Broadway opened 191 shows in 1932: half of those runs were over within 23 performances. Another Language, by Rose Franken, broke that pattern, running 344 performances, 15.0 times the median.
1932
192 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in 1932.
Another Language, by Rose Franken, opened April 25, 1932 at Booth Theatre and ran 344 performances.
Center Theatre opened.
Garrick Theatre closed.
Jolson Theatre closed.
Opened in 1932
UndatedJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Undated: 1 opening
| Unknown | Show Boat , London |
January: 21 openings
| January 4, 1932 | The Devil Passes Selwyn Theatre, Broadway | 96 perf. |
| January 5, 1932 | Lost Boy Mansfield Theatre, Broadway | 15 perf. |
| January 6, 1932 | Wolves 49th Street Theatre, Broadway | 29 perf. |
| January 7, 1932 | Never No More Hudson Theatre, Broadway | 12 perf. |
| January 8, 1932 | Electra Selwyn Theatre, Broadway | 6 perf. |
| January 11, 1932 | The Black Tower Sam H Harris Theatre, Broadway | 72 perf. |
| January 11, 1932 | The Gondoliers Erlangers Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| January 11, 1932 | Three Men and a Woman Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| January 12, 1932 | The Animal Kingdom Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway | 183 perf. |
| January 13, 1932 | Jewel Robbery Booth Theatre, Broadway | 54 perf. |
| January 18, 1932 | A Little Racketeer 44th Street Theatre, Broadway | 48 perf. |
| January 18, 1932 | Distant Drums Belasco Theatre, Broadway | 40 perf. |
| January 19, 1932 | Whistling in the Dark Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway | 265 perf. |
| January 20, 1932 | Adam Had Two Sons Alvin Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
| January 20, 1932 | Ten Nights in a Barroom John Golden Theatre, Broadway | 37 perf. |
| January 21, 1932 | The Well of the Saints Barbizon Plaza Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
| January 25, 1932 | The House of Doom Theatre Masque, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| January 26, 1932 | East of Broadway Belmont Theatre, Broadway | 39 perf. |
| January 26, 1932 | Lady Windermere's Fan Recital Theatre, Broadway | 4 perf. |
| January 27, 1932 | Robin Hood Erlangers Theatre, Broadway | 29 perf. |
| January 28, 1932 | Through the Years Manhattan Theatre, Broadway | 20 perf. |
February: 19 openings
| February 2, 1932 | The Marriage of Cana Provincetown Playhouse, Broadway | 2 perf. |
| February 4, 1932 | If Booth Had Missed Maxine Elliotts Theatre, Broadway | 21 perf. |
| February 8, 1932 | The Fatal Alibi Booth Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| February 9, 1932 | Maurice Chevalier Fulton Theatre, Broadway | 17 perf. |
| February 10, 1932 | Air Minded Ritz Theatre, Broadway | 13 perf. |
| February 10, 1932 | Zombie Biltmore Theatre, Broadway | 21 perf. |
| February 11, 1932 | Monkey Mansfield Theatre, Broadway | 28 perf. |
| February 12, 1932 | Blessed Event Longacre Theatre, Broadway | 115 perf. |
| February 15, 1932 | There's Always Juliet Empire Theatre, Broadway | 108 perf. |
| February 16, 1932 | Collision Gaiety Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| February 16, 1932 | When the Bough Breaks 48th Street Theatre, Broadway | 17 perf. |
| February 17, 1932 | Face the Music New Amsterdam Theatre, Broadway | 165 perf. |
| February 18, 1932 | Trick for Trick Sam H Harris Theatre, Broadway | 69 perf. |
| February 19, 1932 | New York to Cherbourg Forrest Theatre, Broadway | 3 perf. |
| February 19, 1932 | Wild Waves Times Square Theatre, Broadway | 25 perf. |
| February 22, 1932 | The Inside Story National Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| February 23, 1932 | They Don't Mean Any Harm Charles Hopkins Theatre, Broadway | 15 perf. |
| February 25, 1932 | Riddle Me This John Golden Theatre, Broadway | 100 perf. |
| February 29, 1932 | The Moon in the Yellow River Guild Theatre, Broadway | 40 perf. |
March: 18 openings
| March 1, 1932 | Child of Manhattan Fulton Theatre, Broadway | 87 perf. |
| March 3, 1932 | Marching By Chanins 46th Street Theatre, Broadway | 12 perf. |
| March 3, 1932 | Park Avenue, Ltd. Provincetown Playhouse, Broadway | 10 perf. |
| March 7, 1932 | A Night of Barrie Playhouse Theatre, Broadway | 32 perf. |
| March 7, 1932 | Money in the Air Ritz Theatre, Broadway | 48 perf. |
| March 7, 1932 | The Round Up Majestic Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| March 8, 1932 | Hot-Cha! Ziegfeld Theatre, Broadway | 119 perf. |
