John Golden Theatre

May still be running2 with no closing date

2025	Operation Mincemeat Opened March 20, 2025
2025	Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical Opened March 20, 2025

These opened in the last three years and carry no closing date. That is the strongest claim the data supports: a closing we don't know about looks exactly like a run still going, and the file was last checked in August 2026. A run that closed last week is still sitting in this list.

By decade169 productions across 11 decades

1. 1920s 6
2. 1930s 32
3. 1940s 16
4. 1950s 26
5. 1960s 14
6. 1970s 21
7. 1980s 16
8. 1990s 7
9. 2000s 5
10. 2010s 18
11. 2020s 8

Counted from the productions we hold, which are Broadway and a partial West End. A quiet decade here can mean a dark theatre and can mean a gap in the record.

Longest runs hereby performances

2003	Avenue Q July 31, 2003 · Jason Moore	2,534 perf.
1941	Angel Street December 5, 1941	1,295 perf.
1953	Comedy in Music October 2, 1953 · Victor Borge	849 perf.
1962	Beyond the Fringe October 27, 1962 · Eleanor Fazan	667 perf.
1995	Master Class November 5, 1995 · Leonard Foglia	598 perf.
1980	A Day in Hollywood/ A Night in the Ukraine May 1, 1980 · Tommy Tune	588 perf.
1981	Crimes of the Heart November 4, 1981 · Melvin Bernhardt	535 perf.
1977	The Gin Game October 6, 1977	517 perf.

Ranked among the 166 runs here that carry a performance count. 3 do not, so a longer run may be sitting outside this table with an empty field.

