Broadway opened 128 shows in 1916, and most of them stayed: half of those runs lasted 58 performances or more.
1916
129 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in 1916.
The Man Who Came Back, by Jules Eckert Goodman, opened September 2, 1916 at Playhouse Theatre and ran 457 performances.
Opened in 1916
UndatedJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Undated: 1 opening
| Unknown | Peg O' My Heart Gielgud Theatre, London |
January: 3 openings
| January 10, 1916 | Sybil Liberty Theatre, Broadway | 168 perf. |
| January 26, 1916 | The Fear Market Booth Theatre, Broadway | 118 perf. |
| January 31, 1916 | Margaret Schiller New Amsterdam Theatre, Broadway | 72 perf. |
February: 6 openings
| February 9, 1916 | The Cohan Revue of 1916 Astor Theatre, Broadway | 165 perf. |
| February 15, 1916 | The Earth Playhouse Theatre, Broadway | |
| February 15, 1916 | The Melody of Youth Fulton Theatre, Broadway | 111 perf. |
| February 17, 1916 | Robinson Crusoe, Jr. Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway | 139 perf. |
| February 26, 1916 | Pay-day Cort Theatre, Broadway | 49 perf. |
| February 28, 1916 | Pom-pom George M Cohans Theatre, Broadway | 128 perf. |
March: 5 openings
| March 1, 1916 | The Road to Mandalay Park Theatre, Broadway | 21 perf. |
| March 20, 1916 | A King of Nowhere Maxine Elliotts Theatre, Broadway | 58 perf. |
| March 22, 1916 | The Great Pursuit Shubert Theatre, Broadway | 29 perf. |
| March 28, 1916 | See America First Maxine Elliott's Theatre, Broadway | 15 perf. |
| March 29, 1916 | Captain Brassbound's Conversion Playhouse Theatre, Broadway |
April: 8 openings
| April 3, 1916 | Justice Candler Theatre, Broadway | 104 perf. |
| April 4, 1916 | Rio Grande Empire Theatre, Broadway | 55 perf. |
| April 10, 1916 | The Co-respondent Booth Theatre, Broadway | 48 perf. |
| April 24, 1916 | A Woman of No Importance Fulton Theatre, Broadway | 56 perf. |
| April 24, 1916 | Beau Brummell Cort Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| April 24, 1916 | The Tempest Century Theatre, Broadway | 32 perf. |
| April 27, 1916 | Come to Bohemia Maxine Elliotts Theatre, Broadway | 20 perf. |
| April 29, 1916 | If I Were King Shubert Theatre, Broadway | 33 perf. |
May: 8 openings
| May 7, 1916 | Ghosts Comedy Theatre, Broadway | |
| May 8, 1916 | The Merchant of Venice New Amsterdam Theatre, Broadway | 20 perf. |
| May 15, 1916 | A Lady's Name Maxine Elliotts Theatre, Broadway | 56 perf. |
| May 17, 1916 | Molly O' Cort Theatre, Broadway | 45 perf. |
| May 20, 1916 | The Seagull Bandbox Theatre, Broadway | |
| May 24, 1916 | Caliban of the Yellow Sands Lewisohn Stadium Of City College Of New York, Broadway | 10 perf. |
| May 25, 1916 | The Merry Wives of Windsor New Amsterdam Theatre, Broadway | 12 perf. |
| May 29, 1916 | Step This Way Shubert Theatre, Broadway | 88 perf. |
June: 2 openings
| June 12, 1916 | Ziegfeld Follies of 1916 New Amsterdam Theatre, Broadway | 112 perf. |
| June 22, 1916 | The Passing Show of 1916 Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway | 140 perf. |
July: 1 opening
| July 31, 1916 | Coat-tales Cort Theatre, Broadway | 32 perf. |
August: 35 openings
| August 8, 1916 | Seven Chances George M Cohans Theatre, Broadway | 151 perf. |
| August 9, 1916 | Cheating Cheaters Eltinge 42nd Street Theatre, Broadway | 286 perf. |
| August 10, 1916 | The Silent Witness Longacre Theatre, Broadway | 52 perf. |
| August 10, 1916 | Yvette 39th Street Theatre, Broadway | 4 perf. |
