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Lena Horne Theatre

December 08, 2023

The Lena Horne Theatre (previously the Mansfield Theatre and the Brooks Atkinson Theatre) is a Broadway theater at 256 West 47th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. Opened in 1926, it was designed by Herbert J. Krapp in a Spanish Revival style and was constructed for Irwin Chanin. It has 1,069 seats[a] across two levels and is operated by the Nederlander Organization. Both the facade and the auditorium interior are New York City landmarks.

Lena Horne Theatre
Mansfield Theatre; Brooks Atkinson Theatre
Showing Six, 2022
Address256 West 47th Street
Manhattan, New York City
United States
Coordinates40°45′36″N 73°59′13″W / 40.76000°N 73.98694°W / 40.76000; -73.98694
OwnerNederlander Organization
TypeBroadway
Capacity1,069[a]
ProductionSix
Construction
OpenedFebruary 15, 1926
Years active1926–1950, 1960–present
ArchitectHerbert J. Krapp
Website
broadwaydirect.com/venue/brooks-atkinson-theatre/
DesignatedNovember 4, 1987[1]
Reference no.1311[1]
Designated entityFacade
DesignatedNovember 4, 1987[2]
Reference no.1312[2]
Designated entityAuditorium interior

The facade is divided into two sections: the four-story stage house to the west, covered in buff-colored brick, and the three-story auditorium to the east, designed with yellow-beige brick and terracotta. The ground floor, which contains the theater's entrance, is shielded by a marquee. Above is a set of Palladian windows on the second story, as well as rectangular sash windows with lunettes on the third story. The facade is topped by an entablature and a sloping tiled roof. The auditorium contains ornamental plasterwork, a sloped orchestra level, a large balcony, and a coved ceiling. The balcony level contains box seats near the front of the auditorium, above which are murals.

The Mansfield Theatre was developed with the Biltmore (now Samuel J. Friedman) Theatre across the street, opening on February 15, 1926. The Mansfield struggled to attract hits from its opening until 1945 when Michael Myerberg bought it. In 1950, the Mansfield was leased to CBS for television productions under the name Studio 59. When Myerberg returned it to legitimate use in September 1960, he renamed it after the former New York Times theater critic Brooks Atkinson. The Nederlander Organization purchased a partial ownership stake in the Brooks Atkinson Theatre in 1967 and became a full owner in 1974. Following a renovation in 2000, the theater has hosted several shows in the 21st century, such as the musical Waitress. On November 1, 2022, the theater was renamed after Black singer-actress Lena Horne.[3]

Site edit

The Lena Horne Theatre is at 258 West 47th Street, on the south sidewalk between Eighth Avenue and Broadway, near Times Square in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City.[4][5] The square land lot covers 10,050 square feet (934 m2), with a frontage of 100 feet (30 m) on 47th Street and a depth of 100 feet.[5] The Lena Horne shares the block with the Paramount Hotel to the south and the Hotel Edison and Lunt-Fontanne Theatre to the east. Other nearby buildings include the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre to the north; the Ethel Barrymore Theatre and Longacre Theatre to the northeast; the Richard Rodgers Theatre and Imperial Theatre to the south; and the off-Broadway 47th Street Theatre to the west.[5]

Design edit

The Lena Horne Theatre, originally the Mansfield Theatre, was designed by Herbert J. Krapp in a modern Spanish style and was constructed in 1926 for the Chanin brothers.[4][6] The theater was originally named for British actor Richard Mansfield (1857–1907).[7][8][9] From 1960 to 2022,[10] it was named for Brooks Atkinson (1894–1984), who was the theater critic for The New York Times from 1925 to 1960.[11] Since 2022,[3] the theater has been named for African-American actress and singer Lena Horne (1917–2010).[12] The Lena Horne is operated by the Nederlander Organization.[10][13]

Facade edit

The facade consists of two sections. The three-story-tall eastern section is wider and is symmetrical, containing the auditorium entrance. It is made of yellow-beige brick with white terracotta decorations.[14][15] The western section, which contains the stage house, is four stories high and contains a brick facade.[16] The third story of the auditorium is on an intermediate level between the third and fourth stories of the stage house.[15]

Auditorium section edit

 
Detail of an outer bay
 
Detail of the center and left-of-center bays
 
View of signboards to the right (west) of the main doors

The first story of the auditorium's facade is symmetrically arranged. There is a water table made of terrazzo, above which are rusticated terracotta blocks made in ashlar. Several openings are placed within the first story. The easternmost opening contains recessed metal doors with sign boards. At the center are five metal double doors connecting with the box office lobby. The westernmost opening consists of a metal stage door. Sign boards are placed on the wall to the left (east) of the center openings, as well as on two of the double doors to the right (west) of center. A marquee hangs over the five center doorways and the immediate adjacent sign boards.[17]

On the upper stories, the auditorium is arranged into three sections from left to right. The auditorium's outermost openings, on the second and third stories, have a single six-over-six sash window on either story. Lunettes with rosettes are placed above each of these windows. These windows are surrounded by a brick band, which is laid in a pattern resembling an arch. At the top of this arch is a molding with corbels, as well as a brick panel with bond work in a basket-weave pattern. Above this are terracotta friezes with fleur-de-lis and rosette patterns, topped by a brick parapet.[17]

The central section contains three Palladian window frames at the second floor, with bracket-shaped keystones above each window. Twisting colonettes divide the openings in each Palladian frame, while the outer sections of the windows are bordered by pilasters with Corinthian-style capitals.[14][17] The center opening is an open-air loggia, behind which is a fire stair with an iron railing. The other two Palladian openings contain sash windows. At the third story, there are three openings, surrounded by twisting moldings and a terracotta frame. The center opening is a ventilation grate while the other two contain six-over-six sash windows. All three window openings have a lunette with rosette above them. Between the window openings are medallions that depict lyres. A sign with the name "Brooks Atkinson" projects from the western side of the third floor.[17] Brackets run above the third floor, supporting a cornice and a Spanish tile roof.[14][17]

