Broadway opened 156 shows in 1920, and most of them stayed: half of those runs lasted 82 performances or more.
1920
159 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in 1920.
The Bat, by Mary Roberts Rinehart, opened August 23, 1920 at Morosco Theatre and ran 867 performances.
Apollo Theatre opened.
Daly's Theatre closed.
Times Square Theatre opened.
Opened in 1920
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Undated: 3 openings
| Unknown | Enter Madame Garrick Theatre, London | |
| Unknown | Fédora a revival of the 1882 play Gielgud Theatre, London | |
| Unknown | Jane Clegg Garrick Theatre, London |
January: 14 openings
| January 3, 1920 | Aglavaine And Selysette Maxine Elliotts Theatre, Broadway | |
| January 5, 1920 | Always You Central Theatre, Broadway | 66 perf. |
| January 5, 1920 | The Acquittal Cohan And Harris, Broadway | 138 perf. |
| January 5, 1920 | The Purple Mask Booth Theatre, Broadway | 139 perf. |
| January 6, 1920 | The Light of the World Lyric Theatre, Broadway | 31 perf. |
| January 7, 1920 | No More Blondes Maxine Elliotts Theatre, Broadway | 29 perf. |
| January 8, 1920 | Frivolities of 1920 44th Street Theatre, Broadway | 61 perf. |
| January 13, 1920 | The Passion Flower Greenwich Village Theatre, Broadway | 144 perf. |
| January 15, 1920 | The Power of Darkness Garrick Theatre, Broadway | 40 perf. |
| January 19, 1920 | Mamma's Affair Little Theatre, Broadway | 98 perf. |
| January 19, 1920 | Pietro Criterion Theatre, Broadway | 41 perf. |
| January 19, 1920 | The Ruined Lady Playhouse Theatre, Broadway | 33 perf. |
| January 20, 1920 | Big Game Fulton Theatre, Broadway | 21 perf. |
| January 27, 1920 | As You Were Central Theatre, Broadway | 143 perf. |
February: 14 openings
| February 2, 1920 | Beyond the Horizon Morosco Theatre, Broadway | 111 perf. |
| February 2, 1920 | My Golden Girl Nora Bayes Theatre, Broadway | 105 perf. |
| February 2, 1920 | The Night Boat Liberty Theatre, Broadway | 313 perf. |
| February 2, 1920 | Trimmed in Scarlet Maxine Elliotts Theatre, Broadway | 14 perf. |
| February 3, 1920 | Breakfast in Bed Eltinge 42nd Street Theatre, Broadway | 75 perf. |
| February 12, 1920 | He and She Little Theatre, Broadway | 28 perf. |
| February 16, 1920 | Shavings Knickerbocker Theatre, Broadway | 122 perf. |
| February 16, 1920 | The Cat-Bird Maxine Elliotts Theatre, Broadway | 33 perf. |
| February 17, 1920 | The Tragedy of Nan 39th Street Theatre, Broadway | 4 perf. |
| February 17, 1920 | The Wonderful Thing Playhouse Theatre, Broadway | 120 perf. |
| February 23, 1920 | Jane Clegg Garrick Theatre, Broadway | 112 perf. |
| February 23, 1920 | Sacred and Profane Love Morosco Theatre, Broadway | 88 perf. |
| February 23, 1920 | The Letter of the Law Criterion Theatre, Broadway | 83 perf. |
| February 23, 1920 | Tick-Tack-Toe Princess Theatre, Broadway | 32 perf. |
March: 14 openings
| March 1, 1920 | George Washington Lyric Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| March 1, 1920 | The Hottentot George M Cohans Theatre, Broadway | 113 perf. |
| March 2, 1920 | Look Who's Here 44th Street Theatre, Broadway | 87 perf. |
| March 2, 1920 | Sophie Greenwich Village Theatre, Broadway | 79 perf. |
| March 6, 1920 | King Richard III Plymouth Theatre, Broadway | 27 perf. |
| March 13, 1920 | Musk Punch And Judy Theatre, Broadway | 9 perf. |
| March 15, 1920 | The Blue Flame Shubert Theatre, Broadway | 48 perf. |
| March 19, 1920 | The Piper Fulton Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| March 19, 1920 | What's in a Name? Maxine Elliotts Theatre, Broadway | 115 perf. |
| March 22, 1920 | Medea Garrick Theatre, Broadway | 14 perf. |
| March 26, 1920 | Exorcism Provincetown Playhouse, Broadway | |
| March 26, 1920 | The Hole in the Wall Punch And Judy Theatre, Broadway | 73 perf. |
| March 29, 1920 | Mrs. Jimmie Thompson Princess Theatre, Broadway | 64 perf. |
