Broadway opened 103 shows in 1946: half of those runs were over within 31 performances. Born Yesterday, by Garson Kanin, broke that pattern, running 1,642 performances, 53.0 times the median.
1946
104 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in 1946.
Born Yesterday, by Garson Kanin, opened February 4, 1946 at Lyceum Theatre and ran 1,642 performances.
Opened in 1946
UndatedJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulySeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Undated: 1 opening
| Unknown | Show Boat , London |
January: 8 openings
| January 5, 1946 | Show Boat Ziegfeld Theatre, Broadway | 418 perf. |
| January 7, 1946 | A Joy Forever Biltmore Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| January 8, 1946 | The Desert Song City Center, Broadway | 45 perf. |
| January 9, 1946 | The Would-Be Gentleman Booth Theatre, Broadway | 77 perf. |
| January 15, 1946 | The Winter's Tale Cort Theatre, Broadway | 39 perf. |
| January 21, 1946 | Nellie Bly Adelphi Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| January 22, 1946 | The Magnificent Yankee Royale Theatre, Broadway | 159 perf. |
| January 23, 1946 | O Mistress Mine Empire Theatre, Broadway | 482 perf. |
February: 8 openings
| February 4, 1946 | Born Yesterday Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 1,642 perf. |
| February 4, 1946 | January Thaw John Golden Theatre, Broadway | 48 perf. |
| February 5, 1946 | Apple of His Eye Biltmore Theatre, Broadway | 118 perf. |
| February 6, 1946 | Lute Song Plymouth Theatre, Broadway | 142 perf. |
| February 13, 1946 | The Duchess Misbehaves Adelphi Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
| February 18, 1946 | Antigone Cort Theatre, Broadway | 64 perf. |
| February 21, 1946 | Jeb Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | 9 perf. |
| February 27, 1946 | Truckline Cafe Belasco Theatre, Broadway | 13 perf. |
March: 8 openings
| March 6, 1946 | Little Brown Jug Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
| March 7, 1946 | Three to Make Ready Adelphi Theatre, Broadway | 327 perf. |
| March 19, 1946 | Flamingo Road Belasco Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| March 20, 1946 | He Who Gets Slapped Booth Theatre, Broadway | 46 perf. |
| March 22, 1946 | I Like It Here John Golden Theatre, Broadway | 52 perf. |
| March 26, 1946 | The Song of Bernadette Belasco Theatre, Broadway | 3 perf. |
| March 27, 1946 | Walk Hard Chanin Auditorium, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| March 30, 1946 | St. Louis Woman Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | 113 perf. |
April: 5 openings
| April 3, 1946 | Candida Cort Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| April 7, 1946 | Carmen Jones City Center, Broadway | 32 perf. |
| April 17, 1946 | Woman Bites Dog Belasco Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
| April 18, 1946 | Call Me Mister National Theatre, Broadway | 734 perf. |
| April 30, 1946 | This, Too, Shall Pass Belasco Theatre, Broadway | 63 perf. |
May: 22 openings
| May 1, 1946 | Aida Center Theatre, Broadway | 2 perf. |
| May 2, 1946 | Madame Butterfly Center Theatre, Broadway | 2 perf. |
| May 3, 1946 | La Traviata Center Theatre, Broadway | 1 perf. |
| May 4, 1946 | Carmen Center Theatre, Broadway | 2 perf. |
| May 4, 1946 | Il Trovatore Center Theatre, Broadway | 2 perf. |
| May 5, 1946 | La Bohème Center Theatre, Broadway | 2 perf. |
| May 5, 1946 | Rigoletto Center Theatre, Broadway | 1 perf. |
| May 6, 1946 | King Henry IV, Part I New Century Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| May 6, 1946 | La Tosca Center Theatre, Broadway | 1 perf. |
| May 7, 1946 | King Henry IV, Part II New Century Theatre, Broadway | 9 perf. |
