Broadway opened 248 shows in 1926: half of those runs were over within 39 performances. The Ladder, by J. Frank Davis, broke that pattern, running 640 performances, 16.4 times the median.
1926
249 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in 1926.
The Ladder, by J. Frank Davis, opened October 22, 1926 at Mansfield Theatre and ran 640 performances.
Brooks Atkinson Theatre opened.
Eden Theatre opened.
Opened in 1926
UndatedJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Undated: 1 opening
| Unknown | Rookery Nook Aldwych Theatre, London |
January: 21 openings
| January 5, 1926 | A Night in Paris Casino De Paris, Broadway | 208 perf. |
| January 6, 1926 | Head First Greenwich Village Theatre, Broadway | 6 perf. |
| January 8, 1926 | Move On Dalys 63rd Street Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| January 11, 1926 | Down Stream 48th Street Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| January 12, 1926 | Hello, Lola Eltinge 42nd Street Theatre, Broadway | 47 perf. |
| January 13, 1926 | The House of Ussher Fifth Avenue Theatre, Broadway | 198 perf. |
| January 19, 1926 | Sweetheart Time Imperial Theatre, Broadway | 143 perf. |
| January 20, 1926 | Money Business National Theatre, Broadway | 14 perf. |
| January 20, 1926 | The Dream Play Provincetown Playhouse, Broadway | 27 perf. |
| January 21, 1926 | Makropoulos Secret Charles Hopkins Theatre, Broadway | 109 perf. |
| January 23, 1926 | The Great God Brown Greenwich Village Theatre, Broadway | 271 perf. |
| January 25, 1926 | Nica Central Park Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| January 25, 1926 | The Goat Song Guild Theatre, Broadway | 58 perf. |
| January 25, 1926 | The Love City Little Theatre, Broadway | 42 perf. |
| January 26, 1926 | A Weak Woman Ritz Theatre, Broadway | 49 perf. |
| January 26, 1926 | Hedda Gabler Comedy Theatre, Broadway | 59 perf. |
| January 26, 1926 | Magda Maxine Elliotts Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| January 26, 1926 | Not Herbert 52nd Street Theatre, Broadway | 145 perf. |
| January 27, 1926 | Don Q., Jr. 49th Street Theatre, Broadway | 34 perf. |
| January 27, 1926 | Puppy Love 48th Street Theatre, Broadway | 111 perf. |
| January 29, 1926 | John Gabriel Borkman Booth Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
February: 22 openings
| February 1, 1926 | Embers Henry Millers Theatre, Broadway | 25 perf. |
| February 1, 1926 | The Matinee Girl Forrest Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| February 1, 1926 | The Shanghai Gesture Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | 206 perf. |
| February 2, 1926 | Little Eyolf Guild Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| February 2, 1926 | The Great Gatsby Ambassador Theatre, Broadway | 112 perf. |
| February 3, 1926 | Love 'em and Leave 'em Sam H Harris Theatre, Broadway | 152 perf. |
| February 4, 1926 | The Jest Plymouth Theatre, Broadway | 77 perf. |
| February 8, 1926 | The Beaten Track Frolic Theatre, Broadway | 17 perf. |
| February 8, 1926 | The Jay Walker Klaw Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| February 9, 1926 | Lulu Belle Belasco Theatre, Broadway | 461 perf. |
| February 9, 1926 | Port O' London Dalys 63rd Street Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| February 15, 1926 | The Night Duel Mansfield Theatre, Broadway | 17 perf. |
