Broadway opened 175 shows in 1921: half of those runs were over within 51 performances. Kiki, by André Picard, broke that pattern, running 600 performances, 11.8 times the median.
1921
177 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in 1921.
Kiki, by André Picard, opened November 29, 1921 at Belasco Theatre and ran 600 performances.
Ambassador Theatre opened.
Jolson Theatre opened.
Music Box Theatre opened.
Nederlander Theatre opened.
New Century Theatre opened.
Ritz Theatre opened.
Todd Haimes Theatre opened.
Opened in 1921
UndatedJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Undated: 2 openings
| Unknown | Liliom Garrick Theatre, London | |
| Unknown | Mr Pim Passes Garrick Theatre, London |
January: 12 openings
| January 3, 1921 | Erminie Park Theatre, Broadway | 64 perf. |
| January 3, 1921 | The Champion Longacre Theatre, Broadway | 175 perf. |
| January 3, 1921 | Transplanting Jean Cort Theatre, Broadway | 40 perf. |
| January 4, 1921 | Pagans Princess Theatre, Broadway | 15 perf. |
| January 17, 1921 | Dear Me Theatre Republic, Broadway | 138 perf. |
| January 17, 1921 | Wake Up, Jonathan! Henry Millers Theatre, Broadway | 105 perf. |
| January 18, 1921 | The Green Goddess Booth Theatre, Broadway | 175 perf. |
| January 20, 1921 | The Importance of Being Earnest Bramhall Playhouse, Broadway | 44 perf. |
| January 24, 1921 | John Hawthorne Garrick Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
| January 29, 1921 | In the Night Watch Century Theatre, Broadway | 113 perf. |
| January 30, 1921 | The New Morality Playhouse Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
| January 31, 1921 | Near Santa Barbara Greenwich Village Theatre, Broadway | 15 perf. |
February: 16 openings
| February 4, 1921 | Diff'rent Princess Theatre, Broadway | 100 perf. |
| February 7, 1921 | The Midnight Rounders of 1921 Century Promenade, Broadway | 49 perf. |
| February 8, 1921 | Ziegfeld 9 O'clock Frolic Danse De Follies, Broadway | 35 perf. |
| February 11, 1921 | The Rose Girl Ambassador Theatre, Broadway | 100 perf. |
| February 14, 1921 | Peg O' My Heart Cort Theatre, Broadway | 88 perf. |
| February 14, 1921 | The White Villa Eltinge 42nd Street Theatre, Broadway | 18 perf. |
| February 17, 1921 | Macbeth Apollo Theatre, Broadway | 28 perf. |
| February 21, 1921 | Blue Eyes Casino Theatre, Broadway | 44 perf. |
| February 22, 1921 | Smooth as Silk Lexington Theatre, Broadway | 50 perf. |
| February 28, 1921 | Bridges Punch And Judy Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
| February 28, 1921 | Chinese Love Punch And Judy Theatre, Broadway | 12 perf. |
| February 28, 1921 | Eyvind of the Hills Greenwich Village Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| February 28, 1921 | Mr. Pim Passes By Garrick Theatre, Broadway | 124 perf. |
| February 28, 1921 | Romance Playhouse Theatre, Broadway | 106 perf. |
| February 28, 1921 | The Choir Rehearsal Punch And Judy Theatre, Broadway | 12 perf. |
| February 28, 1921 | The Robbery Punch And Judy Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
March: 10 openings
| March 2, 1921 | Nice People Klaw Theatre, Broadway | 120 perf. |
| March 8, 1921 | The Tyranny of Love Bijou Theatre, Broadway | 60 perf. |
| March 14, 1921 | The Hero Longacre Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
