Broadway opened just 38 shows in 1984, and even those didn't last: half of those runs closed within 33 performances. Sunday in the Park with George broke that pattern, running 604 performances, 18.3 times the median.
1984
42 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in 1984.
Sunday in the Park with George opened May 2, 1984 at Booth Theatre and ran 604 performances.
Minetta Lane Theatre opened.
Opened in 1984
UndatedJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Undated: 4 openings
| Unknown | Barnum Madrid, Broadway | |
| Unknown | Snoopy!!! The Musical Duchess Theatre, London | |
| Unknown | Starlight Express , London | |
| Unknown | Starlight Express Apollo Victoria Theatre, London |
January: 3 openings
| January 5, 1984 | The Real Thing Plymouth Theatre, Broadway | 566 perf. |
| January 19, 1984 | Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare Ritz Theatre, Broadway | 37 perf. |
| January 29, 1984 | Open Admissions Music Box Theatre, Broadway | 17 perf. |
February: 1 opening
| February 9, 1984 | The Rink Martin Beck, Broadway | 204 perf. |
March: 3 openings
| March 8, 1984 | Awake and Sing! Circle In The Square Theatre, Broadway | 61 perf. |
| March 25, 1984 | Glengarry Glen Ross John Golden Theatre, Broadway | 378 perf. |
| March 29, 1984 | Death of a Salesman Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway | 155 perf. |
April: 6 openings
| April 5, 1984 | The Human Comedy Royale, Broadway | 13 perf. |
| April 12, 1984 | The Golden Age Jack Lawrence Theatre, Broadway | 29 perf. |
| April 19, 1984 | Shirley MacLaine on Broadway Gershwin Theatre, Broadway | 46 perf. |
| April 22, 1984 | Beethoven's Tenth Nederlander Theatre, Broadway | 25 perf. |
| April 26, 1984 | Play Memory Longacre Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
| April 29, 1984 | Oliver! Mark Hellinger Theatre, Broadway | 17 perf. |
May: 6 openings
| May 1, 1984 | A Moon for the Misbegotten Cort Theatre, Broadway | 40 perf. |
| May 2, 1984 | Sunday in the Park with George Booth Theatre, Broadway | 604 perf. |
| May 3, 1984 | A Woman of Independent Means Biltmore Theatre, Broadway | 13 perf. |
| May 6, 1984 | End of the World Music Box Theatre, Broadway | 33 perf. |
| May 17, 1984 | The Babe Princess Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
| May 24, 1984 | The Wiz Lunt Fontanne Theatre, Broadway | 13 perf. |
June: 1 opening
| June 20, 1984 | Design For Living Circle In The Square Theatre, Broadway | 245 perf. |
July: 2 openings
| July 11, 1984 | Twyla Tharp Dance on Broadway Gershwin Theatre, Broadway | 15 perf. |
| July 17, 1984 | Oedipus Rex Vivian Beaumont Theater, Broadway | 8 perf. |
August: 4 openings
| August 7, 1984 | Hurlyburly Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway | 343 perf. |
| August 8, 1984 | 42nd Street West End, London | |
| August 16, 1984 | Nureyev and Friends Gershwin Theatre, Broadway | 13 perf. |
| August 28, 1984 | Gladys Knight & the Pips & Kashif Gershwin Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
September: 2 openings
| September 11, 1984 | Patti LaBelle on Broadway: The 'Look to the Rainbow' Tour Gershwin Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| September 25, 1984 | Quilters Jack Lawrence Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
October: 6 openings
| October 10, 1984 | Kipling Royale Theatre, Broadway | 12 perf. |
| October 11, 1984 | Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Cort Theatre, Broadway | 276 perf. |
| October 14, 1984 | Much Ado About Nothing Gershwin Theatre, Broadway | 53 perf. |
| October 16, 1984 | Cyrano de Bergerac Gershwin Theatre, Broadway | 59 perf. |
| October 21, 1984 | Alone Together Music Box Theatre, Broadway | 97 perf. |
| October 24, 1984 | Whoopi Goldberg Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 156 perf. |
November: 3 openings
| November 11, 1984 | The Three Musketeers Broadway Theatre, Broadway | 9 perf. |
| November 15, 1984 | Accidental Death of an Anarchist Belasco Theatre, Broadway | 20 perf. |
| November 18, 1984 | André DeShields' Haarlem Nocturne Latin Quarter, Broadway | 49 perf. |
December: 1 opening
| December 11, 1984 | Doug Henning & His World of Magic Lunt Fontanne Theatre, Broadway | 60 perf. |
Closed in 1984
| January 1, 1984 | You Can't Take It With You Plymouth Theatre, opened 1983 | 312 run |
| February 4, 1984 | American Buffalo Booth Theatre, opened 1983 | 93 run |
| February 4, 1984 | Nine 46th Street Theatre, opened 1982 | 729 run |
| February 5, 1984 | Heartbreak House Circle In The Square Theatre, opened 1983 | 65 run |
| February 19, 1984 | Doonesbury Biltmore Theatre, opened 1983 | 104 run |
| February 19, 1984 | The Glass Menagerie Eugene Oneill Theatre, opened 1983 | 92 run |
| February 26, 1984 | 'night, Mother John Golden Theatre, opened 1983 | 380 run |
| April 28, 1984 | La Tragedie de Carmen Vivian Beaumont Theater, opened 1983 | 187 run |
| May 20, 1984 | On Your Toes Virginia Theatre, opened 1983 | 505 run |
| July 1, 1984 | Baby Ethel Barrymore Theatre, opened 1983 | 241 run |
| September 2, 1984 | Zorba Broadway Theatre, opened 1983 | 344 run |