1989
47 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in 1989.
Audrey Christie, Arnold Moss, Hiram Sherman, Beatrice Lillie, Claire Luce and Dort Clark all died in 1989.
Grand Hotel opened November 12, 1989 at Martin Beck Theatre and ran 1,077 performances.
Entermedia Theatre closed.
Mark Hellinger Theatre closed.
Opened in 1989
UndatedJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Undated: 4 openings
| Aspects of Love Prince of Wales TheatreLondon | ||
| Aspects of Love London | ||
| Buddy The Buddy Holly Story Victoria Palace TheatreLondon | ||
| The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov 1990 Aldwych TheatreLondon |
January: 3 openings
| January 5, 1989 | Eastern Standard John Golden TheatreBroadway | 92 perf. |
| January 26, 1989 | Black and Blue Minskoff TheatreBroadway | 829 perf. |
| January 29, 1989 | Born Yesterday 46th Street TheatreBroadway | 153 perf. |
February: 3 openings
| February 16, 1989 | Shirley Valentine Booth TheatreBroadway | 324 perf. |
| February 23, 1989 | Hizzoner! Longacre TheatreBroadway | 12 perf. |
| February 25, 1989 | Jerome Robbins’ Broadway Imperial TheatreBroadway | 633 perf. |
March: 7 openings
| March 1, 1989 | Joan Jett and the Blackhearts on Broadway Lunt Fontanne TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
| March 2, 1989 | Lend Me a Tenor Royale TheatreBroadway | 476 perf. |
| March 6, 1989 | Metamorphosis Ethel Barrymore TheatreBroadway | 97 perf. |
| March 7, 1989 | Run for Your Wife Virginia TheatreBroadway | 39 perf. |
| March 9, 1989 | The Heidi Chronicles Plymouth TheatreBroadway | 622 perf. |
| March 19, 1989 | Lou Reed on Broadway St James TheatreBroadway | 6 perf. |
| March 28, 1989 | Café Crown Brooks Atkinson TheatreBroadway | 3 perf. |
April: 4 openings
| April 13, 1989 | Welcome to the Club Music BoxBroadway | 12 perf. |
| April 18, 1989 | Barry Manilow at the Gershwin Gershwin TheatreBroadway | 44 perf. |
| April 27, 1989 | Starmites Criterion Center Stage RightBroadway | 60 perf. |
| April 30, 1989 | Ghetto Circle In The Square TheatreBroadway | 33 perf. |
May: 1 opening
| May 1, 1989 | Largely New York St James TheatreBroadway | 144 perf. |
July: 1 opening
| July 25, 1989 | Mandy Patinkin in Concert: "Dress Casual" Helen Hayes TheatreBroadway | 62 perf. |
August: 1 opening
| August 8, 1989 | Shenandoah Virginia TheatreBroadway | 32 perf. |
September: 3 openings
| September 12, 1989 | Freddie Jackson: Up Close & Personal Lunt Fontanne TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
| September 14, 1989 | Sweeney Todd Circle In The Square TheatreBroadway | 188 perf. |
| September 24, 1989 | Orpheus Descending Neil Simon TheatreBroadway | 97 perf. |
October: 4 openings
| October 12, 1989 | Mastergate Criterion Center Stage RightBroadway | 69 perf. |
| October 19, 1989 | Dangerous Games Nederlander TheatreBroadway | 4 perf. |
| October 26, 1989 | The Secret Rapture Ethel Barrymore TheatreBroadway | 12 perf. |
| October 31, 1989 | Love Letters Edison TheatreBroadway | 96 perf. |
November: 9 openings
| November 1, 1989 | Sid Caesar & Company John Golden TheatreBroadway | 5 perf. |
| November 2, 1989 | Meet Me in St. Louis Gershwin TheatreBroadway | 252 perf. |
| November 5, 1989 | The Threepenny Opera Lunt Fontanne TheatreBroadway | 65 perf. |
| November 9, 1989 | Prince of Central Park Belasco TheatreBroadway | 4 perf. |
| November 12, 1989 | Grand Hotel Martin Beck TheatreBroadway | 1,077 perf. |
| November 15, 1989 | A Few Good Men Music Box TheatreBroadway | 497 perf. |
| November 16, 1989 | Gypsy St James TheatreBroadway | 581 perf. |
| November 20, 1989 | The Circle Ambassador TheatreBroadway | 208 perf. |
| November 30, 1989 | Artist Descending a Staircase Helen Hayes TheatreBroadway | 36 perf. |
December: 7 openings
| December 5, 1989 | The Victor Borge Holiday Show on Broadway Brooks Atkinson TheatreBroadway | 7 perf. |
| December 10, 1989 | The Tenth Man Vivian Beaumont TheaterBroadway | 41 perf. |
| December 11, 1989 | City of Angels Virginia TheatreBroadway | 879 perf. |
| December 12, 1989 | Peter, Paul & Mary "A Holiday Celebration" Brooks Atkinson TheatreBroadway | 6 perf. |
| December 14, 1989 | Tru Booth TheatreBroadway | 297 perf. |
| December 19, 1989 | The Merchant of Venice 46th Street TheatreBroadway | 80 perf. |
| December 26, 1989 | Stephanie Mills Comes "Home" to Broadway Brooks Atkinson TheatreBroadway | 8 perf. |
Closed in 1989
| January 7, 1989 | 42nd Street West End, opened 1984 | |
| January 8, 1989 | 42nd Street Majestic Theatre, opened 1980 | 3,486 run |
| January 8, 1989 | Starlight Express Gershwin Theatre, opened 1987 | 761 run |
| January 15, 1989 | Ain't Misbehavin' Ambassador Theatre, opened 1988 | 176 run |
| January 15, 1989 | Romance / Romance Helen Hayes Theatre, opened 1988 | 297 run |
| February 19, 1989 | Legs Diamond Mark Hellinger Theatre, opened 1988 | 64 run |
| February 19, 1989 | The Devil's Disciple Circle In The Square Theatre, opened 1988 | 113 run |
| April 2, 1989 | Our Town Lyceum Theatre, opened 1988 | 136 run |
| May 14, 1989 | Chu Chem Locust Theatre, opened 1966 | |
| July 2, 1989 | Sarafina! Cort Theatre, opened 1988 | 597 run |
| August 6, 1989 | Oh! Calcutta! Edison Theatre, opened 1976 | 5,959 run |
| September 3, 1989 | Anything Goes , opened 1987 | 784 run |
| September 3, 1989 | Into the Woods Martin Beck Theatre, opened 1987 | 765 run |
| December 31, 1989 | Me And My Girl Marquis Theatre, opened 1986 | 1,412 run |