| March 14, 1921 | The Survival of the Fittest Greenwich Village Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| March 15, 1921 | Love Birds Apollo Theatre, Broadway | 103 perf. |
| March 15, 1921 | The Right Girl Times Square Theatre, Broadway | 98 perf. |
| March 21, 1921 | Mary Stuart / A Man About Town Ritz Theatre, Broadway | 40 perf. |
| March 21, 1921 | Toto Bijou Theatre, Broadway | 89 perf. |
| March 22, 1921 | The Ghost Between 39th Street Theatre, Broadway | 100 perf. |
| March 28, 1921 | It's Up To You Casino Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
April: 8 openings
| April 4, 1921 | Nemesis Hudson Theatre, Broadway | 56 perf. |
| April 12, 1921 | The Trial of Joan of Arc Shubert Theatre, Broadway | 31 perf. |
| April 16, 1921 | The Playboy of the Western World Bramhall Playhouse, Broadway | |
| April 17, 1921 | Iphigenia in Aulis Manhattan Opera House, Broadway | 1 perf. |
| April 18, 1921 | Clair de Lune Empire Theatre, Broadway | 64 perf. |
| April 20, 1921 | Liliom Garrick Theatre, Broadway | 300 perf. |
| April 25, 1921 | June Love Knickerbocker Theatre, Broadway | 48 perf. |
| April 26, 1921 | Just Married Comedy Theatre, Broadway | 402 perf. |
May: 11 openings
| May 2, 1921 | The Sacrifice Greenwich Village Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| May 2, 1921 | The Servant in the House Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| May 3, 1921 | Two Little Girls in Blue George M Cohans Theatre, Broadway | 135 perf. |
| May 4, 1921 | Princess Virtue Central Theatre, Broadway | 13 perf. |
| May 9, 1921 | Biff! Bing! Bang! Ambassador Theatre, Broadway | 73 perf. |
| May 9, 1921 | Phoebe of Quality Street Shubert Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| May 10, 1921 | The Last Waltz Century Theatre, Broadway | 185 perf. |
| May 19, 1921 | The Three Musketeers Manhattan Opera House, Broadway | 5 perf. |
| May 23, 1921 | Shuffle Along 63rd St. Music Hall, Broadway | 504 perf. |
| May 23, 1921 | Sun-kist Globe Theatre, Broadway | 48 perf. |
| May 23, 1921 | The Tavern Hudson Theatre, Broadway | 27 perf. |
June: 6 openings
| June 1, 1921 | Gold Frazee Theatre, Broadway | 13 perf. |
| June 2, 1921 | Snapshots of 1921 Selwyn Theatre, Broadway | 60 perf. |
| June 8, 1921 | The Broadway Whirl Times Square Theatre, Broadway | 85 perf. |
| June 13, 1921 | The Whirl of New York Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway | 124 perf. |
| June 20, 1921 | Goat Alley Bijou Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
| June 21, 1921 | Ziegfeld Follies of 1921 Globe Theatre, Broadway | 119 perf. |
July: 4 openings
| July 11, 1921 | George White's Scandals [1921] Liberty Theatre, Broadway | 97 perf. |
| July 15, 1921 | The All-Star Idlers of 1921 Shubert Theatre, Broadway | |
| July 25, 1921 | The Skylark Belmont Theatre, Broadway | 32 perf. |
| July 27, 1921 | The Teaser Playhouse Theatre, Broadway | 29 perf. |
August: 22 openings
| August 1, 1921 | Getting Gertie's Garter Theatre Republic, Broadway | 120 perf. |
| August 9, 1921 | Tangerine Casino Theatre, Broadway | 361 perf. |
| August 10, 1921 | Honors Are Even Times Square Theatre, Broadway | 70 perf. |
| August 11, 1921 | March Hares Bijou Theatre, Broadway | 60 perf. |
| August 13, 1921 | Dulcy Frazee Theatre, Broadway | 241 perf. |
| August 15, 1921 | Sonya 48th Street Theatre, Broadway | 101 perf. |
| August 15, 1921 | The Nightcap 39th Street Theatre, Broadway | 96 perf. |
