1947
106 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in 1947.
Broadway opened 102 shows in 1947: half of those runs were over within 28 performances. A Streetcar Named Desire, by Tennessee Williams, broke that pattern, running 855 performances, 30.5 times the median.
A Streetcar Named Desire, by Tennessee Williams, opened December 3, 1947 at Ethel Barrymore Theatre and ran 855 performances.
Opened in 1947
UndatedJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Undated: 4 openings
| Annie Get Your Gun London | ||
| Jane Aldwych TheatreLondon | ||
| Priestley's The Linden Tree Duchess TheatreLondon | ||
| The Crazy Gang Victoria Palace TheatreLondon |
January: 10 openings
| January 1, 1947 | Love Goes to Press Biltmore TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
| January 5, 1947 | José Limón Belasco TheatreBroadway | |
| January 6, 1947 | Bloomer Girl City CenterBroadway | 48 perf. |
| January 8, 1947 | The Big Two Booth TheatreBroadway | 21 perf. |
| January 9, 1947 | Street Scene Adelphi TheatreBroadway | 148 perf. |
| January 10, 1947 | Finian’s Rainbow 46th Street TheatreBroadway | 725 perf. |
| January 12, 1947 | Ruth Draper Empire TheatreBroadway | 42 perf. |
| January 15, 1947 | Little A Henry Millers TheatreBroadway | 21 perf. |
| January 21, 1947 | Sweethearts Shubert TheatreBroadway | 288 perf. |
| January 29, 1947 | All My Sons Coronet TheatreBroadway | 328 perf. |
February: 13 openings
| February 3, 1947 | It Takes Two Biltmore TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| February 4, 1947 | John Loves Mary Booth TheatreBroadway | 423 perf. |
| February 8, 1947 | The Story of Mary Surratt Henry Millers TheatreBroadway | 11 perf. |
| February 9, 1947 | The Wanhope Building Princess TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
| February 12, 1947 | Craig's Wife Playhouse TheatreBroadway | 69 perf. |
| February 18, 1947 | King Lear New Century TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| February 20, 1947 | As You Like It New Century TheatreBroadway | 4 perf. |
| February 22, 1947 | The Merchant of Venice New Century TheatreBroadway | 6 perf. |
| February 23, 1947 | O'Daniel Princess TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
| February 24, 1947 | Martha Graham Ziegfeld TheatreBroadway | |
| February 24, 1947 | Volpone New Century TheatreBroadway | 3 perf. |
| February 26, 1947 | Hamlet New Century TheatreBroadway | 2 perf. |
| February 27, 1947 | Yellow Jack International TheatreBroadway | 21 perf. |
March: 12 openings
| March 2, 1947 | Evening in Cathay Belasco TheatreBroadway | 1 perf. |
| March 3, 1947 | The Importance of Being Earnest Royale TheatreBroadway | 81 perf. |
| March 4, 1947 | Parlor Story Biltmore TheatreBroadway | 23 perf. |
| March 9, 1947 | As We Forgive Our Debtors Princess TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
| March 9, 1947 | The Mystery of Theodosia Burr National TheatreBroadway | |
| March 10, 1947 | Maurice Chevalier Henry Millers TheatreBroadway | 46 perf. |
| March 12, 1947 | The Chocolate Soldier New Century TheatreBroadway | 69 perf. |
| March 13, 1947 | Brigadoon Ziegfeld TheatreBroadway | 581 perf. |
| March 19, 1947 | The Eagle Has Two Heads Plymouth TheatreBroadway | 29 perf. |
| March 26, 1947 | Bathsheba Ethel Barrymore TheatreBroadway | 29 perf. |
| March 27, 1947 | The Whole World Over Biltmore TheatreBroadway | 100 perf. |
| March 30, 1947 | The Great Campaign Princess TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
April: 19 openings
| April 2, 1947 | Tenting Tonight Booth TheatreBroadway | 46 perf. |