| March 9, 1932 | Night Over Taos 48th Street Theatre, Broadway | 13 perf. |
| March 11, 1932 | The Warrior's Husband Morosco Theatre, Broadway | 83 perf. |
| March 18, 1932 | The Young Idea Heckscher Theatre, Broadway | 3 perf. |
| March 24, 1932 | A Few Wild Oats Forrest Theatre, Broadway | 4 perf. |
| March 26, 1932 | Happy Landing Chanins 46th Street Theatre, Broadway | 26 perf. |
| March 28, 1932 | Intimate Relations Ambassador Theatre, Broadway | 32 perf. |
| March 28, 1932 | Life Begins Selwyn Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| March 29, 1932 | Border-Land Biltmore Theatre, Broadway | 23 perf. |
| March 30, 1932 | Black Souls Provincetown Playhouse, Broadway | 13 perf. |
| March 30, 1932 | Bloodstream Times Square Theatre, Broadway | 29 perf. |
| March 31, 1932 | We Are No Longer Children Booth Theatre, Broadway | 12 perf. |
April: 15 openings
| April 1, 1932 | La Compania Dramatic Espanola New Yorker Theatre, Broadway | 40 perf. |
| April 1, 1932 | The Decoy Royale Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| April 3, 1932 | Styles in Acting Booth Theatre, Broadway | 2 perf. |
| April 4, 1932 | Blackberries of 1932 Liberty Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| April 4, 1932 | Too True to Be Good Guild Theatre, Broadway | 57 perf. |
| April 5, 1932 | Angels Don't Kiss Belmont Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| April 7, 1932 | Housewarming Charles Hopkins Theatre, Broadway | 4 perf. |
| April 11, 1932 | Take My Tip 48th Street Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| April 11, 1932 | The Truth About Blayds Belasco Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| April 12, 1932 | The Tree Park Lane Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| April 13, 1932 | Foreign Affairs Avon Theatre, Broadway | 22 perf. |
| April 19, 1932 | Angeline Moves In Forrest Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| April 21, 1932 | The Blue Bird Cort Theatre, Broadway | 20 perf. |
| April 22, 1932 | Merry-Go-Round Provincetown Playhouse, Broadway | 48 perf. |
| April 25, 1932 | Another Language Booth Theatre, Broadway | 344 perf. |
May: 14 openings
| May 2, 1932 | The Man Who Changed His Name Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway | 56 perf. |
| May 3, 1932 | Broadway Boy 48th Street Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| May 6, 1932 | Bulls, Bears and Asses Playhouse Theatre, Broadway | 2 perf. |
| May 9, 1932 | Mourning Becomes Electra Alvin Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| May 10, 1932 | The Lady Remembers Provincetown Playhouse, Broadway | 10 perf. |
| May 12, 1932 | Lenin's Dowry Chanin Auditorium, Broadway | 4 perf. |
| May 16, 1932 | There You Are George M Cohans Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| May 19, 1932 | Show Boat Casino Theatre, Broadway | 180 perf. |
| May 23, 1932 | On the Make 48th Street Theatre, Broadway | 32 perf. |
| May 24, 1932 | A Thousand Summers Selwyn Theatre, Broadway | 51 perf. |
| May 25, 1932 | Heigh-Ho, Everybody Fulton Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
| May 26, 1932 | Yeah Man Park Lane Theatre, Broadway | 2 perf. |
| May 30, 1932 | Bridal Wise Cort Theatre, Broadway | 128 perf. |
| May 31, 1932 | Christopher Comes Across Royale Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
June: 10 openings
| June 2, 1932 | Blue Monday Provincetown Playhouse, Broadway | 20 perf. |
| June 3, 1932 | Hired Husband Bijou Theatre, Broadway | 19 perf. |
| June 6, 1932 | Hey Nonny Nonny! Shubert Theatre, Broadway | 32 perf. |
| June 6, 1932 | Troilus and Cressida Bs Mosss Broadway Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| June 7, 1932 | The Boy Friend Morosco Theatre, Broadway | 15 perf. |
| June 13, 1932 | Back Fire Vanderbilt Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| June 16, 1932 | That's Gratitude Waldorf Theatre, Broadway | 204 perf. |
| June 27, 1932 | The Web Morosco Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| June 29, 1932 | The Lingering Past Provincetown Playhouse, Broadway | 13 perf. |
| June 30, 1932 | Destruction Chanin Auditorium, Broadway | 1 perf. |
July: 1 opening
| July 18, 1932 | The Chameleon Theatre Masque, Broadway | 8 perf. |
August: 5 openings
| August 1, 1932 | Chamberlain Brown's Scrap Book Ambassador Theatre, Broadway | 10 perf. |
