1941
80 shows opened on Broadway in 1941.
Broadway opened 80 shows in 1941: half of those runs were over within 23 performances. Arsenic and Old Lace, by Joseph Kesselring, broke that pattern, running 1,444 performances, 62.8 times the median.
Arsenic and Old Lace, by Joseph Kesselring, opened January 10, 1941 at Fulton Theatre and ran 1,444 performances.
Opened in 1941
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January: 9 openings
| January 2, 1941 | The Lady Who Came to Stay Maxine Elliotts TheatreBroadway | 4 perf. |
| January 5, 1941 | First Stop to Heaven Windsor TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| January 6, 1941 | Eight O'Clock Tuesday Henry Millers TheatreBroadway | 16 perf. |
| January 7, 1941 | Night of Love Hudson TheatreBroadway | 7 perf. |
| January 10, 1941 | Arsenic and Old Lace Fulton TheatreBroadway | 1,444 perf. |
| January 12, 1941 | Mr. and Mrs. North Belasco TheatreBroadway | 163 perf. |
| January 14, 1941 | Crazy With the Heat 44th Street TheatreBroadway | 7 perf. |
| January 20, 1941 | The Cream in the Well Booth TheatreBroadway | 24 perf. |
| January 23, 1941 | Lady in the Dark Alvin TheatreBroadway | 467 perf. |
February: 9 openings
| February 4, 1941 | Tanyard Street Little TheatreBroadway | 23 perf. |
| February 5, 1941 | Liberty Jones Shubert TheatreBroadway | 22 perf. |
| February 7, 1941 | Boudoir John Golden TheatreBroadway | 11 perf. |
| February 10, 1941 | Popsy Playhouse TheatreBroadway | 4 perf. |
| February 11, 1941 | Out of the Frying Pan Windsor TheatreBroadway | 104 perf. |
| February 11, 1941 | The Ballet Theatre Majestic TheatreBroadway | |
| February 12, 1941 | Claudia Booth TheatreBroadway | 722 perf. |
| February 24, 1941 | The Talley Method Henry Millers TheatreBroadway | 56 perf. |
| February 27, 1941 | Brooklyn Biarritz Royale TheatreBroadway | 4 perf. |
March: 6 openings
| March 11, 1941 | The Doctor's Dilemma Shubert TheatreBroadway | 121 perf. |
| March 12, 1941 | They Walk Alone John Golden TheatreBroadway | 21 perf. |
| March 13, 1941 | Five Alarm Waltz Playhouse TheatreBroadway | 4 perf. |
| March 23, 1941 | My Fair Ladies Hudson TheatreBroadway | 32 perf. |
| March 24, 1941 | Native Son St James TheatreBroadway | 114 perf. |
| March 25, 1941 | Gabrielle Maxine Elliotts TheatreBroadway | 2 perf. |
April: 7 openings
| April 1, 1941 | Watch on the Rhine Martin Beck TheatreBroadway | 378 perf. |
| April 4, 1941 | Your Loving Son Little TheatreBroadway | 3 perf. |
| April 8, 1941 | Steps Leading Up Cort TheatreBroadway | |
| April 8, 1941 | The Trojan Women Cort TheatreBroadway | 1 perf. |
| April 10, 1941 | The Night Before Christmas Morosco TheatreBroadway | 22 perf. |
| April 21, 1941 | The Beautiful People Lyceum TheatreBroadway | 120 perf. |
| April 25, 1941 | Not in Our Stars Cort TheatreBroadway |
May: 1 opening
| May 13, 1941 | The Happy Days Henry Millers TheatreBroadway | 23 perf. |
June: 1 opening
| June 3, 1941 | Snookie John Golden TheatreBroadway | 15 perf. |
July: 1 opening
| July 15, 1941 | It Happens on Ice Center TheatreBroadway | 386 perf. |
September: 9 openings
| September 3, 1941 | Village Green Henry Millers TheatreBroadway | 30 perf. |
| September 10, 1941 | The Wookey Plymouth TheatreBroadway | 134 perf. |
| September 12, 1941 | Brother Cain John Golden TheatreBroadway | 19 perf. |
| September 15, 1941 | The More the Merrier Cort TheatreBroadway | 16 perf. |
| September 16, 1941 | Cuckoos on the Hearth Morosco TheatreBroadway | |
| September 22, 1941 | The Distant City Longacre TheatreBroadway | 2 perf. |
| September 22, 1941 | The Jooss Ballet Maxine Elliotts TheatreBroadway | |
| September 29, 1941 | Ghost for Sale Dalys 63rd Street TheatreBroadway | 6 perf. |
| September 30, 1941 | Mr. Big Lyceum TheatreBroadway | 7 perf. |
October: 11 openings
| October 1, 1941 | Best Foot Forward Ethel Barrymore TheatreBroadway | 326 perf. |
| October 2, 1941 | Ah, Wilderness! Guild TheatreBroadway | 29 perf. |
| October 6, 1941 | All Men Are Alike Hudson TheatreBroadway | 32 perf. |
| October 7, 1941 | Anne of England St James TheatreBroadway | 7 perf. |
