1949
65 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in 1949.
Alan Menken, Patti LuPone, Victor Garber, James Lapine, Christopher Durang and Julian Fellowes were all born in 1949: six people who would go on to shape Broadway for the next fifty years, born within the same twelve months.
South Pacific opened April 7, 1949 at Majestic Theatre and ran 1,925 performances.
Opened in 1949
UndatedJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJulySeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Undated: 4 openings
| Death of a Salesman London | ||
| Lewis Casson and Sybil Thorndike were re united in The Foolish Gentlewoman Duchess TheatreLondon | ||
| South Pacific London | ||
| The Lady's Not For Burning Gielgud TheatreLondon |
January: 6 openings
| January 12, 1949 | The Smile of the World Lyceum TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
| January 13, 1949 | Along Fifth Avenue Broadhurst TheatreBroadway | 180 perf. |
| January 18, 1949 | The Shop at Sly Corner Booth TheatreBroadway | 7 perf. |
| January 21, 1949 | Leaf and Bough Cort TheatreBroadway | 3 perf. |
| January 22, 1949 | All for Love Mark Hellinger TheatreBroadway | 121 perf. |
| January 28, 1949 | Forward the Heart 48th Street TheatreBroadway | 19 perf. |
February: 8 openings
| February 5, 1949 | Diamond Lil Coronet TheatreBroadway | |
| February 8, 1949 | King Richard III Booth TheatreBroadway | 23 perf. |
| February 9, 1949 | My Name Is Aquilon Lyceum TheatreBroadway | 31 perf. |
| February 10, 1949 | Death of a Salesman Morosco TheatreBroadway | 742 perf. |
| February 16, 1949 | They Knew What They Wanted Music Box TheatreBroadway | 61 perf. |
| February 22, 1949 | Carousel Majestic TheatreBroadway | 32 perf. |
| February 24, 1949 | The Big Knife National TheatreBroadway | 109 perf. |
| February 25, 1949 | Anybody Home John Golden TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
March: 5 openings
| March 2, 1949 | Two Blind Mice Cort TheatreBroadway | 157 perf. |
| March 8, 1949 | At War With the Army Booth TheatreBroadway | 151 perf. |
| March 23, 1949 | Detective Story Hudson TheatreBroadway | 581 perf. |
| March 30, 1949 | The Biggest Thief in Town Mansfield TheatreBroadway | 13 perf. |
| March 31, 1949 | The Traitor 48th Street TheatreBroadway | 67 perf. |
April: 5 openings
| April 5, 1949 | The Ivy Green Lyceum TheatreBroadway | 7 perf. |
| April 6, 1949 | The Millionairess President TheatreBroadway | 13 perf. |
| April 7, 1949 | South Pacific Majestic TheatreBroadway | 1,925 perf. |
| April 18, 1949 | Magnolia Alley Mansfield TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| April 25, 1949 | The Happiest Years Lyceum TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
May: 7 openings
| May 2, 1949 | Medea City CenterBroadway | 16 perf. |
| May 4, 1949 | Mrs. Gibbons' Boys Music Box TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
| May 9, 1949 | Concerto for Fun Mansfield TheatreBroadway | 1 perf. |
| May 10, 1949 | Gayden Plymouth TheatreBroadway | 7 perf. |
| May 16, 1949 | Man and Superman City CenterBroadway | 16 perf. |
| May 25, 1949 | Mr. Adam Royale TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
| May 26, 1949 | Howdy, Mr. Ice of 1950 Center TheatreBroadway | 430 perf. |
July: 2 openings
| July 7, 1949 | Cabalgata Broadway TheatreBroadway | 76 perf. |
| July 15, 1949 | Miss Liberty Imperial TheatreBroadway | 308 perf. |
September: 1 opening
| September 6, 1949 | Blackouts of 1949 Ziegfeld TheatreBroadway | 51 perf. |
October: 11 openings
| October 3, 1949 | Twelfth Night Empire TheatreBroadway | 48 perf. |
| October 4, 1949 | The Mikado Mark Hellinger TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| October 4, 1949 | Yes, M'Lord Booth TheatreBroadway | 87 perf. |
| October 6, 1949 | Roland Petit's Les Ballets de Paris Winter Garden TheatreBroadway | 116 perf. |
| October 10, 1949 | The Pirates Of Penzance Mark Hellinger TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| October 12, 1949 | The Browning Version / Harlequinade Coronet TheatreBroadway | 69 perf. |
