Different Times" opens at ANTA Theater NYC for 24 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 15 | "Hard Job Being God" opens at Edison Theater NYC for 6 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 16 | "Don't Play Us Cheap" opens at Barrymore Theater NYC for 164 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 20 | "Different Times" closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 24 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 20 | "Hard Job Being God" closes at Edison Theater NYC after 6 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 21 | "Heathen!" opens & closes at Billy Rose Theater NYC for 1 performance. | Ref: 5 |
| May 21 | "Lost in the Stars" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 39 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 27 | "Applause" closes at Palace Theater NYC after 900 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 23 | "Pippin"opens at Imperial Theatre, N.Y. | Ref: 10 |
| Dec 02 | "Via Galactica" closes at Uris Theater NYC after 7 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 05 | Joseph A Walkers "River Niger" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 20 | Jack Albertson and Sam Levine starred as two retired vaudevillians in Neil Simon’s classic comedy, The Sunshine Boys, which opened at the Broadhurst Theatre in NYC. The play had a run of 538 performances. The movie version later became a box office smash, as well. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 27 | "Purlie" opens at Billy Rose Theater NYC for 14 performances. | Ref: 5 |
- 1973
| Jan 07 | "Purlie" closes at Billy Rose Theater New York City NY after 14 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 08 | "Tricks" opens at Alvin Theater New York City NY for 8 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 13 | "Tricks" closes at Alvin Theater New York City NY after 8 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 04 | "No, No Nanette" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 861 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 06 | "Shelter" opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 31 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 08 | Jean Kerrs "Finishing Touches" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 13 | Musical "El Grande de Coca-Cola" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 25 | Steven Sondheim's musical "Little Night Music" premieres at Shubert Theater in New York NY for 601 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 03 | "Shelter" closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 31 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 13 | "Irene" opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 605 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 18 | "Seesaw" opens at Uris Theater NYC for 296 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 29 | Hommy, the Puerto Rican version of the rock opera Tommy, opened in New York City. The production was staged at Carnegie Hall. | Ref: 4 |
| May 13 | "Cyrano" opens at Palace Theater NYC for 49 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 17 | "Nash at Nine" opens at Helen Hayes Theater NYC for 21 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 19 | "Smith" opens at Eden Theater NYC for 17 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 20 | "2 Gentlemen of Verona" closes at St James Theater NYC after 613 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 01 | Jesus Christ Superstar closed in New York City after 720 performances on Broadway. The cast album quickly became a million-seller. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 22 | "A Little Night Music" opens at the Majestic Theater on Broadway. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 08 | "Seesaw" closes at Uris Theater NYC after 296 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 09 | "Pajama Game" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC for 65 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 19 | "Molly" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 68 performances. | Ref: 5 |
- 1974
| Jan 03 | Miguel Piñero's "Short Eyes" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 08 | E Wilson Jr's musical "Let My People Come" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 17 | Styne, Comdem & Green's musical "Lorelei" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 27 | "Lorelei" opens at Palace Theater New York City NY for 320 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 03 | "Pajama Game" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC after 65 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 10 | "Gigi" closes at Uris Theater NYC after 103 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 13 | "Rainbow Jones" opens & closes at Music Box Theater NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 03 | "Sextet" opens at Bijou Theater NYC for 9 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 05 | "Candide" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 740 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 06 | "Over Here" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 341 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 10 | "Sextet" closes at Bijou Theater NYC after 9 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 07 | Herb Gardner's "Thieves", premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 16 | "Words & Music" opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 127 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 28 | Stephen Schwartz' musical "Magic Show" premieres at Cort Theater NYC for 1859 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 27 | "Lorelei" opens at Palace Theater New York City NY for 320 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 23 | "Good News" opens at St James Theater NYC for 16 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 29 | Murray Schisgal's "All Over Town" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1975
| Jan 04 | "Good News" closes at St James Theater New York City NY after 16 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 04 | "Gypsy" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City NY after 120 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 04 | "Over Here" closes at Shubert Theater New York City NY after 341 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 05 | "The Wiz" opens at Majestic Theater New York City NY for 1672 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 07 | Gary Geld & Peter Udell's musical "Shenandoah" premieres at Alvin Theater New York City NY for 1050 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 20 | Terrence McNally's "Ritz" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 26 | Edward Albee's "Seascape" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 29 | "Men on the Moon" opens at Little Theater New York City NY for 5 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 01 | "Men on the Moon" closes at Little Theater NYC after 5 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 26 | "Night... Made America Famous" opens at Barrymore NYC for 75 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 03 | "Goodtime Charley" opens at Palace Theater NYC for 104 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 09 | "Lieutenant" opens at Lyceum Theater NYC for 9 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 10 | "Rocky Horror Picture Show" opens at Belasco Theater NYC for 45 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 13 | Bernard Slade's "Same Time, Next Year" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 16 | "Lieutenant" closes at Lyceum Theater NYC after 9 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 19 | "Dr Jazz" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 5 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 22 | "Dr Jazz" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 5 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 22 | "Letter for Queen Victoria" opens at ANTA Theater NYC for 18 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 05 | "Letter for Queen Victoria" closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 18 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 06 | "Rocky Horror Show" closes at Belasco Theater NYC after 45 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 06 | "The Night That Made America Famous" closes at Barrymore NYC after 75 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 04 | Ed Bullins' "Taking of Miss Jane" premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| May 13 | "Rodgers & Hart" opens at Helen Hayes Theater NYC for 108 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 31 | "Goodtime Charley" closes at Palace Theater NYC after 104 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 25 | "A Chorus Line," longest-running Broadway show (6,137), premiers. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 26 | "A Chorus Line" premiers. | Ref: 3 |
| Dec 05 | "Me & Bessie" closes at Ambassador Theater NYC after 453 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 08 | "Raisin" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 847 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 14 | "Treemonisha" closes at Uris Theater NYC after 64 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 21 | "Hello, Dolly" closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 51 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 21 | "Very Good Eddie" opens at Booth Theater NYC for 307 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 30 | "Boccaccio" closes at Edison Theater NYC after 7 performances. | Ref: 5 |
- 1976
| Jan 01 | "Musical Jubilee" closes at St James Theater New York City NY after 92 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 04 | "Candide" closes at Broadway Theater New York City NY after 740 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 04 | "Home Sweet Homer" opens & closes at Palace Theater New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 11 | "Pacific Overtures" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City NY for 193 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 26 | David Mamet's "American Buffalo" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 17 | "Rockabye Hamlet" opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 7 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 21 | "Rockabye Hamlet" closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 7 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 24 | Jules Feiffer's "Knock Knock" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 02 | "Bubbling Brown Sugar" opens at ANTA Theater NYC for 766 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 25 | "My Fair Lady" opens at St James Theater NYC for 384 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 25 | "Rex" opens at Lunt-Fontaine Theater NYC for 48 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 27 | "So Long 174th St" opens at Harkness Theater NYC for 16 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 04 | "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue" opens at Mark Hellinger NYC for 7 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 08 | "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue" closes at Mark Hellinger NYC after 7 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 09 | "So Long 174th St" closes at Harkness Theater NYC after 16 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 27 | "Something's Afoot" opens at Lyceum Theater NYC for 61 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 20 | "Music Is" opens at St James Theater NYC for 8 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 22 | "Your Arm's Too Short to Box with God" opens at Lyceum NYC for 429 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 26 | "Music Is" closes at St James Theater NYC after 8 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 28 | "Fiddler on the Roof" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 167 performances. | Ref: 5 |
