The Drama Nerds Database
Broadway Theatre

Shows · Broadway Theatre

Broadway Theatre

Broadway1681 BroadwayOpened 1924 Still openA landmark building184 productions on this page, 1847 to 2024

B.S. Moss's Colony Theatre

Other names this building has used.

May still be running

1 production
2024
The Great Gatsby Opened April 25, 2024

By decade

184 productions across 19 decades
  1. 1840s 2
  2. 1850s 14
  3. 1860s 2
  4. 1870s 2
  5. 1880s 3
  6. 1890s 14
  7. 1900s 33
  8. 1910s 16
  9. 1920s 1
  10. 1930s 4
  11. 1940s 16
  12. 1950s 33
  13. 1960s 11
  14. 1970s 6
  15. 1980s 6
  16. 1990s 2
  17. 2000s 7
  18. 2010s 8
  19. 2020s 4

Longest runs here

by performances
1987
Les MiserablesBroadway March 12, 1987. Directed by Trevor Nunn & John Caird
6,680 performances
1991
Miss SaigonBroadway April 11, 1991. Directed by Nicholas Hytner
4,092 performances
1979
EvitaBroadway September 25, 1979. Directed by Harold Prince
1,567 performances
2005
The Color PurpleBroadway December 1, 2005. Directed by Gary Griffin
910 performances
2013
Rodgers + Hammerstein's CinderellaBroadway March 3, 2013. Directed by Mark Brokaw
770 performances
1974
CandideBroadway March 10, 1974. Directed by Patricia Birch
740 performances
1959
GypsyBroadway May 21, 1959. Directed by Jerome Robbins
702 performances
1970
PurlieBroadway March 15, 1970. Directed by Philip Rose
688 performances