| October 13, 1949 | Touch and Go Broadhurst TheatreBroadway | 176 perf. |
| October 17, 1949 | Trial by Jury & H.M.S. Pinafore Mark Hellinger TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| October 29, 1949 | Montserrat Fulton TheatreBroadway | 65 perf. |
| October 30, 1949 | Lost in the Stars Music BoxBroadway | 281 perf. |
| October 31, 1949 | Regina 46th Street TheatreBroadway | 56 perf. |
November: 5 openings
| November 2, 1949 | I Know My Love Shubert TheatreBroadway | 247 perf. |
| November 7, 1949 | Love Me Long 48th Street TheatreBroadway | 16 perf. |
| November 16, 1949 | The Father Cort TheatreBroadway | 69 perf. |
| November 22, 1949 | That Lady Martin Beck TheatreBroadway | 79 perf. |
| November 25, 1949 | Texas, Li'l Darlin' Mark Hellinger TheatreBroadway | 293 perf. |
December: 11 openings
| December 1, 1949 | The Closing Door Empire TheatreBroadway | 22 perf. |
| December 3, 1949 | Clutterbuck Biltmore TheatreBroadway | 218 perf. |
| December 6, 1949 | Metropole Lyceum TheatreBroadway | 2 perf. |
| December 8, 1949 | Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Ziegfeld TheatreBroadway | 740 perf. |
| December 21, 1949 | Caesar and Cleopatra National TheatreBroadway | 151 perf. |
| December 22, 1949 | The Rat Race Ethel Barrymore TheatreBroadway | 84 perf. |
| December 23, 1949 | The Respectful Prostitute Selwyn TheatreBroadway | 272 perf. |
| December 26, 1949 | The Velvet Glove Booth TheatreBroadway | 152 perf. |
| December 27, 1949 | How Long Till Summer Playhouse TheatreBroadway | 7 perf. |
| December 27, 1949 | Uday Shan-Kar and his Hindu Ballet 48th Street TheatreBroadway | |
| December 28, 1949 | She Stoops to Conquer City CenterBroadway | 16 perf. |
Closed in 1949
| January 1, 1949 | Summer and Smoke Music Box Theatre, opened 1948 | 102 run |
| January 8, 1949 | Don't Listen, Ladies Booth Theatre, opened 1948 | 15 run |
| January 8, 1949 | Jenny Kissed Me Hudson Theatre, opened 1948 | 20 run |
| January 8, 1949 | Make Mine Manhattan Broadhurst Theatre, opened 1948 | 429 run |
| January 8, 1949 | My Romance Shubert Theatre, opened 1948 | 95 run |
| January 8, 1949 | Small Wonder Coronet Theatre, opened 1948 | 134 run |
| January 8, 1949 | The Young and Fair Fulton Theatre, opened 1948 | 64 run |
| January 9, 1949 | The Medium City Center, opened 1948 | 40 run |
| January 9, 1949 | The Telephone City Center, opened 1948 | 40 run |
| January 15, 1949 | Harvey 48th Street Theatre, opened 1944 | 1,775 run |
| January 15, 1949 | Make Way for Lucia Cort Theatre, opened 1948 | 29 run |
| January 15, 1949 | The Rape of Lucretia Ziegfeld Theatre, opened 1948 | 23 run |
| January 29, 1949 | Oh, Mr. Meadowbrook! John Golden Theatre, opened 1948 | 41 run |
| February 12, 1949 | Annie Get Your Gun Imperial Theatre, opened 1946 | 1,147 run |
| February 19, 1949 | Inside U.S.A. New Century Theatre, opened 1948 | 399 run |
| March 12, 1949 | Red Gloves Mansfield Theatre, opened 1948 | 113 run |
| April 23, 1949 | Howdy, Mr. Ice Center Theatre, opened 1948 | 406 run |
| May 7, 1949 | Private Lives Plymouth Theatre, opened 1948 | 248 run |
| May 14, 1949 | Edward, My Son Martin Beck Theatre, opened 1948 | 260 run |
| May 14, 1949 | Love Life 46th Street Theatre, opened 1948 | 252 run |
| May 21, 1949 | Light Up the Sky Royale Theatre, opened 1948 | 214 run |
| May 28, 1949 | The Silver Whistle Biltmore Theatre, opened 1948 | 219 run |
| June 4, 1949 | Life With Mother Empire Theatre, opened 1948 | 262 run |
| July 2, 1949 | High Button Shoes New Century Theatre, opened 1947 | 727 run |
| October 8, 1949 | Anne of the Thousand Days Shubert Theatre, opened 1948 | 288 run |
| December 17, 1949 | A Streetcar Named Desire Ethel Barrymore Theatre, opened 1947 | 855 run |
| December 24, 1949 | Goodbye, My Fancy Morosco Theatre, opened 1948 | 446 run |
| December 31, 1949 | Born Yesterday Lyceum Theatre, opened 1946 | 1,642 run |
| December 31, 1949 | High Button Shoes , opened 1948 |