- 1977
| Jan 09 | "Porgy & Bess" closes at Uris Theater New York City NY after 122 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 12 | "Ipi Tombi" opens at Harkness Theater New York City NY for 39 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | "Porgy & Bess" closes at Uris Theater New York City NY after 122 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 10 | "Party with Comden & Green" opens at Morosco Theater NYC for 92 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 13 | "Guys & Dolls" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 239 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 13 | "Ipi Tombi" closes at Harkness Theater NYC after 39 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 13 | "Robber Bridegroom" closes at Biltmore Theater NYC after 145 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 20 | "My Fair Lady" closes at St James Theater NYC after 384 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 19 | "Side by Side by Sondheim" closes at Music Box NYC after 390 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 22 | Comedienne Lily Tomlin made her debut on Broadway as Appearing Nightly opened in New York. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 24 | Comedienne Lily Tomlin made her debut on Broadway as Appearing Nightly opened in New York. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 31 | Michael Cristofer's "Shadow Box" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 17 | "I Love My Wife" opens at Barrymore Theater NYC for 864 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 18 | Stephen Sondheim's musical "Side by Side" premieres at Music Box NYC for 390 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 21 | Broadway play "Annie" opens, 1st of 2,377 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 30 | "Party with Comden & Green" closes at Morosco NYC after 92 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 02 | "The King & I" opens at Uris Theater NYC for 719 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 07 | "Happy End" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 75 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 21 | "Fiddler on the Roof" closes at Winter Garden NYC after 167 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 21 | Albert Innaurato's "Gemini" premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 04 | Neil Simon's "Chapter Two" premieres in NY NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 29 | Ronald Ribman's "Cold Storage" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 31 | "Man of La Mancha" closes at Palace Theater NYC after 124 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 31 | "Bubbling Brown Sugar" closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 766 performances. | Ref: 5 |
- 1978
| Jan 01 | "Your Arm's Too Short..." closes at Lyceum New York City NY after 429 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 12 | "Jesus Christ Superstar" closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 96 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 19 | "On the 20th Century" opens at St James Theater NYC for 460 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 26 | Ira Levin's "Deathtrap" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 01 | "Timbuktu!" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 243 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 05 | "Hello, Dolly!" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 152 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 27 | Bob Fosse's "Dancin'" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 1,774 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 30 | "History of the American Film" opens at ANTA Theater NYC for 21 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 16 | "History of the American Film" closes at ANTA NYC after 21 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 09 | Musical "Ain't Misbehavin'" opens at Longacre Theater NYC for 1604 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 10 | "Angel" opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 5 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 13 | "Angel" closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 5 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 13 | Musical "Runaways" with Elizabeth Swados premieres at Plymouth Theater NYC for 199 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 14 | "Working" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 25 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 16 | The film adaptation of Grease, a success on the Broadway stage, premiered in NY City. John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John starred. Several hit songs came out of the motion picture: Grease, by Frankie Valli, You’re the One That I Want and Summer Nights (both sung by Travolta and Newton-John). The first two songs were platinum 2,000,000+ sellers, while the third was a million-seller. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 03 | "King of Hearts" closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 48 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 05 | Sam Shepard's "Buried Child" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 10 | "Platinum" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 33 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 14 | "Ballroom" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 116 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 21 | "Broadway Musical" opens/closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 30 | "King & I" closes at Uris Theater NYC after 719 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 31 | "Magic Show" closes at Cort Theater NYC after 1859 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 31 | "Runaways" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 199 performances. | Ref: 5 |
- 1979
| Jan 11 | "Grand Tour" opens at Palace Theater New York City NY for 61 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 28 | "Wiz" closes at Majestic Theater New York City NY after 1672 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 28 | Arthur Kopit's "Wings" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 11 | Musical "They're Playing Our Song" premieres at Imperial NYC for 1082 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 14 | "Whoopee!" opens at ANTA Theater NYC for 204 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 20 | "Comin' Uptown" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 45 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 23 | "Sarava" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 140 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 28 | Ernest Thompson's "On Golden Pond" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 01 | "Sweeney Todd" opens at Uris Theater NYC for 557 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 04 | "Grand Tour" closes at Palace Theater NYC after 61 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 18 | "On the 20th Century" closes at St James Theater NYC after 460 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 24 | "Ballroom" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 116 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 08 | "Carmelina" opens at St James Theater NYC for 17 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 21 | "Carmelina" closes at St James Theater NYC after 17 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 06 | Louis LaRusso II's "Knockout" premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| May 13 | "The Utter Glory of Morrissey Hall" opens & closes at Mark Hellinger NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| May 20 | "I Love My Wife" closes at Barrymore Theater NYC after 864 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 31 | "I Remember Mama" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 108 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 03 | "The Madwoman of Central Park West" opens on Broadway. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 25 | The third musical resulting from the collaboration of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Weber lit up the Great White Way. Evita opened on Broadway to rave reviews. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 08 | Sugar Babies, starring Mickey Rooney, opens at the Mark Hellinger Theatre on Broadway. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 06 | The world premiere of the movie The Rose was held at the Ziegfeld Theatre in NY City (with party at the Roseland Ballroom). The movie starred Bette Midler as a rock singer caught in the fast lane of drugs and death. The premiere and party raised $60,000 for the Phoenix House, a drug rehab organization. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 13 | "Oklahoma!" opens at Palace Theater NYC for 301 performances. | Ref: 5 |
- 1980
| Jan 06 | "1940's Radio Hour" closes at St James Theater New York City NY after 105 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 13 | "King of Schnorrers" closes at Playhouse Theater New York City NY after 63 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 27 | "Comin' Uptown" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City NY after 45 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 30 | Edward Albee's "Lady from Dubuque" premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 10 | Ianford Wilsons "Talley's Folly" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 12 | "Canterbury Tales" opens at Rialto Theater NYC for 16 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 14 | "West Side Story" opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 341 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 24 | "Canterbury Tales" closes at Rialto Theater NYC after 16 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 06 | Princess Theater (Latin Quarter, Cotton Club) opens at 200 W 48th NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 27 | "Happy New Year" opens at Morosco Theater NYC for 17 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 27 | "Reggae" opens at Biltmore Theater NYC for 21 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 30 | Mark Medoff's "Children of a Lesser God" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 13 | "Grease" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 3,388 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 13 | "Reggae" closes at Biltmore Theater NYC after 21 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 30 | "Barnum" opens at St James Theater NYC for 854 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 01 | "Day in Hollywood, Night in Ukraine" opens at John Golden NYC for 588 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 07 | Samm-Art Williams' "Home" premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| May 10 | "Happy New Year" closes at Morosco Theater NYC after 17 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 14 | "Musical Chairs" opens at Rialto Theater NYC for 15 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 19 | "Blackstone" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 104 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 25 | "Musical Chairs" closes at Rialto Theater NYC after 15 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 29 | "Billy Bishop Goes to War" opens at Morosco Theater NYC for 12 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 21 | Linda Ronstadt debuted on Broadway in the production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s, The Pirates of Penzance. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 25 | The Broadway musical "42nd Street" opened. (Producer David Merrick stunned both cast and audience during the curtain call by announcing that the show's director, Gower Champion, had died earlier that day.) (XDG, p 4A, 8/25/2003) | Ref: 83 |
