1936
72 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in 1936.
Broadway opened 71 shows in 1936: half of those runs were over within 32 performances. You Can't Take It With You, by Moss Hart, broke that pattern, running 838 performances, 26.2 times the median.
You Can't Take It With You, by Moss Hart, opened December 14, 1936 at Booth Theatre and ran 838 performances.
Opened in 1936
UndatedJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Undated: 1 opening
| Murder in the Cathedral Duchess TheatreLondon |
January: 6 openings
| January 7, 1936 | Mid-West Booth TheatreBroadway | 22 perf. |
| January 8, 1936 | O Evening Star Empire TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
| January 9, 1936 | Truly Valiant 49th Street TheatreBroadway | 1 perf. |
| January 22, 1936 | The Illustrators' Show 48th Street TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
| January 28, 1936 | Call It a Day Morosco TheatreBroadway | 194 perf. |
| January 30, 1936 | Ziegfeld Follies of 1936 Winter Garden TheatreBroadway | 115 perf. |
February: 1 opening
| February 18, 1936 | Come Angel Band 46th Street TheatreBroadway | 2 perf. |
March: 1 opening
| March 9, 1936 | Saint Joan Martin Beck TheatreBroadway | 89 perf. |
April: 4 openings
| April 11, 1936 | On Your Toes Imperial TheatreBroadway | 315 perf. |
| April 12, 1936 | Broadway Sho-Window Broadway TheatreBroadway | 28 perf. |
| April 13, 1936 | Summer Wives Mansfield TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| April 27, 1936 | Cyrano de Bergerac New Amsterdam TheatreBroadway | 40 perf. |
May: 4 openings
| May 11, 1936 | Ghosts John Golden TheatreBroadway | 36 perf. |
| May 19, 1936 | New Faces of 1936 Vanderbilt TheatreBroadway | 193 perf. |
| May 19, 1936 | The Dance of Death Adelphi TheatreBroadway | |
| May 22, 1936 | Battle Hymn Experimental TheatreBroadway | 72 perf. |
June: 3 openings
| June 1, 1936 | Winterset Martin Beck TheatreBroadway | 16 perf. |
| June 23, 1936 | The Lights o' London Palm Garden TheatreBroadway | 11 perf. |
| June 26, 1936 | Turpentine Lafayette TheatreBroadway | 62 perf. |
July: 3 openings
| July 14, 1936 | Help Yourself Manhattan TheatreBroadway | 82 perf. |
| July 20, 1936 | Dorian Gray Comedy TheatreBroadway | 16 perf. |
| July 24, 1936 | Injunction Granted Biltmore TheatreBroadway |
August: 2 openings
| August 31, 1936 | The Pirates Of Penzance Martin Beck TheatreBroadway | 20 perf. |
| August 31, 1936 | Victoria Regina Broadhurst TheatreBroadway | 314 perf. |
September: 8 openings
| September 14, 1936 | The Yeomen of the Guard Martin Beck TheatreBroadway | 20 perf. |
| September 17, 1936 | The Path of Flowers Experimental TheatreBroadway | 57 perf. |
| September 19, 1936 | Timber House Longacre TheatreBroadway | 1 perf. |
| September 21, 1936 | Iolanthe Martin Beck TheatreBroadway | 20 perf. |
| September 21, 1936 | Love from a Stranger Erlangers TheatreBroadway | 38 perf. |
| September 21, 1936 | Reflected Glory Morosco TheatreBroadway | 127 perf. |
| September 26, 1936 | Horse Eats Hat Maxine Elliotts TheatreBroadway | 61 perf. |
| September 28, 1936 | Cox and Box / H.M.S. Pinafore Martin Beck TheatreBroadway | 16 perf. |
October: 11 openings
| October 1, 1936 | White Horse Inn Center TheatreBroadway | 223 perf. |
| October 5, 1936 | Patience Martin Beck TheatreBroadway | 12 perf. |
| October 7, 1936 | Noah Lafayette TheatreBroadway | 46 perf. |
| October 8, 1936 | Hamlet Empire TheatreBroadway | 132 perf. |
| October 12, 1936 | Princess Ida Martin Beck TheatreBroadway | 12 perf. |
| October 22, 1936 | Ruddigore Martin Beck TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| October 22, 1936 | Stage Door Music Box TheatreBroadway | 169 perf. |
