1950
81 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in 1950.
Broadway opened 80 shows in 1950: half of those runs were over within 37 performances. Guys and Dolls broke that pattern, running 1,200 performances, 32.4 times the median.
Guys and Dolls opened November 24, 1950 at 46th Street Theatre and ran 1,200 performances.
Opened in 1950
UndatedJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Undated: 1 opening
| The Holly and the Ivy Duchess TheatreLondon |
January: 13 openings
| January 5, 1950 | The Member of the Wedding Empire TheatreBroadway | 501 perf. |
| January 6, 1950 | Happy as Larry Coronet TheatreBroadway | 3 perf. |
| January 11, 1950 | The Corn Is Green City CenterBroadway | 16 perf. |
| January 17, 1950 | Alive and Kicking Winter Garden TheatreBroadway | 46 perf. |
| January 18, 1950 | The Enchanted Lyceum TheatreBroadway | 45 perf. |
| January 19, 1950 | The Man Fulton TheatreBroadway | 92 perf. |
| January 20, 1950 | Dance Me a Song Royale TheatreBroadway | 35 perf. |
| January 21, 1950 | The Cocktail Party Henry Millers TheatreBroadway | 409 perf. |
| January 23, 1950 | Design for a Stained Glass Window Mansfield TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| January 24, 1950 | The Happy Time Plymouth TheatreBroadway | 614 perf. |
| January 26, 1950 | As You Like It Cort TheatreBroadway | 145 perf. |
| January 29, 1950 | ANTA Album Ziegfeld TheatreBroadway | |
| January 31, 1950 | Mr. Barry's Etchings 48th Street TheatreBroadway | 31 perf. |
February: 8 openings
| February 1, 1950 | The Innocents Playhouse TheatreBroadway | 141 perf. |
| February 2, 1950 | Arms and the Girl 46th Street TheatreBroadway | 134 perf. |
| February 8, 1950 | The Heiress City CenterBroadway | 16 perf. |
| February 9, 1950 | All You Need Is One Good Break Mansfield TheatreBroadway | 4 perf. |
| February 15, 1950 | Come Back, Little Sheba Booth TheatreBroadway | 191 perf. |
| February 17, 1950 | Ladies Night in a Turkish Bath Selwyn TheatreBroadway | 105 perf. |
| February 21, 1950 | The Devil's Disciple Royale TheatreBroadway | 111 perf. |
| February 22, 1950 | The Bird Cage Coronet TheatreBroadway | 21 perf. |
March: 5 openings
| March 2, 1950 | Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep Broadhurst TheatreBroadway | 44 perf. |
| March 6, 1950 | Tobacco Road 48th Street TheatreBroadway | 7 perf. |
| March 15, 1950 | The Consul Ethel Barrymore TheatreBroadway | 269 perf. |
| March 23, 1950 | Great to Be Alive! Winter Garden TheatreBroadway | 52 perf. |
| March 29, 1950 | The Wisteria Trees Martin Beck TheatreBroadway | 165 perf. |
April: 6 openings
| April 11, 1950 | Cry of the Peacock Mansfield TheatreBroadway | 2 perf. |
| April 12, 1950 | With a Silk Thread Lyceum TheatreBroadway | 13 perf. |
| April 19, 1950 | Katherine Dunham and Her Company Broadway TheatreBroadway | 37 perf. |
| April 24, 1950 | Peter Pan Imperial TheatreBroadway | 321 perf. |
| April 26, 1950 | A Phoenix Too Frequent / Freight Fulton TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
| April 27, 1950 | Tickets, Please! Coronet TheatreBroadway | 245 perf. |
May: 4 openings
| May 2, 1950 | Brigadoon City CenterBroadway | 24 perf. |
| May 18, 1950 | The Liar Broadhurst TheatreBroadway | 12 perf. |
| May 23, 1950 | A Streetcar Named Desire City CenterBroadway | 24 perf. |
| May 31, 1950 | The Show Off Arena TheatreBroadway | 21 perf. |
June: 3 openings
| June 13, 1950 | The Madwoman of Chaillot City CenterBroadway | 17 perf. |
| June 20, 1950 | Julius Caesar Arena TheatreBroadway | 31 perf. |
| June 28, 1950 | Michael Todd's Peep Show Winter Garden TheatreBroadway | 278 perf. |
July: 2 openings
| July 19, 1950 | The Telephone / The Medium Arena TheatreBroadway | 110 perf. |
| July 24, 1950 | Parisienne Fulton TheatreBroadway | 16 perf. |
August: 3 openings
| August 7, 1950 | The Lady from the Sea Fulton TheatreBroadway | 16 perf. |
| August 17, 1950 | The Live Wire Playhouse TheatreBroadway | 28 perf. |
| August 21, 1950 | Borned in Texas Fulton TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
September: 5 openings
| September 18, 1950 | Daphne Laureola Music Box TheatreBroadway | 56 perf. |
| September 25, 1950 | Affairs of State Royale TheatreBroadway | 610 perf. |
| September 26, 1950 | Southern Exposure Biltmore TheatreBroadway | 23 perf. |