Stage house section edit

 
Stage house

The Lena Horne Theatre's stage house is much simpler in design, with a terrazzo water table. Unlike in the auditorium section, all four stories are faced in brick. At ground level, there is a doorway and a garage opening, between which are two bricked-up window openings. A string course runs above the ground story. On each of the second through fourth floors, there are three sash windows with two-over-two panes, and a brick lintel is placed above each window. The stage house is topped by a cornice and a parapet.[16]

Auditorium edit

The auditorium has an orchestra level, one balcony, boxes, and a stage behind the proscenium arch. The auditorium space is designed with plaster decorations in low relief.[18] According to the Nederlander Organization, the auditorium has 1,069 seats;[19] meanwhile, The Broadway League cites a capacity of 1,094 seats[10] and Playbill cites 1,045 seats.[13] The Lena Horne Theatre is designed in a Spanish style and originally had a seating capacity of 1,125.[7][8] The interior design scheme was overseen by Roman Meltzer, who was the architect for Russian emperor Nicholas II.[20]

Seating areas edit

The rear (east) end of the orchestra contains a promenade with paneled walls and a molded cornice.[21] The orchestra is raked, sloping down toward the stage.[18] There are two columns between the orchestra and the promenade, between which is a decorative railing. Two staircases, with decorative metal railings, lead from either end of the promenade to the balcony level.[21] The orchestra's north (right) wall has doors from the lobby, while the south (left) and rear walls contain exit doors. There are foliate swag motifs on either side of the exit signs above the doors. The orchestra's side walls contain decorative panels.[22] Bronze lighting sconces are placed along the walls of the orchestra and its promenade.[23]

The balcony level is divided into front and rear sections by an aisle halfway across the depth.[18] On either side of the crossover aisle are exit doors, which are placed between pilasters and wall panels on either side. Above the exit doors are arch decorations and a frieze with swags. The rest of the balcony's side walls contain panels, which are divided into upper and lower sections, with foliate decorations in the upper panels and plain decorations in the lower panels. A cornice runs above all of the walls. The front rail of the balcony contains shields and foliate decorations.[22] Light boxes are installed on the front rail. The underside of the balcony has plasterwork panels with crystal light fixtures suspended from medallions. Air-conditioning vents are placed along some of the panels under the balcony.[24]

On either side of the proscenium is a curved wall section with three arches, each of which corresponds to a box at balcony level.[18] The wall section is flanked by fluted pilasters with Corinthian-style gilded capitals. At orchestra level, the wall sections contain a false rusticated wall with three rectangular openings.[22] The undersides of the boxes contain crystal light fixtures similar to those on the balcony.[23] The fronts of the boxes are curved outward and contain shields and foliate decorations. Twisting colonettes run beside each arch, while egg-and-dart moldings run along the tops of the arches. The arches are separated by fluted pilasters with Corinthian capitals, above which is a molding.[22] At the tops of the boxes are murals that show commedia dell'arte and muses.[14][23] These murals were painted by A. Battisti and G. Troombul.[23]

Other design features edit

There is a three-centered proscenium arch next to the boxes. The archway is surrounded by a molded band with anthemia, egg-and-dart, and rope motifs. The spandrels, above the corners of the proscenium arch, contain Adam-style sphinx motifs. There are fluted pilasters with gilded Corinthian capitals along either side of the arch. Above these pilasters is a frieze containing motifs of arches with fans.[22]

A beam separates the ceiling into front and rear sections. The beam is decorated with a frieze containing arch-and-fan motifs (similar to the frieze above the proscenium). The front section is a coved ceiling, surrounded by a frieze with an arch-and-fan motif. Moldings divide the cove into sections, which are decorated with urns and foliate designs.[22] A crystal chandelier hangs from the center of the cove.[23] The rear section contains molded bands with bead motifs, which divide the ceiling into arch- and lozenge-shaped panels.[22] Near the side walls, the moldings contain cartouches with foliate designs, from which are suspended four chandeliers.[24]

History edit

Times Square became the epicenter for large-scale theater productions between 1900 and the Great Depression.[25] During the 1900s and 1910s, many theaters in Midtown Manhattan were developed by the Shubert brothers, one of the major theatrical syndicates of the time.[26] The Chanin brothers developed another grouping of theaters in the mid-1920s.[27][28][29] Though the Chanins largely specialized in real estate rather than theaters, Irwin Chanin had become interested in theater when he was an impoverished student at the Cooper Union. He subsequently recalled that he had been "humiliated" by having to use a separate door whenever he bought cheap seats in an upper balcony level.[27][30]

Initial Broadway run edit

1920s edit

 
Detail of an upper-story window

Irwin Chanin was a newcomer to the Broadway theater industry when he was developing his first theater, the 46th Street (now Richard Rodgers). Chanin hired Herbert Krapp, an experienced architect who had designed multiple Broadway theaters for the Shubert brothers.[31][32] The 46th Street Theatre opened in early 1925 as Chanin's first Broadway theater.[33] Chanin retained Krapp to design the Biltmore and Mansfield theaters on 47th Street, which at the time was a largely residential street.[32][34] Irwin Chanin, who built the theater with his brother Henry, acquired the property title to the two theater sites on 47th Street in March 1925.[35] Though the Biltmore was completed that December, the Mansfield was not finished until early the following year.[7][8] On February 15, 1926, prior to the theater's opening, a luncheon was hosted in honor of Mansfield's widow Beatrice Cameron.[36] Later that night, the theater opened with the melodrama The Night Duel.[9][37]