| August 14, 1916 | Please Help Emily Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 40 perf. |
| August 15, 1916 | Broadway and Buttermilk Maxine Elliotts Theatre, Broadway | 23 perf. |
| August 16, 1916 | His Bridal Night Theatre Republic, Broadway | 77 perf. |
| August 17, 1916 | The Guilty Man Astor Theatre, Broadway | 52 perf. |
| August 17, 1916 | Turn to the Right! Gaiety Theatre, Broadway | 435 perf. |
| August 21, 1916 | The Happy Ending Shubert Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| August 26, 1916 | A Little Bit of Fluff 39th Street Theatre, Broadway | 17 perf. |
| August 28, 1916 | Somebody's Luggage 48th Street Theatre, Broadway | 40 perf. |
| August 29, 1916 | A Pair of Queens Longacre Theatre, Broadway | 15 perf. |
| August 30, 1916 | A Bear Comedy Theatre, Broadway | |
| August 30, 1916 | A Merry Death Comedy Theatre, Broadway | |
| August 30, 1916 | A Miracle of St. Anthony Comedy Theatre, Broadway | |
| August 30, 1916 | A Private Account Comedy Theatre, Broadway | |
| August 30, 1916 | Altruism Comedy Theatre, Broadway | |
| August 30, 1916 | Another Way Out Comedy Theatre, Broadway | |
| August 30, 1916 | Bushido Comedy Theatre, Broadway | |
| August 30, 1916 | Eugenically Speaking Comedy Theatre, Broadway | |
| August 30, 1916 | Literature Comedy Theatre, Broadway | |
| August 30, 1916 | Lover's Luck Comedy Theatre, Broadway | |
| August 30, 1916 | Pariah Comedy Theatre, Broadway | |
| August 30, 1916 | Plots and Playwrights Comedy Theatre, Broadway | |
| August 30, 1916 | Sganarelle Comedy Theatre, Broadway | |
| August 30, 1916 | Sisters of Susanne Comedy Theatre, Broadway | |
| August 30, 1916 | The Death of Tintagiles Comedy Theatre, Broadway | |
| August 30, 1916 | The Girl from Brazil 44th Street Theatre, Broadway | 61 perf. |
| August 30, 1916 | The Hero of Santa Maria Comedy Theatre, Broadway | |
| August 30, 1916 | The Last Straw Comedy Theatre, Broadway | |
| August 30, 1916 | The Poor Fool Comedy Theatre, Broadway | |
| August 30, 1916 | The Sugar House Comedy Theatre, Broadway | |
| August 30, 1916 | Trifles Comedy Theatre, Broadway | |
| August 31, 1916 | The Big Show Hippodrome Theatre, Broadway | 425 perf. |
September: 17 openings
| September 1, 1916 | Fast and Grow Fat Globe Theatre, Broadway | 11 perf. |
| September 2, 1916 | The Man Who Came Back Playhouse Theatre, Broadway | 457 perf. |
| September 4, 1916 | The Flame Lyric Theatre, Broadway | 96 perf. |
| September 5, 1916 | Mr. Lazarus Shubert Theatre, Broadway | 39 perf. |
| September 6, 1916 | Pierrot the Prodigal Booth Theatre, Broadway | 165 perf. |
| September 11, 1916 | Flora Bella Casino Theatre, Broadway | 112 perf. |
| September 11, 1916 | Paganini Criterion Theatre, Broadway | 48 perf. |
| September 14, 1916 | Nothing But the Truth Longacre Theatre, Broadway | 332 perf. |
| September 18, 1916 | Mister Antonio Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 48 perf. |
| September 18, 1916 | Pollyanna Hudson Theatre, Broadway | 112 perf. |
| September 19, 1916 | The Amber Empress Globe Theatre, Broadway | 15 perf. |
| September 20, 1916 | Caroline Empire Theatre, Broadway | 45 perf. |
| September 25, 1916 | Miss Springtime New Amsterdam Theatre, Broadway | 224 perf. |
| September 25, 1916 | Upstairs and Down Cort Theatre, Broadway | 320 perf. |
| September 26, 1916 | The Intruder Cohan And Harris, Broadway | 31 perf. |
| September 27, 1916 | Arms and the Girl Fulton Theatre, Broadway | 77 perf. |
| September 28, 1916 | The Example Bandbox Theatre, Broadway |
October: 17 openings