| March 29, 1920 | The Ouija Board Bijou Theatre, Broadway | 64 perf. |
April: 7 openings
| April 5, 1920 | Ed Wynn's Carnival New Amsterdam Theatre, Broadway | 150 perf. |
| April 5, 1920 | Florodora Century Theatre, Broadway | 150 perf. |
| April 5, 1920 | Three Showers Harris Theatre, Broadway | 48 perf. |
| April 6, 1920 | Lassie Nora Bayes Theatre, Broadway | 159 perf. |
| April 12, 1920 | The Bonehead Fulton Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| April 26, 1920 | Hamlet Shubert Theatre, Broadway | |
| April 26, 1920 | Martinique Eltinge 42nd Street Theatre, Broadway | 40 perf. |
May: 11 openings
| May 3, 1920 | Honey Girl Cohan And Harris, Broadway | 142 perf. |
| May 3, 1920 | The Girl from Home Globe Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| May 4, 1920 | Betty, Be Good Casino Theatre, Broadway | 63 perf. |
| May 5, 1920 | Oh, Henry Fulton Theatre, Broadway | 21 perf. |
| May 10, 1920 | Footloose Greenwich Village Theatre, Broadway | 32 perf. |
| May 11, 1920 | Respect for Riches Harris Theatre, Broadway | 15 perf. |
| May 12, 1920 | All Soul's Eve Maxine Elliotts Theatre, Broadway | 21 perf. |
| May 17, 1920 | His Chinese Wife Belmont Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| May 17, 1920 | Macushla Park Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| May 18, 1920 | A Midsummer Night's Dream Little Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| May 25, 1920 | An Innocent Idea Fulton Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
June: 5 openings
| June 7, 1920 | George White's Scandals [1920] Globe Theatre, Broadway | 134 perf. |
| June 9, 1920 | Fall and Rise of Susan Lenox 44th Street Theatre, Broadway | 29 perf. |
| June 17, 1920 | Seeing Things Playhouse Theatre, Broadway | 103 perf. |
| June 22, 1920 | Ziegfeld Follies of 1920 New Amsterdam Theatre, Broadway | 123 perf. |
| June 24, 1920 | Cinderella on Broadway Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway | 126 perf. |
July: 9 openings
| July 6, 1920 | Buzzin' Around Casino Theatre, Broadway | 23 perf. |
| July 12, 1920 | The Century Revue Century Promenade, Broadway | 150 perf. |
| July 12, 1920 | The Girl in the Spotlight Knickerbocker Theatre, Broadway | 56 perf. |
| July 12, 1920 | The Midnight Rounders of 1920 Century Promenade, Broadway | 120 perf. |
| July 15, 1920 | Silks and Satins George M Cohans Theatre, Broadway | 60 perf. |
| July 19, 1920 | Come Seven Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway | 72 perf. |
| July 28, 1920 | Poor Little Ritz Girl Central Theatre, Broadway | 93 perf. |
| July 30, 1920 | Opportunity 48th Street Theatre, Broadway | 138 perf. |
| July 31, 1920 | Crooked Gamblers Hudson Theatre, Broadway | 82 perf. |
August: 21 openings
| August 2, 1920 | The Charm School Bijou Theatre, Broadway | 88 perf. |
| August 3, 1920 | The Americans in France Comedy Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| August 5, 1920 | Scrambled Wives Fulton Theatre, Broadway | 60 perf. |
| August 9, 1920 | Good Times Hippodrome Theatre, Broadway | 456 perf. |
| August 9, 1920 | Ladies' Night Eltinge 42nd Street Theatre, Broadway | 360 perf. |
| August 9, 1920 | The Girl with the Carmine Lips Punch And Judy Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| August 16, 1920 | Enter Madame Garrick Theatre, Broadway | 350 perf. |
| August 17, 1920 | Spanish Love Maxine Elliotts Theatre, Broadway | 312 perf. |
| August 17, 1920 | The Lady of the Lamp Theatre Republic, Broadway | 111 perf. |
| August 17, 1920 | Tickle Me Selwyn Theatre, Broadway | 207 perf. |
| August 18, 1920 | The Cave Girl Longacre Theatre, Broadway | 37 perf. |
| August 19, 1920 | The Checkerboard 39th Street Theatre, Broadway | 29 perf. |
| August 23, 1920 | The Bat Morosco Theatre, Broadway | 867 perf. |
| August 24, 1920 | Happy-Go-Lucky Booth Theatre, Broadway | 79 perf. |
