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The Broadhurst Theatre is a Broadway theater at 235 West 44th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S. Opened in 1917, the theater was designed by Herbert J. Krapp and was built for the Shubert brothers. The Broadhurst Theatre is named for British-American theatrical producer George Broadhurst, who leased the theater before its opening. It has 1,218 seats across two levels and is operated by The Shubert Organization. Both the facade and the auditorium interior are New York City landmarks. The neoclassical facade is simple in design and is similar to that of the Schoenfeld (formerly Plymouth) Theatre, which was developed concurrently. The Broadhurst…

May still be running1 open on the record

2026 CATS: The Jellicle Ball Opened April 7, 2026

These opened in the last three years and carry no closing date. That is the strongest claim the data supports — an unrecorded closing 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 decade188 productions across 12 decades

  1. 1910s 9
  2. 1920s 32
  3. 1930s 23
  4. 1940s 18
  5. 1950s 25
  6. 1960s 14
  7. 1970s 16
  8. 1980s 8
  9. 1990s 14
  10. 2000s 12
  11. 2010s 12
  12. 2020s 5

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

1978 Dancin' March 27, 1978 · Bob Fosse 1,774 perf.
1980 Amadeus December 17, 1980 · Peter Hall 1,181 perf.
1966 Cabaret November 20, 1966 · Harold Prince 1,165 perf.
1999 Fosse January 14, 1999 · Richard Maltby, Jr. Choreography: Bob Fosse, recreated by Chet Walker Co-director & co-choreographer: Ann Reinking 1,093 perf.
1993 Kiss Of The Spider Woman-the Musical May 3, 1993 · Harold Prince 906 perf.
1993 Kiss of the Spider Woman Opening date not recorded · Harold Prince 904 perf.
2017 Anastasia April 24, 2017 · Darko Tresnjak 808 perf.
1959 Fiorello! November 23, 1959 · George Abbott 795 perf.

Ranked among the 187 runs here that record a performance count. 1 do not, so a longer run may be sitting outside this table with an empty field.

