Broadway opened 69 shows in 1975: half of those runs were over within 47.5 performances. A Chorus Line broke that pattern, running 6,137 performances, 129.2 times the median.
1975
70 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in 1975.
A Chorus Line opened April 15, 1975 at Shubert Theatre and ran 6,137 performances.
Opened in 1975
UndatedJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Undated: 1 opening
| Unknown | Truckload , Broadway | 12 perf. |
January: 9 openings
| January 2, 1975 | The Member of the Wedding Helen Hayes Theatre, Broadway | 12 perf. |
| January 3, 1975 | The Hashish Club Bijou Theatre, Broadway | 11 perf. |
| January 5, 1975 | The Wiz Majestic Theatre, Broadway | 1,672 perf. |
| January 6, 1975 | Black Picture Show Vivian Beaumont Theater, Broadway | 41 perf. |
| January 7, 1975 | Shenandoah Alvin Theatre, Broadway | 1,050 perf. |
| January 20, 1975 | The Ritz Longacre Theatre, Broadway | 400 perf. |
| January 23, 1975 | Dance With Me Mayfair Theatre, Broadway | 396 perf. |
| January 26, 1975 | Seascape Shubert Theatre, Broadway | 65 perf. |
| January 29, 1975 | Man on the Moon Little Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
February: 3 openings
| February 6, 1975 | Private Lives 46th Street Theatre, Broadway | 92 perf. |
| February 11, 1975 | Hughie / Duet John Golden Theatre, Broadway | 31 perf. |
| February 26, 1975 | The Night That Made America Famous Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway | 47 perf. |
March: 13 openings
| March 3, 1975 | Clarence Darrow Minskoff Theatre, Broadway | 18 perf. |
| March 3, 1975 | Goodtime Charley Palace Theatre, Broadway | 104 perf. |
| March 5, 1975 | A Doll's House Vivian Beaumont Theater, Broadway | 54 perf. |
| March 9, 1975 | A Gala Tribute to Joshua Logan Imperial Theatre, Broadway | 1 perf. |
| March 9, 1975 | The Lieutenant Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 9 perf. |
| March 10, 1975 | The Rocky Horror Show Belasco Theatre, Broadway | 45 perf. |
| March 11, 1975 | Seals and Crofts, with Walter Heath Uris Theatre, Broadway | 6 perf. |
| March 12, 1975 | The Misanthrope St James Theatre, Broadway | 94 perf. |
| March 13, 1975 | Same Time, Next Year Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway | 1,453 perf. |
| March 18, 1975 | Don't Call Back Helen Hayes Theatre, Broadway | 1 perf. |
| March 19, 1975 | Doctor Jazz Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
| March 20, 1975 | All God's Chillun Got Wings Circle In The Square Theatre, Broadway | 53 perf. |
| March 22, 1975 | A Letter for Queen Victoria Anta Playhouse, Broadway | 18 perf. |
April: 6 openings
| April 1, 1975 | We Interrupt This Program... Ambassador Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| April 7, 1975 | P. S. Your Cat Is Dead! John Golden Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| April 14, 1975 | Bette Midler's Clams on the Half Shell Revue Minskoff Theatre, Broadway | 80 perf. |
| April 14, 1975 | The Constant Wife Shubert Theatre, Broadway | 32 perf. |
| April 15, 1975 | A Chorus Line Shubert Theatre, Broadway | 6,137 perf. |
| April 22, 1975 | By Jeeves Her Majesty's Theatre, London |
May: 2 openings
| May 7, 1975 | Little Black Sheep Vivian Beaumont Theater, Broadway | 33 perf. |
| May 13, 1975 | Rodgers & Hart Helen Hayes Theatre, Broadway | 108 perf. |
June: 3 openings
| June 3, 1975 | Chicago 46th Street Theatre, Broadway | 936 perf. |
| June 10, 1975 | The First Breeze of Summer Palace Theatre, Broadway | 48 perf. |
| June 26, 1975 | Death of a Salesman Circle In The Square Theatre, Broadway | 71 perf. |
September: 3 openings
| September 8, 1975 | Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, and Count Basie Uris Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| September 9, 1975 | The Skin of Our Teeth Mark Hellinger Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| September 18, 1975 | Ah, Wilderness! Circle In The Square Theatre, Broadway | 85 perf. |
