Shows · 1840s
1840s
18 shows opened on Broadway in the 1840s.
A Glance at New York In 1848, by Benjamin A. Baker, opened February 15, 1848 at Olympic Theatre and ran 50 performances, the longest run to open in the 1840s.
The years
| 1840 | 4 openings · 1940! opened, ran 32 performances |
| 1841 | 2 openings · The Naiad Queen opened, ran 24 performances |
| 1842 | 0 openings |
| 1843 | 0 openings |
| 1844 | 2 openings · The Bohemian Girl opened, ran 17 performances |
| 1845 | 1 opening · The Bohea-man's Girl opened, ran 20 performances |
| 1846 | 2 openings · The Enchantress opened, ran 12 performances |
| 1847 | 1 opening |
| 1848 | 5 openings · A Glance at New York In 1848 opened, ran 50 performances |
| 1849 | 1 opening · Macbeth opened, ran 2 performances |