1980
76 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in 1980.
Broadway opened 71 shows in 1980: half of those runs were over within 24 performances. 42nd Street broke that pattern, running 3,486 performances, 145.2 times the median.
42nd Street opened August 25, 1980 at Majestic Theatre and ran 3,486 performances.
Opened in 1980
UndatedJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Undated: 5 openings
| Unknown | Evita , London | |
| Unknown | Here's A Funny Thing Lyric Theatre, London | |
| Unknown | It's Magic Prince of Wales Theatre, London | |
| Unknown | Maria Aitken and Michael Jayston in a revival of Coward's Private Lives Duchess Theatre, London | |
| Unknown | On the Twentieth Century , London |
January: 3 openings
| January 3, 1980 | Watch on the Rhine John Golden Theatre, Broadway | 36 perf. |
| January 5, 1980 | Betrayal Trafalgar Theatre, Broadway | 170 perf. |
| January 31, 1980 | The Lady from Dubuque Morosco Theatre, Broadway | 12 perf. |
February: 11 openings
| February 7, 1980 | Harold and Maude Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | 4 perf. |
| February 10, 1980 | Filumena St James Theatre, Broadway | 33 perf. |
| February 12, 1980 | Canterbury Tales Rialto Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| February 14, 1980 | West Side Story Minskoff Theatre, Broadway | 333 perf. |
| February 20, 1980 | Talley's Folly Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway | 286 perf. |
| February 24, 1980 | Whose Life is it Anyway? Royale Theatre, Broadway | 96 perf. |
| February 25, 1980 | Dance Theatre of Harlem Uris Theatre, Broadway | |
| February 25, 1980 | Les Colombaioni Bijou Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| February 25, 1980 | Mister Lincoln Morosco Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| February 26, 1980 | Major Barbara Circle In The Square Theatre, Broadway | 40 perf. |
| February 27, 1980 | Charlotte Belasco Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
March: 6 openings
| March 6, 1980 | Censored Scenes From King Kong Princess Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
| March 19, 1980 | Heartaches of a Pussycat Anta Playhouse, Broadway | 5 perf. |
| March 24, 1980 | Twyla Tharp and Dancers Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| March 26, 1980 | Clothes for a Summer Hotel Cort Theatre, Broadway | 15 perf. |
| March 27, 1980 | Reggae Biltmore Theatre, Broadway | 21 perf. |
| March 30, 1980 | Children of a Lesser God Longacre Theatre, Broadway | 887 perf. |
April: 8 openings
| April 2, 1980 | Horowitz and Mrs. Washington John Golden Theatre, Broadway | 6 perf. |
| April 3, 1980 | I Ought to Be in Pictures Eugene Oneill Theatre, Broadway | 324 perf. |
| April 10, 1980 | Morning's at Seven Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 564 perf. |
| April 23, 1980 | Goodbye Fidel New Ambassador Theatre, Broadway | 6 perf. |
| April 24, 1980 | Past Tense Circle In The Square Theatre, Broadway | 45 perf. |
| April 27, 1980 | Happy New Year Morosco Theatre, Broadway | 17 perf. |
| April 28, 1980 | Nuts Biltmore Theatre, Broadway | 96 perf. |
| April 30, 1980 | Barnum St. James Theatre, Broadway | 854 perf. |
May: 8 openings
| May 1, 1980 | A Day in Hollywood/ A Night in the Ukraine John Golden Theatre, Broadway | 588 perf. |
| May 4, 1980 | Hide and Seek Belasco Theatre, Broadway | 9 perf. |
| May 7, 1980 | Home Cort Theatre, Broadway | 278 perf. |
| May 8, 1980 | The Roast Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway | 4 perf. |
| May 14, 1980 | Musical Chairs Rialto Theatre, Broadway | 14 perf. |
| May 19, 1980 | Blackstone! Majestic Theatre, Broadway | 104 perf. |
| May 27, 1980 | Of the Fields, Lately Century Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| May 29, 1980 | Billy Bishop Goes to War Morosco Theatre, Broadway | 12 perf. |
June: 5 openings
| June 2, 1980 | Your Arms Too Short to Box With God Ambassador Theatre, Broadway | 149 perf. |
| June 3, 1980 | It's So Nice to Be Civilized Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| June 5, 1980 | The Music Man City Center, Broadway | 21 perf. |