Everything that played here

184 productions
1847
Used UpBroadway September 27, 1847. Original
1848
Monte CristoBroadway December 25, 1848. Original
1851
Azael, The ProdigalBroadway June 2, 1851. Original
19 performances
1851
FaustusBroadway January 13, 1851. Revival
41 performances
1851
IngomarBroadway December 1, 1851. Original
1851
The Vision of the SunBroadway April 7, 1851. Revival
30 performances
1852
Paul CliffordBroadway January 19, 1852. Original
18 performances
1852
The PeriBroadway December 13, 1852. Original
12 performances
1853
CamilleBroadway December 9, 1853. Original
1854
FaustusBroadway May 29, 1854. Revival
18 performances
1854
The Beggar's OperaBroadway December 20, 1854. Revival
1854
The Bohemian GirlBroadway October 12, 1854. Revival
1855
Rodgers + Hammerstein's CinderellaBroadway January 15, 1855. Original
1855
Francesca da RiminiBroadway September 26, 1855. Original
1855
Guy ManneringBroadway January 1, 1855. Revival
1855
King CharmingBroadway December 24, 1855. Original
34 performances
1867
CasteBroadway August 5, 1867. Original
1868
A Flash of LightningBroadway June 10, 1868. Original
1878
Helen's BabiesBroadway February 4, 1878. Original
1879
The SorcererBroadway February 21, 1879. Original
20 performances
1888
La ToscaBroadway March 3, 1888. Original
1888
Little Lord FauntleroyBroadway December 3, 1888. Original
1888
Mr. Barnes of New YorkBroadway October 15, 1888. Original
1891
WangBroadway May 4, 1891. Original
151 performances
1894
Dr. SyntaxBroadway June 23, 1894. Original
169 performances
1894
TabascoBroadway May 14, 1894. Original
48 performances
1895
Aladdin, Jr.Broadway April 8, 1895. Original
48 performances
1895
Madame Sans-GêneBroadway January 14, 1895. Original
1896
El CapitanBroadway April 20, 1896. Original
112 performances
1897
L'ArlesienneBroadway March 22, 1897. Original
1897
The HighwaymanBroadway December 13, 1897. Original
144 performances
1898
The Sorrows of SatanBroadway December 24, 1898. Original
1899
Ben HurBroadway November 29, 1899. Original
194 performances
1899
More Than QueenBroadway October 24, 1899. Original
35 performances
1899
The GhettoBroadway September 15, 1899. Original
43 performances
1899
The MusketeersBroadway March 13, 1899. Original
40 performances
1899
The Three DragoonsBroadway January 30, 1899. Original
48 performances
1900
A Royal RogueBroadway December 24, 1900. Original
30 performances
1900
Ben HurBroadway September 3, 1900. Return-Engagement
40 performances
1900
MarcelleBroadway October 8, 1900. Original
24 performances
1900
More Than QueenBroadway October 30, 1900. Revival
7 performances
1901
The Price of PeaceBroadway March 21, 1901. Original
60 performances
1901
The Sleeping Beauty and the BeastBroadway November 4, 1901. Original
241 performances
1901
Vienna LifeBroadway January 23, 1901. Original
35 performances
1902
Sally in Our AlleyBroadway August 29, 1902. Original
100 performances
1902
The Silver SlipperBroadway October 27, 1902. Original
168 performances
1903
A Princess of KensingtonBroadway August 31, 1903. Original
41 performances
1903
BabetteBroadway November 16, 1903. Original
59 performances
1903
Louis XIBroadway November 9, 1903. Revival
1903
The BellsBroadway November 9, 1903. Revival
1903
The Prince of PilsenBroadway March 17, 1903. Original
143 performances
1903
WaterlooBroadway November 9, 1903. Revival
1904
Love's LotteryBroadway October 3, 1904. Original
57 performances
1904
The Medal and the MaidBroadway January 11, 1904. Original
57 performances
1904
The Two RosesBroadway November 21, 1904. Original
29 performances
1904
The Yankee ConsulBroadway February 22, 1904. Original
115 performances
1905
BoccaccioBroadway February 27, 1905. Revival
1905
The Pearl and the PumpkinBroadway August 21, 1905. Original
80 performances
1905
VeroniqueBroadway October 30, 1905. Original
81 performances
1906
A Parisian ModelBroadway November 27, 1906. Original
179 performances
1906
The Prince of IndiaBroadway September 24, 1906. Original
73 performances
1906
The Vanderbilt CupBroadway January 16, 1906. Original
143 performances
1907
The Rogers Brothers in PanamaBroadway September 2, 1907. Original
71 performances
1908
A Parisian ModelBroadway January 6, 1908. Return-Engagement
21 performances
1908
A Waltz DreamBroadway January 27, 1908. Original
111 performances
1908
