Discover Seasons

1940-1941

Productions Opening During the Season

Higher and Higher
Musical, Return Engagement
Aug 5, 1940
Shubert Theatre
Kind Lady
Play, Revival
Sep 3, 1940
Playhouse Theatre
Jupiter Laughs
Play, Original
Sep 9, 1940
Biltmore Theatre
Sim Sala Bim
Special, Original
Sep 9, 1940
Morosco Theatre
There Shall Be No Night
Play, Return Engagement
Sep 9, 1940
Alvin Theatre
Hold on to Your Hats
Musical, Original
Sep 11, 1940
Shubert Theatre
Johnny Belinda
Play, Original
Sep 18, 1940
Belasco Theatre
 
 
Longacre Theatre
The Time of Your Life
Play, Return Engagement
Sep 23, 1940
Booth Theatre
The Gondoliers
Musical, Revival
Sep 30, 1940
44th Street Theatre
Boys and Girls Together
Musical, Original
Oct 1, 1940
Broadhurst Theatre
The Mikado
Musical, Revival
Oct 3, 1940
44th Street Theatre
Journey to Jerusalem
Play, Original
Oct 5, 1940
National Theatre
The Pirates of Penzance
Musical, Revival
Oct 7, 1940
44th Street Theatre
Trial by Jury
Musical, Revival
Oct 7, 1940
44th Street Theatre
It Happens on Ice
Special, Original
Oct 10, 1940
Center Theatre
Boyd's Daughter
Play, Original
Oct 11, 1940
Booth Theatre
Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
Special, Revival
Oct 14, 1940
51st Street Theatre
Blind Alley
Play, Revival
Oct 15, 1940
Windsor Theatre
Charley's Aunt
Play, Revival
Oct 17, 1940
Cort Theatre
George Washington Slept Here
Play, Original
Oct 18, 1940
Lyceum Theatre
Big White Fog
Play, Original
Oct 22, 1940
Lincoln Theatre
Cabin in the Sky
Musical, Original
Oct 25, 1940
Martin Beck Theatre
Tis of Thee
Musical, Original
Oct 26, 1940
Maxine Elliott's Theatre
Suzanna and the Elders
Play, Original
Oct 29, 1940
Morosco Theatre
Panama Hattie
Musical, Original
Oct 30, 1940
46th Street Theatre
Return Engagement
Play, Original
Nov 1, 1940
John Golden Theatre
Original Ballet Russe, Colonel de Basil's
Special, Original
Nov 3, 1940
51st Street Theatre
Beverly Hills
Play, Original
Nov 7, 1940
Fulton Theatre
Quiet, Please!
Play, Original
Nov 8, 1940
Guild Theatre
Glamour Preferred
Play, Original
Nov 15, 1940
Booth Theatre
Twelfth Night
Play, Revival
Nov 19, 1940
St. James Theatre
Horse Fever
Play, Original
Nov 23, 1940
Mansfield Theatre
The Corn Is Green
Play, Original
Nov 26, 1940
National Theatre
 
 
Royale Theatre
Fledgling
Play, Original
Nov 27, 1940
Hudson Theatre
Romantic Mr. Dickens
Play, Original
Dec 2, 1940
Playhouse Theatre
Delicate Story
Play, Original
Dec 4, 1940
Henry Miller's Theatre
Mum's the Word
Special, Original
Dec 5, 1940
Belmont Theatre
Every Man for Himself
Play, Original
Dec 9, 1940
Guild Theatre
Retreat to Pleasure
Play, Original
Dec 17, 1940
Belasco Theatre
Cue for Passion
Play, Original
Dec 19, 1940
Royale Theatre
The Old Foolishness
Play, Original
Dec 20, 1940
Windsor Theatre
Old Acquaintance
Play, Original
Dec 23, 1940
Morosco Theatre
 
 
Broadhurst Theatre
Meet the People
Musical, Original
Dec 25, 1940
Mansfield Theatre
Pal Joey
Musical, Original
Dec 25, 1940
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
 
 
Shubert Theatre
 
 
St. James Theatre
My Sister Eileen
Play, Original
Dec 26, 1940
Biltmore Theatre
 
 
Martin Beck Theatre
 
 
Ritz Theatre
 
 
Broadway Theatre
Ruth Draper
Special, Original
Dec 26, 1940
Booth Theatre
All in Fun
Musical, Original
Dec 27, 1940
Majestic Theatre
The Flying Gerardos
Play, Original
Dec 29, 1940
Playhouse Theatre
Flight to the West
Play, Original
Dec 30, 1940
Guild Theatre
 
 
Royale Theatre
The Lady Who Came to Stay
Play, Original
Jan 2, 1941
Maxine Elliott's Theatre
First Stop to Heaven
Play, Original
Jan 5, 1941
Windsor Theatre
Eight O'Clock Tuesday
Play, Original
Jan 6, 1941
Henry Miller's Theatre
Night of Love
Musical, Original
Jan 7, 1941
Hudson Theatre
Arsenic and Old Lace
Play, Original
Jan 10, 1941
Fulton Theatre
 
