Broadway opened 58 shows in 1977, and most of them stayed: half of those runs lasted 85 performances or more.
1977
59 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in 1977.
Annie opened April 21, 1977 at Alvin Theatre and ran 2,377 performances.
Eden Theatre closed.
Opened in 1977
UndatedJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Undated: 1 opening
| Unknown | I Love My Wife , London |
January: 5 openings
| January 1, 1977 | Something Old, Something New Morosco Theatre, Broadway | 1 perf. |
| January 4, 1977 | The Trip Back Down Longacre Theatre, Broadway | 70 perf. |
| January 11, 1977 | Dirty Linen & New-Found-Land John Golden Theatre, Broadway | 159 perf. |
| January 12, 1977 | Ipi-Tombi Harkness Theatre, Broadway | 39 perf. |
| January 18, 1977 | Merce Cunningham and Dance Company Minskoff Theatre, Broadway |
February: 6 openings
| February 2, 1977 | Otherwise Engaged Plymouth Theatre, Broadway | 309 perf. |
| February 10, 1977 | A Party with Betty Comden & Adolph Green Morosco Theatre, Broadway | 92 perf. |
| February 14, 1977 | Piaf...A Remembrance Playhouse Theatre, Broadway | 21 perf. |
| February 16, 1977 | American Buffalo Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway | 122 perf. |
| February 17, 1977 | The Cherry Orchard Vivian Beaumont Theater, Broadway | 62 perf. |
| February 24, 1977 | Caesar and Cleopatra Palace Theatre, Broadway | 12 perf. |
March: 8 openings
| March 1, 1977 | Nureyev Uris Theatre, Broadway | |
| March 2, 1977 | Unexpected Guests Little Theatre, Broadway | 6 perf. |
| March 14, 1977 | Mark Twain Tonight! Imperial Theatre, Broadway | 11 perf. |
| March 17, 1977 | Romeo and Juliet Circle In The Square Theatre, Broadway | 77 perf. |
| March 22, 1977 | Béjart: Ballet of the Twentieth Century Uris Theatre, Broadway | |
| March 24, 1977 | Appearing Nitely Biltmore Theatre, Broadway | 96 perf. |
| March 30, 1977 | Mummenschanz Bijou Theatre, Broadway | 1,326 perf. |
| March 31, 1977 | The Shadow Box Morosco Theatre, Broadway | 315 perf. |
April: 7 openings
| April 7, 1977 | Ladies at the Alamo Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | 20 perf. |
| April 14, 1977 | Anna Christie Imperial Theatre, Broadway | 124 perf. |
| April 17, 1977 | I Love My Wife Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway | 857 perf. |
| April 18, 1977 | Side by Side by Sondheim Music Box Theatre, Broadway | 384 perf. |
| April 21, 1977 | Annie Alvin Theatre, Broadway | 2,377 perf. |
| April 24, 1977 | The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel Longacre Theatre, Broadway | 117 perf. |
| April 26, 1977 | Nana Mouskouri on Broadway Broadway Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
May: 8 openings
| May 2, 1977 | The King and I Uris Theatre, Broadway | 695 perf. |
| May 7, 1977 | Happy End Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | 75 perf. |
| May 11, 1977 | Vieux Carré St James Theatre, Broadway | 6 perf. |
| May 16, 1977 | Primitive Mysteries Lunt Fontanne Theatre, Broadway | |
| May 18, 1977 | Agamemnon Vivian Beaumont Theater, Broadway | 39 perf. |
| May 19, 1977 | Toller Cranston's "The Ice Show" Palace Theatre, Broadway | 60 perf. |
| May 21, 1977 | Gemini Little Theatre, Broadway | 1,819 perf. |
| May 31, 1977 | Beatlemania Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway | 1,006 perf. |
June: 1 opening
| June 16, 1977 | The Importance of Being Earnest Circle In The Square Theatre, Broadway | 85 perf. |