AlgeriaBroadway August 31, 1908. Original
48 performances
1908
Peggy MachreeBroadway December 21, 1908. Original
40 performances
1908
The Golden ButterflyBroadway October 12, 1908. Revival
48 performances
1909
Stubborn CinderellaBroadway January 25, 1909. Original
88 performances
1909
The Midnight SonsBroadway May 22, 1909. Original
257 performances
1910
Judy ForgotBroadway October 6, 1910. Original
44 performances
1910
The Jolly BachelorsBroadway January 6, 1910. Revival
165 performances
1910
The Summer WidowersBroadway June 4, 1910. Original
140 performances
1911
The Hen-PecksBroadway February 4, 1911. Original
187 performances
1911
The Never HomesBroadway October 5, 1911. Original
92 performances
1911
The Squaw ManBroadway January 9, 1911. Revival
8 performances
1911
The Taming of the ShrewBroadway July 3, 1911. Revival
1911
The Wedding TripBroadway December 25, 1911. Original
48 performances
1911
Twelfth NightBroadway July 3, 1911. Revival
1912
Hanky PankyBroadway August 5, 1912. Original
104 performances
1912
Hokey-pokey / Bunty, Bulls and StringsBroadway February 8, 1912. Original
108 performances
1912
Mama's Baby BoyBroadway May 25, 1912. Original
9 performances
1912
The Dove of PeaceBroadway November 4, 1912. Original
16 performances
1912
The Sun DodgersBroadway November 30, 1912. Original
18 performances
1913
Somewhere ElseBroadway January 20, 1913. Original
8 performances
1913
The American MaidBroadway March 3, 1913. Original
16 performances
1929
Broadway FeverBroadway January 2, 1929. Original
1930
The New YorkersBroadway December 8, 1930. Revival
168 performances
1934
The O'FlynnBroadway December 27, 1934. Original
11 performances
1936
Broadway Sho-WindowBroadway April 12, 1936. Original
28 performances
1939
Folies Bergère [1939]Broadway December 25, 1939. Original
121 performances
1940
Mamba's DaughtersBroadway March 23, 1940. Return-Engagement
17 performances
1942
La Vie ParisienneBroadway November 10, 1942. Return-Engagement
17 performances
1942
New Opera Co.: Ballet Imperial / The Fair at SorochinskBroadway November 3, 1942. Original
1942
This Is the ArmyBroadway July 4, 1942. Original
113 performances
1943
Artists and Models [1943]Broadway November 5, 1943. Original
27 performances
1943
Carmen JonesBroadway December 2, 1943. Original
502 performances
1943
Lady in the DarkBroadway February 27, 1943. Revival
83 performances
1943
The Student PrinceBroadway June 8, 1943. Revival
153 performances
1945
Memphis Bound!Broadway May 24, 1945. Original
36 performances
1946
Ballet TheatreBroadway September 30, 1946. Revival
1946
Beggar's HolidayBroadway December 26, 1946. Original
111 performances
1948
David's CrownBroadway May 8, 1948. Original
8 performances
1948
Oedipus RexBroadway May 22, 1948. Revival
8 performances
1948
The DybbukBroadway May 1, 1948. Revival
16 performances
1948
The GolemBroadway May 15, 1948. Original
16 performances
1949
CabalgataBroadway July 7, 1949. Original
76 performances
1950
Katherine Dunham and Her CompanyBroadway April 19, 1950. Original
37 performances
1950
Pardon Our FrenchBroadway October 5, 1950. Original
100 performances
1951
Diamond LilBroadway September 14, 1951. Revival
67 performances
1951
Oklahoma!Broadway May 29, 1951. Revival
100 performances
1951
The Green PasturesBroadway March 15, 1951. Revival
44 performances
1951
Where’s Charley?Broadway January 29, 1951. Return-Engagement
48 performances
1952
Four Saints in Three ActsBroadway April 16, 1952. Revival
15 performances
1952
Kiss Me, KateBroadway January 8, 1952. Revival
8 performances
1952
Shuffle AlongBroadway May 8, 1952. Revival
4 performances
1954
Jose GrecoBroadway April 26, 1954. Revival
16 performances
1954
Roland Petit's Les Ballets de ParisBroadway January 19, 1954. Revival
48 performances
1954
The Saint of Bleecker Street “A New Music Drama”Broadway December 27, 1954. Original
92 performances
1955
AntonioBroadway October 2, 1955. Original
37 performances
1955
Carmen Amaya and Her CompanyBroadway November 22, 1955. Original
18 performances
1955
Comédie Française Program 1Broadway October 25, 1955. Revival
16 performances
1955
Comédie Française Program 2Broadway November 8, 1955. Original
8 performances
1955
Comédie Française Program 3Broadway November 15, 1955. Original
8 performances
1955
Katherine Dunham and Her CompanyBroadway November 22, 1955. Revival
