Stage Musical Chronology: 1970s

Broadway Musical Chronology

The 1970s

by John Kenrick

All dates are for Broadway openings unless otherwise noted.

KEY
Show Title (Genre/City), Opening Date, Theatre, Number of Performances

1970

Instructions for the Running of Trains (Revue), 1/6/1970, Sheridan Square Playhouse, 7
Love and Maple Syrup (Revue), 1/7/1970, Mercer-Hansbury, 15
Unfair to Goliath, 1/25/1970, Cherry Lane, 75
Last Sweet Days of Isaac, 1/26/1970, Eastside Playhouse, 485
Joy, 1/27/1970, New, 205
Charles Aznevour (Concert), 2/4/1970, Music Box, 23
Exchange (Revue), 2/8/1970, Mercer-O'Casey, 1
This Was Burlesque (Revue-R), 2/11/1970, Hudson West, 96
Little Mary Sunshine (R), 2/12/1970, Master (Equity Library), 19
I Dreamt I Dwelt in Bloomingdale's, 2/12/1970, Provincetown Playhouse, 6
Gantry, 2/14/1970, George Abbott, 1 perf + 32 pvws
Georgy, 2/26/1970, Winter Garden, 4 perfs + 7 pvws
Billy Noname, 3/2/1970, Truck and Warehouse, 48
Show Me Where the Good Times Are, 3/5/1970, Edison, 29
Purlie, 3/15/1970, Broadway, 690
Lyle, 3/20/1970, McAlpin Rooftop, 4 pvws
Blood Red Roses, 3/22/1970, John Golden, 1 perf + 9 pvws
Minnie's Boys, 3/26/1970, Imperial, 80 perfs + 64 pvws
Look to the Lillies, 3/29/1970, Lunt-Fontanne, 25 perfs + 31 pvws
Applause, 3/30/1970, Palace, 896
Cry for Us All, 4/3/1970, Broadhurst, 8 perfs + 18 pvws
Drunkard, 4/13/1970, 13th Street, 48
Boy Friend, The (R), 4/14/1970, Ambassador, 119
Park, 4/22/1970, John Golden, 5 perfs + 5 pvws
Company, 4/26/1970, Alvin, 706
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, 4/28/1970, Anderson, 8 perfs + 69 pvws
Mod Donna, 5/3/1970, Public, 56
Me and Juliet (R), 5/7/1970, Master (Equity Library), 19
Me Nobody Knows, The , 5/18/1970, Orpheum, 587
Rabelais, 5/19/1970, New York City Center, 16
Whispers on the Wind, 6/3/1970, Theatre de Lys, 9 perfs + 13 pvws
Akokawe (Revue), 6/4/1970, St. Marks Playhouse, 30
Sambo, 7/14/1970, Delacorte Mobile, 22
Golden Bat, 7/21/1970, Sheridan Square Playhouse, 139
Dames at Sea (Revival), 9/22/1970, Plan 9 Music Hall, 170
Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope (Revue), 10/8/1970, Lincoln Center Library, 2
Ben Bagley's Shoestring Revues (Revue), 10/15/1970, Master (Equity Library), 19
Whistling Wizard and the Sultan of Tuffet, The (R), 10/17/1970, Bil Baird, 33
Rothschilds, 10/19/1970, Lunt-Fontanne, 505
Coney Island Play (Revue), 10/23/1970, La Mama, 5
Sensations, 10/25/1970, Theatre Four, 16
Light, Lively and Yiddish, 10/27/1970, Belasco, 88
President's Daughter, 11/3/1970, Billy Rose, 72
Touch, 11/8/1970, Village Arena, 422
Two by Two, 11/10/1970, Imperial, 352
Ododo, 11/24/1970, St. Marks Playhouse, 411
Moon Walk, 11/28/1970, New York City Center, 8
Greenwillow (R), 12/3/1970, Master (Equity Library), 22
Pirates of Penzance, 12/4/1970, Fashion Institute, 6
Tarot, 12/11/1970, BAM (Chelsea Theatre Center), 13
Hot Feet (Revue), 12/19/1970, Hunter College Playhouse (Paper Bag Players), 10
All Baba and the 40 Thieves, 12/26/1970, Bill Baird, 91
Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen, 12/28/1970, Majestic, 21