 
Hudson Theatre
Mr. and Mrs. North
Play, Original
Jan 12, 1941
Belasco Theatre
Crazy With the Heat
Musical, Original
Jan 14, 1941
44th Street Theatre
The Cream in the Well
Play, Original
Jan 20, 1941
Booth Theatre
Lady in the Dark
Musical, Original
Jan 23, 1941
Alvin Theatre
Crazy With the Heat
Musical, Return Engagement
Jan 30, 1941
44th Street Theatre
Tanyard Street
Play, Original
Feb 4, 1941
Little Theatre
Liberty Jones
Musical, Original
Feb 5, 1941
Shubert Theatre
Boudoir
Play, Original
Feb 7, 1941
John Golden Theatre
Popsy
Play, Original
Feb 10, 1941
Playhouse Theatre
Gizelle
Special, Revival
Feb 11, 1941
Majestic Theatre
Three Virgins and a Devil
Special, Revival
Feb 11, 1941
Majestic Theatre
Gala Performance
Special, Revival
Feb 11, 1941
Majestic Theatre
Out of the Frying Pan
Play, Original
Feb 11, 1941
Windsor Theatre
Claudia
Play, Original
Feb 12, 1941
Booth Theatre
 
 
St. James Theatre
 
 
Forrest Theatre
The Talley Method
Play, Original
Feb 24, 1941
Henry Miller's Theatre
Brooklyn Biarritz
Play, Original
Feb 27, 1941
Royale Theatre
The Doctor's Dilemma
Play, Revival
Mar 11, 1941
Shubert Theatre
They Walk Alone
Play, Original
Mar 12, 1941
John Golden Theatre
Five Alarm Waltz
Play, Original
Mar 13, 1941
Playhouse Theatre
My Fair Ladies
Play, Original
Mar 23, 1941
Hudson Theatre
Native Son
Play, Original
Mar 24, 1941
St. James Theatre
Gabrielle
Play, Original
Mar 25, 1941
Maxine Elliott's Theatre
Watch on the Rhine
Play, Original
Apr 1, 1941
Martin Beck Theatre
Your Loving Son
Play, Original
Apr 4, 1941
Little Theatre
The Trojan Women
Play, Original
Apr 8, 1941
Cort Theatre
Steps Leading Up
Play, Original
Apr 8, 1941
Cort Theatre
The Night Before Christmas
Play, Original
Apr 10, 1941
Morosco Theatre
The Beautiful People
Play, Original
Apr 21, 1941
Lyceum Theatre
Not in Our Stars
Play, Original
Apr 25, 1941
Cort Theatre
The Happy Days
Play, Original
May 13, 1941
Henry Miller's Theatre
Snookie
Play, Original
Jun 3, 1941
John Golden Theatre
1940-1941

Productions Closing During the Season

Pins and Needles
Musical, Original
Jun 22, 1940
Labor Stage Theatre
 
 
Windsor Theatre
Keep Off the Grass
Musical, Original
Jun 29, 1940
Broadhurst Theatre
Walk With Music
Musical, Original
Jul 20, 1940
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
The Male Animal
Play, Original
Aug 3, 1940
Cort Theatre
Ladies in Retirement
Play, Original
Aug 3, 1940
Henry Miller's Theatre
There Shall Be No Night
Play, Original
Aug 9, 1940
Alvin Theatre
Higher and Higher
Musical, Return Engagement
Aug 24, 1940
Shubert Theatre
Jupiter Laughs
Play, Original
Sep 28, 1940
Biltmore Theatre
Boyd's Daughter
Play, Original
Oct 12, 1940
Booth Theatre
The Pirates of Penzance
Musical, Revival
Oct 15, 1940
44th Street Theatre
Trial by Jury
Musical, Revival
Oct 15, 1940
44th Street Theatre
The Mikado
Musical, Revival
Oct 17, 1940
44th Street Theatre
The Time of Your Life
Play, Return Engagement
Oct 19, 1940
Booth Theatre
The Gondoliers
Musical, Revival
Oct 19, 1940
44th Street Theatre
Journey to Jerusalem
Play, Original
Oct 19, 1940
National Theatre
Sim Sala Bim
Special, Original
Oct 20, 1940
Morosco Theatre
Tis of Thee
Musical, Original
Oct 26, 1940
Maxine Elliott's Theatre
There Shall Be No Night
Play, Return Engagement
Nov 2, 1940
Alvin Theatre
Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
Special, Revival
Nov 3, 1940
51st Street Theatre
Return Engagement
Play, Original
Nov 7, 1940
John Golden Theatre
Quiet, Please!
Play, Original
Nov 21, 1940
Guild Theatre
Suzanna and the Elders
Play, Original
Nov 23, 1940
Morosco Theatre
Glamour Preferred
Play, Original
Nov 23, 1940
Booth Theatre
Kind Lady
Play, Revival
Nov 30, 1940
Playhouse Theatre
Beverly Hills
Play, Original
Nov 30, 1940
Fulton Theatre
Blind Alley
Play, Revival
Dec 7, 1940
Windsor Theatre
Fledgling
Play, Original
Dec 7, 1940
Hudson Theatre
Romantic Mr. Dickens
Play, Original
Dec 7, 1940
Playhouse Theatre
Every Man for Himself
Play, Original
Dec 11, 1940
Guild Theatre
Du Barry Was a Lady
Musical, Original
Dec 12, 1940
46th Street Theatre
 