| February 15, 1926 | The Right Age to Marry 49th Street Theatre, Broadway | 33 perf. |
| February 15, 1926 | The Right To Kill Garrick Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| February 15, 1926 | The Wisdom Tooth Little Theatre, Broadway | 160 perf. |
| February 16, 1926 | Bunk of 1926 Heckscher Theatre, Broadway | 104 perf. |
| February 16, 1926 | The Emperor Jones Provincetown Playhouse, Broadway | 35 perf. |
| February 16, 1926 | The Unchastened Woman Princess Theatre, Broadway | 31 perf. |
| February 18, 1926 | Cyrano de Bergerac Hampdens Theatre, Broadway | 96 perf. |
| February 22, 1926 | Mama Loves Papa Forrest Theatre, Broadway | 25 perf. |
| February 22, 1926 | The Creaking Chair Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 80 perf. |
| February 22, 1926 | The Virgin Maxine Elliotts Theatre, Broadway | 57 perf. |
March: 19 openings
| March 1, 1926 | Square Crooks Dalys 63rd Street Theatre, Broadway | 150 perf. |
| March 1, 1926 | Still Waters Henry Millers Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| March 2, 1926 | The Masque of Venice Mansfield Theatre, Broadway | 15 perf. |
| March 3, 1926 | Nirvana Greenwich Village Theatre, Broadway | 6 perf. |
| March 8, 1926 | Blossom Time Jolsons 59th Street Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| March 15, 1926 | 90 Horse Power Ritz Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| March 16, 1926 | Ghosts Comedy Theatre, Broadway | 34 perf. |
| March 16, 1926 | Mixed Bill Neighborhood Playhouse, Broadway | 27 perf. |
| March 16, 1926 | Rainbow Rose Forrest Theatre, Broadway | 55 perf. |
| March 17, 1926 | Devils Maxine Elliotts Theatre, Broadway | 29 perf. |
| March 17, 1926 | The Girl Friend Vanderbilt Theatre, Broadway | 301 perf. |
| March 18, 1926 | Easter One Day More Princess Theatre, Broadway | 28 perf. |
| March 22, 1926 | Ashes of Love National Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| March 22, 1926 | The Chief Thing Guild Theatre, Broadway | 40 perf. |
| March 23, 1926 | Schweiger Mansfield Theatre, Broadway | 30 perf. |
| March 23, 1926 | What's the Big Idea Bijou Theatre, Broadway | 23 perf. |
| March 29, 1926 | The Half-Caste National Theatre, Broadway | 64 perf. |
| March 30, 1926 | Bride of the Lamb Greenwich Village Theatre, Broadway | 109 perf. |
| March 30, 1926 | Kongo Biltmore Theatre, Broadway | 135 perf. |
April: 16 openings
| April 5, 1926 | Beau Gallant Ritz Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| April 5, 1926 | The Two Orphans Cosmopolitan Theatre, Broadway | 32 perf. |
| April 6, 1926 | Glory Hallelujah Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway | 15 perf. |
| April 6, 1926 | H.M.S. Pinafore Century Theatre, Broadway | 56 perf. |
| April 12, 1926 | Love in a Mist Gaiety Theatre, Broadway | 118 perf. |
| April 12, 1926 | White Cargo Dalys 63rd Street Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| April 13, 1926 | The Bells Nora Bayes Theatre, Broadway | 15 perf. |
| April 13, 1926 | What Every Woman Knows Bijou Theatre, Broadway | 268 perf. |
| April 14, 1926 | Raquel Meller Empire Theatre, Broadway | 38 perf. |
| April 19, 1926 | Iolanthe Plymouth Theatre, Broadway | 255 perf. |
| April 19, 1926 | Pomeroy's Past Longacre Theatre, Broadway | 94 perf. |
| April 26, 1926 | A Friend Indeed Central Park Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| April 26, 1926 | At Mrs. Beam's Guild Theatre, Broadway | 222 perf. |