Generally, the Mansfield's early productions were flops.[38] The Night Duel lasted for 17 performances before closing,[39][40] and three similarly short-lived shows followed.[39] The theater's first moderate success was If I Was Rich with Joe Laurie Jr., which opened in September 1926[41] and had 92 performances.[39][42] The Ladder with Antoinette Perry opened at the Mansfield the next month,[43] running for several hundred performances across numerous theaters.[44][45] This was followed by a revival of Eugene O'Neill's Beyond the Horizon.[46][47] At the end of the year, the Mansfield staged three Hebrew-language plays performed by the Habima Players of Moscow,[33][48] including The Dybbuk.[49][50] A revival of the Henrik Ibsen play Ghosts, with Minnie Maddern Fiske, had 24 performances at the beginning of 1927.[39][51] The theater hosted short-lived plays for the rest of that year.[52] That April, the Mansfield was sold to Irving Lewine, who leased the theater back to the Chanins for 63 years.[53][54]

In August 1927, Charles L. Wagner arranged to operate the Mansfield for a year.[55] Just before Wagner was scheduled to assume operation that October, Lew Fields took over the lease and Wagner's shows were relocated to another theater.[56][57] Fields planned to stage at least four shows and rename the theater for himself.[58] The beginning of 1928 saw short runs of the plays Mongolia[59][60] and Atlas and Eva.[52][61] The first Fields production at the Mansfield was the Rodgers and Hart musical Present Arms in April 1928,[38][62] which ran for 147 performances.[63][64] The theater's sign was changed to display the name "Lew Fields Theatre", though programs referred to the house as "Lew Fields's Mansfield Theatre".[65] Rodgers and Hart also wrote the music for Chee-Chee,[63][66][67] which was much less popular than Present Arms.[68] At the end of the year, Lew Fields starred in Hello, Daddy, which was produced by his children Dorothy and Herbert Fields;[69][70] it had 198 performances.[63][71] The theater reverted to its original name in March 1929 with the opening of the flop Indiscretion.[72]

1930s and 1940s edit

 
Viewed from the east

The next success at the Mansfield was Marc Connelly's The Green Pastures, which opened in February 1930.[73][74] With a cast composed entirely of Black actors,[75] it ultimately ran 640 performances.[76][77] This was followed by numerous flops, which established the Mansfield Theatre as a "jinx house".[78] The Chanins ultimately lost control of the Mansfield and their other theaters during the Depression.[79][80] In October 1931, the Chanins relinquished their lease on the Mansfield to Irving Lewine.[81][80] At the end of the year, the Group Theatre began presenting its productions at the Mansfield,[82][83] first staging 1931-[84] and then The House of Connelly.[85][86] The Mansfield did not host any productions from March to December 1932.[87] The Mutual Life Insurance Company subsequently foreclosed on the theater, and it was purchased by Nyamco Associates Inc. in October 1932 for $354,000.[88][89] In the foreclosure process, all the theater's furnishings were removed. The same month as Nyamco's acquisition, Ray K. Bartlett and Edgar Allen took over the Mansfield for two years and reinstalled the furnishings.[90]

The Mansfield reopened in December 1932 with the Shuffle Along of 1933,[68][91] which closed after just 17 performances.[92] In June 1933, the theater was leased to the syndicate Players League Inc. for 19 months.[93] The theater did not have any particularly distinguished shows in 1933 or 1934,[68] but George Abbott directed the moderately successful comedy Page Miss Glory in late 1934.[63][94] The next year, the Mansfield had a transfer of Moon Over Mulberry Street,[68] as well as a run of On Stage with Osgood Perkins.[95][96] This was followed in 1937 by Antony and Cleopatra featuring Tallulah Bankhead,[82][97] as well as Behind Red Lights, which ran for 176 performances.[98][99] In 1938, the Shuberts proposed leasing the Mansfield at $14,000 a year, an extremely favorable rate compared to other theaters;[100] they ultimately took the theater for a year and renovated it.[101] The theater then hosted a transfer of the long-running What a Life in 1939,[102][103] as well as the Group Theatre's Thunder Rock featuring Lee J. Cobb and Frances Farmer.[104][105]

 
Side view of windows

In 1940, the Mansfield hosted a revival of Juno and the Paycock,[98][106][107] a transfer of the long-running comedy Separate Rooms,[98][108] and the popular revue Meet the People.[109][110] The theater staged In Time to Come in 1941,[82][111] as well as a revival of Shakespeare's As You Like It.[112][113] The theater mostly hosted short runs during 1942 and 1943,[114] and producer Michael Myerberg signed a three-year lease for the Mansfield in June 1943.[115] The comedy Janie was staged at the Mansfield for a short period during late 1943 and early 1944.[116][117] Myerberg bought the theater outright in March 1944,[115] and Anna Lucasta, an adaptation of an American Negro Theater production, opened that August,[116][118] starring Hilda Simms for 957 performances.[119][120] The New York Herald Tribune said at the time that all-Black casts had performed the only two "outstanding hits" in the Mansfield's two-decade history: Anna Lucasta and The Green Pastures.[78]

The Mansfield's next hit was Ruth Gordon's Years Ago, which opened in 1946[121] which ran for 206 performances.[122][123] For the most part, the Mansfield hosted short runs during 1947.[82] A revival of the musical The Cradle Will Rock opened at the end of that year[124] and ran for two weeks.[122][125] The Dublin Gate Theatre performed three shows at the Mansfield in February and March 1948,[82][126] followed in April by the Billie Holiday Revue.[82][127] The Mansfield's final productions of the decade included Red Gloves in 1948[122][128][129] and Lend an Ear in 1949.[130] DuMont Television Network considered leasing the Mansfield during the 1949 season, but the Shuberts operated the theater instead when DuMont decided against using it.[131] The Mansfield hosted All You Need Is One Good Break in February 1950,[132] and the Jean Anouilh play Peacock ran just two performances that April.[133]