| October 2, 1916 | Back Fire 39th Street Theatre, Broadway | 64 perf. |
| October 2, 1916 | His Majesty Bunker Bean Astor Theatre, Broadway | 72 perf. |
| October 3, 1916 | Betty Globe Theatre, Broadway | 63 perf. |
| October 3, 1916 | Hush! Little Theatre, Broadway | 39 perf. |
| October 3, 1916 | Under Sentence Harris Theatre, Broadway | 55 perf. |
| October 4, 1916 | Fixing Sister Maxine Elliotts Theatre, Broadway | 85 perf. |
| October 5, 1916 | Rich Man, Poor Man 48th Street Theatre, Broadway | 44 perf. |
| October 10, 1916 | The Music Master Knickerbocker Theatre, Broadway | 159 perf. |
| October 23, 1916 | Come Out of the Kitchen George M Cohans Theatre, Broadway | 224 perf. |
| October 23, 1916 | So Long Letty Shubert Theatre, Broadway | 96 perf. |
| October 24, 1916 | Go to It Princess Theatre, Broadway | 23 perf. |
| October 25, 1916 | Object - Matrimony Cohan And Harris, Broadway | 30 perf. |
| October 26, 1916 | Major Pendennis Criterion Theatre, Broadway | 75 perf. |
| October 26, 1916 | The Show of Wonders Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway | 209 perf. |
| October 30, 1916 | Old Lady 31 39th Street Theatre, Broadway | 160 perf. |
| October 30, 1916 | The Basker Empire Theatre, Broadway | 40 perf. |
| October 31, 1916 | Good Gracious Annabelle Theatre Republic, Broadway | 111 perf. |
November: 20 openings
December: 6 openings
| December 4, 1916 | Mme. Sarah Bernhardt Empire Theatre, Broadway | |
| December 6, 1916 | Her Soldier Boy Astor Theatre, Broadway | 198 perf. |
| December 16, 1916 | The Married Woman Neighborhood Playhouse, Broadway | |
| December 18, 1916 | How He Lied to Her Husband Maxine Elliotts Theatre, Broadway | |
| December 18, 1916 | Overruled Maxine Elliotts Theatre, Broadway | |
| December 26, 1916 | Merry Christmas, Daddy! Cohan And Harris, Broadway | 2 perf. |
Closed in 1916
| January 22, 1916 | A World of Pleasure Winter Garden Theatre, opened 1915 | 116 run |
| January 22, 1916 | Ruggles of Red Gap Fulton Theatre, opened 1915 | 33 run |
| January 29, 1916 | Around the Map New Amsterdam Theatre, opened 1915 | 104 run |
| February 12, 1916 | The Princess Pat Cort Theatre, opened 1915 | 158 run |
| March 18, 1916 | Alone at Last Shubert Theatre, opened 1915 | 180 run |
| March 25, 1916 | Stop! Look! Listen! , opened 1915 | 105 run |
| May 20, 1916 | Children Bandbox Theatre, opened 1915 | |
| May 20, 1916 | Fire and Water Bandbox Theatre, opened 1915 | |
| May 20, 1916 | Helena's Husband Bandbox Theatre, opened 1915 | |
| May 20, 1916 | Literature Bandbox Theatre, opened 1915 | |
| May 20, 1916 | Night of Snow Bandbox Theatre, opened 1915 | |
| May 20, 1916 | Overtones Bandbox Theatre, opened 1915 | |
| May 20, 1916 | Pierre Patelin Bandbox Theatre, opened 1915 | |
| May 20, 1916 | The Age of Reason Bandbox Theatre, opened 1915 | |
| May 20, 1916 | The Antick Bandbox Theatre, opened 1915 | |
| May 20, 1916 | The Clod Bandbox Theatre, opened 1915 | |
| May 20, 1916 | The Honorable Lover Bandbox Theatre, opened 1915 | |
| May 20, 1916 | The Red Cloak Bandbox Theatre, opened 1915 | |
| May 20, 1916 | The Roadhouse in Arden, 1616-1916 Bandbox Theatre, opened 1915 | |
| May 20, 1916 | The Tenor Bandbox Theatre, opened 1915 | |
| May 20, 1916 | Whims Bandbox Theatre, opened 1915 | |
| June 3, 1916 | Hip! Hip! Hooray! [1915] Hippodrome Theatre, opened 1915 | 425 run |
| July 1, 1916 | Katinka 44th Street Theatre, opened 1915 | 220 run |
| October 14, 1916 | Very Good Eddie Princess Theatre, opened 1915 | 341 run |