1944
118 shows opened on Broadway in 1944.
Broadway opened 118 shows in 1944: half of those runs were over within 23 performances. Harvey, by Mary Chase, broke that pattern, running 1,775 performances, 77.2 times the median.
Harvey, by Mary Chase, opened November 1, 1944 at 48th Street Theatre and ran 1,775 performances.
Opened in 1944
JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
January: 10 openings
| January 3, 1944 | Over 21 Music Box TheatreBroadway | 221 perf. |
| January 5, 1944 | Ramshackle Inn Royale TheatreBroadway | 216 perf. |
| January 10, 1944 | Our Town City CenterBroadway | 24 perf. |
| January 11, 1944 | Storm Operation Belasco TheatreBroadway | 23 perf. |
| January 12, 1944 | Suds in Your Eye Cort TheatreBroadway | 37 perf. |
| January 13, 1944 | Jackpot Alvin TheatreBroadway | 69 perf. |
| January 24, 1944 | The Duke in Darkness Playhouse TheatreBroadway | 24 perf. |
| January 25, 1944 | The Cherry Orchard National TheatreBroadway | 96 perf. |
| January 26, 1944 | Wallflower Cort TheatreBroadway | 192 perf. |
| January 28, 1944 | Mexican Hayride Winter Garden TheatreBroadway | 481 perf. |
February: 14 openings
| February 2, 1944 | Decision Belasco TheatreBroadway | 160 perf. |
| February 3, 1944 | Peepshow Fulton TheatreBroadway | 28 perf. |
| February 6, 1944 | The American Ballad Singers City CenterBroadway | 2 perf. |
| February 7, 1944 | Porgy and Bess City CenterBroadway | 64 perf. |
| February 10, 1944 | Take It as It Comes 48th Street TheatreBroadway | 16 perf. |
| February 11, 1944 | The Mikado Ambassador TheatreBroadway | 6 perf. |
| February 14, 1944 | Trial by Jury & H.M.S. Pinafore Ambassador TheatreBroadway | 7 perf. |
| February 17, 1944 | Cox and Box / The Pirates of Penzance Ambassador TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| February 21, 1944 | Right Next to Broadway Bijou TheatreBroadway | 16 perf. |
| February 21, 1944 | The Gondoliers Ambassador TheatreBroadway | 4 perf. |
| February 22, 1944 | Iolanthe Ambassador TheatreBroadway | 6 perf. |
| February 22, 1944 | Martha City CenterBroadway | 6 perf. |
| February 25, 1944 | Patience Ambassador TheatreBroadway | 4 perf. |
| February 29, 1944 | Mrs. Kimball Presents 48th Street TheatreBroadway | 7 perf. |
March: 7 openings
| March 1, 1944 | Thank You, Svoboda Mansfield TheatreBroadway | 6 perf. |
| March 2, 1944 | Bright Boy Playhouse TheatreBroadway | 16 perf. |
| March 2, 1944 | Ruddigore Ambassador TheatreBroadway | 3 perf. |
| March 3, 1944 | The Yeomen of the Guard Ambassador TheatreBroadway | 1 perf. |
| March 14, 1944 | Jacobowsky and the Colonel Martin Beck TheatreBroadway | 417 perf. |
| March 20, 1944 | The House in Paris Fulton TheatreBroadway | 16 perf. |
| March 31, 1944 | Mrs. January and Mr. X Belasco TheatreBroadway | 43 perf. |
April: 21 openings
| April 4, 1944 | Only the Heart Bijou TheatreBroadway | 47 perf. |
| April 5, 1944 | Chicken Every Sunday Henry Millers TheatreBroadway | |
| April 6, 1944 | Public Relations Mansfield TheatreBroadway | 28 perf. |
| April 7, 1944 | Yellow Jack 44th Street TheatreBroadway | 1 perf. |
| April 8, 1944 | Follow The Girls New Century TheatreBroadway | 882 perf. |
| April 9, 1944 | Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo City CenterBroadway | 27 perf. |
| April 11, 1944 | But Not Goodbye 48th Street TheatreBroadway | 23 perf. |
| April 12, 1944 | The Searching Wind Fulton TheatreBroadway | 318 perf. |
| April 17, 1944 | Pretty Little Parlor National TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| April 18, 1944 | Sheppey Playhouse TheatreBroadway | 23 perf. |
| April 20, 1944 | Allah Be Praised! Adelphi TheatreBroadway | 20 perf. |
| April 24, 1944 | Helen Goes to Troy Alvin TheatreBroadway | 97 perf. |
| April 24, 1944 | War President Shubert TheatreBroadway | 2 perf. |
| April 26, 1944 | Carmen Center TheatreBroadway | 2 perf. |