| Sep 15 | The Elephant Man made its debut on Broadway with rock singer David Bowie in his acting debut. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 27 | "Comin' Uptown" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City NY after 45 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 13 | "Perfectly Frank" closes at Helen Hayes Theater NYC after 16 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 14 | "Onward Victoria" opens/closes at Martin Beck NYC for 1 performance. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 23 | Sam Shepard's "True West" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1981
| Jan 04 | "Frankenstein" opens & closes on Broadway. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 04 | "Peter Pan" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City NY after 578 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 08 | "Pirates of Penzance" opens at Uris Theater New York City NY for 772 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 10 | The Pirates of Penzance, by Gilbert and Sullivan, opened on Broadway. The show, starring pop singers Linda Ronstadt and Rex Smith, was made into a movie in 1983. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 11 | "Tintypes" closes at John Golden Theater New York City NY after 93 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 21 | "Shakespeare's Cabaret" opens at Bijou Theater New York City NY for 54 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 28 | "5 O'Clock Girl" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City NY for 12 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 01 | Duke Ellington-musical "Sophisticated Ladies" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 05 | "Piaf" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 165 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 08 | "5 O'Clock Girl" closes at Helen Hayes Theater NYC after 12 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 08 | "Brigadoon" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 133 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 01 | "Sophisticated Ladies" opens at Lunt-Fontanne NYC for 767 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 05 | "Bring Back Birdie" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 4 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 07 | "Bring Back Birdie" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 4 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 08 | "Shakespeare's Cabaret" closes at Bijou Theater NYC after 54 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 12 | Stephen Sondheim's musical "Marry Me a Little" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 15 | "Broadway Follies" opens/closes at Nederlander Theater NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 29 | "Woman of the Year" opens at Palace Theater NYC for 770 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 16 | "Copperfield" opens at ANTA Theater NYC for 13 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 19 | William Finn's musical "March of Falsettos", premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 26 | "Copperfield" closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 13 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 30 | "Can-Can" opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 5 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 03 | "Can-Can" closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 5 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 03 | "Moony, Shapiro Songbook" opens & closes at Morosco Theater NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| May 06 | "Inacent Black" opens at Biltmore Theater NYC for 14 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 12 | "Lena Horne: Lady, Music" opens at Nederlander NYC for 333 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 17 | "Inacent Black" closes at Biltmore Theater NYC after 14 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 18 | Rex Harrison brought the award-winning My Fair Lady back to Broadway as he recreated the role of Henry Higgins. The play had originally opened in 1956. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 31 | Tickets went on sale for the highest-priced play in Broadway history. Nicholas Nickleby, performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Plymouth Theatre in NY, included a 45-minute dinner break -- all for $100 per person. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 10 | Jules Feiffer's "Grownups" premieres in NY NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 12 | "1st" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 37 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 20 | Harry Krieger/Tom Eyen's musical "Dreamgirls" premieres at Imperial Theater NYC for 1522 performances. | Ref: 5 |
- 1982
| Jan 15 | "Forbidden Broadway" by/with Gerard Alessandrini premieres in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 21 | "Little Me" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City NY for 36 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 27 | "Joseph & the Amazing Dreamcoat" opens at Royale New York City NY for 747 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 04 | Musical "Pump Boys & Dinettes" premieres at Princess Theater NYC for 573 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 14 | "Night of 100 Stars" takes place at New York's Radio City Music Hall. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 21 | "Little Me" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 36 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 21 | "Little Johnny Jones" opens & closes at Alvin Theater NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 27 | "Best Little Whorehouse..." closes at 46th St NYC after 1577 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 30 | John Pielmeier's "Agnes of God" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| May 07 | "Is There Life after High School?" opens at Barrymore NYC for 12 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 09 | Arthur Kopit's musical "Nine" premieres at 46th St Theater NYC for 739 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 16 | "Barnum" closes at St James Theater NYC after 854 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 16 | "Is There Life after High School?" closes at Barrymore after 12 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 27 | "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?" opens at Alvin NYC for 5 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 30 | "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?" closes at Alvin NYC after 5 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 31 | "Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" opens at Eugene O'Neill NYC for 63 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 07 | The Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice musical "Cats," featuring the popular song "Memory," opened on Broadway. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 27 | "Joseph & the Amazing Dreamcoat" opens at Royale New York City NY for 747 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 08 | "Herman Van Veen: All of Him" opens at Ambassador NYC for 6 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 12 | "Herman Van Veen: All of Him" closes at Ambassador NYC after 6 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 22 | William Mastrosimone's "Extremities" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 30 | Anthony Shaffer's "Whodunnit" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1983
| Jan 02 | "Annie" closes at Alvin Theater New York City NY after 2,377 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 02 | "Sophisticated Ladies" closes at Lunt-Fontanne New York City NY after 767 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 08 | Tina Howe's "Painting Churches" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 13 | "Merlin" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 199 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 13 | E Bernstein, Levinson & Link's musical "Merlin" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 06 | "On Your Toes" opens at Virginia Theater NYC for 505 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 13 | "Woman of the Year" closes at Palace Theater NYC after 770 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 27 | Neil Simon's "Brighton Beach Memoirs" premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 31 | Marsha Norman's "'night, Mother" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 24 | "Show Boat" opens at Uris Theater NYC for 73 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 01 | "My One & Only" opens at St James Theater NYC for 767 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 11 | "Dance a Little Closer" opens & closes at Minskoff Theater NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 21 | The musical play "La Cage Aux Folles" opened on Broadway. | |
| Sep 29 | On the Great White Way, A Chorus Line became the longest-running show on Broadway, with performance number 3,389. Grease, the rock ’n’ roll production, had been the previous box-office champ since 1980. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 17 | Actor Anthony Quinn lit up the Great White Way in the revival of the 1968 musical, Zorba, that reunited Quinn with Lila Kedrova, who played Madame Hortense. They both had appeared in the film portrayal, Zorba the Greek, which won Quinn a nomination for Best Actor, and an Oscar for Kedrova as Best Supporting Actress. This was one of the few films that came before the Broadway show, rather than the reverse. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 03 | "Marilyn: An American Fable" closes at Minskoff NYC after 16 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 04 | "Amen Corner" closes at Nederlander Theater NYC after 83 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 04 | David Shire & R Maltby Jr's musical "Baby" premieres at Barrymore Theater NYC for 241 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 11 | Noises Off, a London play, opened at the Atkinson Theatre in New York City. The three-act play was described by critics as “an outrageous slapstick comedy of utter chaos.” | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 14 | The musical biography of Peggy Lee opened at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in NY City. The show was titled Peg. The show closed three days later after only five performances. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 15 | Wendy Wasserstein's "Isn't It Romantic" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 17 | "Peg" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC after 5 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 21 | Musical "Tap Dance Kid" with Hinton Battle premieres at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 669 performances. | Ref: 5 |