| May 7, 1946 | The Barber of Seville Center Theatre, Broadway | 1 perf. |
| May 8, 1946 | Cavalleria Rusticana Center Theatre, Broadway | 1 perf. |
| May 8, 1946 | On Whitman Avenue Cort Theatre, Broadway | 150 perf. |
| May 8, 1946 | Pagliacci Center Theatre, Broadway | 1 perf. |
| May 9, 1946 | Faust Center Theatre, Broadway | 1 perf. |
| May 12, 1946 | The Pirates Of Penzance City Center, Broadway | 4 perf. |
| May 13, 1946 | Uncle Vanya New Century Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
| May 15, 1946 | Swan Song Booth Theatre, Broadway | 22 perf. |
| May 16, 1946 | Annie Get Your Gun Imperial Theatre, Broadway | 1,147 perf. |
| May 20, 1946 | Oedipus Rex New Century Theatre, Broadway | 15 perf. |
| May 20, 1946 | The Critic New Century Theatre, Broadway | |
| May 31, 1946 | Around the World Adelphi Theatre, Broadway | 75 perf. |
June: 4 openings
| June 3, 1946 | Hamlet City Center, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| June 3, 1946 | Second Best Bed Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| June 5, 1946 | The Dancer Biltmore Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
| June 20, 1946 | Icetime Center Theatre, Broadway | 405 perf. |
July: 2 openings
| July 8, 1946 | Tidbits of 1946 Plymouth Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| July 15, 1946 | Maid in the Ozarks Belasco Theatre, Broadway | 103 perf. |
September: 7 openings
| September 4, 1946 | The Front Page Royale Theatre, Broadway | 79 perf. |
| September 5, 1946 | A Flag Is Born Alvin Theatre, Broadway | 120 perf. |
| September 5, 1946 | Yours Is My Heart Shubert Theatre, Broadway | 36 perf. |
| September 17, 1946 | Gypsy Lady Century Theatre, Broadway | 79 perf. |
| September 19, 1946 | Hidden Horizon Plymouth Theatre, Broadway | 12 perf. |
| September 26, 1946 | The Bees and the Flowers Cort Theatre, Broadway | 28 perf. |
| September 30, 1946 | Ballet Theatre Broadway Theatre, Broadway |
October: 16 openings
| October 1, 1946 | Obsession Plymouth Theatre, Broadway | 31 perf. |
| October 7, 1946 | Hear That Trumpet Playhouse Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| October 8, 1946 | Cyrano de Bergerac Alvin Theatre, Broadway | 193 perf. |
| October 9, 1946 | Finden Sie, dass Constance sich richtig verhaelt? Barbizon Plaza Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| October 9, 1946 | The Iceman Cometh Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | 136 perf. |
| October 10, 1946 | Ariadne Auf Naxos City Center, Broadway | 6 perf. |
| October 10, 1946 | Mr. Peebles and Mr. Hooker Music Box Theatre, Broadway | 4 perf. |
| October 14, 1946 | Lady Windermere's Fan Cort Theatre, Broadway | 228 perf. |
| October 15, 1946 | The Duchess of Malfi Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway | 38 perf. |
| October 16, 1946 | Loco Biltmore Theatre, Broadway | 37 perf. |
| October 17, 1946 | Lysistrata Belasco Theatre, Broadway | 4 perf. |
| October 19, 1946 | Naughty Naught '00 Knickerbocker Theatre, Broadway | 17 perf. |
| October 24, 1946 | Made in Heaven Henry Millers Theatre, Broadway | 92 perf. |
| October 26, 1946 | The Playboy of the Western World Booth Theatre, Broadway | 81 perf. |
| October 29, 1946 | Present Laughter Plymouth Theatre, Broadway | 158 perf. |
| October 31, 1946 | Happy Birthday Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway | 563 perf. |
November: 12 openings
| November 4, 1946 | Park Avenue Shubert Theatre, Broadway | 72 perf. |
| November 6, 1946 | King Henry VIII International Theatre, Broadway | 40 perf. |
| November 7, 1946 | Bal Negre Belasco Theatre, Broadway | 52 perf. |
| November 8, 1946 | What Every Woman Knows International Theatre, Broadway | 21 perf. |
| November 12, 1946 | John Gabriel Borkman International Theatre, Broadway | 21 perf. |
