The month Broadway actually starts. More productions have opened in October than in any other, and it is not close.
1,617 in the catalogue.
| Children of the Wind Belasco Theatre | 1973 | 6 perf. |
| Crown Matrimonial Helen Hayes Theatre | 1973 | 79 perf. |
| Pippin Her Majesty's Theatre | 1973 | run not recorded |
| Raisin 46th Street Theatre | 1973 | 847 perf. |
| Absurd Person Singular Music Box Theatre | 1974 | 591 perf. |
| Andy Williams with Michel Legrand Uris Theatre | 1974 | 15 perf. |
| Anthony Newley / Henry Mancini Uris Theatre | 1974 | 15 perf. |
| Brief Lives Booth Theatre | 1974 | 53 perf. |
| Charles Aznavour on Broadway Minskoff Theatre | 1974 | 16 perf. |
| Dreyfus in Rehearsal Ethel Barrymore Theatre | 1974 | 12 perf. |
| Enrico Macias and his La Fete Orientale Co. Uris Theatre | 1974 | 7 perf. |
| Equus Plymouth Theatre | 1974 | 1,209 perf. |
| Flowers Biltmore Theatre | 1974 | 24 perf. |
| Hosanna Bijou Theatre | 1974 | 24 perf. |
| Mack & Mabel Majestic Theatre | 1974 | 66 perf. |
| Medea and Jason Little Theatre | 1974 | 2 perf. |
| Mert & Phil Vivian Beaumont Theater | 1974 | 41 perf. |
| Tony & Lena Sing Minskoff Theatre | 1974 | 37 perf. |
| Tubstrip Mayfair Theatre | 1974 | 21 perf. |
| Edward II Harkness Theatre | 1975 | 7 perf. |
| Lamppost Reunion Little Theatre | 1975 | 77 perf. |
| Me and Bessie Ambassador Theatre | 1975 | 453 perf. |
| Summer Brave Anta Playhouse | 1975 | 18 perf. |
| The Leaf People Booth Theatre | 1975 | 8 perf. |
| The Robber Bridegroom Harkness Theatre | 1975 | 14 perf. |
| The Time of Your Life Harkness Theatre | 1975 | 7 perf. |
| Travesties Ethel Barrymore Theatre | 1975 | 156 perf. |
| Treemonisha Uris Theatre | 1975 | 64 perf. |
| Trelawny of the "Wells" Vivian Beaumont Theater | 1975 | 47 perf. |
| Yentl Eugene Oneill Theatre | 1975 | 223 perf. |
| Best Friend Lyceum Theatre | 1976 | 8 perf. |
| Poor Murderer Ethel Barrymore Theatre | 1976 | 87 perf. |
| The Innocents Morosco Theatre | 1976 | 12 perf. |
| The Robber Bridegroom Biltmore | 1976 | 145 perf. |
| Wheelbarrow Closers Bijou Theatre | 1976 | 8 perf. |
| An Almost Perfect Person Belasco Theatre | 1977 | 108 perf. |
| Cleo on Broadway Minskoff Theatre | 1977 | 6 perf. |
| Comedy With Music Imperial Theatre | 1977 | run not recorded |
| Dracula Martin Beck Theatre | 1977 | 925 perf. |
| Hair Biltmore Theatre | 1977 | 43 perf. |
| Some of My Best Friends Longacre Theatre | 1977 | 7 perf. |
| The Act Majestic Theatre | 1977 | 233 perf. |
| The Gin Game John Golden Theatre | 1977 | 517 perf. |
| The Night of the Tribades Helen Hayes Theatre | 1977 | 12 perf. |
| First Monday in October Majestic Theatre | 1978 | 79 perf. |
| Gorey Stories Booth Theatre | 1978 | 1 perf. |
| King of Hearts Minskoff Theatre | 1978 | 48 perf. |
| St. Mark's Gospel Playhouse Theatre | 1978 | 18 perf. |
| Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth 22 Steps | 1979 | 31 perf. |
| Once a Catholic Helen Hayes Theatre | 1979 | 6 perf. |
| Sugar Babies Mark Hellinger Theatre | 1979 | 1,208 perf. |
| The 1940's Radio Hour St James Theatre | 1979 | 105 perf. |
| The Most Happy Fella Majestic Theatre | 1979 | 53 perf. |
| Banjo Dancing Century Theatre | 1980 | 48 perf. |
| Brigadoon Majestic Theatre | 1980 | 133 perf. |
| Division Street Ambassador Theatre | 1980 | 21 perf. |
| Insideoutsideandallaround with Shelley Berman Bijou Theatre | 1980 | 28 perf. |
| Makarova and Company Uris Theatre | 1980 | 28 perf. |
| One Night Stand Nederlander Theatre | 1980 | run not recorded |
| Quick Change Bijou Theatre | 1980 | 5 perf. |