| April 27, 1944 | La Traviata Center TheatreBroadway | |
| April 28, 1944 | A Highland Fling Plymouth TheatreBroadway | 28 perf. |
| April 28, 1944 | Aida Center TheatreBroadway | 2 perf. |
| April 29, 1944 | Faust Center TheatreBroadway | 2 perf. |
| April 29, 1944 | Rigoletto Center TheatreBroadway | |
| April 30, 1944 | Il Trovatore Center TheatreBroadway | |
| April 30, 1944 | La Bohème Center TheatreBroadway |
May: 7 openings
| May 3, 1944 | Pick-up Girl 48th Street TheatreBroadway | 198 perf. |
| May 7, 1944 | Martha Graham and Company National TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| May 8, 1944 | Hickory Stick Mansfield TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| May 14, 1944 | The Maid as Mistress / The Secret of Suzanne Alvin TheatreBroadway | 2 perf. |
| May 17, 1944 | The New Moon City CenterBroadway | 44 perf. |
| May 18, 1944 | Dream With Music Majestic TheatreBroadway | 28 perf. |
| May 23, 1944 | Career Angel National TheatreBroadway | 22 perf. |
June: 8 openings
| June 1, 1944 | According to Law / A Strange Play Mansfield TheatreBroadway | 4 perf. |
| June 5, 1944 | That Old Devil Playhouse TheatreBroadway | 16 perf. |
| June 13, 1944 | Slightly Scandalous National TheatreBroadway | 7 perf. |
| June 14, 1944 | For Keeps Henry Millers TheatreBroadway | 29 perf. |
| June 15, 1944 | Take a Bow Broadhurst TheatreBroadway | 12 perf. |
| June 20, 1944 | Love on Leave Hudson TheatreBroadway | 7 perf. |
| June 22, 1944 | Hats Off to Ice Center TheatreBroadway | 889 perf. |
| June 27, 1944 | Ten Little Indians Broadhurst TheatreBroadway | 426 perf. |
August: 7 openings
| August 1, 1944 | School for Brides Royale TheatreBroadway | 375 perf. |
| August 2, 1944 | Catherine Was Great Shubert TheatreBroadway | 191 perf. |
| August 8, 1944 | Good Morning Corporal Playhouse TheatreBroadway | 13 perf. |
| August 21, 1944 | Song of Norway Imperial TheatreBroadway | 860 perf. |
| August 25, 1944 | Lower North Belasco TheatreBroadway | 11 perf. |
| August 30, 1944 | Anna Lucasta Mansfield TheatreBroadway | 957 perf. |
| August 31, 1944 | Sleep No More Cort TheatreBroadway | 7 perf. |
September: 6 openings
| September 5, 1944 | Last Stop Ethel Barrymore TheatreBroadway | 23 perf. |
| September 7, 1944 | The Day Will Come National TheatreBroadway | 20 perf. |
| September 11, 1944 | Down to Miami Ambassador TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| September 12, 1944 | Star Time Majestic TheatreBroadway | 120 perf. |
| September 19, 1944 | While the Sun Shines Lyceum TheatreBroadway | 39 perf. |
| September 27, 1944 | Harriet City CenterBroadway | 11 perf. |
October: 15 openings
| October 2, 1944 | The Odds on Mrs. Oakley Cort TheatreBroadway | 24 perf. |
| October 3, 1944 | Men to the Sea National TheatreBroadway | 23 perf. |
| October 4, 1944 | Pearl Primus Belasco TheatreBroadway | |
| October 4, 1944 | Soldier's Wife John Golden TheatreBroadway | 253 perf. |
| October 5, 1944 | Bloomer Girl Shubert TheatreBroadway | 654 perf. |
| October 7, 1944 | The Merry Widow City CenterBroadway | 32 perf. |
| October 16, 1944 | Meet a Body Forrest TheatreBroadway | 24 perf. |
| October 17, 1944 | The Visitor Henry Millers TheatreBroadway | 23 perf. |
| October 19, 1944 | I Remember Mama Music Box TheatreBroadway | 713 perf. |
| October 24, 1944 | Violet Belasco TheatreBroadway | 23 perf. |
| October 25, 1944 | Snafu Hudson TheatreBroadway | 158 perf. |
| October 26, 1944 | The Perfect Marriage Ethel Barrymore TheatreBroadway | 92 perf. |
| October 30, 1944 | Ballet International International TheatreBroadway | |
| October 30, 1944 | No Way Out Cort TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| October 31, 1944 | Embezzled Heaven National TheatreBroadway | 52 perf. |
November: 12 openings
| November 1, 1944 | Harvey 48th Street TheatreBroadway | 1,775 perf. |
