98 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in 1940.

Opened in 1940

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Undated: 2 openings

Unknown	As You Are Aldwych Theatre, London
Unknown	Nap Hand Aldwych Theatre, London

January: 10 openings

January 9, 1940	The Male Animal Cort Theatre, Broadway	243 perf.
January 10, 1940	John Henry 44th Street Theatre, Broadway	7 perf.
January 12, 1940	Gizelle Center Theatre, Broadway
January 13, 1940	Earl Carroll's Vanities [1940] St James Theatre, Broadway	25 perf.
January 16, 1940	Juno and the Paycock Mansfield Theatre, Broadway	105 perf.
January 17, 1940	The Man Who Killed Lincoln Longacre Theatre, Broadway	5 perf.
January 22, 1940	Two On An Island Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway	96 perf.
January 24, 1940	Young Couple Wanted Maxine Elliotts Theatre, Broadway	13 perf.
January 30, 1940	Geneva Henry Millers Theatre, Broadway	15 perf.
January 31, 1940	My Dear Children Belasco Theatre, Broadway	117 perf.

February: 7 openings

February 5, 1940	The Taming of the Shrew Alvin Theatre, Broadway	8 perf.
February 8, 1940	Two For The Show Booth Theatre, Broadway	124 perf.
February 13, 1940	The Unconquered Biltmore Theatre, Broadway	6 perf.
February 21, 1940	Reunion in New York Little Theatre, Broadway	89 perf.
February 22, 1940	Night Music Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway	20 perf.
February 23, 1940	Another Sun National Theatre, Broadway	11 perf.
February 27, 1940	Leave Her To Heaven Longacre Theatre, Broadway	15 perf.

March: 13 openings

March 1, 1940	The Burning Deck Maxine Elliotts Theatre, Broadway	3 perf.
March 4, 1940	The Weak Link John Golden Theatre, Broadway	32 perf.
March 6, 1940	The Fifth Column Alvin Theatre, Broadway	87 perf.
March 14, 1940	A Passenger to Bali Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway	4 perf.
March 18, 1940	Goodbye in the Night Biltmore Theatre, Broadway	8 perf.
March 19, 1940	One Act Variety Theatre Provincetown Playhouse, Broadway	38 perf.
March 23, 1940	A Case of Youth National Theatre, Broadway	5 perf.
March 23, 1940	Mamba's Daughters Broadway Theatre, Broadway	17 perf.
March 23, 1940	Separate Rooms Maxine Elliotts Theatre, Broadway	613 perf.
March 25, 1940	Liliom 44th Street Theatre, Broadway	56 perf.
March 26, 1940	Ladies in Retirement Henry Millers Theatre, Broadway	151 perf.
March 27, 1940	Lady in Waiting Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway	87 perf.
March 28, 1940	The Scene of the Crime Fulton Theatre, Broadway	12 perf.

April: 8 openings

April 1, 1940	King Richard II St James Theatre, Broadway	32 perf.
April 2, 1940	An International Incident Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway	15 perf.
April 4, 1940	Higher and Higher Shubert Theatre, Broadway	84 perf.
April 9, 1940	Suspect Playhouse Theatre, Broadway	31 perf.
April 12, 1940	Medicine Show New Yorker Theatre, Broadway	35 perf.
April 16, 1940	Morning Star Longacre Theatre, Broadway	63 perf.
April 18, 1940	Heavenly Express National Theatre, Broadway	20 perf.
April 29, 1940	There Shall Be No Night Alvin Theatre, Broadway	115 perf.

May: 10 openings

May 2, 1940	Love's Old Sweet Song Plymouth Theatre, Broadway	44 perf.
May 3, 1940	Grey Farm Hudson Theatre, Broadway	35 perf.
May 4, 1940	Out From Under Biltmore Theatre, Broadway	9 perf.
May 6, 1940	The Strangler Fig Lyceum Theatre, Broadway	8 perf.
May 9, 1940	Romeo and Juliet 51st Street Theatre, Broadway	36 perf.
May 17, 1940	The Return of the Vagabond National Theatre, Broadway	7 perf.
May 20, 1940	At The Stroke of Eight Belasco Theatre, Broadway	8 perf.
May 23, 1940	Keep Off the Grass Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway	44 perf.
May 24, 1940	Russian Bank St James Theatre, Broadway	11 perf.
May 28, 1940	Louisiana Purchase Imperial Theatre, Broadway	444 perf.

June: 2 openings

June 3, 1940	Love for Love Hudson Theatre, Broadway	8 perf.
June 4, 1940	Walk With Music Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway	55 perf.

September: 7 openings

September 3, 1940	Kind Lady Playhouse Theatre, Broadway	107 perf.
September 9, 1940	Jupiter Laughs Biltmore Theatre, Broadway	24 perf.
September 9, 1940	Sim Sala Bim Morosco Theatre, Broadway	54 perf.
September 11, 1940	Hold on to Your Hats Shubert Theatre, Broadway	158 perf.
September 18, 1940	Johnny Belinda Belasco Theatre, Broadway	321 perf.
September 23, 1940	The Time of Your Life Booth Theatre, Broadway	32 perf.
September 30, 1940	The Gondoliers 44th Street Theatre, Broadway	7 perf.

