1942
106 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in 1942.
John Willard, Edna May Oliver, J.H. Benrimo, George M. Cohan, Cyrus Wood and Michel Fokine all died in 1942.
Stars on Ice opened July 2, 1942 at Center Theatre and ran 827 performances.
Opened in 1942
UndatedJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Undated: 3 openings
| Du Barry Was a Lady London | ||
| Let’s Face It West EndLondon | ||
| The Petrified Forest Gielgud TheatreLondon |
January: 13 openings
| January 2, 1942 | The First Crocus Longacre TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
| January 6, 1942 | Papa Is All Guild TheatreBroadway | 63 perf. |
| January 8, 1942 | Johnny on a Spot Plymouth TheatreBroadway | 4 perf. |
| January 9, 1942 | The Lady Comes Across 44th Street TheatreBroadway | 3 perf. |
| January 14, 1942 | The Rivals Shubert TheatreBroadway | 54 perf. |
| January 20, 1942 | All in Favor Henry Millers TheatreBroadway | 7 perf. |
| January 21, 1942 | H.M.S. Pinafore / The Green Table St James TheatreBroadway | 18 perf. |
| January 21, 1942 | Jason Hudson TheatreBroadway | 125 perf. |
| January 22, 1942 | Porgy and Bess Majestic TheatreBroadway | 286 perf. |
| January 23, 1942 | Cafe Crown Broadway | 141 perf. |
| January 26, 1942 | Lily of the Valley Windsor TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| January 27, 1942 | Solitaire Plymouth TheatreBroadway | 23 perf. |
| January 29, 1942 | Hedda Gabler Longacre TheatreBroadway | 12 perf. |
February: 11 openings
| February 3, 1942 | The Mikado / The Big City / A Ball in Old Vienna St James TheatreBroadway | 19 perf. |
| February 5, 1942 | The Flowers of Virtue Royale TheatreBroadway | 4 perf. |
| February 11, 1942 | Of V We Sing Concert TheatreBroadway | 76 perf. |
| February 12, 1942 | Heart of a City Henry Millers TheatreBroadway | 28 perf. |
| February 13, 1942 | They Should Have Stood in Bed Mansfield TheatreBroadway | 11 perf. |
| February 17, 1942 | The Pirates of Penzance / The Prodigal Son St James TheatreBroadway | 11 perf. |
| February 20, 1942 | Plan M Belasco TheatreBroadway | 6 perf. |
| February 22, 1942 | Under This Roof Windsor TheatreBroadway | 17 perf. |
| February 23, 1942 | Iolanthe St James TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
| February 24, 1942 | Guest in the House Plymouth TheatreBroadway | 153 perf. |
| February 28, 1942 | Trial by Jury St James TheatreBroadway | 7 perf. |
March: 5 openings
| March 1, 1942 | Argentinita Shubert TheatreBroadway | |
| March 3, 1942 | The Gondoliers St James TheatreBroadway | 3 perf. |
| March 10, 1942 | A Kiss for Cinderella Music Box TheatreBroadway | 48 perf. |
| March 12, 1942 | Priorities of 1942 46th Street TheatreBroadway | 353 perf. |
| March 16, 1942 | Johnny 2 X 4 Longacre TheatreBroadway | 65 perf. |
April: 10 openings
| April 3, 1942 | Nathan the Wise Belasco TheatreBroadway | 28 perf. |
| April 7, 1942 | Gratefully Yours Imperial TheatreBroadway | |
| April 7, 1942 | The Moon Is Down Martin Beck TheatreBroadway | 71 perf. |
| April 13, 1942 | Autumn Hill Booth TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| April 14, 1942 | Yesterday's Magic Guild TheatreBroadway | 55 perf. |
| April 20, 1942 | What Big Ears! Windsor TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| April 21, 1942 | Billy the Kid National TheatreBroadway | |
| April 24, 1942 | Keep 'em Laughing 44th Street TheatreBroadway | 77 perf. |
