1945
88 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in 1945.
Broadway opened 87 shows in 1945: half of those runs were over within 34.5 performances. Carousel broke that pattern, running 890 performances, 25.8 times the median.
Carousel opened April 19, 1945 at Majestic Theatre and ran 890 performances.
44th Street Theatre closed.
Nora Bayes Theatre closed.
Opened in 1945
UndatedJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulySeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Undated: 1 opening
| Variety Victoria Palace TheatreLondon |
January: 9 openings
| January 3, 1945 | The Hasty Heart Hudson TheatreBroadway | 204 perf. |
| January 5, 1945 | Many Happy Returns Playhouse TheatreBroadway | 3 perf. |
| January 10, 1945 | A Lady Says Yes Broadhurst TheatreBroadway | 87 perf. |
| January 17, 1945 | Good Night, Ladies Royale TheatreBroadway | 78 perf. |
| January 18, 1945 | Rebecca Ethel Barrymore TheatreBroadway | 20 perf. |
| January 23, 1945 | A Goose for the Gander Playhouse TheatreBroadway | 15 perf. |
| January 25, 1945 | The Tempest Alvin TheatreBroadway | 100 perf. |
| January 27, 1945 | Up in Central Park New Century TheatreBroadway | 504 perf. |
| January 31, 1945 | Alice in Arms National TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
February: 6 openings
| February 6, 1945 | The Overtons Booth TheatreBroadway | 175 perf. |
| February 7, 1945 | Hope for the Best Fulton TheatreBroadway | 117 perf. |
| February 8, 1945 | One-Man Show Ethel Barrymore TheatreBroadway | 36 perf. |
| February 12, 1945 | The Stranger Playhouse TheatreBroadway | 16 perf. |
| February 14, 1945 | Signature Forrest TheatreBroadway | 2 perf. |
| February 21, 1945 | And Be My Love National TheatreBroadway | 14 perf. |
March: 12 openings
| March 7, 1945 | Calico Wedding National TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
| March 12, 1945 | It's a Gift Playhouse TheatreBroadway | 47 perf. |
| March 13, 1945 | Foolish Notion Martin Beck TheatreBroadway | 104 perf. |
| March 14, 1945 | Dark of the Moon 46th Street TheatreBroadway | 318 perf. |
| March 15, 1945 | Happily Ever After Biltmore TheatreBroadway | 12 perf. |
| March 19, 1945 | The Deep Mrs. Sykes Booth TheatreBroadway | 72 perf. |
| March 20, 1945 | Kiss Them for Me Belasco TheatreBroadway | 110 perf. |
| March 20, 1945 | Sweet Genevieve President TheatreBroadway | 1 perf. |
| March 22, 1945 | The Firebrand of Florence Alvin TheatreBroadway | 43 perf. |
| March 26, 1945 | The Barretts of Wimpole Street Ethel Barrymore TheatreBroadway | 88 perf. |
| March 29, 1945 | Lady in Danger Broadhurst TheatreBroadway | 12 perf. |
| March 31, 1945 | The Glass Menagerie Playhouse TheatreBroadway | 563 perf. |
April: 4 openings
| April 2, 1945 | A Place of Our Own Royale TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| April 10, 1945 | Star-Spangled Family Biltmore TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
| April 19, 1945 | Carousel Majestic TheatreBroadway | 890 perf. |
| April 25, 1945 | Common Ground Fulton TheatreBroadway | 69 perf. |
May: 9 openings
| May 2, 1945 | Carmen Jones City CenterBroadway | 21 perf. |
| May 2, 1945 | Too Hot for Maneuvers Broadhurst TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
| May 14, 1945 | Martha Graham National TheatreBroadway | |
| May 21, 1945 | Blue Holiday Belasco TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| May 22, 1945 | Othello City CenterBroadway | 24 perf. |
| May 23, 1945 | Foxhole in the Parlor Booth TheatreBroadway | 45 perf. |
| May 24, 1945 | Memphis Bound! Broadway TheatreBroadway | 36 perf. |
| May 29, 1945 | Round Trip Biltmore TheatreBroadway | 7 perf. |
| May 31, 1945 | Hollywood Pinafore Alvin TheatreBroadway | 52 perf. |
June: 3 openings
| June 1, 1945 | Concert Varieties Ziegfeld TheatreBroadway | 36 perf. |
| June 19, 1945 | Oh, Brother! Royale TheatreBroadway | 23 perf. |
| June 21, 1945 | The Wind Is Ninety Booth TheatreBroadway | 108 perf. |
July: 1 opening
| July 18, 1945 | Marinka Winter Garden TheatreBroadway | 165 perf. |
September: 14 openings
| September 6, 1945 | Mr. Strauss Goes to Boston New Century TheatreBroadway | 12 perf. |
| September 11, 1945 | A Boy Who Lived Twice Biltmore TheatreBroadway | 15 perf. |
| September 12, 1945 | Devils Galore Royale TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
| September 13, 1945 | Make Yourself at Home Ethel Barrymore TheatreBroadway | 4 perf. |
| September 24, 1945 | The Ryan Girl Plymouth TheatreBroadway | 48 perf. |
| September 25, 1945 | You Touched Me Booth TheatreBroadway | 109 perf. |
