653 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in the 2000s.

Broadway opened just 404 shows in the 2000s, but the ones that did open stayed: half of those runs lasted 88 performances or more.

Wicked opened October 30, 2003 at Gershwin Theatre and ran 8,500 performances, the longest run to open in the 2000s.

The years

2000	44 openings · Aida opened, ran 1,852 performances
2001	49 openings · Mamma Mia ! opened, ran 5,758 performances
2002	66 openings · Hairspray opened, ran 2,642 performances
2003	57 openings · Wicked opened, ran 8,500 performances
2004	68 openings · Fiddler on the Roof opened, ran 781 performances
2005	80 openings · Jersey Boys opened, ran 4,642 performances
2006	79 openings · Mary Poppins opened, ran 2,619 performances
2007	71 openings · August: Osage County opened, ran 648 performances
2008	69 openings · Billy Elliot opened, ran 1,312 performances
2009	70 openings · Rock of Ages opened, ran 2,328 performances