| April 27, 1942 | Candida Shubert TheatreBroadway | 27 perf. |
| April 29, 1942 | The Life of Reilly Broadhurst TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
May: 7 openings
| May 1, 1942 | Harlem Cavalcade Ritz TheatreBroadway | 49 perf. |
| May 7, 1942 | The Walking Gentleman Belasco TheatreBroadway | 6 perf. |
| May 19, 1942 | The Strings, My Lord, Are False Royale TheatreBroadway | 15 perf. |
| May 20, 1942 | Uncle Harry Broadhurst TheatreBroadway | 430 perf. |
| May 25, 1942 | All the Comforts of Home Longacre TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| May 26, 1942 | Comes the Revelation Jolsons 59th Street TheatreBroadway | 2 perf. |
| May 29, 1942 | Top-Notchers 44th Street TheatreBroadway | 48 perf. |
June: 5 openings
| June 3, 1942 | By Jupiter Shubert TheatreBroadway | 427 perf. |
| June 16, 1942 | The Cat Screams Martin Beck TheatreBroadway | 7 perf. |
| June 22, 1942 | Laugh, Town, Laugh! Alvin TheatreBroadway | 65 perf. |
| June 23, 1942 | Broken Journey Henry Millers TheatreBroadway | 23 perf. |
| June 24, 1942 | Star and Garter Music Box TheatreBroadway | 609 perf. |
July: 4 openings
| July 2, 1942 | Stars on Ice Center TheatreBroadway | 827 perf. |
| July 4, 1942 | This Is the Army Broadway TheatreBroadway | 113 perf. |
| July 9, 1942 | Yours, A. Lincoln Shubert TheatreBroadway | 2 perf. |
| July 15, 1942 | The Merry Widow Carnegie HallBroadway | 39 perf. |
August: 3 openings
| August 17, 1942 | Across the Board on Tomorrow Morning and Talking to You Belasco TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| August 18, 1942 | The New Moon Carnegie HallBroadway | 24 perf. |
| August 31, 1942 | I Killed the Count Cort TheatreBroadway | 29 perf. |
September: 9 openings
| September 5, 1942 | Tobacco Road Forrest TheatreBroadway | 34 perf. |
| September 10, 1942 | Janie Henry Millers TheatreBroadway | 642 perf. |
| September 14, 1942 | The Morning Star Morosco TheatreBroadway | 24 perf. |
| September 15, 1942 | New Priorities of 1943 46th Street TheatreBroadway | 54 perf. |
| September 16, 1942 | Show Time Broadhurst TheatreBroadway | 342 perf. |
| September 22, 1942 | Vickie Plymouth TheatreBroadway | 48 perf. |
| September 28, 1942 | Wine, Women and Song Ambassador TheatreBroadway | 150 perf. |
| September 29, 1942 | Magic / Hello, Out There Belasco TheatreBroadway | 47 perf. |
| September 30, 1942 | Strip for Action National TheatreBroadway | 110 perf. |
October: 12 openings
| October 5, 1942 | Let Freedom Sing Longacre TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| October 7, 1942 | The Eve of St. Mark Cort TheatreBroadway | 307 perf. |
| October 8, 1942 | Count Me In Ethel Barrymore TheatreBroadway | 61 perf. |
| October 9, 1942 | Three Men on a Horse Forrest TheatreBroadway | 28 perf. |
| October 12, 1942 | Oy Is Dus a Leben! Molly Picon TheatreBroadway | 139 perf. |
| October 14, 1942 | Beat the Band 46th Street TheatreBroadway | 68 perf. |
| October 19, 1942 | Bird in Hand Morosco TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| October 21, 1942 | The Time, the Place and the Girl Mansfield TheatreBroadway | 13 perf. |
| October 22, 1942 | The Damask Cheek Playhouse TheatreBroadway | 93 perf. |
| October 23, 1942 | Native Son Majestic TheatreBroadway | 84 perf. |
| October 27, 1942 | Little Darling Biltmore TheatreBroadway | 23 perf. |
| October 28, 1942 | Rosalinda 44th Street TheatreBroadway | 611 perf. |
November: 11 openings