| October 9, 1941 | Viva O'Brien Majestic TheatreBroadway | 20 perf. |
| October 20, 1941 | As You Like It Mansfield TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| October 21, 1941 | Good Neighbor Windsor TheatreBroadway | 1 perf. |
| October 22, 1941 | Candle in the Wind Shubert TheatreBroadway | 95 perf. |
| October 28, 1941 | The Land Is Bright Music Box TheatreBroadway | 79 perf. |
| October 29, 1941 | Let’s Face It Imperial TheatreBroadway | 547 perf. |
| October 31, 1941 | High Kickers Broadhurst TheatreBroadway | 171 perf. |
November: 14 openings
| November 4, 1941 | The Man With Blond Hair Belasco TheatreBroadway | 7 perf. |
| November 5, 1941 | Blithe Spirit Morosco TheatreBroadway | 657 perf. |
| November 5, 1941 | La Vie Parisienne 44th Street TheatreBroadway | 7 perf. |
| November 8, 1941 | The Walrus and the Carpenter Cort TheatreBroadway | 9 perf. |
| November 10, 1941 | Spring Again Henry Millers TheatreBroadway | 241 perf. |
| November 11, 1941 | Macbeth National TheatreBroadway | 131 perf. |
| November 12, 1941 | Ballet Theatre 44th Street TheatreBroadway | |
| November 12, 1941 | Theatre Hudson TheatreBroadway | 69 perf. |
| November 16, 1941 | Little Dark Horse John Golden TheatreBroadway | 9 perf. |
| November 17, 1941 | Ring Around Elizabeth Playhouse TheatreBroadway | 10 perf. |
| November 18, 1941 | Junior Miss Lyceum TheatreBroadway | |
| November 19, 1941 | Walk Into My Parlor Forrest TheatreBroadway | 29 perf. |
| November 21, 1941 | The Seventh Trumpet Mansfield TheatreBroadway | 11 perf. |
| November 26, 1941 | Hope for a Harvest Guild TheatreBroadway | 38 perf. |
December: 12 openings
| December 1, 1941 | Le Meri and Natya Dancers Guild TheatreBroadway | |
| December 1, 1941 | Sons o' Fun Winter Garden TheatreBroadway | 742 perf. |
| December 2, 1941 | Twelfth Night Little TheatreBroadway | 15 perf. |
| December 4, 1941 | Sunny River St James TheatreBroadway | 36 perf. |
| December 5, 1941 | Angel Street John Golden TheatreBroadway | 1,295 perf. |
| December 8, 1941 | Golden Wings Cort TheatreBroadway | 6 perf. |
| December 21, 1941 | Brooklyn, U.S.A. Forrest TheatreBroadway | 57 perf. |
| December 22, 1941 | Pie in the Sky Playhouse TheatreBroadway | 6 perf. |
| December 23, 1941 | Letters to Lucerne Cort TheatreBroadway | 23 perf. |
| December 25, 1941 | Banjo Eyes Hollywood TheatreBroadway | 126 perf. |
| December 27, 1941 | Clash by Night Belasco TheatreBroadway | 49 perf. |
| December 28, 1941 | In Time to Come Mansfield TheatreBroadway | 40 perf. |
Closed in 1941
| January 4, 1941 | Retreat to Pleasure Belasco Theatre, opened 1940 | 23 run |
| January 11, 1941 | Ruth Draper Booth Theatre, opened 1940 | 22 run |
| January 12, 1941 | Original Ballet Russe, Colonel de Basil's 51st Street Theatre, opened 1940 | 106 run |
| January 18, 1941 | The Flying Gerardos Playhouse Theatre, opened 1940 | 24 run |
| February 1, 1941 | Hold on to Your Hats Shubert Theatre, opened 1940 | 158 run |
| March 8, 1941 | Cabin In The Sky Martin Beck Theatre, opened 1940 | 156 run |
| March 8, 1941 | Twelfth Night St James Theatre, opened 1940 | 129 run |
| March 15, 1941 | Boys and Girls Together Broadhurst Theatre, opened 1940 | 191 run |
| March 15, 1941 | George Washington Slept Here Lyceum Theatre, opened 1940 | 173 run |
| April 26, 1941 | Flight to the West Guild Theatre, opened 1940 | 136 run |
| May 3, 1941 | Charley's Aunt Cort Theatre, opened 1940 | 233 run |
| May 10, 1941 | Meet the People Mansfield Theatre, opened 1940 | 160 run |
| May 17, 1941 | Old Acquaintance Morosco Theatre, opened 1940 | 170 run |
| May 31, 1941 | Tobacco Road Theatre Masque, opened 1933 | 3,182 run |
| June 14, 1941 | Louisiana Purchase Imperial Theatre, opened 1940 | 444 run |
| June 15, 1941 | It Happens on Ice Center Theatre, opened 1940 | 276 run |
| June 21, 1941 | Johnny Belinda Belasco Theatre, opened 1940 | 321 run |
| July 12, 1941 | The Man Who Came to Dinner Music Box Theatre, opened 1939 | 739 run |
| September 6, 1941 | Separate Rooms Maxine Elliotts Theatre, opened 1940 | 613 run |
| December 17, 1941 | Hellzapoppin 46th Street Theatre, opened 1938 | 1,404 run |