1973
62 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in 1973.
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.
Raisin opened October 18, 1973 at 46th Street Theatre and ran 847 performances.
Minskoff Theatre opened.
Opened in 1973
UndatedJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Undated: 6 openings
| Carry On London! Victoria Palace TheatreLondon | ||
| Grease London | ||
| Pippin Her Majesty's TheatreLondon | ||
| Rattigan's In Praise of Love Duchess TheatreLondon | ||
| Seesaw Broadway | 296 perf. | |
| Two Gentlemen of Verona London |
January: 8 openings
| January 4, 1973 | The Plough and the Stars Vivian Beaumont TheaterBroadway | 44 perf. |
| January 7, 1973 | Look Away Playhouse TheatreBroadway | 1 perf. |
| January 8, 1973 | Tricks Alvin TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| January 14, 1973 | The Enemy Is Dead Bijou TheatreBroadway | 1 perf. |
| January 15, 1973 | Don Juan in Hell Palace TheatreBroadway | 24 perf. |
| January 16, 1973 | Let Me Hear You Smile Biltmore TheatreBroadway | 1 perf. |
| January 17, 1973 | Medea Circle In The Square TheatreBroadway | 79 perf. |
| January 24, 1973 | The Jockey Club Stakes Cort TheatreBroadway | 69 perf. |
February: 6 openings
| February 6, 1973 | Shelter John Golden TheatreBroadway | 31 perf. |
| February 8, 1973 | Finishing Touches Plymouth TheatreBroadway | 164 perf. |
| February 14, 1973 | Warp Ambassador TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| February 18, 1973 | Status Quo Vadis Brooks Atkinson TheatreBroadway | 1 perf. |
| February 20, 1973 | No Sex Please, We're British Ritz TheatreBroadway | 16 perf. |
| February 25, 1973 | A Little Night Music Shubert TheatreBroadway | 601 perf. |
March: 9 openings
| March 1, 1973 | Out Cry Lyceum TheatreBroadway | 12 perf. |
| March 1, 1973 | The Merchant of Venice Vivian Beaumont TheaterBroadway | 44 perf. |
| March 6, 1973 | The Changing Room Morosco TheatreBroadway | 192 perf. |
| March 11, 1973 | 45 Seconds From Broadway Playhouse TheatreBroadway | 1 perf. |
| March 11, 1973 | Sondheim: A Musical Tribute Shubert TheatreBroadway | |
| March 13, 1973 | Irene Minskoff TheatreBroadway | 594 perf. |
| March 27, 1973 | The River Niger Brooks Atkinson TheatreBroadway | 280 perf. |
| March 28, 1973 | Emperor Henry IV Ethel Barrymore TheatreBroadway | 37 perf. |
| March 29, 1973 | Here Are Ladies Circle In The Square TheatreBroadway | 40 perf. |
April: 3 openings
| April 8, 1973 | No Hard Feelings Martin Beck TheatreBroadway | 1 perf. |
| April 25, 1973 | The Women 46th Street TheatreBroadway | 63 perf. |
| April 26, 1973 | A Streetcar Named Desire Vivian Beaumont TheaterBroadway | 110 perf. |
May: 4 openings
| May 7, 1973 | The Play's the Thing Bijou TheatreBroadway | 23 perf. |
| May 13, 1973 | Cyrano Palace TheatreBroadway | 49 perf. |
| May 17, 1973 | Nash at Nine Helen Hayes TheatreBroadway | 21 perf. |
| May 19, 1973 | Smith Eden TheatreBroadway | 17 perf. |
June: 2 openings
| June 4, 1973 | Uncle Vanya Circle In The Square TheatreBroadway | 64 perf. |
| June 19, 1973 | The Rocky Horror Show London |
September: 2 openings
| September 5, 1973 | The Desert Song Uris TheatreBroadway | 15 perf. |
| September 13, 1973 | The Waltz of the Toreadors Circle In The Square TheatreBroadway | 85 perf. |
October: 3 openings
| October 2, 1973 | Crown Matrimonial Helen Hayes TheatreBroadway | 79 perf. |
| October 18, 1973 | Raisin 46th Street TheatreBroadway | 847 perf. |
| October 24, 1973 | Children of the Wind Belasco TheatreBroadway | 6 perf. |
November: 8 openings
| November 1, 1973 | Molly Alvin TheatreBroadway | 68 perf. |
| November 7, 1973 | Full Circle Anta PlayhouseBroadway | 21 perf. |
| November 8, 1973 | Boom Boom Room Vivian Beaumont TheaterBroadway | 37 perf. |
| November 13, 1973 | Gigi Uris TheatreBroadway | 103 perf. |
| November 14, 1973 | Good Evening Plymouth TheatreBroadway | 438 perf. |
| November 25, 1973 | The Visit Ethel Barrymore TheatreBroadway | 32 perf. |
| November 26, 1973 | Chemin de Fer Ethel Barrymore TheatreBroadway | 42 perf. |
| November 27, 1973 | The Good Doctor Eugene Oneill TheatreBroadway | 208 perf. |
December: 11 openings
| December 3, 1973 | Bette Midler Palace TheatreBroadway | 19 perf. |
| December 9, 1973 | The Pajama Game Lunt Fontanne TheatreBroadway | 65 perf. |
| December 13, 1973 | The Iceman Cometh Circle In The Square TheatreBroadway | 85 perf. |
| December 19, 1973 | The Three Sisters Billy Rose TheatreBroadway | 7 perf. |
| December 22, 1973 | The Beggar's Opera Billy Rose TheatreBroadway | 6 perf. |
| December 26, 1973 | Holiday Ethel Barrymore TheatreBroadway | 28 perf. |
| December 26, 1973 | Measure for Measure Billy Rose TheatreBroadway | 7 perf. |
| December 27, 1973 | The au Pair Man Vivian Beaumont TheaterBroadway | 37 perf. |
| December 28, 1973 | Scapin Billy Rose TheatreBroadway | 1 perf. |
| December 29, 1973 | A Moon for the Misbegotten Morosco TheatreBroadway | 313 perf. |
| December 31, 1973 | An Evening With Josephine Baker Palace TheatreBroadway | 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 |