1986
53 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in 1986.
Broadway opened just 46 shows in 1986, and even those didn't last: half of those runs closed within 51 performances. Me And My Girl broke that pattern, running 1,412 performances, 27.7 times the median.
Me And My Girl opened August 10, 1986 at Marquis Theatre and ran 1,412 performances.
Marquis Theatre opened.
Opened in 1986
UndatedJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilJuneJulyAugustOctoberNovemberDecember
Undated: 7 openings
January: 5 openings
| January 5, 1986 | Corpse! Helen Hayes TheatreBroadway | 121 perf. |
| January 16, 1986 | Lillian Ethel Barrymore TheatreBroadway | 45 perf. |
| January 23, 1986 | Jerome Kern Goes to Hollywood Ritz TheatreBroadway | 13 perf. |
| January 29, 1986 | Uptown...It's Hot! Lunt Fontanne TheatreBroadway | 24 perf. |
| January 30, 1986 | The Caretaker Circle In The Square TheatreBroadway | 45 perf. |
February: 1 opening
| February 18, 1986 | Patti LaBelle Minskoff TheatreBroadway | 32 perf. |
March: 4 openings
| March 13, 1986 | Execution of Justice Virginia TheatreBroadway | 12 perf. |
| March 18, 1986 | Peter, Paul & Mary "From Bleecker to Broadway" Minskoff TheatreBroadway | 7 perf. |
| March 20, 1986 | Precious Sons Longacre TheatreBroadway | 60 perf. |
| March 25, 1986 | The Temptations and The Four Tops Minskoff TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
April: 10 openings
| April 1, 1986 | The Flying Karamazov Brothers "Juggling and Cheap Theatrics" Vivian Beaumont TheaterBroadway | 24 perf. |
| April 3, 1986 | So Long on Lonely Street Jack Lawrence TheatreBroadway | 53 perf. |
| April 7, 1986 | Loot Music Box TheatreBroadway | 96 perf. |
| April 10, 1986 | Big Deal Broadway TheatreBroadway | 69 perf. |
| April 17, 1986 | Social Security Ethel Barrymore TheatreBroadway | 388 perf. |
| April 24, 1986 | The Petition John Golden TheatreBroadway | 75 perf. |
| April 27, 1986 | Sweet Charity Broadway | 369 perf. |
| April 28, 1986 | Long Day's Journey Into Night Broadhurst TheatreBroadway | 54 perf. |
| April 29, 1986 | The House of Blue Leaves Vivian Beaumont TheaterBroadway | 360 perf. |
| April 30, 1986 | The Boys in Autumn Circle In The Square TheatreBroadway | 70 perf. |
June: 3 openings
| June 17, 1986 | Mummenschanz: "The New Show" Helen Hayes TheatreBroadway | 152 perf. |
| June 25, 1986 | Robert Klein on Broadway Nederlander TheatreBroadway | 2 perf. |
| June 26, 1986 | Arsenic and Old Lace 46th Street TheatreBroadway | 221 perf. |
July: 2 openings
| July 9, 1986 | Shirley Bassey Marquis TheatreBroadway | 4 perf. |
| July 16, 1986 | Cuba & His Teddy Bear Longacre TheatreBroadway | 53 perf. |
August: 4 openings
| August 7, 1986 | Honky Tonk Nights Biltmore TheatreBroadway | 4 perf. |
| August 10, 1986 | Me And My Girl Marquis TheatreBroadway | 1,412 perf. |
| August 21, 1986 | Rags Mark Hellinger TheatreBroadway | 4 perf. |
| August 24, 1986 | The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Broadhurst TheatreBroadway | 29 perf. |
October: 7 openings
| October 9, 1986 | You Never Can Tell Circle In The Square TheatreBroadway | 125 perf. |
| October 14, 1986 | Rowan Atkinson at the Atkinson Brooks Atkinson TheatreBroadway | 7 perf. |
| October 16, 1986 | Raggedy Ann Nederlander TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
| October 19, 1986 | Flamenco Puro Mark Hellinger TheatreBroadway | 53 perf. |
| October 21, 1986 | Costello Sings Again Broadway TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
| October 22, 1986 | Into the Light Neil Simon TheatreBroadway | 6 perf. |
| October 26, 1986 | A Little Like Magic Lyceum TheatreBroadway | 49 perf. |
November: 6 openings
| November 12, 1986 | As You Like It Belasco TheatreBroadway | 174 perf. |
| November 12, 1986 | Macbeth Belasco TheatreBroadway | |
| November 12, 1986 | Romeo and Juliet Belasco TheatreBroadway | |
| November 17, 1986 | Oh Coward! Helen Hayes TheatreBroadway | 56 perf. |
| November 23, 1986 | The Front Page Vivian Beaumont TheaterBroadway | 57 perf. |
| November 24, 1986 | Smile Lunt-FontanneBroadway | 48 perf. |
December: 4 openings
| December 4, 1986 | Broadway Bound Broadhurst TheatreBroadway | 756 perf. |
| December 18, 1986 | Wild Honey Virginia TheatreBroadway | 28 perf. |
| December 22, 1986 | Jackie Mason's The World According to Me! Brooks Atkinson TheatreBroadway | 367 perf. |
| December 26, 1986 | Smokey Robinson Plus Jean Carne Mark Hellinger TheatreBroadway | 6 perf. |
Closed in 1986
| January 4, 1986 | As Is Lyceum Theatre, opened 1985 | 285 run |
| January 4, 1986 | Doubles Ritz Theatre, opened 1985 | 277 run |
| January 4, 1986 | The Robert Klein Show! Circle In The Square Theatre, opened 1985 | 16 run |
| January 5, 1986 | Mayor Latin Quarter, opened 1985 | 185 run |
| February 23, 1986 | The Odd Couple Broadhurst Theatre, opened 1985 | 295 run |
| March 2, 1986 | Blood Knot John Golden Theatre, opened 1985 | 95 run |
| March 29, 1986 | Hay Fever Music Box Theatre, opened 1985 | 124 run |
| March 30, 1986 | Tango Argentino Mark Hellinger Theatre, opened 1985 | 199 run |
| April 20, 1986 | Jerry's Girls St James Theatre, opened 1985 | 141 run |
| May 11, 1986 | Brighton Beach Memoirs Alvin Theatre, opened 1983 | 1,299 run |
| May 18, 1986 | Singin' in the Rain Gershwin Theatre, opened 1985 | 367 run |
| June 28, 1986 | Biloxi Blues Neil Simon Theatre, opened 1985 | 524 run |
| June 29, 1986 | Benefactors Brooks Atkinson Theatre, opened 1985 | 217 run |
| October 5, 1986 | The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe Plymouth Theatre, opened 1985 | 391 run |
| November 8, 1986 | Song and Dance Royale Theatre, opened 1985 | 474 run |