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
January: 3 openings
| January 6, 1960 | A Mighty Man Is He Cort TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
| January 12, 1960 | Peer Gynt Phoenix TheatreBroadway | 32 perf. |
| January 13, 1960 | A Distant Bell Eugene Oneill TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
February: 12 openings
| February 1, 1960 | Cut of the Axe Ambassador TheatreBroadway | 2 perf. |
| February 2, 1960 | The Deadly Game Longacre TheatreBroadway | 39 perf. |
| February 3, 1960 | Roman Candle Cort TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
| February 8, 1960 | A Lovely Light Hudson TheatreBroadway | 17 perf. |
| February 10, 1960 | Beg, Borrow or Steal Martin Beck TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
| February 16, 1960 | Caligula 54th Street TheatreBroadway | 38 perf. |
| February 17, 1960 | The Long Dream Ambassador TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
| February 22, 1960 | The Cool World Eugene Oneill TheatreBroadway | 2 perf. |
| February 24, 1960 | The Tumbler Helen Hayes TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
| February 25, 1960 | Toys in the Attic Hudson TheatreBroadway | 456 perf. |
| February 26, 1960 | A Thurber Carnival Anta PlayhouseBroadway | 223 perf. |
| February 29, 1960 | There Was a Little Girl Cort TheatreBroadway | 16 perf. |
March: 7 openings
| March 1, 1960 | Henry IV, Part I Phoenix TheatreBroadway | 65 perf. |
| March 2, 1960 | The Good Soup Plymouth TheatreBroadway | 21 perf. |
| March 8, 1960 | Greenwillow Alvin TheatreBroadway | 95 perf. |
| March 10, 1960 | Semi-Detached Martin Beck TheatreBroadway | 4 perf. |
| March 17, 1960 | Dear Liar Billy Rose TheatreBroadway | 52 perf. |
| March 18, 1960 | One More River Ambassador TheatreBroadway | 3 perf. |
| March 31, 1960 | The Best Man Morosco TheatreBroadway | 520 perf. |
April: 8 openings
| April 6, 1960 | Viva Madison Avenue! Longacre TheatreBroadway | 2 perf. |
| April 13, 1960 | A Second String Eugene Oneill TheatreBroadway | 29 perf. |
| April 14, 1960 | Bye Bye Birdie Martin Beck TheatreBroadway | 607 perf. |
| April 18, 1960 | Henry IV, Part II Phoenix TheatreBroadway | 31 perf. |
| April 19, 1960 | Duel of Angels Helen Hayes TheatreBroadway | 51 perf. |
| April 20, 1960 | From A to Z Plymouth TheatreBroadway | 21 perf. |
| April 27, 1960 | West Side Story Winter Garden TheatreBroadway | 249 perf. |
| April 28, 1960 | Christine 46th Street TheatreBroadway | 12 perf. |
May: 3 openings
| May 3, 1960 | The Fantasticks Sullivan Street PlayhouseOff-Broadway | 17,162 perf. |
| May 4, 1960 | Martha Graham and her Dance Company 54th Street TheatreBroadway | 3 perf. |
| May 23, 1960 | Finian’s Rainbow 46th Street TheatreBroadway | 12 perf. |
September: 8 openings
| September 7, 1960 | H.M.S. Pinafore Phoenix TheatreBroadway | 55 perf. |
| September 9, 1960 | Vintage ’60 Mark HellingerBroadway | 8 perf. |
| September 14, 1960 | The World of Carl Sandburg Henry Millers TheatreBroadway | 29 perf. |
| September 20, 1960 | Once Upon A Mattress Adelphi TheatreBroadway | |
| September 20, 1960 | The Hostage Cort TheatreBroadway | 127 perf. |
| September 26, 1960 | Les Ballets Africains Alvin TheatreBroadway | |
| September 27, 1960 | Farewell, Farewell Eugene Helen Hayes TheatreBroadway | 7 perf. |
| September 29, 1960 | Irma La Douce Plymouth TheatreBroadway | 524 perf. |
October: 9 openings
| October 4, 1960 | A Taste of Honey Lyceum TheatreBroadway | 376 perf. |
| October 5, 1960 | Becket St James TheatreBroadway | 193 perf. |
| October 8, 1960 | An Evening With Mike Nichols and Elaine May John Golden TheatreBroadway | 306 perf. |
| October 10, 1960 | Laughs and Other Events Ethel Barrymore TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| October 11, 1960 | The Wall Billy Rose TheatreBroadway | 167 perf. |
| October 17, 1960 | Tenderloin 46th StreetBroadway | 216 perf. |
| October 20, 1960 | Face of a Hero Eugene Oneill TheatreBroadway | 36 perf. |
| October 27, 1960 | The 49th Cousin Ambassador TheatreBroadway | 100 perf. |
| October 29, 1960 | Invitation to a March Music Box TheatreBroadway | 113 perf. |
November: 7 openings
| November 1, 1960 | She Stoops to Conquer Phoenix TheatreBroadway | |
| November 3, 1960 | The Unsinkable Molly Brown Winter GardenBroadway | 532 perf. |
| November 5, 1960 | Rape of the Belt Martin Beck TheatreBroadway | 9 perf. |
| November 10, 1960 | Period of Adjustment Helen Hayes TheatreBroadway | 132 perf. |
| November 16, 1960 | Under the Yum-Yum Tree Henry Millers TheatreBroadway | 173 perf. |
| November 17, 1960 | Advise and Consent Cort TheatreBroadway | 212 perf. |
| November 30, 1960 | All the Way Home Belasco TheatreBroadway | 333 perf. |
December: 8 openings
| December 1, 1960 | Little Moon of Alban Longacre TheatreBroadway | 20 perf. |
| December 3, 1960 | Camelot Majestic TheatreBroadway | 873 perf. |
| December 5, 1960 | Send Me No Flowers Brooks Atkinson TheatreBroadway | 40 perf. |
| December 6, 1960 | The Plough and the Stars Phoenix TheatreBroadway | 32 perf. |
| December 7, 1960 | Love and Libel Martin Beck TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
| December 14, 1960 | Critic's Choice Ethel Barrymore TheatreBroadway | 189 perf. |
| December 16, 1960 | Wildcat Alvin TheatreBroadway | 172 perf. |
| December 26, 1960 | Do Re Mi St. James TheatreBroadway | 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 |