1918
178 shows opened on Broadway in 1918.
Broadway opened 178 shows in 1918: half of those runs were over within 48 performances. Lightnin', by Winchell Smith, broke that pattern, running 1,291 performances, 26.9 times the median.
Lightnin', by Winchell Smith, opened August 26, 1918 at Gaiety Theatre and ran 1,291 performances.
American Airlines Theatre opened.
Central Theatre opened.
Henry Miller's Theatre opened.
Nora Bayes Theatre opened.
Stephen Sondheim Theatre opened.
Vanderbilt Theatre opened.
Opened in 1918
UndatedJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Undated: 1 opening
| Very Good Eddie Palace TheatreBroadway |
January: 15 openings
| January 7, 1918 | Karen Greenwich Village TheatreBroadway | 80 perf. |
| January 14, 1918 | The Heritage Playhouse TheatreBroadway | 16 perf. |
| January 17, 1918 | Keeping Up Appearances Bramhall PlayhouseBroadway | 4 perf. |
| January 17, 1918 | Seven Days' Leave Park TheatreBroadway | 156 perf. |
| January 18, 1918 | Everyman Cort TheatreBroadway | 2 perf. |
| January 22, 1918 | Experience Manhattan Opera HouseBroadway | 23 perf. |
| January 22, 1918 | Seventeen Booth TheatreBroadway | 225 perf. |
| January 24, 1918 | A Trench Fantasy Plymouth TheatreBroadway | 19 perf. |
| January 25, 1918 | The Merchant of Venice Cort TheatreBroadway | 2 perf. |
| January 28, 1918 | Girl o' Mine Bijou TheatreBroadway | 48 perf. |
| January 28, 1918 | Josephine Knickerbocker TheatreBroadway | 24 perf. |
| January 28, 1918 | Success Harris TheatreBroadway | 64 perf. |
| January 28, 1918 | The Madonna of the Future Broadhurst TheatreBroadway | 56 perf. |
| January 30, 1918 | The Indestructible Wife Hudson TheatreBroadway | 22 perf. |
| January 31, 1918 | Tony Sarg's Marionettes Norworth TheatreBroadway |
February: 17 openings
| February 1, 1918 | Oh, Lady! Lady! Princess TheatreBroadway | 219 perf. |
| February 4, 1918 | The Little Teacher Playhouse TheatreBroadway | 128 perf. |
| February 6, 1918 | Difference in Gods Bramhall PlayhouseBroadway | 8 perf. |
| February 6, 1918 | Electra Carnegie HallBroadway | 1 perf. |
| February 7, 1918 | The Love Mill 48th Street TheatreBroadway | 52 perf. |
| February 8, 1918 | As You Like It Cort TheatreBroadway | 2 perf. |
| February 14, 1918 | Sinbad Winter GardenBroadway | 388 perf. |
| February 14, 1918 | The Off Chance Empire TheatreBroadway | 92 perf. |
| February 18, 1918 | The Copperhead Shubert TheatreBroadway | 120 perf. |
| February 19, 1918 | Democracy's King Hudson TheatreBroadway | 15 perf. |
| February 19, 1918 | The Master Hudson TheatreBroadway | 39 perf. |
| February 20, 1918 | Youth Comedy TheatreBroadway | |
| February 21, 1918 | Her Country Punch And Judy TheatreBroadway | 76 perf. |
| February 21, 1918 | Under Pressure Norworth TheatreBroadway | 28 perf. |
| February 25, 1918 | A Cure for Curables 39th Street TheatreBroadway | 112 perf. |
| February 25, 1918 | Sick-a-Bed Gaiety TheatreBroadway | 80 perf. |
| February 25, 1918 | The Garden of Allah Manhattan Opera HouseBroadway | 24 perf. |
March: 12 openings
| March 2, 1918 | Follow the Girl Lew Fields 44th Street Roof GardenBroadway | 25 perf. |
| March 7, 1918 | Oh, Look! Vanderbilt TheatreBroadway | 68 perf. |
| March 9, 1918 | Let's Go Fulton TheatreBroadway | 25 perf. |
| March 11, 1918 | Mrs. Warren's Profession Comedy TheatreBroadway | |
| March 11, 1918 | The Wild Duck Plymouth TheatreBroadway | 32 perf. |
| March 11, 1918 | Toot-Toot! George M Cohans TheatreBroadway | 40 perf. |
| March 13, 1918 | The Squab Farm Bijou TheatreBroadway | 45 perf. |
| March 15, 1918 | Julius Caesar Cort TheatreBroadway | 1 perf. |
| March 18, 1918 | A Pair of Petticoats Lew Fields 44th Street Roof GardenBroadway | 80 perf. |