1971

Stag Movie, 1/3/1971, Gate, 89
Soon, 1/12/1971, Ritz, 3
Ari, 1/15/1971, Mark Hellinger, 19 perfs + 12 pvws
Earthlight (Revue), 1/17/1971, Garrick, 56
No, No, Nanette, 1/19/1971, 46th St., 861
Skye, 2/1/1971, Lincoln Center Library (Equity Library), 3
Cooler Near the Lake (Revue), 2/7/1971, Plaza 9 Music Hall, 22
Do It Again! (Revue), 2/18/1971, Promenade, 14
Red White and Black (Revue), 2/24/1971, La Mama Experimental Club, 5
Oh! Calcutta (Revue-Moved to Broadway), 2/25/1971, Belasco, 1316 (see 6/17/1969)
Journey of Snow White, 2/26/1971, Judson Memorial Church, 10
Survival of St. Joan, 2/28/1971, Anderson, 17
Meeow!!, 3/2/1971, Cabaret, 411
Tarot (Moved), 3/4/1971, Circle in the Square, 45
Ruddigore (R), 3/4/1971, Master (Equity Library), 22
Look Where I'm At, 3/5/1971, Theatre Four, 1
Blood, 3/7/1971, Public/Martinson, 17
Day in the Life of Just About Everyone, A, 3/9/1971, Bijou, 7
Proposition (Revue), 3/24/1971, Gramercy Ares, 1109
Nevertheless They Laugh, 3/24/1971, Lambs Club, 5
Winnie the Pooh, 3/27/1971, Bil Baird, 48
Red White and Black (Revue), 3/30/1971, Players, 1
Follies, 4/4/1971, Winter Garden, 522
Johnny Johnson (R), 4/11/1971, Edison, 1 perf + 10 pvws
Six (Revue), 4/12/1971, Cricket Playhouse, 8
Seventy, Girls, 70, 4/15/1971, Broadhurst, 36 perfs + 9 pvws
Kiss Now, 4/20/1971, Martinique, 3
Metamorphosis (Revue), 4/22/1971, Ambassador, 35
Frank Merriwell, 4/24/1971, Longacre, 1 perf + 7 pvws
Ballad of Johnny Pot, 4/26/1971, Theatre Four, 16
Now Is the Time for All Good Men, 4/29/1971, Master (Equity Library), 19
Earl of Ruston, 5/5/1971, Billy Rose, 5
Godspell, 5/17/1971, Cherry Lane, 1270
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, 6/1/1971, John Golden, 31 perfs + 15 pvws
Dance With Me, 6/10/1971, Public/Anspacher, 53
Golden Bat, 7/21/1970, Sheridan Square, 152
Two Gentlemen of Verona, 7/22/1971, Delacorte, 20
Leaves of Grass (Revue), 9/12/1971, Theatre Four, 49
Proposition (2nd Edition) (Revue), 9/16/1971, Mercer/Shaw Arena, 414
Everyman and Roach, 10/4/1971, Society for Ethical Culture Auditorium, 26
Look Me Up (Revue), 10/7/1971, Plaza 9 Music Hall, 394
Jesus Christ Superstar, 10/12/1971, Mark Hellinger, 711 perfs + 20 pvws
Drat!, 10/18/1971, McAlpin Rooftop, 1 perf + 8 pvws
Ain't Supposed To Die a Natural Death, 10/20/1971, Ethel Barrymore, 325
To Live Another Summer, 10/21/1971, Helen Hayes, 187
F. Jasmine Addams, 10/27/1971, Circle in the Square, 6
Wizard or Oz, The, 10/30/1971, Bil Baird, 65
On the Town (R), 10/31/1971, Imperial, 69
Grass Harp, 11/2/1971, Martin Beck, 7 perfs + 5 pvws
Love Me, Love My Children, 11/3/1971, Mercer O'Casey, 187
Godspell (London), 11/17/1971, Wyndham's, 1,128
Don't Walk on the Clouds, 11/18/1971, St. Clement's Church, 21 perfs + 7 pvws
Park, 11/11/1971, Master (Equity Library), 19
Kumquats (Revue), 11/15/1971, Village Gate, 53
Only Fools Are Sad (Revue), 11/22/1971, Edison, 144
Two Gentlemen of Verona (Moved to Bway), 12/1/1971, St. James, 614 perfs + 20 pvws
Wild and Wonderful, 12/7/1971, Lyceum, 1 perf + 9 pvws
Wedding of Iphigenis/Iphigenia in Concert, 12/16/1971, Public /Martinson Hall, 139
Peter and the Wolf, 12/18/1971, Bil Baird, 131
Inner City, 12/19/1971, Ethel Barrymore, 97
Anne of Green Gables, 12/21/1971, New York City Center, 16
Memphis Store-Bought Teeth, 12/29/1971, Orpheum, 1

