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Neil Simon Theatre

January 01, 1970

The Neil Simon Theatre, originally the Alvin Theatre, is a Broadway theater at 250 West 52nd Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. Opened in 1927, the theater was designed by Herbert J. Krapp and was built for Alex A. Aarons and Vinton Freedley. The original name was an amalgamation of Aarons's and Freedley's first names; the theater was renamed for playwright Neil Simon in 1983. The Neil Simon has 1,467 seats[a] across two levels and is operated by the Nederlander Organization. Both the facade and the auditorium interior are New York City landmarks.

Neil Simon Theatre
Alvin Theatre (1927–1983)
Showing The Cher Show, 2019
Address250 West 52nd Street
Manhattan, New York City
United States
Coordinates40°45′47″N 73°59′04″W / 40.76306°N 73.98444°W / 40.76306; -73.98444
OwnerNederlander Organization
TypeBroadway
Capacity1,467[1][a]
ProductionMJ the Musical
Construction
OpenedNovember 22, 1927
Years active1927–present
ArchitectHerbert J. Krapp
Website
broadwaydirect.com/theatre/neil-simon-theatre/
DesignatedAugust 6, 1985[2]
Reference no.1305[2]
Designated entityFacade
DesignatedAugust 6, 1985[3]
Reference no.1306[3]
Designated entityAuditorium interior

The facade is divided into two sections: the six-story stage house to the west and the five-story auditorium to the east. The ground floor is clad with terracotta blocks and contains an entrance with a marquee. The upper stories of both sections are made of brick and terracotta; the auditorium facade has arched windows, niches, and a central pediment, while the stage house has a more plain design. The interior is designed in the Adam style and includes two lobbies and a mezzanine-level lounge. The auditorium consists of a ground-level orchestra and one balcony with boxes. The theater interiors are decorated with paneling and plasterwork, and the auditorium has a domed ceiling. Above the auditorium were three stories of offices.

Alexander Pincus and M. L. Goldstone developed the Alvin Theatre, which opened on November 22, 1927, with Funny Face. Aarons and Freedley initially operated the theater and owned it from 1930 to 1932. In the theater's early years, it hosted musicals such as Anything Goes, Lady in the Dark, and Something for the Boys, as well as plays. CBS took over in 1946 and continued to operate the theater until 1959, when Max and Stanley Stahl bought it. The Alvin was further sold in 1967 to Rock-Time Inc. and in 1975 to the Nederlanders. Through the 1960s and 1970s, the Alvin hosted long runs of shows such as A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, High Spirits, The Great White Hope, Company, Shenandoah, and Annie. After the theater was renamed for Neil Simon, it hosted several of his plays during the 1980s and 1990s, as well as the musical Hairspray during much of the 2000s.

Site edit

The Neil Simon Theatre is on 250 West 52nd Street, on the south sidewalk between Eighth Avenue and Broadway, in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City.[5][6] The rectangular land lot covers 12,350 sq ft (1,147 m2), with a frontage of 123.50 ft (37.64 m) on 52nd Street and a depth of 100 ft (30 m).[6][7] The Neil Simon shares the block with the Mark Hellinger Theatre and Gallagher's Steakhouse to the east. Other nearby buildings include the August Wilson Theatre to the north; the Broadway Theatre and 810 Seventh Avenue to the northeast; Axa Equitable Center to the east; the Winter Garden Theatre to the southeast; and Paramount Plaza (including Circle in the Square Theatre and the Gershwin Theatre) to the south.[6]

Design edit

The Neil Simon Theatre, originally the Alvin Theatre, was designed by Herbert J. Krapp and was constructed in 1927. The exterior is designed in the neo-Georgian style,[5][8] while the interior is designed in the Adam style typical of most of Krapp's designs.[9]

Facade edit

 
Main entrance doors

The facade consists of two sections, which are connected to each other. The five-story-tall eastern section is wider and is symmetrical, containing the auditorium entrance. The western section, which contains the stage house, is six stories high.[10][11] On the upper stories, the facade is made of red brick in English bond, with terracotta trim.[12][13] The Neil Simon is one of a few Broadway theaters with a neo-Georgian facade, along with the Belasco Theatre, Hayes Theater, and Stephen Sondheim Theatre. This was done to create the impression that theater-goers were "entering the producer's home".[8] When the Alvin was built, one critic said the exterior design had "an appearance in keeping with the dignity of its neighbor" across the street, now the Wilson.[14]

Base edit

In both sections, the base is made of rusticated blocks of terracotta, designed to resemble marble. On the eastern side of the ground-floor facade is a pair of recessed metal doors. The center of the auditorium facade contains two sets of metal-and-glass doors. Six doors to the east connect with the inner lobby, while eight doors to the west connect with the box office lobby; there is a modern marquee above these doors. In the stage-house section of the facade, there are several recessed doorways, including a stage door. A horizontal frieze with panels and vertical grooves runs above the base.[11][10]

Upper stories edit

Upper stories (east to west)
 
Eastern (left) pavilion of auditorium
 
Central section of auditorium
 
Stage house

Above the base, vertical terracotta bands and quoins divide the auditorium facade into three sections. The central section has three vertical bays of windows. Each bay contains a double-height arched window at the second story, with terracotta imposts and keystones near the top of each arch. On the fourth story, each of the three central bays has a rectangular window with a terracotta frame, above which is a broken pediment with scrolls flanking an urn. The fifth-story windows also have rectangular terracotta frames; their sills are connected by a terracotta band course. A triangular gable rises above these windows; there is a terracotta oculus at the center of the gable, surrounded by wreaths and floral decorations.[11][15]

The outer sections of the auditorium facade are designed as pavilions, which are almost identical to each other except at the top. Both pavilions are flanked by fluted terracotta pilasters, which rest on the frieze that runs above the base. Between these pilasters are double-height niches at the second story, each surrounded by terracotta imposts and keystones. The niches contain terracotta urns, placed above seashell motifs. Above each niche, the fourth story contains two windows with rectangular terracotta frames. Each pair of pilasters supports a terracotta entablature and pediment on the fifth floor, as well as a cornice above that story. Whereas the eastern (left) pavilion is capped by a parapet, the western (right) pavilion rises for another story, the same height as the stage house.[15][16]

The stage house is to the right of the auditorium. Vertical terracotta bands and quoins split the stage house into sections with one, three, and one bays from left to right. The windows of the stage house are rectangular, with terracotta lintels above each window. The center bays of the stage house also have terracotta panels above the third and fourth floors. There is a cornice and paneling above the fifth floor, as well as a parapet with a balustrade above the sixth floor. The leftmost bay of the stage house, nearest the auditorium, rises to a seventh story. The stage house's rightmost bay has a vertical sign with the theater's name.[15][16]

Interior edit

Lobbies edit

The rectangular ticket lobby is directly inside the main entrance[17] and has dark marble walls.[14][18][19] The western (right) wall has ticket windows, while the eastern (left) wall has a recessed niche to the inner lobby, containing a glass-and-bronze double door flanked by small sconces. The eight glass-and-bronze doors on the north wall lead from the street, with panels above them, while the south wall contains paneled wooden doors to the auditorium's orchestra level. A cornice surrounds the ceiling. which is decorated with plasterwork in the Adam style. The middle of the ceiling has a pair of crystal lamps.[17]

 
Decorative detail of the inner lobby

The inner lobby is rectangular in plan. It is accessed by the niche on its western wall, which leads from the ticket lobby, as well as from the six glass-and-bronze doors on the north wall, which lead from the street. The south wall contains paneled wooden doors to the auditorium, while the east wall contains a staircase to the mezzanine lounge. The inner lobby's ceiling is decorated with plasterwork in the Adam style and contains a pair of crystal chandeliers.[17]

When the Alvin was built, the mezzanine lounge was designed as an English lounge measuring 100 by 35 ft (30 by 11 m).[14][18] The mezzanine lounge's walls are wainscoted and contain lighting sconces.[20] The space also originally contained a fireplace. Four "retiring rooms" led off the lounge, which included men's and women's smoking rooms.[18] The lounge's ceiling has an oval dome with plasterwork decorations; a central chandelier; and a cornice, which intersects with the dome. From the mezzanine lounge, staircases lead down to the north, connecting with the inner lobby, and south, connecting with the orchestra. There are rectangular coffers above either staircase, with crystal chandeliers and surrounding cornices. The southern staircase has a metal railing.[20] These staircases were placed in the lounge, rather than within the auditorium itself, to minimize disruption from latecomers.[21]

Auditorium edit

The auditorium has an orchestra level, one balcony, boxes, and a stage behind the proscenium arch.[17] The auditorium space is designed with plaster decorations and is nearly square in plan.[13][17] According to the Nederlander Organization, the auditorium has 1,445 seats;[22] meanwhile, The Broadway League cites a capacity of 1,467 seats[1] and Playbill cites 1,380 seats.[23] The theater originally had a capacity of 1,400 seats, with 702 in the orchestra, 674 in the balcony, and 24 in the boxes.[14][18] An article from 1967 described the theater as having 1,363 seats for musicals and 1.334 seats for plays.[24] The auditorium initially had a color scheme of ivory, blue, gray, and gold,[14][18][21] with lavender or mulberry draperies.[13][18] White paint covers many of the original interior decorations.[13] Above the auditorium were three stories of offices.[21]

Seating areas edit

The orchestra level is raked, sloping down toward an orchestra pit in front of the stage.[25] The rear of the orchestra contains a promenade with a paneled wall to the east, with sconces. The rear of the orchestra has a standing rail made of marble, separating the promenade from the rear rows of seats. The promenade and the orchestra seating are separated by two columns, designed to resemble marble pillars; they are topped by Doric-style capitals.[20] The south (left) wall of the orchestra has metal doorways, alternating with paneled wall sections that contain sconces. The north (right) wall has two sets of paneled wooden doors, separated by a panel with a sconce; the doors in the rear lead to the inner lobby, while those in the front lead to the ticket lobby. The exit signs above each door are flanked by friezes that depict lyres and griffins.[25]

The balcony level is divided into front and rear sections by an aisle halfway across its depth, which in turn is delineated by a metal railing. The crossover aisle connects to exit doors on both of the side walls, which in turn are topped by friezes with lyres and griffins. Exit doors with similar friezes are also placed on the side walls next to the front balcony. The rest of the balcony's side walls are divided into sections by pilasters with Ionic capitals, which support an entablature around the auditorium. Each side-wall section contains crystal-and-brass lighting sconces. The front rail of the balcony contains swags, urns, and cameo patterns, which have been partly covered over with light boxes. The underside of the balcony has Adam-style panels with crystal light fixtures. The balcony's rear wall is divided into panels that contain lighting sconces. There are some air-conditioning vents on the walls.[20]

On either side of the stage is a wall section with three boxes at the balcony level. The boxes step downward toward the stage; the front box curves forward into the proscenium arch, while the rear box curves backward into the balcony.[13][17] At the orchestra level, there is an opening on either wall, corresponding to the locations of the boxes above. The undersides of the boxes include crystal lamps and console brackets, while the front railings of the boxes contain swags, urns, and cameo patterns. Paneled piers separate the boxes from each other, supporting a smaller entablature directly above the boxes; each small entablature has a broken pediment with scrolls flanking an urn. Above the pediment, there are colonettes with female grotesques, which extend upward to the entablature that surrounds the auditorium.[17]

