2003
57 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in 2003.
Broadway opened just 39 shows in 2003, but the ones that did open stayed: half of those runs lasted 69 performances or more.
Wicked opened October 30, 2003 at Gershwin Theatre and ran 8,500 performances.
Opened in 2003
UndatedJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulySeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Undated: 20 openings
January: 1 opening
| January 9, 2003 | Tartuffe American Airlines Theatre, Broadway | 53 perf. |
February: 2 openings
| February 6, 2003 | Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Royale Theatre, Broadway | 68 perf. |
| February 27, 2003 | Take Me Out Walter Kerr Theatre, Broadway | 355 perf. |
March: 3 openings
| March 6, 2003 | Vincent in Brixton John Golden Theatre, Broadway | 69 perf. |
| March 27, 2003 | Urban Cowboy Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway | 60 perf. |
| March 30, 2003 | The Play What I Wrote Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 89 perf. |
April: 6 openings
| April 3, 2003 | A Day in the Death of Joe Egg American Airlines Theatre, Broadway | 69 perf. |
| April 7, 2003 | As Long As We Both Shall Laugh American Airlines Theatre, Broadway | 15 perf. |
| April 10, 2003 | Nine Eugene O'Neill Theatre, Broadway | 283 perf. |
| April 13, 2003 | A Year With Frog and Toad Cort Theatre, Broadway | 73 perf. |
| April 29, 2003 | Enchanted April Belasco Theatre, Broadway | 143 perf. |
| April 30, 2003 | Salome Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway | 40 perf. |
May: 4 openings
| May 1, 2003 | Gypsy Shubert Theatre, Broadway | 451 perf. |
| May 4, 2003 | The Look of Love Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway | 49 perf. |
| May 5, 2003 | Bill Maher: Victory Begins At Home Virginia Theatre, Broadway | 16 perf. |
| May 6, 2003 | Long Day's Journey Into Night Plymouth Theatre, Broadway | 117 perf. |
June: 1 opening
| June 1, 2003 | "MASTER HAROLD"…and the boys Royale Theatre, Broadway | 49 perf. |
July: 2 openings
| July 24, 2003 | Big River , Broadway | 67 perf. |
| July 31, 2003 | Avenue Q John Golden Theatre, Broadway | 2,534 perf. |
September: 2 openings
| September 15, 2003 | The 24 Hour Plays 2003 American Airlines Theatre, Broadway | 1 perf. |
| September 22, 2003 | Chess New Amsterdam Theatre, Broadway | 1 perf. |
October: 5 openings
| October 2, 2003 | Little Shop of Horrors Virginia Theatre, Broadway | 372 perf. |
| October 15, 2003 | Golda's Balcony Helen Hayes Theatre, Broadway | 493 perf. |
| October 23, 2003 | The Retreat From Moscow Booth Theatre, Broadway | 148 perf. |
| October 29, 2003 | Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks Belasco Theatre, Broadway | 28 perf. |
| October 30, 2003 | Wicked Gershwin Theatre, Broadway | 8,500 perf. |
November: 9 openings
| November 2, 2003 | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Music Box Theatre, Broadway | 145 perf. |
| November 6, 2003 | The Violet Hour Biltmore Theatre, Broadway | 54 perf. |
| November 9, 2003 | The Caretaker American Airlines Theatre, Broadway | 63 perf. |
| November 11, 2003 | Sexaholix Broadway Theatre, Broadway | 28 perf. |
| November 13, 2003 | Taboo Plymouth Theatre, Broadway | 100 perf. |
| November 16, 2003 | Anna in the Tropics Royale Theatre, Broadway | 113 perf. |
| November 17, 2003 | Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All Longacre Theatre, Broadway | 1 perf. |
| November 19, 2003 | Jackie Mason's Laughing Room Only Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway | 14 perf. |
| November 20, 2003 | Henry IV Vivian Beaumont Theater, Broadway | 58 perf. |
December: 2 openings
| December 3, 2003 | I Am My Own Wife Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 360 perf. |
| December 4, 2003 | Never Gonna Dance Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway | 84 perf. |
Closed in 2003
| January 5, 2003 | Hollywood Arms Cort Theatre, opened 2002 | 76 run |
| January 5, 2003 | Proof Walter Kerr Theatre, opened 2000 | 917 run |
| January 6, 2003 | Celebrating Sondheim Henry Millers Theatre, opened 2002 | 10 run |
| January 25, 2003 | Dance of the Vampires Minskoff Theatre, opened 2002 | 56 run |
| January 26, 2003 | Dinner at Eight Vivian Beaumont Theater, opened 2002 | 45 run |
| January 26, 2003 | Our Town Booth Theatre, opened 2002 | 59 run |
| February 16, 2003 | Imaginary Friends Ethel Barrymore Theatre, opened 2002 | 76 run |
| February 16, 2003 | Metamorphoses Circle In The Square Theatre, opened 2002 | 400 run |
| February 22, 2003 | Medea Brooks Atkinson Theatre, opened 2002 | 78 run |
| February 23, 2003 | Oklahoma! Gershwin Theatre, opened 2002 | 388 run |
| March 2, 2003 | The Graduate Plymouth Theatre, opened 2002 | 380 run |
| March 9, 2003 | Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune Belasco Theatre, opened 2002 | 243 run |
| March 16, 2003 | Flower Drum Song Virginia Theatre, opened 2002 | 169 run |
| May 4, 2003 | Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam Longacre Theatre, opened 2002 | 198 run |
| May 10, 2003 | Contact Sondheim Theatre, opened 2002 | |
| May 18, 2003 | Les Miserables Broadway Theatre, opened 1987 | 6,680 run |
| June 29, 2003 | La Bohème Broadway Theatre, opened 2002 | 228 run |
| August 24, 2003 | Say Goodnight Gracie Helen Hayes Theatre, opened 2002 | 364 run |
| August 31, 2003 | Man of La Mancha Martin Beck Theatre, opened 2002 | 304 run |