74 shows opened on Broadway in 1953.

Opened in 1953

JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember

January: 8 openings

January 12, 1953	Jose Greco New Century Theatre, Broadway	16 perf.
January 14, 1953	Be Your Age 48th Street Theatre, Broadway	5 perf.
January 15, 1953	The Love of Four Colonels Shubert Theatre, Broadway	141 perf.
January 18, 1953	Danny Kaye Palace Theatre, Broadway	128 perf.
January 20, 1953	The Bat National Theatre, Broadway	23 perf.
January 21, 1953	Mid-Summer Vanderbilt Theatre, Broadway	109 perf.
January 22, 1953	The Crucible Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway	197 perf.
January 23, 1953	The Fifth Season Cort Theatre, Broadway	654 perf.

February: 9 openings

February 3, 1953	Touchstone Music Box Theatre, Broadway	7 perf.
February 4, 1953	Love's Labour's Lost City Center, Broadway	15 perf.
February 9, 1953	The Emperor's Clothes Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway	16 perf.
February 10, 1953	On Borrowed Time 48th Street Theatre, Broadway	78 perf.
February 11, 1953	Hazel Flagg Mark Hellinger Theatre, Broadway	190 perf.
February 14, 1953	John Brown's Body New Century Theatre, Broadway	65 perf.
February 18, 1953	Maggie National Theatre, Broadway	5 perf.
February 19, 1953	Picnic Music Box Theatre, Broadway	477 perf.
February 25, 1953	Wonderful Town Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway	559 perf.

March: 5 openings

March 4, 1953	The Merchant of Venice City Center, Broadway	16 perf.
March 6, 1953	Misalliance Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway	130 perf.
March 10, 1953	Porgy and Bess , Broadway	305 perf.
March 11, 1953	My 3 Angels Morosco Theatre, Broadway	344 perf.
March 17, 1953	Camino Real National Theatre, Broadway	60 perf.

April: 6 openings

April 2, 1953	Horses in Midstream Royale Theatre, Broadway	4 perf.
April 6, 1953	Room Service Playhouse Theatre, Broadway	16 perf.
April 15, 1953	A Date With April Royale Theatre, Broadway	13 perf.
April 20, 1953	Emlyn Williams as Charles Dickens Bijou Theatre, Broadway	24 perf.
April 22, 1953	The Pink Elephant Playhouse Theatre, Broadway	5 perf.
April 30, 1953	Men of Distinction 48th Street Theatre, Broadway	4 perf.

May: 2 openings

May 7, 1953	Can-Can Shubert Theatre, Broadway	892 perf.
May 28, 1953	Me and Juliet Majestic Theatre, Broadway	358 perf.

August: 1 opening

August 31, 1953

Oklahoma! City Center, Broadway

40 perf.

September: 10 openings

September 7, 1953	Anna Russell and Her Little Show “An Intimate Revue” Vanderbilt Theatre, Broadway	16 perf.
September 7, 1953	Anna Russell's Little Show Vanderbilt Theatre, Broadway	16 perf.
September 8, 1953	Carnival in Flanders New Century Theatre, Broadway	6 perf.
September 8, 1953	Carnival in Flanders “A Musical Comedy” New Century Theatre, Broadway	6 perf.
September 14, 1953	A Red Rainbow Royale Theatre, Broadway	16 perf.
September 17, 1953	A Pin to See the Peepshow Playhouse Theatre, Broadway	1 perf.
September 22, 1953	At Home With Ethel Waters 48th Street Theatre, Broadway	23 perf.
September 24, 1953	Take a Giant Step Lyceum Theatre, Broadway	76 perf.
September 29, 1953	The Strong Are Lonely Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway	7 perf.
September 30, 1953	Tea and Sympathy Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway	712 perf.

October: 11 openings

October 2, 1953	Comedy in Music John Golden Theatre, Broadway	849 perf.
October 7, 1953	The Little Hut Coronet Theatre, Broadway	29 perf.
October 13, 1953	Late Love National Theatre, Broadway	95 perf.
October 14, 1953	Betty Hutton and Her All-Star International Show Palace Theatre, Broadway
October 14, 1953	End as a Man Vanderbilt Theatre, Broadway	105 perf.
October 15, 1953	The Teahouse of the August Moon Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway	1,027 perf.
October 20, 1953	The Frogs of Spring Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway	15 perf.
October 21, 1953	The Ladies of the Corridor Longacre Theatre, Broadway	45 perf.
October 28, 1953	Gently Does It Playhouse Theatre, Broadway	37 perf.
October 29, 1953	A Girl Can Tell Royale Theatre, Broadway	60 perf.
October 30, 1953	Sherlock Holmes New Century Theatre, Broadway	3 perf.

November: 12 openings

November 3, 1953	The Trip to Bountiful Henry Millers Theatre, Broadway	39 perf.
November 4, 1953	Kind Sir Alvin Theatre, Broadway	166 perf.
November 5, 1953	The Solid Gold Cadillac Belasco Theatre, Broadway	526 perf.
November 11, 1953	Cyrano de Bergerac City Center, Broadway	15 perf.
November 11, 1953	Sabrina Fair National Theatre, Broadway	318 perf.
November 18, 1953	Escapade 48th Street Theatre, Broadway	13 perf.
November 19, 1953	Don Juan Tenorio Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway	31 perf.
November 19, 1953	El Alcalde de Zalamea Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway	31 perf.
November 19, 1953	El Cardenal Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway	31 perf.
November 19, 1953	La Otra Honra Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway	31 perf.
November 19, 1953	La Vida es Sueño Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway	31 perf.
November 19, 1953	Reinar Duspués de Morir Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway	31 perf.

December: 10 openings

December 3, 1953	Kismet Ziegfeld Theatre, Broadway	583 perf.
December 9, 1953	Richard III City Center, Broadway	15 perf.
December 10, 1953	John Murray Anderson's Almanac Imperial Theatre, Broadway	229 perf.
December 16, 1953	The Prescott Proposals Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway	125 perf.
December 17, 1953	Oh, Men! Oh, Women! Henry Millers Theatre, Broadway	382 perf.
December 22, 1953	Charley's Aunt City Center, Broadway	15 perf.
December 23, 1953	Dead Pigeon Vanderbilt Theatre, Broadway	21 perf.
December 28, 1953	Sing Till Tomorrow Royale Theatre, Broadway	8 perf.
December 29, 1953	In the Summer House Playhouse Theatre, Broadway	55 perf.
December 30, 1953	The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker Coronet Theatre, Broadway	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