Other design features edit

Next to the boxes is a flat proscenium arch, which consists of fluted Ionic pilasters on either side of the opening, as well as an entablature above. The entablature contains an Adam-style frieze. Above the arch is a lunette panel with a mural, which shows a pastoral scene with mythological characters.[17] When the theater was built, the proscenium opening was described as measuring 40 ft (12 m) wide.[14][18] Behind the opening, the stage was 100 feet wide and 35 feet deep, with a gridiron 68 ft (21 m) tall.[14] The orchestra pit in front of the stage could fit 48 people.[18][19] Backstage were 20 dressing rooms capable of accommodating 150 performers, as well as a pair of chorus "rest rooms" and a rehearsal room.[14][18]

The ceiling contains groin vaults on the side walls, separated by ribs with plasterwork decorations. At the front of the auditorium is a recessed circular dome encircled by ornamental bands, with a crystal chandelier hanging from a central medallion. Behind the dome, the ceiling is divided into panels with Adam-style plasterwork decorations. Above the rear balcony is a half-dome with ornamental bands and technical-booth openings. Air-conditioning vents are placed in the ceiling.[20]

History edit

Times Square became the epicenter for large-scale theater productions between 1900 and the Great Depression.[26][27] The Alvin Theatre was one of the later theaters to be built before the Depression.[28] The theater's name was an amalgamation of the first names of its original operators:[8][29] Alex A. Aarons (1891–1943[30]) and Vinton Freedley (1891–1969[31]). Both men hailed from Philadelphia.[28][32] Aarons was a producer of musical comedies, while Freedley was "the only Broadway producer whose name was listed in the social register".[28] The men had formed a partnership in 1923[31] or 1924,[33] but they only worked together until 1933.[31][33] Since 1983,[22][34] it has been named for Neil Simon (1927–2018), one of Broadway's most prolific playwrights.[35] The Neil Simon is operated by the Nederlander Organization.[1][23]

Development and early years edit

 
View from the west

In January 1927, Alexander Pincus and M. L. Goldstone bought the sites at 244–254 West 52nd Street from the Lebanon Estates Corporation, with plans to develop a legitimate theater on the site.[36][37] Pincus had previously developed the Longacre and Imperial theaters;[38] he and Goldstone planned to fund the theater's $1.4 million cost.[39][40] The same month, Pincus submitted plans to the New York City Department of Buildings for a theater at the site, designed by Herbert J. Krapp.[41] Pincus and Goldstone awarded a general contract for the theater's construction to the O'Day Construction Company that March.[7][39] By October 1927, Aarons and Freedley had leased the theater and planned to stage George and Ira Gershwin's musical Funny Face, starring Fred and Adele Astaire.[32][42] The Alvin opened on November 22, 1927, with Funny Face;[43][44] that show ran for 250 performances.[45][46] Brooks Atkinson, the theater critic for The New York Times, wrote: "If Funny Face had been less engrossing, the audience might have had more time to appreciate the new theatre."[9][44]

 
View of niche (left) and stage house (right)

The Alvin's first few musicals had relatively short runs.[47] In 1928, the theater hosted the Gershwin musical Treasure Girl with Gertrude Lawrence.[47][48] Though the musical charged a top admission of $6, then an unprecedented price,[49] it managed 69 performances before it closed.[50][51] Next was the Theatre Guild's production of Wings Over Europe, which relocated from the Martin Beck Theatre.[19] Aarons and Freedley received a $570,000 mortgage loan on the theater in January 1929.[52][53] The Rodgers and Hart musical Spring Is Here opened at the Alvin that March[54][55] and had 104 performances.[56][57] Another Rodgers and Hart musical, Heads Up!, opened at the Alvin that November[58] for a 144-performance run.[56][59] In 1930, Ethel Merman made her Broadway debut in the Gershwins' Girl Crazy,[60] which had 272 performances.[56][61] Aarons and Freedley bought the Alvin and the land underneath it that April.[62][63]

Pincus and Goldstone operation edit

 
A Flag is Born at the Alvin in 1946

Pincus and Goldstone took over the Alvin's operations in May 1932 for unknown reasons.[64][65] That year, the theater hosted a transfer of Eugene O'Neill's play Mourning Becomes Electra, as well as Jerome Kern's musical Music in the Air.[56] The Players brought their production of Uncle Tom's Cabin to the Alvin in May 1933;[66][67] the play was so popular that it was extended two weeks past its original one-week run.[68][69] The same year saw the opening of the Maxwell Anderson play Mary of Scotland with Helen Hayes.[70][71][72] Freedley next produced Cole Porter's musical Anything Goes at the Alvin in 1934, featuring Merman, William Gaxton, Victor Moore, and Vivian Vance;[70][73] it ran for 420 performances.[74][75]

By the mid-1930s, the Alvin Theatre and the neighboring Guild (now August Wilson) Theatre were the northernmost venues in the Theater District that still hosted legitimate shows.[76] The original production of the Gershwins' American folk opera Porgy and Bess opened at the Alvin in October 1935.[77][78] While Porgy and Bess closed at the Alvin after 124 performances,[74][79][80] its revivals proved more successful.[68] This was followed in October 1936 by Porter's Red, Hot and Blue with Merman and Jimmy Durante,[70][81] which lasted 181 performances.[74][82] The Alvin hosted two musicals by Rodgers and Hart in the late 1930s.[83] I'd Rather Be Right opened with George M. Cohan in 1937,[84] running for 289 performances,[85][86] and The Boys from Syracuse opened in 1938,[87] lasting 235 performances.[88][86]

The Alvin's first production of the 1940s was a limited run of The Taming of the Shrew in February 1940, staged by acting couple Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne for the Finnish Relief Fund.[89][90] That April, Lunt and Fontanne appeared in Robert E. Sherwood's play There Shall Be No Night,[91][92] which ran for several months with a tour in mid-1940.[93] The next year, the Alvin hosted Ira Gershwin, Moss Hart, and Kurt Weill's psychiatry-themed musical Lady in the Dark;[94][95] featuring Gertrude Lawrence, it had 467 performances.[96][97][98] The Alvin hosted Porter's musical Something for the Boys with Ethel Merman in January 1943,[99][100] appearing for 422 performances.[96][101] Something for the Boys closed to make way for the musical Jackpot,[102][103] which ran 67 performances.[104][105] The Alvin's productions in 1944 and 1945 were mostly quick failures, including Helen Goes to Troy, The Firebrand of Florence, and Hollywood Pinafore.[106] More successful was Betty Comden, Adolph Green, and Morton Gould's musical Billion Dollar Baby, which opened at the end of 1945[107][108] and lasted for 200 performances.[96][109][110]

CBS ownership, Cullman operation edit

 
Attic

By December 1945, broadcast network CBS was negotiating to buy the Alvin for use as a studio, as CBS's lease at the nearby Hammerstein's Theatre was about to expire.[111][112] Howard S. Cullman, who owned Hammerstein's, intended to return that theater to legitimate use.[113][114] CBS bought the Alvin for $825,000 in February 1946.[115][116][117] That June, CBS agreed to lease Hammerstein's from Cullman for five more years, while Cullman agreed to lease the Alvin from CBS and present productions there instead.[110][118] The same year, the Alvin hosted Joan of Lorraine with Ingrid Bergman, Sam Wanamaker, and Romney Brent.[119][120] This was followed in 1947 by the play Life with Father, which transferred from another theater to conclude its 3,224-performance run.[121][122] George Bernard Shaw's play Man and Superman opened at the Alvin that October[123][124] and relocated in February 1948.[125][126] It was followed immediately afterward by Thomas Heggen and Joshua Logan's comedy Mister Roberts with Henry Fonda,[127] which ran for 1,157 performances.[122][128]

Cullman and CBS decided in 1951 to swap Hammerstein's and the Alvin for another three years, allowing the former to be used as a studio and the latter to be used for legitimate plays.[129][130] Three shows opened at the Alvin that year: the Sidney Kingsley play Darkness at Noon,[122][131][132] the musical A Tree Grows in Brooklyn,[133][134][135] and the Paul Osborn play Point of No Return.[136][137][138] Point of No Return was followed in December 1952 by the revue Two's Company, with Bette Davis in her first Broadway appearance in 22 years,[139][140] but it only lasted about 90 performances.[141][142] The next year, Norman Krasna's comedy Kind Sir opened at the Alvin with Mary Martin and Charles Boyer.[136][143][144]

The musical The Golden Apple transferred to the Alvin from off-Broadway in April 1954,[145] running for 173 total performances.[141][146] The Harold Arlen and Truman Capote musical House of Flowers was booked before Cullman's lease came up for renewal that year, indicating that the leases of the Alvin and Hammerstein's would again be swapped.[147][148] House of Flowers ultimately opened in December 1954[149][150] and ran for 165 performances.[151][152] Ira Levin's comedy No Time for Sergeants opened the next year,[153][154] running for 796 performances over two years.[151][155] The theater hosted several moderately successful productions in the late 1950s, including the musicals Oh, Captain! in 1958[151][156][157] and First Impressions in 1959.[158][159][160] In addition, Jerome Robbins choreographed his dance special Ballet U.S.A. in 1958,[161][162] and the musical Bells Are Ringing relocated from the Shubert to the Alvin that year.[158][163]

Stahl and Rock-Time ownership edit

CBS sold the Alvin in 1959 to Max and Stanley Stahl, who also owned the neighboring Hellinger Theatre.[164][165] The Stahls quickly hired a new manager for the Alvin.[166] In 1960, the theater hosted the musical Greenwillow,[158][167][168] the dance troupe Les Ballets Africains,[169][170] and a transfer of the musical West Side Story from the Winter Garden.[158][171] The Carolyn Leigh and Cy Coleman musical Wildcat opened that December with Lucille Ball,[172][173] who made her only Broadway appearance there.[174] The musical Irma La Douce transferred from the Plymouth to the Alvin in 1961.[158][175][176] The next year, Stephen Sondheim, Burt Shevelove, and Larry Gelbart's musical A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum opened,[177][178] running for 967 performances.[179][180] During A Funny Thing's run in October 1962, Lester Osterman (owner of the 46th Street and O'Neill theaters) leased the Alvin for five years.[181]

Hugh Martin and Timothy Gray's musical comedy High Spirits, with Beatrice Lillie and Tammy Grimes, opened in 1964[182][183] and ran for 367 performances.[179][184] Maurice Chevalier appeared at the Alvin in April 1965 for a month-long solo show, Maurice Chevalier at 77.[179][185][186] This was followed the next month by Flora the Red Menace,[187][188] in which Liza Minnelli made her Broadway debut.[177] Flora the Red Menace and the next several shows had comparatively short runs.[189] These shows included the musicals The Yearling (1965),[190][191] It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman (1966),[192][193] Dinner At Eight (1966),[194][195] and Sherry! (1967).[196][197] Rockefeller Center's development subsidiary Rock-Time Inc. bought the Alvin from Osterman in July 1967 through its agent, Konrad Matthaei. In exchange, Rock-Time sold the Playhouse Theatre near Rockefeller Center, which was to be demolished.[24]

