106 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in 1942.

Opened in 1942

UndatedJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember

Undated: 3 openings

Unknown	Du Barry Was a Lady , London
Unknown	Let’s Face It West End, London
Unknown	The Petrified Forest Gielgud Theatre, London

January: 13 openings

January 2, 1942	The First Crocus Longacre Theatre, Broadway	5 perf.
January 6, 1942	Papa Is All Guild Theatre, Broadway	63 perf.
January 8, 1942	Johnny on a Spot Plymouth Theatre, Broadway	4 perf.
January 9, 1942	The Lady Comes Across 44th Street Theatre, Broadway	3 perf.
January 14, 1942	The Rivals Shubert Theatre, Broadway	54 perf.
January 20, 1942	All in Favor Henry Millers Theatre, Broadway	7 perf.
January 21, 1942	H.M.S. Pinafore / The Green Table St James Theatre, Broadway	18 perf.
January 21, 1942	Jason Hudson Theatre, Broadway	125 perf.
January 22, 1942	Porgy and Bess Majestic Theatre, Broadway	286 perf.
January 23, 1942	Cafe Crown , Broadway	141 perf.
January 26, 1942	Lily of the Valley Windsor Theatre, Broadway	8 perf.
January 27, 1942	Solitaire Plymouth Theatre, Broadway	23 perf.
January 29, 1942	Hedda Gabler Longacre Theatre, Broadway	12 perf.

February: 11 openings

February 3, 1942	The Mikado / The Big City / A Ball in Old Vienna St James Theatre, Broadway	19 perf.
February 5, 1942	The Flowers of Virtue Royale Theatre, Broadway	4 perf.
February 11, 1942	Of V We Sing Concert Theatre, Broadway	76 perf.
February 12, 1942	Heart of a City Henry Millers Theatre, Broadway	28 perf.
February 13, 1942	They Should Have Stood in Bed Mansfield Theatre, Broadway	11 perf.
February 17, 1942	The Pirates of Penzance / The Prodigal Son St James Theatre, Broadway	11 perf.
February 20, 1942	Plan M Belasco Theatre, Broadway	6 perf.
February 22, 1942	Under This Roof Windsor Theatre, Broadway	17 perf.
February 23, 1942	Iolanthe St James Theatre, Broadway	5 perf.
February 24, 1942	Guest in the House Plymouth Theatre, Broadway	153 perf.
February 28, 1942	Trial by Jury St James Theatre, Broadway	7 perf.

March: 5 openings

March 1, 1942	Argentinita Shubert Theatre, Broadway
March 3, 1942	The Gondoliers St James Theatre, Broadway	3 perf.
March 10, 1942	A Kiss for Cinderella Music Box Theatre, Broadway	48 perf.
March 12, 1942	Priorities of 1942 46th Street Theatre, Broadway	353 perf.
March 16, 1942	Johnny 2 X 4 Longacre Theatre, Broadway	65 perf.

April: 10 openings

April 3, 1942	Nathan the Wise Belasco Theatre, Broadway	28 perf.
April 7, 1942	Gratefully Yours Imperial Theatre, Broadway
April 7, 1942	The Moon Is Down Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway	71 perf.
April 13, 1942	Autumn Hill Booth Theatre, Broadway	8 perf.
April 14, 1942	Yesterday's Magic Guild Theatre, Broadway	55 perf.
April 20, 1942	What Big Ears! Windsor Theatre, Broadway	8 perf.
April 21, 1942	Billy the Kid National Theatre, Broadway
April 24, 1942	Keep 'em Laughing 44th Street Theatre, Broadway	77 perf.
April 27, 1942	Candida Shubert Theatre, Broadway	27 perf.
April 29, 1942	The Life of Reilly Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway	5 perf.

May: 7 openings

May 1, 1942	Harlem Cavalcade Ritz Theatre, Broadway	49 perf.
May 7, 1942	The Walking Gentleman Belasco Theatre, Broadway	6 perf.
May 19, 1942	The Strings, My Lord, Are False Royale Theatre, Broadway	15 perf.
May 20, 1942	Uncle Harry Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway	430 perf.
May 25, 1942	All the Comforts of Home Longacre Theatre, Broadway	8 perf.
May 26, 1942	Comes the Revelation Jolsons 59th Street Theatre, Broadway	2 perf.
May 29, 1942	Top-Notchers 44th Street Theatre, Broadway	48 perf.

June: 5 openings

June 3, 1942	By Jupiter Shubert Theatre, Broadway	427 perf.
June 16, 1942	The Cat Screams Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway	7 perf.
June 22, 1942	Laugh, Town, Laugh! Alvin Theatre, Broadway	65 perf.
June 23, 1942	Broken Journey Henry Millers Theatre, Broadway	23 perf.
June 24, 1942	Star and Garter Music Box Theatre, Broadway	609 perf.