 
Royale Theatre
Mum's the Word
Special, Original
Dec 14, 1940
Belmont Theatre
Horse Fever
Play, Original
Dec 14, 1940
Mansfield Theatre
Big White Fog
Play, Original
Dec 14, 1940
Lincoln Theatre
The Old Foolishness
Play, Original
Dec 21, 1940
Windsor Theatre
Delicate Story
Play, Original
Dec 28, 1940
Henry Miller's Theatre
Cue for Passion
Play, Original
Dec 28, 1940
Royale Theatre
All in Fun
Musical, Original
Dec 28, 1940
Majestic Theatre
Retreat to Pleasure
Play, Original
Jan 4, 1941
Belasco Theatre
The Lady Who Came to Stay
Play, Original
Jan 4, 1941
Maxine Elliott's Theatre
Ruth Draper
Special, Original
Jan 11, 1941
Booth Theatre
First Stop to Heaven
Play, Original
Jan 11, 1941
Windsor Theatre
Night of Love
Musical, Original
Jan 11, 1941
Hudson Theatre
Original Ballet Russe, Colonel de Basil's
Special, Original
Jan 12, 1941
51st Street Theatre
The Flying Gerardos
Play, Original
Jan 18, 1941
Playhouse Theatre
Eight O'Clock Tuesday
Play, Original
Jan 18, 1941
Henry Miller's Theatre
Crazy With the Heat
Musical, Original
Jan 18, 1941
44th Street Theatre
Hold on to Your Hats
Musical, Original
Feb 1, 1941
Shubert Theatre
The Cream in the Well
Play, Original
Feb 8, 1941
Booth Theatre
Popsy
Play, Original
Feb 12, 1941
Playhouse Theatre
Boudoir
Play, Original
Feb 15, 1941
John Golden Theatre
Liberty Jones
Musical, Original
Feb 22, 1941
Shubert Theatre
Tanyard Street
Play, Original
Feb 23, 1941
Little Theatre
Brooklyn Biarritz
Play, Original
Mar 1, 1941
Royale Theatre
Cabin in the Sky
Musical, Original
Mar 8, 1941
Martin Beck Theatre
Twelfth Night
Play, Revival
Mar 8, 1941
St. James Theatre
Gizelle
Special, Revival
Mar 9, 1941
Majestic Theatre
Three Virgins and a Devil
Special, Revival
Mar 9, 1941
Majestic Theatre
Gala Performance
Special, Revival
Mar 9, 1941
Majestic Theatre
Boys and Girls Together
Musical, Original
Mar 15, 1941
Broadhurst Theatre
George Washington Slept Here
Play, Original
Mar 15, 1941
Lyceum Theatre
Five Alarm Waltz
Play, Original
Mar 15, 1941
Playhouse Theatre
Gabrielle
Play, Original
Mar 26, 1941
Maxine Elliott's Theatre
They Walk Alone
Play, Original
Mar 29, 1941
John Golden Theatre
Your Loving Son
Play, Original
Apr 5, 1941
Little Theatre
The Trojan Women
Play, Original
Apr 8, 1941
Cort Theatre
The Talley Method
Play, Original
Apr 12, 1941
Henry Miller's Theatre
Crazy With the Heat
Musical, Return Engagement
Apr 19, 1941
44th Street Theatre
My Fair Ladies
Play, Original
Apr 19, 1941
Hudson Theatre
Flight to the West
Play, Original
Apr 26, 1941
Guild Theatre
 
 
Royale Theatre
The Night Before Christmas
Play, Original
Apr 27, 1941
Morosco Theatre
Charley's Aunt
Play, Revival
May 3, 1941
Cort Theatre
Meet the People
Musical, Original
May 10, 1941
Mansfield Theatre
Out of the Frying Pan
Play, Original
May 10, 1941
Windsor Theatre
Old Acquaintance
Play, Original
May 17, 1941
Morosco Theatre
 
 
Broadhurst Theatre
Mr. and Mrs. North
Play, Original
May 31, 1941
Belasco Theatre
Tobacco Road
Play, Original
May 31, 1941
Theatre Masque
 
 
48th Street Theatre
 
 
Forrest Theatre
The Happy Days
Play, Original
May 31, 1941
Henry Miller's Theatre
Snookie
Play, Original
Jun 14, 1941
John Golden Theatre
Louisiana Purchase
Musical, Original
Jun 14, 1941
Imperial Theatre
It Happens on Ice
Special, Original
Jun 15, 1941
Center Theatre