| April 26, 1926 | Beau-Strings Mansfield Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| April 26, 1926 | Sex Dalys 63rd Street Theatre, Broadway | 375 perf. |
| April 30, 1926 | Bad Habits of 1926 Greenwich Village Theatre, Broadway | 19 perf. |
May: 34 openings
June: 7 openings
| June 7, 1926 | Beyond Evil Cort Theatre, Broadway | 1 perf. |
| June 7, 1926 | The Half Naked Truth Mayfair Theatre, Broadway | 38 perf. |
| June 8, 1926 | The Merry World Imperial Theatre, Broadway | 87 perf. |
| June 14, 1926 | George White's Scandals [1926] Apollo Theatre, Broadway | 432 perf. |
| June 15, 1926 | Grand Street Follies [1926] Neighborhood Playhouse, Broadway | 55 perf. |
| June 17, 1926 | The Man from Toronto Selwyn Theatre, Broadway | 28 perf. |
| June 24, 1926 | No Foolin' Globe Theatre, Broadway | 108 perf. |
July: 6 openings
| July 8, 1926 | My Magnolia Mansfield Theatre, Broadway | 4 perf. |
| July 14, 1926 | The Blonde Sinner Cort Theatre, Broadway | 173 perf. |
| July 16, 1926 | Bare Facts of 1926 Triangle Theatre, Broadway | 107 perf. |
| July 19, 1926 | Honest Liars Sam H Harris Theatre, Broadway | 96 perf. |
| July 19, 1926 | Pyramids George M Cohans Theatre, Broadway | 32 perf. |
| July 26, 1926 | Americana Belmont Theatre, Broadway | 224 perf. |
August: 15 openings
| August 2, 1926 | Nic Nax of 1926 Cort Theatre, Broadway | 13 perf. |
| August 3, 1926 | No More Women Ambassador Theatre, Broadway | 6 perf. |
| August 9, 1926 | My Country Chanins 46th Street Theatre, Broadway | 48 perf. |
| August 16, 1926 | Loose Ankles Biltmore Theatre, Broadway | 168 perf. |
| August 16, 1926 | The Little Spitfire Cort Theatre, Broadway | 200 perf. |
| August 17, 1926 | Sunshine Lyric Theatre, Broadway | 15 perf. |
| August 23, 1926 | Henry-Behave Nora Bayes Theatre, Broadway | 96 perf. |
| August 23, 1926 | The Home Towners Hudson Theatre, Broadway | 64 perf. |
| August 24, 1926 | Earl Carroll's Vanities [1926] Earl Carroll Theatre, Broadway | 303 perf. |
| August 25, 1926 | The Ghost Train Eltinge 42nd Street Theatre, Broadway | 61 perf. |
| August 30, 1926 | Service For Two Gaiety Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| August 30, 1926 | The Adorable Liar 49th Street Theatre, Broadway | 32 perf. |
| August 30, 1926 | The Donovan Affair Fulton Theatre, Broadway | 128 perf. |
| August 31, 1926 | Potash and Perlmutter, Detectives Ritz Theatre, Broadway | 47 perf. |
| August 31, 1926 | She Couldn't Say No Booth Theatre, Broadway | 71 perf. |
September: 24 openings
| September 2, 1926 | If I Was Rich Mansfield Theatre, Broadway | 92 perf. |
| September 6, 1926 | Castles in the Air Selwyn Theatre, Broadway | 160 perf. |
| September 6, 1926 | What's the Use Princess Theatre, Broadway | 9 perf. |
| September 7, 1926 | No Trespassing Sam H Harris Theatre, Broadway | 23 perf. |
| September 8, 1926 | Number 7 Times Square Theatre, Broadway | 37 perf. |
| September 8, 1926 | Queen High Ambassador Theatre, Broadway | 367 perf. |
| September 9, 1926 | Two Girls Wanted Little Theatre, Broadway | 324 perf. |
| September 13, 1926 | Henry's Harem Greenwich Village Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| September 13, 1926 | Naughty Riquette Cosmopolitan Theatre, Broadway | 88 perf. |
| September 14, 1926 | Just Life Henry Millers Theatre, Broadway | 79 perf. |
| September 17, 1926 | Kept Comedy Theatre, Broadway | 11 perf. |