32 performances
1956
Mr. WonderfulBroadway March 22, 1956. Original
383 performances
1957
Shinbone AlleyBroadway April 13, 1957. Original
49 performances
1958
Ballet EspañolBroadway October 7, 1958. Original
12 performances
1958
Beryozka Russian Dance CompanyBroadway November 4, 1958. Original
34 performances
1958
Don JuanBroadway October 28, 1958. Revival
4 performances
1958
HamletBroadway December 16, 1958. Revival
14 performances
1958
King Henry VBroadway December 25, 1958. Revival
11 performances
1958
Le CidBroadway October 30, 1958. Original
3 performances
1958
Le Triomphe de l'AmourBroadway October 16, 1958. Original
4 performances
1958
Les Ballets de ParisBroadway April 7, 1958. Original
32 performances
1958
LorenzaccioBroadway October 14, 1958. Original
7 performances
1958
Marie TudorBroadway October 21, 1958. Original
5 performances
1958
The Body BeautifulBroadway January 23, 1958. Revival
60 performances
1958
Twelfth NightBroadway December 9, 1958. Revival
14 performances
1959
GypsyBroadway May 21, 1959. Revival
702 performances
1961
KeanBroadway November 2, 1961. Original
92 performances
1963
Obratsov Russian Puppet TheatreBroadway October 2, 1963. Original
76 performances
1963
The Girl Who Came to SupperBroadway December 8, 1963. Original
112 performances
1963
TovarichBroadway March 18, 1963. Original
264 performances
1964
Folies Bergère [1964]Broadway June 2, 1964. Original
191 performances
1964
ZiziBroadway November 21, 1964. Original
49 performances
1965
Baker StreetBroadway February 16, 1965. Original
313 performances
1965
The DevilsBroadway November 16, 1965. Original
63 performances
1966
A Time for SingingBroadway May 21, 1966. Original
41 performances
1966
Annie Get Your GunBroadway September 21, 1966. Revival
78 performances
1968
The Happy TimeBroadway January 18, 1968. Revival
286 performances
1970
PurlieBroadway March 15, 1970. Original
688 performances
1972
DudeBroadway October 9, 1972. Original
16 performances
1974
CandideBroadway March 10, 1974. Revival
740 performances
1976
Guys and DollsBroadway July 21, 1976. Revival
239 performances
1977
Nana Mouskouri on BroadwayBroadway April 26, 1977. Original
7 performances
1979
EvitaBroadway September 25, 1979. Original
1,567 performances
1983
ZorbaBroadway October 16, 1983. Revival
344 performances
1984
The Three MusketeersBroadway November 11, 1984. Revival
9 performances
1985
The King and IBroadway January 7, 1985. Revival
191 performances
1986
Big DealBroadway April 10, 1986. Original
69 performances
1986
Costello Sings AgainBroadway October 21, 1986. Original
5 performances
1987
Les MiserablesBroadway March 12, 1987. Original
6,680 performances
1991
Miss SaigonBroadway April 11, 1991. Original
4,092 performances
1997
Into the WoodsBroadway November 9, 1997. Revival
2 performances
2001
Blast!Broadway April 17, 2001. Original
180 performances
2002
La BohèmeBroadway December 8, 2002. Revival
228 performances
2002
Robin Williams: Live on BroadwayBroadway July 11, 2002. Original
3 performances
2003
SexaholixBroadway November 11, 2003. Return-Engagement
28 performances
2004
Bombay DreamsBroadway April 29, 2004. Original
284 performances
2005
The Color PurpleBroadway December 1, 2005. Original
910 performances
2008
Cirque DreamsBroadway June 26, 2008. Original
70 performances
2010
Promises, PromisesBroadway April 25, 2010. Revival
289 performances
2012
Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons On BroadwayBroadway October 19, 2012. Original
7 performances
2013
Rodgers + Hammerstein's CinderellaBroadway March 3, 2013. Original
770 performances
2015
Doctor ZhivagoBroadway April 21, 2015. Original
23 performances
2015
Fiddler on the RoofBroadway December 20, 2015. Revival
472 performances
2017
Miss SaigonBroadway March 23, 2017. Revival
547 performances
2018
King KongBroadway November 8, 2018. Original
322 performances
2018
RocktopiaBroadway March 27, 2018. Original
40 performances
2020
West Side StoryBroadway Revival
24 performances
2022
The Little PrinceBroadway April 11, 2022. Original
32 performances
2023
Here Lies LoveBroadway July 20, 2023. Original
148 performances
2024
The Great GatsbyBroadway April 25, 2024. Revival

Something wrong here? Correct a field or report the problem. Every change is recorded in public under the contributor licence.