The Tom Stoppard play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead opened at the Alvin in October 1967,[198][199] running for 421 total performances across two theaters.[200][201] It was succeeded in 1968 by Howard Sackler's drama The Great White Hope with James Earl Jones and Jane Alexander,[202][203] which had 557 performances.[200][204] The Alvin next hosted the original production of the Stephen Sondheim/George Furth musical Company, which premiered in 1970[202][205] and ran just over 700 performances during the next two years.[206][207] A couple of short runs followed, including Molly (1973) and The Freedom of the City (1974).[1][208] The Alvin's next success was the musical Shenandoah, which opened in 1975[198][209] and stayed two years before transferring.[210] By July 1974, Matthaei had defaulted on the theater's mortgage loan, and the Bowery Savings Bank acquired the Alvin in foreclosure. The theater was then placed for sale at $1.2 million.[211]

Nederlander ownership edit

1970s and 1980s edit

 
Vertical sign

The Nederlander Organization acquired the Alvin in 1975, and the venue became the family's fourth Broadway theater after the Palace, Uris, and Brooks Atkinson.[212][213] The sale involved $100,000 in cash and a $1.16 million mortgage loan.[212] The original Broadway production of Annie opened in 1977[214][215] and ran for five years before transferring.[216] The next five musicals in 1981 and 1982 were short runs.[1][217] The Little Prince and the Aviator closed during previews,[218][219] while Merrily We Roll Along, Little Johnny Jones, Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?, and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers each closed after less than two weeks.[1] The producers of The Little Prince, as well as those of Little Johnny Jones (which closed on opening night), successfully sued the Nederlanders in 1986, on the grounds that the company had unfairly evicted both shows.[220] The Alvin's next non-flop was Your Arms Too Short to Box with God with Al Green and Patti LaBelle, which opened in September 1982.[221][222]

Brighton Beach Memoirs, the first play in Neil Simon's Eugene trilogy, opened at the Alvin in March 1983.[223] The Nederlanders renamed the theater for Simon shortly afterward on June 29, 1983.[224][225] The renaming was unrelated to Brighton Beach Memoirs; the Nederlanders had offered to rename the theater after Simon in 1982, but the playwright had declined at the time.[225] Neil Simon was the second playwright to have a Broadway theater named for him, after the late Eugene O'Neill, and the first living playwright so honored.[224] Members of the theatrical community expressed that the Alvin should have been renamed for the Gershwins; that name had been applied to the Uris Theatre.[226] Jerry Weintraub then purchased a stake in the operation of the Neil Simon Theatre in 1984.[227][228] Concurrently, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) had started to consider protecting the Neil Simon as a landmark in 1982,[229] with discussions continuing over the next several years.[230] The LPC designated the facades of the Neil Simon, Ambassador, and Virginia (now August Wilson) theaters as landmarks in August 1985, along with the Ambassador's and Neil Simon's interiors,[231][232] over the objections of the three theaters' owners.[233][234] The New York City Board of Estimate ratified the landmark designations in December 1985.[235]

Brighton Beach Memoirs was followed by another play in the Eugene trilogy, Biloxi Blues, in 1985.[236][237] The next year, the musical Into the Light opened at the Neil Simon, closing after six performances.[238][239] Noël Coward's play Blithe Spirit opened at the Neil Simon in March 1987;[240][241] the theater also hosted a tribute to one of the play's stars, Geraldine Page, who died mid-run.[242] Comedian Mort Sahl made a limited appearance that October,[243][244] and the play Breaking the Code opened the next month.[245][246] The Neil Simon hosted revivals of two O'Neill plays in June 1988, Long Day's Journey into Night and Ah, Wilderness! (both with Colleen Dewhurst and Jason Robards), as part of the First New York International Festival of the Arts.[247] Later that year, Kenny Loggins played some concerts at the Neil Simon.[248][249] Two musicals were announced for the Neil Simon in early 1989; Senator Joe closed during previews, and The Tower of Babel did not even have previews.[247] The Tennessee Williams play Orpheus Descending was then presented in September 1989.[250][251] Around that time, the LPC had held a hearing on whether a hotel developed by Silverstein Properties could be cantilevered over the Neil Simon.[252][253]

1990s and 2000s edit

A dance troupe of Don Cossacks from Russia had a limited engagement at the Neil Simon in January 1990,[247][254] That October, comedian Jackie Mason launched his solo series Brand New,[255][256] which ran for eight months.[257] Another Simon play opened at his namesake theater in March 1992, Jake's Women,[258][259][260] which had 245 performances amid mixed reception.[257] The next November, the Dutch production Cyrano: The Musical opened at the Neil Simon,[261][262] lasting 137 performances.[257] The hit West End musical The Rise and Fall of Little Voice opened at the Neil Simon in May 1994,[263][264] only to close after one week.[265][266] This was followed by concerts from musicians Basia in November 1994[267][268] and Laurie Anderson in May 1995,[269][270] as well as a limited performance by Danny Gans in November 1995.[271][272] The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King and I was revived in 1996.[273][274][275] The King and I closed in early 1998 to make way for the Arthur Miller play A View from the Bridge,[276] which lasted through August 1998.[277][278] The Neil Simon hosted the dance special Swan Lake in late 1998,[279][280] as well as a concert by Natalie Merchant[281][282] and a revised version of the musical The Scarlet Pimpernel in 1999.[283][284]

A revival of the musical The Music Man opened at the Neil Simon in early 2000,[285][286] lasting until the end of 2001.[287][288] During The Music Man's run, the comedian Mandy Patinkin launched a U.S. tour on September 10, 2001, with a concert at the Neil Simon.[289] Elaine Stritch's one-woman show Elaine Stritch at Liberty then premiered at the Neil Simon in February 2002.[290][291] After the closure of Elaine Stritch at Liberty, the Neil Simon was expanded from 1,328 seats to a potential 1,467 in preparation for its next engagement: the musical Hairspray,[292] which opened in August 2002.[293][294] Hairspray set the house record for the theater, closing at the beginning of 2009.[295][296] Robin Williams was to perform his comedy tour Weapons Of Self-Destruction at the Neil Simon in April 2009, but he canceled his engagement after undergoing surgery.[297][298] A revival of Ragtime was booked instead,[299] opening in November 2009.[300][301] Ragtime failed to repeat the success it had enjoyed at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., closing in January 2010 after 57 performances.[302][303]

2010s to present edit

 
Marquee for the revival of Jesus Christ Superstar (2012)

Musician Harry Connick Jr. had a limited performance at the Neil Simon in July 2010;[304][305] his appearance was recorded for the 2011 album In Concert on Broadway.[306] The concert Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles opened at the Neil Simon that October,[307][308] relocating to the Brooks Atkinson at the beginning of 2011.[309] The musical Catch Me if You Can opened in April 2011,[310][311] running for 170 performances.[312] A revival of Jesus Christ Superstar ran at the Neil Simon from March to July 2012,[313][314] followed at the end of that year by the short-lived musical Scandalous.[315][316] The Andrew Lippa musical Big Fish was then booked for the Neil Simon in early 2013, but the theater stood dark for most of that year because Big Fish was performing elsewhere.[317] Big Fish only ran from October to December 2013.[318][319] This was followed by two similarly short runs: Robert Schenkkan's play All the Way from March to June 2014,[320][321] and Sting's musical The Last Ship from October 2014 to January 2015.[322][323]

A revival of Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner's musical Gigi opened at the Neil Simon in April 2015, only for the show to close after two months.[324][325] In July 2015, the Nederlanders sold 20,000 sq ft (1,900 m2) of the unused air rights above the Neil Simon for $8.9 million. The buyers were a development consortium erecting a hotel several blocks away.[326][327][b] At the end of that year, The Illusionists performed a magic show at the Neil Simon for a limited run.[329][330] A revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's hit musical Cats opened at the Neil Simon in August 2016 and ran until the end of the next year.[331][332] Tony Kushner's play Angels in America then opened in March 2018 for a three-month run.[333][334] The musical The Cher Show opened that December and ran until August 2019,[335][336] and The Illusionists returned in late 2019 for their magic show, Magic of the Holidays.[337][338]

After The Cher Show closed, MJ the Musical had been booked at the Neil Simon for mid-2020.[339] The theater did not host another show for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City. It reopened in December 2021 with previews of MJ the Musical,[340] which officially opened in February 2022.[341][342] MJ broke the theater's box-office record ten times in 2022 and set the current record during the week ending January 1, 2023, when the musical grossed $2,223,069.[343]

Notable productions edit

Productions are listed by the year of their first performance.[1][23]

Alvin Theatre edit

Neil Simon Theatre edit

See also edit

References edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b This capacity is approximate and may vary depending on the show.[4]
  2. ^ New York City zoning sets a maximum floor area for each land lot, after which developers must buy air rights to increase their floor area. Typically, building owners could only sell air rights to developers who owned adjacent sites. Broadway theater owners are allowed to sell their air rights to developers of any lot between Sixth and Eighth Avenues north of 40th Street, regardless of whether the land lots were contiguous.[328]
  3. ^ The Little Prince and the Aviator never officially opened at the Alvin Theatre; it only played previews.[218]

