A Look at the 22 Broadway Musicals That Closed on Opening Night | Playbill

Photo Features A Look at the 22 Broadway Musicals That Closed on Opening Night From 1943–2008; take a look back at the shows that opened and closed on Broadway on the same day.
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Broadway history is littered with ups and downs. There’s little to match the high of an opening night, and not much to meet the low of a show’s final performance. But what about when both of those come on the same day?

Since Oklahoma! re-defined the modern musical in 1943, there have been 22 musicals that have closed on opening night, and we’re taking a look back at each one.

Flip through photos of the 22 shows below:

22 Broadway Musicals That Closed on Opening Night

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