| March 18, 1918 | Getting Together Lyric TheatreBroadway | 112 perf. |
| March 18, 1918 | Pan and the Young Shepherd Greenwich Village TheatreBroadway | 32 perf. |
| March 25, 1918 | Love's Lightning Lexington TheatreBroadway |
April: 19 openings
May: 10 openings
| May 1, 1918 | A Marriage of Convenience Henry Millers TheatreBroadway | 53 perf. |
| May 6, 1918 | Belinda Empire TheatreBroadway | 32 perf. |
| May 6, 1918 | The New Word Empire TheatreBroadway | 32 perf. |
| May 9, 1918 | The Kiss Burglar George M Cohans TheatreBroadway | 100 perf. |
| May 17, 1918 | Out There Century TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| May 20, 1918 | A Woman's Honor Greenwich Village TheatreBroadway | |
| May 20, 1918 | Her Honor, the Mayor Fulton TheatreBroadway | 16 perf. |
| May 20, 1918 | The Good Men Do Fulton TheatreBroadway | 16 perf. |
| May 22, 1918 | Rock-a-Bye Baby Astor TheatreBroadway | 85 perf. |
| May 30, 1918 | Biff! Bang! Century TheatreBroadway | 10 perf. |
June: 7 openings
| June 6, 1918 | Hitchy-Koo [1918] Globe TheatreBroadway | 68 perf. |
| June 10, 1918 | Art's Rejuvenation Fulton TheatreBroadway | |
| June 10, 1918 | Marriages Are Made Fulton TheatreBroadway | |
| June 10, 1918 | Muggins Fulton TheatreBroadway | |
| June 10, 1918 | Nocturne Fulton TheatreBroadway | |
| June 10, 1918 | The Best Sellers Fulton TheatreBroadway | |
| June 18, 1918 | Ziegfeld Follies of 1918 New Amsterdam TheatreBroadway | 151 perf. |
July: 1 opening
| July 25, 1918 | The Passing Show of 1918 Winter Garden TheatreBroadway | 142 perf. |
August: 11 openings
| August 13, 1918 | Three Faces East Cohan And HarrisBroadway | 335 perf. |
| August 19, 1918 | Yip Yip Yaphank Century TheatreBroadway | 32 perf. |
| August 20, 1918 | He Didn't Want to Do It Broadhurst TheatreBroadway | 23 perf. |
| August 20, 1918 | Under Orders Eltinge 42nd Street TheatreBroadway | 167 perf. |
| August 22, 1918 | Everything HippodromeBroadway | 461 perf. |
| August 23, 1918 | Why Worry? Harris TheatreBroadway | 27 perf. |
| August 26, 1918 | Lightnin' Gaiety TheatreBroadway | 1,291 perf. |
| August 26, 1918 | Where Poppies Bloom Theatre RepublicBroadway | 104 perf. |
| August 27, 1918 | Double Exposure Bijou TheatreBroadway | 15 perf. |
| August 29, 1918 | Head Over Heels George M Cohans TheatreBroadway | 100 perf. |
| August 29, 1918 | The Woman on the Index 48th Street TheatreBroadway | 52 perf. |
September: 38 openings
| September 2, 1918 | Penrod Globe TheatreBroadway | 48 perf. |
| September 2, 1918 | Watch Your Neighbor Booth TheatreBroadway | 48 perf. |
| September 3, 1918 | Fiddlers Three Cort TheatreBroadway | 87 perf. |
| September 5, 1918 | Daddies Belasco TheatreBroadway | 340 perf. |
| September 9, 1918 | Forever After Central TheatreBroadway | 312 perf. |
| September 9, 1918 | Mr. Barnum Criterion TheatreBroadway | 24 perf. |
| September 9, 1918 | One of Us Bijou TheatreBroadway | 24 perf. |
| September 9, 1918 | Some One in the House Knickerbocker TheatreBroadway | 32 perf. |
| September 10, 1918 | Jonathan Makes a Wish Princess TheatreBroadway | 23 perf. |
| September 10, 1918 | Over Here! Fulton TheatreBroadway | 23 perf. |
| September 11, 1918 | The Maid of the Mountains Casino TheatreBroadway | 37 perf. |
| September 12, 1918 | Another Man's Shoes 39th Street TheatreBroadway | 12 perf. |
| September 12, 1918 | Crops and Croppers Belmont TheatreBroadway | 20 perf. |
| September 14, 1918 | The Unknown Purple Lyric TheatreBroadway | 273 perf. |
| September 16, 1918 | An Ideal Husband Comedy TheatreBroadway | 80 perf. |
| September 16, 1918 | Humpty Dumpty Lyceum TheatreBroadway | 40 perf. |
