88 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in 1951.

Opened in 1951

UndatedJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulySeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember

Undated: 1 opening

Thora Hird and Dandy Nichols in The Happy Family Duchess TheatreLondon

January: 10 openings

January 2, 1951	Second Threshold Morosco TheatreBroadway	126 perf.
January 7, 1951	The House of Bernarda Alba Anta PlayhouseBroadway	17 perf.
January 10, 1951	The Royal Family City CenterBroadway	15 perf.
January 13, 1951	Darkness at Noon Alvin TheatreBroadway	186 perf.
January 17, 1951	Four Twelves Are 48 48th Street TheatreBroadway	2 perf.
January 18, 1951	Angel in the Pawnshop Booth TheatreBroadway	85 perf.
January 24, 1951	King Richard II City CenterBroadway	15 perf.
January 28, 1951	Peer Gynt Anta PlayhouseBroadway	32 perf.
January 29, 1951	The Mikado St James TheatreBroadway	8 perf.
January 29, 1951	Where’s Charley? Broadway TheatreBroadway	48 perf.

February: 15 openings

February 1, 1951	The Green Bay Tree John Golden TheatreBroadway	20 perf.
February 3, 1951	The Rose Tattoo Martin Beck TheatreBroadway	306 perf.
February 5, 1951	Trial by Jury & H.M.S. Pinafore St James TheatreBroadway
February 6, 1951	Jotham Valley 48th Street TheatreBroadway	31 perf.
February 9, 1951	Ti-Coq Broadhurst TheatreBroadway	3 perf.
February 10, 1951	Billy Budd Biltmore TheatreBroadway	105 perf.
February 12, 1951	The Gondoliers St James TheatreBroadway	4 perf.
February 13, 1951	Not for Children Coronet TheatreBroadway	7 perf.
February 15, 1951	Iolanthe St James TheatreBroadway	4 perf.
February 15, 1951	The Small Hours National TheatreBroadway	20 perf.
February 19, 1951	Cox and Box St James TheatreBroadway	8 perf.
February 19, 1951	Razzle Dazzle The ArenaBroadway	8 perf.
February 20, 1951	The High Ground 48th Street TheatreBroadway	23 perf.
February 21, 1951	The King of Friday's Men Playhouse TheatreBroadway	4 perf.
February 26, 1951	Springtime Folly John Golden TheatreBroadway	2 perf.

March: 9 openings

March 4, 1951	Mary Rose Anta PlayhouseBroadway	17 perf.
March 7, 1951	The Autumn Garden Coronet TheatreBroadway	101 perf.
March 8, 1951	The Moon Is Blue Henry Millers TheatreBroadway	924 perf.
March 10, 1951	Romeo and Juliet Broadhurst TheatreBroadway	49 perf.
March 14, 1951	Springtime for Henry John Golden TheatreBroadway	53 perf.
March 15, 1951	The Green Pastures Broadway TheatreBroadway	44 perf.
March 18, 1951	L'Ecole Des Femmes Anta PlayhouseBroadway	22 perf.
March 18, 1951	The School for Wives Anta PlayhouseBroadway	22 perf.
March 29, 1951	The King and I St. James TheatreBroadway	1,246 perf.

April: 9 openings

April 8, 1951	Night Music Anta PlayhouseBroadway	8 perf.
April 17, 1951	Angels Kiss Me National TheatreBroadway	2 perf.
April 18, 1951	Make A Wish Winter Garden TheatreBroadway	102 perf.
April 19, 1951	A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Alvin TheatreBroadway	267 perf.
April 19, 1951	A Tree Grows in Brooklyn “A New Musical” Alvin TheatreBroadway	270 perf.
April 20, 1951	The Long Days Empire TheatreBroadway	3 perf.
April 25, 1951	The Taming of the Shrew City CenterBroadway	15 perf.
April 26, 1951	Gramercy Ghost Morosco TheatreBroadway	100 perf.
April 29, 1951	The Little Blue Light Anta PlayhouseBroadway	16 perf.

May: 6 openings

May 8, 1951	Stalag 17 48th Street TheatreBroadway	472 perf.
May 9, 1951	Dream Girl City CenterBroadway	15 perf.
May 13, 1951	Getting Married Anta PlayhouseBroadway	16 perf.
May 14, 1951	Flahooley Broadhurst TheatreBroadway	40 perf.
May 23, 1951	Idiot's Delight City CenterBroadway	15 perf.
May 29, 1951	Oklahoma! Broadway TheatreBroadway	100 perf.

June: 2 openings

June 13, 1951	Courtin’ Time National TheatreBroadway	37 perf.
June 21, 1951	Seventeen Broadhurst TheatreBroadway	182 perf.

July: 1 opening

July 19, 1951

Two on the Aisle Mark Hellinger TheatreBroadway

276 perf.

