Broadway's shows didn't last in 1969: half of the year's openings closed within 16 performances, one of the shortest medians of any year in this catalogue. Oh! Calcutta! broke that pattern, running 1,314 performances, 82.1 times the median.
1969
63 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in 1969.
Oh! Calcutta! opened June 17, 1969 at Eden Theatre and ran 1,314 performances.
ANTA Washington Square Theatre closed.
Opened in 1969
UndatedJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Undated: 6 openings
| Unknown | Ben Hur Prince Edward Theatre, London | |
| Unknown | Ice Station Zebra Prince Edward Theatre, London | |
| Unknown | Mame 1970 Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London | |
| Unknown | Promises, Promises , London | |
| Unknown | The musical Dames at Sea and The Old Ladies Duchess Theatre, London | |
| Unknown | Winning Prince Edward Theatre, London |
January: 7 openings
| January 2, 1969 | The Fig Leaves Are Falling Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway | 4 perf. |
| January 8, 1969 | Hadrian VII Helen Hayes Theatre, Broadway | 359 perf. |
| January 13, 1969 | Harkness Ballet Music Box Theatre, Broadway | |
| January 20, 1969 | Cock-A-Doodle Dandy Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 40 perf. |
| January 22, 1969 | Celebration Ambassador Theatre, Broadway | 109 perf. |
| January 26, 1969 | Red, White and Maddox Cort Theatre, Broadway | 41 perf. |
| January 28, 1969 | Fire! Longacre Theatre, Broadway | 6 perf. |
February: 8 openings
| February 1, 1969 | A Way of Life Anta Playhouse, Broadway | |
| February 1, 1969 | The Mother Lover Booth Theatre, Broadway | 1 perf. |
| February 3, 1969 | Canterbury Tales Eugene Oneill Theatre, Broadway | 121 perf. |
| February 6, 1969 | Dear World Mark Hellinger Theatre, Broadway | 132 perf. |
| February 12, 1969 | Play It Again, Sam Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway | 453 perf. |
| February 24, 1969 | The National Theater of the Deaf Longacre Theatre, Broadway | 10 perf. |
| February 25, 1969 | Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie? Belasco Theatre, Broadway | 39 perf. |
| February 27, 1969 | But, Seriously... Henry Millers Theatre, Broadway | 4 perf. |
March: 9 openings
| March 3, 1969 | Hamlet Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 45 perf. |
| March 4, 1969 | The Wrong Way Light Bulb John Golden Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| March 5, 1969 | Zelda Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
| March 6, 1969 | In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer Vivian Beaumont Theater, Broadway | 54 perf. |
| March 12, 1969 | The Watering Place Music Box Theatre, Broadway | 1 perf. |
| March 13, 1969 | The Dozens Booth Theatre, Broadway | 4 perf. |
| March 16, 1969 | 1776 46th Street Theatre, Broadway | 1,217 perf. |
| March 18, 1969 | Come Summer Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| March 22, 1969 | Billy Billy Rose Theatre, Broadway | 1 perf. |
April: 4 openings
| April 7, 1969 | Cop-Out Cort Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| April 19, 1969 | The Megilla of Itzik Manger Longacre Theatre, Broadway | 12 perf. |
| April 23, 1969 | The Gingham Dog John Golden Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
| April 29, 1969 | Trumpets of the Lord Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
May: 5 openings
| May 2, 1969 | The Jimmy Roselli Show Palace Theatre, Broadway | 13 perf. |
| May 8, 1969 | The Miser Vivian Beaumont Theater, Broadway | 52 perf. |
| May 10, 1969 | The Front Page Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway | 64 perf. |
| May 12, 1969 | The World's a Stage Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 6 perf. |
| May 14, 1969 | My Daughter, Your Son Booth Theatre, Broadway | 47 perf. |
June: 2 openings
| June 14, 1969 | A Teaspoon Every Four Hours Anta Playhouse, Broadway | 1 perf. |
| June 17, 1969 | Oh! Calcutta! Eden Theatre, Broadway | 1,314 perf. |
September: 1 opening
| September 29, 1969 | Tiny Alice Anta Playhouse, Broadway | 10 perf. |
October: 10 openings
| October 2, 1969 | The New Music Hall of Israel Lunt Fontanne Theatre, Broadway | 77 perf. |
| October 3, 1969 | A Flea in Her Ear Anta Playhouse, Broadway | 11 perf. |
| October 6, 1969 | A Patriot for Me Imperial Theatre, Broadway | 49 perf. |
| October 9, 1969 | The Three Sisters Anta Playhouse, Broadway | 11 perf. |
| October 13, 1969 | Indians Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway | 96 perf. |
| October 15, 1969 | The Penny Wars Royale Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
| October 16, 1969 | Three Men on a Horse Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 100 perf. |
| October 21, 1969 | Butterflies Are Free Booth Theatre, Broadway | 1,128 perf. |
| October 23, 1969 | Jimmy Winter Garden, Broadway | 84 perf. |
| October 30, 1969 | Angela Music Box Theatre, Broadway | 4 perf. |
November: 3 openings
| November 6, 1969 | The Time of Your Life Vivian Beaumont Theater, Broadway | 52 perf. |
| November 10, 1969 | King Henry V Anta Playhouse, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| November 27, 1969 | Our Town Anta Playhouse, Broadway | 36 perf. |
December: 8 openings
| December 2, 1969 | Buck White George Abbott Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| December 4, 1969 | Private Lives Billy Rose Theatre, Broadway | 198 perf. |
| December 11, 1969 | The Mundy Scheme Royale Theatre, Broadway | 4 perf. |
| December 14, 1969 | La Strada Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Broadway | 1 perf. |
| December 18, 1969 | Coco Mark Hellinger Theatre, Broadway | 329 perf. |
| December 22, 1969 | Love Is a Time of Day Music Box Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| December 28, 1969 | Last of the Red Hot Lovers Eugene Oneill Theatre, Broadway | 706 perf. |
| December 30, 1969 | No Place to Be Somebody Anta Playhouse, Broadway | 16 perf. |
Closed in 1969
| January 4, 1969 | You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running Ambassador Theatre, opened 1967 | 756 run |
| January 5, 1969 | Maggie Flynn Anta Playhouse, opened 1968 | 82 run |
| January 5, 1969 | The House of Atreus Billy Rose Theatre, opened 1968 | 20 run |
| January 5, 1969 | The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui Billy Rose Theatre, opened 1968 | 10 run |
| January 11, 1969 | Golden Rainbow Shubert Theatre, opened 1968 | 385 run |
| January 11, 1969 | Morning, Noon and Night Henry Millers Theatre, opened 1968 | 52 run |
| February 12, 1969 | King Lear Vivian Beaumont Theater, opened 1968 | 72 run |
| February 15, 1969 | A Cry of Players Vivian Beaumont Theater, opened 1968 | 72 run |
| February 15, 1969 | The Price Morosco Theatre, opened 1968 | 429 run |
| April 26, 1969 | George M! Palace Theatre, opened 1968 | 433 run |
| April 26, 1969 | Jimmy Shine Brooks Atkinson Theatre, opened 1968 | 161 run |
| April 26, 1969 | The Cocktail Party Lyceum Theatre, opened 1968 | 44 run |
| April 26, 1969 | The Misanthrope Lyceum Theatre, opened 1968 | 86 run |
| May 17, 1969 | The Man in the Glass Booth Royale Theatre, opened 1968 | 264 run |
| August 9, 1969 | Zorba Imperial Theatre, opened 1968 | 305 run |
| September 6, 1969 | Cabaret Broadhurst Theatre, opened 1966 | 1,165 run |