1960
69 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in 1960.
Broadway opened 65 shows in 1960: half of those runs were over within 38.5 performances. The Fantasticks broke that pattern, running 17,162 performances, 445.8 times the median.
The Fantasticks opened May 3, 1960 at Sullivan Street Playhouse and ran 17,162 performances.
Opened in 1960
UndatedJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMaySeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Undated: 4 openings
| Unknown | A Man For All Seasons by Robert Bolt Gielgud Theatre, London | |
| Unknown | Flower Drum Song West End, London | |
| Unknown | Go Back for Murder Duchess Theatre, London | |
| Unknown | Harold Pinter's first West End success The Caretaker Duchess Theatre, London |
January: 3 openings
| January 6, 1960 | A Mighty Man Is He Cort Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
| January 12, 1960 | Peer Gynt Phoenix Theatre, Broadway | 32 perf. |
| January 13, 1960 | A Distant Bell Eugene Oneill Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
February: 12 openings
| February 1, 1960 | Cut of the Axe Ambassador Theatre, Broadway | 2 perf. |
| February 2, 1960 | The Deadly Game Longacre Theatre, Broadway | 39 perf. |
| February 3, 1960 | Roman Candle Cort Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
| February 8, 1960 | A Lovely Light Hudson Theatre, Broadway | 17 perf. |
| February 10, 1960 | Beg, Borrow or Steal Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
| February 16, 1960 | Caligula 54th Street Theatre, Broadway | 38 perf. |
| February 17, 1960 | The Long Dream Ambassador Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
| February 22, 1960 | The Cool World Eugene Oneill Theatre, Broadway | 2 perf. |
| February 24, 1960 | The Tumbler Helen Hayes Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
| February 25, 1960 | Toys in the Attic Hudson Theatre, Broadway | 456 perf. |
| February 26, 1960 | A Thurber Carnival Anta Playhouse, Broadway | 223 perf. |
| February 29, 1960 | There Was a Little Girl Cort Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
March: 7 openings
| March 1, 1960 | Henry IV, Part I Phoenix Theatre, Broadway | 65 perf. |
| March 2, 1960 | The Good Soup Plymouth Theatre, Broadway | 21 perf. |
| March 8, 1960 | Greenwillow Alvin Theatre, Broadway | 95 perf. |
| March 10, 1960 | Semi-Detached Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | 4 perf. |
| March 17, 1960 | Dear Liar Billy Rose Theatre, Broadway | 52 perf. |
| March 18, 1960 | One More River Ambassador Theatre, Broadway | 3 perf. |
| March 31, 1960 | The Best Man Morosco Theatre, Broadway | 520 perf. |
April: 8 openings
| April 6, 1960 | Viva Madison Avenue! Longacre Theatre, Broadway | 2 perf. |
| April 13, 1960 | A Second String Eugene Oneill Theatre, Broadway | 29 perf. |
| April 14, 1960 | Bye Bye Birdie Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | 607 perf. |
| April 18, 1960 | Henry IV, Part II Phoenix Theatre, Broadway | 31 perf. |
| April 19, 1960 | Duel of Angels Helen Hayes Theatre, Broadway | 51 perf. |
| April 20, 1960 | From A to Z Plymouth Theatre, Broadway | 21 perf. |
| April 27, 1960 | West Side Story Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway | 249 perf. |
| April 28, 1960 | Christine 46th Street Theatre, Broadway | 12 perf. |
May: 3 openings
| May 3, 1960 | The Fantasticks Sullivan Street Playhouse, Broadway | 17,162 perf. |
| May 4, 1960 | Martha Graham and her Dance Company 54th Street Theatre, Broadway | 3 perf. |
| May 23, 1960 | Finian’s Rainbow 46th Street Theatre, Broadway | 12 perf. |
September: 8 openings
| September 7, 1960 | H.M.S. Pinafore Phoenix Theatre, Broadway | 55 perf. |
| September 9, 1960 | Vintage ’60 Mark Hellinger, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| September 14, 1960 | The World of Carl Sandburg Henry Millers Theatre, Broadway | 29 perf. |
| September 20, 1960 | Once Upon A Mattress Adelphi Theatre, Broadway | |
| September 20, 1960 | The Hostage Cort Theatre, Broadway | 127 perf. |
| September 26, 1960 | Les Ballets Africains Alvin Theatre, Broadway | |