CBS studio and renaming edit

The Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) leased the Mansfield in August 1950 for five years,[131][134] paying a very favorable annual rental of between $85,000 and $100,000.[131] Ultimately, CBS used the theater for ten years.[135] Known as CBS Studio 59, the theater was used to broadcast the long-running panel shows What's My Line? and I've Got a Secret.[136][137] CBS also used the theater for shows such as Showcase, which showed actors in short clips.[138][139] In 1958, Roger L. Stevens considered leasing the Mansfield Theatre from Myerberg, who still owned it.[140]

Myerberg announced in mid-1960 that the former Mansfield Theatre would be renovated and reopened as a legitimate theater.[135][141] The Mansfield was renamed after Brooks Atkinson, who had then recently retired as the theatrical critic for The New York Times.[142][143] The Brooks Atkinson would be the first Broadway theater to be named for a theatre critic,[144] as well as the second named for a newspaper writer, beside the Mark Hellinger Theatre.[143] The theater was renamed at a ceremony on September 7, 1960.[145]

Broadway revival edit

1960s and 1970s edit

 
Entrance and marquee as viewed from across the street

The first production at the Brooks Atkinson was David Merrick's Vintage '60, which opened on September 12, 1960,[146][147] and lasted just eight performances.[148][149] This was followed the same year by Send Me No Flowers,[150] which featured David Wayne and Nancy Olson for 40 performances.[148][151] The next year, the theater hosted a success with Neil Simon's first play, Come Blow Your Horn,[152][153] which ran for 677 performances.[148][154] This was followed in late 1962 by Sidney Kingsley's Night Life[148][155] and in 1963 by Peter Ustinov's Photo Finish.[156][157] In early 1964, the Brooks Atkinson staged a five-performance run of Tennessee Williams's The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore[158][159][160] and solo appearances by Josephine Baker.[161][162] The theater then hosted the controversial drama[161][163] The Deputy, which ran for 318 performances for much of the same year.[158][164] At the end of 1964, Julie Harris starred at the Brooks Atkinson in Ready When You Are, C.B.!;[165][166] followed in 1965 by a 176-performance revival of The Glass Menagerie.[167][168]

The Brooks Atkinson largely hosted flops for two years from November 1965[167] until Ustinov's Halfway Up the Tree opened in 1967.[169][170] To combat the theater's unprofitability,[72] the Nederlander Organization bought a half-interest in the Brooks Atkinson in May 1967.[171] The next year, the Brooks Atkinson hosted Peter Nichols's A Day in the Death of Joe Egg,[172][173][174] followed by Renée Taylor and Joseph Bologna's Lovers and Other Strangers.[167][175][176] Subsequently, Dustin Hoffman appeared in Jimmy Shine during late 1968 and early 1969.[177][178] The Brooks Atkinson did not see another hit until 1971,[161] when Cliff Gorman starred in Lenny, a biography of Lenny Bruce[179][180] that ran for 453 performances.[181][182][183] The Negro Ensemble Company moved their off-Broadway production of The River Niger to the Brooks Atkinson in 1973,[184][185] where it had 280 performances.[186]

Myerberg died in early 1974[187] and the Nederlanders bought his half-interest in the Brooks Atkinson's ownership.[72] Three successful productions were featured at the theater the same year: Find Your Way Home with Michael Moriarty and Jane Alexander;[181][188][189] My Fat Friend with George Rose and Lynn Redgrave;[181][190][191] and Of Mice and Men with James Earl Jones, Kevin Conway, and Pamela Blair.[181][192][193] The two-character comedy Same Time, Next Year opened at the Brooks Atkinson in 1975.[194][195] The theater celebrated its 50th anniversary in December 1976, ten months after the actual anniversary, because no one had noticed the date beforehand.[196] Same Time, Next Year transferred to another theater in May 1978[197] and ultimately ran for over 1,400 total performances.[82][198] The Brooks Atkinson then hosted the play Tribute with Jack Lemmon in 1978,[199][200][201] as well as the comedy Bedroom Farce[199][202][203] and the drama Teibele and Her Demon in 1979.[199][204][205]

1980s and 1990s edit

 
Lighted sign on the theater facade

The off-Broadway play Talley's Folly moved to the Brooks Atkinson in 1980.[206][207] This was followed by four short runs: Tricks of the Trade and Mixed Couples in 1980, as well as Lolita and Wally's Cafe in 1981.[208] The Dresser opened later in 1981[209] and ultimately ran 200 performances.[208][210][211] This was followed in 1982 by a short run of the off-Broadway show Beyond Therapy,[208][212][213] another revival of Ghosts with John Neville and Liv Ullmann,[208][214][215] and the comedy Steaming with Judith Ivey.[208][216][217] In 1983, the Brooks Atkinson hosted the mountain-climbing drama K2[218][219][220] as well as the solo show Edmund Kean with Ben Kingsley.[221][222][223] At the end of 1983, the Brooks Atkinson staged Noises Off,[224][225] which ran for one and a half years.[226] Subsequently, Aren't We All?[227][228] and Benefactors both opened at the Brooks Atkinson in 1985.[229][230] This was followed in December 1986 by comedian Jackie Mason's solo show The World According to Me!.[231][232] Mason's show ran for two years,[233] with a gap in early 1988 when Mason was shooting the film Caddyshack II.[234]

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) had started to consider protecting the Brooks Atkinson as a landmark in 1982,[235] with discussions continuing over the next several years.[236] The LPC designated the Brooks Atkinson's facade and interior as landmarks on November 4, 1987.[237][238] This was part of the commission's wide-ranging effort in 1987 to grant landmark status to Broadway theaters.[239] The New York City Board of Estimate ratified the designations in March 1988.[240] The Nederlanders, the Shuberts, and Jujamcyn collectively sued the LPC in June 1988 to overturn the landmark designations of 22 theaters, including the Brooks Atkinson, on the merit that the designations severely limited the extent to which the theaters could be modified.[241] The lawsuit was escalated to the New York Supreme Court and the Supreme Court of the United States, but these designations were ultimately upheld in 1992.[242]

