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Shows · 1960s · 1965

1965

58 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in 1965.

Broadway opened just 52 shows in 1965, but the ones that did open stayed: half of those runs lasted 54.5 performances or more.

Man of La Mancha opened November 22, 1965 at ANTA Washington Square Theatre and ran 2,328 performances.

Roundabout Theatre opened.

Vivian Beaumont Theater opened.

Opened in 1965

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Undated: 6 openings

Battle of the Bulge Prince Edward TheatreLondon
Boeing-Boeing Duchess TheatreLondon
Hello, Dolly! London
Hello Dolly! 1967 Theatre Royal, Drury LaneLondon
The Hallelujah Trail Prince Edward TheatreLondon
The Homecoming Aldwych TheatreLondon

January: 3 openings

January 6, 1965 Peterpat Longacre TheatreBroadway 21 perf.
January 13, 1965 The Family Way Lyceum TheatreBroadway 5 perf.
January 14, 1965 Tartuffe Anta Washington Square TheatreBroadway 74 perf.

February: 5 openings

February 2, 1965 Boeing-Boeing Cort TheatreBroadway 23 perf.
February 6, 1965 Kelly Broadhurst TheatreBroadway 1 perf.
February 10, 1965 Diamond Orchid Henry Millers TheatreBroadway 5 perf.
February 16, 1965 Baker Street Broadway TheatreBroadway 313 perf.
February 18, 1965 All in Good Time Royale TheatreBroadway 44 perf.

March: 4 openings

March 9, 1965 Catch Me If You Can Morosco TheatreBroadway 103 perf.
March 10, 1965 The Odd Couple Plymouth TheatreBroadway 964 perf.
March 16, 1965 This Was Burlesque Hudson TheatreBroadway 124 perf.
March 18, 1965 Do I Hear A Waltz? 46th Street TheatreBroadway 220 perf.

April: 5 openings

April 1, 1965 Maurice Chevalier at 77 Alvin TheatreBroadway 31 perf.
April 15, 1965 The Amen Corner Ethel Barrymore TheatreBroadway 84 perf.
April 25, 1965 Half A Sixpence Broadhurst TheatreBroadway 512 perf.
April 26, 1965 And Things That Go Bump in the Night Royale TheatreBroadway 16 perf.
April 29, 1965 A Race of Hairy Men! Henry Millers TheatreBroadway 4 perf.

May: 4 openings

May 4, 1965 The Glass Menagerie Brooks Atkinson TheatreBroadway 175 perf.
May 10, 1965 Ken Murray's Hollywood John Golden TheatreBroadway 16 perf.
May 11, 1965 Flora, the Red Menace Alvin TheatreBroadway 87 perf.
May 16, 1965 The Roar of the Greasepaint The Smell of the Crowd Shubert TheatreBroadway 232 perf.

August: 1 opening

August 2, 1965 Oliver! Martin Beck TheatreBroadway 64 perf.

September: 2 openings

September 22, 1965 Mrs. Dally John Golden TheatreBroadway 53 perf.
September 30, 1965 A Very Rich Woman Belasco TheatreBroadway 28 perf.

October: 11 openings

October 4, 1965 Pickwick 46th Street TheatreBroadway 56 perf.
October 6, 1965 Generation Morosco TheatreBroadway 300 perf.
October 7, 1965 Minor Miracle Henry Millers TheatreBroadway 4 perf.
October 10, 1965 Drat! the Cat! Martin Beck TheatreBroadway 8 perf.
October 12, 1965 Entertaining Mr. Sloane Lyceum TheatreBroadway 13 perf.
October 13, 1965 The Impossible Years Playhouse TheatreBroadway 670 perf.
October 14, 1965 The World of Charles Aznavour Ambassador TheatreBroadway 29 perf.
October 17, 1965 On A Clear Day You Can See Forever Mark Hellinger TheatreBroadway 280 perf.
October 19, 1965 The Right Honourable Gentleman Billy Rose TheatreBroadway 118 perf.
October 21, 1965 Danton's Death Vivian Beaumont TheaterBroadway 46 perf.
October 26, 1965 The Royal Hunt of the Sun Anta PlayhouseBroadway 261 perf.

