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.
1949
65 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in 1949.
South Pacific opened April 7, 1949 at Majestic Theatre and ran 1,925 performances.
Opened in 1949
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Undated: 4 openings
| Unknown | Death of a Salesman , London | |
| Unknown | Lewis Casson and Sybil Thorndike were re united in The Foolish Gentlewoman Duchess Theatre, London | |
| Unknown | South Pacific , London | |
| Unknown | The Lady's Not For Burning Gielgud Theatre, London |
January: 6 openings
| January 12, 1949 | The Smile of the World Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
| January 13, 1949 | Along Fifth Avenue Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway | 180 perf. |
| January 18, 1949 | The Shop at Sly Corner Booth Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| January 21, 1949 | Leaf and Bough Cort Theatre, Broadway | 3 perf. |
| January 22, 1949 | All for Love Mark Hellinger Theatre, Broadway | 121 perf. |
| January 28, 1949 | Forward the Heart 48th Street Theatre, Broadway | 19 perf. |
February: 8 openings
| February 5, 1949 | Diamond Lil Coronet Theatre, Broadway | |
| February 8, 1949 | King Richard III Booth Theatre, Broadway | 23 perf. |
| February 9, 1949 | My Name Is Aquilon Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 31 perf. |
| February 10, 1949 | Death of a Salesman Morosco Theatre, Broadway | 742 perf. |
| February 16, 1949 | They Knew What They Wanted Music Box Theatre, Broadway | 61 perf. |
| February 22, 1949 | Carousel Majestic Theatre, Broadway | 32 perf. |
| February 24, 1949 | The Big Knife National Theatre, Broadway | 109 perf. |
| February 25, 1949 | Anybody Home John Golden Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
March: 5 openings
| March 2, 1949 | Two Blind Mice Cort Theatre, Broadway | 157 perf. |
| March 8, 1949 | At War With the Army Booth Theatre, Broadway | 151 perf. |
| March 23, 1949 | Detective Story Hudson Theatre, Broadway | 581 perf. |
| March 30, 1949 | The Biggest Thief in Town Mansfield Theatre, Broadway | 13 perf. |
| March 31, 1949 | The Traitor 48th Street Theatre, Broadway | 67 perf. |
April: 5 openings
| April 5, 1949 | The Ivy Green Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| April 6, 1949 | The Millionairess President Theatre, Broadway | 13 perf. |
| April 7, 1949 | South Pacific Majestic Theatre, Broadway | 1,925 perf. |
| April 18, 1949 | Magnolia Alley Mansfield Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| April 25, 1949 | The Happiest Years Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
May: 7 openings
| May 2, 1949 | Medea City Center, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| May 4, 1949 | Mrs. Gibbons' Boys Music Box Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
| May 9, 1949 | Concerto for Fun Mansfield Theatre, Broadway | 1 perf. |
| May 10, 1949 | Gayden Plymouth Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| May 16, 1949 | Man and Superman City Center, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| May 25, 1949 | Mr. Adam Royale Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
| May 26, 1949 | Howdy, Mr. Ice of 1950 Center Theatre, Broadway | 430 perf. |
July: 2 openings
| July 7, 1949 | Cabalgata Broadway Theatre, Broadway | 76 perf. |
| July 15, 1949 | Miss Liberty Imperial Theatre, Broadway | 308 perf. |
September: 1 opening
| September 6, 1949 | Blackouts of 1949 Ziegfeld Theatre, Broadway | 51 perf. |
October: 11 openings
| October 3, 1949 | Twelfth Night Empire Theatre, Broadway | 48 perf. |
| October 4, 1949 | The Mikado Mark Hellinger Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| October 4, 1949 | Yes, M'Lord Booth Theatre, Broadway | 87 perf. |
| October 6, 1949 | Roland Petit's Les Ballets de Paris Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway | 116 perf. |
| October 10, 1949 | The Pirates Of Penzance Mark Hellinger Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| October 12, 1949 | The Browning Version / Harlequinade Coronet Theatre, Broadway | 69 perf. |
| October 13, 1949 | Touch and Go Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway | 176 perf. |
| October 17, 1949 | Trial by Jury & H.M.S. Pinafore Mark Hellinger Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| October 29, 1949 | Montserrat Fulton Theatre, Broadway | 65 perf. |
| October 30, 1949 | Lost in the Stars Music Box, Broadway | 281 perf. |
| October 31, 1949 | Regina 46th Street Theatre, Broadway | 56 perf. |
November: 5 openings
| November 2, 1949 | I Know My Love Shubert Theatre, Broadway | 247 perf. |
| November 7, 1949 | Love Me Long 48th Street Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| November 16, 1949 | The Father Cort Theatre, Broadway | 69 perf. |
| November 22, 1949 | That Lady Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | 79 perf. |
| November 25, 1949 | Texas, Li'l Darlin' Mark Hellinger Theatre, Broadway | 293 perf. |
December: 11 openings
| December 1, 1949 | The Closing Door Empire Theatre, Broadway | 22 perf. |
| December 3, 1949 | Clutterbuck Biltmore Theatre, Broadway | 218 perf. |
| December 6, 1949 | Metropole Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 2 perf. |
| December 8, 1949 | Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Ziegfeld Theatre, Broadway | 740 perf. |
| December 21, 1949 | Caesar and Cleopatra National Theatre, Broadway | 151 perf. |
| December 22, 1949 | The Rat Race Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway | 84 perf. |
| December 23, 1949 | The Respectful Prostitute Selwyn Theatre, Broadway | 272 perf. |
| December 26, 1949 | The Velvet Glove Booth Theatre, Broadway | 152 perf. |
| December 27, 1949 | How Long Till Summer Playhouse Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| December 27, 1949 | Uday Shan-Kar and his Hindu Ballet 48th Street Theatre, Broadway | |
| December 28, 1949 | She Stoops to Conquer City Center, Broadway | 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 |