1939
74 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in 1939.
Broadway opened 72 shows in 1939: half of those runs were over within 46 performances. Life With Father broke that pattern, running 3,224 performances, 70.1 times the median.
Life With Father opened November 8, 1939 at Empire Theatre and ran 3,224 performances.
Hippodrome closed.
Manhattan Opera House closed.
Vanderbilt Theatre closed.
Opened in 1939
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Undated: 2 openings
| Unknown | Little Ladyship Aldwych Theatre, London | |
| Unknown | The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde with John Gielgud Gielgud Theatre, London |
January: 11 openings
| January 5, 1939 | Cox and Box Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | |
| January 5, 1939 | Iolanthe Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | |
| January 5, 1939 | Patience Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | |
| January 5, 1939 | The Gondoliers Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | |
| January 5, 1939 | The Mikado Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | |
| January 5, 1939 | The Pirates Of Penzance Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | |
| January 5, 1939 | The Yeomen of the Guard Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | |
| January 10, 1939 | The White Steed Cort Theatre, Broadway | 136 perf. |
| January 18, 1939 | Set to Music Music Box Theatre, Broadway | 129 perf. |
| January 20, 1939 | Mr. Banks of Birmingham Hudson Theatre, Broadway | 3 perf. |
| January 24, 1939 | Naughty Naught '00 American Music Hall, Broadway | 42 perf. |
February: 5 openings
| February 4, 1939 | One For the Money Booth Theatre, Broadway | 132 perf. |
| February 7, 1939 | I Must Love Someone Longacre Theatre, Broadway | 191 perf. |
| February 9, 1939 | Stars in Your Eyes Majestic Theatre, Broadway | 127 perf. |
| February 11, 1939 | Lew Leslie's Blackbirds of 1939 Hudson Theatre, Broadway | 9 perf. |
| February 15, 1939 | The Little Foxes National Theatre, Broadway | 410 perf. |
March: 7 openings
| March 1, 1939 | The Swing Mikado New Yorker Theatre, Broadway | 86 perf. |
| March 2, 1939 | Frank Fay Vaudeville 44th Street Theatre, Broadway | 60 perf. |
| March 12, 1939 | Dorothy Crawford Guild Theatre, Broadway | |
| March 15, 1939 | Tell My Story Mercury Theatre, Broadway | 1 perf. |
| March 19, 1939 | Stop Press Vanderbilt Theatre, Broadway | 1 perf. |
| March 23, 1939 | The Hot Mikado Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway | 85 perf. |
| March 28, 1939 | The Philadelphia Story Shubert Theatre, Broadway | 417 perf. |
April: 3 openings
| April 16, 1939 | Quiet City Belasco Theatre, Broadway | 2 perf. |
| April 20, 1939 | Adelante Dalys 63rd Street Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| April 21, 1939 | Mexicana 46th Street Theatre, Broadway | 35 perf. |
May: 2 openings
| May 22, 1939 | Susanna, Don't You Cry Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
| May 24, 1939 | The Ballet Caravan Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | 2 perf. |
June: 2 openings
| June 19, 1939 | Streets of Paris Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway | 274 perf. |
| June 20, 1939 | From Vienna Music Box Theatre, Broadway | 79 perf. |
July: 2 openings
| July 6, 1939 | Yokel Boy Majestic Theatre, Broadway | 208 perf. |
| July 17, 1939 | The American Way Center Theatre, Broadway | 80 perf. |
August: 1 opening
| August 28, 1939 | George White's Scandals [1939] Alvin Theatre, Broadway | 120 perf. |
September: 3 openings
| September 18, 1939 | Journey's End Empire Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| September 27, 1939 | See My Lawyer Biltmore Theatre, Broadway | 224 perf. |
| September 29, 1939 | The Straw Hat Revue Ambassador Theatre, Broadway | 75 perf. |
October: 9 openings
| October 2, 1939 | They Knew What They Wanted Empire Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| October 11, 1939 | Skylark Morosco Theatre, Broadway | 256 perf. |