| September 27, 1960 | Farewell, Farewell Eugene Helen Hayes Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| September 29, 1960 | Irma La Douce Plymouth Theatre, Broadway | 524 perf. |
October: 9 openings
| October 4, 1960 | A Taste of Honey Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 376 perf. |
| October 5, 1960 | Becket St James Theatre, Broadway | 193 perf. |
| October 8, 1960 | An Evening With Mike Nichols and Elaine May John Golden Theatre, Broadway | 306 perf. |
| October 10, 1960 | Laughs and Other Events Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| October 11, 1960 | The Wall Billy Rose Theatre, Broadway | 167 perf. |
| October 17, 1960 | Tenderloin 46th Street, Broadway | 216 perf. |
| October 20, 1960 | Face of a Hero Eugene Oneill Theatre, Broadway | 36 perf. |
| October 27, 1960 | The 49th Cousin Ambassador Theatre, Broadway | 100 perf. |
| October 29, 1960 | Invitation to a March Music Box Theatre, Broadway | 113 perf. |
November: 7 openings
| November 1, 1960 | She Stoops to Conquer Phoenix Theatre, Broadway | |
| November 3, 1960 | The Unsinkable Molly Brown Winter Garden, Broadway | 532 perf. |
| November 5, 1960 | Rape of the Belt Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | 9 perf. |
| November 10, 1960 | Period of Adjustment Helen Hayes Theatre, Broadway | 132 perf. |
| November 16, 1960 | Under the Yum-Yum Tree Henry Millers Theatre, Broadway | 173 perf. |
| November 17, 1960 | Advise and Consent Cort Theatre, Broadway | 212 perf. |
| November 30, 1960 | All the Way Home Belasco Theatre, Broadway | 333 perf. |
December: 8 openings
| December 1, 1960 | Little Moon of Alban Longacre Theatre, Broadway | 20 perf. |
| December 3, 1960 | Camelot Majestic Theatre, Broadway | 873 perf. |
| December 5, 1960 | Send Me No Flowers Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway | 40 perf. |
| December 6, 1960 | The Plough and the Stars Phoenix Theatre, Broadway | 32 perf. |
| December 7, 1960 | Love and Libel Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
| December 14, 1960 | Critic's Choice Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway | 189 perf. |
| December 16, 1960 | Wildcat Alvin Theatre, Broadway | 172 perf. |
| December 26, 1960 | Do Re Mi St. James Theatre, Broadway | 400 perf. |
Closed in 1960
| January 2, 1960 | The Warm Peninsula Helen Hayes Theatre, opened 1959 | 86 run |
| January 2, 1960 | The World of Suzie Wong Broadhurst Theatre, opened 1958 | 508 run |
| January 3, 1960 | Pictures in the Hallway Phoenix Theatre, opened 1959 | 11 run |
| January 3, 1960 | The Littlest Circus John Golden Theatre, opened 1959 | 19 run |
| January 23, 1960 | Heartbreak House Billy Rose Theatre, opened 1959 | 112 run |
| January 23, 1960 | The Gang’s All Here Ambassador Theatre, opened 1959 | 132 run |
| January 30, 1960 | Sweet Bird of Youth Martin Beck Theatre, opened 1959 | 375 run |
| February 13, 1960 | Saratoga Winter Garden Theatre, opened 1959 | 80 run |
| February 13, 1960 | The Marriage-Go-Round Plymouth Theatre, opened 1958 | 431 run |
| February 20, 1960 | The Fighting Cock Anta Playhouse, opened 1959 | 87 run |
| March 19, 1960 | Goodbye, Charlie Lyceum Theatre, opened 1959 | 109 run |
| March 19, 1960 | Redhead 46th Street Theatre, opened 1959 | 452 run |
| March 19, 1960 | Silent Night, Lonely Night Morosco Theatre, opened 1959 | 124 run |
| May 7, 1960 | Flower Drum Song St. James Theatre, opened 1958 | 600 run |
| May 14, 1960 | At the Drop of a Hat John Golden Theatre, opened 1959 | 215 run |
| June 1, 1960 | The Andersonville Trial Henry Millers Theatre, opened 1959 | 179 run |
| June 18, 1960 | Destry Rides Again Imperial Theatre, opened 1959 | 472 run |
| June 25, 1960 | A Majority of One Shubert Theatre, opened 1959 | 556 run |
| June 25, 1960 | A Raisin in the Sun Ethel Barrymore Theatre, opened 1959 | 530 run |
| July 2, 1960 | Once Upon A Mattress Phoenix Theater, opened 1959 | 460 run |
| October 1, 1960 | Five Finger Exercise Music Box Theatre, opened 1959 | 337 run |
| December 17, 1960 | La plume de ma tante Royale Theatre, opened 1958 | 835 run |
| December 17, 1960 | Take Me Along Shubert Theatre, opened 1959 | 448 run |