| August 1, 1932 | The Devil's Little Game Provincetown Playhouse, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| August 3, 1932 | Page Pygmalion Bijou Theatre, Broadway | 13 perf. |
| August 16, 1932 | Domino Playhouse Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| August 30, 1932 | Smiling Faces Shubert Theatre, Broadway | 31 perf. |
September: 16 openings
| September 6, 1932 | Ballyhoo of 1932 44th Street Theatre, Broadway | 95 perf. |
| September 6, 1932 | Here Today Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway | 39 perf. |
| September 7, 1932 | Best Years Bijou Theatre, Broadway | 45 perf. |
| September 8, 1932 | The Man Who Reclaimed His Head Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway | 28 perf. |
| September 12, 1932 | Counsellor-at-Law Plymouth Theatre, Broadway | 120 perf. |
| September 14, 1932 | Clear All Wires Times Square Theatre, Broadway | 93 perf. |
| September 15, 1932 | Flying Colors Imperial Theatre, Broadway | 188 perf. |
| September 19, 1932 | Lilly Turner Morosco Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| September 20, 1932 | The Budget Hudson Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| September 21, 1932 | Only the Young Sutton Show Shop, Broadway | 4 perf. |
| September 21, 1932 | Triplets Theatre Masque, Broadway | 3 perf. |
| September 23, 1932 | The Stork is Dead 48th Street Theatre, Broadway | 27 perf. |
| September 26, 1932 | Success Story Maxine Elliotts Theatre, Broadway | 121 perf. |
| September 27, 1932 | Earl Carroll's Vanities [1932] Earl Carrolls Broadway Theatre, Broadway | 87 perf. |
| September 28, 1932 | Belmont Varieties Belmont Theatre, Broadway | 6 perf. |
| September 28, 1932 | Bidding High Vanderbilt Theatre, Broadway | 23 perf. |
October: 30 openings
| October 3, 1932 | Ol' Man Satan Forrest Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| October 3, 1932 | The Other One Biltmore Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| October 4, 1932 | Nona Avon Theatre, Broadway | 31 perf. |
| October 5, 1932 | Americana Shubert Theatre, Broadway | 77 perf. |
| October 6, 1932 | When Ladies Meet Royale Theatre, Broadway | 173 perf. |
| October 10, 1932 | Criminal at Large Belasco Theatre, Broadway | 161 perf. |
| October 11, 1932 | I Loved You Wednesday Sam H Harris Theatre, Broadway | 63 perf. |
| October 11, 1932 | Peacock 49th Street Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| October 11, 1932 | The Great Lover Waldorf Theatre, Broadway | 23 perf. |
| October 12, 1932 | Rendezvous Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway | 21 perf. |
| October 13, 1932 | Black Sheep Morosco Theatre, Broadway | 4 perf. |
| October 14, 1932 | Men Must Fight Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 35 perf. |
| October 17, 1932 | Absent Father Vanderbilt Theatre, Broadway | 88 perf. |
| October 17, 1932 | The Good Earth Guild Theatre, Broadway | 56 perf. |
| October 17, 1932 | Things That Are Caesar's Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | 4 perf. |
| October 18, 1932 | Mademoiselle Playhouse Theatre, Broadway | 103 perf. |
| October 18, 1932 | The Far-off Hills Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | 13 perf. |
| October 19, 1932 | The Passionate Pilgrim 48th Street Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
| October 20, 1932 | Keeping Expenses Down National Theatre, Broadway | 12 perf. |
| October 21, 1932 | Manhattan Varieties Cosmopolitan Theatre, Broadway | 11 perf. |
| October 21, 1932 | The New Gossoon Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | 14 perf. |
| October 22, 1932 | Dinner at Eight Music Box Theatre, Broadway | 232 perf. |
| October 24, 1932 | The Anatomist Bijou Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| October 24, 1932 | The Girl Outside Little Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| October 26, 1932 | Liliom Civic Repertory Theatre, Broadway | 35 perf. |
| October 27, 1932 | Dangerous Corner Empire Theatre, Broadway | 206 perf. |
| October 27, 1932 | The Surgeon Belmont Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
| October 28, 1932 | Tell Her the Truth Cort Theatre, Broadway | 11 perf. |
| October 29, 1932 | Carry Nation Biltmore Theatre, Broadway | 30 perf. |
| October 31, 1932 | The Late Christopher Bean Henry Millers Theatre, Broadway | 224 perf. |
November: 23 openings
| November 1, 1932 | Camille Morosco Theatre, Broadway | 15 perf. |
