2000s Stage Chronology

Stage Chronology:
The 2000s
Compiled by John Kenrick
(Copyright 2000-2006)

All shows listed are book musicals and all dates are for Broadway openings unless otherwise noted.

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

2000

James Joyce's The Dead (Moved), 1/11/2000, Belasco, 112 perfs + 32 pvws
Wild Party, The (Off), 1/25/2000, Manhattan Theatre Club, 54 perfs + 34 pvws
Saturday Night (Off), 1/28/2000, Second Stage, 45 perfs + 31 pvws
Splendora (Off), 2/8/2000, Chelsea Playhouse, 33 perfs + 33 pvws
Taking a Chance on Love (Revue - Off), 2/12/2000, 29 perfs + 17 pvws
Godspell (R-Off), 2/25/2000, Third Eye Rep, 65
Zona, The Ghost of Greenbrier (Off), Hudson Guild, 27 perfs + 9 pvws
Riverdance (Revue), 3/16/2000, Gershwin, 605 perfs + 13 pvws
Last Supper, The (Off), 3/22/2000, St. Luke's, 8 perfs
Aida, 3/23/2000, Palace, 1852 perfs + 30 pvws
Contact* (Ballet), 3/30/2000, Vivian Beaumont, 1009 perfs
Wild Party, The, 4/13/2000, Virginia, 68 perfs + 36 pvws
Jesus Christ Superstar (R), 4/16/2000, Ford Center, 161 perfs + 28 pvws
Music Man, The (R), 4/27/2000, Neil Simon, 698 perfs + 24 pvws
City Canyons (Off), 4/30/2000, Frankel, 13 perfs
Enter the Guardsman (Off), 5/9/2000, Vineyard, 15 perfs + 12 pvws
Full Monty, The, 10/26/2000, Eugene O’Neill, 770 perfs + 35 pvws
Rocky Horror Show, The, 11/15/2000, Circle in the Square, 437 perfs + 25 pvws
Seussical, The, 11/30/2000, Richard Rodgers, 198 perfs + 34 pvws
Jane Eyre, 12/10/2000, Brooks Atkinson, 209 perfs + 36 pvws

2001

A Class Act, 3/11/2001, Ambassador, 105 perfs + 30 pvws
Follies (R), 4/5/2001, Belasco, 117 perfs + 31 pvws
Bells Are Ringing (R), 4/12/2001, Plymouth, 68 perfs + 36 pvws
Blast (Revue), 4/17/2001, Broadway, 180 perfs + 13 pvws
Producers, The*, 4/19/2001, St. James, 2502 perfs + 33 pvws
Adventures of Tom Sawyer, 4/26/2001, Minskoff, 21 perfs + 34 pvws
42nd Street (R), 5/2/2001, Ford Center, 1525 perfs + 31 pvws
Urinetown, 9/20/2001, Hudson, 965 perfs + 25 pvws
Mamma Mia, 10/18/2001, Winter Garden, 2700+ perfs, still running
Thou Shalt Not, 10/25/2001, Royale, 85 perfs + 33 pvws
By Jeeves, 10/28/2001, Helen Hayes, 72 perfs + 16 pvws

2002

Bea Arthur on Broadway, 2/17/2002, Booth, 65 perfs + 23 pvws
Elaine Stritch: At Liberty, 2/21/2002, Neil Simon, 69 perfs + 11 pvws
One Mo Time (R), 3/6/2002, Longacre, 16 pvws + 21 perfs
Sweet Smell of Success, The, 3/14/2002, Martin Beck, 108 perfs + 19 pvws
Oklahoma (R), 3/21/2002, Gershwin, 388 perfs + 25 pvws
Thoroughly Modern Millie*, 4/18/2002, Marquis, 904 perfs + 32 pvws
Into the Woods (R), 4/30/2002 Broadhurst, 279 perfs + 18 pvws
Hairspray*, 8/15/2002, Neil Simon, 2641 perfs + 31 pvws
Boys From Syracuse (R), 8/18/2002, Amer. Airlines, 73 perfs + 23 pvws
Flower Drum Song (R), 10/17/2002, Virginia, 168 perfs + 26 pvws
A Man of No Importance, 9/12/2002, Newhouse, closed 12/29/02
Amour, 10/20/2002, Music Box, 17 perfs + 31 pvws
Movin Out, 10/24/2002, Richard Rodgers, 1202 perfs + 28 pvws
Man of La Mancha (R), 12/5/2002, Martin Beck, 304 perfs + 16 pvws
La Boheme (Opera), 12/8/2002, Broadway, 228 perfs + 12 pvws
Dance of the Vampires, 12/9/2002, Minskoff, 56 perfs + 61 pvws

