Broadway opened 155 shows in 1935: half of those runs were over within 24 performances. Dead End, by Sidney Kingsley, broke that pattern, running 687 performances, 28.6 times the median.
1935
156 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in 1935.
Dead End, by Sidney Kingsley, opened October 28, 1935 at Belasco Theatre and ran 687 performances.
Opened in 1935
UndatedJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Undated: 1 opening
| Unknown | Call It a Day Gielgud Theatre, London |
January: 14 openings
| January 7, 1935 | The Old Maid Empire Theatre, Broadway | 305 perf. |
| January 7, 1935 | The Petrified Forest Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway | 197 perf. |
| January 9, 1935 | A Lady Detained Ambassador Theatre, Broadway | 13 perf. |
| January 13, 1935 | Tamiris and Her Group Civic Repertory Theatre, Broadway | 1 perf. |
| January 14, 1935 | Laburnum Grove Booth Theatre, Broadway | 131 perf. |
| January 15, 1935 | Fly Away Home 48th Street Theatre, Broadway | 204 perf. |
| January 16, 1935 | Creeping Fire Vanderbilt Theatre, Broadway | 23 perf. |
| January 16, 1935 | Point Valaine Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway | 55 perf. |
| January 17, 1935 | Little Shot Playhouse Theatre, Broadway | 4 perf. |
| January 18, 1935 | Battleship Gertie Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 2 perf. |
| January 21, 1935 | Escape Me Never Shubert Theatre, Broadway | 96 perf. |
| January 22, 1935 | Crime and Punishment Biltmore Theatre, Broadway | 15 perf. |
| January 22, 1935 | Nowhere Bound Imperial Theatre, Broadway | 15 perf. |
| January 28, 1935 | Prisoners of War Ritz Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
February: 17 openings
| February 4, 1935 | Loose Moments Vanderbilt Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| February 4, 1935 | On to Fortune Fulton Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| February 5, 1935 | It's You I Want Cort Theatre, Broadway | 15 perf. |
| February 8, 1935 | Field of Ermine Mansfield Theatre, Broadway | 11 perf. |
| February 11, 1935 | Bitter Oleander Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| February 11, 1935 | The Eldest Ritz Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| February 12, 1935 | Rain Music Box Theatre, Broadway | 47 perf. |
| February 13, 1935 | Noah Longacre Theatre, Broadway | 45 perf. |
| February 16, 1935 | Revisor Majestic Theatre, Broadway | |
| February 18, 1935 | The Simpleton of the Unexpected Isles Guild Theatre, Broadway | 40 perf. |
| February 19, 1935 | Awake and Sing! Belasco Theatre, Broadway | 184 perf. |
| February 19, 1935 | Cross Ruff Theatre Masque, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| February 20, 1935 | The Bishop Misbehaves Cort Theatre, Broadway | 121 perf. |
| February 21, 1935 | The Distant Shore Morosco Theatre, Broadway | 13 perf. |
| February 25, 1935 | The Barretts of Wimpole Street Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| February 25, 1935 | Times Have Changed National Theatre, Broadway | 32 perf. |
| February 26, 1935 | The Green Pastures 44th Street Theatre, Broadway | 71 perf. |
March: 20 openings
| March 1, 1935 | Alma Mater Adelphi Theatre, Broadway | |
| March 1, 1935 | Reminiscence Adelphi Theatre, Broadway | |
| March 1, 1935 | Serenade Adelphi Theatre, Broadway | |
| March 4, 1935 | Petticoat Fever Ritz Theatre, Broadway | 137 perf. |
| March 5, 1935 | De Luxe Booth Theatre, Broadway | 15 perf. |
| March 5, 1935 | Dreams Adelphi Theatre, Broadway | |
| March 5, 1935 | Transcendence Adelphi Theatre, Broadway | |
| March 14, 1935 | Panic Imperial Theatre, Broadway | 2 perf. |
| March 20, 1935 | Aurora's Wedding Majestic Theatre, Broadway | |
