Broadway opened just 372 shows in the 1990s, but the ones that did open stayed: half of those runs lasted 65 performances or more.
Shows · 1990s
1990s
432 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in the 1990s.
The Lion King opened November 13, 1997 at New Amsterdam Theatre and ran 10,000 performances, the longest run to open in the 1990s.
The years
| 1990 | 38 openings Six Degrees of Separation opened, ran 485 performances |
| 1991 | 32 openings Miss Saigon opened, ran 4,092 performances |
| 1992 | 48 openings Crazy for You opened, ran 1,622 performances |
| 1993 | 54 openings Kiss Of The Spider Woman-the Musical opened, ran 906 performances |
| 1994 | 38 openings Beauty and the Beast opened, ran 5,461 performances |
| 1995 | 43 openings Smokey Joe's Cafe opened, ran 2,036 performances |
| 1996 | 47 openings Chicago opened, ran 9,999 performances |
| 1997 | 41 openings The Lion King opened, ran 10,000 performances |
| 1998 | 43 openings Cabaret opened, ran 2,377 performances |
| 1999 | 48 openings Fosse opened, ran 1,093 performances |
The buildings
Earl Carroll Theatre closed in 1990.
Edison Theatre closed in 1991.
Apollo Theatre closed in 1996.
Jane Street Theatre opened in 1996.
Lyric Theatre opened in 1998.