| September 26, 1945 | Deep Are the Roots Fulton TheatreBroadway | 477 perf. |
| September 27, 1945 | Carib Song Adelphi TheatreBroadway | 36 perf. |
| September 27, 1945 | La Tosca City CenterBroadway | 5 perf. |
| September 28, 1945 | Cavalleria Rusticana City CenterBroadway | 4 perf. |
| September 28, 1945 | Pagliacci City CenterBroadway | 4 perf. |
| September 29, 1945 | La Bohème City CenterBroadway | 7 perf. |
| September 29, 1945 | Live Life Again Belasco TheatreBroadway | 2 perf. |
| September 30, 1945 | La Traviata City CenterBroadway | 7 perf. |
October: 8 openings
| October 6, 1945 | Polonaise Alvin TheatreBroadway | 113 perf. |
| October 6, 1945 | The Gypsy Baron City CenterBroadway | 4 perf. |
| October 9, 1945 | Therese Biltmore TheatreBroadway | 96 perf. |
| October 10, 1945 | Flying Dutchman City CenterBroadway | 3 perf. |
| October 16, 1945 | The Red Mill Ziegfeld TheatreBroadway | 531 perf. |
| October 17, 1945 | The Assassin National TheatreBroadway | 13 perf. |
| October 27, 1945 | Beggars Are Coming to Town Coronet TheatreBroadway | 25 perf. |
| October 29, 1945 | The Next Half Hour Empire TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
November: 12 openings
| November 7, 1945 | The Secret Room Royale TheatreBroadway | 21 perf. |
| November 8, 1945 | The Girl From Nantucket Adelphi TheatreBroadway | 12 perf. |
| November 9, 1945 | The Rich Full Life John Golden TheatreBroadway | 27 perf. |
| November 10, 1945 | Are You With It? New Century TheatreBroadway | 264 perf. |
| November 10, 1945 | The Rugged Path Plymouth TheatreBroadway | 81 perf. |
| November 13, 1945 | Skydrift Belasco TheatreBroadway | 7 perf. |
| November 14, 1945 | State of the Union Hudson TheatreBroadway | 765 perf. |
| November 20, 1945 | A Sound of Hunting Lyceum TheatreBroadway | 23 perf. |
| November 21, 1945 | Marriage Is for Single People Cort TheatreBroadway | 6 perf. |
| November 22, 1945 | The Day Before Spring National TheatreBroadway | 167 perf. |
| November 28, 1945 | The Mermaids Singing Empire TheatreBroadway | 53 perf. |
| November 29, 1945 | Strange Fruit Royale TheatreBroadway | 60 perf. |
December: 9 openings
| December 8, 1945 | The French Touch Cort TheatreBroadway | 33 perf. |
| December 12, 1945 | Brighten the Corner Lyceum TheatreBroadway | 29 perf. |
| December 13, 1945 | Hamlet Columbus CircleBroadway | 131 perf. |
| December 14, 1945 | Dream Girl Coronet TheatreBroadway | 348 perf. |
| December 21, 1945 | Billion Dollar Baby Alvin TheatreBroadway | 220 perf. |
| December 23, 1945 | Little Women City CenterBroadway | 16 perf. |
| December 26, 1945 | Dunnigan's Daughter John Golden TheatreBroadway | 38 perf. |
| December 26, 1945 | Pygmalion Ethel Barrymore TheatreBroadway | 179 perf. |
| December 27, 1945 | Home of the Brave Belasco TheatreBroadway | 69 perf. |
Closed in 1945
| January 6, 1945 | Chicken Every Sunday Henry Millers Theatre, opened 1944 | |
| January 6, 1945 | Hand in Glove Playhouse Theatre, opened 1944 | 40 run |
| January 6, 1945 | Sadie Thompson Alvin Theatre, opened 1944 | 60 run |
| January 13, 1945 | Catherine Was Great Shubert Theatre, opened 1944 | 191 run |
| January 13, 1945 | Embezzled Heaven National Theatre, opened 1944 | 52 run |
| January 13, 1945 | The Perfect Marriage Ethel Barrymore Theatre, opened 1944 | 92 run |
| January 20, 1945 | The Searching Wind Fulton Theatre, opened 1944 | 318 run |
| February 3, 1945 | The Two Mrs. Carrolls Booth Theatre, opened 1943 | 585 run |
| February 10, 1945 | One Touch of Venus Imperial Theatre, opened 1943 | 567 run |
| February 24, 1945 | Trio Belasco Theatre, opened 1944 | 67 run |
| March 10, 1945 | Jacobowsky and the Colonel Martin Beck Theatre, opened 1944 | 417 run |
| March 10, 1945 | Snafu Hudson Theatre, opened 1944 | 158 run |
| March 17, 1945 | Mexican Hayride Winter Garden Theatre, opened 1944 | 481 run |
| March 24, 1945 | Sing Out, Sweet Land International Theatre, opened 1944 | 102 run |
| May 12, 1945 | Seven Lively Arts Ziegfeld Theatre, opened 1944 | 183 run |
| May 12, 1945 | Soldier's Wife John Golden Theatre, opened 1944 | 253 run |
| June 23, 1945 | Kiss and Tell Biltmore Theatre, opened 1943 | 956 run |
| June 23, 1945 | School for Brides Royale Theatre, opened 1944 | 375 run |
| June 30, 1945 | Ten Little Indians Broadhurst Theatre, opened 1944 | 426 run |
| July 14, 1945 | Laffing Room Only Winter Garden Theatre, opened 1944 | 232 run |
| October 27, 1945 | A Bell for Adano Cort Theatre, opened 1944 | 296 run |
| November 17, 1945 | The Late George Apley Lyceum Theatre, opened 1944 | 384 run |