Broadway opened 81 shows in 1943: half of those runs were over within 34 performances. Oklahoma! broke that pattern, running 2,212 performances, 65.1 times the median.
1943
81 shows opened on Broadway in 1943.
Oklahoma! opened March 31, 1943 at St. James Theatre and ran 2,212 performances.
Gaiety Theatre closed.
Opened in 1943
JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
January: 4 openings
| January 7, 1943 | Something for the Boys Alvin Theatre, Broadway | 422 perf. |
| January 13, 1943 | Nine Girls Longacre Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
| January 14, 1943 | Dark Eyes Belasco Theatre, Broadway | 230 perf. |
| January 29, 1943 | The Patriots National Theatre, Broadway | 173 perf. |
February: 7 openings
| February 1, 1943 | The Barber Had Two Sons Playhouse Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| February 4, 1943 | Ask My Friend Sandy Biltmore Theatre, Broadway | 12 perf. |
| February 4, 1943 | Counterattack Windsor Theatre, Broadway | 85 perf. |
| February 5, 1943 | For Your Pleasure Mansfield Theatre, Broadway | 11 perf. |
| February 11, 1943 | The Moon Vine Morosco Theatre, Broadway | 20 perf. |
| February 18, 1943 | This Rock Longacre Theatre, Broadway | 37 perf. |
| February 27, 1943 | Lady in the Dark Broadway Theatre, Broadway | 83 perf. |
March: 7 openings
| March 3, 1943 | Harriet Henry Millers Theatre, Broadway | 377 perf. |
| March 10, 1943 | Men in Shadow Morosco Theatre, Broadway | 21 perf. |
| March 17, 1943 | Kiss and Tell Biltmore Theatre, Broadway | 956 perf. |
| March 22, 1943 | Apology Mansfield Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| March 24, 1943 | King Richard III Forrest Theatre, Broadway | 11 perf. |
| March 30, 1943 | The Family Windsor Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| March 31, 1943 | Oklahoma! St. James Theatre, Broadway | 2,212 perf. |
April: 3 openings
| April 1, 1943 | Ziegfeld Follies of 1943 Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway | 553 perf. |
| April 14, 1943 | Tomorrow the World Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway | 500 perf. |
| April 28, 1943 | The First Million Ritz Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
May: 3 openings
| May 3, 1943 | The Corn Is Green Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | 56 perf. |
| May 4, 1943 | Sons and Soldiers Morosco Theatre, Broadway | 22 perf. |
| May 5, 1943 | Three's a Family Longacre Theatre, Broadway | 497 perf. |
June: 8 openings
| June 8, 1943 | The Student Prince Broadway Theatre, Broadway | 153 perf. |
| June 9, 1943 | The Milky Way Windsor Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| June 14, 1943 | Army Play-by Play 46th Street Theatre, Broadway | 41 perf. |
| June 16, 1943 | Those Endearing Young Charms Booth Theatre, Broadway | 53 perf. |
| June 17, 1943 | Early to Bed Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway | 380 perf. |
| June 22, 1943 | Boy Meets Girl Windsor Theatre, Broadway | 15 perf. |
| June 24, 1943 | Stars on Ice Center Theatre, Broadway | 403 perf. |
| June 29, 1943 | The Vagabond King Shubert Theatre, Broadway | 56 perf. |
August: 6 openings
| August 2, 1943 | Try and Get It Cort Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| August 3, 1943 | The Two Mrs. Carrolls Booth Theatre, Broadway | 585 perf. |
| August 4, 1943 | The Merry Widow Majestic Theatre, Broadway | 322 perf. |
| August 11, 1943 | Run, Little Chillun Hudson Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| August 12, 1943 | Chauve-Souris [1943] Royale Theatre, Broadway | 12 perf. |
| August 18, 1943 | Murder Without Crime Cort Theatre, Broadway | 37 perf. |
September: 12 openings
| September 1, 1943 | The Snark Was a Boojum 48th Street Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
| September 4, 1943 | Blossom Time Ambassador Theatre, Broadway | 47 perf. |
| September 4, 1943 | Tobacco Road Ritz Theatre, Broadway | 66 perf. |
| September 6, 1943 | Blithe Spirit Morosco Theatre, Broadway | 32 perf. |
| September 8, 1943 | Laugh Time Shubert Theatre, Broadway | 126 perf. |
| September 9, 1943 | My Dear Public 46th Street Theatre, Broadway | 45 perf. |
| September 13, 1943 | Porgy and Bess 44th Street Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| September 15, 1943 | A New Life Royale Theatre, Broadway | 70 perf. |
| September 16, 1943 | Bright Lights of 1944 Forrest Theatre, Broadway | 4 perf. |
| September 19, 1943 | Tropical Revue Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | |
| September 21, 1943 | Land of Fame Belasco Theatre, Broadway | 6 perf. |
| September 29, 1943 | All for All Bijou Theatre, Broadway | 85 perf. |
October: 8 openings
| October 1, 1943 | Hairpin Harmony National Theatre, Broadway | 3 perf. |
