Broadway opened just 40 shows in 2016, but the ones that did open stayed: half of those runs lasted 100 performances or more.
2016
64 shows opened on Broadway and in the West End in 2016.
Dear Evan Hansen opened December 4, 2016 at Music Box Theatre and ran 1,670 performances.
Opened in 2016
UndatedJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulySeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Undated: 24 openings
January: 2 openings
| January 14, 2016 | Noises Off American Airlines Theatre, Broadway | 67 perf. |
| January 20, 2016 | Our Mother's Brief Affair Samuel J Friedman Theatre, Broadway | 53 perf. |
February: 4 openings
| February 11, 2016 | Show Boat , London | |
| February 18, 2016 | The Humans Helen Hayes Theatre, Broadway | 365 perf. |
| February 25, 2016 | Hughie Booth Theatre, Broadway | 37 perf. |
| February 27, 2016 | Miss Saigon , London |
March: 5 openings
| March 6, 2016 | Eclipsed John Golden Theatre, Broadway | 121 perf. |
| March 8, 2016 | Disaster! Nederlander Theatre, Broadway | 72 perf. |
| March 10, 2016 | Blackbird Belasco Theatre, Broadway | 108 perf. |
| March 24, 2016 | Bright Star Cort Theatre, Broadway | 114 perf. |
| March 31, 2016 | The Crucible Walter Kerr Theatre, Broadway | 125 perf. |
April: 6 openings
| April 14, 2016 | The Father Samuel J Friedman Theatre, Broadway | 78 perf. |
| April 21, 2016 | American Psycho Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, Broadway | 54 perf. |
| April 25, 2016 | Fully Committed Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 112 perf. |
| April 26, 2016 | Tuck Everlasting Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway | 39 perf. |
| April 27, 2016 | Long Day's Journey Into Night American Airlines Theatre, Broadway | 61 perf. |
| April 28, 2016 | Shuffle Along, Or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed Music Box Theatre, Broadway | 100 perf. |
May: 1 opening
| May 25, 2016 | Cirque du Soleil Paramour Lyric Theatre, Broadway | 366 perf. |
June: 2 openings
| June 6, 2016 | An Act of God Booth Theatre, Broadway | 98 perf. |
| June 8, 2016 | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child , London |
July: 2 openings
| July 12, 2016 | Motown The Musical Nederlander Theatre, Broadway | 24 perf. |
| July 31, 2016 | Cats Neil Simon Theatre, Broadway | 593 perf. |
September: 2 openings
| September 12, 2016 | Black to the Future Marquis Theatre, Broadway | 6 perf. |
| September 29, 2016 | The Encounter John Golden Theatre, Broadway | 117 perf. |
October: 8 openings
| October 6, 2016 | Holiday Inn, The New Irving Berlin Musical Studio 54, Broadway | 117 perf. |
| October 10, 2016 | Oh, Hello on Broadway Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | 120 perf. |
| October 13, 2016 | Heisenberg Samuel J Friedman Theatre, Broadway | 67 perf. |
| October 16, 2016 | The Cherry Orchard American Airlines Theatre, Broadway | 57 perf. |
| October 20, 2016 | The Front Page Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway | 117 perf. |
| October 21, 2016 | Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons On Broadway Lunt Fontanne Theatre, Broadway | 7 perf. |
| October 27, 2016 | Falsettos Walter Kerr Theatre, Broadway | 85 perf. |
| October 30, 2016 | Les Liaisons Dangereuses Booth Theatre, Broadway | 81 perf. |
November: 4 openings
| November 2, 2016 | My Love Letter to Broadway Lunt Fontanne Theatre, Broadway | 12 perf. |
| November 14, 2016 | Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 Imperial Theatre, Broadway | 336 perf. |
| November 22, 2016 | Alton Brown Live: Eat Your Science Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway | 8 perf. |
| November 25, 2016 | The Illusionists - Turn of the Century Palace Theatre, Broadway | 57 perf. |
December: 4 openings
| December 1, 2016 | A Bronx Tale Longacre Theatre, Broadway | 700 perf. |
| December 1, 2016 | A Bronx Tale: The Musical Longacre Theatre, Broadway | 700 perf. |
| December 4, 2016 | Dear Evan Hansen Music Box Theatre, Broadway | 1,670 perf. |
| December 11, 2016 | In Transit Circle in the Square Theatre, Broadway | 145 perf. |
Closed in 2016
| January 3, 2016 | Dames at Sea Helen Hayes Theatre, opened 2015 | 85 run |
| January 3, 2016 | Hand to God Booth Theatre, opened 2015 | 311 run |
| January 3, 2016 | Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games Lyric Theatre, opened 2015 | 67 run |
| January 3, 2016 | Sylvia Cort Theatre, opened 2015 | 79 run |
| January 3, 2016 | Thérèse Raquin Studio 54, opened 2015 | 75 run |
| January 3, 2016 | The Illusionists - Live on Broadway Neil Simon Theatre, opened 2015 | 64 run |
| January 10, 2016 | The Gin Game John Golden Theatre, opened 2015 | 92 run |
| January 17, 2016 | A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder Walter Kerr Theatre, opened 2013 | 905 run |
| January 24, 2016 | Spring Awakening Brooks Atkinson Theatre, opened 2015 | 135 run |
| January 31, 2016 | China Doll Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, opened 2015 | 54 run |
| January 31, 2016 | King Charles III Music Box Theatre, opened 2015 | 103 run |
| February 14, 2016 | Allegiance Longacre Theatre, opened 2015 | 111 run |
| February 14, 2016 | Misery Broadhurst Theatre, opened 2015 | 102 run |
| February 21, 2016 | A View From the Bridge Lyceum Theatre, opened 2015 | 115 run |
| June 26, 2016 | The King and I , opened 2015 | 538 run |
| August 21, 2016 | Finding Neverland Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, opened 2015 | 565 run |
| September 4, 2016 | Les Miserables Imperial Theatre, opened 2014 | 1,024 run |
| September 4, 2016 | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time , opened 2014 | 753 run |
| September 10, 2016 | Fun Home Circle in the Square Theatre, opened 2015 | 582 run |
| October 9, 2016 | An American in Paris Palace Theatre, opened 2015 | 623 run |
| December 31, 2016 | Fiddler on the Roof Broadway Theatre, opened 2015 | 472 run |