| September 18, 1926 | Countess Maritza Shubert Theatre, Broadway | 321 perf. |
| September 20, 1926 | Honeymoon Lane Knickerbocker Theatre, Broadway | 353 perf. |
| September 20, 1926 | Scotch Mist Klaw Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| September 21, 1926 | Fanny Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 63 perf. |
| September 21, 1926 | Yellow National Theatre, Broadway | 135 perf. |
| September 22, 1926 | Sandalwood Gaiety Theatre, Broadway | 39 perf. |
| September 27, 1926 | The Judge's Husband 49th Street Theatre, Broadway | 120 perf. |
| September 27, 1926 | The Shelf Morosco Theatre, Broadway | 32 perf. |
| September 28, 1926 | Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Times Square Theatre, Broadway | 199 perf. |
| September 28, 1926 | The Woman Disputed Forrest Theatre, Broadway | 87 perf. |
| September 29, 1926 | The Captive Empire Theatre, Broadway | 160 perf. |
| September 30, 1926 | Happy-Go-Lucky Liberty Theatre, Broadway | 52 perf. |
| September 30, 1926 | Red Blinds Maxine Elliotts Theatre, Broadway | 20 perf. |
October: 29 openings
| October 2, 1926 | The Immortal Thief Hampdens Theatre, Broadway | 25 perf. |
| October 4, 1926 | Treat 'em Rough Klaw Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| October 5, 1926 | The Good Fellow Playhouse Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| October 6, 1926 | Black Boy Comedy Theatre, Broadway | 37 perf. |
| October 7, 1926 | Buy, Buy, Baby Princess Theatre, Broadway | 12 perf. |
| October 7, 1926 | The Jeweled Tree 48th Street Theatre, Broadway | 37 perf. |
| October 7, 1926 | The Lion Tamer Neighborhood Playhouse, Broadway | 29 perf. |
| October 9, 1926 | Tragic 18 Charles Hopkins Theatre, Broadway | 9 perf. |
| October 11, 1926 | An American Tragedy Longacre Theatre, Broadway | 216 perf. |
| October 11, 1926 | Juarez and Maximilian Guild Theatre, Broadway | 48 perf. |
| October 11, 1926 | Rain Century Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| October 12, 1926 | Criss Cross Globe Theatre, Broadway | 210 perf. |
| October 12, 1926 | They All Want Something Wallacks Theatre, Broadway | 62 perf. |
| October 12, 1926 | We Americans Sam H Harris Theatre, Broadway | 118 perf. |
| October 13, 1926 | The Humble Greenwich Village Theatre, Broadway | 21 perf. |
| October 14, 1926 | The Straw Hat American Laboratory, Broadway | 57 perf. |
| October 15, 1926 | White Wings Booth Theatre, Broadway | 27 perf. |
| October 18, 1926 | God Loves Us Maxine Elliotts Theatre, Broadway | 30 perf. |
| October 18, 1926 | Katja 44th Street Theatre, Broadway | 112 perf. |
| October 18, 1926 | On Approval Gaiety Theatre, Broadway | 96 perf. |
| October 20, 1926 | Sure Fire Waldorf Theatre, Broadway | 37 perf. |
| October 20, 1926 | The Noose Hudson Theatre, Broadway | 197 perf. |
| October 20, 1926 | The Wild Rose Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | 61 perf. |
| October 22, 1926 | The Ladder Mansfield Theatre, Broadway | 640 perf. |
| October 25, 1926 | Daisy Mayme Playhouse Theatre, Broadway | 112 perf. |
| October 25, 1926 | Saturday Night Civic Repertory Theatre, Broadway | 13 perf. |
| October 26, 1926 | Autumn Fire Klaw Theatre, Broadway | 71 perf. |
| October 26, 1926 | Caponsacchi Hampdens Theatre, Broadway | 269 perf. |
| October 27, 1926 | Gentle Grafters Music Box Theatre, Broadway | 39 perf. |
November: 30 openings
