1956
64 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in 1956.
Broadway opened 63 shows in 1956: half of those runs were over within 30.5 performances. My Fair Lady broke that pattern, running 2,717 performances, 89.1 times the median.
My Fair Lady opened March 15, 1956 at Mark Hellinger Theatre and ran 2,717 performances.
Opened in 1956
UndatedJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Undated: 1 opening
| Thoroughly Modern Millie London |
January: 6 openings
| January 4, 1956 | The Great Sebastians Anta PlayhouseBroadway | 174 perf. |
| January 12, 1956 | King Lear City CenterBroadway | 21 perf. |
| January 17, 1956 | Fallen Angels Playhouse TheatreBroadway | 239 perf. |
| January 19, 1956 | Tamburlaine the Great Winter Garden TheatreBroadway | 20 perf. |
| January 24, 1956 | Time Limit! Booth TheatreBroadway | 127 perf. |
| January 25, 1956 | The Hot Corner John Golden TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
February: 6 openings
| February 2, 1956 | The Innkeepers John Golden TheatreBroadway | 4 perf. |
| February 8, 1956 | Middle of the Night Anta PlayhouseBroadway | 477 perf. |
| February 14, 1956 | Someone Waiting John Golden TheatreBroadway | 15 perf. |
| February 15, 1956 | A Streetcar Named Desire City CenterBroadway | 15 perf. |
| February 16, 1956 | The Ponder Heart Music Box TheatreBroadway | 149 perf. |
| February 22, 1956 | Debut Holiday TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
March: 4 openings
| March 15, 1956 | My Fair Lady Mark Hellinger TheatreBroadway | 2,717 perf. |
| March 22, 1956 | Mr. Wonderful Broadway TheatreBroadway | 383 perf. |
| March 26, 1956 | Little Glass Clock John Golden TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| March 29, 1956 | Mister Johnson Martin Beck TheatreBroadway | 44 perf. |
April: 4 openings
| April 3, 1956 | A Month in the Country Phoenix TheatreBroadway | 48 perf. |
| April 6, 1956 | Affair of Honor Ethel Barrymore TheatreBroadway | 27 perf. |
| April 19, 1956 | Waiting for Godot John Golden TheatreBroadway | 60 perf. |
| April 24, 1956 | Goodbye Again Helen Hayes TheatreBroadway | 7 perf. |
May: 4 openings
| May 2, 1956 | Wake Up, Darling Ethel Barrymore TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
| May 3, 1956 | The Most Happy Fella Imperial TheatreBroadway | 676 perf. |
| May 10, 1956 | The Lovers Martin Beck TheatreBroadway | 4 perf. |
| May 22, 1956 | The Littlest Revue Phoenix TheatreBroadway | 32 perf. |
June: 2 openings
| June 13, 1956 | Shangri-La Winter Garden TheatreBroadway | 21 perf. |
| June 14, 1956 | New Faces of 1956 Ethel Barrymore TheatreBroadway | 220 perf. |
September: 3 openings
| September 11, 1956 | Saint Joan Phoenix TheatreBroadway | 77 perf. |
| September 16, 1956 | Pictures in the Hallway Playhouse TheatreBroadway | 19 perf. |
| September 26, 1956 | Judy Garland Palace TheatreBroadway |
October: 15 openings
| October 2, 1956 | Autobiography Booth TheatreBroadway | 6 perf. |
| October 3, 1956 | The Loud Red Patrick Ambassador TheatreBroadway | 93 perf. |
| October 4, 1956 | Harbor Lights Playhouse TheatreBroadway | 4 perf. |
| October 8, 1956 | Sixth Finger in a Five Finger Glove Longacre TheatreBroadway | 2 perf. |
| October 10, 1956 | The Reluctant Debutante Henry Millers TheatreBroadway | 134 perf. |
| October 11, 1956 | Too Late the Phalarope Belasco TheatreBroadway | 36 perf. |
| October 16, 1956 | Double in Hearts John Golden TheatreBroadway | 6 perf. |
| October 18, 1956 | The Apple Cart Plymouth TheatreBroadway | 124 perf. |
| October 23, 1956 | King Richard II Winter Garden TheatreBroadway | 27 perf. |
| October 24, 1956 | Romeo and Juliet Winter Garden TheatreBroadway | 29 perf. |
