1983
52 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in 1983.
Broadway opened just 47 shows in 1983, but the ones that did open stayed: half of those runs lasted 64 performances or more.
La Cage aux Folles opened August 21, 1983 at Palace Theatre and ran 1,761 performances.
Opened in 1983
UndatedJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Undated: 5 openings
January: 4 openings
| January 6, 1983 | Plenty Plymouth TheatreBroadway | 92 perf. |
| January 18, 1983 | Boston Ballet Company Uris TheatreBroadway | 21 perf. |
| January 22, 1983 | Angels Fall Longacre TheatreBroadway | 59 perf. |
| January 27, 1983 | The Misanthrope Circle In The Square TheatreBroadway | 69 perf. |
February: 3 openings
| February 3, 1983 | A View From the Bridge Ambassador TheatreBroadway | 149 perf. |
| February 13, 1983 | Merlin Mark Hellinger TheatreBroadway | 199 perf. |
| February 22, 1983 | Moose Murders Eugene Oneill TheatreBroadway | 1 perf. |
March: 7 openings
| March 6, 1983 | On Your Toes Virginia TheatreBroadway | 505 perf. |
| March 7, 1983 | Slab Boys Playhouse TheatreBroadway | 48 perf. |
| March 9, 1983 | Marcel Marceau on Broadway Belasco TheatreBroadway | 47 perf. |
| March 14, 1983 | Aznavour Lunt Fontanne TheatreBroadway | 14 perf. |
| March 27, 1983 | Brighton Beach Memoirs Alvin TheatreBroadway | 1,299 perf. |
| March 30, 1983 | K2 Brooks Atkinson TheatreBroadway | 85 perf. |
| March 31, 1983 | 'night, Mother John Golden TheatreBroadway | 380 perf. |
April: 7 openings
| April 4, 1983 | You Can't Take It With You Plymouth TheatreBroadway | 312 perf. |
| April 5, 1983 | The Man Who Had Three Arms Lyceum TheatreBroadway | 16 perf. |
| April 7, 1983 | Porgy and Bess Radio City Music HallBroadway | 45 perf. |
| April 13, 1983 | All's Well that Ends Well Martin Beck TheatreBroadway | 38 perf. |
| April 20, 1983 | Teaneck Tanzi: The Venus Flytrap Nederlander TheatreBroadway | 2 perf. |
| April 24, 1983 | Show Boat Uris TheatreBroadway | 73 perf. |
| April 28, 1983 | Total Abandon Booth TheatreBroadway | 1 perf. |
May: 8 openings
| May 1, 1983 | My One and Only St. James TheatreBroadway | 767 perf. |
| May 2, 1983 | Parade of Stars Playing the Palace Palace TheatreBroadway | |
| May 2, 1983 | The Ritz XenonBroadway | 1 perf. |
| May 5, 1983 | The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial Circle In The Square TheatreBroadway | 216 perf. |
| May 8, 1983 | Private Lives Lunt Fontanne TheatreBroadway | 63 perf. |
| May 10, 1983 | The Flying Karamazov Brothers Ritz TheatreBroadway | 39 perf. |
| May 11, 1983 | Dance a Little Closer Minskoff TheatreBroadway | 1 perf. |
| May 15, 1983 | Passion Longacre TheatreBroadway | 97 perf. |
June: 1 opening
| June 19, 1983 | The Guys in the Truck New Apollo TheatreBroadway | 1 perf. |
July: 1 opening
| July 24, 1983 | Mame Gershwin TheatreBroadway | 41 perf. |
August: 2 openings
| August 21, 1983 | La Cage aux Folles Palace TheatreBroadway | 1,761 perf. |
| August 22, 1983 | The Corn Is Green Lunt Fontanne TheatreBroadway | 32 perf. |
September: 1 opening
| September 27, 1983 | Edmund Kean Brooks Atkinson TheatreBroadway | 29 perf. |
October: 2 openings
| October 16, 1983 | Zorba Broadway TheatreBroadway | 344 perf. |
| October 27, 1983 | American Buffalo Booth TheatreBroadway | 93 perf. |
November: 5 openings
| November 9, 1983 | Brothers Music Box TheatreBroadway | 1 perf. |
| November 10, 1983 | Amen Corner Nederlander TheatreBroadway | 28 perf. |
| November 17, 1983 | La Tragedie de Carmen Vivian Beaumont TheaterBroadway | 187 perf. |
| November 20, 1983 | Marilyn Minskoff TheatreBroadway | 17 perf. |
| November 21, 1983 | Doonesbury Biltmore TheatreBroadway | 104 perf. |
December: 6 openings
| December 1, 1983 | The Glass Menagerie Eugene Oneill TheatreBroadway | 92 perf. |
| December 4, 1983 | Baby Ethel Barrymore TheatreBroadway | 241 perf. |
| December 7, 1983 | Heartbreak House Circle In The Square TheatreBroadway | 65 perf. |
| December 11, 1983 | Noises Off Brooks Atkinson TheatreBroadway | 553 perf. |
| December 14, 1983 | Peg Lunt Fontanne TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
| December 21, 1983 | The Tap Dance Kid Broadhurst TheatreBroadway | 669 perf. |
Closed in 1983
| January 2, 1983 | Annie Alvin Theatre, opened 1977 | 2,377 run |
| January 2, 1983 | Present Laughter Circle In The Square Theatre, opened 1982 | 179 run |
| January 2, 1983 | Sophisticated Ladies Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, opened 1981 | 767 run |
| January 9, 1983 | Alice in Wonderland Virginia Theatre, opened 1982 | 21 run |
| January 30, 1983 | Good Booth Theatre, opened 1982 | 141 run |
| February 5, 1983 | Steaming Brooks Atkinson Theatre, opened 1982 | 65 run |
| February 13, 1983 | Crimes of the Heart John Golden Theatre, opened 1981 | 535 run |
| February 20, 1983 | Twice Around the Park Cort Theatre, opened 1982 | 124 run |
| February 26, 1983 | "MASTER HAROLD"…and the boys Lyceum Theatre, opened 1982 | 344 run |
| February 27, 1983 | 84 Charing Cross Road Nederlander Theatre, opened 1982 | 96 run |
| March 13, 1983 | Woman of the Year Palace Theatre, opened 1981 | 770 run |
| May 15, 1983 | Foxfire Ethel Barrymore Theatre, opened 1982 | 213 run |
| May 15, 1983 | Whodunnit Biltmore Theatre, opened 1982 | 157 run |
| June 18, 1983 | Pump Boys and Dinettes Princess Theatre, opened 1982 | 573 run |
| June 26, 1983 | Evita Broadway Theatre, opened 1979 | 1,567 run |
| September 4, 1983 | Agnes of God Music Box Theatre, opened 1982 | 599 run |
| September 4, 1983 | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Royale Theatre, opened 1982 | 824 run |
| October 16, 1983 | Amadeus Broadhurst Theatre, opened 1980 | 1,181 run |