1972

Company (London), 1/8/1972, Her Majesty's, 344
One for the Money (Revue), 1/13/1972, Master (Equity Library), 19
Carmilla, 1/16/1972, La Mama, 15
Wanted, 1/19/1972, Cherry Lane, 79 perfs + 6 pvws
Only Jealousy of Emer/Renard, 1/23/1972, La Mama, 11
Two If by Sea, 2/6/1972, Circle in the Square, 1
Hot Feet (Revue), 2/12/1972, Brooklyn Academy of Music, 12
Grease, 2/14/1972, Eden, 128 (see 6/7/1972)
No Strings (R), 3/9/1972, Master (Equity Library), 22
Uhuruh (Revue), 3/20/1972, City Center Downstairs, 8
Song of Israel (Revue), 3/21/1972, Mayfair,
Selling of the President, The, 3/22/1972, Shubert, 5 perfs + 6 pvws
Beggar's Opera, 3/29/1972, BAM (Chelsea Theatre Center), 253
Pinocchio, 3/30/1972, Felt Forum, 23
Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, A (R), 3/30/1972, Lunt-Fontanne, 156
Sugar, 4/9/1972, Majestic, 505
That's Entertainment (Revue), 4/14/1972, Edison, 4
Look at the Fifties, A, 4/14/1972, Judson Memorial Church, 12
Lost in the Stars, 4/18/1972, Imperial, 39 perfs + 8 pvws
Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope (Revue), 4/19/1972, Playhouse, 914
Different Times, 5/1/1972, ANTA, 24 perfs + 9 pvws
God Bless Coney, 5/3/1972, Orpheum, 3
DuBarry Was a Lady (R), 5/4/1972, Master (Equity Library), 19
Hard Job Being God, 5/15/1972, Edison, 6
Don't Play Us Cheap, 5/16/1972, Ethel Barrymore, 164
Heathen, 5/21/1972, Billy Rose, 1 perf + 6 pvws
One for the Money, Etc. (Revue), 5/24/1972, Eastside Playhouse, 23
Sweet Feet, 5/25/1972, New, 6
Big Show of 1936 (Revue), 5/30/1972, Felt Forum, 5
Buy Bonds, Buster!, 6/4/1972, Theatre de Lys, 1
Grease (Moved to Broadway), 6/7/1972, Broadurst, 3,388
They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore (Revue), 6/6/1972, Plaza 9 Music Hall, 24
Sunshine Train, The, 6/15/1972, Abbey, 280
Joan, 6/19/1972, Circle in the Square, 64
Man of La Mancha, 6/22/1972, Vivian Beaumont, 140
Curley McDimple (R), 6/26/1972, Plaza 9 Music Hall, 96
Magic Onion (Revue), 7/11/1972, Bil Baird, 15