September: 6 openings

September 4, 1951	Lace on Her Petticoat Booth TheatreBroadway	79 perf.
September 12, 1951	Bagels and Yox Holiday TheatreBroadway	208 perf.
September 14, 1951	Diamond Lil Broadway TheatreBroadway	67 perf.
September 17, 1951	Borscht Capades Royale TheatreBroadway	99 perf.
September 20, 1951	Out West of Eighth Ethel Barrymore TheatreBroadway	4 perf.
September 24, 1951	Twilight Walk Fulton TheatreBroadway	8 perf.

October: 12 openings

October 1, 1951	Jose Greco Ballet Shubert TheatreBroadway	65 perf.
October 3, 1951	Remains to Be Seen Morosco TheatreBroadway	199 perf.
October 4, 1951	Saint Joan Cort TheatreBroadway	140 perf.
October 8, 1951	Music in the Air Ziegfeld TheatreBroadway	56 perf.
October 11, 1951	Glad Tidings Lyceum TheatreBroadway	100 perf.
October 16, 1951	Judy Garland at the Palace "Two-A-Day" Palace TheatreBroadway	184 perf.
October 17, 1951	Buy Me Blue Ribbons Empire TheatreBroadway	13 perf.
October 18, 1951	Faithfully Yours Coronet TheatreBroadway	68 perf.
October 19, 1951	Love and Let Love Plymouth TheatreBroadway	51 perf.
October 24, 1951	The Fourposter Ethel Barrymore TheatreBroadway	632 perf.
October 30, 1951	The Number Biltmore TheatreBroadway	87 perf.
October 31, 1951	Barefoot in Athens Martin Beck TheatreBroadway	29 perf.

November: 8 openings

November 1, 1951	Top Banana Winter Garden TheatreBroadway	350 perf.
November 8, 1951	Dinosaur Wharf National TheatreBroadway	4 perf.
November 12, 1951	Paint Your Wagon Shubert TheatreBroadway	289 perf.
November 19, 1951	To Dorothy, A Son John Golden TheatreBroadway	8 perf.
November 20, 1951	Never Say Never Booth TheatreBroadway	7 perf.
November 24, 1951	Gigi Fulton TheatreBroadway	219 perf.
November 28, 1951	I Am a Camera Empire TheatreBroadway	214 perf.
November 29, 1951	Don Juan in Hell New Century TheatreBroadway	38 perf.

December: 9 openings

December 5, 1951	Nina Royale TheatreBroadway	45 perf.
December 8, 1951	The Constant Wife National TheatreBroadway	138 perf.
December 10, 1951	The Grand Tour Martin Beck TheatreBroadway	8 perf.
December 12, 1951	Lo and Behold! Booth TheatreBroadway	38 perf.
December 13, 1951	Point of No Return Alvin TheatreBroadway	356 perf.
December 19, 1951	Caesar and Cleopatra Ziegfeld TheatreBroadway	67 perf.
December 20, 1951	Antony and Cleopatra Ziegfeld TheatreBroadway	66 perf.
December 26, 1951	Legend of Lovers Plymouth TheatreBroadway	22 perf.
December 26, 1951	The Wild Duck City CenterBroadway	15 perf.

Closed in 1951

January 6, 1951	Mister Roberts Alvin Theatre, opened 1948	1,157 run
January 6, 1951	Pardon Our French Broadway Theatre, opened 1950	100 run
January 7, 1951	Captain Brassbound's Conversion City Center, opened 1950	15 run
January 13, 1951	Black Chiffon 48th Street Theatre, opened 1950	109 run
January 13, 1951	Ring Round the Moon Martin Beck Theatre, opened 1950	68 run
January 13, 1951	The Cocktail Party Henry Millers Theatre, opened 1950	409 run
January 21, 1951	Arms and the Man Arena Theatre, opened 1950	110 run
January 27, 1951	An Enemy of the People Broadhurst Theatre, opened 1950	36 run
January 27, 1951	Peter Pan Imperial Theatre, opened 1950	321 run
February 3, 1951	King Lear National Theatre, opened 1950	48 run
February 14, 1951	Bless You All Mark Hellinger Theatre, opened 1950	84 run
February 25, 1951	Michael Todd's Peep Show Winter Garden Theatre, opened 1950	278 run
March 10, 1951	Where’s Charley? St. James Theatre, opened 1948	792 run
March 17, 1951	The Lady's Not For Burning Royale Theatre, opened 1950	151 run
March 17, 1951	The Member of the Wedding Empire Theatre, opened 1950	501 run
May 5, 1951	Out of This World New Century Theatre, opened 1950	157 run
June 2, 1951	Bell, Book and Candle Ethel Barrymore Theatre, opened 1950	233 run
June 2, 1951	The Country Girl Lyceum Theatre, opened 1950	235 run
June 30, 1951	Twentieth Century Anta Playhouse, opened 1950	233 run
July 14, 1951	The Happy Time Plymouth Theatre, opened 1950	614 run
July 28, 1951	Kiss Me, Kate New Century Theatre, opened 1948	1,077 run
July 28, 1951	Oklahoma! St. James Theatre, opened 1943	2,212 run
August 11, 1951	Season in the Sun Cort Theatre, opened 1950	367 run
September 15, 1951	Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Ziegfeld Theatre, opened 1949	740 run