| October 23, 1936 | Ten Million Ghosts St James TheatreBroadway | 11 perf. |
| October 26, 1936 | It Can't Happen Here Adelphi TheatreBroadway | 95 perf. |
| October 28, 1936 | Sweet River Hollywood TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
| October 29, 1936 | Red, Hot, and Blue Alvin TheatreBroadway | 183 perf. |
November: 11 openings
| November 2, 1936 | Forbidden Melody New Amsterdam TheatreBroadway | 32 perf. |
| November 11, 1936 | Bichon Barbizon Plaza TheatreBroadway | |
| November 11, 1936 | Christian Barbizon Plaza TheatreBroadway | |
| November 11, 1936 | Dans Le Noir Barbizon Plaza TheatreBroadway | |
| November 11, 1936 | L'Heure du Berger Barbizon Plaza TheatreBroadway | |
| November 11, 1936 | Martine Barbizon Plaza TheatreBroadway | |
| November 11, 1936 | Si Je Voulais Barbizon Plaza TheatreBroadway | |
| November 11, 1936 | Un Dejeuner D'Amoureuz Barbizon Plaza TheatreBroadway | |
| November 16, 1936 | Hedda Gabler Longacre TheatreBroadway | 32 perf. |
| November 19, 1936 | Johnny Johnson 44th Street TheatreBroadway | 68 perf. |
| November 24, 1936 | Tonight at 8:30 National TheatreBroadway | 118 perf. |
December: 17 openings
| December 1, 1936 | In a Church in Italy Guild TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| December 1, 1936 | In County Kerry Guild TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| December 1, 1936 | Love in the Balkans Guild TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| December 1, 1936 | The Miner's Wife Guild TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| December 8, 1936 | Bassa Mona Lafayette TheatreBroadway | |
| December 14, 1936 | You Can't Take It With You Booth TheatreBroadway | 838 perf. |
| December 15, 1936 | Days to Come Vanderbilt TheatreBroadway | 7 perf. |
| December 16, 1936 | Brother Rat Biltmore TheatreBroadway | 577 perf. |
| December 19, 1936 | Black Rhythm Comedy TheatreBroadway | 6 perf. |
| December 21, 1936 | Aged 26 Lyceum TheatreBroadway | 32 perf. |
| December 22, 1936 | All Editions Longacre TheatreBroadway | 23 perf. |
| December 23, 1936 | The Wingless Victory Empire TheatreBroadway | 110 perf. |
| December 24, 1936 | The Water Carrier 49th Street TheatreBroadway | |
| December 25, 1936 | The Show Is On Winter GardenBroadway | 237 perf. |
| December 26, 1936 | The Women Ethel Barrymore TheatreBroadway | 657 perf. |
| December 28, 1936 | Around the Corner 48th Street TheatreBroadway | 16 perf. |
| December 30, 1936 | Promise Little TheatreBroadway | 29 perf. |
Closed in 1936
| January 4, 1936 | Blind Alley Booth Theatre, opened 1935 | 119 run |
| January 4, 1936 | Romeo and Juliet Martin Beck Theatre, opened 1935 | 15 run |
| January 18, 1936 | Ghosts Empire Theatre, opened 1935 | 45 run |
| January 25, 1936 | Porgy and Bess Alvin Theatre, opened 1935 | 124 run |
| February 29, 1936 | Winterset Martin Beck Theatre, opened 1935 | 195 run |
| March 7, 1936 | At Home Abroad Winter Garden, opened 1935 | 198 run |
| March 7, 1936 | Jubilee Imperial Theatre, opened 1935 | 169 run |
| March 28, 1936 | George White's Scandals [1936] New Amsterdam Theatre, opened 1935 | 110 run |
| April 18, 1936 | Jumbo Hippodrome, opened 1935 | 233 run |
| May 9, 1936 | Pride and Prejudice Music Box Theatre, opened 1935 | 219 run |
| May 23, 1936 | Moon Over Mulberry Street Lyceum Theatre, opened 1935 | 303 run |
| June 6, 1936 | May Wine St James Theatre, opened 1935 | 213 run |
| June 6, 1936 | One Good Year Lyceum Theatre, opened 1935 | 215 run |
| July 4, 1936 | The Children's Hour Maxine Elliotts Theatre, opened 1934 | 691 run |
| September 12, 1936 | Mulatto Vanderbilt Theatre, opened 1935 | 373 run |