Safari 300 (Revue), 7/12/1972, Mayfair, 29
Speed Gets the Poppys, 7/25/1972, Mercer Brecht, 7
Jesus Christ Superstar (London), 8/9/1972, 3,358
Aesop's Fables (Revue), 8/17/1972, Mercer/Brecht, 57
Crazy Now (Revue), 9/10/1972, Eden, 1
Proposition (3rd Edition) (Revue), 9/13/1972, Mercer/Oscar Wilde Room, 656
Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (Revue-Revival), 9/15/1972, Royale, 51
Life of a Man, 9/29/1972, Judson Poet's, 16
Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weill (Revue), 10/1/1972, Theatre de Lys, 152
From Israel with Love (Revue), 10/2/1972, Palace, 10
Lady Audley's Secret, 10/3/1972, Eastside Playhouse, 8
Oh, Coward! (Revue), 10/4/1972, New, 294
Dude, 10/9/1972, Broadway, 16 perfs + 16 pvws
Rebbitzen from Israel, 10/10/1972, Mayfair, 168
Hurry, Harry, 10/12/1972, Ritz, 2 perfs + 9 pvws
Threepenny Opera (R), 10/13/1972, WPA, ?
Pacific Paradise (Revue), 10/16/1972, Palace, 8
Lady Day: A Musical Tragedy, 10/17/1972, BAM (Chelsea Theatre Center), 24
Mother Earth (Revue), 10/19/1972, Belasco, 12
Yoshe Kalbe, 10/22/1972, Eden, 95
Pippin, 10/23/1972, Imperial, 1944
Winnie the Pooh, 10/29/1972, Bil Baird, 44
How To Succeed in Business . . ., 11/9/1972, Master (Equity Library), 19
Making of Americans, 11/10/1972, Judson Poet's, 16
Quarter for the Ladies Room, A (Revue), 11/12/1972, Village Gate, 1 perf + 7 pvws
Twanger, 11/15/1972, Vandam, 26
Dear Oscar, 11/16/1972, Playhouse, 5 perfs + 14 pvws
Ambassador, 11/19/1972, Lunt-Fontanne, 9 perfs + 20 pvws
Doctor Selavy's Magic Theatre, 11/23/1972, Mercer-O'Casey, 144
Mother of Us All, The, 11/26/1972, Guggenheim Museum, 17
Contrast, The, 11/27/1972, Eastside Playhouse, 24
Via Galactica, 11/28/1972, Uris, 7
Bar That Never Closes, The, 12/3/1972, Astor Place, 33
Say When, 12/4/1972, Plaza 9, 7
Rainbow, 12/18/1972, Orpheum, 48
Trials of Oz, The, 12/19/2972, Anderson, 15
Davy Jones Locker, 12/24/1972, Bill Baird, 79
Purlie (Return), 12/27/1972, Billy Rose, 16

