240 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in 1930.

Opened in 1930

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Undated: 2 openings

Unknown	A Night Like This Aldwych Theatre, London
Unknown	The Chelsea Follies Victoria Palace Theatre, London

January: 20 openings

January 2, 1930	The Playboy of the Western World Irish Theatre, Broadway	27 perf.
January 6, 1930	Carmen Casino Theatre, Broadway
January 6, 1930	Faust Casino Theatre, Broadway
January 6, 1930	Madame Butterfly Casino Theatre, Broadway
January 6, 1930	The Marriage of Figaro Casino Theatre, Broadway
January 6, 1930	Waterloo Bridge Fulton Theatre, Broadway	64 perf.
January 6, 1930	Yolanda of Cyrpus Casino Theatre, Broadway
January 9, 1930	At the Bottom Waldorf Theatre, Broadway	72 perf.
January 13, 1930	Nancy's Private Affair Vanderbilt Theatre, Broadway	136 perf.
January 13, 1930	Phantoms Wallacks Theatre, Broadway	56 perf.
January 13, 1930	The Prince of Pilsen Jolsons 59th Street Theatre, Broadway	16 perf.
January 14, 1930	Strike Up the Band Times Square Theatre, Broadway	191 perf.
January 16, 1930	Everything's Jake Assembly Theatre, Broadway	76 perf.
January 20, 1930	Josef Suss Erlangers Theatre, Broadway	40 perf.
January 20, 1930	The Challenge of Youth 49th Street Theatre, Broadway	24 perf.
January 27, 1930	The Chocolate Soldier Jolsons 59th Street Theatre, Broadway	25 perf.
January 27, 1930	The Open Door Civic Repertory Theatre, Broadway	25 perf.
January 29, 1930	General John Regan Irish Theatre, Broadway	30 perf.
January 29, 1930	Recapture Eltinge 42nd Street Theatre, Broadway	24 perf.
January 29, 1930	Sari Liberty Theatre, Broadway	15 perf.

February: 22 openings

February 3, 1930	Many a Slip Little Theatre, Broadway	56 perf.
February 3, 1930	Rebound Plymouth Theatre, Broadway	114 perf.
February 4, 1930	Dishonored Lady Empire Theatre, Broadway	127 perf.
February 5, 1930	The Boundary Line 48th Street Theatre, Broadway	37 perf.
February 8, 1930	Out of a Blue Sky Booth Theatre, Broadway	17 perf.
February 10, 1930	It's A Grand Life Cort Theatre, Broadway	25 perf.
February 10, 1930	Ritzy Longacre Theatre, Broadway	32 perf.
February 11, 1930	Nine-Fifteen Revue George M Cohans Theatre, Broadway	7 perf.
February 11, 1930	Ripples New Amsterdam Theatre, Broadway	55 perf.
February 12, 1930	Joseph Liberty Theatre, Broadway	13 perf.
February 12, 1930	Topaze Music Box Theatre, Broadway	215 perf.
February 13, 1930	The Last Mile Sam H Harris Theatre, Broadway	289 perf.
February 17, 1930	Apron Strings Bijou Theatre, Broadway	224 perf.
February 17, 1930	The Infinite Shoeblack Maxine Elliotts Theatre, Broadway	80 perf.
February 18, 1930	Simple Simon Ziegfeld Theatre, Broadway	135 perf.
February 19, 1930	Those We Love John Golden Theatre, Broadway	77 perf.
February 20, 1930	The Plutocrat Vanderbilt Theatre, Broadway	101 perf.
February 24, 1930	The Apple Cart Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway	88 perf.
February 25, 1930	Gala Night Erlangers Theatre, Broadway	15 perf.
February 25, 1930	The International Revue Majestic Theatre, Broadway	95 perf.
February 25, 1930	The Seagull Waldorf Theatre, Broadway	5 perf.
February 26, 1930	The Green Pastures Mansfield Theatre, Broadway	640 perf.