2003

Zanna Don't (Off), 3/20/2003, Houseman, 118 perfs + 17 pvws
Urban Cowboy, 3/27/2003, Broadhurst, 60 perfs + 23 pvws
Nine (R), 4/10/2003, Eugene O'Neill, 285 perfs + 23 pvws
A Year With Frog and Toad, 4/13/2003, Cort, 73 perfs + 15 pvws
Jerry Springer - The Opera (London), 4/29/2003, National, MOVED (see 11/10/2003)
Gypsy (R), 5/1/2003, Shubert, 451 perfs + 33 pvws
Look of Love, The (Revue), 5/4/2003, Atkinson, 48 perfs + 36 pvws
Big River (R), 7/24/2003, Amer. Airlines, 67 perfs + 28 pvws
Avenue Q*, 7/31/2003, Golden, 2534 perfs + 22 pvws
Little Shop of Horrors (R), 10/2/2003, Virginia, 372 perfs + 40 pvws
Boy From Oz, The, 10/16/2003, Imperial, 365 perfs + 32 pvws
Wicked, 10/30/2003, Gershwin, 2000+ perfs, still running
Jerry Springer - The Opera (London-MOVED), 11/10/2003, Cambridge, 609
Fame on 42nd Street, 11/11/2003, Little Shubert, 264 perfs + 40 pvws
Taboo, 11/13/2003, Plymouth, 100 perfs + 16 pvws
Laughing Room Only (Revue), 11/19/2003, Atkinson, 31 pvws + 14 perfs
Wonderful Town (R), 11/23/2003, Hirshfeld, 507 perfs + 17 pvws
Caroline, or Change, 11/30/2003, Public Theatre (moved to Broadway 5/2/2004)
Never Gonna Dance, 12/4/2003, Broadhurst, 84 perfs + 44 pvws

2004

Fiddler on the Roof (R), 2/12/2004, Minskoff, 781 perfs + 36 pvws
Assassins, 4/22/2004, Studio 54, 101 perfs + 26 pvws
Bombay Dreams, 4/29/2004, Broadway, 284 perfs + 31 pvws
Caroline, or Change (Moved), 5/2/2004, O'Neill, 136 perfs + 23 pvws
Frogs, The (Sondheim), 7/15/2004, Lincoln Center, 92 perfs + 34 pvws
Dracula, 8/16/2004, Belasco, 157 perfs + 22 pvws
Brooklyn, 10/21/2004, Plymouth, 283 perfs + 28 pvws
Pacific Overtures (R), 12/2/2004, Studio 54, 69 perfs + 24 pvws
La Cage Aux Folles (R), 12/9/2004, Marquis, 229 perfs + 30 pvws
Mary Poppins (London), 12/15/2004, Prince Edward, still running

2005

Little Women, 1/20/2005, Virginia, 137 perfs + 55 pvws
Good Vibrations, 1/27/2005, O'Neill, 94 perfs + 50 pvws
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, 3/3/2005, Imperial, 666 perfs + 36 pvws
Monty Python's Spamalot*, 3/17/2005, Shubert, 1575 perfs + 35 pvws
All Shook Up, 3/24/2005, Palace, 213 perfs + 33 pvws
The Light in the Piazza, 4/18/2005, Vivian Beaumont, 504 perfs + 36 pvws
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, 4/28/2005, Hilton Theatre, 285 perfs + 35 pvws
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, 5/2/3005, Circle in the Square, 1,136 perfs + 21 pvws
Sweet Charity (R), 5/4/2005, Hirshfeld, 279 perfs + 25 pvws
Billy Elliot (London), 5/11/2005, Victoria Palace, 1000+ still running
Lennon, 8/14/2005, Broadhurst, 49 perfs + 42 pvws
Guys and Dolls (R-London), 6/1/2005, Piccadilly, closed 4/14/2007
In My Life, 10/20/2005, Music Box, 61 perfs + 23 pvws
Sweeney Todd (R), 11/1/2005, O'Neill, 349 perfs + 35 pvws (closing 9/3/2006)
Jersey Boys*, 11/6/2005, August Wilson, still running (1,500 perfs+)
Souvenir, 11/10/2005, Lyceum, 70 perfs + 10 pvws
The Woman In White, 11/17/2005, Marquis, 109 perfs + 20 pvws
The Color Purple, 12/1/2005, Broadway, 910 perfs + 30 pvws
Chita Rivera: A Dancer's Life, 12/11/2005, Schoenfeld, 72 perfs + 20 pvws