The Brooks Atkinson staged Cafe Crown with Anne Jackson and Eli Wallach in 1989.[243][244] The same year, the theater had limited appearances by musicians Victor Borge,[245][246] Peter, Paul and Mary,[247][248] and Stephanie Mills.[249][250] This was followed in 1990 by a two-month-long run of The Cemetery Club[251][252] and an adaptation of William Nicholson's Shadowlands with Jane Alexander and Nigel Hawthorne.[253][254] The Brooks Atkinson hosted Death and the Maiden with Glenn Close, Richard Dreyfuss, and Gene Hackman in 1992,[255][256] then the Roundabout Theatre Company's version of She Loves Me in 1993.[257][258] The theater had two flops in the mid-1990s:[259] Donald Margulies's What’s Wrong With This Picture?, which ran for 12 performances in 1994,[260] and Budd Schulberg and Stan Silverman's On the Waterfront, which had just eight performances in 1995.[261][262]

The Steppenwolf Theatre Company's production of Buried Child was produced at the Brooks Atkinson in 1996,[263][264] as was the play Taking Sides with Daniel Massey and Ed Harris.[265][266] The musical Play On! was hosted in 1997,[267][268] followed the same year by the musical show Street Corner Symphony.[269] The theatrical adaptation of Wait Until Dark, which featured film actress Marisa Tomei in her Broadway debut,[270] ran for 97 performances in 1998.[271][272] The next year, the theater hosted a transfer of a West End revival of The Iceman Cometh, featuring Kevin Spacey.[273][274][275]

2000s to present edit

 
View from under the marquee

In early 2000, the theater hosted the Roundabout Theatre Company's production of Uncle Vanya.[276][277] From July to September of that year, Sachs Morgan Studio renovated the theater[278] for $2.2 million.[279] The original chandelier was retrieved from storage and reinstalled; the murals, lobbies, and restrooms were refurbished; and the seats, carpets, and drapes were replaced.[278] The Brooks Atkinson reopened in December 2000 with the musical Jane Eyre,[280][281] which closed after a short run.[72][282] A late-2001 revival of Noises Off,[283][284] two decades after the original production, ran for 348 performances.[285] Next to be shown was a limited run of the tragedy Medea in 2002,[286][287] as well as the revue The Look of Love[288][289] and Jackie Mason's short-lived Laughing Room Only.[283][290] The Brooks Atkinson hosted the dramas Jumpers and Democracy in 2004, as well as limited runs of the solo shows Mark Twain Tonight! and The Blonde in the Thunderbird in 2005.[10][283]

A revival of The Odd Couple opened at the Brooks Atkinson in late 2005, followed by the dance musical The Times They Are a-Changin' in 2006 and a revival of A Moon for the Misbegotten in 2007.[10][283] The rock-and-roll musical Grease was revived at the theater in August 2007,[283][291] and the show ultimately ran for 554 performances over the next year and a half.[292][293] It was immediately followed by a transfer of the off-Broadway rock musical Rock of Ages, which opened in April 2009[283][294] and ran for nearly two years before transferring.[295][296] In the early 2010s, the Brooks Atkinson hosted both plays and musicals. These included Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles and Relatively Speaking in 2011; Peter and the Starcatcher in 2012; Hands on a Hardbody and After Midnight in 2013; and Love Letters in 2014.[10][13] As part of a settlement with the United States Department of Justice in 2014, the Nederlanders agreed to improve disabled access at their nine Broadway theaters, including the Brooks Atkinson.[297][298]

The Brooks Atkinson hosted the comedy It Shoulda Been You in 2015,[299][300] as well as Deaf West Theatre's production of the musical Spring Awakening the same year.[301][302] Subsequently, the musical Waitress opened in 2016, with Sara Bareilles and Jason Mraz both performing in the show before it closed in January 5, 2020.[303] Waitress became the Brooks Atkinson's longest-running production in 2019,[304][305] and it ran through early 2020.[306][307] The musical Six was in rehearsal and was set to open on March 12, 2020, when the theater was forced to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[308] Six premiered when the Brooks Atkinson reopened on September 17, 2021.[309]

During the COVID-19 shutdown, the Shuberts, Nederlanders, and Jujamcyn had pledged to increase racial and cultural diversity in their theaters, including naming at least one theater for a Black theatrical personality.[310] Accordingly, in June 2022, the Nederlanders announced that the Brooks Atkinson would be renamed for singer and actress Lena Horne.[311][312][313] Horne's collaborative relationship with the Nederlanders included the Broadway production of Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music in 1981, for which she won a Tony and two Grammy awards.[314] The venue became the first Broadway theater named for a Black woman,[312][315] as well as the third Broadway theater named after a Black theatrical personality.[313][b] The Lena Horne's new marquee was unveiled on November 1, 2022.[316][317]

Notable productions edit

Productions are listed by the year of their first performance. This list only includes Broadway shows; it does not include shows taped at the theater.[13][10]

1920s to 1940s edit

1960s to present edit

Box office record edit

Waitress set a box office record for the theater in 2018, grossing $1,626,478 over eight performances for the week ending on January 28, 2018.[365] This was surpassed by Six, which grossed $1,649,206 over eight performances for the week ending January 1, 2023.[366]

See also edit

References edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b This capacity is approximate and may vary depending on the show.
  2. ^ The August Wilson Theatre was renamed after playwright August Wilson in 2005, and the James Earl Jones Theatre was renamed after actor James Earl Jones in early 2022.[313]

