1953
74 shows opened on Broadway in 1953.
Broadway opened 74 shows in 1953: half of those runs were over within 31 performances. The Teahouse of the August Moon, by John Patrick, broke that pattern, running 1,027 performances, 33.1 times the median.
The Teahouse of the August Moon, by John Patrick, opened October 15, 1953 at Martin Beck Theatre and ran 1,027 performances.
Phoenix Theatre opened.
Opened in 1953
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January: 8 openings
| January 12, 1953 | Jose Greco New Century TheatreBroadway | 16 perf. |
| January 14, 1953 | Be Your Age 48th Street TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
| January 15, 1953 | The Love of Four Colonels Shubert TheatreBroadway | 141 perf. |
| January 18, 1953 | Danny Kaye Palace TheatreBroadway | 128 perf. |
| January 20, 1953 | The Bat National TheatreBroadway | 23 perf. |
| January 21, 1953 | Mid-Summer Vanderbilt TheatreBroadway | 109 perf. |
| January 22, 1953 | The Crucible Martin Beck TheatreBroadway | 197 perf. |
| January 23, 1953 | The Fifth Season Cort TheatreBroadway | 654 perf. |
February: 9 openings
| February 3, 1953 | Touchstone Music Box TheatreBroadway | 7 perf. |
| February 4, 1953 | Love's Labour's Lost City CenterBroadway | 15 perf. |
| February 9, 1953 | The Emperor's Clothes Ethel Barrymore TheatreBroadway | 16 perf. |
| February 10, 1953 | On Borrowed Time 48th Street TheatreBroadway | 78 perf. |
| February 11, 1953 | Hazel Flagg Mark Hellinger TheatreBroadway | 190 perf. |
| February 14, 1953 | John Brown's Body New Century TheatreBroadway | 65 perf. |
| February 18, 1953 | Maggie National TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
| February 19, 1953 | Picnic Music Box TheatreBroadway | 477 perf. |
| February 25, 1953 | Wonderful Town Winter Garden TheatreBroadway | 559 perf. |
March: 5 openings
| March 4, 1953 | The Merchant of Venice City CenterBroadway | 16 perf. |
| March 6, 1953 | Misalliance Ethel Barrymore TheatreBroadway | 130 perf. |
| March 10, 1953 | Porgy and Bess Broadway | 305 perf. |
| March 11, 1953 | My 3 Angels Morosco TheatreBroadway | 344 perf. |
| March 17, 1953 | Camino Real National TheatreBroadway | 60 perf. |
April: 6 openings
| April 2, 1953 | Horses in Midstream Royale TheatreBroadway | 4 perf. |
| April 6, 1953 | Room Service Playhouse TheatreBroadway | 16 perf. |
| April 15, 1953 | A Date With April Royale TheatreBroadway | 13 perf. |
| April 20, 1953 | Emlyn Williams as Charles Dickens Bijou TheatreBroadway | 24 perf. |
| April 22, 1953 | The Pink Elephant Playhouse TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
| April 30, 1953 | Men of Distinction 48th Street TheatreBroadway | 4 perf. |
May: 2 openings
| May 7, 1953 | Can-Can Shubert TheatreBroadway | 892 perf. |
| May 28, 1953 | Me and Juliet Majestic TheatreBroadway | 358 perf. |
August: 1 opening
| August 31, 1953 | Oklahoma! City CenterBroadway | 40 perf. |
September: 10 openings
| September 7, 1953 | Anna Russell and Her Little Show “An Intimate Revue” Vanderbilt TheatreBroadway | 16 perf. |
| September 7, 1953 | Anna Russell's Little Show Vanderbilt TheatreBroadway | 16 perf. |
| September 8, 1953 | Carnival in Flanders New Century TheatreBroadway | 6 perf. |
| September 8, 1953 | Carnival in Flanders “A Musical Comedy” New Century TheatreBroadway | 6 perf. |
| September 14, 1953 | A Red Rainbow Royale TheatreBroadway | 16 perf. |
| September 17, 1953 | A Pin to See the Peepshow Playhouse TheatreBroadway | 1 perf. |
| September 22, 1953 | At Home With Ethel Waters 48th Street TheatreBroadway | 23 perf. |
| September 24, 1953 | Take a Giant Step Lyceum TheatreBroadway | 76 perf. |
| September 29, 1953 | The Strong Are Lonely Broadhurst TheatreBroadway | 7 perf. |
| September 30, 1953 | Tea and Sympathy Ethel Barrymore TheatreBroadway | 712 perf. |
October: 11 openings
| October 2, 1953 | Comedy in Music John Golden TheatreBroadway | 849 perf. |
| October 7, 1953 | The Little Hut Coronet TheatreBroadway | 29 perf. |
| October 13, 1953 | Late Love National TheatreBroadway | 95 perf. |
