2002
66 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in 2002.
Broadway opened 49 shows in 2002, far more than the years around it.
Hairspray opened August 15, 2002 at Neil Simon Theatre and ran 2,642 performances.
Opened in 2002
UndatedAprilJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberMay
Undated: 13 openings
| Bombay Dreams Apollo Victoria TheatreLondon | ||
| Du Barry Was a Lady Her Majesty's TheatreLondon | ||
| Fame The Musical 2006 Aldwych TheatreLondon | ||
| Grease Victoria Palace TheatreLondon | ||
| Grease Victoria Palace TheatreLondon | ||
| My One and Only Piccadilly TheatreLondon | ||
| Mysteries Sondheim TheatreLondon | ||
| Our House Cambridge TheatreLondon | ||
| Rent October March 2003 Prince of Wales TheatreLondon | ||
| The Full Monty March October Prince of Wales TheatreLondon | ||
| The Last Five Years Broadway | 177 perf. | |
| Umoja Gillian Lynne TheatreLondon | ||
| We Will Rock You Dominion TheatreLondon |
April: 1 opening
| April 25, 2000 | The Lion King London |
January: 2 openings
| January 14, 2002 | Mostly Sondheim Vivian Beaumont TheaterBroadway | 26 perf. |
| January 15, 2002 | Cats London |
February: 3 openings
| February 7, 2002 | An Almost Holy Picture American Airlines TheatreBroadway | 69 perf. |
| February 17, 2002 | Bea Arthur on Broadway Booth TheatreBroadway | 65 perf. |
| February 21, 2002 | Elaine Stritch At Liberty Neil Simon TheatreBroadway | 69 perf. |
March: 7 openings
| March 4, 2002 | Metamorphoses Circle In The Square TheatreBroadway | 400 perf. |
| March 6, 2002 | One Mo' Time Longacre TheatreBroadway | 21 perf. |
| March 7, 2002 | The Crucible Virginia TheatreBroadway | 101 perf. |
| March 10, 2002 | The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? John Golden TheatreBroadway | 309 perf. |
| March 14, 2002 | Sweet Smell of Success Broadway | 109 perf. |
| March 21, 2002 | Oklahoma! Gershwin TheatreBroadway | 388 perf. |
| March 26, 2002 | The Smell of the Kill Helen Hayes TheatreBroadway | 40 perf. |
April: 11 openings
| April 1, 2002 | Anything Goes Vivian Beaumont TheaterBroadway | 1 perf. |
| April 2, 2002 | Fortune's Fool Music Box TheatreBroadway | 127 perf. |
| April 4, 2002 | The Graduate Plymouth TheatreBroadway | 380 perf. |
| April 7, 2002 | Topdog / Underdog Ambassador TheatreBroadway | 144 perf. |
| April 14, 2002 | The Elephant Man Royale TheatreBroadway | 57 perf. |
| April 16, 2002 | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang London | |
| April 18, 2002 | Thoroughly Modern Millie Marquis TheatreBroadway | 903 perf. |
| April 21, 2002 | Morning's at Seven Lyceum TheatreBroadway | 112 perf. |
| April 25, 2002 | The Mystery of Charles Dickens Belasco TheatreBroadway | 20 perf. |
| April 28, 2002 | Private Lives Richard Rodgers TheatreBroadway | 127 perf. |
| April 30, 2002 | Into the Woods Broadhurst TheatreBroadway | 279 perf. |
May: 3 openings
| May 1, 2002 | The Man Who Had All the Luck American Airlines TheatreBroadway | 62 perf. |
| May 12, 2002 | Once on This Island Cadillac Winter Garden TheatreBroadway | 2 perf. |
| May 19, 2002 | An Evening With Mario Cantone American Airlines TheatreBroadway | 4 perf. |
June: 2 openings