July: 4 openings

July 2, 1942	Stars on Ice Center Theatre, Broadway	827 perf.
July 4, 1942	This Is the Army Broadway Theatre, Broadway	113 perf.
July 9, 1942	Yours, A. Lincoln Shubert Theatre, Broadway	2 perf.
July 15, 1942	The Merry Widow Carnegie Hall, Broadway	39 perf.

August: 3 openings

August 17, 1942	Across the Board on Tomorrow Morning and Talking to You Belasco Theatre, Broadway	8 perf.
August 18, 1942	The New Moon Carnegie Hall, Broadway	24 perf.
August 31, 1942	I Killed the Count Cort Theatre, Broadway	29 perf.

September: 9 openings

September 5, 1942	Tobacco Road Forrest Theatre, Broadway	34 perf.
September 10, 1942	Janie Henry Millers Theatre, Broadway	642 perf.
September 14, 1942	The Morning Star Morosco Theatre, Broadway	24 perf.
September 15, 1942	New Priorities of 1943 46th Street Theatre, Broadway	54 perf.
September 16, 1942	Show Time Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway	342 perf.
September 22, 1942	Vickie Plymouth Theatre, Broadway	48 perf.
September 28, 1942	Wine, Women and Song Ambassador Theatre, Broadway	150 perf.
September 29, 1942	Magic / Hello, Out There Belasco Theatre, Broadway	47 perf.
September 30, 1942	Strip for Action National Theatre, Broadway	110 perf.

October: 12 openings

October 5, 1942	Let Freedom Sing Longacre Theatre, Broadway	8 perf.
October 7, 1942	The Eve of St. Mark Cort Theatre, Broadway	307 perf.
October 8, 1942	Count Me In Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway	61 perf.
October 9, 1942	Three Men on a Horse Forrest Theatre, Broadway	28 perf.
October 12, 1942	Oy Is Dus a Leben! Molly Picon Theatre, Broadway	139 perf.
October 14, 1942	Beat the Band 46th Street Theatre, Broadway	68 perf.
October 19, 1942	Bird in Hand Morosco Theatre, Broadway	8 perf.
October 21, 1942	The Time, the Place and the Girl Mansfield Theatre, Broadway	13 perf.
October 22, 1942	The Damask Cheek Playhouse Theatre, Broadway	93 perf.
October 23, 1942	Native Son Majestic Theatre, Broadway	84 perf.
October 27, 1942	Little Darling Biltmore Theatre, Broadway	23 perf.
October 28, 1942	Rosalinda 44th Street Theatre, Broadway	611 perf.

November: 11 openings

November 3, 1942	New Opera Co.: Ballet Imperial / The Fair at Sorochinsk Broadway Theatre, Broadway
November 10, 1942	La Vie Parisienne Broadway Theatre, Broadway	17 perf.
November 10, 1942	Without Love St James Theatre, Broadway	113 perf.
November 13, 1942	Mr. Sycamore Guild Theatre, Broadway	19 perf.
November 18, 1942	The Skin of Our Teeth Plymouth Theatre, Broadway	359 perf.
November 19, 1942	Once Over Lightly Alvin Theatre, Broadway	6 perf.
November 23, 1942	Yankee Point Longacre Theatre, Broadway	24 perf.
November 24, 1942	Counsellor-at-Law Royale Theatre, Broadway	258 perf.
November 25, 1942	The Pirate Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway	177 perf.
November 26, 1942	The Great Big Doorstep Morosco Theatre, Broadway	28 perf.
November 30, 1942	Lifeline Belasco Theatre, Broadway	8 perf.

December: 13 openings

December 3, 1942	R. U. R. Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway	4 perf.
December 9, 1942	The Sun Field Biltmore Theatre, Broadway	5 perf.
December 10, 1942	The Willow and I Windsor Theatre, Broadway	28 perf.
December 21, 1942	The Three Sisters Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway	123 perf.
December 22, 1942	New Faces of 1943 Ritz Theatre, Broadway	94 perf.
December 23, 1942	Flare Path Henry Millers Theatre, Broadway	14 perf.
December 25, 1942	Proof Thro' the Night Morosco Theatre, Broadway	11 perf.
December 26, 1942	Doodle Dandy of the U.S.A. Belasco Theatre, Broadway
December 27, 1942	Angna Enters Alvin Theatre, Broadway
December 28, 1942	Sweet Charity Mansfield Theatre, Broadway	8 perf.
December 29, 1942	The Russian People Guild Theatre, Broadway	39 perf.
December 29, 1942	You'll See Stars Maxine Elliotts Theatre, Broadway	4 perf.
December 30, 1942	The Doughgirls Lyceum Theatre, Broadway	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