1973

Grand Music Hall of Israel (Revue), 1/4/1973, Felt Forum, 15
Tricks, 1/8/1973, Alvin, 8 perfs + 5 pvws
Secret Life of Walter Mitty, 1/11/1973, Master (Equity Library), 19
National Lampoon's Lemmings (Revue), 1/25/1973, Village Gate, 350
Shelter, 2/6/1973, John Golden, 31 perfs + 16 pvws
H.R. Pufnstuf Show (Revue), 2/12/1973, Felt Forum, 27
Grande de Coca-Cola, El (Revue), 2/13/1973, Mercer/Oscar Wilde Room, 668
Little Night Music, A, 2/25/1973, Shubert, 601
Out of This World (R), 3/8/1973, Master (Equity Library), 19
You Never Know (R), 3/12/1973, Eastside Playhouse, 8
Irene (R), 3/13/1973, Minskoff, 590
Try It, You'll Like It, 3/14/1973, Mayfair, 87
Bandwagon (Revue), 3/17/1973, Bill Baird, 75
Seesaw, 3/18/1973, Uris, 296
Thoughts, 3/19/1973, Theatre de Lys, 24
I'm Chelsea, Fly Me (Revue), 3/20/1973, BAM (Chelsea Theatre Center), 16
Smile, Smile, Smile, 4/4/1973, Eastside Playhouse, 7
Silver Queen, 4/11/1973, La Mama Experimental Club, 10
What's a Nice Country Like You Doing in a State Like This? (Revue), 4/19/1973, Upstage at Jimmy's, 543
Two Gentlemen of Verona (London), 4/26/1973, Phoenix, 237
Riverwind, 5/3/1973, Master (Equity Library), 19
Hot and Cold Heroes (Revue), 5/9/1973, 13th St., 16
Cyrano, 5/13/1973, Palace, 49 perfs + 5 pvws
No, No, Nanette (London-R), 5/16/1973, Drury Lane, 277
Smith, 5/19/1973, Eden, 17
Tragedy of Thomas Andros, 5/24/1973, Circle, 20
Gypsy (London), 5/29/1973, Piccadilly, 300
Faggot (Revue), 6/18/1973, Truck and Warehouse, 182
Antiques (Revue), 6/19/1973, Mercer-O'Casey, 5
Rocky Horror Show, The (London), 6/19/1973, Royal Court Upstairs, 2,960
Feiffer's People (Revue), 6/22/1973, Lolly's Club, 15
Grease (London), 6/26/1973, New London Theatre, 236
Card, The (London), July 24, 1973, Queen's, 130
What's In It for Me?, 7/30/1973, Greenwich Mews, 12
Two Gentlemen of Verona (R), 7/31/1973, Delacorte Mobile, 24
Desert Song (R), 9/5/1973, Uris, 16
Sisters of Mercy (Revue), 9/25/1973, Theatre de Lys, 15
Here Comes the Groom, 10/8/1973, Mayfair, 202
King and I, The (London-R), 10/10/1973, Adelphi, 260
Whistling Wizard and the Sultan of Tuffet (R), 10/17/1973, Bil Baird, 36
My Mama the General, 10/17/1973, Burstein, 95
Raisin, 10/18/1973, 46th Street, 847
Lotta, 10/18/1973, Public (Anspacher), 54
Man from the East, 10/23/1973, Brooklyn Academy of Music, 8
Indian Experience (Revue), 10/23/1973, Playhouse 2, 1
Hard To Be a Jew, 10/23/1973, Eden, 156
Pippin (London), 10/30/1973, Her Majesty's, 85
Molly, 11/1/1973, Alvin, 68 perfs + 40 pvws
Call Me Madam, 11/8/1973, Master (Equity Library), 19
Three on Broadway (Revue), 11/12/1973, Theatre de Lys, 2
Gigi, 11/13/1973, Uris, 103 perfs + 7 pvws
Stempenyu, 11/14/1973, Central Synagogue Auditorium, 66
Good Evening (Revue), 11/14/1973, Plymouth, 228
Greatest Fairy Story Ever Told, 11/28/1973, Theatre at St. Clement's, 14
Fashion, 12/6/1973, Greenwich Mews, 8
Pajama Game, The (R), 12/9/1973, Lunt-Fontanne, 65 perfs + 5 pvws
Candide (R), 12/11/1973, BAM (Chelsea Theatre Center), 48 (see 3/10/1974)
Pinocchio, 12/15/1973, Bil Baird, 134
Beggar's Opera, 12/22/1973, Billy Rose (City Center Acting Co.), 8
Josephine Baker (Revue), 12/31/1973, Palace, 8