- 1984
| Feb 04 | "9" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 739 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | "Rink" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 204 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 19 | "Doonesbury" closes at Biltmore Theater NYC after 104 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 05 | "Human Comedy" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 13 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 15 | "Human Comedy" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 13 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 28 | "La Tragedie de Carmen" closes at Beaumont Theater NYC after 187 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 29 | "Oliver!" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 17 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 02 | "Sunday in the Park with George" opens at Booth NYC for 604 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 13 | The Fantasticks, playing at the Sullivan Theatre in Greenwich Village in New York City, became the longest-running musical in theatre history with performance number 10,000 on this night. The Fantasticks opened on May 3, 1960. | Ref: 4 |
| May 13 | "Oliver!" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 17 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 20 | "On Your Toes" closes at Virginia Theater NYC after 505 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 24 | "The Wiz" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC for 13 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 27 | Beth Henley's "Miss Firecracker Contest" premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 27 | The Minetta Lane Theatre in Greenwich Village opened. It was the first new off-Broadway theatre to be built in 50 years in New York City. The ribbon cutting was done by "America’s First Lady of the Stage," Helen Hayes. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 14 | Dustin Hoffman brought the show Death of a Salesman back to Broadway at the Broadhurst Theatre. The classic show broke with tradition. It ran only six times a week instead of the usual eight performances. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 25 | "Give My Regards to Broad Street" premiers (Gotham Theater-NYC). | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 11 | "Doug Henning & His World..." opens at Lunt-Fontanne NYC for 60 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 16 | Diamonds, opened in the Circle-in-the-Square in New York City. Critics were not kind, panning the outdoor play by predicting an early shower for the show; meaning, it would fold quickly. And it did. | Ref: 4 |
- 1985
| Jan 07 | Yul Brynner returned to the stage this night as The King and I returned to where Yul first began his reign, 33 years before. Through his career to that date, Brynner appeared in 4,434 shows without missing a single performance. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 27 | "Doug Henning & His World..." closes at Lunt-Fontanne NY after 60 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 31 | "Harrigan 'n Hart" opens at Longacre Theater New York City NY for 5 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 03 | "Harrigan 'n Hart" closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 5 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 03 | "My One & Only" closes at St James Theater NYC after 767 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 06 | Yul Brynner played his famous role as the king in The King and I in his 4,500th performance in the musical. The actor, age 64, opened the successful production on Broadway in 1951. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 16 | A Chorus Line played performance number 4,000 this night at New York’s famed Shubert Theatre. The show originally opened in July, 1975, and became the longest-running show to light up the Great White Way in September, 1983. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 28 | Neil Simon's "Biloxi Blues" premieres in New York NY | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 08 | "Leader of the Pack" opens at Ambassador Theater NYC for 120 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | "Take Me Along!" opens/closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 16 | "Grind" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 79 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 25 | Big River (The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn) opened at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre on Broadway in New York City. The Tony Award-winning score for the show was written by Roger Miller (his first Broadway production). The show, about life on the Mississippi, with Daniel Jenkins in the starring role of Huck Finn, ran for 1,005 performances and won the Tony for Best Musical of the Year. Big River picked up several more Tony Awards: Featured Actor in a Musical to Ron Richardson; Best Director (Musical) to Des McAnuff; Best Book (Musical) to William Hauptman; and Best Scenic Designer and Lighting Designer to Heidi Landesman and Richard Riddell respectively. | Ref: 4 |
| May 01 | William Hoffman's "As Is" premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 30 | Yul Brynner left his role as the King of Siam after 4,600 performances in The King and I at the Broadway Theatre in New York City. The show had run -- on and off -- for over 34 years. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 27 | "Doug Henning & His World..." closes at Lunt-Fontanne NY after 60 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 02 | Rupert Holmes' musical "Mystery of Edwin Drood" premieres at Imperial Theater NYC for 608 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 05 | Sam Shepard's "Lie of the Mind" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 18 | "Jerry's Girls" opens at St James Theater NYC for 139 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 19 | "Wind in the Willows" opens at Nederlander Theater NYC for 4 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 22 | "Wind in the Willows" closes at Nederlander Theater NYC after 4 performances. | Ref: 5 |
- 1986
| Jan 23 | "Jerome Kern Goes to Hollywood" opens at Ritz Theater New York City NY for 13 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 28 | "Uptown... It's Hot!" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City NY for 24 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 02 | "Jerome Kern Goes to Hollywood" closes at Ritz NYC after 13 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 16 | "Uptown... It's Hot!" closes at Lunt-Fontanne NYC after 24 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 30 | "Tango Argentino" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 198 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 10 | "Big Deal" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 70 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 20 | "Jerry's Girls" closes at St James Theater NYC after 139 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 27 | "Sweet Charity" opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 368 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 18 | "Singin' in the Rain" closes at Gershwin Theater NYC after 367 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 09 | A new Broadway showplace opened. It was the first new theatre on Broadway in 13 years. The Marquis Theatre, located at the corner of 46th Street and Broadway, seated 1,600 theatregoers. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 12 | It cost $100 a seat. It featured refreshments and food. It ran for 8.5 hours. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby closed on Broadway this day. Incidentally, those who saw it may remember that there were potty breaks scheduled, so the audience wouldn’t miss one thrilling moment. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 04 | Neil Simon's "Broadway Bound" premieres in NY NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1987
| Jan 03 | "Oh Coward!" closes at Helen Hayes Theater New York City NY after 56 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 03 | "Smile" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City NY after 48 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 19 | "Stardust" opens at Biltmore Theater NYC for 102 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 12 | "Les Miserables" opens at Broadway/Imperial NYC for 4000+ performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 15 | "Starlight Express" opens at Gershwin Theater NYC for 761 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 15 | "Sweet Charity" closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 368 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 26 | August Wilson's "Fences" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 15 | "Barbara Cook A Concert For Theatre, Grand Hotel, and The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public" opens at Ambassador NYC for 13 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 15 | Alfred Uhry's "Driving Miss Daisy", premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 20 | Starlight Express posted the largest week’s gross in Broadway history. The roller-skating musical earned $606,081 at the box office. The revival of The King and I starring Yul Brynner had been the previous leader (1985). | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 26 | "Barbara Cook A Concert..." closes at Ambassador NYC after 13 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 03 | "Mikado" closes at Virginia Theater NYC after 46 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 16 | "Mystery of Edwin Drood" closes at Imperial NYC after 608 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 17 | "Stardust" closes at Biltmore Theater NYC after 102 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 10 | A Chorus Line celebrated its 5,000th performance. It was estimated that 25 million theatre goers had seen the musical since it opened in 1975. An estimated 16.7 million people had seen the show on Broadway, with another 8.3 million taking in the touring production. A Chorus Line became the longest-running show on The Great White Way on September 29, 1983 and ended its Broadway run in 1990. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 20 | "Nuts" with Barbra Streisand premieres. | Ref: 5 |
- 1988