| March 20, 1935 | Bal Majestic Theatre, Broadway | |
| March 20, 1935 | Black Pit Civic Repertory Theatre, Broadway | 85 perf. |
| March 20, 1935 | Boutique Fantasque Majestic Theatre, Broadway | |
| March 20, 1935 | Firebird Majestic Theatre, Broadway | |
| March 20, 1935 | Petrouchka Majestic Theatre, Broadway | |
| March 20, 1935 | Public Gardens Majestic Theatre, Broadway | |
| March 20, 1935 | Three Cornered Hat Majestic Theatre, Broadway | |
| March 20, 1935 | Union Pacific Majestic Theatre, Broadway | |
| March 25, 1935 | A Woman of the Soil 49th Street Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| March 26, 1935 | Till the Day I Die/Waiting for Lefty Longacre Theatre, Broadway | 144 perf. |
| March 28, 1935 | Lady of Letters Mansfield Theatre, Broadway | 20 perf. |
April: 13 openings
| April 1, 1935 | The Dominant Sex Cort Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| April 2, 1935 | Mansion on the Hudson Booth Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| April 5, 1935 | Potash and Perlmutter [1935] Park Theatre, Broadway | 19 perf. |
| April 8, 1935 | Flowers of the Forest Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | 40 perf. |
| April 10, 1935 | Ceiling Zero Music Box Theatre, Broadway | 104 perf. |
| April 16, 1935 | A Journey By Night Shubert Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| April 18, 1935 | Recruits Artef Theatre, Broadway | 132 perf. |
| April 20, 1935 | Jackson White Provincetown Playhouse, Broadway | 17 perf. |
| April 23, 1935 | Kind Lady Booth Theatre, Broadway | 82 perf. |
| April 25, 1935 | Symphony Cort Theatre, Broadway | 3 perf. |
| April 29, 1935 | Something Gay Morosco Theatre, Broadway | 72 perf. |
| April 30, 1935 | If a Body Biltmore Theatre, Broadway | 45 perf. |
| April 30, 1935 | To See Ourselves Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway | 23 perf. |
May: 10 openings
| May 1, 1935 | Reprise Vanderbilt Theatre, Broadway | 1 perf. |
| May 3, 1935 | Sailor, Beware! Lafayette Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| May 7, 1935 | The Hook-up Cort Theatre, Broadway | 21 perf. |
| May 9, 1935 | The Land of Bells Majestic Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
| May 20, 1935 | Parade Guild Theatre, Broadway | 40 perf. |
| May 23, 1935 | Weather Permitting Theatre Masque, Broadway | 4 perf. |
| May 27, 1935 | Seven Keys to Baldpate National Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| May 28, 1935 | Knock on Wood Cort Theatre, Broadway | 11 perf. |
| May 28, 1935 | The Young Go First Park Theatre, Broadway | 39 perf. |
| May 29, 1935 | Them's the Reporters Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway | 6 perf. |
June: 1 opening
| June 4, 1935 | Earl Carroll's Sketch Book [1935] Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway | 207 perf. |
July: 4 openings
| July 11, 1935 | Grand Guignol Horror Plays Chanin Auditorium, Broadway | 12 perf. |
| July 15, 1935 | The Mikado Adelphi Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| July 22, 1935 | The Pirates Of Penzance Adelphi Theatre, Broadway | 12 perf. |
| July 29, 1935 | The Yeomen of the Guard Adelphi Theatre, Broadway | 12 perf. |
August: 4 openings
| August 5, 1935 | The Gondoliers Adelphi Theatre, Broadway | 12 perf. |
| August 5, 1935 | The Great Waltz Center Theatre, Broadway | 49 perf. |
| August 12, 1935 | Trial by Jury & H.M.S. Pinafore Adelphi Theatre, Broadway | 12 perf. |
| August 23, 1935 | Smile at Me Fulton Theatre, Broadway | 27 perf. |
September: 15 openings
| September 4, 1935 | Moon Over Mulberry Street Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 303 perf. |