1974

Liza Minnelli (Concert), 1/6/1974, Winter Garden, 23
Let My People Come (Revue), 1/8/1974, Village Gate, ???
Lorelei, 1/27/1974, Palace, 320
Knots (Revue), 1/30/1974, BAM (Actors Company), 5
Carousel, 2/7/1974, Master (Equity Library), 19
H.R. Pufnstufs Hollywood Revue (Revue), 2/12/1974, Felt Forum, 30
Great MacDaddy, 2/12/1974, St. Marks Playhouse, 72
Rainbow Jones, 2/13/1974, Music Box, 1 perf + 3 pvws
Fashion, 2/18/1974, McAlpin Rooftop, 94
Sextet, 3/3/1974, Bijou, 9
Over Here!, 3/6/1974, Shubert, 341
Candide (Moved to Broadway), 3/10/1974, Broadway, 740
Oh, Lady! Lady!, 3/14/1974, Master (Equity Library), 19
Future, 3/22/1974, Judson Memorial Church, 16
Pop, 4/3/1974, Players, 1
Music Music! (Revue), 4/11/1974, NY City Center, 41
Words and Music (Revue), 4/16/1974, John Golden, 127
Sammy Davis on Broadway (Concert), 4/23/1974, Uris, 16
Ioneseopade (Revue), 4/25/1974, Theatre Four, 13
Kaboom!, 5/1/1974, Bottom Line, 1
Billy (London), 5/1/1974, Drury Lane, 904
Man with a Load of Misehief, 5/9/1974, Master (Equity Library), 19
Pretzels (Revue), 5/17/1974, Playhouse 2 (New Phoenix Repertory Co.), 5
Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (Revue-R), 5/17/1974, Astor Place, 22
Magic Show, 5/28/1974, Cort, 1920
Merry Widow (R-in Spanish), 6/4/1974, NY City Center, 7
Gypsy (R), 9/23/1974, Winter Garden, 124
Gigi (Vienna), 10/4/1974, An Der Wein, 221
Mack & Mabel, 10/6/1974, Majestic, 69
In Gay Company (Revue), 10/29/1974, Little Hippodrome, 244
More Than You Deserve, 11/21/1974, Newman / Public, 63
Aggiungi Un Posto A Tavola (Rome), 12/8/1974,Sistina, 630
Hans Andersen (London) 12/17/1974, Palladium, 300+
Where's Charley (R), 12/19/1974, Circle in the Square, 78
Good News (R), 12/23/1974, St. James, 16 perfs + 51 pvws

1975

Wiz, The*, 1/5/1975, Majestic, 1672
Shenandoah, 1/7/1975, Alvin, 1050
Diamond Studs, 1/14/1975, Westside, 232
Man on the Moon, 1/29/1975, Little, 26
Goodtime Charley, 3/3/1975, 3/3/1975, Palace, 116
Lieutenant, 3/9/1975, Lyceum, 9 perfs + 7 pvws
Rocky Horror Picture Show, 3/10/1975, Belasco, 49
Doctor Jazz, 3/19/1975, Winter Garden, 53
Bette Midler's Clams on the Half Shell (Revue), 4/14/1975, Minskoff, 80
Chorus Line, A, 4/15/1975, Public, 101(moved - see below)
Little Night Music, A (London), 4/15/1975, Adelphi, 406
Rodgers & Hart (Revue), 5/13/1975, Helen Hayes, 130
Chicago, 6/3/1975, 46th St., 898
Boy Meets Boy, 9/17/1975, Actors Playhouse, ???
Robber Bridegroom (Off), 10/7/1975, Harkness, 16
Chorus Line, A*, 10/19/1975, Shubert, 6137
Treemonisha, 10/21/1975, Uris, 70
Me & Bessie, 10/22/1975, Ambassador, 453
Hello Dolly (R), 11/6/1975, Minskoff, 45
Musical Jubilee (Revue), 11/13/1975, St. James, 94
Tuscaloosa's Calling Me (Revue), 12/1/1975, Top of the Gate, 429
Very Good Eddie (R), 12/21/1975, Booth, 307