| October 14, 1953 | Betty Hutton and Her All-Star International Show Palace TheatreBroadway | |
| October 14, 1953 | End as a Man Vanderbilt TheatreBroadway | 105 perf. |
| October 15, 1953 | The Teahouse of the August Moon Martin Beck TheatreBroadway | 1,027 perf. |
| October 20, 1953 | The Frogs of Spring Broadhurst TheatreBroadway | 15 perf. |
| October 21, 1953 | The Ladies of the Corridor Longacre TheatreBroadway | 45 perf. |
| October 28, 1953 | Gently Does It Playhouse TheatreBroadway | 37 perf. |
| October 29, 1953 | A Girl Can Tell Royale TheatreBroadway | 60 perf. |
| October 30, 1953 | Sherlock Holmes New Century TheatreBroadway | 3 perf. |
November: 12 openings
| November 3, 1953 | The Trip to Bountiful Henry Millers TheatreBroadway | 39 perf. |
| November 4, 1953 | Kind Sir Alvin TheatreBroadway | 166 perf. |
| November 5, 1953 | The Solid Gold Cadillac Belasco TheatreBroadway | 526 perf. |
| November 11, 1953 | Cyrano de Bergerac City CenterBroadway | 15 perf. |
| November 11, 1953 | Sabrina Fair National TheatreBroadway | 318 perf. |
| November 18, 1953 | Escapade 48th Street TheatreBroadway | 13 perf. |
| November 19, 1953 | Don Juan Tenorio Broadhurst TheatreBroadway | 31 perf. |
| November 19, 1953 | El Alcalde de Zalamea Broadhurst TheatreBroadway | 31 perf. |
| November 19, 1953 | El Cardenal Broadhurst TheatreBroadway | 31 perf. |
| November 19, 1953 | La Otra Honra Broadhurst TheatreBroadway | 31 perf. |
| November 19, 1953 | La Vida es Sueño Broadhurst TheatreBroadway | 31 perf. |
| November 19, 1953 | Reinar Duspués de Morir Broadhurst TheatreBroadway | 31 perf. |
December: 10 openings
| December 3, 1953 | Kismet Ziegfeld TheatreBroadway | 583 perf. |
| December 9, 1953 | Richard III City CenterBroadway | 15 perf. |
| December 10, 1953 | John Murray Anderson's Almanac Imperial TheatreBroadway | 229 perf. |
| December 16, 1953 | The Prescott Proposals Broadhurst TheatreBroadway | 125 perf. |
| December 17, 1953 | Oh, Men! Oh, Women! Henry Millers TheatreBroadway | 382 perf. |
| December 22, 1953 | Charley's Aunt City CenterBroadway | 15 perf. |
| December 23, 1953 | Dead Pigeon Vanderbilt TheatreBroadway | 21 perf. |
| December 28, 1953 | Sing Till Tomorrow Royale TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| December 29, 1953 | In the Summer House Playhouse TheatreBroadway | 55 perf. |
| December 30, 1953 | The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker Coronet TheatreBroadway | 221 perf. |
Closed in 1953
| January 3, 1953 | Slavenska-Franklin Co. New Century Theatre, opened 1952 | |
| January 3, 1953 | Whistler's Grandmother President Theatre, opened 1952 | 24 run |
| January 10, 1953 | Mrs. McThing Martin Beck Theatre, opened 1952 | 320 run |
| January 10, 1953 | My Darlin' Aida Winter Garden Theatre, opened 1952 | 89 run |
| January 31, 1953 | The Male Animal City Center, opened 1952 | 333 run |
| February 28, 1953 | Bernardine Playhouse Theatre, opened 1952 | 157 run |
| February 28, 1953 | The Deep Blue Sea Morosco Theatre, opened 1952 | 132 run |
| March 8, 1953 | Two’s Company Alvin Theatre, opened 1952 | 90 run |
| March 28, 1953 | Leonard Sillman's New Faces of 1952 Royale Theatre, opened 1952 | 365 run |
| March 28, 1953 | New Faces Of 1952 Royale Theatre, opened 1952 | 365 run |
| April 18, 1953 | Pal Joey Ethel Barrymore Theatre, opened 1940 | 374 run |
| April 18, 1953 | Pal Joey Broadhurst Theatre, opened 1952 | 540 run |
| May 2, 1953 | The Fourposter Ethel Barrymore Theatre, opened 1951 | 632 run |
| May 30, 1953 | An Evening With Beatrice Lillie Booth Theatre, opened 1952 | 276 run |
| May 30, 1953 | The Children's Hour Coronet Theatre, opened 1952 | 189 run |
| May 30, 1953 | The Moon Is Blue Henry Millers Theatre, opened 1951 | 924 run |
| May 30, 1953 | The Time of the Cuckoo Empire Theatre, opened 1952 | 263 run |
| June 27, 1953 | Time Out for Ginger Lyceum Theatre, opened 1952 | 248 run |
| November 28, 1953 | Guys and Dolls 46th Street Theatre, opened 1950 | 1,200 run |
| November 28, 1953 | Wish You Were Here Imperial Theatre, opened 1952 | 598 run |