Citations edit

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The Neil Simon Theatre originally the Alvin Theatre is a Broadway theater at 250 West 52nd Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City Opened in 1927 the theater was designed by Herbert J Krapp and was built for Alex A Aarons and Vinton Freedley The original name was an amalgamation of Aarons s and Freedley s first names the theater was renamed for playwright Neil Simon in 1983 The Neil Simon has 1 467 seats a across two levels and is operated by the Nederlander Organization Both the facade and the auditorium interior are New York City landmarks Neil Simon TheatreAlvin Theatre 1927 1983 Showing The Cher Show 2019Address250 West 52nd StreetManhattan New York CityUnited StatesCoordinates40 45 47 N 73 59 04 W 40 76306 N 73 98444 W 40 76306 73 98444OwnerNederlander OrganizationTypeBroadwayCapacity1 467 1 a ProductionMJ the MusicalConstructionOpenedNovember 22 1927Years active1927 presentArchitectHerbert J KrappWebsitebroadwaydirect wbr com wbr theatre wbr neil simon theatre wbr New York City LandmarkDesignatedAugust 6 1985 2 Reference no 1305 2 Designated entityFacadeNew York City LandmarkDesignatedAugust 6 1985 3 Reference no 1306 3 Designated entityAuditorium interior The facade is divided into two sections the six story stage house to the west and the five story auditorium to the east The ground floor is clad with terracotta blocks and contains an entrance with a marquee The upper stories of both sections are made of brick and terracotta the auditorium facade has arched windows niches and a central pediment while the stage house has a more plain design The interior is designed in the Adam style and includes two lobbies and a mezzanine level lounge The auditorium consists of a ground level orchestra and one balcony with boxes The theater interiors are decorated with paneling and plasterwork and the auditorium has a domed ceiling Above the auditorium were three stories of offices Alexander Pincus and M L Goldstone developed the Alvin Theatre which opened on November 22 1927 with Funny Face Aarons and Freedley initially operated the theater and owned it from 1930 to 1932 In the theater s early years it hosted musicals such as Anything Goes Lady in the Dark and Something for the Boys as well as plays CBS took over in 1946 and continued to operate the theater until 1959 when Max and Stanley Stahl bought it The Alvin was further sold in 1967 to Rock Time Inc and in 1975 to the Nederlanders Through the 1960s and 1970s the Alvin hosted long runs of shows such as A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum High Spirits The Great White Hope Company Shenandoah and Annie After the theater was renamed for Neil Simon it hosted several of his plays during the 1980s and 1990s as well as the musical Hairspray during much of the 2000s Contents 1 Site 2 Design 2 1 Facade 2 1 1 Base 2 1 2 Upper stories 2 2 Interior 2 2 1 Lobbies 2 2 2 Auditorium 2 2 2 1 Seating areas 2 2 2 2 Other design features 3 History 3 1 Development and early years 3 2 Pincus and Goldstone operation 3 3 CBS ownership Cullman operation 3 4 Stahl and Rock Time ownership 3 5 Nederlander ownership 3 5 1 1970s and 1980s 3 5 2 1990s and 2000s 3 5 3 2010s to present 4 Notable productions 4 1 Alvin Theatre 4 2 Neil Simon Theatre 5 See also 6 References 6 1 Notes 6 2 Citations 6 3 Sources 7 External linksSite editThe Neil Simon Theatre is on 250 West 52nd Street on the south sidewalk between Eighth Avenue and Broadway in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City 5 6 The rectangular land lot covers 12 350 sq ft 1 147 m2 with a frontage of 123 50 ft 37 64 m on 52nd Street and a depth of 100 ft 30 m 6 7 The Neil Simon shares the block with the Mark Hellinger Theatre and Gallagher s Steakhouse to the east Other nearby buildings include the August Wilson Theatre to the north the Broadway Theatre and 810 Seventh Avenue to the northeast Axa Equitable Center to the east the Winter Garden Theatre to the southeast and Paramount Plaza including Circle in the Square Theatre and the Gershwin Theatre to the south 6 Design editThe Neil Simon Theatre originally the Alvin Theatre was designed by Herbert J Krapp and was constructed in 1927 The exterior is designed in the neo Georgian style 5 8 while the interior is designed in the Adam style typical of most of Krapp s designs 9 Facade edit nbsp Main entrance doors The facade consists of two sections which are connected to each other The five story tall eastern section is wider and is symmetrical containing the auditorium entrance The western section which contains the stage house is six stories high 10 11 On the upper stories the facade is made of red brick in English bond with terracotta trim 12 13 The Neil Simon is one of a few Broadway theaters with a neo Georgian facade along with the Belasco Theatre Hayes Theater and Stephen Sondheim Theatre This was done to create the impression that theater goers were entering the producer s home 8 When the Alvin was built one critic said the exterior design had an appearance in keeping with the dignity of its neighbor across the street now the Wilson 14 Base edit In both sections the base is made of rusticated blocks of terracotta designed to resemble marble On the eastern side of the ground floor facade is a pair of recessed metal doors The center of the auditorium facade contains two sets of metal and glass doors Six doors to the east connect with the inner lobby while eight doors to the west connect with the box office lobby there is a modern marquee above these doors In the stage house section of the facade there are several recessed doorways including a stage door A horizontal frieze with panels and vertical grooves runs above the base 11 10 Upper stories edit Upper stories east to west nbsp Eastern left pavilion of auditorium nbsp Central section of auditorium nbsp Stage house Above the base vertical terracotta bands and quoins divide the auditorium facade into three sections The central section has three vertical bays of windows Each bay contains a double height arched window at the second story with terracotta imposts and keystones near the top of each arch On the fourth story each of the three central bays has a rectangular window with a terracotta frame above which is a broken pediment with scrolls flanking an urn The fifth story windows also have rectangular terracotta frames their sills are connected by a terracotta band course A triangular gable rises above these windows there is a terracotta oculus at the center of the gable surrounded by wreaths and floral decorations 11 15 The outer sections of the auditorium facade are designed as pavilions which are almost identical to each other except at the top Both pavilions are flanked by fluted terracotta pilasters which rest on the frieze that runs above the base Between these pilasters are double height niches at the second story each surrounded by terracotta imposts and keystones The niches contain terracotta urns placed above seashell motifs Above each niche the fourth story contains two windows with rectangular terracotta frames Each pair of pilasters supports a terracotta entablature and pediment on the fifth floor as well as a cornice above that story Whereas the eastern left pavilion is capped by a parapet the western right pavilion rises for another story the same height as the stage house 15 16 The stage house is to the right of the auditorium Vertical terracotta bands and quoins split the stage house into sections with one three and one bays from left to right The windows of the stage house are rectangular with terracotta lintels above each window The center bays of the stage house also have terracotta panels above the third and fourth floors There is a cornice and paneling above the fifth floor as well as a parapet with a balustrade above the sixth floor The leftmost bay of the stage house nearest the auditorium rises to a seventh story The stage house s rightmost bay has a vertical sign with the theater s name 15 16 Interior edit Lobbies edit The rectangular ticket lobby is directly inside the main entrance 17 and has dark marble walls 14 18 19 The western right wall has ticket windows while the eastern left wall has a recessed niche to the inner lobby containing a glass and bronze double door flanked by small sconces The eight glass and bronze doors on the north wall lead from the street with panels above them while the south wall contains paneled wooden doors to the auditorium s orchestra level A cornice surrounds the ceiling which is decorated with plasterwork in the Adam style The middle of the ceiling has a pair of crystal lamps 17 nbsp Decorative detail of the inner lobby The inner lobby is rectangular in plan It is accessed by the niche on its western wall which leads from the ticket lobby as well as from the six glass and bronze doors on the north wall which lead from the street The south wall contains paneled wooden doors to the auditorium while the east wall contains a staircase to the mezzanine lounge The inner lobby s ceiling is decorated with plasterwork in the Adam style and contains a pair of crystal chandeliers 17 When the Alvin was built the mezzanine lounge was designed as an English lounge measuring 100 by 35 ft 30 by 11 m 14 18 The mezzanine lounge s walls are wainscoted and contain lighting sconces 20 The space also originally contained a fireplace Four retiring rooms led off the lounge which included men s and women s smoking rooms 18 The lounge s ceiling has an oval dome with plasterwork decorations a central chandelier and a cornice which intersects with the dome From the mezzanine lounge staircases lead down to the north connecting with the inner lobby and south connecting with the orchestra There are rectangular coffers above either staircase with crystal chandeliers and surrounding cornices The southern staircase has a metal railing 20 These staircases were placed in the lounge rather than within the auditorium itself to minimize disruption from latecomers 21 Auditorium edit The auditorium has an orchestra level one balcony boxes and a stage behind the proscenium arch 17 The auditorium space is designed with plaster decorations and is nearly square in plan 13 17 According to the Nederlander Organization the auditorium has 1 445 seats 22 meanwhile The Broadway League cites a capacity of 1 467 seats 1 and Playbill cites 1 380 seats 23 The theater originally had a capacity of 1 400 seats with 702 in the orchestra 674 in the balcony and 24 in the boxes 14 18 An article from 1967 described the theater as having 1 363 seats for musicals and 1 334 seats for plays 24 The auditorium initially had a color scheme of ivory blue gray and gold 14 18 21 with lavender or mulberry draperies 13 18 White paint covers many of the original interior decorations 13 Above the auditorium were three stories of offices 21 Seating areas edit The orchestra level is raked sloping down toward an orchestra pit in front of the stage 25 The rear of the orchestra contains a promenade with a paneled wall to the east with sconces The rear of the orchestra has a standing rail made of marble separating the promenade from the rear rows of seats The promenade and the orchestra seating are separated by two columns designed to resemble marble pillars they are topped by Doric style capitals 20 The south left wall of the orchestra has metal doorways alternating with paneled wall sections that contain sconces The north right wall has two sets of paneled wooden doors separated by a panel with a sconce the doors in the rear lead to the inner lobby while those in the front lead to the ticket lobby The exit signs above each door are flanked by friezes that depict lyres and griffins 25 The balcony level is divided into front and rear sections by an aisle halfway across its depth which in turn is delineated by a metal railing The crossover aisle connects to exit doors on both of the side walls which in turn are topped by friezes with lyres and griffins Exit doors with similar friezes are also placed on the side walls next to the front balcony The rest of the balcony s side walls are divided into sections by pilasters with Ionic capitals which support an entablature around the auditorium Each side wall section contains crystal and brass lighting sconces The front rail of the balcony contains swags urns and cameo patterns which have been partly covered over with light boxes The underside of the balcony has Adam style panels with crystal light fixtures The balcony s rear wall is divided into panels that contain lighting sconces There are some air conditioning vents on the walls 20 On either side of the stage is a wall section with three boxes at the balcony level The boxes step downward toward the stage the front box curves forward into the proscenium arch while the rear box curves backward into the balcony 13 17 At the orchestra level there is an opening on either wall corresponding to the locations of the boxes above The undersides of the boxes include crystal lamps and console brackets while the front railings of the boxes contain swags urns and cameo patterns Paneled piers separate the boxes from each other supporting a smaller entablature directly above the boxes each small entablature has a broken pediment with scrolls flanking an urn Above the pediment there are colonettes with female grotesques which extend upward to the entablature that surrounds the auditorium 17 Other design features edit Next to the boxes is a flat proscenium arch which consists