1952
82 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in 1952.
Broadway opened 78 shows in 1952: half of those runs were over within 24 performances. The Seven Year Itch, by George Axelrod, broke that pattern, running 1,141 performances, 47.5 times the median.
The Seven Year Itch, by George Axelrod, opened November 20, 1952 at Fulton Theatre and ran 1,141 performances.
Theatre de Lys opened.
Opened in 1952
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Undated: 3 openings
September: 1 opening
| September 11, 1950 | Call Me Madam London |
January: 7 openings
| January 3, 1952 | Pal Joey Broadhurst TheatreBroadway | 540 perf. |
| January 8, 1952 | Kiss Me, Kate Broadway TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| January 14, 1952 | Fancy Meeting You Again Royale TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| January 15, 1952 | The Shrike Cort TheatreBroadway | 161 perf. |
| January 16, 1952 | Desire Under the Elms Anta PlayhouseBroadway | 46 perf. |
| January 23, 1952 | Anna Christie Lyceum TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| January 30, 1952 | Gertie Plymouth TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
February: 6 openings
| February 1, 1952 | Jane Coronet TheatreBroadway | 100 perf. |
| February 4, 1952 | Emlyn Williams as Charles Dickens John Golden TheatreBroadway | 48 perf. |
| February 8, 1952 | Collector's Item Booth TheatreBroadway | 3 perf. |
| February 13, 1952 | Venus Observed New Century TheatreBroadway | 86 perf. |
| February 20, 1952 | Mrs. McThing Martin Beck TheatreBroadway | 320 perf. |
| February 21, 1952 | Dear Barbarians Royale TheatreBroadway | 4 perf. |
March: 10 openings
| March 1, 1952 | Angna Enters Anta PlayhouseBroadway | |
| March 1, 1952 | Greco's Spanish Ballet Palace TheatreBroadway | |
| March 3, 1952 | Women of Twilight Plymouth TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| March 4, 1952 | Paris ’90 Booth TheatreBroadway | 87 perf. |
| March 12, 1952 | Golden Boy Anta PlayhouseBroadway | 55 perf. |
| March 18, 1952 | Flight Into Egypt Music Box TheatreBroadway | 46 perf. |
| March 19, 1952 | One Bright Day Royale TheatreBroadway | 29 perf. |
| March 20, 1952 | The Long Watch Lyceum TheatreBroadway | 12 perf. |
| March 21, 1952 | Three Wishes for Jamie “A New Musical Play” Mark Hellinger TheatreBroadway | 91 perf. |
| March 27, 1952 | The Grass Harp Martin Beck TheatreBroadway | 36 perf. |
April: 9 openings
| April 6, 1952 | Don Juan in Hell Plymouth TheatreBroadway | 66 perf. |
| April 10, 1952 | The Brass Ring Lyceum TheatreBroadway | 4 perf. |
| April 12, 1952 | Betty Hutton and Her All-Star International Show Palace TheatreBroadway | |
| April 15, 1952 | The Chase Playhouse TheatreBroadway | 31 perf. |
| April 16, 1952 | Four Saints in Three Acts Broadway TheatreBroadway | 15 perf. |
| April 22, 1952 | Candida National TheatreBroadway | 31 perf. |
| April 23, 1952 | To Be Continued Booth TheatreBroadway | 13 perf. |
| April 29, 1952 | Hook n' Ladder Royale TheatreBroadway | 1 perf. |
| April 30, 1952 | The Male Animal City CenterBroadway | 333 perf. |
May: 9 openings
| May 1, 1952 | Much Ado About Nothing Music Box TheatreBroadway | 4 perf. |
| May 5, 1952 | Of Thee I Sing Ziegfeld TheatreBroadway | 72 perf. |
| May 8, 1952 | Shuffle Along Broadway TheatreBroadway | 4 perf. |
| May 15, 1952 | Conscience Booth TheatreBroadway | 4 perf. |
| May 16, 1952 | Leonard Sillman's New Faces of 1952 Royale TheatreBroadway | 365 perf. |
| May 16, 1952 | New Faces Of 1952 Royale TheatreBroadway | 365 perf. |
| May 26, 1952 | The Rehearsal President TheatreBroadway | 1 perf. |
| May 28, 1952 | First Lady City CenterBroadway | 15 perf. |
| May 28, 1952 | Sunday Breakfast Coronet TheatreBroadway | 16 perf. |
June: 1 opening
| June 25, 1952 | Wish You Were Here Imperial TheatreBroadway | 598 perf. |
September: 3 openings
| September 11, 1952 | Seagulls Over Sorrento John Golden TheatreBroadway | 12 perf. |
| September 16, 1952 | Dancers of Bali Fulton TheatreBroadway | 55 perf. |
| September 17, 1952 | Mr. Pickwick Plymouth TheatreBroadway | 61 perf. |
October: 12 openings
| October 2, 1952 | An Evening With Beatrice Lillie Booth TheatreBroadway | 276 perf. |
| October 6, 1952 | The Sacred Flame President TheatreBroadway | 24 perf. |
| October 7, 1952 | In Any Language Cort TheatreBroadway | 45 perf. |