| October 7, 1943 | One Touch of Venus Imperial Theatre, Broadway | 567 perf. |
| October 12, 1943 | Another Love Story Fulton Theatre, Broadway | 104 perf. |
| October 19, 1943 | Othello Shubert Theatre, Broadway | 296 perf. |
| October 21, 1943 | The Naked Genius Plymouth Theatre, Broadway | 36 perf. |
| October 25, 1943 | Slightly Married Cort Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| October 26, 1943 | Manhattan Nocturne Forrest Theatre, Broadway | 23 perf. |
| October 26, 1943 | Victory Belles Mansfield Theatre, Broadway | 32 perf. |
November: 12 openings
| November 1, 1943 | The Petrified Forest New Amsterdam Roof, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| November 3, 1943 | Outrageous Fortune 48th Street Theatre, Broadway | 77 perf. |
| November 5, 1943 | Artists and Models [1943] Broadway Theatre, Broadway | 27 perf. |
| November 9, 1943 | Goodbye Again New Amsterdam Roof, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| November 9, 1943 | I'll Take the High Road Ritz Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| November 11, 1943 | What’s Up? National Theatre, Broadway | 63 perf. |
| November 15, 1943 | The Innocent Voyage Belasco Theatre, Broadway | 40 perf. |
| November 16, 1943 | Lady, Behave! Cort Theatre, Broadway | 23 perf. |
| November 17, 1943 | A Connecticut Yankee Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | 135 perf. |
| November 20, 1943 | Winged Victory 44th Street Theatre, Broadway | 212 perf. |
| November 24, 1943 | Get Away Old Man Cort Theatre, Broadway | 13 perf. |
| November 29, 1943 | Lovers and Friends Plymouth Theatre, Broadway | 168 perf. |
December: 11 openings
| December 2, 1943 | Carmen Jones Broadway Theatre, Broadway | 502 perf. |
| December 6, 1943 | The World's Full of Girls Royale Theatre, Broadway | 9 perf. |
| December 8, 1943 | The Voice of the Turtle Morosco Theatre, Broadway | 1,557 perf. |
| December 10, 1943 | Pillar to Post Playhouse Theatre, Broadway | 31 perf. |
| December 13, 1943 | Susan and God City Center, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| December 21, 1943 | Feathers in a Gale Music Box Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| December 22, 1943 | Listen, Professor Forrest Theatre, Broadway | 29 perf. |
| December 26, 1943 | Martha Graham and Company 46th Street Theatre, Broadway | 2 perf. |
| December 28, 1943 | Doctors Disagree Bijou Theatre, Broadway | 23 perf. |
| December 29, 1943 | South Pacific Cort Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
| December 31, 1943 | Paul Draper and Larry Adler City Center, Broadway | 4 perf. |
Closed in 1943
| January 2, 1943 | Flare Path Henry Millers Theatre, opened 1942 | 14 run |
| January 2, 1943 | Native Son Majestic Theatre, opened 1942 | 84 run |
| January 2, 1943 | Proof Thro' the Night Morosco Theatre, opened 1942 | 11 run |
| January 2, 1943 | Strip for Action National Theatre, opened 1942 | 110 run |
| January 2, 1943 | Sweet Charity Mansfield Theatre, opened 1942 | 8 run |
| January 2, 1943 | The Willow and I Windsor Theatre, opened 1942 | 28 run |
| January 2, 1943 | You'll See Stars Maxine Elliotts Theatre, opened 1942 | 4 run |
| January 9, 1943 | Claudia Booth Theatre, opened 1941 | 722 run |
| January 9, 1943 | The Damask Cheek Playhouse Theatre, opened 1942 | 93 run |
| January 16, 1943 | My Sister Eileen Biltmore Theatre, opened 1940 | 864 run |
| January 31, 1943 | The Russian People Guild Theatre, opened 1942 | 39 run |
| February 6, 1943 | Oy Is Dus a Leben! Molly Picon Theatre, opened 1942 | 139 run |
| February 13, 1943 | Without Love St James Theatre, opened 1942 | 113 run |
| March 13, 1943 | New Faces of 1943 Ritz Theatre, opened 1942 | 94 run |
| March 20, 1943 | Let’s Face It Imperial Theatre, opened 1941 | 547 run |
| April 3, 1943 | Show Time Broadhurst Theatre, opened 1942 | 342 run |
| April 3, 1943 | The Three Sisters Ethel Barrymore Theatre, opened 1942 | 123 run |
| April 27, 1943 | The Pirate Martin Beck Theatre, opened 1942 | 177 run |
| May 9, 1943 | Uncle Harry Broadhurst Theatre, opened 1942 | 430 run |
| June 5, 1943 | Blithe Spirit Morosco Theatre, opened 1941 | 657 run |
| June 12, 1943 | By Jupiter Shubert Theatre, opened 1942 | 427 run |
| June 26, 1943 | The Eve of St. Mark Cort Theatre, opened 1942 | 307 run |
| July 10, 1943 | Counsellor-at-Law Royale Theatre, opened 1942 | 258 run |
| July 24, 1943 | Junior Miss Lyceum Theatre, opened 1941 | |
| August 29, 1943 | Sons o' Fun Winter Garden Theatre, opened 1941 | 742 run |
| September 25, 1943 | The Skin of Our Teeth Plymouth Theatre, opened 1942 | 359 run |
| December 4, 1943 | Star and Garter Music Box Theatre, opened 1942 | 609 run |