of fluted Ionic pilasters on either side of the opening as well as an entablature above The entablature contains an Adam style frieze Above the arch is a lunette panel with a mural which shows a pastoral scene with mythological characters 17 When the theater was built the proscenium opening was described as measuring 40 ft 12 m wide 14 18 Behind the opening the stage was 100 feet wide and 35 feet deep with a gridiron 68 ft 21 m tall 14 The orchestra pit in front of the stage could fit 48 people 18 19 Backstage were 20 dressing rooms capable of accommodating 150 performers as well as a pair of chorus rest rooms and a rehearsal room 14 18 The ceiling contains groin vaults on the side walls separated by ribs with plasterwork decorations At the front of the auditorium is a recessed circular dome encircled by ornamental bands with a crystal chandelier hanging from a central medallion Behind the dome the ceiling is divided into panels with Adam style plasterwork decorations Above the rear balcony is a half dome with ornamental bands and technical booth openings Air conditioning vents are placed in the ceiling 20 History editTimes Square became the epicenter for large scale theater productions between 1900 and the Great Depression 26 27 The Alvin Theatre was one of the later theaters to be built before the Depression 28 The theater s name was an amalgamation of the first names of its original operators 8 29 Alex A Aarons 1891 1943 30 and Vinton Freedley 1891 1969 31 Both men hailed from Philadelphia 28 32 Aarons was a producer of musical comedies while Freedley was the only Broadway producer whose name was listed in the social register 28 The men had formed a partnership in 1923 31 or 1924 33 but they only worked together until 1933 31 33 Since 1983 22 34 it has been named for Neil Simon 1927 2018 one of Broadway s most prolific playwrights 35 The Neil Simon is operated by the Nederlander Organization 1 23 Development and early years edit nbsp View from the west In January 1927 Alexander Pincus and M L Goldstone bought the sites at 244 254 West 52nd Street from the Lebanon Estates Corporation with plans to develop a legitimate theater on the site 36 37 Pincus had previously developed the Longacre and Imperial theaters 38 he and Goldstone planned to fund the theater s 1 4 million cost 39 40 The same month Pincus submitted plans to the New York City Department of Buildings for a theater at the site designed by Herbert J Krapp 41 Pincus and Goldstone awarded a general contract for the theater s construction to the O Day Construction Company that March 7 39 By October 1927 Aarons and Freedley had leased the theater and planned to stage George and Ira Gershwin s musical Funny Face starring Fred and Adele Astaire 32 42 The Alvin opened on November 22 1927 with Funny Face 43 44 that show ran for 250 performances 45 46 Brooks Atkinson the theater critic for The New York Times wrote If Funny Face had been less engrossing the audience might have had more time to appreciate the new theatre 9 44 nbsp View of niche left and stage house right The Alvin s first few musicals had relatively short runs 47 In 1928 the theater hosted the Gershwin musical Treasure Girl with Gertrude Lawrence 47 48 Though the musical charged a top admission of 6 then an unprecedented price 49 it managed 69 performances before it closed 50 51 Next was the Theatre Guild s production of Wings Over Europe which relocated from the Martin Beck Theatre 19 Aarons and Freedley received a 570 000 mortgage loan on the theater in January 1929 52 53 The Rodgers and Hart musical Spring Is Here opened at the Alvin that March 54 55 and had 104 performances 56 57 Another Rodgers and Hart musical Heads Up opened at the Alvin that November 58 for a 144 performance run 56 59 In 1930 Ethel Merman made her Broadway debut in the Gershwins Girl Crazy 60 which had 272 performances 56 61 Aarons and Freedley bought the Alvin and the land underneath it that April 62 63 Pincus and Goldstone operation edit nbsp A Flag is Born at the Alvin in 1946 Pincus and Goldstone took over the Alvin s operations in May 1932 for unknown reasons 64 65 That year the theater hosted a transfer of Eugene O Neill s play Mourning Becomes Electra as well as Jerome Kern s musical Music in the Air 56 The Players brought their production of Uncle Tom s Cabin to the Alvin in May 1933 66 67 the play was so popular that it was extended two weeks past its original one week run 68 69 The same year saw the opening of the Maxwell Anderson play Mary of Scotland with Helen Hayes 70 71 72 Freedley next produced Cole Porter s musical Anything Goes at the Alvin in 1934 featuring Merman William Gaxton Victor Moore and Vivian Vance 70 73 it ran for 420 performances 74 75 By the mid 1930s the Alvin Theatre and the neighboring Guild now August Wilson Theatre were the northernmost venues in the Theater District that still hosted legitimate shows 76 The original production of the Gershwins American folk opera Porgy and Bess opened at the Alvin in October 1935 77 78 While Porgy and Bess closed at the Alvin after 124 performances 74 79 80 its revivals proved more successful 68 This was followed in October 1936 by Porter s Red Hot and Blue with Merman and Jimmy Durante 70 81 which lasted 181 performances 74 82 The Alvin hosted two musicals by Rodgers and Hart in the late 1930s 83 I d Rather Be Right opened with George M Cohan in 1937 84 running for 289 performances 85 86 and The Boys from Syracuse opened in 1938 87 lasting 235 performances 88 86 The Alvin s first production of the 1940s was a limited run of The Taming of the Shrew in February 1940 staged by acting couple Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne for the Finnish Relief Fund 89 90 That April Lunt and Fontanne appeared in Robert E Sherwood s play There Shall Be No Night 91 92 which ran for several months with a tour in mid 1940 93 The next year the Alvin hosted Ira Gershwin Moss Hart and Kurt Weill s psychiatry themed musical Lady in the Dark 94 95 featuring Gertrude Lawrence it had 467 performances 96 97 98 The Alvin hosted Porter s musical Something for the Boys with Ethel Merman in January 1943 99 100 appearing for 422 performances 96 101 Something for the Boys closed to make way for the musical Jackpot 102 103 which ran 67 performances 104 105 The Alvin s productions in 1944 and 1945 were mostly quick failures including Helen Goes to Troy The Firebrand of Florence and Hollywood Pinafore 106 More successful was Betty Comden Adolph Green and Morton Gould s musical Billion Dollar Baby which opened at the end of 1945 107 108 and lasted for 200 performances 96 109 110 CBS ownership Cullman operation edit nbsp Attic By December 1945 broadcast network CBS was negotiating to buy the Alvin for use as a studio as CBS s lease at the nearby Hammerstein s Theatre was about to expire 111 112 Howard S Cullman who owned Hammerstein s intended to return that theater to legitimate use 113 114 CBS bought the Alvin for 825 000 in February 1946 115 116 117 That June CBS agreed to lease Hammerstein s from Cullman for five more years while Cullman agreed to lease the Alvin from CBS and present productions there instead 110 118 The same year the Alvin hosted Joan of Lorraine with Ingrid Bergman Sam Wanamaker and Romney Brent 119 120 This was followed in 1947 by the play Life with Father which transferred from another theater to conclude its 3 224 performance run 121 122 George Bernard Shaw s play Man and Superman opened at the Alvin that October 123 124 and relocated in February 1948 125 126 It was followed immediately afterward by Thomas Heggen and Joshua Logan s comedy Mister Roberts with Henry Fonda 127 which ran for 1 157 performances 122 128 Cullman and CBS decided in 1951 to swap Hammerstein s and the Alvin for another three years allowing the former to be used as a studio and the latter to be used for legitimate plays 129 130 Three shows opened at the Alvin that year the Sidney Kingsley play Darkness at Noon 122 131 132 the musical A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 133 134 135 and the Paul Osborn play Point of No Return 136 137 138 Point of No Return was followed in December 1952 by the revue Two s Company with Bette Davis in her first Broadway appearance in 22 years 139 140 but it only lasted about 90 performances 141 142 The next year Norman Krasna s comedy Kind Sir opened at the Alvin with Mary Martin and Charles Boyer 136 143 144 The musical The Golden Apple transferred to the Alvin from off Broadway in April 1954 145 running for 173 total performances 141 146 The Harold Arlen and Truman Capote musical House of Flowers was booked before Cullman s lease came up for renewal that year indicating that the leases of the Alvin and Hammerstein s would again be swapped 147 148 House of Flowers ultimately opened in December 1954 149 150 and ran for 165 performances 151 152 Ira Levin s comedy No Time for Sergeants opened the next year 153 154 running for 796 performances over two years 151 155 The theater hosted several moderately successful productions in the late 1950s including the musicals Oh Captain in 1958 151 156 157 and First Impressions in 1959 158 159 160 In addition Jerome Robbins choreographed his dance special Ballet U S A in 1958 161 162 and the musical Bells Are Ringing relocated from the Shubert to the Alvin that year 158 163 Stahl and Rock Time ownership edit CBS sold the Alvin in 1959 to Max and Stanley Stahl who also owned the neighboring Hellinger Theatre 164 165 The Stahls quickly hired a new manager for the Alvin 166 In 1960 the theater hosted the musical Greenwillow 158 167 168 the dance troupe Les Ballets Africains 169 170 and a transfer of the musical West Side Story from the Winter Garden 158 171 The Carolyn Leigh and Cy Coleman musical Wildcat opened that December with Lucille Ball 172 173 who made her only Broadway appearance there 174 The musical Irma La Douce transferred from the Plymouth to the Alvin in 1961 158 175 176 The next year Stephen Sondheim Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart s musical A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum opened 177 178 running for 967 performances 179 180 During A Funny Thing s run in October 1962 Lester Osterman owner of the 46th Street and O Neill theaters leased the Alvin for five years 181 Hugh Martin and Timothy Gray s musical comedy High Spirits with Beatrice Lillie and Tammy Grimes opened in 1964 182 183 and ran for 367 performances 179 184 Maurice Chevalier appeared at the Alvin in April 1965 for a month long solo show Maurice Chevalier at 77 179 185 186 This was followed the next month by Flora the Red Menace 187 188 in which Liza Minnelli made her Broadway debut 177 Flora the Red Menace and the next several shows had comparatively short runs 189 These shows included the musicals The Yearling 1965 190 191 It s a Bird It s a Plane It s Superman 1966 192 193 Dinner At Eight 1966 194 195 and Sherry 1967 196 197 Rockefeller Center s development subsidiary Rock Time Inc bought the Alvin from Osterman in July 1967 through its agent Konrad Matthaei In exchange Rock Time sold the Playhouse Theatre near Rockefeller Center which was to be demolished 24 The Tom Stoppard play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead opened at the Alvin in October 1967 198 199 running for 421 total performances across two theaters 200 201 It was succeeded in 1968 by Howard Sackler s drama The Great White Hope with James Earl Jones and Jane Alexander 202 203 which had 557 performances 200 204 The Alvin next hosted the original production of the Stephen Sondheim George Furth musical Company which premiered in 1970 202 205 and ran just over 700 performances during the next two years 206 207 A couple of short runs followed including Molly 1973 and The Freedom of the City 1974 1 208 The Alvin s next success was the musical Shenandoah which opened in 1975 198 209 and stayed two years before transferring 210 By July 1974 Matthaei had defaulted on the theater s mortgage loan and the Bowery Savings Bank acquired the Alvin in foreclosure The theater was then placed for sale at 1 2 million 211 Nederlander ownership edit 1970s and 1980s edit nbsp Vertical sign The Nederlander Organization acquired the Alvin in 1975 and the venue became the family s fourth Broadway theater after the Palace Uris and Brooks Atkinson 212 213 The sale involved 100 000 in cash and a 1 16 million mortgage loan 212 The original Broadway production of Annie opened in 1977 214 215 and ran for five years before transferring 216 The next five musicals in 1981 and 1982 were short runs 1 217 The Little Prince and the Aviator closed during previews 218 219 while Merrily We Roll Along Little Johnny Jones Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers each closed after less than two weeks 1 The producers of The Little Prince as well as those of Little Johnny Jones which closed on opening night successfully sued the Nederlanders in 1986 on the grounds that the company had unfairly evicted both shows 220 The Alvin s next non flop was Your Arms Too Short to Box with God with Al Green and Patti LaBelle which opened in September 1982 221 222 Brighton Beach Memoirs the first play in Neil Simon s Eugene trilogy opened at the Alvin in March 1983 223 The Nederlanders renamed the theater for Simon shortly afterward on June 29 1983 224 225 The renaming was unrelated to Brighton Beach Memoirs the Nederlanders had offered to rename the theater after Simon in 1982 but the playwright had declined at the time 225 Neil Simon was