| September 16, 1918 | The Girl Behind the Gun New Amsterdam TheatreBroadway | 160 perf. |
| September 17, 1918 | The Walk-offs Morosco TheatreBroadway | 31 perf. |
| September 19, 1918 | Tea for Three Maxine Elliotts TheatreBroadway | 308 perf. |
| September 23, 1918 | Some Night! Harris TheatreBroadway | 24 perf. |
| September 30, 1918 | Bianca Park TheatreBroadway | |
| September 30, 1918 | Carmen Park TheatreBroadway | |
| September 30, 1918 | Fra Diavolo Park TheatreBroadway | |
| September 30, 1918 | H.M.S. Pinafore Park TheatreBroadway | |
| September 30, 1918 | Iolanthe Park TheatreBroadway | |
| September 30, 1918 | Madame Butterfly Park TheatreBroadway | |
| September 30, 1918 | Madeleine Park TheatreBroadway | |
| September 30, 1918 | Martha Park TheatreBroadway | |
| September 30, 1918 | Mignon Park TheatreBroadway | |
| September 30, 1918 | Patience Park TheatreBroadway | |
| September 30, 1918 | Robin Hood Park TheatreBroadway | |
| September 30, 1918 | Tales of Hoffmann Park TheatreBroadway | |
| September 30, 1918 | The Bohemian Girl Park TheatreBroadway | |
| September 30, 1918 | The Daughter of the Regiment Park TheatreBroadway | |
| September 30, 1918 | The Gondoliers Park TheatreBroadway | |
| September 30, 1918 | The Mikado Park TheatreBroadway | |
| September 30, 1918 | The Pirates Of Penzance Park TheatreBroadway | |
| September 30, 1918 | The Saving Grace Empire TheatreBroadway | 96 perf. |
October: 20 openings
| October 1, 1918 | The Awakening Criterion TheatreBroadway | 29 perf. |
| October 2, 1918 | Information Please Selwyn TheatreBroadway | 46 perf. |
| October 3, 1918 | Redemption Plymouth TheatreBroadway | 204 perf. |
| October 4, 1918 | Sometime Shubert TheatreBroadway | 283 perf. |
| October 5, 1918 | I. O. U. Belmont TheatreBroadway | 10 perf. |
| October 5, 1918 | Sleeping Partners Bijou TheatreBroadway | 161 perf. |
| October 7, 1918 | The Matinee Hero Vanderbilt TheatreBroadway | 64 perf. |
| October 8, 1918 | Nothing But Lies Longacre TheatreBroadway | 135 perf. |
| October 15, 1918 | A Stitch in Time Fulton TheatreBroadway | 71 perf. |
| October 19, 1918 | Freedom Century TheatreBroadway | 33 perf. |
| October 19, 1918 | The Better 'Ole, Greenwich Village TheatreBroadway | 353 perf. |
| October 22, 1918 | Perkins Henry Millers TheatreBroadway | 23 perf. |
| October 23, 1918 | The Riddle: Woman Harris TheatreBroadway | 165 perf. |
| October 24, 1918 | Ladies First Broadhurst TheatreBroadway | 164 perf. |
| October 25, 1918 | Not with My Money 39th Street TheatreBroadway | 11 perf. |
| October 28, 1918 | Glorianna Liberty TheatreBroadway | 96 perf. |
| October 28, 1918 | The Big Chance 48th Street TheatreBroadway | 120 perf. |
| October 29, 1918 | Peter's Mother Playhouse TheatreBroadway | 15 perf. |
| October 31, 1918 | Be Calm, Camilla Booth TheatreBroadway | 84 perf. |
| October 31, 1918 | Three Wise Fools Criterion TheatreBroadway | 316 perf. |
November: 13 openings
| November 4, 1918 | Hamlet 44th Street TheatreBroadway | |
| November 4, 1918 | King Lear 44th Street TheatreBroadway | |
| November 4, 1918 | King Richard III 44th Street TheatreBroadway | |
| November 4, 1918 | Little Simplicity Astor TheatreBroadway | 112 perf. |
| November 4, 1918 | Louis XI 44th Street TheatreBroadway | |
| November 4, 1918 | Macbeth 44th Street TheatreBroadway | |
| November 4, 1918 | Othello 44th Street TheatreBroadway | |
| November 4, 1918 | Richelieu 44th Street TheatreBroadway | |
| November 4, 1918 | Romeo and Juliet 44th Street TheatreBroadway | |
| November 4, 1918 | The Canary Globe TheatreBroadway | 152 perf. |
| November 25, 1918 | Good Luck, Sam! Lexington TheatreBroadway | 32 perf. |
| November 27, 1918 | Oh, My Dear! Princess TheatreBroadway | 189 perf. |