October: 15 openings

October 1, 1940	Boys and Girls Together Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway	191 perf.
October 3, 1940	The Mikado 44th Street Theatre, Broadway	7 perf.
October 5, 1940	Journey to Jerusalem National Theatre, Broadway	17 perf.
October 7, 1940	The Pirates Of Penzance 44th Street Theatre, Broadway	6 perf.
October 10, 1940	It Happens on Ice Center Theatre, Broadway	276 perf.
October 11, 1940	Boyd's Daughter Booth Theatre, Broadway	3 perf.
October 14, 1940	Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo 51st Street Theatre, Broadway
October 15, 1940	Blind Alley Windsor Theatre, Broadway	63 perf.
October 17, 1940	Charley's Aunt Cort Theatre, Broadway	233 perf.
October 18, 1940	George Washington Slept Here Lyceum Theatre, Broadway	173 perf.
October 22, 1940	Big White Fog Lincoln Theatre, Broadway	64 perf.
October 25, 1940	Cabin In The Sky Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway	156 perf.
October 26, 1940	Tis of Thee Maxine Elliotts Theatre, Broadway	1 perf.
October 29, 1940	Suzanna and the Elders Morosco Theatre, Broadway	30 perf.
October 30, 1940	Panama Hattie 46th Street Theatre, Broadway	501 perf.

November: 9 openings

November 1, 1940	Return Engagement John Golden Theatre, Broadway	8 perf.
November 3, 1940	Original Ballet Russe, Colonel de Basil's 51st Street Theatre, Broadway	106 perf.
November 7, 1940	Beverly Hills Fulton Theatre, Broadway	28 perf.
November 8, 1940	Quiet, Please! Guild Theatre, Broadway	16 perf.
November 15, 1940	Glamour Preferred Booth Theatre, Broadway	11 perf.
November 19, 1940	Twelfth Night St James Theatre, Broadway	129 perf.
November 23, 1940	Horse Fever Mansfield Theatre, Broadway	25 perf.
November 26, 1940	The Corn Is Green National Theatre, Broadway	477 perf.
November 27, 1940	Fledgling Hudson Theatre, Broadway	13 perf.

December: 15 openings

December 2, 1940	Romantic Mr. Dickens Playhouse Theatre, Broadway	8 perf.
December 4, 1940	Delicate Story Henry Millers Theatre, Broadway	29 perf.
December 5, 1940	Mum's the Word Belmont Theatre, Broadway	12 perf.
December 9, 1940	Every Man for Himself Guild Theatre, Broadway	3 perf.
December 17, 1940	Retreat to Pleasure Belasco Theatre, Broadway	23 perf.
December 19, 1940	Cue for Passion Royale Theatre, Broadway	12 perf.
December 20, 1940	The Old Foolishness Windsor Theatre, Broadway	3 perf.
December 23, 1940	Old Acquaintance Morosco Theatre, Broadway	170 perf.
December 25, 1940	Meet the People Mansfield Theatre, Broadway	160 perf.
December 25, 1940	Pal Joey Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway	374 perf.
December 26, 1940	My Sister Eileen Biltmore Theatre, Broadway	864 perf.
December 26, 1940	Ruth Draper Booth Theatre, Broadway	22 perf.
December 27, 1940	All in Fun Majestic Theatre, Broadway	3 perf.
December 29, 1940	The Flying Gerardos Playhouse Theatre, Broadway	24 perf.
December 30, 1940	Flight to the West Guild Theatre, Broadway	136 perf.

Closed in 1940

January 6, 1940	Farm of Three Echoes Cort Theatre, opened 1939	48 run
January 6, 1940	Hamlet 44th Street Theatre, opened 1939	40 run
January 6, 1940	Kindred Maxine Elliotts Theatre, opened 1939	16 run
January 6, 1940	Morning's at Seven Longacre Theatre, opened 1939	44 run
January 6, 1940	Very Warm for May Alvin Theatre, opened 1939	59 run
January 6, 1940	Yokel Boy Majestic Theatre, opened 1939	208 run
January 13, 1940	Ladies and Gentlemen Martin Beck Theatre, opened 1939	105 run
January 27, 1940	The World We Make Guild Theatre, opened 1939	80 run
February 3, 1940	The Little Foxes National Theatre, opened 1939	410 run
February 10, 1940	Streets of Paris Broadhurst Theatre, opened 1939	274 run
February 11, 1940	Folies Bergère [1939] Broadway Theatre, opened 1939	121 run
February 24, 1940	Key Largo Ethel Barrymore Theatre, opened 1939	105 run
March 30, 1940	The Philadelphia Story Shubert Theatre, opened 1939	417 run
April 6, 1940	See My Lawyer Biltmore Theatre, opened 1939	224 run
April 6, 1940	The Time of Your Life Booth Theatre, opened 1939	185 run
May 4, 1940	When We Are Married Lyceum Theatre, opened 1939	156 run
May 18, 1940	Too Many Girls Imperial Theatre, opened 1939	249 run
May 25, 1940	Skylark Morosco Theatre, opened 1939	256 run
June 15, 1940	Margin for Error Plymouth Theatre, opened 1939	264 run
June 22, 1940	Pins And Needles Labor Stage, opened 1937	1,108 run
December 12, 1940	Du Barry Was a Lady 46th Street Theatre, opened 1939	408 run