Everything that played here188 productions

1917 Lord and Lady Algy December 22, 1917 · Revival · no show page 41 perf.
1918 He Didn't Want to Do It August 20, 1918 · Original · no show page 23 perf.
1918 Ladies First October 24, 1918 · Original · no show page 164 perf.
1918 The Madonna of the Future January 28, 1918 · Original · no show page 56 perf.
1918 The Melting of Molly December 30, 1918 · Original · no show page 88 perf.
1919 39 East March 31, 1919 · Original · no show page 160 perf.
1919 Smilin' Through December 30, 1919 · Original · no show page 175 perf.
1919 The Crimson Alibi July 17, 1919 · Original · no show page 51 perf.
1919 The Kiss Burglar March 17, 1919 · Revival · no show page 24 perf.
1920 Come Seven July 19, 1920 · Original · no show page 72 perf.
1920 The Guest of Honor September 20, 1920 · Original · no show page 72 perf.
1920 When We Are Young November 22, 1920 · Original · no show page 40 perf.
1921 Beware of Dogs October 3, 1921 · Original · no show page 88 perf.
1921 Tarzan of the Apes September 7, 1921 · Original · no show page 14 perf.
1921 The Claw October 17, 1921 · Original · no show page 115 perf.
1921 The Servant in the House May 2, 1921 · Revival · no show page 7 perf.
1922 Marjolaine January 24, 1922 · Original · no show page 136 perf.
1922 Springtime of Youth October 26, 1922 · Original · no show page 68 perf.
1922 The Faithful Heart October 10, 1922 · Original · no show page 31 perf.
1922 The Lady Cristilinda December 25, 1922 · Original · no show page 24 perf.
1922 Wild Oats Lane September 6, 1922 · Original · no show page 13 perf.
1923 The Dancers October 17, 1923 · Original · no show page 133 perf.
1923 The Good Old Days August 14, 1923 · Original · no show page 71 perf.
1923 Topics of 1923 November 20, 1923 · Original · no show page 154 perf.
1924 Beggar on Horseback February 12, 1924 · Original · no show page 223 perf.
1924 Dixie to Broadway October 29, 1924 · Original · no show page 77 perf.
1924 Izzy September 16, 1924 · Original · no show page 71 perf.
1924 The Red Falcon October 7, 1924 · Original · no show page 15 perf.
1925 Man or Devil May 21, 1925 · Original · no show page 20 perf.
1925 Starlight March 3, 1925 · Original · no show page 71 perf.
1925 Taps April 14, 1925 · Revival · no show page 32 perf.
1925 The Depths January 27, 1925 · Original · no show page 31 perf.
1925 The Green Hat September 15, 1925 · Original · no show page 231 perf.
1926 Glory Hallelujah April 6, 1926 · Original · no show page 15 perf.
1928 Here's Howe May 1, 1928 · Original · no show page 71 perf.
1928 Hold Everything! October 10, 1928 · Original 413 perf.
1928 Ringside August 29, 1928 · Original · no show page 37 perf.
1928 The Buzzard March 14, 1928 · Original · no show page 13 perf.
1928 The Merchant of Venice January 16, 1928 · Revival · no show page 64 perf.
1929 First Mortgage October 29, 1929 · Original · no show page 4 perf.
1929 June Moon October 9, 1929 · Original · no show page 273 perf.
1930 An Affair of State November 19, 1930 · Original · no show page 23 perf.
1930 Mr. Gilhooley September 30, 1930 · Original · no show page 31 perf.
1931 America's Sweetheart February 10, 1931 · Original · no show page 135 perf.
1931 Hamlet November 5, 1931 · Revival · no show page 28 perf.
1931 Just to Remind You September 7, 1931 · Original · no show page 16 perf.
1932 Rendezvous October 12, 1932 · Original · no show page 21 perf.
1932 The Animal Kingdom January 12, 1932 · Original · no show page 183 perf.
1932 The Mad Hopes December 1, 1932 · Original · no show page 12 perf.
1932 The Man Who Changed His Name May 2, 1932 · Original · no show page 56 perf.
1932 The Man Who Reclaimed His Head September 8, 1932 · Original · no show page 28 perf.
1932 Twentieth Century December 29, 1932 · Original · no show page 152 perf.
1933 Men in White September 26, 1933 · Original · no show page 351 perf.
1934 L'Aiglon November 3, 1934 · Revival · no show page 58 perf.
1934 The Red Cat September 19, 1934 · Original · no show page 13 perf.
1935 Let Freedom Ring November 6, 1935 · Original · no show page 108 perf.
1935 Life's Too Short September 20, 1935 · Original · no show page 10 perf.
1935 The Petrified Forest January 7, 1935 · Original · no show page 197 perf.
1935 Victoria Regina December 26, 1935 · Original · no show page 203 perf.
1936 Victoria Regina August 31, 1936 · Return-Engagement · no show page 314 perf.
1937 Madame Bovary November 16, 1937 · Revival · no show page 39 perf.
1938 The Fabulous Invalid October 8, 1938 · Original · no show page 65 perf.
1939 Streets of Paris June 19, 1939 · Original · no show page 274 perf.
1939 The Hot Mikado March 23, 1939 · Original 85 perf.
1940 Boys and Girls Together October 1, 1940 · Original · no show page 191 perf.
1940 Keep Off the Grass May 23, 1940 · Original · no show page 44 perf.
1940 Night Music February 22, 1940 · Original · no show page 20 perf.
1940 Two On An Island January 22, 1940 · Original · no show page 96 perf.