| Jan 10 | "Don't Get God Started" closes at Longacre Theater New York City NY after 86 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 17 | "Teddy & Alice" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City NY after 77 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 26 | "Phantom of the Opera" opens at Majestic Theater New York City NY for 4,000+ performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 28 | "Saratina!" opens at Cort Theater New York City NY for 597 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 20 | David Henry Hwang's "M Butterfly" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 24 | "Gospel at Colonus" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC for 61 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 29 | "Oba Oba" opens at Ambassador Theater NYC for 46 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | "Mail" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 36 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 15 | Wendy Wasserstein's "Heidi Chronicles", premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 28 | "Chess" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 68 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 01 | "Romance/Romance" opens at Helen Hayes Theater NYC for 297 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 02 | David Mamet's "Speed-the-Plow" premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| May 08 | "Oba Oba" closes at Ambassador Theater NYC after 46 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 12 | "Carrie" opens at Virginia Theater NYC for 5 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 14 | "Mail" closes at Music Box Theater NYC after 36 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 15 | "Carrie" closes at Virginia Theater NYC after 5 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 15 | "Gospel at Colonus" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC after 61 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 26 | "Legs Diamond" starring Peter Allen premieres at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 64 performances. | Ref: 5 |
- 1989
| Jan 08 | "42nd Street" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City NY after 3,486 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 08 | "Starlight Express" closes at Gershwin Theater New York City NY after 761 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 14 | "Romance/Romance" closes at Helen Hayes Theater New York City NY after 297 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 15 | "Ain't Misbehavin'" closes at Ambassador Theater New York City NY after 176 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 26 | "Black & Blue" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City NY for 829 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 19 | Broadway's biggest flop (lost $5.3 million) "Legs Diamond" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 64 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 26 | "Jerome Robbins' Broadway" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 634 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 08 | "Heidi Chronicles" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 621 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 15 | "Les Miserables" opens at Royal Alexandra Theatre Toronto. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 17 | "Chu Chem" opens at Ritz Theater NYC for 44 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 13 | "Welcome to the Club" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 12 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 22 | "Welcome to the Club" closes at Music Box Theater NYC after 12 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 27 | "Starmites" opens at Criter Center Theater NYC for 60 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 09 | "Sarafina!" closes at Cort Theater NYC after 597 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 15 | "Chu Chem" closes at Ritz Theater NYC after 44 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 07 | C Coleman & D Zippel's musical "City of Angels" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 11 | "City of Angels" opens at Virginia Theater NYC for 878 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 18 | Athol Fugard's "My Children, My Africa" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 31 | "Me & My Girl" closes at Marquis Theater NYC after 1420 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 31 | "Threepenny Opera" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC after 65 performances. | Ref: 5 |
- 1990
| Mar 21 | "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" opens at Eugene O'Neill NYC for 149 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 22 | "Grapes of Wrath" opens at Cort Theater NYC for 188 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 22 | "Les Miserables" opens at Shunert Theatre, Boston MA. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 25 | "Lettice & Lovage" opens at Barrymore Theater NYC for 284 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 08 | "Aspects of Love" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 377 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 16 | "Piano Lesson" opens at Walter Kerr Theater NYC for 320 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 22 | "Truly Blessed" opens at Longacre Theater NYC for 33 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 26 | "Accomplice" opens at Richard Rodgers Theater NYC for 52 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 28 | The musical "A Chorus Line" closed after 6137 performances on Broadway. | Ref: 70 |
| Apr 29 | "Change in the Heir" opens at Edison Theater NYC for 16 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 01 | "Prelude to a Kiss" opens at Helen Hayes Theater NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| May 02 | "Some Americans Abroad" opens at Vivian Beaumont NYC for 62 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 10 | "Zoya's Apartment" opens at Circle in Square Theater NYC for 45 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 13 | "Change in the Heir" closes at Edison Theater NYC after 16 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 15 | "Cemetery Club" opens at Brooks Atkinson Theater NYC for 56 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 20 | "Truly Blessed" closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 33 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 13 | "Peter Pan" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 45 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 23 | "Lettice & Lovage" closes at Barrymore Theater NYC after 284 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 30 | "Miser" closes at Circle in Square Theater NYC after 93 performances. | Ref: 5 |
- 1991
| Jan 05 | "Oh, Kay!" closes at Richard Rodgers Theater New York City NY after 77 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 06 | "Gypsy" closes at St James Theater New York City NY after 477 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 20 | "Black & Blue" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City NY after 829 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 20 | "Les Miserables" opens at Pantages Theatre, Los Angeles. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 20 | "Peter Pan" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City NY or 45 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 20 | "Shogun The Musical" closes at Marquis Theater New York City NY after 72 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 26 | "Few Good Men" closes at Music Box Theater New York City NY after 497 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 29 | "Piano Lesson" closes at Walter Kerr Theater New York City NY after 320 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 10 | "La Bete" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC for 24 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 14 | "Mule Bone" opens at Ethel Barrymore Theater NYC for 67 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 20 | "Taking Steps" opens at Circle in Square Theater NYC for 78 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 21 | Neil Simon's "Lost in Yonkers" premieres at Richard Rodgers Theater in New York NY for 780 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 24 | "Those Were The Days" closes at Edison Theater NYC after 126 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 28 | "Speed of Darkness" opens at Belasco Theater NYC for 36 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 02 | "Aspects of Love" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 377 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 02 | "La Bete" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 24 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 03 | "Big Love" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 41 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 17 | John Robin Baitz' "Substance of Fire" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 30 | "Speed of Darkness" closes at Belasco Theater NYC after 36 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 31 | Musical "Will Rogers Follies" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 04 | "Lucifer's Child" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 28 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 07 | "Big Love" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 41 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 07 | "Shadowlands" closes at Brooks Atkinson Theater NYC after 169 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 08 | "I Hate Hamlet" opens at Walter Kerr Theater NYC for 88 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 11 | The musical "Miss Saigon," denounced by detractors as racist and sexist, opened on Broadway. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | "Mule Bone" closes at Ethel Barrymore Theater NYC after 67 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | "Oh, Kay!" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 15 | "Secret Garden" opens at St James Theater NYC for 706 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 25 | "Grand Hotel" closes at Beck Theater NYC after 1018 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 25 | Lucy Simon & Marsha Norman's musical "The Secret Garden" premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 27 | "Lucifer's Child" closes at Music Box Theater NYC after 28 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 28 | "Gypsy" opens at Marquis Theater NYC for 105 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 28 | "Taking Steps" closes at Circle in Square Theater NYC after 78 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 29 | "Our Country's Good" opens at Nederlander Theater NYC for 48 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 01 | "Will Rogers Follies" opens at Palace Theater NYC for 983 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 01 | Skin-Spit-Skin featuring lesbian, homosexual & heterosexual nude couples caressing, is seen by 5,000 in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| May 19 | "Buddy The Buddy Holly Story" closes at Shubert NYC after 225 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 23 | Tony Randall & Jack Klugman star in Bdwy performance of Odd Couple | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 01 | "Moscow Circus Cirk Valentin" closes at Gershwin NYC after 32 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 01 | "Once on this Island" closes at Booth Theater NYC after 469 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 05 | "Catskills on Broadway" opens at Lunt-Fontanne NYC for 452 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 08 | "Homecoming" closes at Criterion Theater NYC after 49 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 08 | "Nick & Nora" opens at Marquis Theater NYC for 9 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 10 | "Crucible" opens at Belasco Theater NYC for 32 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 15 | "Nick & Nora" closes at Marquis Theater NYC after 9 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 19 | "Christmas Carol" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC for 14 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 29 | "Christmas Carol" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 14 performances. | Ref: 5 |
