Broadway opened 943 shows in the 1940s: half of those runs were over within 28 performances.
Shows · 1940s
1940s
961 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in the 1940s.
Oklahoma! opened March 31, 1943 at St. James Theatre and ran 2,212 performances, the longest run to open in the 1940s.
The years
| 1940 | 98 openings My Sister Eileen opened, ran 864 performances |
| 1941 | 80 openings Arsenic and Old Lace opened, ran 1,444 performances |
| 1942 | 106 openings Stars on Ice opened, ran 827 performances |
| 1943 | 81 openings Oklahoma! opened, ran 2,212 performances |
| 1944 | 118 openings Harvey opened, ran 1,775 performances |
| 1945 | 88 openings Carousel opened, ran 890 performances |
| 1946 | 104 openings Born Yesterday opened, ran 1,642 performances |
| 1947 | 106 openings A Streetcar Named Desire opened, ran 855 performances |
| 1948 | 115 openings Mister Roberts opened, ran 1,157 performances |
| 1949 | 65 openings South Pacific opened, ran 1,925 performances |
The buildings
Gaiety Theatre closed in 1943.
44th Street Theatre closed in 1945.
Nora Bayes Theatre closed in 1945.