1941 High Kickers October 31, 1941 · Original · no show page 171 perf.
1942 Show Time September 16, 1942 · Original · no show page 342 perf.
1942 The Life of Reilly April 29, 1942 · Original · no show page 5 perf.
1942 Uncle Harry May 20, 1942 · Original · no show page 430 perf.
1943 Early to Bed June 17, 1943 · Original · no show page 380 perf.
1944 Take a Bow June 15, 1944 · Original · no show page 12 perf.
1944 Ten Little Indians June 27, 1944 · Original · no show page 426 perf.
1945 A Lady Says Yes January 10, 1945 · Original · no show page 87 perf.
1945 Lady in Danger March 29, 1945 · Original · no show page 12 perf.
1945 Too Hot for Maneuvers May 2, 1945 · Original · no show page 5 perf.
1946 Happy Birthday October 31, 1946 · Original · no show page 563 perf.
1948 Make Mine Manhattan January 15, 1948 · Original 429 perf.
1949 Along Fifth Avenue January 13, 1949 · Original · no show page 180 perf.
1949 Touch and Go October 13, 1949 · Original · no show page 176 perf.
1950 An Enemy of the People December 28, 1950 · Revival 36 perf.
1950 Burning Bright October 18, 1950 · Original · no show page 13 perf.
1950 Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep March 2, 1950 · Original · no show page 44 perf.
1950 The Barrier November 2, 1950 · Original · no show page 4 perf.
1950 The Liar May 18, 1950 · Revival 12 perf.
1951 Flahooley May 14, 1951 · Original 40 perf.
1951 Romeo and Juliet March 10, 1951 · Revival · no show page 49 perf.
1951 Seventeen June 21, 1951 · Revival 182 perf.
1951 Ti-Coq February 9, 1951 · Original · no show page 3 perf.
1952 Pal Joey January 3, 1952 · Revival 540 perf.
1953 Don Juan Tenorio November 19, 1953 · Revival · no show page 31 perf.
1953 El Alcalde de Zalamea November 19, 1953 · Revival · no show page 31 perf.
1953 El Cardenal November 19, 1953 · Revival · no show page 31 perf.
1953 La Otra Honra November 19, 1953 · Original · no show page 31 perf.
1953 La Vida es Sueño November 19, 1953 · Original · no show page 31 perf.
1953 Reinar Duspués de Morir November 19, 1953 · Original · no show page 31 perf.
1953 The Frogs of Spring October 20, 1953 · Original · no show page 15 perf.
1953 The Prescott Proposals December 16, 1953 · Original · no show page 125 perf.
1953 The Strong Are Lonely September 29, 1953 · Original · no show page 7 perf.
1954 Anniversary Waltz April 7, 1954 · Original · no show page 611 perf.
1954 Lunatics and Lovers December 13, 1954 · Original · no show page 336 perf.
1955 The Desk Set October 24, 1955 · Original · no show page 297 perf.
1956 Auntie Mame October 31, 1956 · Original · no show page 639 perf.
1958 The World of Suzie Wong October 14, 1958 · Original · no show page 508 perf.
1959 Fiorello! November 23, 1959 · Original 795 perf.
1961 A Call on Kuprin May 25, 1961 · Original · no show page 12 perf.
1961 Sail Away! October 3, 1961 · Original 167 perf.
1962 Bravo Giovanni May 19, 1962 · Original · no show page 76 perf.
1963 110 in the Shade October 24, 1963 · Original 330 perf.
1964 Oh What a Lovely War September 30, 1964 · Original · no show page 125 perf.
1965 Half A Sixpence April 25, 1965 · Original 512 perf.
1965 Kelly February 6, 1965 · Original 1 perf.
1966 Cabaret November 20, 1966 · Original 1,165 perf.
1967 Little Murders April 25, 1967 · Original · no show page 7 perf.
1967 More Stately Mansions October 31, 1967 · Original · no show page 142 perf.
1968 The Only Game in Town May 20, 1968 · Original · no show page 16 perf.
1968 Weekend March 13, 1968 · Original · no show page 21 perf.
1969 Play It Again, Sam February 12, 1969 · Original · no show page 453 perf.
1969 The Fig Leaves Are Falling January 2, 1969 · Original · no show page 4 perf.
1970 Cry For Us All April 8, 1970 · Original 9 perf.
1971 70, Girls, 70 April 15, 1971 · Original 36 perf.
1971 Four on a Garden January 30, 1971 · Original · no show page 57 perf.
1971 Twigs November 14, 1971 · Original · no show page 289 perf.
1972 The Sunshine Boys December 20, 1972 · Original · no show page 538 perf.
1972 Vivat! Vivat Regina! January 20, 1972 · Original · no show page 116 perf.
1974 Sherlock Holmes November 12, 1974 · Revival · no show page 471 perf.
1974 Thieves April 7, 1974 · Original · no show page 313 perf.
1976 A Matter of Gravity February 3, 1976 · Original · no show page 79 perf.
1976 A Texas Trilogy: Lu Ann Hampton Laverty Oberlander September 21, 1976 · Original · no show page 21 perf.
1976 A Texas Trilogy: The Last Meeting of the Knights of the White Magnolia September 22, 1976 · Original · no show page 22 perf.
1976 A Texas Trilogy: The Oldest Living Graduate September 23, 1976 · Original · no show page 20 perf.
1976 Godspell June 22, 1976 · Original 527 perf.
1976 Sly Fox December 14, 1976 · Original · no show page 495 perf.
1976 The Heiress April 20, 1976 · Revival · no show page 23 perf.
1978 Dancin' March 27, 1978 · Original 1,774 perf.
1980 Amadeus December 17, 1980 · Original · no show page 1,181 perf.
1983 The Tap Dance Kid December 21, 1983 · Original 669 perf.