| November 2, 1944 | Sleep My Pretty One Playhouse TheatreBroadway | 12 perf. |
| November 7, 1944 | Robin Hood Adelphi TheatreBroadway | 15 perf. |
| November 9, 1944 | Manon Lescaut City CenterBroadway | 2 perf. |
| November 11, 1944 | Cavalleria Rusticana City CenterBroadway | 3 perf. |
| November 11, 1944 | Pagliacci City CenterBroadway | 3 perf. |
| November 14, 1944 | In Bed We Cry Belasco TheatreBroadway | 47 perf. |
| November 16, 1944 | Sadie Thompson Alvin TheatreBroadway | 60 perf. |
| November 20, 1944 | The Streets Are Guarded Henry Millers TheatreBroadway | 24 perf. |
| November 21, 1944 | The Late George Apley Lyceum TheatreBroadway | 384 perf. |
| November 22, 1944 | Rhapsody New Century TheatreBroadway | 14 perf. |
| November 23, 1944 | The Man Who Had All the Luck Forrest TheatreBroadway | 4 perf. |
December: 11 openings
| December 4, 1944 | Hand in Glove Playhouse TheatreBroadway | 40 perf. |
| December 6, 1944 | A Bell for Adano Cort TheatreBroadway | 296 perf. |
| December 7, 1944 | Seven Lively Arts Ziegfeld TheatreBroadway | 183 perf. |
| December 8, 1944 | Spook Scandals President TheatreBroadway | 2 perf. |
| December 11, 1944 | Dark Hammock Forrest TheatreBroadway | 2 perf. |
| December 13, 1944 | Dear Ruth Henry Millers TheatreBroadway | 680 perf. |
| December 23, 1944 | Laffing Room Only Winter Garden TheatreBroadway | 232 perf. |
| December 25, 1944 | Sophie Playhouse TheatreBroadway | 9 perf. |
| December 27, 1944 | Sing Out, Sweet Land International TheatreBroadway | 102 perf. |
| December 28, 1944 | On the Town Adelphi TheatreBroadway | 462 perf. |
| December 29, 1944 | Trio Belasco TheatreBroadway | 67 perf. |
Closed in 1944
| January 1, 1944 | Pillar to Post Playhouse Theatre, opened 1943 | 31 run |
| January 1, 1944 | South Pacific Cort Theatre, opened 1943 | 5 run |
| January 4, 1944 | What’s Up? National Theatre, opened 1943 | 63 run |
| January 8, 1944 | Another Love Story Fulton Theatre, opened 1943 | 104 run |
| January 8, 1944 | Outrageous Fortune 48th Street Theatre, opened 1943 | 77 run |
| January 8, 1944 | Something for the Boys Alvin Theatre, opened 1943 | 422 run |
| January 9, 1944 | Martha Graham and Company 46th Street Theatre, opened 1943 | 2 run |
| January 15, 1944 | Doctors Disagree Bijou Theatre, opened 1943 | 23 run |
| January 15, 1944 | Listen, Professor Forrest Theatre, opened 1943 | 29 run |
| January 16, 1944 | Janie Henry Millers Theatre, opened 1942 | 642 run |
| January 22, 1944 | Rosalinda 44th Street Theatre, opened 1942 | 611 run |
| January 22, 1944 | Victory Belles Mansfield Theatre, opened 1943 | 32 run |
| February 5, 1944 | Paul Draper and Larry Adler City Center, opened 1943 | 4 run |
| March 11, 1944 | A Connecticut Yankee Martin Beck Theatre, opened 1943 | 135 run |
| April 1, 1944 | Harriet Henry Millers Theatre, opened 1943 | 377 run |
| April 16, 1944 | Stars on Ice Center Theatre, opened 1942 | 827 run |
| April 16, 1944 | Stars on Ice Center Theatre, opened 1943 | 403 run |
| April 22, 1944 | Lovers and Friends Plymouth Theatre, opened 1943 | 168 run |
| May 6, 1944 | The Merry Widow Majestic Theatre, opened 1943 | 322 run |
| May 13, 1944 | Early to Bed Broadhurst Theatre, opened 1943 | 380 run |
| May 20, 1944 | Winged Victory 44th Street Theatre, opened 1943 | 212 run |
| June 17, 1944 | Arsenic and Old Lace Fulton Theatre, opened 1941 | 1,444 run |
| June 17, 1944 | Tomorrow the World Ethel Barrymore Theatre, opened 1943 | 500 run |
| July 1, 1944 | Othello Shubert Theatre, opened 1943 | 296 run |
| July 8, 1944 | Three's a Family Longacre Theatre, opened 1943 | 497 run |
| July 22, 1944 | Ziegfeld Follies of 1943 Winter Garden Theatre, opened 1943 | 553 run |
| July 29, 1944 | The Doughgirls Lyceum Theatre, opened 1942 | 671 run |
| December 30, 1944 | Angel Street John Golden Theatre, opened 1941 | 1,295 run |