| September 9, 1935 | Waiting For Lefty Belasco Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| September 11, 1935 | A Slight Case of Murder 48th Street Theatre, Broadway | 69 perf. |
| September 16, 1935 | Night of January 16 Ambassador Theatre, Broadway | 235 perf. |
| September 17, 1935 | Few Are Chosen Corts 58th Street Theatre, Broadway | 15 perf. |
| September 19, 1935 | At Home Abroad Winter Garden, Broadway | 198 perf. |
| September 20, 1935 | Life's Too Short Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway | 10 perf. |
| September 22, 1935 | A Touch of Brimstone John Golden Theatre, Broadway | 98 perf. |
| September 23, 1935 | If This Be Treason Music Box Theatre, Broadway | 40 perf. |
| September 24, 1935 | Blind Alley Booth Theatre, Broadway | 119 perf. |
| September 25, 1935 | Remember the Day National Theatre, Broadway | 122 perf. |
| September 25, 1935 | Winterset Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | 195 perf. |
| September 26, 1935 | Paths of Glory Plymouth Theatre, Broadway | 23 perf. |
| September 27, 1935 | Othello Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway | 11 perf. |
| September 30, 1935 | The Taming of the Shrew Guild Theatre, Broadway | 129 perf. |
October: 20 openings
| October 1, 1935 | Most of the Game Cort Theatre, Broadway | 23 perf. |
| October 3, 1935 | Squaring the Circle Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 108 perf. |
| October 7, 1935 | Macbeth Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| October 10, 1935 | Porgy and Bess Alvin Theatre, Broadway | 124 perf. |
| October 11, 1935 | Sweet Mystery of Life Shubert Theatre, Broadway | 11 perf. |
| October 12, 1935 | Jubilee Imperial Theatre, Broadway | 169 perf. |
| October 13, 1935 | Achilles Had a Heel 44th Street Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| October 14, 1935 | Triumph Fulton Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| October 15, 1935 | Bright Star Empire Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| October 19, 1935 | Strip Girl Longacre Theatre, Broadway | 33 perf. |
| October 21, 1935 | Eden End Theatre Masque, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| October 22, 1935 | Substitute For Murder Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway | 15 perf. |
| October 23, 1935 | Crime Marches On Morosco Theatre, Broadway | 45 perf. |
| October 24, 1935 | Mulatto Vanderbilt Theatre, Broadway | 373 perf. |
| October 25, 1935 | Good Men and True Biltmore Theatre, Broadway | 11 perf. |
| October 28, 1935 | Dead End Belasco Theatre, Broadway | 687 perf. |
| October 29, 1935 | On Stage Mansfield Theatre, Broadway | 48 perf. |
| October 30, 1935 | Play, Genius, Play! St James Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
| October 30, 1935 | There's Wisdom in Women Cort Theatre, Broadway | 46 perf. |
| October 31, 1935 | The Body Beautiful Plymouth Theatre, Broadway | 4 perf. |
November: 20 openings
| November 3, 1935 | Provincetown Follies Provincetown Playhouse, Broadway | 63 perf. |
| November 5, 1935 | Bertha, the Sewing Machine Girl Fifth Avenue Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| November 5, 1935 | Pride and Prejudice Music Box Theatre, Broadway | 219 perf. |
| November 6, 1935 | Let Freedom Ring Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway | 108 perf. |
| November 7, 1935 | Night In the House Booth Theatre, Broadway | 12 perf. |
| November 11, 1935 | Parnell Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway | 99 perf. |
| November 12, 1935 | Mother Sings Corts 58th Street Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| November 16, 1935 | Jumbo Hippodrome, Broadway | 233 perf. |
| November 18, 1935 | For Valor Empire Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| November 19, 1935 | Mother Civic Repertory Theatre, Broadway | 36 perf. |