March: 33 openings

March 3, 1930	Flying High Apollo Theatre, Broadway	357 perf.
March 3, 1930	Marco Millions Liberty Theatre, Broadway	8 perf.
March 4, 1930	Kage-No-Chikara Booth Theatre, Broadway	15 perf.
March 4, 1930	Koi-No-Yozakura Booth Theatre, Broadway	15 perf.
March 4, 1930	Matsuri Booth Theatre, Broadway	15 perf.
March 4, 1930	The Serenade Jolsons 59th Street Theatre, Broadway	15 perf.
March 5, 1930	A Glass of Water American Laboratory, Broadway	9 perf.
March 8, 1930	Launcelot and Elaine President Theatre, Broadway	25 perf.
March 10, 1930	Penny Arcade Fulton Theatre, Broadway	24 perf.
March 10, 1930	The Blue Ghost Forrest Theatre, Broadway	112 perf.
March 10, 1930	This Man's Town Ritz Theatre, Broadway	8 perf.
March 10, 1930	Volpone Liberty Theatre, Broadway	8 perf.
March 12, 1930	Love, Honor and Betray Eltinge 42nd Street Theatre, Broadway	45 perf.
March 13, 1930	The Rivals Erlangers Theatre, Broadway	28 perf.
March 17, 1930	A Month in the Country Eltinge 42nd Street Theatre, Broadway	71 perf.
March 17, 1930	Mayfair Belmont Theatre, Broadway	8 perf.
March 17, 1930	The Royal Virgin Booth Theatre, Broadway	8 perf.
March 18, 1930	The Matriarch Longacre Theatre, Broadway	23 perf.
March 20, 1930	I Want My Wife Liberty Theatre, Broadway	12 perf.
March 24, 1930	As You Like It Shubert Theatre, Broadway
March 24, 1930	Hamlet Shubert Theatre, Broadway
March 24, 1930	Julius Caesar Shubert Theatre, Broadway
March 24, 1930	King Lear Shubert Theatre, Broadway
March 24, 1930	King Richard III Shubert Theatre, Broadway
March 24, 1930	Macbeth Shubert Theatre, Broadway
March 24, 1930	The Merchant of Venice Shubert Theatre, Broadway
March 24, 1930	The Old Rascal Bijou Theatre, Broadway	72 perf.
March 24, 1930	The Taming of the Shrew Shubert Theatre, Broadway
March 24, 1930	Twelfth Night Shubert Theatre, Broadway
March 25, 1930	Dear Old England Ritz Theatre, Broadway	23 perf.
March 30, 1930	Maurice Chevalier Fulton Theatre, Broadway	18 perf.
March 31, 1930	Broadway Shadows Belmont Theatre, Broadway	16 perf.
March 31, 1930	House Afire Little Theatre, Broadway	16 perf.

April: 18 openings

April 1, 1930	Troyka Hudson Theatre, Broadway	15 perf.
April 7, 1930	Jonica Craig Theatre, Broadway	40 perf.
April 7, 1930	They Never Grow Up Theatre Masque, Broadway	24 perf.
April 9, 1930	Live and Learn Wallacks Theatre, Broadway	5 perf.
April 14, 1930	Hotel Universe Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway	81 perf.
April 14, 1930	Three Little Girls Shubert Theatre, Broadway	104 perf.
April 15, 1930	Uncle Vanya Cort Theatre, Broadway	96 perf.
April 15, 1930	Virtue's Bed Hudson Theatre, Broadway	71 perf.
April 17, 1930	Lady Clara Booth Theatre, Broadway	28 perf.
April 18, 1930	Penal Law 2010 Biltmore Theatre, Broadway	19 perf.
April 19, 1930	Dora Mobridge Little Theatre, Broadway	9 perf.
April 19, 1930	Kilpatrick's Old-Time Minstrels Royale Theatre, Broadway	9 perf.
April 21, 1930	Little Orchid Annie Eltinge 42nd Street Theatre, Broadway	16 perf.
April 21, 1930	Romeo and Juliet Civic Repertory Theatre, Broadway	16 perf.
April 21, 1930	Room 349 National Theatre, Broadway	15 perf.
April 21, 1930	Sir Harry Lauder Jolsons 59th Street Theatre, Broadway	9 perf.
April 22, 1930	Stepping Sisters Belmont Theatre, Broadway	333 perf.
April 29, 1930	Courtesan President Theatre, Broadway	3 perf.