- 1992
| Jan 05 | "6 Degrees of Separation" closes at Vivian Beaumont New York City NY after 496 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 05 | "Crucible" closes at Belasco Theater New York City NY after 32 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 05 | "On Borrowed Time" closes at Circle in Square Theater New York City NY after 99 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 05 | "Peter Pan" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City NY after 48 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 16 | "2 Shakespearean Actors" opens at Cort Theater New York City NY for 29 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 19 | "City of Angels" closes at Virginia Theater New York City NY after 878 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 23 | "Visit" opens at Criterion Theater New York City NY for 45 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 26 | "Little Hotel on the Side" opens at Belasco Theater New York City NY for 41 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 27 | "Crazy He Calls Me" opens at Walter Kerr Theater New York City NY for 7 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 01 | "Crazy He Calls Me" closes at Walter Kerr Theater NYC after 7 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 06 | "Late Night's 10th Anniversary Show At Radio City Music Hall" on NBC. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | "2 Shakespearean Actors" closes at Cort Theater NYC after 29 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 13 | "Most Happy Fella" opens at Booth Theater NYC for 229 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 19 | Ken Ludwig's musical "Crazy for You" premieres at the Shubert Theater in New York NY for 1622 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 20 | "Private Lives" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 37 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 22 | "Park Your Car in Harvard Yard" closes at Music Box NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 26 | "Search & Destroy" opens at Circle in Square Theater NYC for 46 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 01 | "Little Hotel on the Side" closes at Belasco NYC after 41 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 01 | "Visit" closes at Criterion Theater NYC after 45 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 17 | "Death & the Maiden" opens at Brooks Atkinson NYC for 159 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 18 | "4 Baboons Adoring the Sun" opens at Beaumont Theater NYC for 38 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 19 | "Master Builder" opens at Belasco Theater NYC for 45 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 22 | "Private Lives" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 37 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 24 | "Jake's Women" opens at Neil Simon Theater NYC for 245 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 29 | "Conversations with My Father" opens at Royale NYC for 462 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 02 | "Hamlet" opens at Criterion Center on Broadway. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 05 | "Search & Destroy" closes at Circle in Square Theater NYC after 46 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 08 | "Five Guys Named Moe" opens at Eugene O'Neill theater on Broadway for 445 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 09 | "Redwood Curtain" opens at Neiderlander theater on Broadway. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 12 | "Streetcar Named Desire" opens at Ethel Barrymore Theater NYC for 137 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 13 | "Two Trains Running" opens at Walter Kerr Theater NYC for 160 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | "Guys & Dolls" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC on Broadway for 1143 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 16 | "Metro" opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 13 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 19 | "4 Baboons Adoring the Sun" closes at Beaumont NYC after 38 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 21 | "High Rollers" opens at Helen Hayes theater on Broadway. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 22 | "High Rollers Social & Pleasure Club" closes at Helen Hayes NYC 14 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 23 | "Shirnada" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 4 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 24 | "Man of La Mancha" with Sheena Easton opens at Marquis theater NYC for 108 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 25 | "Shimada" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 4 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 26 | "Grand Hotel" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 1,018 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 26 | "Jelly's Last Jam" opens at Virginia Theater NYC for 569 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 26 | "Master Builder" closes at Belasco Theater NYC after 45 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 26 | "Metro" closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 13 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 27 | "Small Family Business" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 48 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 29 | "March of Falsettos & Falsettoland" premieres at John Golden Theater NYC for 487 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 02 | "High Rollers Social & Pleasure Club" opens at Helen Hayes Theatre NYC fpr 14 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 10 | "Hamlet" closes at Criterion Theater NYC after 45 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 27 | "Crazy He Calls Me" opens at Walter Kerr Theater New York City NY for 7 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 10 | "My Favorite Year" opens at Vivian Beaumont Theater NYC for 37 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 13 | "Show Off" closes at Criterion Theater NYC after 45 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 17 | "Christmas Carol" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 22 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 27 | "3 From Brooklyn" closes at Helen Hayes Theater NYC after 45 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 27 | "Tommy Tune Tonite! Song & Dance Act" opens at Gershwin NYC for 10 performances. | Ref: 5 |
- 1993
| Jan 02 | "Gypsy Passion" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City NY after 55 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 03 | "Catskills on Broadway" closes at Lunt-Fontanne New York City NY after 452 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 03 | "Christmas Carol" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City NY after 22 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 03 | "Lost in Yonkers" closes at Richard Rodgers New York City NY after 780 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 03 | "Secret Garden" closes at St James Theater New York City NY after 706 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 03 | "Tommy Tune Tonite!" closes at Gershwin New York City NY after 10 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 10 | "My Favorite Year" closes at Vivian Beaumont New York City NY after 37 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 10 | "Sea Gull" closes at Lyceum Theater New York City NY after 48 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 14 | "Anna Christie" opens at Criterion Theater New York City NY for 54 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 31 | "St Joan" opens at Lyceum Theater New York City NY for 49 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 25 | "Fool Moon" opens at Richard Rodgers Theater NYC for 207 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 28 | "Anna Christie" closes at Criterion Theater NYC after 54 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 04 | "Goodbye Girl" opens at Marquis Theater NYC for 188 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 14 | "Conversations with My Father" closes at Royale NYC after 462 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 14 | "Face Value" closes at Cort Theater NYC after performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 14 | "Saint Joan" closes at Lyceum Theater NYC after 49 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 18 | "Sisters Rosensweig" opens at Barrymore Theater NYC for 556 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 25 | "Candida" opens at Criterion Theater NYC for 45 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 30 | Lanford Wilson's "Redwood Curtain" premieres at Brooks Atkinson Theater NYC for 40 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 13 | "3 Men on a Horse" opens at Lyceum Theater NYC for 40 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 18 | "Ain't Broadway Grand" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 25 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 21 | "Wilder, Wilder, Wilder" opens at Circle in Square NYC for 30 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 22 | "Who's Tommy" opens at St James Theater NYC for 899 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 23 | Peter Townshend's musical "Tommy", premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 25 | Willy Russell's "Blood Brothers" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 839 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 26 | "Shakespeare for My Father" opens at Helen Hayes NYC for 266 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 28 | "Tango Passion" opens at Longacre Theater NYC for 5 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 02 | "5 Guys Named Moe" closes at Eugene O'Neill NYC after 445 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 02 | "Candida" closes at Criterion Theater NYC after 45 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 02 | "Redwood Curtain" closes at Brooks Atkinson Theater NYC after 40 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 02 | "Tango Passion" closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 5 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 03 | "Kiss of the Spider Woman" opens at Broadhurst NYC for 906 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 04 | "Angels in America-Millennium Approaches" opens at Kerr for 367 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 09 | "Ain't Broadway Grand" closes at Lunt-Fontanne NYC after 25 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 09 | "Song of Jacob Zulu" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 53 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 09 | Mustapha Matura's "Playboy of West Indies" premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| May 16 | "3 Men on a Horse" closes at Lyceum Theater NYC after 40 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 16 | "Wilder, Wilder, Wilder" closes at Circle in Square NYC after 30 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 05 | "Timon of Athens" closes at Lyceum Theater NYC after 37 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 09 | "My Fair Lady" opens at Virginia Theater NYC for 165 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 12 | "Any Given Day" closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 32 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 12 | "Kentucky Cycle" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 34 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 16 | "Red Shoes" opens at Gershwin Theater NYC for 5 performances | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 19 | "Red Shoes" closes at Gershwin Theater NYC after 5 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 27 | "Candles, Snow, & Mistletoe" opens at Palace Theater NYC for 7 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 30 | "Candles, Snow, & Mistletoe" closes at Palace NYC after 7 performances. | Ref: 5 |
