1857
10 shows opened on Broadway in 1857.
The Elves, by Charles Selby, opened March 16, 1857 at Laura Keenes Theatre and ran 50 performances.
Opened in 1857
JanuaryMarchMayJuneAugustDecember
January: 2 openings
| January 5, 1857 | Young Baccus Laura Keenes TheatreBroadway | |
| January 22, 1857 | La Dame aux Camelias Wallacks Lyceum TheatreBroadway |
March: 1 opening
| March 16, 1857 | The Elves Laura Keenes TheatreBroadway | 50 perf. |
May: 1 opening
| May 11, 1857 | Variety Laura Keenes TheatreBroadway | 48 perf. |
June: 3 openings
| June 13, 1857 | Olympiana Olympic TheatreBroadway | 21 perf. |
| June 27, 1857 | Shylock Wallacks Lyceum TheatreBroadway | 14 perf. |
| June 30, 1857 | The King of Coney Island Olympic TheatreBroadway | 2 perf. |
August: 1 opening
| August 10, 1857 | The Corsair/The Loan of a Lover Wallacks Lyceum TheatreBroadway | 4 perf. |
December: 2 openings
| December 8, 1857 | The Poor of New York Wallacks Lyceum TheatreBroadway | |
| December 30, 1857 | Columbus El Filibustero!! Burtons New TheatreBroadway |
Closed in 1857
| January 21, 1857 | Hiawatha Wallacks Lyceum Theatre, opened 1856 | 24 run |