| November 1, 1932 | Incubator Avon Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| November 8, 1932 | Music in the Air Alvin Theatre, Broadway | 342 perf. |
| November 8, 1932 | The Silent House Ambassador Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| November 14, 1932 | Dear Jane Civic Repertory Theatre, Broadway | 11 perf. |
| November 14, 1932 | Ruth Draper Ritz Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| November 14, 1932 | Singapore 48th Street Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| November 14, 1932 | The Dark Hours New Amsterdam Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| November 15, 1932 | Chrysalis Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | 23 perf. |
| November 16, 1932 | Cradle Snatchers Liberty Theatre, Broadway | 6 perf. |
| November 16, 1932 | The Perfect Marriage Bijou Theatre, Broadway | 13 perf. |
| November 17, 1932 | A Midsummer Night's Dream Shakespeare Theatre, Broadway | 27 perf. |
| November 17, 1932 | The Good Fairy Forrest Theatre, Broadway | 68 perf. |
| November 19, 1932 | Autumn Crocus Morosco Theatre, Broadway | 210 perf. |
| November 21, 1932 | Firebird Empire Theatre, Broadway | 42 perf. |
| November 21, 1932 | Moral Fabric Provincetown Playhouse, Broadway | 32 perf. |
| November 21, 1932 | The Barrister Theatre Masque, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| November 22, 1932 | Cornelia Otis Skinner Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| November 22, 1932 | George White's Music Hall Varieties [1932] Casino Theatre, Broadway | 47 perf. |
| November 22, 1932 | The Dubarry George M Cohans Theatre, Broadway | 87 perf. |
| November 24, 1932 | Jamboree Vanderbilt Theatre, Broadway | 28 perf. |
| November 26, 1932 | Take A Chance Apollo Theatre, Broadway | 243 perf. |
| November 29, 1932 | Gay Divorce Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway | 248 perf. |
December: 19 openings
| December 1, 1932 | The Mad Hopes Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway | 12 perf. |
| December 2, 1932 | The Great Magoo Selwyn Theatre, Broadway | 11 perf. |
| December 7, 1932 | Walk a Little Faster St James Theatre, Broadway | 116 perf. |
| December 12, 1932 | Alice in Wonderland Civic Repertory Theatre, Broadway | 127 perf. |
| December 12, 1932 | Biography Guild Theatre, Broadway | 267 perf. |
| December 12, 1932 | The Show Off Hudson Theatre, Broadway | 119 perf. |
| December 13, 1932 | The Metropolitan Players Chanin Auditorium, Broadway | 5 perf. |
| December 17, 1932 | Red Planet Cort Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| December 20, 1932 | Lucrece Belasco Theatre, Broadway | 31 perf. |
| December 21, 1932 | Anybody's Game Bijou Theatre, Broadway | 29 perf. |
| December 23, 1932 | Honeymoon Little Theatre, Broadway | 76 perf. |
| December 26, 1932 | Cyrano de Bergerac New Amsterdam Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| December 26, 1932 | Shuffle Along Mansfield Theatre, Broadway | 17 perf. |
| December 26, 1932 | The Little Black Book Selwyn Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| December 27, 1932 | Radio City Music Hall Inaugural Program Radio City Music Hall, Broadway | 1 perf. |
| December 28, 1932 | Goodbye Again Theatre Masque, Broadway | 216 perf. |
| December 29, 1932 | Twentieth Century Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway | 152 perf. |
| December 30, 1932 | Girls in Uniform Booth Theatre, Broadway | 12 perf. |
| December 30, 1932 | The Lancashire Lass President Theatre, Broadway | 21 perf. |
Closed in 1932
| January 2, 1932 | Jack and the Beanstalk 44th Street Theatre, opened 1931 | 18 run |
| January 2, 1932 | Sugar Hill Forrest Theatre, opened 1931 | 11 run |
| January 9, 1932 | Iolanthe Erlangers Theatre, opened 1931 | 24 run |
| January 16, 1932 | The Band Wagon New Amsterdam Theatre, opened 1931 | 260 run |
| February 13, 1932 | Everybody's Welcome Shubert Theatre, opened 1931 | 139 run |
| March 5, 1932 | George White's Scandals [1931] Apollo Theatre, opened 1931 | 202 run |
| March 5, 1932 | The Merry Widow Erlangers Theatre, opened 1931 | 32 run |
| April 9, 1932 | Earl Carroll's Vanities [1931] Earl Carroll Theatre, opened 1931 | 300 run |
| April 16, 1932 | Mourning Becomes Electra Guild Theatre, opened 1931 | 150 run |
| May 21, 1932 | The Laugh Parade Imperial Theatre, opened 1931 | 231 run |
| July 6, 1932 | Counsellor-at-Law Plymouth Theatre, opened 1931 | 292 run |
| September 24, 1932 | The Cat And The Fiddle Globe Theatre, opened 1931 | 395 run |