1984 Death of a Salesman March 29, 1984 · Revival 155 perf.
1985 The Odd Couple June 11, 1985 · Revival · no show page 295 perf.
1986 Broadway Bound December 4, 1986 · Original · no show page 756 perf.
1986 Long Day's Journey Into Night April 28, 1986 · Revival · no show page 54 perf.
1986 The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby August 24, 1986 · Revival · no show page 29 perf.
1988 Rumors November 17, 1988 · Original · no show page 535 perf.
1990 Aspects of Love April 8, 1990 · Original 377 perf.
1991 André Heller's Wonderhouse October 20, 1991 · Original · no show page 9 perf.
1992 A Christmas Carol December 17, 1992 · Return-Engagement · no show page 22 perf.
1992 Private Lives February 20, 1992 · Revival · no show page 37 perf.
1992 Shimada April 23, 1992 · Original · no show page 4 perf.
1993 Kiss of the Spider Woman Opening date not recorded · Original 904 perf.
1993 Kiss Of The Spider Woman-the Musical May 3, 1993 · Original 906 perf.
1995 The Tempest November 1, 1995 · Revival · no show page 70 perf.
1996 Getting Away With Murder March 17, 1996 · Original · no show page 17 perf.
1996 Once Upon A Mattress December 19, 1996 · Revival 188 perf.
1997 Proposals November 6, 1997 · Original · no show page 77 perf.
1998 Jerry Seinfeld: Live On Broadway August 5, 1998 · Original · no show page 10 perf.
1998 The Judas Kiss April 29, 1998 · Original · no show page 103 perf.
1999 Fosse January 14, 1999 · Original 1,093 perf.
2001 Dance of Death October 11, 2001 · Revival · no show page 108 perf.
2002 Into the Woods April 30, 2002 · Revival 279 perf.
2003 Never Gonna Dance December 4, 2003 · Original 84 perf.
2003 Urban Cowboy March 27, 2003 · Original 60 perf.
2004 700 Sundays December 5, 2004 · Original · no show page 163 perf.
2005 Lennon August 14, 2005 · Original · no show page 49 perf.
2006 Les Misérables November 9, 2006 · Revival · no show page 463 perf.
2006 The History Boys April 23, 2006 · Original · no show page 185 perf.
2008 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof March 6, 2008 · Revival · no show page 125 perf.
2008 Equus September 25, 2008 · Revival · no show page 156 perf.
2009 Hamlet October 6, 2009 · Revival · no show page 72 perf.
2009 Mary Stuart April 19, 2009 · Revival · no show page 137 perf.
2010 Enron April 27, 2010 · Original · no show page 16 perf.
2010 The Merchant of Venice November 13, 2010 · Revival · no show page 73 perf.
2011 Baby It's You! April 27, 2011 · Original · no show page 148 perf.
2011 Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway November 10, 2011 · Original · no show page 61 perf.
2012 A Streetcar Named Desire April 22, 2012 · Revival · no show page 105 perf.
2013 Lucky Guy April 1, 2013 · Original · no show page 104 perf.
2015 Misery November 15, 2015 · Original · no show page 102 perf.
2016 The Front Page October 20, 2016 · Revival · no show page 117 perf.
2016 Tuck Everlasting April 26, 2016 · Original 39 perf.
2017 Anastasia April 24, 2017 · Revival 808 perf.
2019 Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune May 30, 2019 · Revival · no show page 69 perf.
2019 Jagged Little Pill December 5, 2019 · Original 327 perf.
2022 A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical December 4, 2022 · Original 476 perf.
2024 The Hills of California September 29, 2024 · Original 97 perf.
2025 Boop! The Musical April 5, 2025 · Original 112 perf.
2025 Rob Lake Magic with Special Guests The Muppets November 14, 2025 · Original 4 perf.
2026 CATS: The Jellicle Ball April 7, 2026 · Revival

In the literature8 passages

  • Theatre : Mark Hellinger Theatre (during run, the musical transferred to the Broadhurst Theatre and then to the Broadway Theatre)ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Theatre : Broadhurst Theatre (during run, the musical transferred to the Broadway Theatre)ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • The musical’s one Broadway revival opened on December 19, 1997, at the Broadhurst Theatre for 187 performances; its gorgeous and colorful décor by John Lee Beatty and brilliantly hued costumes by Jane Greenwood seemed to come from a fantastically designed children’s story book, and Mary Rodgers’s score was as delightful as ever. Unfortuna…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • The Strong Are Lonely by Fritz Hochwalder, as adapted by Eva Le Gallienne (Broadhurst Theatre, September 29, 1953, 7 performances)ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Cabaret was first presented by Harold Prince, in association with Ruth Mitchell, at the Broadhurst Theatre, New York, on November 20, 1966. It ran for 1,166 performances. The cast was as follows:ebooks/Garebian, Keith/Making of Cabaret, The - Keith Garebian.txt

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 1 of these run lasted. No performance count on the record.
  • When 40 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.

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