May: 33 openings

May 1, 1930	Oh, Professor! Belmont Theatre, Broadway	2 perf.
May 2, 1930	The Traitor Little Theatre, Broadway	17 perf.
May 5, 1930	Lost Sheep Selwyn Theatre, Broadway	96 perf.
May 5, 1930	The Bridge Waldorf Theatre, Broadway	1 perf.
May 5, 1930	The Gods Are Wise Waldorf Theatre, Broadway	1 perf.
May 5, 1930	The Sisters' Tragedy Waldorf Theatre, Broadway	1 perf.
May 5, 1930	The Will Waldorf Theatre, Broadway	1 perf.
May 6, 1930	Bursting the Barriers Waldorf Theatre, Broadway	1 perf.
May 6, 1930	Legend Waldorf Theatre, Broadway	1 perf.
May 6, 1930	Seven Against One Waldorf Theatre, Broadway	1 perf.
May 6, 1930	The Road to Rio Waldorf Theatre, Broadway	1 perf.
May 7, 1930	Rogues and Vagabonds Waldorf Theatre, Broadway	1 perf.
May 7, 1930	So's Your Old Antique Waldorf Theatre, Broadway	1 perf.
May 7, 1930	The House With the Twisty Windows Waldorf Theatre, Broadway	1 perf.
May 7, 1930	The Last Man In Waldorf Theatre, Broadway	1 perf.
May 8, 1930	Ada Beats the Drum John Golden Theatre, Broadway	46 perf.
May 8, 1930	Right of Possession Waldorf Theatre, Broadway	1 perf.
May 8, 1930	The Choice Waldorf Theatre, Broadway	1 perf.
May 8, 1930	The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife Waldorf Theatre, Broadway	1 perf.
May 8, 1930	When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder Waldorf Theatre, Broadway	1 perf.
May 9, 1930	A Night at an Inn Waldorf Theatre, Broadway	1 perf.
May 9, 1930	Eyes Waldorf Theatre, Broadway	1 perf.
May 9, 1930	Marshal Waldorf Theatre, Broadway	1 perf.
May 9, 1930	Sun-Up Waldorf Theatre, Broadway	1 perf.
May 12, 1930	The Vikings New Yorker Theatre, Broadway	8 perf.
May 12, 1930	The Wooden Idol Waldorf Theatre, Broadway	1 perf.
May 13, 1930	Gold Braid Theatre Masque, Broadway	7 perf.
May 13, 1930	Kith and Kin Waldorf Theatre, Broadway	1 perf.
May 14, 1930	The New Freedom Waldorf Theatre, Broadway	1 perf.
May 15, 1930	Flying Blind Waldorf Theatre, Broadway	1 perf.
May 16, 1930	The Twelfth Disciple Waldorf Theatre, Broadway	1 perf.
May 19, 1930	Let and Sub-Let Biltmore Theatre, Broadway	40 perf.
May 19, 1930	The Tavern Fulton Theatre, Broadway	32 perf.

June: 9 openings

June 2, 1930	Milestones Empire Theatre, Broadway	8 perf.
June 2, 1930	The Little Father of the Wilderness Empire Theatre, Broadway	8 perf.
June 3, 1930	Spook House Vanderbilt Theatre, Broadway	15 perf.
June 4, 1930	Garrick Gaieties Guild Theatre, Broadway	158 perf.
June 5, 1930	Lysistrata 44th Street Theatre, Broadway	252 perf.
June 10, 1930	Artists and Models [1930] Majestic Theatre, Broadway	55 perf.
June 16, 1930	The Song and Dance Man Fulton Theatre, Broadway	16 perf.
June 20, 1930	Find the Fox Wallacks Theatre, Broadway	3 perf.
June 23, 1930	Mystery Moon Royale Theatre, Broadway	1 perf.

July: 2 openings

July 8, 1930	Who Cares Chanins 46th Street Theatre, Broadway	32 perf.
July 28, 1930	Ladies All Morosco Theatre, Broadway	140 perf.

August: 7 openings

August 5, 1930	Dancing Partner Belasco Theatre, Broadway	119 perf.
August 12, 1930	Suspense Fulton Theatre, Broadway	7 perf.
August 18, 1930	Through the Night Theatre Masque, Broadway	8 perf.
August 21, 1930	Hot Rhythm Times Square Theatre, Broadway	68 perf.
August 25, 1930	The Ninth Guest Eltinge 42nd Street Theatre, Broadway	72 perf.
August 27, 1930	Torch Song Plymouth Theatre, Broadway	87 perf.
August 28, 1930	Cafe Ritz Theatre, Broadway	4 perf.