| November 20, 1935 | Satellite Bijou Theatre, Broadway | 1 perf. |
| November 21, 1935 | Abide With Me Ritz Theatre, Broadway | 36 perf. |
| November 25, 1935 | The Ragged Edge Fulton Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| November 25, 1935 | Whatever Goes Up Biltmore Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| November 26, 1935 | First Lady Music Box Theatre, Broadway | 246 perf. |
| November 26, 1935 | Stick-in-the-Mud 48th Street Theatre, Broadway | 9 perf. |
| November 27, 1935 | Boy Meets Girl Cort Theatre, Broadway | 669 perf. |
| November 27, 1935 | One Good Year Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 215 perf. |
| November 28, 1935 | How Beautiful With Shoes Booth Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| November 30, 1935 | Weep for the Virgins 46th Street Theatre, Broadway | 9 perf. |
December: 17 openings
| December 2, 1935 | Rosmersholm Shubert Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| December 4, 1935 | Camille Shubert Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| December 5, 1935 | May Wine St James Theatre, Broadway | 213 perf. |
| December 7, 1935 | A Sunny Morning Shubert Theatre, Broadway | 1 perf. |
| December 9, 1935 | Paradise Lost Longacre Theatre, Broadway | 73 perf. |
| December 10, 1935 | This Our House Corts 58th Street Theatre, Broadway | 2 perf. |
| December 12, 1935 | Ghosts Empire Theatre, Broadway | 45 perf. |
| December 20, 1935 | Libel Henry Millers Theatre, Broadway | 159 perf. |
| December 22, 1935 | Mister Noah and March of Rhyme Nora Bayes Theatre, Broadway | |
| December 23, 1935 | Romeo and Juliet Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | 15 perf. |
| December 23, 1935 | The Season Changes Booth Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| December 25, 1935 | George White's Scandals [1936] New Amsterdam Theatre, Broadway | 110 perf. |
| December 26, 1935 | Continental Varieties Theatre Masque, Broadway | 9 perf. |
| December 26, 1935 | Victoria Regina Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway | 203 perf. |
| December 27, 1935 | Tapestry in Gray Shubert Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| December 28, 1935 | Hell Freezes Over Ritz Theatre, Broadway | 25 perf. |
| December 30, 1935 | Tomorrow's a Holiday John Golden Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
Closed in 1935
| January 4, 1935 | Fools Rush In Playhouse Theatre, opened 1934 | 14 run |
| January 4, 1935 | The O'Flynn Broadway Theatre, opened 1934 | 11 run |
| January 5, 1935 | The First Legion 46th Street Theatre, opened 1934 | 112 run |
| January 12, 1935 | Calling All Stars Hollywood Theatre, opened 1934 | 36 run |
| January 12, 1935 | Say When Imperial Theatre, opened 1934 | 76 run |
| January 16, 1935 | Birthday 49th Street Theatre, opened 1934 | 13 run |
| January 19, 1935 | Music Hath Charms Majestic Theatre, opened 1934 | 25 run |
| January 19, 1935 | Page Miss Glory Mansfield Theatre, opened 1934 | 63 run |
| January 26, 1935 | The Farmer Takes a Wife 46th Street Theatre, opened 1934 | 104 run |
| March 2, 1935 | Sailors of Cattaro Civic Repertory Theatre, opened 1934 | 96 run |
| March 16, 1935 | Life Begins at 8:40 Winter Garden Theatre, opened 1934 | 237 run |
| April 27, 1935 | Revenge With Music New Amsterdam Theatre, opened 1934 | 158 run |
| May 11, 1935 | Thumbs Up! St James Theatre, opened 1934 | 156 run |
| June 1, 1935 | Post Road Theatre Masque, opened 1934 | 212 run |
| June 8, 1935 | The Great Waltz Center Theatre, opened 1934 | 298 run |
| July 6, 1935 | Accent on Youth Plymouth Theatre, opened 1934 | 229 run |
| November 16, 1935 | Anything Goes Alvin Theatre, opened 1934 | 420 run |