| October 14, 1939 | The Three Sisters Longacre Theatre, Broadway | 9 perf. |
| October 16, 1939 | The Man Who Came to Dinner Music Box Theatre, Broadway | 739 perf. |
| October 17, 1939 | Ladies and Gentlemen Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | 105 perf. |
| October 18, 1939 | Too Many Girls Imperial Theatre, Broadway | 249 perf. |
| October 24, 1939 | The Possessed Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 14 perf. |
| October 25, 1939 | Cure For Matrimony Provincetown Playhouse, Broadway | 25 perf. |
| October 25, 1939 | The Time of Your Life Booth Theatre, Broadway | 185 perf. |
November: 15 openings
| November 1, 1939 | Pastoral Henry Millers Theatre, Broadway | 14 perf. |
| November 2, 1939 | Summer Night St James Theatre, Broadway | 4 perf. |
| November 3, 1939 | Margin for Error Plymouth Theatre, Broadway | 264 perf. |
| November 6, 1939 | Sea Dogs Maxine Elliotts Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| November 8, 1939 | Life With Father Empire Theatre, Broadway | 3,224 perf. |
| November 14, 1939 | Thunder Rock Mansfield Theatre, Broadway | 23 perf. |
| November 17, 1939 | Very Warm for May Alvin Theatre, Broadway | 59 perf. |
| November 20, 1939 | The World We Make Guild Theatre, Broadway | 80 perf. |
| November 21, 1939 | Aries Is Rising John Golden Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| November 22, 1939 | Ring Two Henry Millers Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
| November 24, 1939 | I Know What I Like Hudson Theatre, Broadway | 11 perf. |
| November 27, 1939 | Key Largo Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway | 105 perf. |
| November 28, 1939 | Farm of Three Echoes Cort Theatre, Broadway | 48 perf. |
| November 29, 1939 | Swingin' The Dream Center Theatre, Broadway | 13 perf. |
| November 30, 1939 | Morning's at Seven Longacre Theatre, Broadway | 44 perf. |
December: 12 openings
| December 4, 1939 | Hamlet 44th Street Theatre, Broadway | 40 perf. |
| December 5, 1939 | Foreigners Belasco Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| December 6, 1939 | Du Barry Was a Lady 46th Street Theatre, Broadway | 408 perf. |
| December 6, 1939 | Dubarry Was a Lady 46th Street Theatre, Broadway | 408 perf. |
| December 8, 1939 | The Woman Brown Biltmore Theatre, Broadway | 11 perf. |
| December 19, 1939 | Steel Provincetown Playhouse, Broadway | 9 perf. |
| December 20, 1939 | Once Upon a Time Labor Stage Theatre, Broadway | 1 perf. |
| December 21, 1939 | Billy Draws a Horse Playhouse Theatre, Broadway | 13 perf. |
| December 25, 1939 | Folies Bergère [1939] Broadway Theatre, Broadway | 121 perf. |
| December 25, 1939 | When We Are Married Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 156 perf. |
| December 26, 1939 | Kindred Maxine Elliotts Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| December 27, 1939 | Christmas Eve Henry Millers Theatre, Broadway | 6 perf. |
Closed in 1939
| January 7, 1939 | Blossom Time 46th Street Theatre, opened 1938 | 19 run |
| January 7, 1939 | Sing Out the News Music Box Theatre, opened 1938 | 105 run |
| January 31, 1939 | Bachelor Born Morosco Theatre, opened 1938 | 400 run |
| February 25, 1939 | I Married an Angel Shubert Theatre, opened 1938 | 338 run |
| March 11, 1939 | Knickerbocker Holiday Ethel Barrymore Theatre, opened 1938 | 168 run |
| April 9, 1939 | Awake and Sing! Dalys 63rd Street Theatre, opened 1938 | 95 run |
| June 10, 1939 | The Boys from Syracuse Alvin Theatre, opened 1938 | 235 run |
| June 30, 1939 | Pinocchio Ritz Theatre, opened 1938 | 197 run |
| July 8, 1939 | What a Life Biltmore Theatre, opened 1938 | 538 run |
| July 15, 1939 | Leave It to Me! Imperial Theatre, opened 1938 | 291 run |
| July 22, 1939 | Outward Bound Playhouse Theatre, opened 1938 | 255 run |
| November 25, 1939 | Abe Lincoln in Illinois Plymouth Theatre, opened 1938 | 472 run |