| August 16, 1921 | Sonny Cort Theatre, Broadway | 31 perf. |
| August 17, 1921 | Nobody's Money Longacre Theatre, Broadway | 29 perf. |
| August 17, 1921 | The Mimic World [1921] Century Promenade, Broadway | 26 perf. |
| August 22, 1921 | The Mask of Hamlet Princess Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| August 22, 1921 | The Scarlet Man Henry Millers Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| August 23, 1921 | The Detour Astor Theatre, Broadway | 48 perf. |
| August 24, 1921 | The Triumph of X Comedy Theatre, Broadway | 30 perf. |
| August 25, 1921 | Six-Cylinder Love Sam H Harris Theatre, Broadway | 344 perf. |
| August 27, 1921 | Personality Playhouse Theatre, Broadway | 9 perf. |
| August 29, 1921 | The Poppy God Hudson Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| August 29, 1921 | The Wheel Gaiety Theatre, Broadway | 49 perf. |
| August 30, 1921 | Back Pay Eltinge 42nd Street Theatre, Broadway | 79 perf. |
| August 30, 1921 | Two Blocks Away George M Cohans Theatre, Broadway | 47 perf. |
| August 31, 1921 | Daddy's Gone A-Hunting Plymouth Theatre, Broadway | 129 perf. |
| August 31, 1921 | The Greenwich Village Follies [1921] Shubert Theatre, Broadway | 167 perf. |
September: 23 openings
| September 1, 1921 | Swords National Theatre, Broadway | 36 perf. |
| September 3, 1921 | Get Together Hippodrome Theatre, Broadway | 397 perf. |
| September 5, 1921 | Don Juan Garrick Theatre, Broadway | 14 perf. |
| September 5, 1921 | The Merry Widow Knickerbocker Theatre, Broadway | 56 perf. |
| September 5, 1921 | The Silver Fox Maxine Elliotts Theatre, Broadway | 112 perf. |
| September 6, 1921 | The Easiest Way Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 63 perf. |
| September 7, 1921 | Tarzan of the Apes Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway | 14 perf. |
| September 10, 1921 | The Elton Case Playhouse Theatre, Broadway | 17 perf. |
| September 12, 1921 | Launcelot and Elaine Greenwich Village Theatre, Broadway | 32 perf. |
| September 12, 1921 | The Circle Selwyn Theatre, Broadway | 175 perf. |
| September 13, 1921 | Only 38 Cort Theatre, Broadway | 88 perf. |
| September 14, 1921 | The Blue Lagoon Astor Theatre, Broadway | 21 perf. |
| September 15, 1921 | The White-Headed Boy Henry Millers Theatre, Broadway | 60 perf. |
| September 19, 1921 | Bluebeard's Eighth Wife Ritz Theatre, Broadway | 155 perf. |
| September 20, 1921 | Blood and Sand Empire Theatre, Broadway | 71 perf. |
| September 20, 1921 | The Man in the Making Hudson Theatre, Broadway | 22 perf. |
| September 21, 1921 | The Return of Peter Grimm Belasco Theatre, Broadway | 78 perf. |
| September 21, 1921 | The Spring Princess Theatre, Broadway | 21 perf. |
| September 22, 1921 | Music Box Revue [1921] Music Box Theatre, Broadway | 440 perf. |
| September 22, 1921 | Music Box Revue Music Box Theatre, Broadway | 440 perf. |
| September 26, 1921 | Wait 'Til We're Married Playhouse Theatre, Broadway | |
| September 29, 1921 | Blossom Time Ambassador Theatre, Broadway | 516 perf. |
| September 29, 1921 | Pot Luck Comedy Theatre, Broadway | 28 perf. |
October: 22 openings
| October 3, 1921 | Beware of Dogs Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway | 88 perf. |
| October 3, 1921 | Like a King 39th Street Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| October 3, 1921 | Thank You Longacre Theatre, Broadway | 257 perf. |
