Broadway opened just 35 shows in 2001, but the ones that did open stayed: half of those runs lasted 80 performances or more.
2001
49 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in 2001.
Mamma Mia ! opened October 18, 2001 at Winter Garden Theatre and ran 5,758 performances.
Opened in 2001
UndatedMarchAprilMayJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Undated: 15 openings
| Unknown | 70, Girls, 70 Off, Broadway | |
| Unknown | A Space Odyssey Prince Edward Theatre, London | |
| Unknown | Evita Sondheim Theatre, London | |
| Unknown | Fame Cambridge Theatre, London | |
| Unknown | Kiss Me, Kate Victoria Palace Theatre, London | |
| Unknown | Kiss Me, Kate Victoria Palace Theatre, London | |
| Unknown | My Fair Lady revival 2003 Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London | |
| Unknown | Noël Coward's Star Quality Apollo Theatre, London | |
| Unknown | Rent West End, London | |
| Unknown | The Hobbit Sondheim Theatre, London | |
| Unknown | The Odd Couple Apollo Theatre, London | |
| Unknown | The Secret Garden Aldwych Theatre, London | |
| Unknown | The Witches of Eastwick Prince of Wales Theatre, London | |
| Unknown | tick, tick... BOOM! , Broadway | 215 perf. |
| Unknown | Urinetown , London |
March: 4 openings
| March 11, 2001 | A Class Act Ambassador Theatre, Broadway | 105 perf. |
| March 15, 2001 | Design For Living American Airlines Theatre, Broadway | 69 perf. |
| March 26, 2001 | Judgment at Nuremberg Longacre Theatre, Broadway | 56 perf. |
| March 29, 2001 | The Invention of Love Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 108 perf. |
April: 9 openings
| April 1, 2001 | Stones in His Pockets John Golden Theatre, Broadway | 198 perf. |
| April 5, 2001 | Follies Belasco Theatre, Broadway | 117 perf. |
| April 8, 2001 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Royale Theatre, Broadway | 121 perf. |
| April 12, 2001 | Bells Are Ringing Plymouth Theatre, Broadway | 68 perf. |
| April 17, 2001 | Blast! Broadway Theatre, Broadway | 180 perf. |
| April 19, 2001 | The Producers St. James Theatre, Broadway | 2,502 perf. |
| April 24, 2001 | The Gathering Cort Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| April 26, 2001 | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Minskoff Theatre, Broadway | 21 perf. |
| April 30, 2001 | George Gershwin Alone Helen Hayes Theatre, Broadway | 96 perf. |
May: 2 openings
| May 1, 2001 | King Hedley II Virginia Theatre, Broadway | 72 perf. |
| May 2, 2001 | 42nd Street , Broadway | 1,524 perf. |
July: 2 openings
| July 11, 2001 | A Thousand Clowns Longacre Theatre, Broadway | 83 perf. |
| July 12, 2001 | Major Barbara American Airlines Theatre, Broadway | 74 perf. |
August: 2 openings
| August 6, 2001 | If you ever leave me...I'm going with you! Cort Theatre, Broadway | 53 perf. |
| August 8, 2001 | One Touch of Venus , London |
September: 3 openings
| September 10, 2001 | Mandy Patinkin in Concert Neil Simon Theatre, Broadway | 1 perf. |
| September 20, 2001 | Urinetown Henry Miller Theatre, Broadway | 965 perf. |
| September 24, 2001 | Dreamgirls Ford Center For The Performing Arts, Broadway | 1 perf. |
October: 5 openings
| October 4, 2001 | Hedda Gabler Ambassador Theatre, Broadway | 117 perf. |
| October 11, 2001 | Dance of Death Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway | 108 perf. |
| October 18, 2001 | Mamma Mia ! Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway | 5,758 perf. |
| October 25, 2001 | Thou Shalt Not Plymouth Theatre, Broadway | 85 perf. |
| October 28, 2001 | By Jeeves Helen Hayes Theatre, Broadway | 73 perf. |
November: 4 openings
| November 1, 2001 | Noises Off Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway | 348 perf. |
| November 8, 2001 | The Women American Airlines Theatre, Broadway | 77 perf. |
| November 11, 2001 | 45 Seconds From Broadway Richard Rodgers Theatre, Broadway | 73 perf. |
| November 18, 2001 | QED Vivian Beaumont Theater, Broadway | 40 perf. |
December: 3 openings
| December 2, 2001 | Sexaholix Royale Theatre, Broadway | 67 perf. |
| December 24, 2001 | A Christmas Carol Marquis Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| December 26, 2001 | Linda Eder at the Gershwin Gershwin Theatre, Broadway | 5 perf. |
Closed in 2001
| January 7, 2001 | Jekyll & Hyde Plymouth Theatre, opened 1997 | 1,543 run |
| January 14, 2001 | Swing! St. James Theatre, opened 1999 | 461 run |
| January 21, 2001 | Copenhagen Royale Theatre, opened 2000 | 326 run |
| January 28, 2001 | Miss Saigon Broadway Theatre, opened 1991 | 4,092 run |
| February 4, 2001 | Betrayal American Airlines Theatre, opened 2000 | 89 run |
| March 4, 2001 | Dirty Blonde Helen Hayes Theatre, opened 2000 | 352 run |
| May 20, 2001 | Seussical , opened 2000 | 198 run |
| May 20, 2001 | The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe Booth Theatre, opened 2000 | 184 run |
| June 10, 2001 | Jane Eyre Brooks Atkinson Theatre, opened 2000 | 209 run |
| August 25, 2001 | Fosse Broadhurst Theatre, opened 1999 | 1,093 run |
| August 26, 2001 | Riverdance - On Broadway Gershwin Theatre, opened 2000 | 605 run |
| September 1, 2001 | Annie Get Your Gun Marquis Theatre, opened 1999 | 1,045 run |
| September 1, 2001 | The Dinner Party Music Box Theatre, opened 2000 | 364 run |
| December 30, 2001 | Kiss Me, Kate Martin Beck Theatre, opened 1999 | 881 run |
| December 30, 2001 | The Music Man Neil Simon Theatre, opened 2000 | 699 run |