Everything that played here169 productions

1926	Ned McCobb's Daughter November 29, 1926 · Original	156 perf.
1926	The Silver Cord December 20, 1926 · Original	112 perf.
1927	Four Walls September 19, 1927 · Original	144 perf.
1928	Strange Interlude January 30, 1928 · Original	426 perf.
1929	Salt Water November 26, 1929 · Original	87 perf.
1929	Week-End October 22, 1929 · Original	11 perf.
1930	Ada Beats the Drum May 8, 1930 · Original	46 perf.
1930	That's Gratitude September 11, 1930 · Original	197 perf.
1930	Those We Love February 19, 1930 · Original	77 perf.
1931	After Tomorrow August 26, 1931 · Original	77 perf.
1931	As Husbands Go March 5, 1931 · Original	157 perf.
1931	Caught Wet November 4, 1931 · Original	13 perf.
1931	Savage Rhythm December 31, 1931 · Original	12 perf.
1932	Riddle Me This February 25, 1932 · Original	100 perf.
1932	Ten Nights in a Barroom January 20, 1932 · Original	37 perf.
1934	Church Street November 19, 1934 · Original	1 perf.
1934	Drama at Inish November 14, 1934 · Original	3 perf.
1934	Juno and the Paycock November 23, 1934 · Revival	9 perf.
1934	Look at the Heffernans November 16, 1934 · Original	1 perf.
1934	Small Miracle September 26, 1934 · Original	117 perf.
1934	The Coiner November 21, 1934 · Original	3 perf.
1934	The Far-off Hills November 14, 1934 · Revival	1 perf.
1934	The New Gossoon November 13, 1934 · Revival	2 perf.
1934	The Playboy of the Western World November 17, 1934 · Revival	7 perf.
1934	The Plough and the Stars November 12, 1934 · Revival	13 perf.
1934	The Resurrection November 19, 1934 · Original	1 perf.
1934	The Shadow of the Glen November 17, 1934 · Revival	1 perf.
1934	The Well of the Saints November 21, 1934 · Revival	1 perf.
1935	A Touch of Brimstone September 22, 1935 · Original	98 perf.
1935	Tomorrow's a Holiday December 30, 1935 · Original	8 perf.
1936	Ghosts May 11, 1936 · Return-Engagement	36 perf.
1937	Curtain Call April 22, 1937 · Original	4 perf.
1937	Love of Women December 13, 1937 · Original	8 perf.
1937	Places Please! November 12, 1937 · Original	3 perf.
1938	Lightnin' September 15, 1938 · Revival	54 perf.
1938	Michael Drops In December 27, 1938 · Original	8 perf.
1938	Shadow and Substance January 26, 1938 · Original	274 perf.
1939	Aries Is Rising November 21, 1939 · Original	7 perf.
1940	Return Engagement November 1, 1940 · Original	8 perf.
1940	The Weak Link March 4, 1940 · Original	32 perf.
1941	Angel Street December 5, 1941 · Original	1,295 perf.
1941	Boudoir February 7, 1941 · Original	11 perf.
1941	Brother Cain September 12, 1941 · Original	19 perf.
1941	Little Dark Horse November 16, 1941 · Original	9 perf.
1941	Snookie June 3, 1941 · Original	15 perf.
1941	They Walk Alone March 12, 1941 · Original	21 perf.
1944	Soldier's Wife October 4, 1944 · Original	253 perf.
1945	Dunnigan's Daughter December 26, 1945 · Original	38 perf.
1945	The Rich Full Life November 9, 1945 · Original	27 perf.
1946	I Like It Here March 22, 1946 · Original	52 perf.
1946	January Thaw February 4, 1946 · Original	48 perf.
1948	Maurice Chevalier in an evening of Songs and Impressions February 29, 1948 · Original	33 perf.
1948	Oh, Mr. Meadowbrook! December 26, 1948 · Original	41 perf.
1949	Anybody Home February 25, 1949 · Original	5 perf.
1950	Let's Make an Opera December 13, 1950 · Original	5 perf.
1951	Springtime Folly February 26, 1951 · Original	2 perf.
1951	Springtime for Henry March 14, 1951 · Revival	53 perf.
1951	The Green Bay Tree February 1, 1951 · Revival	20 perf.
1951	To Dorothy, A Son November 19, 1951 · Original	8 perf.
1952	Emlyn Williams as Charles Dickens February 4, 1952 · Original	48 perf.
1952	Seagulls Over Sorrento September 11, 1952 · Original	12 perf.
1953	Comedy in Music October 2, 1953 · Original	849 perf.
1956	Double in Hearts October 16, 1956 · Original	6 perf.
1956	Little Glass Clock March 26, 1956 · Original	8 perf.
1956	Someone Waiting February 14, 1956 · Original	15 perf.
1956	The Hot Corner January 25, 1956 · Original	5 perf.
1956	The Innkeepers February 2, 1956 · Original	4 perf.
1956	Waiting for Godot April 19, 1956 · Original	60 perf.
1957	Mask and Gown September 10, 1957 · Original	39 perf.
1957	Monique October 22, 1957 · Original	63 perf.
1958	A Party with Betty Comden & Adolph Green December 23, 1958 · Original	82 perf.
1958	Cloud 7 February 14, 1958 · Original	11 perf.
1958	Epitaph for George Dillon November 4, 1958 · Original	23 perf.
1958	The Night Circus December 2, 1958 · Original	7 perf.
1959	A Desert Incident March 24, 1959 · Original	7 perf.
1959	At the Drop of a Hat October 8, 1959 · Original	215 perf.
1959	Billy Barnes Revue August 4, 1959 · Original	87 perf.
1959	Masquerade March 16, 1959 · Original	1 perf.
1959	Requiem for a Nun January 30, 1959 · Original	43 perf.
1959	The Littlest Circus December 25, 1959 · Original	19 perf.
1960	An Evening With Mike Nichols and Elaine May October 8, 1960 · Original	306 perf.
1961	An Evening With Yves Montand October 24, 1961 · Return-Engagement	55 perf.
1962	Beyond the Fringe October 27, 1962 · Original	667 perf.
1964	Comedy in Music Opus 2 November 9, 1964 · Original	192 perf.
1965	Ken Murray's Hollywood May 10, 1965 · Original	16 perf.
1965	Me and Thee December 7, 1965 · Original	1 perf.
1965	Mrs. Dally September 22, 1965 · Original	53 perf.
1967	After the Rain October 9, 1967 · Original	64 perf.
1967	Brief Lives December 18, 1967 · Original	16 perf.
1968	Carry Me Back to Morningside Heights February 27, 1968 · Original	7 perf.
1968	The Exercise April 24, 1968 · Original	5 perf.
1968	The Megilla of Itzik Manger October 9, 1968 · Original	78 perf.
1969	The Gingham Dog April 23, 1969 · Original	5 perf.
1969	The Wrong Way Light Bulb March 4, 1969 · Original	7 perf.
1970	Blood Red Roses March 22, 1970 · Original	1 perf.
1970	Bob and Ray -- The Two and Only September 24, 1970 · Original	158 perf.
1970	Brightower January 28, 1970 · Original	1 perf.
