41 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in 1997.

Opened in 1997

UndatedJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneAugustOctoberNovemberDecember

Undated: 2 openings

Unknown	The Who\ , London
Unknown	The Who\ , London

January: 2 openings

January 7, 1995	Passion , London
January 27, 1997	Men are from Mars, Women are From Venus Gershwin Theatre, Broadway	7 perf.

February: 3 openings

February 13, 1997	The Three Sisters Criterion Center Stage Right, Broadway	61 perf.
February 20, 1997	Stanley Circle In The Square Theatre, Broadway	77 perf.
February 27, 1997	The Last Night of Ballyhoo Helen Hayes Theatre, Broadway	556 perf.

March: 5 openings

March 1, 1997	Mandy Patinkin in Concert Lyceum Theatre, Broadway	16 perf.
March 20, 1997	Play On! Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway	61 perf.
March 25, 1997	Barrymore Music Box Theatre, Broadway	236 perf.
March 26, 1997	Annie Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway	239 perf.
March 27, 1997	The Young Man from Atlanta Longacre Theatre, Broadway	84 perf.

April: 11 openings

April 2, 1997	A Doll's House Belasco Theatre, Broadway	150 perf.
April 3, 1997	Dream Royale Theatre, Broadway	109 perf.
April 13, 1997	An American Daughter Cort Theatre, Broadway	89 perf.
April 20, 1997	The Gin Game Lyceum Theatre, Broadway	145 perf.
April 23, 1997	Titanic Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Broadway	804 perf.
April 24, 1997	Steel Pier Richard Rodgers Theatre, Broadway	76 perf.
April 26, 1997	The Life Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway	466 perf.
April 27, 1997	The Little Foxes Vivian Beaumont Theater, Broadway	57 perf.
April 28, 1997	Jekyll & Hyde Plymouth Theatre, Broadway	1,543 perf.
April 29, 1997	Candide Gershwin Theatre, Broadway	104 perf.
April 30, 1997	London Assurance Criterion Center Stage Right, Broadway	72 perf.

May: 1 opening

May 18, 1997

King David New Amsterdam Theatre, Broadway

6 perf.

June: 1 opening

June 19, 1997

Forever Tango Walter Kerr Theatre, Broadway

332 perf.

August: 1 opening

August 14, 1997

1776 , Broadway

333 perf.

October: 3 openings

October 16, 1997	Side Show , Broadway	91 perf.
October 23, 1997	Triumph of Love Royale Theatre, Broadway	85 perf.
October 30, 1997	The Cherry Orchard Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway	12 perf.

November: 9 openings

November 6, 1997	Proposals Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway	77 perf.
November 9, 1997	Into the Woods Broadway Theatre, Broadway	2 perf.
November 9, 1997	The Scarlet Pimpernel Minskoff Theater, Broadway	772 perf.
November 10, 1997	Jackie Belasco Theatre, Broadway	128 perf.
November 13, 1997	The Lion King New Amsterdam Theatre, Broadway	10,000 perf.
November 19, 1997	Eugene Onegin Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway	7 perf.
November 19, 1997	The Old Neighborhood Booth Theatre, Broadway	197 perf.
November 20, 1997	Ivanov Vivian Beaumont Theater, Broadway	51 perf.
November 24, 1997	Street Corner Symphony Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway	79 perf.

December: 3 openings

December 4, 1997	The Diary of Anne Frank Music Box Theatre, Broadway	221 perf.
December 8, 1997	The Sunshine Boys Lyceum Theatre, Broadway	230 perf.
December 14, 1997	A View From the Bridge Criterion Center Stage Right, Broadway	239 perf.

Closed in 1997

January 5, 1997	Juan Darien Vivian Beaumont Theater, opened 1996	49 run
January 5, 1997	Love Thy Neighbor Booth Theatre, opened 1996	234 run
January 5, 1997	Show Boat Gershwin Theatre, opened 1994	947 run
January 6, 1997	It's a Slippery Slope Vivian Beaumont Theater, opened 1996	17 run
January 10, 1997	The Rehearsal Criterion Center Stage Right, opened 1996	55 run
January 26, 1997	An Ideal Husband Ethel Barrymore Theatre, opened 1996	307 run
March 22, 1997	Sunset Boulevard Minskoff Theatre, opened 1994	977 run
April 20, 1997	Present Laughter Walter Kerr Theatre, opened 1996	175 run
June 1, 1997	Once Upon A Mattress Broadhurst Theatre, opened 1996	188 run
June 22, 1997	Rob Becker's Defending the Caveman Helen Hayes Theatre, opened 1995	671 run
June 29, 1997	Master Class John Golden Theatre, opened 1995	598 run
July 27, 1997	Victor/Victoria Marquis Theatre, opened 1995	734 run