| October 13, 1952 | The Gambler Lyceum TheatreBroadway | 24 perf. |
| October 14, 1952 | Buttrio Square New Century TheatreBroadway | 7 perf. |
| October 15, 1952 | The Time of the Cuckoo Empire TheatreBroadway | 263 perf. |
| October 16, 1952 | Bernardine Playhouse TheatreBroadway | 157 perf. |
| October 17, 1952 | The Millionairess Shubert TheatreBroadway | 83 perf. |
| October 20, 1952 | The Mikado Mark Hellinger TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| October 27, 1952 | My Darlin' Aida Winter Garden TheatreBroadway | 89 perf. |
| October 27, 1952 | The Pirates Of Penzance Mark Hellinger TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| October 29, 1952 | Dial "M" for Murder Plymouth TheatreBroadway | 552 perf. |
November: 13 openings
| November 3, 1952 | Trial by Jury & H.M.S. Pinafore Mark Hellinger TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| November 5, 1952 | The Deep Blue Sea Morosco TheatreBroadway | 132 perf. |
| November 6, 1952 | The Climate of Eden Martin Beck TheatreBroadway | 20 perf. |
| November 10, 1952 | Iolanthe Mark Hellinger TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| November 12, 1952 | Les Fausses Confidences / Baptiste Ziegfeld TheatreBroadway | 13 perf. |
| November 17, 1952 | Le Proces Ziegfeld TheatreBroadway | 4 perf. |
| November 19, 1952 | Electra Mark Hellinger TheatreBroadway | 6 perf. |
| November 20, 1952 | Amphitryon / Les Fourberies de Scapin Ziegfeld TheatreBroadway | 12 perf. |
| November 20, 1952 | The Seven Year Itch Fulton TheatreBroadway | 1,141 perf. |
| November 24, 1952 | Occupe-toi d'Amelie Ziegfeld TheatreBroadway | 4 perf. |
| November 24, 1952 | Oedipus Tyrannus Mark Hellinger TheatreBroadway | 10 perf. |
| November 26, 1952 | Time Out for Ginger Lyceum TheatreBroadway | 248 perf. |
| November 27, 1952 | La Repetition ou L'Amour Puni Ziegfeld TheatreBroadway | 4 perf. |
December: 8 openings
| December 1, 1952 | Hamlet Ziegfeld TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| December 2, 1952 | I've Got Sixpence Ethel Barrymore TheatreBroadway | 23 perf. |
| December 3, 1952 | See the Jaguar Cort TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
| December 8, 1952 | Slavenska-Franklin Co. New Century TheatreBroadway | |
| December 11, 1952 | Whistler's Grandmother President TheatreBroadway | 24 perf. |
| December 15, 1952 | Two’s Company Alvin TheatreBroadway | 90 perf. |
| December 17, 1952 | The Grey-Eyed People Martin Beck TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
| December 18, 1952 | The Children's Hour Coronet TheatreBroadway | 189 perf. |
Closed in 1952
| January 5, 1952 | Glad Tidings Lyceum Theatre, opened 1951 | 100 run |
| January 6, 1952 | The Wild Duck City Center, opened 1951 | 15 run |
| January 12, 1952 | Legend of Lovers Plymouth Theatre, opened 1951 | 22 run |
| January 12, 1952 | Lo and Behold! Booth Theatre, opened 1951 | 38 run |
| January 12, 1952 | Nina Royale Theatre, opened 1951 | 45 run |
| January 12, 1952 | The Number Biltmore Theatre, opened 1951 | 87 run |
| February 2, 1952 | Saint Joan Cort Theatre, opened 1951 | 140 run |
| February 12, 1952 | Bagels and Yox Holiday Theatre, opened 1951 | 208 run |
| February 24, 1952 | Judy Garland at the Palace "Two-A-Day" Palace Theatre, opened 1951 | 184 run |
| March 8, 1952 | Affairs of State Royale Theatre, opened 1950 | 610 run |
| March 15, 1952 | Two on the Aisle Mark Hellinger Theatre, opened 1951 | 276 run |
| March 22, 1952 | Remains to Be Seen Morosco Theatre, opened 1951 | 199 run |
| April 3, 1952 | Call Me Madam Imperial Theatre, opened 1950 | 644 run |
| April 5, 1952 | The Constant Wife National Theatre, opened 1951 | 138 run |
| April 12, 1952 | Caesar and Cleopatra Ziegfeld Theatre, opened 1951 | 67 run |
| April 13, 1952 | Antony and Cleopatra Ziegfeld Theatre, opened 1951 | 66 run |
| May 31, 1952 | Gigi Fulton Theatre, opened 1951 | 219 run |
| June 21, 1952 | Stalag 17 48th Street Theatre, opened 1951 | 472 run |
| July 5, 1952 | Of Thee I Sing Music Box, opened 1931 | 441 run |
| July 12, 1952 | I Am a Camera Empire Theatre, opened 1951 | 214 run |
| July 19, 1952 | Paint Your Wagon Shubert Theatre, opened 1951 | 289 run |
| September 27, 1952 | Top Banana Winter Garden Theatre, opened 1951 | 350 run |
| November 22, 1952 | Point of No Return Alvin Theatre, opened 1951 | 356 run |