September: 23 openings

September 1, 1930	Up Pops the Devil Theatre Masque, Broadway	148 perf.
September 2, 1930	Second Little Show Royale Theatre, Broadway	63 perf.
September 3, 1930	That's the Woman Fulton Theatre, Broadway	29 perf.
September 8, 1930	The Up and Up Biltmore Theatre, Broadway	72 perf.
September 9, 1930	The Long Road Longacre Theatre, Broadway	24 perf.
September 11, 1930	That's Gratitude John Golden Theatre, Broadway	197 perf.
September 15, 1930	Insult 49th Street Theatre, Broadway	24 perf.
September 15, 1930	The Rhapsody Cort Theatre, Broadway	16 perf.
September 15, 1930	With Privileges Vanderbilt Theatre, Broadway	48 perf.
September 16, 1930	Symphony in Two Flats Shubert Theatre, Broadway	47 perf.
September 17, 1930	Luana Hammersteins Theatre, Broadway	21 perf.
September 18, 1930	Cinderelative Comedy Theatre, Broadway	4 perf.
September 20, 1930	Nina Rosa Majestic Theatre, Broadway	137 perf.
September 22, 1930	A Farewell to Arms National Theatre, Broadway	24 perf.
September 23, 1930	Fine And Dandy Erlanger’s Theatre, Broadway	255 perf.
September 24, 1930	Once in a Lifetime Music Box Theatre, Broadway	406 perf.
September 25, 1930	Frankie and Johnnie Theatre Republic, Broadway	61 perf.
September 25, 1930	The Greeks Had a Word for It Sam H Harris Theatre, Broadway	253 perf.
September 26, 1930	Roadside Longacre Theatre, Broadway	11 perf.
September 27, 1930	Nine Till Six Ritz Theatre, Broadway	25 perf.
September 29, 1930	Mrs. Moonlight Charles Hopkins Theatre, Broadway	321 perf.
September 29, 1930	The Violet and One, Two, Three Henry Millers Theatre, Broadway	40 perf.
September 30, 1930	Mr. Gilhooley Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway	31 perf.

October: 27 openings

October 2, 1930	Bad Girl Hudson Theatre, Broadway	85 perf.
October 6, 1930	Stepdaughters of War Empire Theatre, Broadway	24 perf.
October 6, 1930	The Cradle Song Civic Repertory Theatre, Broadway
October 6, 1930	The Green Cockatoo Civic Repertory Theatre, Broadway
October 6, 1930	The Lady from Alfaqueque Civic Repertory Theatre, Broadway
October 7, 1930	Brown Buddies Liberty Theatre, Broadway	111 perf.
October 8, 1930	Marigold 49th Street Theatre, Broadway	13 perf.
October 13, 1930	Princess Charming Imperial Theatre, Broadway	56 perf.
October 14, 1930	Girl Crazy Alvin Theatre, Broadway	272 perf.
October 14, 1930	Solid South Lyceum Theatre, Broadway	31 perf.
October 15, 1930	Blind Mice Times Square Theatre, Broadway	14 perf.
October 15, 1930	Three’s a Crowd Selwyn Theatre, Broadway	272 perf.
October 18, 1930	London Calling Little Theatre, Broadway	13 perf.
October 20, 1930	Canaries Sometimes Sing Fulton Theatre, Broadway	24 perf.
October 20, 1930	Pagan Lady 48th Street Theatre, Broadway	152 perf.
October 20, 1930	Siegfried Civic Repertory Theatre, Broadway	23 perf.
October 20, 1930	Sisters of the Chorus Ritz Theatre, Broadway	32 perf.
October 21, 1930	Sweet Stranger Cort Theatre, Broadway	24 perf.
October 21, 1930	This One Man Morosco Theatre, Broadway	39 perf.
October 22, 1930	Lew Leslie's Blackbirds Royale Theatre, Broadway	57 perf.
October 23, 1930	His Majesty's Car Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway	12 perf.
October 23, 1930	Sweet Chariot Ambassador Theatre, Broadway	3 perf.
October 27, 1930	Roar China Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway	72 perf.
October 27, 1930	The Noble Experiment Waldorf Theatre, Broadway	16 perf.
October 28, 1930	Puppet Show Belmont Theatre, Broadway	7 perf.
October 29, 1930	On the Spot Forrest Theatre, Broadway	167 perf.
October 30, 1930	The Last Enemy Shubert Theatre, Broadway	4 perf.

