Broadway's shows stuck around in 1999: half of the year's openings ran 119 performances or more, one of the longest medians of any year in this catalogue.
1999
48 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in 1999.
Fosse, by Ray Bauduc/ Bob Haggart;, opened January 14, 1999 at Broadhurst Theatre and ran 1,093 performances.
Opened in 1999
UndatedJulyJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilJuneAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberJuly
Undated: 9 openings
| Unknown | 110 in the Shade London concert, London | |
| Unknown | Floyd Collins London, London | |
| Unknown | Great Balls of Fire Cambridge Theatre, London | |
| Unknown | Miss Saigon , London | |
| Unknown | Oklahoma! February June 1999 Lyceum Theatre, London | |
| Unknown | Rent December January 2000 Prince of Wales Theatre, London | |
| Unknown | The Pajama Game Victoria Palace Theatre, London | |
| Unknown | West Side Story January December Prince of Wales Theatre, London | |
| Unknown | You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown , Broadway | 149 perf. |
July: 2 openings
| July 8, 1997 | The Lion King , London | |
| July 8, 1997 | The Lion King Lyceum Theatre, London |
January: 1 opening
| January 14, 1999 | Fosse Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway | 1,093 perf. |
February: 2 openings
| February 10, 1999 | Death of a Salesman Eugene Oneill Theatre, Broadway | 274 perf. |
| February 25, 1999 | Not About Nightingales Circle In The Square Theatre, Broadway | 125 perf. |
March: 5 openings
| March 4, 1999 | Annie Get Your Gun Marquis Theatre, Broadway | 1,045 perf. |
| March 8, 1999 | Night Must Fall Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 119 perf. |
| March 11, 1999 | The Lion in Winter Criterion Center Stage Right, Broadway | 93 perf. |
| March 18, 1999 | Via Dolorosa Booth Theatre, Broadway | 99 perf. |
| March 25, 1999 | Closer Music Box Theatre, Broadway | 172 perf. |
April: 10 openings
| April 1, 1999 | The Weir Walter Kerr Theatre, Broadway | 277 perf. |
| April 7, 1999 | Peter Pan Gershwin Theatre, Broadway | 166 perf. |
| April 8, 1999 | The Iceman Cometh Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway | 102 perf. |
| April 11, 1999 | Marlene Cort Theatre, Broadway | 25 perf. |
| April 15, 1999 | Amy's View Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway | 103 perf. |
| April 22, 1999 | The Civil War St. James Theatre, Broadway | 61 perf. |
| April 25, 1999 | The Gershwins' Fascinating Rhythm Longacre Theatre, Broadway | 17 perf. |
| April 26, 1999 | It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues Vivian Beaumont Theater, Broadway | 284 perf. |
| April 27, 1999 | The Lonesome West Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 55 perf. |
| April 28, 1999 | Ring Round the Moon Belasco Theatre, Broadway | 66 perf. |
June: 1 opening
| June 8, 1999 | Natalie Merchant Neil Simon Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
August: 2 openings
| August 12, 1999 | Voices in the Dark Longacre Theatre, Broadway | 64 perf. |
| August 19, 1999 | Kat and the Kings Cort Theatre, Broadway | 157 perf. |
September: 1 opening
| September 30, 1999 | Epic Proportions Helen Hayes Theatre, Broadway | 93 perf. |
October: 2 openings
| October 17, 1999 | Dame Edna: The Royal Tour Booth Theatre, Broadway | 297 perf. |
| October 21, 1999 | Saturday Night Fever Minskoff Theatre, Broadway | 501 perf. |
November: 6 openings
| November 11, 1999 | The Rainmaker Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway | 74 perf. |
| November 15, 1999 | The Price Royale Theatre, Broadway | 128 perf. |
| November 16, 1999 | Tango Argentino Gershwin Theatre, Broadway | 63 perf. |
| November 18, 1999 | Kiss Me, Kate Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | 881 perf. |
| November 21, 1999 | Band in Berlin Roundabout Theatre, Broadway | 49 perf. |
| November 22, 1999 | Morning, Noon and Night Vivian Beaumont Theater, Broadway | 12 perf. |
December: 6 openings
| December 2, 1999 | Marie Christine Vivian Beaumont Theater, Broadway | 42 perf. |
| December 8, 1999 | Minnelli on Minnelli Palace Theatre, Broadway | 20 perf. |
| December 9, 1999 | Swing! St. James Theatre, Broadway | 461 perf. |
| December 15, 1999 | Amadeus Music Box Theatre, Broadway | 173 perf. |
| December 16, 1999 | Waiting in the Wings Walter Kerr Theatre, Broadway | 186 perf. |
| December 30, 1999 | Much Ado About Everything John Golden Theatre, Broadway | 186 perf. |
July: 1 opening
| July 15, 2001 | Do I Hear A Waltz? Playhouse Theatre, Broadway |
Closed in 1999
| January 2, 1999 | I'm Still Here...Damn It! Booth Theatre, opened 1998 | 51 run |
| January 3, 1999 | Fool Moon Brooks Atkinson Theatre, opened 1998 | 49 run |
| January 3, 1999 | Peter Pan Marquis Theatre, opened 1998 | 48 run |
| January 10, 1999 | Bring in ‘Da Noise, Bring in ’Da Funk Ambassador Theatre, opened 1996 | 1,135 run |
| January 17, 1999 | On the Town Gershwin Theatre, opened 1998 | 69 run |
| January 23, 1999 | Swan Lake Neil Simon Theatre, opened 1998 | 124 run |
| February 7, 1999 | Little Me Criterion Center Stage Right, opened 1998 | 99 run |
| February 25, 1999 | The Blue Room Cort Theatre, opened 1998 | 81 run |
| February 28, 1999 | Parade Vivian Beaumont Theater, opened 1998 | 84 run |
| March 14, 1999 | The Beauty Queen of Leenane Walter Kerr Theatre, opened 1998 | 365 run |
| March 21, 1999 | Electra Ethel Barrymore Theatre, opened 1998 | 116 run |
| March 21, 1999 | Titanic Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, opened 1997 | 804 run |
| June 20, 1999 | The Sound of Music Martin Beck Theatre, opened 1998 | 533 run |
| August 8, 1999 | Art Royale Theatre, opened 1998 | 600 run |
| October 31, 1999 | Side Man Criterion Center Stage Right, opened 1998 | 517 run |