1970	Park April 22, 1970 · Original	5 perf.
1971	Father's Day March 16, 1971 · Original	1 perf.
1971	Solitaire / Double Solitaire September 30, 1971 · Original	36 perf.
1971	You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown June 1, 1971 · Revival	32 perf.
1972	Sticks and Bones March 1, 1972 · Original	246 perf.
1973	Shelter February 6, 1973 · Original	31 perf.
1974	Fame November 18, 1974 · Original	1 perf.
1974	Words & Music April 16, 1974 · Original	127 perf.
1975	Hughie / Duet February 11, 1975 · Revival	31 perf.
1975	Kennedy's Children November 3, 1975 · Original	72 perf.
1975	P. S. Your Cat Is Dead! April 7, 1975 · Original	16 perf.
1976	Going Up September 19, 1976 · Revival	49 perf.
1976	Me Jack, You Jill March 14, 1976 · Original
1977	Dirty Linen & New-Found-Land January 11, 1977 · Original	159 perf.
1977	The Gin Game October 6, 1977 · Original	517 perf.
1979	Devour the Snow November 7, 1979 · Original	5 perf.
1979	Murder at the Howard Johnson's May 17, 1979 · Original	4 perf.
1979	Strangers March 4, 1979 · Original	9 perf.
1980	A Day in Hollywood/ A Night in the Ukraine May 1, 1980 · Original	588 perf.
1980	Horowitz and Mrs. Washington April 2, 1980 · Original	6 perf.
1980	Tintypes October 23, 1980 · Original	93 perf.
1980	Watch on the Rhine January 3, 1980 · Revival	36 perf.
1981	Crimes of the Heart November 4, 1981 · Original	535 perf.
1981	It Had to Be You May 10, 1981 · Original	48 perf.
1983	'night, Mother March 31, 1983 · Original	380 perf.
1984	Glengarry Glen Ross March 25, 1984 · Original	378 perf.
1985	Blood Knot December 10, 1985 · Original	95 perf.
1986	The Petition April 24, 1986 · Original	75 perf.
1987	All My Sons April 22, 1987 · Revival	31 perf.
1987	Stepping Out January 11, 1987 · Revival	73 perf.
1988	Juno and the Paycock June 21, 1988 · Revival	12 perf.
1988	Paul Robeson September 28, 1988 · Revival	11 perf.
1989	Eastern Standard January 5, 1989 · Original	92 perf.
1989	Sid Caesar & Company November 1, 1989 · Original	5 perf.
1990	Michael Feinstein in Concert: Piano and Voice October 2, 1990 · Original	30 perf.
1992	Falsettos April 29, 1992 · Original	486 perf.
1993	Mixed Emotions October 12, 1993 · Original	56 perf.
1994	Jackie Mason: Politically Incorrect April 5, 1994 · Original	348 perf.
1995	Master Class November 5, 1995 · Original	598 perf.
1998	The Chairs April 1, 1998 · Revival	74 perf.
1999	Much Ado About Everything December 30, 1999 · Original	186 perf.
2001	Stones in His Pockets April 1, 2001 · Original	198 perf.
2002	The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? March 10, 2002 · Original	309 perf.
2003	Avenue Q July 31, 2003 · Original	2,534 perf.
2003	Vincent in Brixton March 6, 2003 · Original	69 perf.
2009	Oleanna October 11, 2009 · Original	65 perf.
2010	Driving Miss Daisy October 25, 2010 · Original	180 perf.
2010	Red April 1, 2010 · Original	101 perf.
2011	Seminar November 20, 2011 · Original	191 perf.
2011	The Normal Heart April 27, 2011 · Original	86 perf.
2012	The Anarchist December 2, 2012 · Original	17 perf.
2013	A Time to Kill October 20, 2013 · Original	33 perf.
2013	Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike March 14, 2013 · Original	189 perf.
2014	A Delicate Balance November 20, 2014 · Revival	108 perf.
2014	Mothers and Sons March 24, 2014 · Original	104 perf.
2015	Skylight April 2, 2015 · Revival	85 perf.
2015	The Gin Game October 14, 2015 · Revival	92 perf.
2016	Eclipsed March 6, 2016 · Original	121 perf.
2016	The Encounter September 29, 2016 · Original	117 perf.
2017	A Doll's House, Part 2 April 27, 2017 · Original	172 perf.
2018	The Waverly Gallery October 25, 2018 · Original	109 perf.
2018	Three Tall Women March 29, 2018 · Original	102 perf.
2019	Hillary and Clinton April 18, 2019 · Original	77 perf.
2019	Slave Play October 6, 2019 · Original	121 perf.
2021	Thoughts of a Colored Man October 13, 2021 · Original	77 perf.
2022	Hangmen April 21, 2022 · Original	68 perf.
2022	Topdog / Underdog October 20, 2022 · Revival	101 perf.
2023	Prima Facie April 23, 2023 · Original	82 perf.
2023	The Shark Is Broken August 10, 2023 · Original	116 perf.
2024	Stereophonic April 19, 2024 · Original	305 perf.
2025	Operation Mincemeat March 20, 2025 · Original
2025	Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical March 20, 2025 · Original

In the literature8 passages

• Theatre : Booth Theatre (during run, the production transferred to the John Golden Theatre)Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz
• The revue reopened at the John Golden Theatre on April 16, 1959, and closed there on May 23, 1959, after a run of forty-four performances (eighty-two total performances for both runs).Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz
• Theatre : John Golden Theatre (during run, the revue moved to the Lyceum Theatre)Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz
• The revue and its original cast opened Off-Broadway at the York Playhouse on June 9, 1959, transferred to Broadway at the John Golden Theatre on August 4, then moved to the Lyceum Theatre on September 28, and finally returned to Off Broadway at the Carnegie Hall Playhouse on October 29. In all, the revue played 199 performances at the fou…Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz
• Uncle Willie by Julie Berns and Irving Elman (John Golden Theatre, December 20, 1956, 141 performances)Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz

What this page does not know

• What played here before Broadway record-keeping starts, and what played here outside it: concerts, benefits, film runs, anything that was not a listed production.
• How long 3 of these runs lasted. We don't have a performance count.
• When 24 of these runs ended. They carry an opening date and no closing date, and they are old enough that they certainly closed. Nobody wrote down the date.