1976

Home Sweet Homer, 1/4/1976, Palace, 1
Pacific Overtures, 1/11/1976, Winter Garden, 193
Rockabye Hamlet, 2/17/1976, Minskoff, 7 perfs + 21 pvws
Bubbling Brown Sugar (Revue), 3/2/1976, ANTA, 766
Very Good Eddie (London-R), 3/23/1976, Piccadilly, 411
My Fair Lady (R), 3/25/1976, St. James, 384
Shirley MacLaine (Revue), 4/19/1976, Palace, 20
Rex, 4/25/1976, Lunt-Fontanne, 48 perfs + 14 pvws
So Long 174th Street, 4/27/1976, Harkness, 16 perfs + 6 pvws
Threepenny Opera (R), 5/1/1976, Vivian Beaumont, 307
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, 5/4/1976, Mark Hellinger Theater, 7 perfs + 13 pvws
Something's Afoot, 5/27/1976, Lyceum, 74
Godspell (Moved to Broadway), 6/22/1976, Broadhurst, 527
Pal Joey (R), 6/27/1976, Circle in the Square, 73 perfs + 33 pvws
Shirley MacLaine (Revue), 7/9/1976, Palace, 20
Guys & Dolls (R), 7/21/1976, Broadway, 241
Let My People Come (Revue-Moved to Bway), 7/22/1976, Morosco, 122
A Chorus Line (London), 7/22/1976, Drury Lane, 903
Debbie Reynolds Show (Revue), 9/16/1976, Minskoff, 13
Going Up (R), 9/19/1976, John Golden, 49
Oh Calcutta (Revue-R), 9/24/1976, Edison, 5959
Porgy & Bess (R), 9/25/1976, Uris, 129
Lovesong (Revue), 10/5/1976, Top of the Gate, 23
The Robber Bridegroom (Moved to Broadway), 10/9/1976, Biltmore, 157
The Club, 10/14/1976, Circle in the Square Downtown, 667
Two by Five (Revue), 10/18/1976, Village Gate Downstairs, 57
Music Is, 12/20/1976, St. James, 8 perfs + 14 pvws
You're Arms Too Short to Box With God, 12/22/1976, Lyceum, 434
Fiddler on the Roof (R), 12/28/1976, Winter Garden, 168

1977

Nightclub Cantata (Revue), 1/9/1977, Top of the Gate, 145
Ipi-Tombi, 1/12/1977, Harkness, 39 perfs + 17 pvws
A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine (London), 1/15/1979, New End, 168
Elvis: The Legend Lives (Revue), 1/31/1977, Palace, 101
Party With Betty Comden & Adolph Green, A (Revue-R), 2/10/1977, Morosco, 96
Starting Here, Starting Now (Revue), 3/7/1977, Barbarann, 120
Happy End, 3/8/1977, Chelsea Theatre Center, 56
She Loves Me (R), 3/29/1977, Town Hall, 24
I Love My Wife, 4/17/1977, Ethel Barrymore, 872
Side By Side By Sondheim (Revue), 4/18/1977, Music Box, 390
Knickerbocker Holiday (R), 4/19/1977, Town Hall, 16
Annie*, 4/21/1977, Alvin, 2377
The King & I (R), 5/2/1977, Uris, 807
Happy End (Moved to Broadway), 5/7/1977, Martin Beck, 75
Toller Cranston's Ice Show (Revue), 5/19/1977, Palace, 62
Beatlemania (Concert), 6/1/1977, Winter Garden, 1011 (See NOTE Below)
Unsung Cole (Revue), 6/23/1977, Circle Rep, 78
Man of La Mancha (R), 9/15/1977, Palace, 127
Comedy With Music (Revue-R), 10/3/1977, Imperial, 67
Hair (R), 10/5/1977, Biltmore, 43 perfs + 79 pvws
I Love My Wife (London), 10/6/1977, Prince of Wales, 410
Best Little Whorehouse In Texas (Showcase), 10/20/77, Actors Studio, 12
The Act, 10/29/1977, Majestic, 239
Jesus Christ Superstar (R), 11/23/1977, Longacre, 96

1977 NOTE: In a vain attempt to avoid facing the critics, Beatlemania never officially opened. The critics eventually snuck in anyway. Despite poor reviews, this tribute to the Beatles ran for several years.