the second playwright to have a Broadway theater named for him after the late Eugene O Neill and the first living playwright so honored 224 Members of the theatrical community expressed that the Alvin should have been renamed for the Gershwins that name had been applied to the Uris Theatre 226 Jerry Weintraub then purchased a stake in the operation of the Neil Simon Theatre in 1984 227 228 Concurrently the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission LPC had started to consider protecting the Neil Simon as a landmark in 1982 229 with discussions continuing over the next several years 230 The LPC designated the facades of the Neil Simon Ambassador and Virginia now August Wilson theaters as landmarks in August 1985 along with the Ambassador s and Neil Simon s interiors 231 232 over the objections of the three theaters owners 233 234 The New York City Board of Estimate ratified the landmark designations in December 1985 235 Brighton Beach Memoirs was followed by another play in the Eugene trilogy Biloxi Blues in 1985 236 237 The next year the musical Into the Light opened at the Neil Simon closing after six performances 238 239 Noel Coward s play Blithe Spirit opened at the Neil Simon in March 1987 240 241 the theater also hosted a tribute to one of the play s stars Geraldine Page who died mid run 242 Comedian Mort Sahl made a limited appearance that October 243 244 and the play Breaking the Code opened the next month 245 246 The Neil Simon hosted revivals of two O Neill plays in June 1988 Long Day s Journey into Night and Ah Wilderness both with Colleen Dewhurst and Jason Robards as part of the First New York International Festival of the Arts 247 Later that year Kenny Loggins played some concerts at the Neil Simon 248 249 Two musicals were announced for the Neil Simon in early 1989 Senator Joe closed during previews and The Tower of Babel did not even have previews 247 The Tennessee Williams play Orpheus Descending was then presented in September 1989 250 251 Around that time the LPC had held a hearing on whether a hotel developed by Silverstein Properties could be cantilevered over the Neil Simon 252 253 1990s and 2000s edit A dance troupe of Don Cossacks from Russia had a limited engagement at the Neil Simon in January 1990 247 254 That October comedian Jackie Mason launched his solo series Brand New 255 256 which ran for eight months 257 Another Simon play opened at his namesake theater in March 1992 Jake s Women 258 259 260 which had 245 performances amid mixed reception 257 The next November the Dutch production Cyrano The Musical opened at the Neil Simon 261 262 lasting 137 performances 257 The hit West End musical The Rise and Fall of Little Voice opened at the Neil Simon in May 1994 263 264 only to close after one week 265 266 This was followed by concerts from musicians Basia in November 1994 267 268 and Laurie Anderson in May 1995 269 270 as well as a limited performance by Danny Gans in November 1995 271 272 The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King and I was revived in 1996 273 274 275 The King and I closed in early 1998 to make way for the Arthur Miller play A View from the Bridge 276 which lasted through August 1998 277 278 The Neil Simon hosted the dance special Swan Lake in late 1998 279 280 as well as a concert by Natalie Merchant 281 282 and a revised version of the musical The Scarlet Pimpernel in 1999 283 284 A revival of the musical The Music Man opened at the Neil Simon in early 2000 285 286 lasting until the end of 2001 287 288 During The Music Man s run the comedian Mandy Patinkin launched a U S tour on September 10 2001 with a concert at the Neil Simon 289 Elaine Stritch s one woman show Elaine Stritch at Liberty then premiered at the Neil Simon in February 2002 290 291 After the closure of Elaine Stritch at Liberty the Neil Simon was expanded from 1 328 seats to a potential 1 467 in preparation for its next engagement the musical Hairspray 292 which opened in August 2002 293 294 Hairspray set the house record for the theater closing at the beginning of 2009 295 296 Robin Williams was to perform his comedy tour Weapons Of Self Destruction at the Neil Simon in April 2009 but he canceled his engagement after undergoing surgery 297 298 A revival of Ragtime was booked instead 299 opening in November 2009 300 301 Ragtime failed to repeat the success it had enjoyed at the Kennedy Center in Washington D C closing in January 2010 after 57 performances 302 303 2010s to present edit nbsp Marquee for the revival of Jesus Christ Superstar 2012 Musician Harry Connick Jr had a limited performance at the Neil Simon in July 2010 304 305 his appearance was recorded for the 2011 album In Concert on Broadway 306 The concert Rain A Tribute to the Beatles opened at the Neil Simon that October 307 308 relocating to the Brooks Atkinson at the beginning of 2011 309 The musical Catch Me if You Can opened in April 2011 310 311 running for 170 performances 312 A revival of Jesus Christ Superstar ran at the Neil Simon from March to July 2012 313 314 followed at the end of that year by the short lived musical Scandalous 315 316 The Andrew Lippa musical Big Fish was then booked for the Neil Simon in early 2013 but the theater stood dark for most of that year because Big Fish was performing elsewhere 317 Big Fish only ran from October to December 2013 318 319 This was followed by two similarly short runs Robert Schenkkan s play All the Way from March to June 2014 320 321 and Sting s musical The Last Ship from October 2014 to January 2015 322 323 A revival of Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner s musical Gigi opened at the Neil Simon in April 2015 only for the show to close after two months 324 325 In July 2015 the Nederlanders sold 20 000 sq ft 1 900 m2 of the unused air rights above the Neil Simon for 8 9 million The buyers were a development consortium erecting a hotel several blocks away 326 327 b At the end of that year The Illusionists performed a magic show at the Neil Simon for a limited run 329 330 A revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber s hit musical Cats opened at the Neil Simon in August 2016 and ran until the end of the next year 331 332 Tony Kushner s play Angels in America then opened in March 2018 for a three month run 333 334 The musical The Cher Show opened that December and ran until August 2019 335 336 and The Illusionists returned in late 2019 for their magic show Magic of the Holidays 337 338 After The Cher Show closed MJ the Musical had been booked at the Neil Simon for mid 2020 339 The theater did not host another show for two years due to the COVID 19 pandemic in New York City It reopened in December 2021 with previews of MJ the Musical 340 which officially opened in February 2022 341 342 MJ broke the theater s box office record ten times in 2022 and set the current record during the week ending January 1 2023 when the musical grossed 2 223 069 343 Notable productions editProductions are listed by the year of their first performance 1 23 Alvin Theatre edit 1927 Funny Face 46 50 1928 Treasure Girl 51 344 1929 Spring Is Here 57 344 1930 Girl Crazy 61 344 1932 Mourning Becomes Electra 345 346 1932 Music in the Air 347 346 1933 Uncle Tom s Cabin 67 346 1933 Mary of Scotland 71 346 1934 Anything Goes 75 346 1935 Porgy and Bess 79 346 1936 Red Hot and Blue 82 346 1937 I d Rather Be Right 85 83 1938 The Boys from Syracuse 88 83 1939 George White s Scandals 348 346 1939 Very Warm for May 349 350 1940 The Taming of the Shrew 351 350 1940 There Shall Be No Night 91 93 1941 Lady in the Dark 97 350 1942 Angna Enters 352 1943 Something for the Boys 101 350 1944 Jackpot 104 350 1944 The Maid as Mistress The Secret of Suzanne 353 350 1944 Sadie Thompson 354 350 1945 The Tempest 355 350 1945 The Firebrand of Florence 356 126 1945 Hollywood Pinafore 357 126 1945 Billion Dollar Baby 109 126 1946 A Flag Is Born 358 126 1946 Joan of Lorraine 359 126 1946 Cyrano de Bergerac 360 126 1947 Life with Father 121 126 1947 Man and Superman 361 126 1948 Mister Roberts 128 126 1951 Darkness at Noon 132 126 1951 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 133 135 1951 Point of No Return 138 362 1952 Two s Company 142 362 1953 Kind Sir 143 362 1954 The Golden Apple 146 362 1954 House of Flowers 152 362 1955 No Time for Sergeants 155 362 1957 Rumple 363 362 1958 Oh Captain 156 362 1958 Jerome Robbins Ballet U S A 161 362 1958 Bells Are Ringing 163 364 1959 First Impressions 159 364 1959 Once Upon a Mattress 365 364 1960 Greenwillow 167 364 1960 Les Ballets Africains 169 1960 West Side Story 171 364 1960 Wildcat 172 364 1961 Irma La Douce 175 364 1962 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 180 366 1964 High Spirits 184 366 1965 Maurice Chevalier at 77 185 366 1965 Flora the Red Menace 188 366 1965 The Yearling 190 366 1966 It s a Bird It s a Plane It s Superman 192 366 1966 Dinner At Eight 194 366 1967 Sherry 196 366 1967 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead 201 366 1968 The Education of H Y M A N K A P L A N 367 366 1968 The Great White Hope 204 366 1970 Company 206 208 1973 Molly 368 208 1974 The Freedom of the City 369 208 1975 Shenandoah 210 208 1977 Annie 216 208 1981 Merrily We Roll Along 370 208 1982 The Little Prince and the Aviator 218 219 c 1982 Little Johnny Jones 371 372 1982 Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up 373 374 1982 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 375 376 1982 Your Arms Too Short to Box with God 221 222 1983 Brighton Beach Memoirs 214 377 Neil Simon Theatre edit 1985 Biloxi Blues 236 237 1986 Into the Light 238 239 1987 Blithe Spirit 240 241 1987 Mort Sahl on Broadway 243 244 1987 Breaking the Code 245 246 1988 Long Day s Journey into Night 378 379 1988 Ah Wilderness 380 381 1988 Kenny Loggins on Broadway 248 249 1989 Orpheus Descending 250 251 1990 Jackie Mason Brand New 255 256 1992 Jake s Women 259 258 1993 Cyrano The Musical 261 262 1994 The Rise and Fall of Little Voice 265 264 1994 Basia on Broadway 267 268 1995 Laurie Anderson on Broadway The Nerve Bible 269 270 1995 Danny Gans on Broadway The Man of Many Voices 271 272 1996 The King and I 274 275 1998 A View from the Bridge 273 277 1998 Swan Lake 279 280 1999 Natalie Merchant 281 282 1999 The Scarlet Pimpernel 283 284 2000 The Music Man 287 285 2002 Elaine Stritch at Liberty 290 291 2002 Hairspray 295 2009 Ragtime 300 301 2010 Harry Connick Jr In Concert on Broadway 304 305 2010 Rain A Tribute to the Beatles 307 308 2011 Catch Me If You Can 312 310 2012 Jesus Christ Superstar 313 314 2012 Scandalous 315 316 2013 Big Fish 318 319 2014 All the Way 320 321 2014 The Last Ship 322 323 2015 Gigi 324 325 2015 The Illusionists Live on Broadway 329 330 2016 Cats 331 332 2018 Angels in America 333 334 2018 The Cher Show 335 336 2019 The Illusionists Magic of the Holidays 337 338 2022 MJ the Musical 341 342 See also editPortals nbsp Architecture nbsp New York City nbsp Theatre List of Broadway theaters List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan from 14th to 59th StreetsReferences editNotes edit a b This capacity is approximate and may vary depending on the show 4 New York City zoning sets a maximum floor area for each land lot after which developers must buy air rights to increase their floor area Typically building owners could only sell air rights to developers who owned adjacent sites Broadway theater owners are allowed to sell their air rights to developers of any lot between Sixth and Eighth Avenues north of 40th Street regardless of whether the land lots were contiguous 328 The Little Prince and the Aviator never officially opened at the Alvin Theatre it only played previews 218 Citations edit a b c d e f g The Broadway League October 3 2021 Neil Simon Theatre New York NY IBDB Archived from the original on November 28 2019 Retrieved February 28 2022 a b Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 1 a b Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1985 p 1 Jones Kenneth May 21 2002 A New Do Capacity of Neil Simon Theatre Will Increase for Hairspray Playbill Archived from the original on October 2 2022 Retrieved October 2 2022 a b White Norval Willensky Elliot Leadon Fran 2010 AIA Guide to New York City 5th ed New York Oxford University Press p 304 ISBN 978 0 19538 386 7 a b c 244 West 52 Street 10019 New York City Department of City Planning Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved March 25 2021 a b Dr Partos Will Replace 52d St House With Trade New York Herald Tribune March 1 1927 p 37 ProQuest 1130385400 a b c Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 13 a b Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1985 p 13 a b Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 14 a b c Morrison 1999 p 154 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 pp 14 15 a b c d e Morrison 1999 p 155 a b c d e f g h Allen Kelcey November 18 1927 Amusements Alvin Newest Theatre On Broadway Opens On Tuesday Evening Women s Wear Daily Vol 35 no 119 p 5 ProQuest 1653945612 a b c Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 15 a b Morrison 1999 pp 154 155 a b c d e f g h Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1985 p 15 a b c d e f g h i New Alvin Playhouse Opens Tuesday Night Fanny Face the Initial Attraction of Theater Dedicated to Musical Comedy New York Herald Tribune November 20 1927 p E12 ProQuest 1113651866 a b c Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 267 a b c d e Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1985 