68 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in 1979.

Opened in 1979

UndatedJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember

Undated: 2 openings

Unknown	Ain't Misbehavin' , London
Unknown	Aladdin Lyric Theatre, London

January: 3 openings

January 2, 1979	Monteith & Rand Booth Theatre, Broadway	79 perf.
January 11, 1979	The Grand Tour Palace, Broadway	61 perf.
January 28, 1979	Wings Lyceum Theatre, Broadway	113 perf.

February: 7 openings

February 4, 1979	Trick Playhouse Theatre, Broadway	9 perf.
February 6, 1979	Are You Now or Have You Ever Been Century Theatre, Broadway	32 perf.
February 11, 1979	They’re Playing Our Song Imperial Theatre, Broadway	1,082 perf.
February 14, 1979	Whoopee Anta Playhouse, Broadway	204 perf.
February 22, 1979	Coquelico 22 Steps, Broadway	45 perf.
February 23, 1979	Saravá Mark Hellinger Theatre, Broadway	140 perf.
February 28, 1979	On Golden Pond New Apollo Theatre, Broadway	126 perf.

March: 8 openings

March 1, 1979	Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Uris Theatre, Broadway	557 perf.
March 4, 1979	Strangers John Golden Theatre, Broadway	9 perf.
March 6, 1979	Béjart: Ballet of the Twentieth Century Minskoff Theatre, Broadway
March 7, 1979	Homage to Diaghilev Mark Hellinger Theatre, Broadway	31 perf.
March 15, 1979	Spokesong Circle In The Square Theatre, Broadway	77 perf.
March 25, 1979	Zoot Suit Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway	41 perf.
March 28, 1979	A Meeting by the River Palace Theatre, Broadway	1 perf.
March 29, 1979	Bedroom Farce Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway	276 perf.

April: 10 openings

April 5, 1979	Faith Healer Longacre Theatre, Broadway	20 perf.
April 8, 1979	Carmelina St. James Theatre, Broadway	17 perf.
April 12, 1979	My Old Friends 22 Steps, Broadway	53 perf.
April 16, 1979	G. R. Point Playhouse Theatre, Broadway	32 perf.
April 17, 1979	Whose Life is it Anyway? Trafalgar Theatre, Broadway	223 perf.
April 18, 1979	Manny Century Theatre, Broadway	31 perf.
April 19, 1979	The Elephant Man Booth Theatre, Broadway	916 perf.
April 22, 1979	V.I.P. Night on Broadway Shubert Theatre, Broadway
April 29, 1979	Break a Leg Palace Theatre, Broadway	1 perf.
April 30, 1979	The Goodbye People Belasco Theatre, Broadway	1 perf.

May: 7 openings

May 3, 1979	Bosoms and Neglect Longacre Theatre, Broadway	4 perf.
May 6, 1979	Knockout Helen Hayes Theatre, Broadway	154 perf.
May 13, 1979	The Utter Glory of Morrissey Hall Mark Hellinger Theatre, Broadway	1 perf.
May 14, 1979	Lerner and Loewe: A Very Special Evening Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway
May 17, 1979	Murder at the Howard Johnson's John Golden Theatre, Broadway	4 perf.
May 23, 1979	Up in One Biltmore Theatre, Broadway	46 perf.
May 31, 1979	I Remember Mama Majestic Theatre, Broadway	108 perf.

June: 7 openings

June 6, 1979	Loose Ends Circle In The Square Theatre, Broadway	284 perf.
June 7, 1979	Lone Star & Pvt. Wars Century Theatre, Broadway	69 perf.
June 12, 1979	Bruce Forsyth on Broadway! Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway	5 perf.
June 13, 1979	The Madwoman of Central Park West 22 Steps, Broadway	85 perf.
June 14, 1979	King Richard III Cort Theatre, Broadway	31 perf.
June 19, 1979	The Price Playhouse Theatre, Broadway	144 perf.
June 25, 1979	Got Tu Go Disco Minskoff Theatre, Broadway	8 perf.

July: 2 openings

July 27, 1979	Broadway Opry '79 St James Theatre, Broadway	6 perf.
July 31, 1979	But Never Jam Today Longacre Theatre, Broadway	8 perf.

August: 1 opening

August 2, 1979

Gilda Radner - Live From New York Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway

52 perf.

September: 3 openings

September 6, 1979	Peter Pan Lunt Fontanne Theatre, Broadway	554 perf.
September 10, 1979	Shirley Bassey Minskoff Theatre, Broadway	12 perf.
September 25, 1979	Evita Broadway Theatre, Broadway	1,567 perf.

October: 5 openings

October 3, 1979	Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth 22 Steps, Broadway	31 perf.
October 7, 1979	The 1940's Radio Hour St James Theatre, Broadway	105 perf.
October 8, 1979	Sugar Babies Mark Hellinger Theatre, Broadway	1,208 perf.
October 10, 1979	Once a Catholic Helen Hayes Theatre, Broadway	6 perf.
October 11, 1979	The Most Happy Fella Majestic Theatre, Broadway	53 perf.

November: 7 openings

November 5, 1979	A Kurt Weill Cabaret Bijou Theatre, Broadway	72 perf.
November 7, 1979	Devour the Snow John Golden Theatre, Broadway	5 perf.
November 8, 1979	Romantic Comedy Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway	396 perf.
November 14, 1979	Strider Helen Hayes Theatre, Broadway	214 perf.
November 20, 1979	Last Licks Longacre Theatre, Broadway	15 perf.
November 27, 1979	Night and Day Anta Playhouse, Broadway	95 perf.
November 28, 1979	King of Schnorrers Playhouse Theatre, Broadway	63 perf.

December: 6 openings

December 2, 1979	Bent New Apollo Theatre, Broadway	241 perf.
December 5, 1979	Bette! Divine Madness Majestic Theatre, Broadway	40 perf.
December 13, 1979	Oklahoma! Palace Theatre, Broadway	293 perf.
December 16, 1979	Teibele and Her Demon Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway	25 perf.
December 18, 1979	Chinese Acrobats & Magicians of Taiwan Minskoff Theatre, Broadway	16 perf.
December 20, 1979	Comin' Uptown Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway	45 perf.

Closed in 1979

January 28, 1979	The Wiz Majestic Theatre, opened 1975	1,672 run
February 18, 1979	Man and Superman Circle In The Square Theatre, opened 1978	77 run
March 18, 1979	On the Twentieth Century St. James Theatre, opened 1978	449 run
March 24, 1979	Ballroom Majestic Theatre, opened 1978	116 run
April 22, 1979	The Crucifer of Blood Helen Hayes Theatre, opened 1978	236 run
May 13, 1979	The Kingfisher Biltmore Theatre, opened 1978	181 run
May 20, 1979	I Love My Wife Ethel Barrymore Theatre, opened 1977	857 run
October 7, 1979	Eubie! Ambassador Theatre, opened 1978	439 run
October 17, 1979	Beatlemania Winter Garden Theatre, opened 1977	1,006 run
December 8, 1979	Chapter Two Imperial Theatre, opened 1977	857 run