October: 11 openings
| October 7, 1975 | The Robber Bridegroom Harkness Theatre, Broadway | 14 perf. |
| October 15, 1975 | Trelawny of the "Wells" Vivian Beaumont Theater, Broadway | 47 perf. |
| October 16, 1975 | Lamppost Reunion Little Theatre, Broadway | 77 perf. |
| October 20, 1975 | The Leaf People Booth Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| October 21, 1975 | Edward II Harkness Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| October 21, 1975 | Treemonisha Uris Theatre, Broadway | 64 perf. |
| October 22, 1975 | Me and Bessie Ambassador Theatre, Broadway | 453 perf. |
| October 23, 1975 | Yentl Eugene Oneill Theatre, Broadway | 223 perf. |
| October 26, 1975 | Summer Brave Anta Playhouse, Broadway | 18 perf. |
| October 28, 1975 | The Time of Your Life Harkness Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| October 30, 1975 | Travesties Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway | 156 perf. |
November: 7 openings
| November 3, 1975 | Kennedy's Children John Golden Theatre, Broadway | 72 perf. |
| November 4, 1975 | The Three Sisters Harkness Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| November 6, 1975 | Hello, Dolly! Minskoff Theatre, Broadway | 42 perf. |
| November 13, 1975 | A Musical Jubilee St James Theatre, Broadway | 92 perf. |
| November 18, 1975 | Fonteyn & Nureyev on Broadway Uris Theatre, Broadway | 13 perf. |
| November 24, 1975 | Boccaccio Edison Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| November 25, 1975 | Habeas Corpus Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | 95 perf. |
December: 12 openings
| December 4, 1975 | Paul Anka Uris Theatre, Broadway | 10 perf. |
| December 7, 1975 | The Norman Conquests: Living Together Morosco Theatre, Broadway | 76 perf. |
| December 7, 1975 | The Norman Conquests: Round and Round the Garden Morosco Theatre, Broadway | 76 perf. |
| December 7, 1975 | The Norman Conquests: Table Manners Morosco Theatre, Broadway | 76 perf. |
| December 17, 1975 | Hamlet Vivian Beaumont Theater, Broadway | 47 perf. |
| December 18, 1975 | The Glass Menagerie Circle In The Square Theatre, Broadway | 77 perf. |
| December 21, 1975 | Very Good Eddie Booth Theatre, Broadway | 304 perf. |
| December 22, 1975 | American Ballet Theatre Uris Theatre, Broadway | |
| December 26, 1975 | Angel Street Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 52 perf. |
| December 28, 1975 | Murder Among Friends Biltmore Theatre, Broadway | 17 perf. |
| December 29, 1975 | Sweet Bird of Youth Harkness Theatre, Broadway | 48 perf. |
| December 30, 1975 | The Royal Family Helen Hayes Theatre, Broadway | 233 perf. |
Closed in 1975
| January 4, 1975 | Good News! St James Theatre, opened 1974 | 16 run |
| January 4, 1975 | Gypsy Winter Garden Theatre, opened 1974 | 120 run |
| January 4, 1975 | Over Here! Shubert Theatre, opened 1974 | 341 run |
| January 4, 1975 | Thieves Broadhurst Theatre, opened 1974 | 313 run |
| January 12, 1975 | London Assurance Palace Theatre, opened 1974 | 45 run |
| January 12, 1975 | Nureyev and Friends Uris Theatre, opened 1974 | |
| February 8, 1975 | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Anta Playhouse, opened 1974 | 160 run |
| February 9, 1975 | Of Mice and Men Brooks Atkinson Theatre, opened 1974 | 61 run |
| February 23, 1975 | Where’s Charley? Circle In The Square Theatre, opened 1974 | 76 run |
| March 23, 1975 | God's Favorite Eugene Oneill Theatre, opened 1974 | 119 run |
| May 18, 1975 | Sizwe Banzi Is Dead Edison Theatre, opened 1974 | 159 run |
| May 18, 1975 | The Island Edison Theatre, opened 1974 | 52 run |
| May 31, 1975 | In Praise of Love Morosco Theatre, opened 1974 | 200 run |
| July 20, 1975 | All Over Town Booth Theatre, opened 1974 | 233 run |
| December 7, 1975 | Raisin 46th Street Theatre, opened 1973 | 847 run |