Broadway opened just 36 shows in 1994, and even those didn't last: half of those runs closed within 49 performances. Beauty and the Beast broke that pattern, running 5,461 performances, 111.4 times the median.
1994
38 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in 1994.
Beauty and the Beast opened April 18, 1994 at Palace Theatre and ran 5,461 performances.
Opened in 1994
UndatedJanuaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulySeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Undated: 3 openings
| Unknown | Oliver! London Palladium, London | |
| Unknown | Copacabana Prince of Wales Theatre, London | |
| Unknown | Fiorello! Broadway concert, Broadway |
January: 2 openings
| January 6, 1994 | The Government Inspector Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 37 perf. |
| January 27, 1994 | No Man's Land Criterion Center Stage Right, Broadway | 61 perf. |
March: 4 openings
| March 3, 1994 | Damn Yankees Marquis Theatre, Broadway | 718 perf. |
| March 17, 1994 | A Little More Magic Belasco Theatre, Broadway | 27 perf. |
| March 20, 1994 | The Flowering Peach Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 41 perf. |
| March 24, 1994 | Carousel Vivian Beaumont Theater, Broadway | 337 perf. |
April: 7 openings
| April 5, 1994 | Jackie Mason: Politically Incorrect John Golden Theatre, Broadway | 348 perf. |
| April 7, 1994 | Medea Longacre Theatre, Broadway | 83 perf. |
| April 17, 1994 | Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 Cort Theatre, Broadway | 72 perf. |
| April 18, 1994 | Beauty and the Beast Palace Theatre, Broadway | 5,461 perf. |
| April 21, 1994 | Picnic Criterion Center Stage Right, Broadway | 45 perf. |
| April 24, 1994 | Broken Glass Booth Theatre, Broadway | 73 perf. |
| April 27, 1994 | An Inspector Calls Royale Theatre, Broadway | 454 perf. |
May: 6 openings
| May 1, 1994 | The Rise and Fall of Little Voice Neil Simon Theatre, Broadway | 9 perf. |
| May 5, 1994 | Sally Marr...and her escorts Helen Hayes Theatre, Broadway | 50 perf. |
| May 9, 1994 | Passion Plymouth Theatre, Broadway | 280 perf. |
| May 10, 1994 | The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| May 11, 1994 | Grease Eugene O'Neill Theatre, Broadway | 1,505 perf. |
| May 15, 1994 | Sunday in the Park with George St James Theatre, Broadway | 1 perf. |
June: 2 openings
| June 5, 1994 | Gray's Anatomy Vivian Beaumont Theater, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| June 22, 1994 | Ian McKellen: A Knight Out at the Lyceum Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 4 perf. |
July: 1 opening
| July 10, 1994 | Hedda Gabler Criterion Center Stage Right, Broadway | 33 perf. |
September: 1 opening
| September 8, 1994 | Philadelphia, Here I Come! Criterion Center Stage Right, Broadway | 52 perf. |
October: 1 opening
| October 2, 1994 | Show Boat Gershwin Theatre, Broadway | 947 perf. |
November: 6 openings
| November 2, 1994 | Nanci Griffith on Broadway Richard Rodgers Theatre, Broadway | 6 perf. |
| November 14, 1994 | Basia on Broadway Neil Simon Theatre, Broadway | 11 perf. |
| November 15, 1994 | The Glass Menagerie Criterion Center Stage Right, Broadway | 57 perf. |
| November 17, 1994 | Sunset Boulevard Minskoff Theatre, Broadway | 977 perf. |
| November 20, 1994 | The Flying Karamazov Brothers "Do The Impossible" Helen Hayes Theatre, Broadway | 50 perf. |
| November 20, 1994 | The Shadow Box Circle In The Square Theatre, Broadway | 49 perf. |
December: 5 openings
| December 6, 1994 | Lamb Chop on Broadway Richard Rodgers Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| December 8, 1994 | What's Wrong With This Picture? Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway | 12 perf. |
| December 15, 1994 | A Tuna Christmas Booth Theatre, Broadway | 20 perf. |
| December 18, 1994 | Comedy Tonight Lunt Fontanne Theatre, Broadway | 9 perf. |
| December 22, 1994 | A Christmas Carol Richard Rodgers Theatre, Broadway | 18 perf. |