p 16 a b c New Theatre on 52d St the Alvin Nearing Completion Will Seat 1 400 The New York Times November 20 1927 p RE2 ISSN 0362 4331 ProQuest 104014083 a b Neil Simon Theatre Nederlander Organization Archived from the original on December 4 2021 Retrieved December 10 2021 a b c Neil Simon Theatre Playbill February 13 2020 Archived from the original on February 27 2022 Retrieved February 28 2022 a b Zolotow Sam July 4 1967 The Alvin Is Sold to Rock Time Inc Deal for Theater Figures in Redevelopment Plan The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on March 1 2022 Retrieved March 1 2022 a b Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1985 pp 15 16 Swift Christopher 2018 The City Performs An Architectural History of NYC Theater New York City College of Technology City University of New York Archived from the original on March 25 2020 Retrieved March 25 2020 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 4 a b c Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 7 Alvin Theater Observes Its 20th Birthday New York Herald Tribune November 23 1947 p C5 ProQuest 1270011716 Alex A Aarons 52 Theatrical Producer The New York Times March 16 1943 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 28 2022 a b c Vinton Freedley Producer Dead Offered Anything Goes and Girl Crazy Led ANTA The New York Times June 6 1969 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 28 2022 a b The Call Boy s Chat The Philadelphia Inquirer October 16 1927 p 71 Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 28 2022 via newspapers com a b Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 8 Johnston Laurie Anderson Susan Heller June 30 1983 New York Day by Day The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 28 2022 Isherwood Charles August 26 2018 Neil Simon Broadway Master of Comedy Is Dead at 91 The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on August 27 2018 Retrieved February 28 2022 Real Estate Notes Buyers Plan 1 500 seat Theatre for West Fifty second Street Plot The New York Times January 19 1927 p 39 ISSN 0362 4331 ProQuest 104239522 12 Flatbush Houses Sold New York Herald Tribune January 19 1927 p 31 ProQuest 1113685630 Two Americans Who Prefer London Miss Lillie Goes Abroad Success for Miss Le Gallienne Varied Items The New York Times June 12 1927 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 28 2022 a b New Theater Plans and Activities The Billboard Vol 39 no 11 March 12 1927 p 46 ProQuest 1031816846 Times Square L and A Pincus Variety Vol 86 no 8 March 9 1927 p 33 ProQuest 1475697107 Plans for 52d Street Theatre The New York Times January 22 1927 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 28 2022 Theater News Judith Anderson to Appear in New George Kelly Play Guild Troupers Depart New York Herald Tribune October 10 1927 p 13 ProQuest 1113577773 Hammond Percy November 23 1927 The Theaters the Astaires and Others in Funny Face a First class Symbol at the New Alvin Theater Adele Astaire New York Herald Tribune p 14 ProQuest 1133777680 a b Atkinson J Brooks November 23 1927 Astaires and Others The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 28 2022 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 279 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 13 a b The Broadway League November 22 1927 Funny Face Broadway Musical Original IBDB Archived from the original on February 27 2022 Retrieved February 27 2022 Funny Face Broadway Neil Simon Theatre 1927 Playbill Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 27 2022 a b Bloom 2007 p 184 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 267 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 18 Gertrude Lawrence in Treasure Girl The New York Times October 5 1928 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 28 2022 Kaplan Morris November 19 1977 Alvin Theater to Mark 50th Year As Playhouse for Musical Comedy The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on March 1 2022 Retrieved March 1 2022 a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 267 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 18 a b The Broadway League November 8 1928 Treasure Girl Broadway Musical Original IBDB Archived from the original on February 27 2022 Retrieved February 27 2022 Treasure Girl Broadway Neil Simon Theatre 1928 Playbill Archived from the original on March 11 2022 Retrieved February 27 2022 Realty Finacing Alvin Theatre Mortgaged for 570 000 Other Loans The New York Times January 23 1929 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 28 2022 570 000 Advanced On Alvin Theater In Fifty second St 400 000 Loaned on New Building Project on Bronx River Road Corner New York Herald Tribune January 23 1929 p 41 ProQuest 1111696431 Ruhl Arthur March 12 1929 Spring Is Here a Musical Way To Take Care of Glenn Hunter Star of Seventeen Has Difficulty in New Scenes but Davis Hokum Helps Glenn Hanter New York Herald Tribune p 22 ProQuest 1111951174 Atkinson J Brooks March 12 1929 THE PLAY The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 28 2022 a b c d Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 268 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 18 a b The Broadway League March 11 1929 Spring is Here Broadway Musical Original IBDB Archived from the original on February 3 2022 Retrieved February 27 2022 Spring Is Here Broadway Neil Simon Theatre 1929 Playbill Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 27 2022 Theatrical Notes The New York Times November 1 1929 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 28 2022 The Broadway League November 11 1929 Heads Up Broadway Musical Original IBDB Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 28 2022 Heads Up Broadway Neil Simon Theatre 1929 Playbill Archived from the original on November 17 2021 Retrieved February 28 2022 Bloom 2007 p 185 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 268 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 13 a b The Broadway League October 14 1930 Girl Crazy Broadway Musical Original IBDB Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 27 2022 Girl Crazy Broadway Neil Simon Theatre 1930 Playbill Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 27 2022 Comedy by Newspaper Writers Let s Pretend to Get Tryout New York Herald Tribune April 9 1930 p 22 ProQuest 1113161655 Aarons and Freedley Buy Alvin Theatre Purchase Ground Also From Pincus and Goldstone Who Built Playhouse for Them The New York Times April 9 1930 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 28 2022 Builders Take Over the Alvin Theatre Control of West 52d Street Play house Passes From Aarons and Freedley The New York Times May 16 1932 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 28 2022 Alvin Reverts to Its Owners New York Daily News May 16 1932 p 334 ISSN 2692 1251 Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 28 2022 via newspapers com Alvin Gets Uncle Tom s Cabin The New York Times May 10 1933 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 28 2022 a b The Broadway League May 29 1933 Uncle Tom s Cabin Broadway Play Original IBDB Archived from the original on February 27 2022 Retrieved February 27 2022 Uncle Tom s Cabin Broadway Neil Simon Theatre 1933 Playbill Archived from the original on February 27 2022 Retrieved February 27 2022 a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 269 Uncle Tom to Stay Will Continue Its Run at Alvin Theatre Two Additional Weeks The New York Times June 8 1933 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 28 2022 a b c Bloom 2007 p 185 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 269 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 13 a b The Broadway League November 27 1933 Mary of Scotland Broadway Play Original IBDB Archived from the original on June 26 2018 Retrieved February 27 2022 Mary of Scotland Broadway Neil Simon Theatre 1933 Playbill Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 27 2022 Atkinson l n Brooks November 28 1933 Helen Hayes and Philip Merivale in Mary of Scotland Opening of The Scorpion The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 28 2022 Atkinson Brooks November 22 1934 Anything Goes as Long as Victor Moore Ethel Merman and William Gaxton Are Present The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 28 2022 a b c Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 269 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 19 a b The Broadway League November 21 1934 Anything Goes Broadway Musical Original IBDB Archived from the original on December 10 2021 Retrieved February 27 2022 Anything Goes Broadway Neil Simon Theatre 1934 Playbill Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 27 2022 Legitimate Only 35 Theatres Left for Legit 17 Houses Switched Their Policies During Past Season Once Were 60 Variety Vol 114 no 7 May 1 1934 p 47 ProQuest 1475821537 News of the Stage Gershwin s Folk Opera Porgy and Bess Opens Tonight Cooper Merivale Repertory to Close The New York Times October 10 1935 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 28 2022 Mantle Burns October 12 1935 Porgy and Bess Stirs Audience New York Daily News p 225 ISSN 2692 1251 Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 28 2022 via newspapers com a b The Broadway League October 10 1935 Porgy and Bess Broadway Musical Original IBDB Archived from the original on February 27 2022 Retrieved February 27 2022 Porgy and Bess Broadway Neil Simon Theatre 1935 Playbill Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 27 2022 News of the Stage Mid West Tonight at the Booth Porgy and Bess Closing Jan 18 Behrman Play Due Feb 17 The New York Times January 7 1936 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 28 2022 Mantle Burns October 30 1936 Red Hot and Blue at the Alvin New York Daily News p 852 ISSN 2692 1251 Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 28 2022 via newspapers com a b The Broadway League October 29 1936 Red Hot and Blue Broadway Musical Original IBDB Archived from the original on February 27 2022 Retrieved February 27 2022 Red Hot and Blue Broadway Neil Simon Theatre 1936 Playbill Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 27 2022 a b c Bloom 2007 p 185 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 pp 269 270 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 19 Atkinson Brooks November 3 1937 THE PLAY George M Cohan as the United States President in I d Rather Be Right The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 28 2022 a b The Broadway League November 2 1937 I d Rather Be Right Broadway Musical Original IBDB Archived from the original on December 2 2021 Retrieved February 27 2022 I d Rather Be Right Broadway Neil Simon Theatre 1937 Playbill Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 27 2022 a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 270 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 19 Atkinson Brooks November 24 1938 THE PLAY in Review George Abbott s The Boys From Syracuse Opens With Music and Lyrics by Rodgers and Hart and Clowning by Jimmy Savo The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 28 2022 a b The Broadway League November 23 1938 The Boys from Syracuse Broadway Musical Original IBDB Archived from the original on February 27 2022 Retrieved February 27 2022 The Boys from Syracuse Broadway Neil Simon Theatre 1938 Playbill Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 27 2022 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 270 Atkinson Brooks February 6 1940 THE PLAY Lunt s and Fontanne s Taming of the Shrew Comes Back for the Finnish Relief Fund The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 28 2022 a b The Broadway League April 29 1940 There Shall Be No Night Broadway Play Original IBDB Archived from the original on February 27 2022 Retrieved February 27 2022 There Shall Be No Night Broadway Neil Simon Theatre 1940 Playbill Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 27 2022 Atkinson Brooks April 30 1940 The Play in Review Robert E Sherwood s There Shall Be No Night Brings Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne Back to Town in a Drama About Finland s Resistance The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 28 2022 a b Bloom 2007 p 185 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 pp 270 271 Lady in the Dark Is Closing May 30 Gertrude Lawrence Vehicle Is Scheduled to Halt at Alvin After 460 Performances The New York Times April 28 1942 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 28 2022 News of the Theater Lady in the Dark Opens New York Herald Tribune January 23 1942 p 12 ProQuest 1320039747 a b c Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 271 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 20 a b The Broadway League January 23 1941 Lady in the Dark Broadway Musical Original IBDB Archived from the original on September 6 2015 Retrieved February 27 2022 Lady in the Dark Broadway Neil Simon Theatre 1941 Playbill Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 27 2022 News of the Stage Lady in the Dark to Have Premiere Tonight Plymouth Gets The Doctor s Dilemma The New York Times January 23 1941 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 28 2022 Todd Show Bows at Alvin Tonight Musical Something for the Boys Stars Ethel Merman Dark Eyes Due Jan 14 The New York Times January 7 1943 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 28 2022 Something for the Boys to Open at the AIvin Tonight With Ethel Merman in Lead New York Herald Tribune