| November 1, 1926 | Loose Ends Ritz Theatre, Broadway | 40 perf. |
| November 1, 1926 | Seed of the Brute Little Theatre, Broadway | 80 perf. |
| November 1, 1926 | The Master Builder Civic Repertory Theatre, Broadway | 29 perf. |
| November 1, 1926 | The Pearl of Great Price Century Theatre, Broadway | 32 perf. |
| November 8, 1926 | First Love Booth Theatre, Broadway | 50 perf. |
| November 8, 1926 | Naked Princess Theatre, Broadway | 32 perf. |
| November 8, 1926 | Oh, Kay! Imperial Theatre, Broadway | 256 perf. |
| November 8, 1926 | The Little Clay Cart Neighborhood Playhouse, Broadway | 39 perf. |
| November 8, 1926 | The Three Sisters Civic Repertory Theatre, Broadway | 39 perf. |
| November 9, 1926 | Gay Paree [1926] Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway | 192 perf. |
| November 9, 1926 | Head or Tail Waldorf Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| November 10, 1926 | Old Bill, M. P. Biltmore Theatre, Broadway | 23 perf. |
| November 11, 1926 | The Squall 48th Street Theatre, Broadway | 444 perf. |
| November 12, 1926 | Princess Turandot Provincetown Playhouse, Broadway | 26 perf. |
| November 15, 1926 | A Proud Woman Maxine Elliotts Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| November 15, 1926 | Gertie Nora Bayes Theatre, Broadway | 248 perf. |
| November 15, 1926 | Pygmalion Guild Theatre, Broadway | 143 perf. |
| November 16, 1926 | Lily Sue Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 47 perf. |
| November 16, 1926 | Twinkle, Twinkle Liberty Theatre, Broadway | 167 perf. |
| November 18, 1926 | The Witch Greenwich Village Theatre, Broadway | 28 perf. |
| November 22, 1926 | Girofle-Girofla Jolsons 59th Street Theatre, Broadway | 10 perf. |
| November 22, 1926 | L'Illusioniste Music Box Theatre, Broadway | 72 perf. |
| November 22, 1926 | Mozart Music Box Theatre, Broadway | 32 perf. |
| November 22, 1926 | Up the Line Morosco Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| November 23, 1926 | This Was a Man Klaw Theatre, Broadway | 31 perf. |
| November 29, 1926 | Ned McCobb's Daughter John Golden Theatre, Broadway | 156 perf. |
| November 29, 1926 | The Constant Wife Maxine Elliotts Theatre, Broadway | 296 perf. |
| November 30, 1926 | Beyond the Horizon Mansfield Theatre, Broadway | 79 perf. |
| November 30, 1926 | Maitresse De Roi Cosmopolitan Theatre, Broadway | 48 perf. |
| November 30, 1926 | The Desert Song Casino Theatre, Broadway | 471 perf. |
December: 25 openings
| December 3, 1926 | Say It With Flowers Garrick Theatre, Broadway | 2 perf. |
| December 6, 1926 | Slaves All Bijou Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| December 6, 1926 | The Pirates Of Penzance Plymouth Theatre, Broadway | 128 perf. |
| December 7, 1926 | This Woman Business Ritz Theatre, Broadway | 47 perf. |
| December 9, 1926 | The Constant Nymph Selwyn Theatre, Broadway | 148 perf. |
| December 10, 1926 | The Trumpet Shall Sound American Laboratory, Broadway | 30 perf. |
| December 13, 1926 | Howdy, King Morosco Theatre, Broadway | 40 perf. |
| December 13, 1926 | The Dybbuk Mansfield Theatre, Broadway | 111 perf. |
| December 16, 1926 | Hangman's House Forrest Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| December 17, 1926 | Oh, Please Fulton Theatre, Broadway | 75 perf. |
| December 20, 1926 | The Silver Cord John Golden Theatre, Broadway | 112 perf. |