- 1994
| Jan 01 | "Flying Karamzov Brothers" closes at Helen Hayes New York City NY after 50 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 01 | "Grand Night after Singing" closes at Criterion New York City NY after 52 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 02 | "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" closes at Beaumont New York City NY after 40 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 02 | "Shakespeare after My Father" closes at Helen Hayes New York City NY after 266 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 03 | "Gray's Anatomy" closes at Beaumont Theater New York City NY after 13 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 06 | "Government Inspector" opens at Lyceum Theater New York City NY for 37 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 27 | "No Man's Land" opens at Criterion Theater New York City NY for 61 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 06 | "Government Inspector" closes at Lyceum Theater NYC after 37 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 03 | "Damn Yankees" opens at Marquis Theater NYC for 510 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 17 | "Little More Magic" opens at Belasco Theater NYC for 30 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 20 | "Cyrano: The Musical" closes at Neil Simon NYC after 137 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 20 | "Flowering Peach" opens at Lyceum Theater NYC for 41 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 20 | "No Man's Land" closes at Criterion Theater NYC after 61 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 24 | "Carousel" opens at Beaumont Theater NYC for 322 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 24 | "Song of Jacob Zulu" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 53 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 05 | "Jackie Mason Politically Incorrect" opens at Golden NYC for 347 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 07 | "Medea" opens at Longacre Theater NYC for 82 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 17 | "Little More Magic" closes at Belasco Theater NYC after 30 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 17 | "Twilight Los Angeles 1992" opens at Cort Theater NYC for 72 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 18 | "Beauty & the Beast" opens at Palace Theater NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 21 | "Picnic" opens at Criterion Theater NYC for 45 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 24 | "Broken Glass" opens at Booth Theater NYC for 73 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 24 | "Flowering Peach" closes at Lyceum Theater NYC after 41 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 27 | "Inspector Calls" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 454 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 01 | "My Fair Lady" closes at Virginia Theater NYC after 165 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 01 | "Rise & Fall of Little Voice" opens at Neil Simon NYC for 9 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 05 | "Sally Marrand Her Escorts" opens at Helen Hayes NYC for 50 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 08 | "Rise & Fall of Little Voice" closes at Neil Simon NYC after 9 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 09 | "Passion" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 280 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 10 | "Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public" opens at Lunt-Font NYC for 16 per. | Ref: 5 |
| May 11 | "Grease" opens at Eugene O' Neill Theater NYC for 1,503 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 21 | "Best Little Whorehouse" closes at Lunt-Fontanne NYC after 16 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 29 | "Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 223 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 29 | "Picnic" closes at Criterion Theater NYC after 45 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 27 | "No Man's Land" opens at Criterion Theater New York City NY for 61 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 04 | Tony Kushner’s"Angels in America-Perestroika" closes at W Kerr NYC after 216 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 04 | Tony Kushner’s"Angels in America-Millennium Approaches" closes at W Kerr after 367 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 08 | "What's Wrong With this Picture?" opens at Circle in Square NYC for 12 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 15 | "Tuna Christmas" opens at Booth Theater NYC for 20 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 18 | "Comedy Tonight" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 8 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 18 | "What's Wrong With this Pic?" closes at Circle in Square NYC after 12 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 22 | "Christmas Carol" opens at Richard Rodgers Theater NYC for 18 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 25 | "Comedy Tonight" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC after 8 performances. | Ref: 5 |
- 1995
| Jan 01 | "Glass Menagerie" closes at Criterion Theater New York City NY after 57 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 01 | "Shadow Box" closes at Circle in Square Theater New York City NY after 49 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 01 | "Tuna Christmas" closes at Booth Theater New York City NY 20 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 07 | "Christmas Carol" closes at Richard Rodgers Theater New York City NY after 18 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 07 | "Passion" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City NY after 280 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 08 | "Guys & Dolls" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City NY after 1143 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 17 | "Carousel" closes at Beaumont Theater New York City NY after 322 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 20 | "Love! Valor! Compassion!" opens at Walter Kerr New York City NY for 276 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 02 | "Moliere Comedies" opens at Criterion Theater NYC for 56 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | "Heiress" opens at Cort Theater NYC for 340 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 23 | "Uncle Vanya" opens at Circle in Square Theater NYC for 29 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 02 | "Smokey Joe's Cafe" opens at Virginia Theater NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 19 | "Translations" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 25 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 19 | "Uncle Vanya" closes at Circle in Square Theater NYC after 29 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 23 | "How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" opens at R Rodgers NYC for 548 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 26 | "Defending the Caveman" opens at Helen Hayes Theater NYC for 671 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 26 | "Moliere Comedies" closes at Criterion Theater NYC after 56 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 30 | "Arcadia" opens at Vivian Beaumont Theater NYC for 204 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 06 | "Having Our Say" opens at Booth Theater NYC for 308 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 09 | "Translations" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 25 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 10 | "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" opens at Lyceum Theater NYC for 24 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 25 | "Month in the Country" opens at Roundabout Theater NYC for 79 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 27 | "Indiscretions" opens at Ethel Barrymore Theater NYC for 221 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 30 | "Blood Brothers" closes at Music Box Theater NYC after 839 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 30 | "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" closes at Lyceum Theater NYC after 24 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 30 | "Rose Tattoo" opens at Circle in the Square Theater NYC for 80 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 01 | "On the Waterfront" opens at Atkinson Theater NYC for 8 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 02 | "Hamlet" opens at Belasco Theater NYC for 121 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 03 | "My Thing of Love" opens at Beck Theater NYC for 16 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 07 | "On the Waterfront" closes at Atkinson Theater NYC after 8 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 14 | "My Thing of Love" closes at Beck Theater NYC after 16 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 28 | "Inspector Calls" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 454 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 03 | "Company" closes at Criterion Theater NYC after 68 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 03 | "Holiday" opens at Circle in Square Theater NYC for 49 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 17 | "School after Scandal" closes at Lyceum Theater NYC after 23 performances | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 20 | "Paul Roebson" opens at Longacre Theater NYC for 14 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 31 | "Danny Gans on Broadway" closes at Neil Simon NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 31 | "Having Our Say" closes at Booth Theater NYC after 308 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 31 | "Tempest" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 71 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 31 | "Paul Roebson" closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 14 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 31 | "Racing Demon" closes at Vivian Beaumont Theater NYC after 48 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 31 | "Heiress" closes at Cort Theater NYC after 340 performances. | Ref: 5 |
- 1996