2006

[title of show] (Off), 2/26/2008, Vineyard, closed 4/23/2008
The Pajama Game (R), 3/2/2006, Amer. Airlines, 129 perfs + 41 pvws
Ring of Fire, 3/12/2006, Ethel Barrymore, 57 perfs + 37 pvws
Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well (Off-R), 3/27/2006, Zipper, 384 perfs.
The Threepenny Opera (R), 4/20/2006, Studio 54, 77 perfs + 32 pvws
Lestat, 4/25/2006, Palace, 39 perfs + 33 pvws
The Wedding Singer, 4/27/2006, Al Hirschfeld, 284 perfs + 30 pvws
Hot Feet, 4/30/2006, Hilton, 97 perfs + 12 pvws
The Drowsy Chaperone, 5/1/2006, Marquis, 674 perfs + 32 pvws
Tarzan, 5/10/2006, Richard Rodgers, 486 perfs + 35 pvws
[title of show] (Off-Return), 7/20/2008, Vineyard, closed 9/9/2008
Kiki & Herb: Alive on Broadway, 8/15/2006, Helen Hayes, 37 perfs + 5 pvws
Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me, 8/17/2006, Jacobs, 165 perfs + 22 pvws
A Chorus Line (R), 10/5/2006, Schoenfeld, 759 perfs + 18 pvws
The Times They Are A-Changin', 10/26/2006, Brooks Atkinson, 28 perfs + 35 pvws
Grey Gardens, 11/2/2006, Walter Kerr, 307 perfs + 33 pvws
How The Grinch Stole Christmas, 11/8/2006, Hilton, 107 perfs
Les Miserables (R), 11/9/2006, Broadhurst, 479 perfs + 17 pvws
Mary Poppins, 11/16/2006, New Amsterdam, still running (900 perfs+)
Company (R), 11/29/2006, Barrymore, 247 perfs + 34 pvws
High Fidelity, 12/7/2006, Imperial, 14 perfs + 18 pvws
Spring Awakening*, 12/10/2006, Eugene O'Neill, 859 perfs + 29 pvws
The Apple Tree (R), 12/14/2006, Studio 54, 99 perfs + 18 pvws

2007

Curtains, 3/22/2007, Hirschfeld, 511 perfs + 26 pvws
Pirate Queen, 4/5/2007, Hilton, 85 perfs + 32 pvws
Legally Blonde, 4/29/2007, Palace, 595 perfs + 30 pvws
Love Musik, 5/3/2007, Biltmore, 61 perfs + 24 pvws
110 In The Shade (R), 5/9/2007, Studio 54, 94 perfs + 27 pvws
Xanadu, 7/10/2007, Helen Hayes, 512 perfs + 49 pvws
Grease (R), 8/19/2007, Brooks Atkinson, 554 perfs + 31 pvws
Young Frankenstein, 11/8/2007, Hilton, 484 perfs + 30 pvws
How The Grinch Stole Christmas (Return - 2nd Run), 11/9/2007, St. James, 96 perfs + 13 pvws

2008

Little Mermaid, The, 1/10/2008, Lunt-Fontanne, 685 perfs + 50 pvws
Next to Normal (Off), 2/13/2008, Second Stage (Moved - see 2009)
Sunday in the Park With George (R), 2/21/2008, Studio 54, 149 perfs + 32 pvws
Passing Strange, 2/28/2008, Belasco, 165 perfs + 20 pvws
In the Heights*, 3/9/2007, Richard Rodgers, still running
Gypsy (R), 3/27/2008, St. James, 332 perfs + 27 pvws
South Pacific (R), 4/3/2008, Vivian Beaumont, still running
A Catered Affair, 4/17/2008, Walter Kerr, 116 perfs + 27 pvws
Glory Days, 4/22/08, Circle in the Square, 1 perf + 17 pvws
[title of show] (Moved), 7/17/2008, Lyceum, 102 perfs + 13 pvws
A Tale of Two Cities, 9/18/2008, Al Hirschfeld, 68 perfs + 33 pvws
13, 10/5/2008, Jacobs, 105 perfs + 22 pvws
Rock of Ages (Off), New World Stages, 93 perfs + 17 pvws (Moved, see 2009)
Billy Elliot*, 11/13/2008, Imperial, still running
Irving Berlin's White Christmas, 11/23/2008, Marquis, 53 perfs + 12 pvws
Liza's at the Palace, 12/3/2008, Palace, 22 perfs
Shrek, 12/14/2008, Broadway, still running
Pal Joey (R), 12/18/2008, Studio 54, 85 perfs + 37 pvws

2009

The Story of My Life, 2/19/2009, Booth, 5 perfs + 19 pvws
Guys and Dolls (R), 3/1/2005, Nederlander, 121 perfs + 28 pvws
Hair (R), 3/5/2009, Hirschfeld, still running
West Side Story (R), 3/19/2009, Palace, still running
Rock of Ages, 4/7/2009, Brooks Atkinson, still running
Next to Normal, 4/15/2009, Booth, still running
9 to 5, 4/23/2009, Marquis, 148 perfs + 28 pvws
Burn the Floor, 8/2/2009, Longacre, still running

(PLEASE NOTE: This list of upcoming musicals is limited to Broadway-bound productions that have officially announced an opening date and/or a theatre.)

Bye Bye Birdie (R), 10/15/2009, Henry Miller
Memphis, 10/19/2009, Shubert
Irving Berlin's White Christmas (Return - 2nd Run), 11/13/2008, Marquis, 61 perfs
Ragtime (R), 11/15/2009, Neil Simon
Finian's Rainbow (R), 10/19/2009, St. James
Fela!, 11/23/2009, Eugene O'Neill

2010

Spider Man, Turn Off the Dark, 2/18/2010, Hilton
The Addams Family, 4/8/2005, Lunt-Fontanne