Broadway opened just 30 shows in 1990, but the ones that did open stayed: half of those runs lasted 77 performances or more.
1990
38 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in 1990.
Six Degrees of Separation, by John Guare, opened November 8, 1990 at Vivian Beaumont Theater and ran 485 performances.
Earl Carroll Theatre closed.
Opened in 1990
UndatedJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayOctoberNovemberDecember
Undated: 7 openings
| Unknown | Bergan Ronald The Great Theatres of London An Illustrated Companion Prion Gielgud Theatre, London | |
| Unknown | Five Guys Named Moe West End, London | |
| Unknown | Man of the Moment Gielgud Theatre, London | |
| Unknown | Miss Saigon , London | |
| Unknown | Private Lives /91 by Noël Coward Aldwych Theatre, London | |
| Unknown | Ronald Bergan The Great Theatres of London An Illustrated Companion Prion London Victoria Palace Theatre, London | |
| Unknown | Someone Like You Novello Theatre, London |
January: 1 opening
| January 23, 1990 | Don Cossacks Neil Simon Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
February: 1 opening
| February 15, 1990 | Miss Margarida's Way Helen Hayes Theatre, Broadway | 11 perf. |
March: 5 openings
| March 15, 1990 | Oba Oba '90 Marquis Theatre, Broadway | 45 perf. |
| March 15, 1990 | Sunday in the Park with George , London | |
| March 21, 1990 | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Eugene Oneill Theatre, Broadway | 149 perf. |
| March 22, 1990 | The Grapes of Wrath Cort Theatre, Broadway | 188 perf. |
| March 25, 1990 | Lettice and Lovage Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway | 284 perf. |
April: 5 openings
| April 8, 1990 | Aspects of Love Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway | 377 perf. |
| April 16, 1990 | The Piano Lesson Walter Kerr Theatre, Broadway | 328 perf. |
| April 22, 1990 | Truly Blessed Longacre Theatre, Broadway | 33 perf. |
| April 26, 1990 | Accomplice Richard Rodgers Theatre, Broadway | 52 perf. |
| April 29, 1990 | A Change in the Heir Edison Theatre, Broadway | 23 perf. |
May: 4 openings
| May 1, 1990 | Prelude to a Kiss Helen Hayes Theatre, Broadway | 440 perf. |
| May 2, 1990 | Some Americans Abroad Vivian Beaumont Theater, Broadway | 55 perf. |
| May 10, 1990 | Zoya's Apartment Circle In The Square Theatre, Broadway | 45 perf. |
| May 15, 1990 | The Cemetery Club Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway | 56 perf. |
October: 6 openings
| October 2, 1990 | Michael Feinstein in Concert: Piano and Voice John Golden Theatre, Broadway | 30 perf. |
| October 4, 1990 | Bugs Bunny on Broadway Gershwin Theatre, Broadway | |
| October 4, 1990 | Stand-Up Tragedy Criterion Center Stage Right, Broadway | 13 perf. |
| October 11, 1990 | The Miser Circle In The Square Theatre, Broadway | 93 perf. |
| October 17, 1990 | Jackie Mason: Brand New Neil Simon Theatre, Broadway | 216 perf. |
| October 18, 1990 | Once on This Island Booth Theatre, Broadway | 469 perf. |
November: 8 openings
| November 1, 1990 | Oh, Kay! Richard Rodgers Theatre, Broadway | 77 perf. |
| November 4, 1990 | Buddy Shubert Theatre, Broadway | 225 perf. |
| November 7, 1990 | Those Were the Days Edison Theatre, Broadway | 126 perf. |
| November 8, 1990 | Six Degrees of Separation Vivian Beaumont Theater, Broadway | 485 perf. |
| November 11, 1990 | Shadowlands Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway | 169 perf. |
| November 18, 1990 | Fiddler on the Roof Gershwin Theatre, Broadway | 241 perf. |
| November 20, 1990 | Shogun, The Musical Marquis Theatre, Broadway | 72 perf. |
| November 23, 1990 | An Evening with Harry Connick Jr. and His Orchestra Lunt Fontanne Theatre, Broadway | 13 perf. |
December: 1 opening
| December 13, 1990 | Peter Pan Lunt Fontanne Theatre, Broadway | 45 perf. |
Closed in 1990
| January 14, 1990 | The Tenth Man Vivian Beaumont Theater, opened 1989 | 41 run |
| January 21, 1990 | Love Letters Edison Theatre, opened 1989 | 96 run |
| January 27, 1990 | M. Butterfly Eugene Oneill Theatre, opened 1988 | 777 run |
| February 24, 1990 | Rumors Broadhurst Theatre, opened 1988 | 535 run |
| February 25, 1990 | Sweeney Todd Circle In The Square Theatre, opened 1989 | 188 run |
| March 10, 1990 | The Merchant of Venice 46th Street Theatre, opened 1989 | 80 run |
| April 22, 1990 | Lend Me a Tenor Royale Theatre, opened 1989 | 476 run |
| April 28, 1990 | A Chorus Line Shubert Theatre, opened 1975 | 6,137 run |
| May 20, 1990 | The Circle Ambassador Theatre, opened 1989 | 208 run |
| June 10, 1990 | Meet Me in St. Louis Gershwin Theatre, opened 1989 | 252 run |
| September 1, 1990 | Jerome Robbins’ Broadway Imperial Theatre, opened 1989 | 633 run |
| September 1, 1990 | The Heidi Chronicles Plymouth Theatre, opened 1989 | 622 run |
| September 1, 1990 | Tru Booth Theatre, opened 1989 | 297 run |