1978

On The 20th Century, 2/19/1978, St. James, 460
Timbuktu, 3/1/1978, Mark Hellinger, 243
Hello Dolly (R), 3/5/1978, Lunt-Fontanne, 152
Dancin' (Revue), 3/27/1978, Broadhurst, 1744
History of the American Film, 3/30/1978, ANTA, 21 perfs + 19 pvws
Best Little Whorehouse In Texas, 4/17/1978, Entermedia, 85
Ain't Misbehavin'* (Revue), 5/9/1978, Longacre, 1604
Angel, 5/10/1978, Minskoff, 5 perfs + 6 pvws
Working (Revue), 5/15/1978, 46th St., 25 perfs + 11 pvws
Piano Bar, 6/8/1978, Westside, 141
I'm Getting My Act Together . . ., 6/14/1978, Public/Anspacher, 1165
Evita (London), 6/21/1978, Prince Edward, 2900
Stop the World (R), 8/3/1978, NY State, 30
Eubie (Revue), 9/20/1978, Ambassador, 439
King of Hearts, 10/22/1978, Minskoff, 54
Platinum, 11/12/1978, Mark Hellinger, 45
Ballroom, 12/14/1978, Majestic, 127
Icedancing (Revue), 12/19/1978, Minskoff, 16
Broadway Musical, 12/21/1978, Lunt-Fontanne, 1

1979

Grand Tour, 1/11/1979, Palace, 79
My Old Friends, 1/12/1979, Orpheum, 154
Umbrellas of Cherbourg, The (Off), 2/1/1979, Public, 78
Tommy (London), 2/6/1979, Queen's, 118
They're Playing Our Song, 2/11/1979, Imperial, 1082
Whoopee (R), 2/14/1979, ANTA, 212
In Trousers, 2/21/1979, Playwrights Horizons, 24
Sarava, 2/23/1979, Mark Hellinger, 140 perfs + 37 pvws
Sweeney Todd*, 3/1/1979, Uris, 557
Tip-Toes (R), 3/21/1979, Brooklyn Academy of Music, 24
Carmelina, 4/8/1979, St. James, 17 perfs + 11 pvws
Utter Glory of Morrisey Hall, The, 5/13/1979, Mark Hellinger, 1 perf + 7 pvws
Up in One (Revue), 5/23/1979, Biltmore, 51
I Remember Mama, 5/31/1979, Majestic, 108 perfs + 40 pvws
Best Little Whorehouse In Texas (Moved to Broadway), 6/19/1979, 46th Street, 1584
Got Tu Go Disco, 6/25/1979, Minskoff, 8
But Never Jam Today, 7/31/1979, Longacre, 7 perfs + 9 pvws
Peter Pan (R), 9/6/1979, Lunt-Fontanne, 551
Evita*, 9/25/1979, Broadway, 1567
Sugar Babies (Revue), 10/8/1979, Mark Hellinger, 1,208
Most Happy Fella (R), 10/11/1979, Majestic, 53
1940s Radio Hour, 10/17/1979, St. James, 119
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 10/18/1979, Radio City Music Hall, 103
Bette! Divine Madness (Revue), 12/5/1979, Majestic, 40
Oklahoma (R), 12/13/1979, Palace, 301 perfs + 9 pvws
Comin' Uptown, 12/20/1979, Winter Garden, 45 perfs + 19 pvws

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(London)	London production
(City)	Other non-US City production
Moved	Production changed theatres in mid-run
Off	Off-Brodway NYC production
R	Revival
*	Winner of Tony Award for Best Musical - because the eligibility cutoff date has veried widely over the years, it is not uncommon for shows that opened in one year to win in another. That is why some years have multiple winners, others none.