| April 3, 1947 | Barefoot Boy With Cheek Martin Beck TheatreBroadway | 108 perf. |
| April 5, 1947 | Alice in Wonderland International TheatreBroadway | 100 perf. |
| April 9, 1947 | Andrea Chenier City CenterBroadway | 1 perf. |
| April 13, 1947 | Virginia Reel Princess TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
| April 16, 1947 | Message for Margaret Plymouth TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
| April 20, 1947 | Barbara Ziegfeld TheatreBroadway | |
| April 23, 1947 | Carmen Center TheatreBroadway | 3 perf. |
| April 24, 1947 | Madame Butterfly Center TheatreBroadway | 3 perf. |
| April 25, 1947 | Miracle in the Mountains Playhouse TheatreBroadway | 3 perf. |
| April 25, 1947 | Rigoletto Center TheatreBroadway | 2 perf. |
| April 26, 1947 | Aida Center TheatreBroadway | 3 perf. |
| April 26, 1947 | La Traviata Center TheatreBroadway | 3 perf. |
| April 27, 1947 | Il Trovatore Center TheatreBroadway | 1 perf. |
| April 27, 1947 | La Bohème Center TheatreBroadway | 2 perf. |
| April 29, 1947 | A Young Man's Fancy Plymouth TheatreBroadway | 335 perf. |
| April 29, 1947 | Cavalleria Rusticana Center TheatreBroadway | 1 perf. |
| April 29, 1947 | Pagliacci Center TheatreBroadway | 1 perf. |
| April 30, 1947 | La Tosca Center TheatreBroadway | 1 perf. |
May: 8 openings
| May 1, 1947 | The Telephone / The Medium Ethel Barrymore TheatreBroadway | 212 perf. |
| May 2, 1947 | Faust Center TheatreBroadway | 1 perf. |
| May 4, 1947 | The Barber of Seville Center TheatreBroadway | 1 perf. |
| May 14, 1947 | Portrait in Black Booth TheatreBroadway | 61 perf. |
| May 19, 1947 | Up in Central Park City CenterBroadway | 16 perf. |
| May 26, 1947 | Love for Love Royale TheatreBroadway | 48 perf. |
| May 26, 1947 | Nataraj Vashi, Pra-Veena Belasco TheatreBroadway | |
| May 28, 1947 | Icetime of 1948 Center TheatreBroadway | 422 perf. |
June: 3 openings
| June 2, 1947 | Louisiana Lady New Century TheatreBroadway | 4 perf. |
| June 3, 1947 | Open House Cort TheatreBroadway | 7 perf. |
| June 26, 1947 | Laura Cort TheatreBroadway | 44 perf. |
September: 6 openings
| September 3, 1947 | The Magic Touch International TheatreBroadway | 12 perf. |
| September 22, 1947 | Anna Lucasta National TheatreBroadway | 32 perf. |
| September 25, 1947 | I Gotta Get Out Cort TheatreBroadway | 4 perf. |
| September 27, 1947 | Our Lan' Royale TheatreBroadway | 41 perf. |
| September 29, 1947 | The Heiress Biltmore TheatreBroadway | 410 perf. |
| September 30, 1947 | How I Wonder Hudson TheatreBroadway | 63 perf. |
October: 13 openings
| October 1, 1947 | Command Decision Fulton TheatreBroadway | 409 perf. |
| October 2, 1947 | Music in My Heart Adelphi TheatreBroadway | 124 perf. |
| October 3, 1947 | Under the Counter Shubert TheatreBroadway | 27 perf. |
| October 5, 1947 | Dear Judas Mansfield TheatreBroadway | 17 perf. |
| October 7, 1947 | Duet for Two Hands Booth TheatreBroadway | 7 perf. |
| October 8, 1947 | Man and Superman Alvin TheatreBroadway | 295 perf. |
| October 9, 1947 | High Button Shoes New Century TheatreBroadway | 727 perf. |
| October 10, 1947 | Allegro Majestic TheatreBroadway | 315 perf. |
| October 20, 1947 | Medea National TheatreBroadway | 214 perf. |
| October 21, 1947 | An Inspector Calls Booth TheatreBroadway | 95 perf. |
| October 22, 1947 | The Druid Circle Morosco TheatreBroadway | 69 perf. |
| October 29, 1947 | The Winslow Boy Empire TheatreBroadway | 214 perf. |
| October 30, 1947 | Edith Piaf Playhouse TheatreBroadway | 49 perf. |
November: 9 openings
| November 2, 1947 | Helen Waren Plymouth TheatreBroadway | |