| October 3, 1921 | The Fan Punch And Judy Theatre, Broadway | 32 perf. |
| October 3, 1921 | The O'Brien Girl Liberty Theatre, Broadway | 164 perf. |
| October 4, 1921 | Lilies of the Field Klaw Theatre, Broadway | 169 perf. |
| October 4, 1921 | The Love Letter Globe Theatre, Broadway | 31 perf. |
| October 5, 1921 | Main Street National Theatre, Broadway | 86 perf. |
| October 6, 1921 | Bombo Jolsons 59th Street Theatre, Broadway | 218 perf. |
| October 10, 1921 | A Bill of Divorcement George M Cohans Theatre, Broadway | 173 perf. |
| October 10, 1921 | Ambush Garrick Theatre, Broadway | 98 perf. |
| October 10, 1921 | Love Dreams Times Square Theatre, Broadway | 40 perf. |
| October 10, 1921 | The Children's Tragedy Greenwich Village Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| October 10, 1921 | The Wren Gaiety Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| October 17, 1921 | A Bachelor's Night Park Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| October 17, 1921 | The Claw Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway | 115 perf. |
| October 18, 1921 | The Demi-Virgin Times Square Theatre, Broadway | 268 perf. |
| October 19, 1921 | As Ye Mould Peoples Theatre, Broadway | |
| October 24, 1921 | The Right to Strike Comedy Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| October 24, 1921 | The Six-Fifty Hudson Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| October 26, 1921 | The Wandering Jew Knickerbocker Theatre, Broadway | 69 perf. |
| October 29, 1921 | The Madras House Neighborhood Playhouse, Broadway | 80 perf. |
November: 24 openings
| November 1, 1921 | Golden Days Gaiety Theatre, Broadway | 40 perf. |
| November 1, 1921 | Good Morning Dearie Globe Theatre, Broadway | 347 perf. |
| November 1, 1921 | The Grand Duke Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 131 perf. |
| November 2, 1921 | Anna Christie Vanderbilt Theatre, Broadway | 177 perf. |
| November 7, 1921 | The Great Way Park Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| November 7, 1921 | The Intimate Strangers Henry Millers Theatre, Broadway | 91 perf. |
| November 7, 1921 | The Perfect Fool George M Cohans Theatre, Broadway | 275 perf. |
| November 8, 1921 | The Mad Dog Comedy Theatre, Broadway | 15 perf. |
| November 9, 1921 | We Girls 48th Street Theatre, Broadway | 30 perf. |
| November 10, 1921 | The Straw Greenwich Village Theatre, Broadway | 20 perf. |
| November 14, 1921 | Nature's Nobleman Apollo Theatre, Broadway | 74 perf. |
| November 14, 1921 | The Man's Name Theatre Republic, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| November 14, 1921 | The Title Belmont Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| November 14, 1921 | The Verge Provincetown Playhouse, Broadway | 38 perf. |
| November 15, 1921 | The Great Broxopp Punch And Judy Theatre, Broadway | 66 perf. |
| November 16, 1921 | Everyday Bijou Theatre, Broadway | 30 perf. |
| November 17, 1921 | Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic [1921] Danse De Follies, Broadway | 123 perf. |
| November 21, 1921 | The Dream Maker Empire Theatre, Broadway | 82 perf. |
| November 22, 1921 | Marie Antoinette Playhouse Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| November 24, 1921 | Suzette Princess Theatre, Broadway | 4 perf. |
| November 26, 1921 | The Wildcat Park Theatre, Broadway | 74 perf. |