Citations edit

  1. ^ a b Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 1.
  2. ^ a b Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1987, p. 1.
  3. ^ a b Evans, Greg (October 19, 2022). "Lena Horne Theatre Coming To Broadway Next Month". Deadline. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  4. ^ a b White, Norval; Willensky, Elliot; Leadon, Fran (2010). AIA Guide to New York City (5th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. p. 301. ISBN 978-0-19538-386-7.
  5. ^ a b c "256 West 47 Street, 10036". New York City Department of City Planning. from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  6. ^ Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 12.
  7. ^ a b c "New Theatre to Open Soon; The Mansfield, In West 47th St., Is the Second of Chanin Chain". The New York Times. January 8, 1926. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  8. ^ a b c "Second 47th St. Theater To Open Soon in New York". The Billboard. Vol. 38, no. 3. January 16, 1926. p. 6. ProQuest 1031780128.
  9. ^ a b Bloom 2007, p. 39; Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 221; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 15.
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  160. ^ "New 'Milk Train' Stops Tomorrow; 5th Performance Is End of Line for Williams Play". The New York Times. January 3, 1964. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
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  163. ^ "'Deputy' Opening Picketed by 150; Laymen of 3 Faiths and U.S. Nazis March Peacefully". The New York Times. February 27, 1964. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
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    "The Deputy Broadway @ Brooks Atkinson Theatre". Playbill. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  165. ^ "Theater: 'Ready When You Are, C. B.!'; Julie Harris Stars in Comedy at Atkinson". The New York Times. December 8, 1964. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
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    "Halfway Up the Tree Broadway @ Brooks Atkinson Theatre". Playbill. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
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  178. ^ "Dustin Hoffman Leaving, 'Jimmy Shine' Will Close". The New York Times. February 21, 1969. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
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  183. ^ "'Lenny' Closes Saturday". The New York Times. June 20, 1972. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
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  187. ^ "Michael Myerberg Dies at 67; A Stage and Screen Producer". The New York Times. January 7, 1974. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
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  189. ^ "Kerr on 'Find Your Way Home' and More Than You Deserve' The Prize Is Not Worth the Taking". The New York Times. January 13, 1974. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
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  211. ^ "'Dresser' to Close May 1". The New York Times. March 19, 1982. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
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  213. ^ Lawson, Carol (June 15, 1982). "News of the Theater; 'Deathtrap,' 'Therapy' Close". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
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  215. ^ Gussow, Mel (August 31, 1982). "Theater: Liv Ullmann Is the Star of 'Ghosts'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
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  220. ^ "'K2' Closing Saturday After 85 Performances". The New York Times. June 8, 1983. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
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  234. ^ Collins, Glenn (May 4, 1988). "Jackie Mason Returns With a Doo-Wop Party". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
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    "Cafe Crown Broadway @ Brooks Atkinson Theatre". Playbill. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  244. ^ "'Cafe Crown' Closes". The New York Times. March 28, 1989. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
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  246. ^ Schonberg, Harold C. (December 5, 1989). "Laughter Is Still Music to Victor Borge's Ear". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
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  250. ^ Holden, Stephen (December 28, 1989). "Review/Pop; Stephanie Mills in Song, Dramatically". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
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  252. ^ "'Cemetery Club' Closing". The New York Times. June 28, 1990. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
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  254. ^ "'Shadowlands' to Close". The New York Times. April 3, 1991. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
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  256. ^ "'Death and Maiden' Closing". The New York Times. July 15, 1992. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
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  261. ^ "'Waterfront' to Close". The New York Times. May 4, 1995. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
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  269. ^ Marks, Peter (November 26, 1997). "Theater Review; Like Feeding A Jukebox In the 1960's". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
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lena, horne, theatre, previously, mansfield, theatre, brooks, atkinson, theatre, broadway, theater, west, 47th, street, theater, district, midtown, manhattan, york, city, opened, 1926, designed, herbert, krapp, spanish, revival, style, constructed, irwin, chan. The Lena Horne Theatre previously the Mansfield Theatre and the Brooks Atkinson Theatre is a Broadway theater at 256 West 47th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City Opened in 1926 it was designed by Herbert J Krapp in a Spanish Revival style and was constructed for Irwin Chanin It has 1 069 seats a across two levels and is operated by the Nederlander Organization Both the facade and the auditorium interior are New York City landmarks Lena Horne TheatreMansfield Theatre Brooks Atkinson TheatreShowing Six 2022Address256 West 47th StreetManhattan New York CityUnited StatesCoordinates40 45 36 N 73 59 13 W 40 76000 N 73 98694 W 40 76000 73 98694OwnerNederlander OrganizationTypeBroadwayCapacity1 069 a ProductionSixConstructionOpenedFebruary 15 1926Years active1926 1950 1960 presentArchitectHerbert J KrappWebsitebroadwaydirect wbr com wbr venue wbr brooks atkinson theatre wbr New York City LandmarkDesignatedNovember 4 1987 1 Reference no 1311 1 Designated entityFacadeNew York City LandmarkDesignatedNovember 4 1987 2 Reference no 1312 2 Designated entityAuditorium interiorThe facade is divided into two sections the four story stage house to the west covered in buff colored brick and the three story auditorium to the east designed with yellow beige brick and terracotta The ground floor which contains the theater s entrance is shielded by a marquee Above is a set of Palladian windows on the second story as well as