| November 2, 1947 | Iris Mabry International TheatreBroadway | |
| November 3, 1947 | This Time Tomorrow Ethel Barrymore TheatreBroadway | 32 perf. |
| November 3, 1947 | Trial Honeymoon Royale TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| November 4, 1947 | For Love or Money Henry Millers TheatreBroadway | 263 perf. |
| November 5, 1947 | The First Mrs. Fraser Shubert TheatreBroadway | 38 perf. |
| November 9, 1947 | Harald Kreutzberg Ziegfeld TheatreBroadway | |
| November 18, 1947 | Eastward in Eden Royale TheatreBroadway | 15 perf. |
| November 26, 1947 | Antony and Cleopatra Martin Beck TheatreBroadway | 126 perf. |
December: 9 openings
| December 3, 1947 | A Streetcar Named Desire Ethel Barrymore TheatreBroadway | 855 perf. |
| December 5, 1947 | Caribbean Carnival International TheatreBroadway | 11 perf. |
| December 7, 1947 | Galileo Maxine Elliotts TheatreBroadway | 6 perf. |
| December 9, 1947 | The Gentleman From Athens Mansfield TheatreBroadway | 7 perf. |
| December 11, 1947 | Angel in the Wings Coronet TheatreBroadway | 308 perf. |
| December 22, 1947 | Crime and Punishment National TheatreBroadway | 40 perf. |
| December 26, 1947 | The Cradle Will Rock Mansfield TheatreBroadway | 34 perf. |
| December 27, 1947 | Topaze Morosco TheatreBroadway | 1 perf. |
| December 29, 1947 | The Mikado New Century TheatreBroadway | 40 perf. |
Closed in 1947
| January 1, 1947 | Wonderful Journey Coronet Theatre, opened 1946 | 9 run |
| January 4, 1947 | Park Avenue Shubert Theatre, opened 1946 | 72 run |
| January 4, 1947 | Show Boat Ziegfeld Theatre, opened 1946 | 418 run |
| January 4, 1947 | The Playboy of the Western World Booth Theatre, opened 1946 | 81 run |
| January 11, 1947 | Made in Heaven Henry Millers Theatre, opened 1946 | 92 run |
| January 18, 1947 | The Red Mill Ziegfeld Theatre, opened 1945 | 531 run |
| January 25, 1947 | Lovely Me Adelphi Theatre, opened 1946 | 37 run |
| January 25, 1947 | Temper the Wind Playhouse Theatre, opened 1946 | 35 run |
| February 15, 1947 | Toplitzky of Notre Dame New Century Theatre, opened 1946 | 60 run |
| February 15, 1947 | What Every Woman Knows International Theatre, opened 1946 | 21 run |
| February 19, 1947 | John Gabriel Borkman International Theatre, opened 1946 | 21 run |
| February 21, 1947 | King Henry VIII International Theatre, opened 1946 | 40 run |
| February 22, 1947 | A Pound on Demand / Androcles and the Lion International Theatre, opened 1946 | 40 run |
| March 1, 1947 | The Fatal Weakness Royale Theatre, opened 1946 | 119 run |
| March 8, 1947 | Christopher Blake Music Box Theatre, opened 1946 | 114 run |
| March 15, 1947 | Present Laughter Plymouth Theatre, opened 1946 | 158 run |
| March 15, 1947 | The Iceman Cometh Martin Beck Theatre, opened 1946 | 136 run |
| March 22, 1947 | Cyrano de Bergerac Alvin Theatre, opened 1946 | 193 run |
| March 29, 1947 | Beggar's Holiday Broadway Theatre, opened 1946 | 111 run |
| April 12, 1947 | Icetime Center Theatre, opened 1946 | 405 run |
| April 13, 1947 | Ruth Mata, Eugene Hari National Theatre, opened 1946 | 2 run |
| April 26, 1947 | Another Part of the Forest Fulton Theatre, opened 1946 | 182 run |
| April 26, 1947 | Lady Windermere's Fan Cort Theatre, opened 1946 | 228 run |
| May 10, 1947 | Joan of Lorraine Alvin Theatre, opened 1946 | 199 run |
| May 31, 1947 | O Mistress Mine Empire Theatre, opened 1946 | 482 run |
| May 31, 1947 | Years Ago Mansfield Theatre, opened 1946 | 206 run |
| July 12, 1947 | Life With Father Empire Theatre, opened 1939 | 3,224 run |
| September 13, 1947 | State of the Union Hudson Theatre, opened 1945 | 765 run |