November: 26 openings

November 1, 1930	The Man in Possession Booth Theatre, Broadway	98 perf.
November 3, 1930	As Good as New Times Square Theatre, Broadway	56 perf.
November 3, 1930	Elizabeth the Queen Guild Theatre, Broadway	147 perf.
November 5, 1930	Room of Dreams Empire Theatre, Broadway	13 perf.
November 5, 1930	The Vanderbilt Revue Vanderbilt Theatre, Broadway	13 perf.
November 7, 1930	The Well of Romance Craig Theatre, Broadway	8 perf.
November 10, 1930	Bird in Hand 49th Street Theatre, Broadway	65 perf.
November 10, 1930	Light Wines and Beer Waldorf Theatre, Broadway	40 perf.
November 10, 1930	Mr. Samuel Little Theatre, Broadway	8 perf.
November 11, 1930	Made in France Cort Theatre, Broadway	5 perf.
November 12, 1930	The Tyrant Longacre Theatre, Broadway	13 perf.
November 13, 1930	Grand Hotel National Theatre, Broadway	459 perf.
November 15, 1930	Hello, Paris Shubert Theatre, Broadway	33 perf.
November 17, 1930	Marseilles Henry Millers Theatre, Broadway	16 perf.
November 17, 1930	Pressing Business Theatre Republic, Broadway	16 perf.
November 17, 1930	Sweet and Low Chanins 46th Street Theatre, Broadway	184 perf.
November 18, 1930	Art and Mrs. Bottle Maxine Elliotts Theatre, Broadway	50 perf.
November 18, 1930	Smiles Ziegfeld Theatre, Broadway	63 perf.
November 18, 1930	Tonight or Never Belasco Theatre, Broadway	232 perf.
November 19, 1930	An Affair of State Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway	23 perf.
November 19, 1930	The Vinegar Tree Playhouse Theatre, Broadway	229 perf.
November 20, 1930	Schoolgirl Ritz Theatre, Broadway	28 perf.
November 24, 1930	Oh, Promise Me Morosco Theatre, Broadway	145 perf.
November 25, 1930	Scarlet Sister Mary Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway	24 perf.
November 26, 1930	First Night Eltinge 42nd Street Theatre, Broadway	86 perf.
November 28, 1930	This is New York Plymouth Theatre, Broadway	59 perf.

December: 18 openings

December 1, 1930	A Kiss of Importance Fulton Theatre, Broadway	24 perf.
December 1, 1930	Alison's House Civic Repertory Theatre, Broadway	41 perf.
December 5, 1930	Overture Longacre Theatre, Broadway	41 perf.
December 8, 1930	The New Yorkers Broadway Theatre, Broadway	168 perf.
December 15, 1930	Petticoat Influence Empire Theatre, Broadway	98 perf.
December 20, 1930	Babes in Toyland Imperial Theatre, Broadway	33 perf.
December 22, 1930	Ballyhoo of 1930 Hammersteins Theatre, Broadway	68 perf.
December 22, 1930	Life is Like That Little Theatre, Broadway	32 perf.
December 23, 1930	The Inspector General Hudson Theatre, Broadway	7 perf.
December 24, 1930	Alice in Wonderland Belmont Theatre, Broadway	19 perf.
December 25, 1930	Purity Ritz Theatre, Broadway	12 perf.
December 26, 1930	Electra New Yorker Theatre, Broadway	8 perf.
December 27, 1930	The Life Line Vanderbilt Theatre, Broadway	17 perf.
December 27, 1930	The Truth Game Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway	107 perf.
December 29, 1930	Midnight Guild Theatre, Broadway	48 perf.
December 29, 1930	Queen at Home Times Square Theatre, Broadway	16 perf.
December 30, 1930	Five Star Final Cort Theatre, Broadway	175 perf.
December 30, 1930	Meet My Sister Shubert Theatre, Broadway	167 perf.

Closed in 1930

January 11, 1930	Babes in Toyland Jolsons 59th Street Theatre, opened 1929	32 run
January 14, 1930	Robin Hood Jolsons 59th Street Theatre, opened 1929	31 run
February 1, 1930	Woof, Woof Royale Theatre, opened 1929	46 run
February 8, 1930	George White's Scandals [1929] Apollo Theatre, opened 1929	161 run
February 15, 1930	A Wonderful Night Majestic Theatre, opened 1929	125 run
March 7, 1930	The Street Singer Shubert Theatre, opened 1929	191 run
March 22, 1930	Bitter Sweet Ziegfeld Theatre, opened 1929	159 run
March 22, 1930	Sweet Adeline Hammerstein’s Theatre, opened 1929	234 run
March 22, 1930	Top Speed Chanins 46th Street Theatre, opened 1929	104 run
April 26, 1930	Wake Up and Dream Selwyn Theatre, opened 1929	136 run
May 17, 1930	Journey's End Henry Millers Theatre, opened 1929	485 run
June 4, 1930	June Moon Broadhurst Theatre, opened 1929	273 run
June 7, 1930	Bird in Hand Booth Theatre, opened 1929	500 run
June 7, 1930	Earl Carroll's Sketch Book [1929] Earl Carroll Theatre, opened 1929	392 run
July 5, 1930	Fifty Million Frenchmen Lyric Theatre, opened 1929	254 run
August 9, 1930	Sons O' Guns Imperial Theatre, opened 1929	295 run
November 1, 1930	The First Mrs. Fraser Playhouse Theatre, opened 1929	352 run