September: 4 openings
| September 15, 1977 | Man of La Mancha Palace Theatre, Broadway | 124 perf. |
| September 20, 1977 | Estrada Majestic Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| September 25, 1977 | Tartuffe Circle In The Square Theatre, Broadway | 65 perf. |
| September 27, 1977 | Miss Margarida's Way Ambassador Theatre, Broadway | 98 perf. |
October: 9 openings
| October 3, 1977 | Comedy With Music Imperial Theatre, Broadway | |
| October 5, 1977 | Cleo on Broadway Minskoff Theatre, Broadway | 6 perf. |
| October 5, 1977 | Hair Biltmore Theatre, Broadway | 43 perf. |
| October 6, 1977 | The Gin Game John Golden Theatre, Broadway | 517 perf. |
| October 13, 1977 | The Night of the Tribades Helen Hayes Theatre, Broadway | 12 perf. |
| October 20, 1977 | Dracula Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | 925 perf. |
| October 25, 1977 | Some of My Best Friends Longacre Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| October 27, 1977 | An Almost Perfect Person Belasco Theatre, Broadway | 108 perf. |
| October 29, 1977 | The Act Majestic Theatre, Broadway | 233 perf. |
November: 6 openings
| November 1, 1977 | Bully 46th Street Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| November 7, 1977 | A Condition of Shadow Bijou Theatre, Broadway | 3 perf. |
| November 14, 1977 | Golda Morosco Theatre, Broadway | 93 perf. |
| November 16, 1977 | The Merchant Plymouth Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
| November 23, 1977 | Jesus Christ Superstar Longacre Theatre, Broadway | 96 perf. |
| November 23, 1977 | Lou Rawls on Broadway Mark Hellinger Theatre, Broadway | 15 perf. |
December: 4 openings
| December 4, 1977 | Chapter Two Imperial Theatre, Broadway | 857 perf. |
| December 15, 1977 | Saint Joan Circle In The Square Theatre, Broadway | 77 perf. |
| December 28, 1977 | A Touch of the Poet Helen Hayes Theatre, Broadway | 141 perf. |
| December 29, 1977 | Cold Storage Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 180 perf. |
Closed in 1977
| January 2, 1977 | Barry Manilow on Broadway Uris Theatre, opened 1976 | 12 run |
| January 2, 1977 | Poor Murderer Ethel Barrymore Theatre, opened 1976 | 87 run |
| January 9, 1977 | Porgy and Bess Uris Theatre, opened 1976 | 122 run |
| January 23, 1977 | The Threepenny Opera Vivian Beaumont Theater, opened 1976 | 307 run |
| February 13, 1977 | Guys and Dolls Broadway Theatre, opened 1976 | 239 run |
| February 13, 1977 | The Robber Bridegroom Biltmore, opened 1976 | 145 run |
| February 20, 1977 | My Fair Lady St James Theatre, opened 1976 | 377 run |
| February 20, 1977 | The Night of the Iguana Circle In The Square Theatre, opened 1976 | 77 run |
| April 3, 1977 | Comedians Music Box Theatre, opened 1976 | 145 run |
| May 21, 1977 | Fiddler on the Roof Winter Garden Theatre, opened 1976 | 167 run |
| June 12, 1977 | Pippin Imperial Theatre, opened 1972 | 1,944 run |
| July 2, 1977 | California Suite Eugene Oneill Theatre, opened 1976 | 445 run |
| August 7, 1977 | Shenandoah Alvin Theatre, opened 1975 | 1,050 run |
| August 27, 1977 | Chicago 46th Street Theatre, opened 1975 | 936 run |
| September 4, 1977 | Godspell Broadhurst Theatre, opened 1976 | 527 run |
| October 2, 1977 | Equus Plymouth Theatre, opened 1974 | 1,209 run |
| December 31, 1977 | Bubbling Brown Sugar Anta Playhouse, opened 1976 | 766 run |