rectangular sash windows with lunettes on the third story The facade is topped by an entablature and a sloping tiled roof The auditorium contains ornamental plasterwork a sloped orchestra level a large balcony and a coved ceiling The balcony level contains box seats near the front of the auditorium above which are murals The Mansfield Theatre was developed with the Biltmore now Samuel J Friedman Theatre across the street opening on February 15 1926 The Mansfield struggled to attract hits from its opening until 1945 when Michael Myerberg bought it In 1950 the Mansfield was leased to CBS for television productions under the name Studio 59 When Myerberg returned it to legitimate use in September 1960 he renamed it after the former New York Times theater critic Brooks Atkinson The Nederlander Organization purchased a partial ownership stake in the Brooks Atkinson Theatre in 1967 and became a full owner in 1974 Following a renovation in 2000 the theater has hosted several shows in the 21st century such as the musical Waitress On November 1 2022 the theater was renamed after Black singer actress Lena Horne 3 Contents 1 Site 2 Design 2 1 Facade 2 1 1 Auditorium section 2 1 2 Stage house section 2 2 Auditorium 2 2 1 Seating areas 2 2 2 Other design features 3 History 3 1 Initial Broadway run 3 1 1 1920s 3 1 2 1930s and 1940s 3 2 CBS studio and renaming 3 3 Broadway revival 3 3 1 1960s and 1970s 3 3 2 1980s and 1990s 3 3 3 2000s to present 4 Notable productions 4 1 1920s to 1940s 4 2 1960s to present 5 Box office record 6 See also 7 References 7 1 Notes 7 2 Citations 7 3 Sources 8 External linksSite editThe Lena Horne Theatre is at 258 West 47th Street on the south sidewalk between Eighth Avenue and Broadway near Times Square in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City 4 5 The square land lot covers 10 050 square feet 934 m2 with a frontage of 100 feet 30 m on 47th Street and a depth of 100 feet 5 The Lena Horne shares the block with the Paramount Hotel to the south and the Hotel Edison and Lunt Fontanne Theatre to the east Other nearby buildings include the Samuel J Friedman Theatre to the north the Ethel Barrymore Theatre and Longacre Theatre to the northeast the Richard Rodgers Theatre and Imperial Theatre to the south and the off Broadway 47th Street Theatre to the west 5 Design editThe Lena Horne Theatre originally the Mansfield Theatre was designed by Herbert J Krapp in a modern Spanish style and was constructed in 1926 for the Chanin brothers 4 6 The theater was originally named for British actor Richard Mansfield 1857 1907 7 8 9 From 1960 to 2022 10 it was named for Brooks Atkinson 1894 1984 who was the theater critic for The New York Times from 1925 to 1960 11 Since 2022 3 the theater has been named for African American actress and singer Lena Horne 1917 2010 12 The Lena Horne is operated by the Nederlander Organization 10 13 Facade edit The facade consists of two sections The three story tall eastern section is wider and is symmetrical containing the auditorium entrance It is made of yellow beige brick with white terracotta decorations 14 15 The western section which contains the stage house is four stories high and contains a brick facade 16 The third story of the auditorium is on an intermediate level between the third and fourth stories of the stage house 15 Auditorium section edit nbsp Detail of an outer bay nbsp Detail of the center and left of center bays nbsp View of signboards to the right west of the main doors The first story of the auditorium s facade is symmetrically arranged There is a water table made of terrazzo above which are rusticated terracotta blocks made in ashlar Several openings are placed within the first story The easternmost opening contains recessed metal doors with sign boards At the center are five metal double doors connecting with the box office lobby The westernmost opening consists of a metal stage door Sign boards are placed on the wall to the left east of the center openings as well as on two of the double doors to the right west of center A marquee hangs over the five center doorways and the immediate adjacent sign boards 17 On the upper stories the auditorium is arranged into three sections from left to right The auditorium s outermost openings on the second and third stories have a single six over six sash window on either story Lunettes with rosettes are placed above each of these windows These windows are surrounded by a brick band which is laid in a pattern resembling an arch At the top of this arch is a molding with corbels as well as a brick panel with bond work in a basket weave pattern Above this are terracotta friezes with fleur de lis and rosette patterns topped by a brick parapet 17 The central section contains three Palladian window frames at the second floor with bracket shaped keystones above each window Twisting colonettes divide the openings in each Palladian frame while the outer sections of the windows are bordered by pilasters with Corinthian style capitals 14 17 The center opening is an open air loggia behind which is a fire stair with an iron railing The other two Palladian openings contain sash windows At the third story there are three openings surrounded by twisting moldings and a terracotta frame The center opening is a ventilation grate while the other two contain six over six sash windows All three window openings have a lunette with rosette above them Between the window openings are medallions that depict lyres A sign with the name Brooks Atkinson projects from the western side of the third floor 17 Brackets run above the third floor supporting a cornice and a Spanish tile roof 14 17 Stage house section edit nbsp Stage houseThe Lena Horne Theatre s stage house is much simpler in design with a terrazzo water table Unlike in the auditorium section all four stories are faced in brick At ground level there is a doorway and a garage opening between which are two bricked up window openings A string course runs above the ground story On each of the second through fourth floors there are three sash windows with two over two panes and a brick lintel is placed above each window The stage house is topped by a cornice and a parapet 16 Auditorium edit The auditorium has an orchestra level one balcony boxes and a stage behind the proscenium arch The auditorium space is designed with plaster decorations in low relief 18 According to the Nederlander Organization the auditorium has 1 069 seats 19 meanwhile The Broadway League cites a capacity of 1 094 seats 10 and Playbill cites 1 045 seats 13 The Lena Horne Theatre is designed in a Spanish style and originally had a seating capacity of 1 125 7 8 The interior design scheme was overseen by Roman Meltzer who was the architect for Russian emperor Nicholas II 20 Seating areas edit The rear east end of the orchestra contains a promenade with paneled walls and a molded cornice 21 The orchestra is raked sloping down toward the stage 18 There are two columns between the orchestra and the promenade between which is a decorative railing Two staircases with decorative metal railings lead from either end of the promenade to the balcony level 21 The orchestra s north right wall has doors from the lobby while the south left and rear walls contain exit doors There are foliate swag motifs on either side of the exit signs above the doors