January 7 1943 p 14 ProQuest 1267867409 a b The Broadway League January 7 1943 Something for the Boys Broadway Musical Original IBDB Archived from the original on February 27 2022 Retrieved February 27 2022 Something for the Boys Broadway Neil Simon Theatre 1943 Playbill Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 27 2022 Something for the Boys to Quit the Alvin to Let Jackpot Have Theater Irene Worth New York Herald Tribune December 15 1943 p 21 ProQuest 1266869152 Zolotow Sam December 15 1943 Alvin Is Booked for the Jackpot Freedley to Open Musical in Favorite Theatre on Jan 13 Inn Premiere Moved Up The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 28 2022 a b The Broadway League January 13 1944 Jackpot Broadway Musical Original IBDB Archived from the original on February 27 2022 Retrieved February 27 2022 Jackpot Broadway Neil Simon Theatre 1944 Playbill Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 27 2022 Zolotow Sam March 7 1944 Freedley Musical to Close Saturday Jackpot Will Depart After 67 Performances Belasco to House Mrs January The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 28 2022 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 pp 270 271 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 20 Zolotow Sam December 21 1945 Feigay Smith Show Will Open Tonight Billion Dollar Baby to Arrive at the Alvin Mitzi Green Joan McCracken in Cast The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 28 2022 McCord Bert December 21 1945 News of the Theater Billion Dollar Baby New York Herald Tribune p 17 ProQuest 1291247046 a b The Broadway League December 21 1945 Billion Dollar Baby Broadway Musical Original IBDB Archived from the original on February 27 2022 Retrieved February 27 2022 Billion Dollar Baby Broadway Neil Simon Theatre 1945 Playbill Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 27 2022 a b Zolotow Sam June 27 1946 Feigay Smith Show to Close Saturday Billion Dollar Baby Leaving Alvin After Run of 219 CBS in Theatre Deal CBS Trades Theatres Stanton Rubber Sponsors The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 28 2022 CBS Is Negotiating for Alvin Theatre Report Radio System Offers 850 000 for House Jan 5 Strange Fruit Finale Taylor Holmes in Play On and Off the Stage The New York Times December 29 1945 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on November 30 2021 Retrieved November 30 2021 Radio CBS 750G For Alvin Theatre N Y Variety Vol 161 no 3 December 26 1945 p 25 ProQuest 1285882622 McCord Bert December 28 1945 News of the Theater Hammerstein a Theater Again New York Herald Tribune p 19 ProQuest 1291127205 Allen Kelcey December 31 1945 Amusement Notes To Reopen as Legitimate Theatres Women s Wear Daily Vol 71 no 127 p 13 ProQuest 1627241953 Alvin Theater Acquired By Columbia System New York Herald Tribune February 17 1946 p C7 ProQuest 1325564713 Alvin Theatre Deal Concluded The New York Times February 16 1946 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 28 2022 CBS Pays 825 000 For Alvin Theatre In N Y The Hollywood Reporter Vol 87 no 22 February 18 1946 p 4 ProQuest 2320735040 Legitimate 11 Mil Last Season Near 15 Year High The Billboard Vol 58 no 28 July 13 1946 p 46 ProQuest 1040017637 Bloom 2007 p 185 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 272 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 14 Atkinson Brooks November 19 1946 THE PLAY in Review The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 28 2022 a b The Broadway League November 8 1939 Life With Father Broadway Play Original IBDB Archived from the original on February 27 2022 Retrieved February 27 2022 Life with Father Broadway Empire Theatre 1939 Playbill Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 27 2022 a b c Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 272 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 21 Zolotow Sam October 8 1947 Shaw Play Opens at Alvin Tonight Man and Superman Marking Return of Maurice Evans Frances Rowe in Cast The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 28 2022 Bloom 2007 p 185 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 272 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 21 Zolotow Sam November 28 1947 Evans Play Moves to Hudson Feb 16 Man and Superman Leaving Alvin for Mister Roberts Henry Fonda Vehicle The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 28 2022 a b c d e f g h i j k Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 21 Zolotow Sam February 18 1948 Fonda Wll Return to Stage Tonight Film Actor Is Star of Mister Roberts Bowing at Alvin With 300 000 in Till The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on March 1 2022 Retrieved March 1 2022 a b The Broadway League February 18 1948 Mister Roberts Broadway Play Original IBDB Archived from the original on February 27 2022 Retrieved February 27 2022 Mister Roberts Broadway Neil Simon Theatre 1948 Playbill Archived from the original on March 1 2022 Retrieved February 27 2022 Zolotow Sam May 30 1951 Theatre Owners to Continue Deal Cullman Hayward Again Will Exchange Hammerstein Lease With C B S for the Alvin The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on November 30 2021 Retrieved November 30 2021 Legitimate Alvin amp Hammerstein Swap Deal Drops 2 In Partnership Shuffle Variety Vol 183 no 13 June 6 1951 p 55 ProQuest 1401259569 Atkinson Brooks January 21 1951 Darkness at Noon Sidney Kingsley Makes a Drama From The Novel by Arthur Koestler The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on March 1 2022 Retrieved March 1 2022 a b The Broadway League January 13 1951 Darkness at Noon Broadway Play Original IBDB Archived from the original on March 22 2022 Retrieved February 27 2022 Darkness at Noon Broadway Neil Simon Theatre 1951 Playbill Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 27 2022 a b Bloom 2007 p 185 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 272 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 22 Dash Thomas R April 20 1951 Theatres A Tree Grows In Brooklyn Alvin Theatre Women s Wear Daily Vol 82 no 78 p 44 ProQuest 1522636836 a b The Broadway League April 19 1951 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Broadway Musical Original IBDB Archived from the original on September 29 2016 Retrieved February 27 2022 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Broadway Neil Simon Theatre 1951 Playbill Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 27 2022 a b Bloom 2007 p 186 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 272 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 22 Atkinson Brooks December 14 1951 At the Theatre The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on March 1 2022 Retrieved March 1 2022 a b The Broadway League December 13 1951 Point of No Return Broadway Play Original IBDB Archived from the original on February 27 2022 Retrieved February 27 2022 Point of No Return Broadway Neil Simon Theatre 1951 Playbill Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 27 2022 Shanley J P December 15 1952 Bette Davis Revue Is Opening Tonight Two s Company Bowing at Alvin After Revisions Star Last on Broadway in 30 The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on March 1 2022 Retrieved March 1 2022 McCord Bert December 15 1952 News of the Theater Bette Davis Opening Tonight New York Herald Tribune p 22 ProQuest 1322293170 a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 272 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 22 a b The Broadway League December 15 1952 Two s Company Broadway Musical Original IBDB Archived from the original on March 22 2022 Retrieved February 27 2022 Two s Company Broadway Neil Simon Theatre 1952 Playbill Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 27 2022 a b The Broadway League November 4 1953 Kind Sir Broadway Play Original IBDB Archived from the original on February 27 2022 Retrieved February 27 2022 Kind Sir Broadway Neil Simon Theatre 1953 Playbill Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 27 2022 Zolotow Sam November 4 1953 Kind Sir Arrives at Alvin Tonight Krasna Comedy to Star Mary Martin and Charles Boyer Logan Is Sole Sponsor The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on March 1 2022 Retrieved March 1 2022 McCord Bert April 20 1954 Theater News Golden Apple Is Moving Uptown to Alvin Tonight New York Herald Tribune p 24 ProQuest 1322285959 a b The Broadway League April 20 1954 The Golden Apple Broadway Musical Original IBDB Archived from the original on February 27 2022 Retrieved February 27 2022 The Golden Apple Broadway Neil Simon Theatre 1954 Playbill Archived from the original on February 28 2022 Retrieved February 27 2022 Shanley J P March 22 1954 New Faces Is Set for a Return Run Touring Revue Opens April 18 at St James Theatre for a Limited Engagement The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on March 1 2022 Retrieved March 1 2022 McCord Bert July 30 1954 The Alvin Stays Legitimate Books House of Flowers New York Herald Tribune p 10 ProQuest 1322543058 Atkinson Brooks December 31 1954 Theatre Truman Capote s Musical Alvin Theatre Offers House of Flowers The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on March 1 2022 Retrieved March 1 2022 Kerr Walter F December 31 1954 House of Flowers New York Herald Tribune p 8 ProQuest 1323045084 a b c Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 273 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 22 a b The Broadway League December 30 1954 House of Flowers Broadway Musical Original IBDB Archived from the original on February 27 2022 Retrieved February 27 2022 House of Flowers Broadway Neil Simon Theatre 1954 Playbill Archived from the original on March 23 2022 Retrieved February 27 2022 Atkinson Brooks October 21 1955 Draftee Conquers Army Alvin Premiere for No Time for Sergeants The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on March 1 2022 Retrieved March 1 2022 McCord Bert October 20 1955 No Time for Sergeants Opens Tonight at Alvin New York Herald Tribune p 20 ProQuest 1326256493 a b The Broadway League October 20 1955 No Time for Sergeants Broadway Play Original IBDB Archived from the original on June 16 2021 Retrieved February 27 2022 No Time for Sergeants Broadway Neil Simon Theatre 1955 Playbill Archived from the original on March 22 2022 Retrieved February 27 2022 a b The Broadway League February 4 1958 Oh Captain Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved February 27 2022 Oh Captain Broadway Neil Simon Theatre 1958 Playbill Retrieved February 27 2022 Atkinson Brooks February 5 1958 Theatre Oh Captain The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on March 1 2022 Retrieved March 1 2022 a b c d e Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 273 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 23 a b The Broadway League March 19 1959 First Impressions Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved February 27 2022 First Impressions Broadway Neil Simon Theatre 1959 Playbill Retrieved February 27 2022 Atkinson Brooks March 20 1959 The Theatre First Impressions Austen Book Acted as Musical at Alvin The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on March 1 2022 Retrieved March 1 2022 a b The Broadway League September 4 1958 Jerome Robbins Ballet U S A Broadway Special Original IBDB Retrieved February 27 2022 Jerome Robbins Ballet U S A Broadway Neil Simon Theatre 1958 Playbill Retrieved February 27 2022 Martin John September 14 1958 Dance Robbins Choreographer s New Ballets U S A Home From Abroad Week s Events The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on March 1 2022 Retrieved March 1 2022 a b The Broadway League November 29 1956 Bells Are Ringing Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved February 27 2022 Bells Are Ringing Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1956 Playbill Retrieved February 27 2022 TV Trend Still West CBS Sells NY House The Hollywood Reporter Vol 156 no 4 July 24 1959 pp 1 15 ProQuest 2338313992 Stahls Purchase Alvin Theater Atlanta Journal Constitution October 18 1959 p 23A ProQuest 1632660704 Legitimate Legit Bits Variety Vol 216 no 2 September 9 1959 p 57 ProQuest 1014808499 a b The Broadway League March 8 1960 Greenwillow Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved February 27 2022 Greenwillow Broadway Neil Simon Theatre 1960 Playbill Retrieved February 27 2022 Atkinson Brooks March 9 1960 Show Has Music and Lyrics by Loesser The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on March 1 2022 Retrieved March 1 2022 a b The Broadway League September 26 1960 Les Ballets Africains Broadway Special 1960 Revival IBDB Retrieved February 27 2022 Les Ballets Africains Broadway Neil Simon Theatre 1960 Playbill Retrieved February 27 2022 Ballets Africains to Open The New York Times September 26 1960 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on March 1 2022 Retrieved March 1 2022 a b The Broadway League April 27 1960 West Side Story Broadway Musical 1960 Revival IBDB Retrieved February 27 2022 West Side Story Broadway Winter Garden Theatre 1960 Playbill Retrieved February 27 2022 a b The Broadway League December 16 1960 Wildcat Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved February 27 2022 Wildcat Broadway Neil Simon Theatre 1960 Playbill Retrieved February 27 2022 Taubman Howard December 17 1960 Theatre Tame Wildcat Lucille Ball Musical Arrives at Alvin The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the 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