| November 28, 1921 | Her Salary Man Cort Theatre, Broadway | 32 perf. |
| November 28, 1921 | The Wife With the Smile and Bourbouroche Garrick Theatre, Broadway | 41 perf. |
| November 29, 1921 | Kiki Belasco Theatre, Broadway | 600 perf. |
December: 17 openings
| December 5, 1921 | The Hand of the Potter Provincetown Playhouse, Broadway | 21 perf. |
| December 5, 1921 | The Varying Shore Hudson Theatre, Broadway | 66 perf. |
| December 6, 1921 | The Fair Circassian Theatre Republic, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| December 7, 1921 | Bought and Paid For Playhouse Theatre, Broadway | 30 perf. |
| December 8, 1921 | Alias Jimmy Valentine Gaiety Theatre, Broadway | 46 perf. |
| December 12, 1921 | The Chocolate Soldier Century Theatre, Broadway | 83 perf. |
| December 12, 1921 | The Mountain Man Maxine Elliotts Theatre, Broadway | 163 perf. |
| December 20, 1921 | The Idle Inn Plymouth Theatre, Broadway | 25 perf. |
| December 22, 1921 | Danger 39th Street Theatre, Broadway | 79 perf. |
| December 23, 1921 | The Dover Road Bijou Theatre, Broadway | 204 perf. |
| December 23, 1921 | Trilby National Theatre, Broadway | 12 perf. |
| December 24, 1921 | The Married Woman Princess Theatre, Broadway | 51 perf. |
| December 26, 1921 | Bulldog Drummond Knickerbocker Theatre, Broadway | 162 perf. |
| December 26, 1921 | Face Value 49th Street Theatre, Broadway | 41 perf. |
| December 26, 1921 | The Squaw Man Astor Theatre, Broadway | 50 perf. |
| December 26, 1921 | The White Peacock Comedy Theatre, Broadway | 102 perf. |
| December 30, 1921 | Captain Applejack Cort Theatre, Broadway | 195 perf. |
Closed in 1921
| January 1, 1921 | Bab Park Theatre, opened 1920 | 88 run |
| January 1, 1921 | Jim Jam Jems Cort Theatre, opened 1920 | 105 run |
| January 1, 1921 | Pitter Patter Longacre Theatre, opened 1920 | 111 run |
| January 1, 1921 | The Century Revue Century Promenade, opened 1920 | 150 run |
| January 1, 1921 | Wo Die Lerche Singt Manhattan Opera House, opened 1920 | 5 run |
| January 15, 1921 | Jimmie Apollo Theatre, opened 1920 | 71 run |
| January 22, 1921 | Mecca Century Theatre, opened 1920 | 130 run |
| February 12, 1921 | Tickle Me Selwyn Theatre, opened 1920 | 207 run |
| February 26, 1921 | Heartbreak House Garrick Theatre, opened 1920 | 125 run |
| March 5, 1921 | The Greenwich Village Follies of 1920 Greenwich Village Theatre, opened 1920 | 217 run |
| March 19, 1921 | Her Family Tree Lyric Theatre, opened 1920 | 90 run |
| April 2, 1921 | Afgar Central Theatre, opened 1920 | 168 run |
| April 23, 1921 | Mary Knickerbocker Theatre, opened 1920 | 220 run |
| April 30, 1921 | Good Times Hippodrome Theatre, opened 1920 | 456 run |
| May 7, 1921 | Spanish Love Maxine Elliotts Theatre, opened 1920 | 312 run |
| May 7, 1921 | Tip Top Globe Theatre, opened 1920 | 246 run |
| May 21, 1921 | Lady Billy Liberty Theatre, opened 1920 | 188 run |
| May 28, 1921 | The Passing Show of 1921 Winter Garden Theatre, opened 1920 | 191 run |
| June 4, 1921 | Little Old New York Plymouth Theatre, opened 1920 | 308 run |
| June 18, 1921 | Irene Vanderbilt Theatre, opened 1919 | 670 run |
| June 18, 1921 | The Gold Diggers Lyceum Theatre, opened 1919 | 717 run |
| June 25, 1921 | Honeydew Casino Theatre, opened 1920 | 249 run |
| July 2, 1921 | Ladies' Night Eltinge 42nd Street Theatre, opened 1920 | 360 run |
| August 27, 1921 | Lightnin' Gaiety Theatre, opened 1918 | 1,291 run |