| June 15, 1980 | Fearless Frank Princess Theatre, Broadway | 12 perf. |
| June 26, 1980 | The Man Who Came to Dinner Circle In The Square Theatre, Broadway | 85 perf. |
July: 1 opening
| July 8, 1980 | Camelot New York State Theatre, Broadway | 56 perf. |
August: 2 openings
| August 20, 1980 | The Bat Uris Theatre, Broadway | 20 perf. |
| August 25, 1980 | 42nd Street Majestic Theatre, Broadway | 3,486 perf. |
September: 4 openings
| September 9, 1980 | Coppelia Uris Theatre, Broadway | 10 perf. |
| September 12, 1980 | Marcel Proust Remembered Uris Theatre, Broadway | 4 perf. |
| September 14, 1980 | Charlie and Algernon Helen Hayes Theatre, Broadway | 17 perf. |
| September 23, 1980 | Passione Morosco Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
October: 10 openings
| October 2, 1980 | Insideoutsideandallaround with Shelley Berman Bijou Theatre, Broadway | 28 perf. |
| October 2, 1980 | The Bacchae Circle In The Square Theatre, Broadway | 61 perf. |
| October 7, 1980 | Makarova and Company Uris Theatre, Broadway | 28 perf. |
| October 8, 1980 | Division Street Ambassador Theatre, Broadway | 21 perf. |
| October 9, 1980 | The Suicide Anta Playhouse, Broadway | 60 perf. |
| October 16, 1980 | Brigadoon Majestic Theatre, Broadway | 133 perf. |
| October 20, 1980 | One Night Stand Nederlander Theatre, Broadway | |
| October 21, 1980 | Banjo Dancing Century Theatre, Broadway | 48 perf. |
| October 23, 1980 | Tintypes John Golden Theatre, Broadway | 93 perf. |
| October 30, 1980 | Quick Change Bijou Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
November: 9 openings
| November 2, 1980 | A Life Morosco Theatre, Broadway | 64 perf. |
| November 5, 1980 | Fifth of July New Apollo Theatre, Broadway | 511 perf. |
| November 6, 1980 | Boston Ballet Company Uris Theatre, Broadway | 19 perf. |
| November 6, 1980 | Tricks of the Trade Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway | 1 perf. |
| November 12, 1980 | Lunch Hour Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway | 262 perf. |
| November 14, 1980 | The Philadelphia Story Vivian Beaumont Theater, Broadway | 60 perf. |
| November 17, 1980 | A Lesson From Aloes Playhouse Theatre, Broadway | 96 perf. |
| November 20, 1980 | The American Clock Biltmore Theatre, Broadway | 12 perf. |
| November 30, 1980 | Perfectly Frank Helen Hayes Theatre, Broadway | 17 perf. |
December: 4 openings
| December 14, 1980 | Onward Victoria Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | 1 perf. |
| December 17, 1980 | Amadeus Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway | 1,181 perf. |
| December 18, 1980 | John Gabriel Borkman Circle In The Square Theatre, Broadway | 61 perf. |
| December 28, 1980 | Mixed Couples Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway | 9 perf. |
Closed in 1980
| January 1, 1980 | Da Morosco Theatre, opened 1978 | 697 run |
| January 6, 1980 | Bette! Divine Madness Majestic Theatre, opened 1979 | 40 run |
| January 6, 1980 | Dracula Martin Beck Theatre, opened 1977 | 925 run |
| January 6, 1980 | Teibele and Her Demon Brooks Atkinson Theatre, opened 1979 | 25 run |
| January 6, 1980 | The 1940's Radio Hour St James Theatre, opened 1979 | 105 run |
| January 13, 1980 | King of Schnorrers Playhouse Theatre, opened 1979 | 63 run |
| January 27, 1980 | Comin' Uptown Winter Garden Theatre, opened 1979 | 45 run |
| January 27, 1980 | Loose Ends Circle In The Square Theatre, opened 1979 | 284 run |
| February 16, 1980 | Night and Day Anta Playhouse, opened 1979 | 95 run |
| April 13, 1980 | Grease Eden Theatre, opened 1972 | 3,388 run |
| April 20, 1980 | Mummenschanz Bijou Theatre, opened 1977 | 1,326 run |
| May 18, 1980 | Strider Helen Hayes Theatre, opened 1979 | 214 run |
| June 1, 1980 | A Kurt Weill Cabaret Bijou Theatre, opened 1979 | 72 run |
| June 28, 1980 | Bent New Apollo Theatre, opened 1979 | 241 run |
| June 29, 1980 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Uris Theatre, opened 1979 | 557 run |
| August 24, 1980 | Oklahoma! Palace Theatre, opened 1979 | 293 run |
| October 18, 1980 | Romantic Comedy Ethel Barrymore Theatre, opened 1979 | 396 run |