| October 25, 1956 | Separate Tables Music Box TheatreBroadway | 332 perf. |
| October 26, 1956 | The Best House in Naples Lyceum TheatreBroadway | 3 perf. |
| October 29, 1956 | Macbeth Winter Garden TheatreBroadway | 25 perf. |
| October 30, 1956 | Major Barbara Martin Beck TheatreBroadway | 231 perf. |
| October 31, 1956 | Auntie Mame Broadhurst TheatreBroadway | 639 perf. |
November: 11 openings
| November 1, 1956 | The Sleeping Prince Coronet TheatreBroadway | 60 perf. |
| November 4, 1956 | Diary of a Scoundrel Phoenix TheatreBroadway | 25 perf. |
| November 7, 1956 | Long Day's Journey Into Night Helen Hayes TheatreBroadway | 390 perf. |
| November 9, 1956 | That Girl at the Bijou Bijou TheatreBroadway | 11 perf. |
| November 13, 1956 | Child of Fortune Royale TheatreBroadway | 23 perf. |
| November 14, 1956 | A Very Special Baby Playhouse TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
| November 15, 1956 | Li’l Abner St. James TheatreBroadway | 693 perf. |
| November 19, 1956 | Girls of Summer Longacre TheatreBroadway | 56 perf. |
| November 20, 1956 | The Happiest Millionaire Lyceum TheatreBroadway | 271 perf. |
| November 26, 1956 | Cranks Bijou TheatreBroadway | 40 perf. |
| November 29, 1956 | Bells Are Ringing Shubert TheatreBroadway | 924 perf. |
December: 8 openings
| December 1, 1956 | Candide Martin Beck TheatreBroadway | 73 perf. |
| December 3, 1956 | Night of the Auk Playhouse TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| December 6, 1956 | Happy Hunting Majestic TheatreBroadway | 412 perf. |
| December 18, 1956 | The Good Woman of Setzuan Phoenix TheatreBroadway | 24 perf. |
| December 19, 1956 | Speaking of Murder Royale TheatreBroadway | 37 perf. |
| December 25, 1956 | Ruth Draper Playhouse TheatreBroadway | 7 perf. |
| December 26, 1956 | Troilus and Cressida Winter Garden TheatreBroadway | 14 perf. |
| December 28, 1956 | Protective Custody Ambassador TheatreBroadway | 3 perf. |
Closed in 1956
| January 21, 1956 | Comedy in Music John Golden Theatre, opened 1953 | 849 run |
| January 21, 1956 | Red Roses for Me Booth Theatre, opened 1955 | 29 run |
| February 4, 1956 | A View From the Bridge / A Memory of Two Mondays Coronet Theatre, opened 1955 | 149 run |
| February 18, 1956 | The Righteous Are Bold Holiday Theatre, opened 1955 | 68 run |
| March 3, 1956 | Plain And Fancy Mark Hellinger Theatre, opened 1955 | 461 run |
| March 24, 1956 | The Teahouse of the August Moon Martin Beck Theatre, opened 1953 | 1,027 run |
| March 31, 1956 | The Chalk Garden Ethel Barrymore Theatre, opened 1955 | 182 run |
| April 7, 1956 | Tiger at the Gates Plymouth Theatre, opened 1955 | 217 run |
| April 14, 1956 | Silk Stockings Imperial Theatre, opened 1955 | 478 run |
| April 21, 1956 | Bus Stop Music Box Theatre, opened 1955 | 478 run |
| June 2, 1956 | The Lark Longacre Theatre, opened 1955 | 229 run |
| June 17, 1956 | Carmen Jones Broadway Theatre, opened 1943 | 502 run |
| June 30, 1956 | Janus Plymouth Theatre, opened 1955 | 251 run |
| June 30, 1956 | Pipe Dream Shubert Theatre, opened 1955 | 246 run |
| June 30, 1956 | Witness for the Prosecution Henry Millers Theatre, opened 1954 | 645 run |
| July 7, 1956 | The Desk Set Broadhurst Theatre, opened 1955 | 297 run |
| October 13, 1956 | A Hatful of Rain Lyceum Theatre, opened 1955 | 398 run |
| November 10, 1956 | Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? Belasco Theatre, opened 1955 | 444 run |
| November 17, 1956 | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Morosco Theatre, opened 1955 | 694 run |
| November 24, 1956 | The Pajama Game St. James Theatre, opened 1954 | 1,063 run |
| December 16, 1956 | Fanny Majestic Theatre, opened 1954 | 888 run |