| June 17, 2002 | Back From Broadway Vivian Beaumont TheaterBroadway | 1 perf. |
| June 28, 2002 | Something Good Gershwin TheatreBroadway | 1 perf. |
July: 3 openings
| July 11, 2002 | Robin Williams: Live on Broadway Broadway TheatreBroadway | 3 perf. |
| July 12, 2002 | Merrily We Roll Along Sondheim TheatreLondon | |
| July 25, 2002 | I'm Not Rappaport Booth TheatreBroadway | 53 perf. |
August: 3 openings
| August 8, 2002 | Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune Belasco TheatreBroadway | 243 perf. |
| August 15, 2002 | Hairspray Neil Simon TheatreBroadway | 2,642 perf. |
| August 18, 2002 | The Boys from Syracuse American Airlines TheatreBroadway | 73 perf. |
September: 1 opening
| September 23, 2002 | Funny Girl New Amsterdam TheatreBroadway | 1 perf. |
October: 6 openings
| October 10, 2002 | Say Goodnight Gracie Helen Hayes TheatreBroadway | 364 perf. |
| October 17, 2002 | Flower Drum Song Virginia TheatreBroadway | 169 perf. |
| October 20, 2002 | Amour Music Box TheatreBroadway | 17 perf. |
| October 22, 2002 | Prune Danish Royale TheatreBroadway | 39 perf. |
| October 24, 2002 | Movin’ Out Richard Rodgers TheatreBroadway | 1,303 perf. |
| October 31, 2002 | Hollywood Arms Cort TheatreBroadway | 76 perf. |
November: 2 openings
| November 14, 2002 | Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam Longacre TheatreBroadway | 198 perf. |
| November 17, 2002 | Short Talks on the Universe Eugene Oneill TheatreBroadway | 2 perf. |
December: 8 openings
| December 2, 2002 | Celebrating Sondheim Henry Millers TheatreBroadway | 10 perf. |
| December 4, 2002 | Our Town Booth TheatreBroadway | 59 perf. |
| December 5, 2002 | Man of La Mancha Martin Beck TheatreBroadway | 304 perf. |
| December 8, 2002 | La Bohème Broadway TheatreBroadway | 228 perf. |
| December 9, 2002 | Dance of the Vampires Minskoff TheatreBroadway | 56 perf. |
| December 10, 2002 | Medea Brooks Atkinson TheatreBroadway | 78 perf. |
| December 12, 2002 | Imaginary Friends Ethel Barrymore TheatreBroadway | 76 perf. |
| December 19, 2002 | Dinner at Eight Vivian Beaumont TheaterBroadway | 45 perf. |
May: 1 opening
| May 10, 2003 | Contact Sondheim TheatreLondon |
Closed in 2002
| January 6, 2002 | The Rocky Horror Show Circle In The Square Theatre, opened 2000 | 437 run |
| January 6, 2002 | Thou Shalt Not Plymouth Theatre, opened 2001 | 85 run |
| January 13, 2002 | 45 Seconds From Broadway Richard Rodgers Theatre, opened 2001 | 73 run |
| January 13, 2002 | Dance of Death Broadhurst Theatre, opened 2001 | 108 run |
| January 13, 2002 | Hedda Gabler Ambassador Theatre, opened 2001 | 117 run |
| January 13, 2002 | The Women American Airlines Theatre, opened 2001 | 77 run |
| February 10, 2002 | Sexaholix Royale Theatre, opened 2001 | 67 run |
| June 20, 2002 | QED Vivian Beaumont Theater, opened 2001 | 40 run |
| September 1, 2002 | Contact Vivian Beaumont Theater, opened 2000 | 1,010 run |
| September 1, 2002 | Noises Off Brooks Atkinson Theatre, opened 2001 | 348 run |
| September 1, 2002 | The Full Monty Eugene O’Neill Theatre, opened 2000 | 770 run |
| September 15, 2002 | The Tale of the Allergist's Wife Ethel Barrymore Theatre, opened 2000 | 777 run |