| December 20, 1926 | Twelfth Night Civic Repertory Theatre, Broadway | 26 perf. |
| December 22, 1926 | The Great Adventure Princess Theatre, Broadway | 45 perf. |
| December 25, 1926 | Night Hawk Frolic Theatre, Broadway | 144 perf. |
| December 25, 1926 | The Honor of the Family Booth Theatre, Broadway | 33 perf. |
| December 27, 1926 | Peggy-Ann Vanderbilt Theatre, Broadway | 333 perf. |
| December 27, 1926 | The Padre Ritz Theatre, Broadway | 32 perf. |
| December 27, 1926 | Wooden Kimono Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | 209 perf. |
| December 28, 1926 | Betsy New Amsterdam Theatre, Broadway | 39 perf. |
| December 28, 1926 | What Never Dies Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 39 perf. |
| December 29, 1926 | Devil in the Cheese Charles Hopkins Theatre, Broadway | 157 perf. |
| December 30, 1926 | Black Cockatoo Comedy Theatre, Broadway | 4 perf. |
| December 30, 1926 | Chicago Music Box Theatre, Broadway | 172 perf. |
| December 30, 1926 | In Abraham's Bosom Provincetown Playhouse, Broadway | 200 perf. |
| December 30, 1926 | New York Exchange Klaw Theatre, Broadway | 82 perf. |
Closed in 1926
| January 2, 1926 | Oh! Oh! Nurse Cosmopolitan Theatre, opened 1925 | 32 run |
| January 16, 1926 | Beware of Widows Maxine Elliotts Theatre, opened 1925 | 55 run |
| January 16, 1926 | In a Garden Plymouth Theatre, opened 1925 | 73 run |
| January 16, 1926 | Merchants of Glory Guild Theatre, opened 1925 | 42 run |
| January 16, 1926 | Rose-Marie Imperial Theatre, opened 1924 | 557 run |
| January 23, 1926 | Young Blood Ritz Theatre, opened 1925 | 73 run |
| January 30, 1926 | Captain Jinks Martin Beck Theatre, opened 1925 | 167 run |
| January 30, 1926 | Gay Paree [1925] Shubert Theatre, opened 1925 | 181 run |
| January 30, 1926 | Mayflowers Forrest Theatre, opened 1925 | 81 run |
| January 30, 1926 | The Vortex Henry Millers Theatre, opened 1925 | 157 run |
| February 20, 1926 | Naughty Cinderella Lyceum Theatre, opened 1925 | 121 run |
| March 6, 1926 | Charlot Revue Selwyn Theatre, opened 1925 | 138 run |
| March 13, 1926 | Merry, Merry Vanderbilt Theatre, opened 1925 | 197 run |
| March 13, 1926 | Princess Flavia Century Theatre, opened 1925 | 152 run |
| April 3, 1926 | The Green Hat Broadhurst Theatre, opened 1925 | 231 run |
| May 7, 1926 | Artists and Models [1925] Winter Garden Theatre, opened 1925 | 416 run |
| May 22, 1926 | Dearest Enemy Knickerbocker Theatre, opened 1925 | 286 run |
| May 22, 1926 | The Student Prince Jolsons 59th Street Theatre, opened 1924 | 608 run |
| May 29, 1926 | The Greenwich Village Follies [1925] Chanins 46th Street Theatre, opened 1925 | 180 run |
| June 12, 1926 | Tip-Toes Liberty Theatre, opened 1925 | 192 run |
| June 19, 1926 | No, No, Nanette Globe Theatre, opened 1925 | 321 run |
| July 10, 1926 | One of the Family 49th Street Theatre, opened 1925 | 238 run |
| July 10, 1926 | Song of the Flame 44th Street Theatre, opened 1925 | 219 run |
| July 10, 1926 | The Last of Mrs. Cheyney Fulton Theatre, opened 1925 | 385 run |
| July 17, 1926 | The Deacon Sam H Harris Theatre, opened 1925 | 277 run |
| July 31, 1926 | Is Zat So? 39th Street Theatre, opened 1925 | 632 run |
| August 7, 1926 | The Cocoanuts Lyric Theatre, opened 1925 | 276 run |
| December 4, 1926 | The Vagabond King Casino Theatre, opened 1925 | 511 run |
| December 11, 1926 | Sunny New Amsterdam Theatre, opened 1925 | 517 run |