| August 24, 1920 | Immodest Violet 48th Street Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| August 27, 1920 | Paddy the Next Best Thing Shubert Theatre, Broadway | 54 perf. |
| August 28, 1920 | Blue Bonnet Princess Theatre, Broadway | 73 perf. |
| August 30, 1920 | The Bad Man Comedy Theatre, Broadway | 342 perf. |
| August 30, 1920 | The Greenwich Village Follies of 1920 Greenwich Village Theatre, Broadway | 217 perf. |
| August 31, 1920 | Call the Doctor Empire Theatre, Broadway | 127 perf. |
| August 31, 1920 | The Sweetheart Shop Knickerbocker Theatre, Broadway | 55 perf. |
September: 19 openings
| September 2, 1920 | Little Miss Charity Belmont Theatre, Broadway | 77 perf. |
| September 6, 1920 | Genius and the Crowd George M Cohans Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| September 6, 1920 | Honeydew Casino Theatre, Broadway | 249 perf. |
| September 7, 1920 | A Man of the People Bijou Theatre, Broadway | 15 perf. |
| September 7, 1920 | The Woman of Bronze Frazee Theatre, Broadway | 252 perf. |
| September 8, 1920 | Little Old New York Plymouth Theatre, Broadway | 308 perf. |
| September 9, 1920 | Poldekin Park Theatre, Broadway | 44 perf. |
| September 13, 1920 | Welcome Stranger Cohan And Harris, Broadway | 309 perf. |
| September 14, 1920 | One Belasco Theatre, Broadway | 111 perf. |
| September 20, 1920 | The Guest of Honor Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway | 72 perf. |
| September 22, 1920 | Anna Ascends Playhouse Theatre, Broadway | |
| September 25, 1920 | Marry the Poor Girl Little Theatre, Broadway | 18 perf. |
| September 27, 1920 | Don't Tell Nora Bayes Theatre, Broadway | 6 perf. |
| September 27, 1920 | Merchants of Venus Punch And Judy Theatre, Broadway | 64 perf. |
| September 27, 1920 | The Tavern George M Cohans Theatre, Broadway | 252 perf. |
| September 28, 1920 | Pitter Patter Longacre Theatre, Broadway | 111 perf. |
| September 29, 1920 | Broadway Brevities of 1920 Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway | 105 perf. |
| September 29, 1920 | Three Live Ghosts Greenwich Village Theatre, Broadway | 250 perf. |
| September 30, 1920 | The Mirage Times Square Theatre, Broadway | 192 perf. |
October: 14 openings
| October 4, 1920 | Jim Jam Jems Cort Theatre, Broadway | 105 perf. |
| October 4, 1920 | Mecca Century Theatre, Broadway | 130 perf. |
| October 4, 1920 | The Treasure Garrick Theatre, Broadway | 40 perf. |
| October 5, 1920 | Tip Top Globe Theatre, Broadway | 246 perf. |
| October 11, 1920 | Kissing Time Lyric Theatre, Broadway | 65 perf. |
| October 11, 1920 | The Unwritten Chapter Astor Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| October 12, 1920 | The Meanest Man in the World Hudson Theatre, Broadway | 202 perf. |
| October 12, 1920 | The Outrageous Mrs. Palmer 39th Street Theatre, Broadway | 55 perf. |
| October 18, 1920 | Bab Park Theatre, Broadway | 88 perf. |
| October 18, 1920 | Mary Knickerbocker Theatre, Broadway | 220 perf. |
| October 19, 1920 | Hitchy-Koo [1920] New Amsterdam Theatre, Broadway | 71 perf. |
| October 20, 1920 | The First Year Little Theatre, Broadway | 760 perf. |
| October 20, 1920 | The Skin Game Bijou Theatre, Broadway | 176 perf. |
| October 26, 1920 | Youth Greenwich Village Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
November: 17 openings
| November 1, 1920 | Just Suppose Henry Millers Theatre, Broadway | 88 perf. |
| November 1, 1920 | The Emperor Jones Provincetown Playhouse, Broadway | 204 perf. |
| November 1, 1920 | The Half Moon Liberty Theatre, Broadway | 48 perf. |
| November 1, 1920 | The Prince and the Pauper Booth Theatre, Broadway | 155 perf. |
| November 8, 1920 | Afgar Central Theatre, Broadway | 168 perf. |
| November 8, 1920 | French Leave Belmont Theatre, Broadway | 56 perf. |
| November 9, 1920 | The Mandarin Princess Theatre, Broadway | 15 perf. |
