Broadway opened just 56 shows in 1973, and even those didn't last: half of those runs closed within 37 performances. Raisin broke that pattern, running 847 performances, 22.9 times the median.
1973
62 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in 1973.
Raisin opened October 18, 1973 at 46th Street Theatre and ran 847 performances.
Minskoff Theatre opened.
Opened in 1973
UndatedJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Undated: 6 openings
| Unknown | Carry On London! Victoria Palace Theatre, London | |
| Unknown | Grease , London | |
| Unknown | Pippin Her Majesty's Theatre, London | |
| Unknown | Rattigan's In Praise of Love Duchess Theatre, London | |
| Unknown | Seesaw , Broadway | 296 perf. |
| Unknown | Two Gentlemen of Verona , London |
January: 8 openings
| January 4, 1973 | The Plough and the Stars Vivian Beaumont Theater, Broadway | 44 perf. |
| January 7, 1973 | Look Away Playhouse Theatre, Broadway | 1 perf. |
| January 8, 1973 | Tricks Alvin Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| January 14, 1973 | The Enemy Is Dead Bijou Theatre, Broadway | 1 perf. |
| January 15, 1973 | Don Juan in Hell Palace Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| January 16, 1973 | Let Me Hear You Smile Biltmore Theatre, Broadway | 1 perf. |
| January 17, 1973 | Medea Circle In The Square Theatre, Broadway | 79 perf. |
| January 24, 1973 | The Jockey Club Stakes Cort Theatre, Broadway | 69 perf. |
February: 6 openings
| February 6, 1973 | Shelter John Golden Theatre, Broadway | 31 perf. |
| February 8, 1973 | Finishing Touches Plymouth Theatre, Broadway | 164 perf. |
| February 14, 1973 | Warp Ambassador Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| February 18, 1973 | Status Quo Vadis Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway | 1 perf. |
| February 20, 1973 | No Sex Please, We're British Ritz Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| February 25, 1973 | A Little Night Music Shubert Theatre, Broadway | 601 perf. |
March: 9 openings
| March 1, 1973 | Out Cry Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 12 perf. |
| March 1, 1973 | The Merchant of Venice Vivian Beaumont Theater, Broadway | 44 perf. |
| March 6, 1973 | The Changing Room Morosco Theatre, Broadway | 192 perf. |
| March 11, 1973 | 45 Seconds From Broadway Playhouse Theatre, Broadway | 1 perf. |
| March 11, 1973 | Sondheim: A Musical Tribute Shubert Theatre, Broadway | |
| March 13, 1973 | Irene Minskoff Theatre, Broadway | 594 perf. |
| March 27, 1973 | The River Niger Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway | 280 perf. |
| March 28, 1973 | Emperor Henry IV Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway | 37 perf. |
| March 29, 1973 | Here Are Ladies Circle In The Square Theatre, Broadway | 40 perf. |
April: 3 openings
| April 8, 1973 | No Hard Feelings Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | 1 perf. |
| April 25, 1973 | The Women 46th Street Theatre, Broadway | 63 perf. |
| April 26, 1973 | A Streetcar Named Desire Vivian Beaumont Theater, Broadway | 110 perf. |
May: 4 openings
| May 7, 1973 | The Play's the Thing Bijou Theatre, Broadway | 23 perf. |
| May 13, 1973 | Cyrano Palace Theatre, Broadway | 49 perf. |
| May 17, 1973 | Nash at Nine Helen Hayes Theatre, Broadway | 21 perf. |
| May 19, 1973 | Smith Eden Theatre, Broadway | 17 perf. |
June: 2 openings
| June 4, 1973 | Uncle Vanya Circle In The Square Theatre, Broadway | 64 perf. |
| June 19, 1973 | The Rocky Horror Show , London |
September: 2 openings
| September 5, 1973 | The Desert Song Uris Theatre, Broadway | 15 perf. |
| September 13, 1973 | The Waltz of the Toreadors Circle In The Square Theatre, Broadway | 85 perf. |
October: 3 openings
| October 2, 1973 | Crown Matrimonial Helen Hayes Theatre, Broadway | 79 perf. |
| October 18, 1973 | Raisin 46th Street Theatre, Broadway | 847 perf. |
| October 24, 1973 | Children of the Wind Belasco Theatre, Broadway | 6 perf. |
November: 8 openings
| November 1, 1973 | Molly Alvin Theatre, Broadway | 68 perf. |
| November 7, 1973 | Full Circle Anta Playhouse, Broadway | 21 perf. |
| November 8, 1973 | Boom Boom Room Vivian Beaumont Theater, Broadway | 37 perf. |
| November 13, 1973 | Gigi Uris Theatre, Broadway | 103 perf. |
| November 14, 1973 | Good Evening Plymouth Theatre, Broadway | 438 perf. |
| November 25, 1973 | The Visit Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway | 32 perf. |
| November 26, 1973 | Chemin de Fer Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway | 42 perf. |
| November 27, 1973 | The Good Doctor Eugene Oneill Theatre, Broadway | 208 perf. |
December: 11 openings
| December 3, 1973 | Bette Midler Palace Theatre, Broadway | 19 perf. |
| December 9, 1973 | The Pajama Game Lunt Fontanne Theatre, Broadway | 65 perf. |
| December 13, 1973 | The Iceman Cometh Circle In The Square Theatre, Broadway | 85 perf. |
| December 19, 1973 | The Three Sisters Billy Rose Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| December 22, 1973 | The Beggar's Opera Billy Rose Theatre, Broadway | 6 perf. |
| December 26, 1973 | Holiday Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway | 28 perf. |
| December 26, 1973 | Measure for Measure Billy Rose Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| December 27, 1973 | The au Pair Man Vivian Beaumont Theater, Broadway | 37 perf. |
| December 28, 1973 | Scapin Billy Rose Theatre, Broadway | 1 perf. |
| December 29, 1973 | A Moon for the Misbegotten Morosco Theatre, Broadway | 313 perf. |
| December 31, 1973 | An Evening With Josephine Baker Palace Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
Closed in 1973
| January 7, 1973 | Purlie Billy Rose Theatre, opened 1972 | 14 run |
| January 14, 1973 | Don Juan Lyceum Theatre, opened 1972 | 22 run |
| January 14, 1973 | The Great God Brown Lyceum Theatre, opened 1972 | 19 run |
| February 3, 1973 | No, No, Nanette 46th Street Theatre, opened 1971 | 861 run |
| February 4, 1973 | The Last of Mrs. Lincoln Anta Playhouse, opened 1972 | 63 run |
| February 11, 1973 | Much Ado About Nothing Winter Garden Theatre, opened 1972 | 136 run |
| February 24, 1973 | Butley Morosco Theatre, opened 1972 | 135 run |
| May 19, 1973 | 6 Rms Riv Vu Helen Hayes Theatre, opened 1972 | 247 run |
| May 20, 1973 | Two Gentlemen of Verona St. James Theatre, opened 1971 | 614 run |
| June 23, 1973 | Sugar Majestic Theatre, opened 1972 | 505 run |
| July 1, 1973 | Jesus Christ Superstar Mark Hellinger Theatre, opened 1971 | 711 run |
| September 29, 1973 | The Prisoner of Second Avenue Eugene Oneill Theatre, opened 1971 | 798 run |
| October 13, 1973 | Sleuth Music Box Theatre, opened 1970 | 1,222 run |