1982
54 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in 1982.
Broadway opened just 47 shows in 1982, and even those didn't last: half of those runs closed within 42.5 performances. Cats broke that pattern, running 7,485 performances, 176.1 times the median.
Cats opened October 7, 1982 at Winter Garden Theatre and ran 7,485 performances.
Bijou Theatre closed.
Fulton Theatre closed.
Morosco Theatre closed.
Ritz Theatre closed.
Opened in 1982
UndatedJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Undated: 8 openings
| Camelot Apollo Victoria TheatreLondon | ||
| Design for Living by Noël Coward Gielgud TheatreLondon | ||
| Song and Dance London | ||
| Tangerine Dream Logos Dominion TheatreLondon | ||
| The Little Foxes Victoria Palace TheatreLondon | ||
| The Real Thing Novello TheatreLondon | ||
| Torch Song Trilogy Broadway | 1,222 perf. | |
| Windy City Victoria Palace TheatreLondon |
January: 6 openings
| January 5, 1982 | Waltz of the Stork Century TheatreBroadway | 160 perf. |
| January 17, 1982 | The Little Prince and the Aviator Alvin TheatreBroadway | |
| January 21, 1982 | Little Me Eugene Oneill TheatreBroadway | 36 perf. |
| January 25, 1982 | The Curse of an Aching Heart Little TheatreBroadway | 31 perf. |
| January 27, 1982 | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Royale TheatreBroadway | 824 perf. |
| January 28, 1982 | Macbeth Circle In The Square TheatreBroadway | 21 perf. |
February: 5 openings
| February 3, 1982 | Othello Winter Garden TheatreBroadway | 123 perf. |
| February 4, 1982 | Pump Boys and Dinettes Princess TheatreBroadway | 573 perf. |
| February 7, 1982 | Special Occasions Music Box TheatreBroadway | 1 perf. |
| February 11, 1982 | The World of Sholom Aleichem Rialto TheatreBroadway | 21 perf. |
| February 18, 1982 | Come Back to the 5 & Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean Martin Beck TheatreBroadway | 52 perf. |
March: 3 openings
| March 21, 1982 | Little Johnny Jones Alvin TheatreBroadway | 1 perf. |
| March 28, 1982 | Eminent Domain Circle In The Square TheatreBroadway | 57 perf. |
| March 30, 1982 | Agnes of God Music Box TheatreBroadway | 599 perf. |
April: 1 opening
| April 8, 1982 | Solomon's Child Little TheatreBroadway | 4 perf. |
May: 8 openings
| May 2, 1982 | Medea Cort TheatreBroadway | 65 perf. |
| May 4, 1982 | "MASTER HAROLD"…and the boys Lyceum TheatreBroadway | 344 perf. |
| May 6, 1982 | The Hothouse Playhouse TheatreBroadway | 29 perf. |
| May 7, 1982 | Is there life after high school? Ethel Barrymore TheatreBroadway | 12 perf. |
| May 9, 1982 | Nine 46th Street TheatreBroadway | 729 perf. |
| May 26, 1982 | Beyond Therapy Brooks Atkinson TheatreBroadway | 21 perf. |
| May 27, 1982 | Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? Alvin TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
| May 31, 1982 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Eugene Oneill TheatreBroadway | 63 perf. |
June: 3 openings
| June 2, 1982 | Blues in the Night Rialto TheatreBroadway | 53 perf. |
| June 23, 1982 | Cleavage Playhouse TheatreBroadway | 1 perf. |
| June 27, 1982 | Play Me a Country Song Virginia TheatreBroadway | 1 perf. |
July: 2 openings
| July 8, 1982 | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Alvin TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
| July 15, 1982 | Present Laughter Circle In The Square TheatreBroadway | 179 perf. |
August: 1 opening
| August 30, 1982 | Ghosts Brooks Atkinson TheatreBroadway | 40 perf. |
September: 3 openings
| September 9, 1982 | Your Arms Too Short to Box With God Alvin TheatreBroadway | 69 perf. |
| September 23, 1982 | A Doll's Life Mark Hellinger TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
| September 30, 1982 | The Queen and the Rebels Plymouth TheatreBroadway | 45 perf. |
October: 4 openings
| October 7, 1982 | Cats Winter Garden TheatreBroadway | 7,485 perf. |
| October 13, 1982 | Good Booth TheatreBroadway | 141 perf. |
| October 14, 1982 | The Wake of Jamey Foster Eugene Oneill TheatreBroadway | 12 perf. |
| October 24, 1982 | Rock 'N Roll! The First 5,000 Years St James TheatreBroadway | 9 perf. |
November: 2 openings
| November 4, 1982 | Twice Around the Park Cort TheatreBroadway | 124 perf. |
| November 11, 1982 | Foxfire Ethel Barrymore TheatreBroadway | 213 perf. |
December: 8 openings
| December 7, 1982 | 84 Charing Cross Road Nederlander TheatreBroadway | 96 perf. |
| December 8, 1982 | Herman Van Veen: All of Him Ambassador TheatreBroadway | 6 perf. |
| December 12, 1982 | Steaming Brooks Atkinson TheatreBroadway | 65 perf. |
| December 14, 1982 | Monday After the Miracle Eugene Oneill TheatreBroadway | 7 perf. |
| December 15, 1982 | A Little Family Business Martin Beck TheatreBroadway | 13 perf. |
| December 16, 1982 | Almost an Eagle Longacre TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
| December 23, 1982 | Alice in Wonderland Virginia TheatreBroadway | 21 perf. |
| December 30, 1982 | Whodunnit Biltmore TheatreBroadway | 157 perf. |
Closed in 1982
| January 2, 1982 | Camelot Winter Garden Theatre, opened 1981 | 48 run |
| January 2, 1982 | Candida Circle In The Square Theatre, opened 1981 | 91 run |
| January 2, 1982 | Duet for One Royale Theatre, opened 1981 | 20 run |
| January 3, 1982 | The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Plymouth Theatre, opened 1981 | 49 run |
| January 24, 1982 | Fifth of July New Apollo Theatre, opened 1980 | 511 run |
| February 20, 1982 | Grown Ups Lyceum Theatre, opened 1981 | 83 run |
| February 21, 1982 | Ain't Misbehavin' Longacre Theatre, opened 1978 | 1,604 run |
| March 13, 1982 | The West Side Waltz Ethel Barrymore Theatre, opened 1981 | 126 run |
| March 27, 1982 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Entermedia Theatre, opened 1978 | 1,584 run |
| May 1, 1982 | The Dresser Brooks Atkinson Theatre, opened 1981 | 200 run |
| May 16, 1982 | Barnum St. James Theatre, opened 1980 | 854 run |
| May 16, 1982 | Children of a Lesser God Longacre Theatre, opened 1980 | 887 run |
| May 16, 1982 | Mass Appeal Booth Theatre, opened 1981 | 212 run |
| June 13, 1982 | Deathtrap Music Box Theatre, opened 1978 | 1,793 run |
| June 27, 1982 | Dancin' Broadhurst Theatre, opened 1978 | 1,774 run |
| June 30, 1982 | Lena Horne: "The Lady and Her Music" Nederlander Theatre, opened 1981 | 333 run |
| August 28, 1982 | Sugar Babies Mark Hellinger Theatre, opened 1979 | 1,208 run |
| November 28, 1982 | The Pirates Of Penzance Uris Theatre, opened 1981 | 772 run |