| November 10, 1920 | Heartbreak House Garrick Theatre, Broadway | 125 perf. |
| November 15, 1920 | Thy Name is Woman Playhouse Theatre, Broadway | 120 perf. |
| November 17, 1920 | Jimmie Apollo Theatre, Broadway | 71 perf. |
| November 17, 1920 | Samson and Delilah Greenwich Village Theatre, Broadway | 143 perf. |
| November 22, 1920 | Daddy Dumplins Theatre Republic, Broadway | 64 perf. |
| November 22, 1920 | When We Are Young Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway | 40 perf. |
| November 23, 1920 | Rollo's Wild Oat Punch And Judy Theatre, Broadway | 228 perf. |
| November 29, 1920 | The Broken Wing 48th Street Theatre, Broadway | 171 perf. |
| November 29, 1920 | The Century Midnight Revue Century Promenade, Broadway | |
| November 29, 1920 | The Young Visitors 39th Street Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
December: 11 openings
| December 8, 1920 | Cornered Astor Theatre, Broadway | 143 perf. |
| December 14, 1920 | Lady Billy Liberty Theatre, Broadway | 188 perf. |
| December 14, 1920 | Mixed Marriage Bramhall Playhouse, Broadway | 124 perf. |
| December 21, 1920 | Sally New Amsterdam Theatre, Broadway | 570 perf. |
| December 22, 1920 | Mary Rose Empire Theatre, Broadway | 127 perf. |
| December 23, 1920 | Deburau Belasco Theatre, Broadway | 189 perf. |
| December 27, 1920 | Her Family Tree Lyric Theatre, Broadway | 90 perf. |
| December 27, 1920 | Miss Lulu Bett Belmont Theatre, Broadway | 198 perf. |
| December 27, 1920 | The Beggar's Opera Greenwich Village Theatre, Broadway | 37 perf. |
| December 27, 1920 | Wo Die Lerche Singt Manhattan Opera House, Broadway | 5 perf. |
| December 29, 1920 | The Passing Show of 1921 Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway | 191 perf. |
Closed in 1920
| January 3, 1920 | The Little Blue Devil Central Theatre, opened 1919 | 74 run |
| January 3, 1920 | The Royal Vagabond Cohan And Harris, opened 1919 | 348 run |
| January 7, 1920 | The Rose of China Lyric Theatre, opened 1919 | 47 run |
| January 17, 1920 | Civilian Clothes Morosco Theatre, opened 1919 | 150 run |
| January 17, 1920 | Elsie Janis and Her Gang [1919] George M Cohans Theatre, opened 1919 | 55 run |
| January 17, 1920 | Nightie-Night Princess Theatre, opened 1919 | 154 run |
| January 17, 1920 | The Whirlwind Standard Theatre, opened 1919 | 31 run |
| January 21, 1920 | Linger Longer Letty Fulton Theatre, opened 1919 | 69 run |
| January 21, 1920 | Miss Millions Punch And Judy Theatre, opened 1919 | 47 run |
| January 31, 1920 | The Girl in the Limousine Eltinge 42nd Street Theatre, opened 1919 | 137 run |
| January 31, 1920 | The Greenwich Village Follies [1919] Greenwich Village Theatre, opened 1919 | 232 run |
| February 14, 1920 | Angel Face Knickerbocker Theatre, opened 1919 | 57 run |
| February 28, 1920 | One Night in Rome Criterion Theatre, opened 1919 | 107 run |
| March 13, 1920 | Morris Gest's "Midnight Whirl" Century Grove, opened 1919 | 68 run |
| March 17, 1920 | The Magic Melody Shubert Theatre, opened 1919 | 143 run |
| April 3, 1920 | Aphrodite Century Theatre, opened 1919 | 148 run |
| April 3, 1920 | Monsieur Beaucaire New Amsterdam Theatre, opened 1919 | 143 run |
| April 3, 1920 | The Little Whopper Casino Theatre, opened 1919 | 204 run |
| April 24, 1920 | Apple Blossoms Globe Theatre, opened 1919 | 256 run |
| May 15, 1920 | Happy Days Hippodrome Theatre, opened 1919 | 452 run |
| June 5, 1920 | 39 East Broadhurst Theatre, opened 1919 | 160 run |
| June 5, 1920 | The Passing Show of 1919 Winter Garden Theatre, opened 1919 | 280 run |
| June 12, 1920 | Buddies Selwyn Theatre, opened 1919 | 259 run |
| June 19, 1920 | Clarence Hudson Theatre, opened 1919 | 300 run |
| July 3, 1920 | Scandal 39th Street Theatre, opened 1919 | 318 run |
| October 17, 1920 | The Famous Mrs. Fair Henry Millers Theatre, opened 1919 | 183 run |