November: 10 openings

November 1, 1965 Postmark Zero Brooks Atkinson TheatreBroadway 8 perf.
November 3, 1965 Mating Dance Eugene Oneill TheatreBroadway 1 perf.
November 4, 1965 Xmas in Las Vegas Ethel Barrymore TheatreBroadway 4 perf.
November 10, 1965 The Zulu and the Zayda Cort TheatreBroadway 179 perf.
November 13, 1965 Skyscraper Lunt-FontanneBroadway 248 perf.
November 16, 1965 The Devils Broadway TheatreBroadway 63 perf.
November 22, 1965 Man of La Mancha ANTA Washington Square TheatreOff-Broadway 2,328 perf.
November 23, 1965 You Can't Take It With You Lyceum TheatreBroadway 239 perf.
November 29, 1965 Anya Ziegfeld TheatreBroadway 16 perf.
November 30, 1965 Inadmissible Evidence Belasco TheatreBroadway 166 perf.

December: 7 openings

December 5, 1965 The Playroom Brooks Atkinson TheatreBroadway 33 perf.
December 7, 1965 Me and Thee John Golden TheatreBroadway 1 perf.
December 8, 1965 Cactus Flower Royale TheatreBroadway 1,234 perf.
December 9, 1965 The Country Wife Vivian Beaumont TheaterBroadway 52 perf.
December 10, 1965 The Yearling Alvin TheatreBroadway 3 perf.
December 14, 1965 La Grosse Valise 54th Street TheatreBroadway 7 perf.
December 27, 1965 The Persecution and Assassination of Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade Martin Beck TheatreBroadway 145 perf.

Closed in 1965

January 2, 1965 Alfie! Morosco Theatre, opened 1964 21 run
January 2, 1965 Zizi Broadway Theatre, opened 1964 49 run
January 4, 1965 Absence of a Cello Ambassador Theatre, opened 1964 120 run
January 9, 1965 Beyond the Fringe '65 Ethel Barrymore Theatre, opened 1964 30 run
January 10, 1965 The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window Longacre Theatre, opened 1964 101 run
January 16, 1965 Oh What a Lovely War Broadhurst Theatre, opened 1964 125 run
January 30, 1965 Hughie Royale Theatre, opened 1964 51 run
February 13, 1965 Ready When You Are, C.B.! Brooks Atkinson Theatre, opened 1964 80 run
February 13, 1965 Slow Dance on the Killing Ground Plymouth Theatre, opened 1964 88 run
February 27, 1965 High Spirits Alvin Theatre, opened 1964 375 run
March 6, 1965 How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying 46th Street Theatre, opened 1961 1,417 run
March 13, 1965 Poor Richard Helen Hayes Theatre, opened 1964 118 run
April 17, 1965 Fade Out— Fade In Mark Hellinger Theatre, opened 1964 271 run
April 24, 1965 Comedy in Music Opus 2 John Golden Theatre, opened 1964 192 run
April 24, 1965 Never Too Late Playhouse Theatre, opened 1962 1,007 run
May 1, 1965 Ben Franklin in Paris Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, opened 1964 215 run
May 7, 1965 Incident at Vichy Anta Washington Square Theatre, opened 1964 99 run
May 22, 1965 Tiny Alice Billy Rose Theatre, opened 1964 167 run
May 29, 1965 After The Fall Anta Washington Square Theatre, opened 1964 208 run
June 12, 1965 Bajour Shubert Theatre, opened 1964 232 run
June 12, 1965 I Had a Ball Martin Beck Theatre, opened 1964 199 run
June 12, 1965 What Makes Sammy Run? 54th Street Theatre, opened 1964 540 run
November 27, 1965 The Owl and the Pussycat Anta Playhouse, opened 1964 427 run

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