Broadway opened just 39 shows in 1985, but the ones that did open stayed: half of those runs lasted 95 performances or more.
1985
41 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in 1985.
Big River opened April 25, 1985 at Eugene O'Neill Theatre and ran 1,005 performances.
Atlantic Theater Company opened.
Opened in 1985
UndatedJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulySeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Undated: 2 openings
| Unknown | Dorothy Tutin and Colin Blakeley in a trio of Pinter plays called collectively Other Places Duchess Theatre, London | |
| Unknown | Les Miserables , London |
January: 5 openings
| January 2, 1985 | Home Front Royale Theatre, Broadway | 13 perf. |
| January 3, 1985 | Dancing in the End Zone Ritz Theatre, Broadway | 28 perf. |
| January 7, 1985 | The King and I Broadway Theatre, Broadway | 191 perf. |
| January 29, 1985 | Patti LaBelle on Broadway: The 'Look to the Rainbow' Tour Gershwin Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| January 31, 1985 | Harrigan ‘n Hart Longacre Theatre, Broadway | 4 perf. |
February: 3 openings
| February 11, 1985 | Pack of Lies Royale Theatre, Broadway | 120 perf. |
| February 12, 1985 | An Evening with Smokey Robinson Gershwin Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| February 21, 1985 | Strange Interlude Nederlander Theatre, Broadway | 63 perf. |
March: 5 openings
| March 5, 1985 | The Octette Bridge Club Music Box Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| March 6, 1985 | The Loves of Anatol Circle In The Square Theatre, Broadway | 46 perf. |
| March 7, 1985 | Requiem for a Heavyweight Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | 3 perf. |
| March 27, 1985 | Joe Egg Longacre Theatre, Broadway | 93 perf. |
| March 28, 1985 | Biloxi Blues Neil Simon Theatre, Broadway | 524 perf. |
April: 5 openings
| April 8, 1985 | Leader of the Pack Ambassador Theatre, Broadway | 120 perf. |
| April 14, 1985 | Take Me Along Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | 1 perf. |
| April 16, 1985 | Grind Mark Hellinger, Broadway | 71 perf. |
| April 25, 1985 | Big River Eugene O'Neill Theatre, Broadway | 1,005 perf. |
| April 29, 1985 | Aren't We All? Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway | 93 perf. |
May: 4 openings
| May 1, 1985 | As Is Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 285 perf. |
| May 8, 1985 | Doubles Ritz Theatre, Broadway | 277 perf. |
| May 13, 1985 | Mayor Latin Quarter, Broadway | 185 perf. |
| May 30, 1985 | Arms and the Man Circle In The Square Theatre, Broadway | 109 perf. |
June: 1 opening
| June 11, 1985 | The Odd Couple Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway | 295 perf. |
July: 1 opening
| July 2, 1985 | Singin' in the Rain Gershwin Theatre, Broadway | 367 perf. |
September: 3 openings
| September 18, 1985 | Song and Dance Royale Theatre, Broadway | 474 perf. |
| September 26, 1985 | The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe Plymouth Theatre, Broadway | 391 perf. |
| September 29, 1985 | The Iceman Cometh Lunt Fontanne Theatre, Broadway | 55 perf. |
October: 2 openings
| October 9, 1985 | Tango Argentino Mark Hellinger Theatre, Broadway | 199 perf. |
| October 10, 1985 | The Marriage of Figaro Circle In The Square Theatre, Broadway | 77 perf. |
November: 2 openings
| November 7, 1985 | The News Helen Hayes Theatre, Broadway | 4 perf. |
| November 19, 1985 | I'm Not Rappaport Booth Theatre, Broadway | 891 perf. |
December: 8 openings
| December 1, 1985 | The Boys of Winter Biltmore Theatre, Broadway | 9 perf. |
| December 2, 1985 | The Mystery of Edwin Drood Imperial Theatre, Broadway | 608 perf. |
| December 10, 1985 | Blood Knot John Golden Theatre, Broadway | 95 perf. |
| December 12, 1985 | Hay Fever Music Box Theatre, Broadway | 124 perf. |
| December 18, 1985 | Jerry's Girls St James Theatre, Broadway | 141 perf. |
| December 19, 1985 | Wind in the Willows Nederlander Theatre, Broadway | 4 perf. |
| December 20, 1985 | The Robert Klein Show! Circle In The Square Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| December 22, 1985 | Benefactors Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway | 217 perf. |
Closed in 1985
| January 12, 1985 | Alone Together Music Box Theatre, opened 1984 | 97 run |
| January 16, 1985 | Much Ado About Nothing Gershwin Theatre, opened 1984 | 53 run |
| January 19, 1985 | Cyrano de Bergerac Gershwin Theatre, opened 1984 | 59 run |
| January 20, 1985 | Design For Living Circle In The Square Theatre, opened 1984 | 245 run |
| January 27, 1985 | Doug Henning & His World of Magic Lunt Fontanne Theatre, opened 1984 | 60 run |
| February 17, 1985 | Glengarry Glen Ross John Golden Theatre, opened 1984 | 378 run |
| March 3, 1985 | My One and Only St. James Theatre, opened 1983 | 767 run |
| March 10, 1985 | Whoopi Goldberg Lyceum Theatre, opened 1984 | 156 run |
| April 6, 1985 | Noises Off Brooks Atkinson Theatre, opened 1983 | 553 run |
| May 12, 1985 | The Real Thing Plymouth Theatre, opened 1984 | 566 run |
| May 18, 1985 | Torch Song Trilogy , opened 1982 | 1,222 run |
| June 2, 1985 | Hurlyburly Ethel Barrymore Theatre, opened 1984 | 343 run |
| June 9, 1985 | Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Cort Theatre, opened 1984 | 276 run |
| August 11, 1985 | Dreamgirls Imperial Theatre, opened 1981 | 1,521 run |
| August 11, 1985 | The Tap Dance Kid Broadhurst Theatre, opened 1983 | 669 run |
| October 13, 1985 | Sunday in the Park with George Booth Theatre, opened 1984 | 604 run |