| September 27, 1950 | Black Chiffon 48th Street TheatreBroadway | 109 perf. |
| September 28, 1950 | Season in the Sun Cort TheatreBroadway | 367 perf. |
October: 10 openings
| October 5, 1950 | Pardon Our French Broadway TheatreBroadway | 100 perf. |
| October 7, 1950 | The Gioconda Smile Lyceum TheatreBroadway | 41 perf. |
| October 8, 1950 | Roland Petit's Les Ballets de Paris National TheatreBroadway | |
| October 11, 1950 | Legend of Sarah Fulton TheatreBroadway | 29 perf. |
| October 12, 1950 | Call Me Madam Imperial TheatreBroadway | 644 perf. |
| October 18, 1950 | Burning Bright Broadhurst TheatreBroadway | 13 perf. |
| October 19, 1950 | Arms and the Man Arena TheatreBroadway | 110 perf. |
| October 24, 1950 | The Curious Savage Martin Beck TheatreBroadway | 31 perf. |
| October 26, 1950 | The Day After Tomorrow Booth TheatreBroadway | 12 perf. |
| October 30, 1950 | The Grand Ballet New Century TheatreBroadway |
November: 13 openings
| November 1, 1950 | Hilda Crane Coronet TheatreBroadway | 70 perf. |
| November 2, 1950 | The Barrier Broadhurst TheatreBroadway | 4 perf. |
| November 8, 1950 | The Lady's Not For Burning Royale TheatreBroadway | 151 perf. |
| November 10, 1950 | The Country Girl Lyceum TheatreBroadway | 235 perf. |
| November 14, 1950 | Bell, Book and Candle Ethel Barrymore TheatreBroadway | 233 perf. |
| November 17, 1950 | A Story for a Sunday Evening Playhouse TheatreBroadway | 11 perf. |
| November 20, 1950 | Pride's Crossing Biltmore TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| November 21, 1950 | Edwina Black Booth TheatreBroadway | 15 perf. |
| November 22, 1950 | The Relapse Morosco TheatreBroadway | 30 perf. |
| November 23, 1950 | Ring Round the Moon Martin Beck TheatreBroadway | 68 perf. |
| November 24, 1950 | Guys and Dolls 46th Street TheatreBroadway | 1,200 perf. |
| November 25, 1950 | The Golden State Fulton TheatreBroadway | 25 perf. |
| November 26, 1950 | The Tower Beyond Tragedy Anta PlayhouseBroadway | 32 perf. |
December: 8 openings
| December 10, 1950 | The Cellar and the Well Anta PlayhouseBroadway | 9 perf. |
| December 13, 1950 | Let's Make an Opera John Golden TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
| December 14, 1950 | Bless You All Mark Hellinger TheatreBroadway | 84 perf. |
| December 21, 1950 | Out of This World New Century TheatreBroadway | 157 perf. |
| December 24, 1950 | Twentieth Century Anta PlayhouseBroadway | 233 perf. |
| December 25, 1950 | King Lear National TheatreBroadway | 48 perf. |
| December 27, 1950 | Captain Brassbound's Conversion City CenterBroadway | 15 perf. |
| December 28, 1950 | An Enemy of the People Broadhurst TheatreBroadway | 36 perf. |
Closed in 1950
| January 7, 1950 | The Madwoman of Chaillot Belasco Theatre, opened 1948 | 368 run |
| January 8, 1950 | She Stoops to Conquer City Center, opened 1949 | 16 run |
| January 14, 1950 | As The Girls Go Winter Garden, opened 1948 | 420 run |
| January 14, 1950 | Roland Petit's Les Ballets de Paris Winter Garden Theatre, opened 1949 | 116 run |
| January 14, 1950 | The Father Cort Theatre, opened 1949 | 69 run |
| January 14, 1950 | Uday Shan-Kar and his Hindu Ballet 48th Street Theatre, opened 1949 | |
| January 21, 1950 | Lend An Ear National Theatre, opened 1948 | 460 run |
| January 28, 1950 | That Lady Martin Beck Theatre, opened 1949 | 79 run |
| February 16, 1950 | The Respectful Prostitute Selwyn Theatre, opened 1949 | 272 run |
| March 4, 1950 | The Rat Race Ethel Barrymore Theatre, opened 1949 | 84 run |
| March 18, 1950 | Touch and Go Broadhurst Theatre, opened 1949 | 176 run |
| April 8, 1950 | Miss Liberty Imperial Theatre, opened 1949 | 308 run |
| April 15, 1950 | Howdy, Mr. Ice of 1950 Center Theatre, opened 1949 | 430 run |
| April 29, 1950 | Caesar and Cleopatra National Theatre, opened 1949 | 151 run |
| May 13, 1950 | The Velvet Glove Booth Theatre, opened 1949 | 152 run |
| May 21, 1950 | Brigadoon Ziegfeld Theatre, opened 1947 | 581 run |
| June 3, 1950 | I Know My Love Shubert Theatre, opened 1949 | 247 run |
| June 10, 1950 | Clutterbuck Biltmore Theatre, opened 1949 | 218 run |
| August 12, 1950 | Detective Story Hudson Theatre, opened 1949 | 581 run |
| September 9, 1950 | Texas, Li'l Darlin' Mark Hellinger Theatre, opened 1949 | 293 run |
| November 18, 1950 | Death of a Salesman Morosco Theatre, opened 1949 | 742 run |