| November 28, 1918 | A Place in the Sun Comedy TheatreBroadway | 44 perf. |
December: 14 openings
| December 2, 1918 | Betty at Bay 39th Street TheatreBroadway | 16 perf. |
| December 23, 1918 | Atta Boy Lexington TheatreBroadway | 24 perf. |
| December 23, 1918 | Back to Earth Henry Millers TheatreBroadway | 16 perf. |
| December 23, 1918 | Dear Brutus Empire TheatreBroadway | 184 perf. |
| December 23, 1918 | Listen Lester Knickerbocker TheatreBroadway | 272 perf. |
| December 23, 1918 | Somebody's Sweetheart Central TheatreBroadway | 224 perf. |
| December 24, 1918 | A Prince There Was George M Cohans TheatreBroadway | 159 perf. |
| December 24, 1918 | The Gentile Wife Vanderbilt TheatreBroadway | 31 perf. |
| December 25, 1918 | East is West Astor TheatreBroadway | 680 perf. |
| December 25, 1918 | The Voice of McConnell Manhattan Opera HouseBroadway | 30 perf. |
| December 26, 1918 | A Little Journey Little TheatreBroadway | 252 perf. |
| December 30, 1918 | Keep It to Yourself 39th Street TheatreBroadway | 128 perf. |
| December 30, 1918 | The Invisible Foe Harris TheatreBroadway | 112 perf. |
| December 30, 1918 | The Melting of Molly Broadhurst TheatreBroadway | 88 perf. |
Closed in 1918
| January 5, 1918 | Miss 1917 Century Theatre, opened 1917 | 72 run |
| January 5, 1918 | The Grass Widow Liberty Theatre, opened 1917 | 43 run |
| January 12, 1918 | A Night in Spain Cocoanut Grove Theatre, opened 1917 | 33 run |
| January 12, 1918 | Madame Sand Criterion Theatre, opened 1917 | 64 run |
| January 12, 1918 | Words and Music Fulton Theatre, opened 1917 | 24 run |
| January 19, 1918 | Leave It to Jane Longacre Theatre, opened 1917 | 167 run |
| January 26, 1918 | The Land of Joy Park Theatre, opened 1917 | 100 run |
| February 2, 1918 | Over the Top Lew Fields 44th Street Roof Garden, opened 1917 | 78 run |
| February 9, 1918 | Doing Our Bit Winter Garden Theatre, opened 1917 | 130 run |
| February 23, 1918 | Odds and Ends of 1917 Bijou Theatre, opened 1917 | 112 run |
| March 23, 1918 | The Cohan Revue of 1918 New Amsterdam Theatre, opened 1917 | 96 run |
| March 30, 1918 | Oh, Boy! Princess Theatre, opened 1917 | 463 run |
| April 27, 1918 | Blind Alleys Comedy Theatre, opened 1917 | |
| April 27, 1918 | Chu Chin Chow Manhattan Opera House, opened 1917 | 208 run |
| April 27, 1918 | Enter the Hero Comedy Theatre, opened 1917 | |
| April 27, 1918 | Habit Comedy Theatre, opened 1917 | |
| April 27, 1918 | His Widow's Husband Comedy Theatre, opened 1917 | |
| April 27, 1918 | In The Zone Comedy Theatre, opened 1917 | |
| April 27, 1918 | Lonesome Like Comedy Theatre, opened 1917 | |
| April 27, 1918 | Neighbors Comedy Theatre, opened 1917 | |
| April 27, 1918 | Suppressed Desires Comedy Theatre, opened 1917 | |
| April 27, 1918 | The Avenue Comedy Theatre, opened 1917 | |
| April 27, 1918 | The Beautiful Legend of Pokey Comedy Theatre, opened 1917 | |
| April 27, 1918 | The Critic's Comedy Comedy Theatre, opened 1917 | |
| April 27, 1918 | The Girl in the Coffin Comedy Theatre, opened 1917 | |
| April 27, 1918 | The Home of the Free Comedy Theatre, opened 1917 | |
| April 27, 1918 | The Poisoned Flower Comedy Theatre, opened 1917 | |
| April 27, 1918 | The Sandbar Queen Comedy Theatre, opened 1917 | |
| April 27, 1918 | Yum Chapab Comedy Theatre, opened 1917 | |
| May 11, 1918 | Cheer Up Hippodrome Theatre, opened 1917 | 456 run |
| June 1, 1918 | Jack O'Lantern Globe Theatre, opened 1917 | 265 run |
| June 29, 1918 | Flo-Flo Cort Theatre, opened 1917 | 220 run |
| October 19, 1918 | Maytime Shubert Theatre, opened 1917 | 492 run |
| October 26, 1918 | Going Up Liberty Theatre, opened 1917 | 351 run |