| November 13, 1946 | The Haven Playhouse Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
| November 18, 1946 | Joan of Lorraine Alvin Theatre, Broadway | 199 perf. |
| November 19, 1946 | The Fatal Weakness Royale Theatre, Broadway | 119 perf. |
| November 20, 1946 | Another Part of the Forest Fulton Theatre, Broadway | 182 perf. |
| November 26, 1946 | No Exit Biltmore Theatre, Broadway | 31 perf. |
| November 27, 1946 | A Family Affair Playhouse Theatre, Broadway | 6 perf. |
| November 30, 1946 | Christopher Blake Music Box Theatre, Broadway | 114 perf. |
December: 11 openings
| December 3, 1946 | Years Ago Mansfield Theatre, Broadway | 206 perf. |
| December 5, 1946 | If the Shoe Fits New Century Theatre, Broadway | 21 perf. |
| December 11, 1946 | Land's End Playhouse Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
| December 11, 1946 | Ruth Mata, Eugene Hari National Theatre, Broadway | 2 perf. |
| December 19, 1946 | A Pound on Demand / Androcles and the Lion International Theatre, Broadway | 40 perf. |
| December 25, 1946 | Burlesque Belasco Theatre, Broadway | 439 perf. |
| December 25, 1946 | Lovely Me Adelphi Theatre, Broadway | 37 perf. |
| December 25, 1946 | Wonderful Journey Coronet Theatre, Broadway | 9 perf. |
| December 26, 1946 | Beggar's Holiday Broadway Theatre, Broadway | 111 perf. |
| December 26, 1946 | Toplitzky of Notre Dame New Century Theatre, Broadway | 60 perf. |
| December 27, 1946 | Temper the Wind Playhouse Theatre, Broadway | 35 perf. |
Closed in 1946
| January 4, 1946 | Squaring the Circle Lyceum Theatre, opened 1935 | 108 run |
| January 5, 1946 | Brighten the Corner Lyceum Theatre, opened 1945 | 29 run |
| January 5, 1946 | Little Women City Center, opened 1945 | 16 run |
| January 5, 1946 | The French Touch Cort Theatre, opened 1945 | 33 run |
| January 5, 1946 | You Touched Me Booth Theatre, opened 1945 | 109 run |
| January 12, 1946 | Polonaise Alvin Theatre, opened 1945 | 113 run |
| January 12, 1946 | The Mermaids Singing Empire Theatre, opened 1945 | 53 run |
| January 19, 1946 | Strange Fruit Royale Theatre, opened 1945 | 60 run |
| January 19, 1946 | The Rugged Path Plymouth Theatre, opened 1945 | 81 run |
| January 26, 1946 | Dunnigan's Daughter John Golden Theatre, opened 1945 | 38 run |
| February 2, 1946 | On the Town Adelphi Theatre, opened 1944 | 462 run |
| February 23, 1946 | Home of the Brave Belasco Theatre, opened 1945 | 69 run |
| April 2, 1946 | Hats Off to Ice Center Theatre, opened 1944 | 889 run |
| April 8, 1946 | Hamlet Columbus Circle, opened 1945 | 131 run |
| April 13, 1946 | The Day Before Spring National Theatre, opened 1945 | 167 run |
| April 13, 1946 | Up in Central Park New Century Theatre, opened 1945 | 504 run |
| April 27, 1946 | Bloomer Girl Shubert Theatre, opened 1944 | 654 run |
| May 18, 1946 | Follow The Girls New Century Theatre, opened 1944 | 882 run |
| May 26, 1946 | La Bohème City Center, opened 1945 | 7 run |
| June 1, 1946 | Pygmalion Ethel Barrymore Theatre, opened 1945 | 179 run |
| June 29, 1946 | Are You With It? New Century Theatre, opened 1945 | 264 run |
| June 29, 1946 | Billion Dollar Baby Alvin Theatre, opened 1945 | 220 run |
| June 29, 1946 | I Remember Mama Music Box Theatre, opened 1944 | 713 run |
| July 27, 1946 | Dear Ruth Henry Millers Theatre, opened 1944 | 680 run |
| August 3, 1946 | The Glass Menagerie Playhouse Theatre, opened 1945 | 563 run |
| September 7, 1946 | Song of Norway Imperial Theatre, opened 1944 | 860 run |
| November 16, 1946 | Deep Are the Roots Fulton Theatre, opened 1945 | 477 run |
| November 30, 1946 | Anna Lucasta Mansfield Theatre, opened 1944 | 957 run |
| December 14, 1946 | Dream Girl Coronet Theatre, opened 1945 | 348 run |