| November 3, 1942 | New Opera Co.: Ballet Imperial / The Fair at Sorochinsk Broadway TheatreBroadway | |
| November 10, 1942 | La Vie Parisienne Broadway TheatreBroadway | 17 perf. |
| November 10, 1942 | Without Love St James TheatreBroadway | 113 perf. |
| November 13, 1942 | Mr. Sycamore Guild TheatreBroadway | 19 perf. |
| November 18, 1942 | The Skin of Our Teeth Plymouth TheatreBroadway | 359 perf. |
| November 19, 1942 | Once Over Lightly Alvin TheatreBroadway | 6 perf. |
| November 23, 1942 | Yankee Point Longacre TheatreBroadway | 24 perf. |
| November 24, 1942 | Counsellor-at-Law Royale TheatreBroadway | 258 perf. |
| November 25, 1942 | The Pirate Martin Beck TheatreBroadway | 177 perf. |
| November 26, 1942 | The Great Big Doorstep Morosco TheatreBroadway | 28 perf. |
| November 30, 1942 | Lifeline Belasco TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
December: 13 openings
| December 3, 1942 | R. U. R. Ethel Barrymore TheatreBroadway | 4 perf. |
| December 9, 1942 | The Sun Field Biltmore TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
| December 10, 1942 | The Willow and I Windsor TheatreBroadway | 28 perf. |
| December 21, 1942 | The Three Sisters Ethel Barrymore TheatreBroadway | 123 perf. |
| December 22, 1942 | New Faces of 1943 Ritz TheatreBroadway | 94 perf. |
| December 23, 1942 | Flare Path Henry Millers TheatreBroadway | 14 perf. |
| December 25, 1942 | Proof Thro' the Night Morosco TheatreBroadway | 11 perf. |
| December 26, 1942 | Doodle Dandy of the U.S.A. Belasco TheatreBroadway | |
| December 27, 1942 | Angna Enters Alvin TheatreBroadway | |
| December 28, 1942 | Sweet Charity Mansfield TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| December 29, 1942 | The Russian People Guild TheatreBroadway | 39 perf. |
| December 29, 1942 | You'll See Stars Maxine Elliotts TheatreBroadway | 4 perf. |
| December 30, 1942 | The Doughgirls Lyceum TheatreBroadway | 671 perf. |
Closed in 1942
| January 3, 1942 | Cuckoos on the Hearth Morosco Theatre, opened 1941 | |
| January 3, 1942 | Panama Hattie 46th Street Theatre, opened 1940 | 501 run |
| January 3, 1942 | Sunny River St James Theatre, opened 1941 | 36 run |
| January 3, 1942 | The Land Is Bright Music Box Theatre, opened 1941 | 79 run |
| January 3, 1942 | The Wookey Plymouth Theatre, opened 1941 | 134 run |
| January 10, 1942 | Candle in the Wind Shubert Theatre, opened 1941 | 95 run |
| January 10, 1942 | Letters to Lucerne Cort Theatre, opened 1941 | 23 run |
| January 10, 1942 | Spring Again Henry Millers Theatre, opened 1941 | 241 run |
| January 10, 1942 | Theatre Hudson Theatre, opened 1941 | 69 run |
| January 17, 1942 | The Corn Is Green National Theatre, opened 1940 | 477 run |
| January 31, 1942 | In Time to Come Mansfield Theatre, opened 1941 | 40 run |
| February 7, 1942 | Brooklyn, U.S.A. Forrest Theatre, opened 1941 | 57 run |
| February 7, 1942 | Clash by Night Belasco Theatre, opened 1941 | 49 run |
| February 21, 1942 | Watch on the Rhine Martin Beck Theatre, opened 1941 | 378 run |
| February 28, 1942 | Macbeth National Theatre, opened 1941 | 131 run |
| March 28, 1942 | High Kickers Broadhurst Theatre, opened 1941 | 171 run |
| April 12, 1942 | Banjo Eyes Hollywood Theatre, opened 1941 | 126 run |
| April 26, 1942 | It Happens on Ice Center Theatre, opened 1941 | 386 run |
| May 30, 1942 | Lady in the Dark Alvin Theatre, opened 1941 | 467 run |
| July 4, 1942 | Best Foot Forward Ethel Barrymore Theatre, opened 1941 | 326 run |