| Jan 04 | "Father" opens at Criterion Theater New York City NY for 52 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 07 | "Crazy after You" closes at Shubert Theater New York City NY after 1622 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 07 | "Fool Moon" closes at Ambassador Theater New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 14 | "Holiday" closes at Circle in Square Theater New York City NY after 49 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 14 | "Swinging On a Star" closes at Music Box Theater New York City NY after 97 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 28 | "Hello Dolly!" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City NY after 118 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 29 | 6,138th performance of "Cats" is held in London, surpassing record of Broadway's longest-running musical, "A Chorus Line". | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 22 | "Bus Stop" opens at Circle in Square Theater NYC for 29 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 25 | "Father" closes at Criterion Theater NYC after 52 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 17 | "Bus Stop" closes at Circle in Square Theater NYC after 29 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 17 | "Getting Away With Murder" opens at Broadhurst NYC for 17 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 20 | "Love Thy Neighbor" opens at Booth Theater NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 21 | "Night of the Iguana" opens at Criterion Theater NYC for 68 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 27 | "State Fair" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 118 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 28 | "Seven Guitars" opens at Walter Kerr Theater NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 31 | "Getting Away With Murder" closes at Broadhurst NYC after 17 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 31 | "Midsummer Night's Dream" opens at Lunt-Fontanne NYC for 66 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 04 | "Inherit the Wind" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 45 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 11 | "King & I", premieres at Neil Simon Theater in NYC for 781 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | "Apple Doesn't Fall" opens at Lyceum Theater NYC for 1 performance. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 15 | "Apple Doesn't Fall" closes at Lyceum Theater NYC after 1 performance. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 18 | "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum", opens at St James Theater NYC for 715 performances | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 21 | Edward Albee's "A Delicate Balance", opens at Plymouth Theater NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 25 | "Bring in Da Noise, Bring in Da Funk", opens at Ambassador Theater NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 28 | "Big", opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 193 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 29 | "Rent", opens at Nederlander Theater NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 30 | "Buried Child", opens at Atkinson Theater NYC for 77 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 01 | "Ideal Husband" opens at Barrymore Theater NYC for 308 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 05 | "Jack-Night on Town with J Barrymore" closes at Belasco after 12 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 08 | Julie Andrews declined her Tony Award nomination after her show, "Victor/Victoria," was snubbed for best musical. | Ref: 6 |
| May 12 | "Inherit the Wind" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 45 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 12 | "Night of the Iguana" closes at Criterion Theater NYC after 68 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 22 | "Tartuffe: Born Again" opens at Circle in Square Theater NYC for 29 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 26 | "Midsummer Night's Dream" closes at Lunt-Fontanne NYC after 66 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 08 | "God Said, Ha!" closes at Lyceum Theater NYC after 22 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 19 | "Once Upon a Matress" opens at Broadhurst NYC for 187 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 29 | "Dreams & Nightmares" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 29 | "Skylight" closes at Royale Theater NYC after. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 29 | "Taking Sides" closes at Atkinson Theater NYC. | Ref: 5 |
- 1997
| Jan 05 | "Juan Darien-Carnival Mass" closes at Vivian Beaumont New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 05 | "Love Thy Neighbor" closes at Booth Theater New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 05 | "Show Boat" closes at Gershwin Theater New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 06 | "It's a Slippery Slope" closes at Vivian Beaumont Theater New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 10 | "Rehearsal" closes at Criterion Theater New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 26 | "Ideal Husband" closes at Barrymore Theater New York City NY after 308 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 27 | "Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus" opens at Gershwin New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 02 | "Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus" closes at Gershwin NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 13 | "Three Sisters" opens at Criterion Theater NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 20 | "Stanley" opens at Circle in Square Theater NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 27 | "Last Night of Ballyhoo" opens at Helen Hayes Theater NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 01 | "Mandy Patinkin in Concert" opens at Lyceum Theater NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 20 | "Play On!" opens at Brooks Atkinson Theater NYC for 61 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 22 | "Sunset Boulevard" closes at Minskoff NYC after 977 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 23 | "Mandy Patinkin in Concert" closes at Lyceum Theater NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 25 | "Barrymore" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 240 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 26 | "Annie" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 27 | "Young Man From Atlanta" opens at Longacre NYC for 85 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 02 | "Doll's House", opens at Belasco Theater NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 03 | "Dream-Johnny Mercer Musical", opens at Royale NYC for 109 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 06 | "3 Sisters" closes at Criterion Theater NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 13 | "American Daughter" opens at Cort Theater NYC for 88 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 20 | DL Coburn's "Gin Game", opens at Lyceum Theater NYC for 144 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 20 | Noël Coward's "Present Laughter", closes at Walter Kerr Theater NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 23 | "Titanic", opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 24 | "Steel Peer", opens at Richard Rodgers Theater NYC for 76 performances | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 26 | "Life", opens at Barrymore Theater NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 27 | "Little Foxes" opens at Vivian Beaumont NYC for 56 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 27 | "Stanley" closes at Circle in Square Theater NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 28 | "Jekyll & Hyde" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 29 | "Candide", opens at Gershwin Theater NYC for 103 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 30 | "London Assurance", opens at Criterion Theater NYC for 72 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 11 | "Play On!" closes at Brooks Atkinson Theater NYC after 61 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| May 18 | "King David" opens at New Amsterdam Theater NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| May 23 | "King David" closes at New Amsterdam Theater NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| May 31 | "Once Upon a Mattress" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 187 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 27 | "Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus" opens at Gershwin New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 03 | "1776" opens at Gershwin Theater NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 04 | "Diary of Anne Frank" opens at Music Box Theater NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 11 | "Sunshine Boys" opens at Lyceum Theater NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 14 | "View From the Bridge" opens at Criterion Theater NYC. | Ref: 5 |
- 1998
| Jan 03 | "Side Show" closes at Richard Rodgers New York City NY after 91 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 04 | "Funny Thing Happened" closes at St James New York City NY after 715 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 04 | "Ivanov" closes at Vivian Beaumont Theater New York City NY after 51 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 04 | "Triumph of Love" closes at Royale Theater New York City NY | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 11 | "Proposals" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City NY after 76 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 13 | "Patti LaBelle On Broadway" opens at St James Theater New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 18 | "Ragtime" opens at Ford Theater New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 25 | "Grease" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City NY after 1,503 performance. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 25 | "Patti LaBelle On Broadway" closes at St James Theater New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 29 | "Capeman" opens at Marquis Theater New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 01 | "Street Corner Symphony" closes at Brooks Atkinson NYC after 79 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 12 | "Freak" opens at Cort Theater NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 22 | "King & I" closes at Neil Simon Theater NYC after 781 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 28 | "View From the Bridge" closes at Criterion Theater NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 01 | "Art" opens at Royale Theater NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 12 | "Sound of Music" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 15 | "Cabaret" opens at Club Expo Theater NYC. | Ref: 5 |
- 1999
| Sep 10 | The Broadway musical "Cats" closes after a record 7485 performances. (XDG, p 4A, 10/7/2000) | Ref: 83 |
- 2000
| Sep 03 | The musical "Cats," longest running in Broadway history, closes after 7,485 performances. | Ref: 10 |
- 2001
| Apr 19 | The musical "The Producers" opened on Broadway. | Ref: 70 |
- 2002
| Sep 13 | Sally Fields is scheduled to make her Broadway debut in the drama "The Goat, Or Who Is Sylvia". (USA Today, p. 1D, 8/13/2002) | Ref: 13 |
- 2003
| Mar 07 | Virtually every musical on Broadway shut down as musicians went on strike, and actors and stagehands said they wouldn't cross their picket lines; the walkout lasted four days. | Ref: 70 |
| May 18 | "Les Miserables" closed on Broadway after more than 16 years and 6,680 performances. | Ref: 70 |
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Broadway Chronology