The orchestra s side walls contain decorative panels 22 Bronze lighting sconces are placed along the walls of the orchestra and its promenade 23 The balcony level is divided into front and rear sections by an aisle halfway across the depth 18 On either side of the crossover aisle are exit doors which are placed between pilasters and wall panels on either side Above the exit doors are arch decorations and a frieze with swags The rest of the balcony s side walls contain panels which are divided into upper and lower sections with foliate decorations in the upper panels and plain decorations in the lower panels A cornice runs above all of the walls The front rail of the balcony contains shields and foliate decorations 22 Light boxes are installed on the front rail The underside of the balcony has plasterwork panels with crystal light fixtures suspended from medallions Air conditioning vents are placed along some of the panels under the balcony 24 On either side of the proscenium is a curved wall section with three arches each of which corresponds to a box at balcony level 18 The wall section is flanked by fluted pilasters with Corinthian style gilded capitals At orchestra level the wall sections contain a false rusticated wall with three rectangular openings 22 The undersides of the boxes contain crystal light fixtures similar to those on the balcony 23 The fronts of the boxes are curved outward and contain shields and foliate decorations Twisting colonettes run beside each arch while egg and dart moldings run along the tops of the arches The arches are separated by fluted pilasters with Corinthian capitals above which is a molding 22 At the tops of the boxes are murals that show commedia dell arte and muses 14 23 These murals were painted by A Battisti and G Troombul 23 Other design features edit There is a three centered proscenium arch next to the boxes The archway is surrounded by a molded band with anthemia egg and dart and rope motifs The spandrels above the corners of the proscenium arch contain Adam style sphinx motifs There are fluted pilasters with gilded Corinthian capitals along either side of the arch Above these pilasters is a frieze containing motifs of arches with fans 22 A beam separates the ceiling into front and rear sections The beam is decorated with a frieze containing arch and fan motifs similar to the frieze above the proscenium The front section is a coved ceiling surrounded by a frieze with an arch and fan motif Moldings divide the cove into sections which are decorated with urns and foliate designs 22 A crystal chandelier hangs from the center of the cove 23 The rear section contains molded bands with bead motifs which divide the ceiling into arch and lozenge shaped panels 22 Near the side walls the moldings contain cartouches with foliate designs from which are suspended four chandeliers 24 History editTimes Square became the epicenter for large scale theater productions between 1900 and the Great Depression 25 During the 1900s and 1910s many theaters in Midtown Manhattan were developed by the Shubert brothers one of the major theatrical syndicates of the time 26 The Chanin brothers developed another grouping of theaters in the mid 1920s 27 28 29 Though the Chanins largely specialized in real estate rather than theaters Irwin Chanin had become interested in theater when he was an impoverished student at the Cooper Union He subsequently recalled that he had been humiliated by having to use a separate door whenever he bought cheap seats in an upper balcony level 27 30 Initial Broadway run edit 1920s edit nbsp Detail of an upper story windowIrwin Chanin was a newcomer to the Broadway theater industry when he was developing his first theater the 46th Street now Richard Rodgers Chanin hired Herbert Krapp an experienced architect who had designed multiple Broadway theaters for the Shubert brothers 31 32 The 46th Street Theatre opened in early 1925 as Chanin s first Broadway theater 33 Chanin retained Krapp to design the Biltmore and Mansfield theaters on 47th Street which at the time was a largely residential street 32 34 Irwin Chanin who built the theater with his brother Henry acquired the property title to the two theater sites on 47th Street in March 1925 35 Though the Biltmore was completed that December the Mansfield was not finished until early the following year 7 8 On February 15 1926 prior to the theater s opening a luncheon was hosted in honor of Mansfield s widow Beatrice Cameron 36 Later that night the theater opened with the melodrama The Night Duel 9 37 Generally the Mansfield s early productions were flops 38 The Night Duel lasted for 17 performances before closing 39 40 and three similarly short lived shows followed 39 The theater s first moderate success was If I Was Rich with Joe Laurie Jr which opened in September 1926 41 and had 92 performances 39 42 The Ladder with Antoinette Perry opened at the Mansfield the next month 43 running for several hundred performances across numerous theaters 44 45 This was followed by a revival of Eugene O Neill s Beyond the Horizon 46 47 At the end of the year the Mansfield staged three Hebrew language plays performed by the Habima Players of Moscow 33 48 including The Dybbuk 49 50 A revival of the Henrik Ibsen play Ghosts with Minnie Maddern Fiske had 24 performances at the beginning of 1927 39 51 The theater hosted short lived plays for the rest of that year 52 That April the Mansfield was sold to Irving Lewine who leased the theater back to the Chanins for 63 years 53 54 In August 1927 Charles L Wagner arranged to operate the Mansfield for a year 55 Just before Wagner was scheduled to assume operation that October Lew Fields took over the lease and Wagner s shows were relocated to another theater 56 57 Fields planned to stage at least four shows and rename the theater for himself 58 The beginning of 1928 saw short runs of the plays Mongolia 59 60 and Atlas and Eva 52 61 The first Fields production at the Mansfield was the Rodgers and Hart musical Present Arms in April 1928 38 62 which ran for 147 performances 63 64 The theater s sign was changed to display the name Lew Fields Theatre though programs referred to the house as Lew Fields s Mansfield Theatre 65 Rodgers and Hart also wrote the music for Chee Chee 63 66 67 which was much less popular than Present Arms 68 At the end of the year Lew Fields starred in Hello Daddy which was produced by his children Dorothy and Herbert Fields 69 70 it had 198 performances 63 71 The theater reverted to its original name in March 1929 with the opening of the flop Indiscretion 72 1930s and 1940s edit nbsp Viewed from the eastThe next success at the Mansfield was Marc Connelly s The Green Pastures which opened in February 1930 73 74 With a cast composed entirely of Black actors 75 it ultimately ran 640 performances 76 77 This was followed by numerous flops which established the Mansfield Theatre as a jinx house 78 The Chanins ultimately lost control of the Mansfield and their other theaters during the Depression 79 80 In October 1931 the Chanins relinquished their lease on the Mansfield to Irving Lewine 81 80 At the end of the year the Group Theatre began presenting its productions at the Mansfield 82 83 first staging 1931 84 and then The House of Connelly 85 86 The Mansfield did not host any productions from March to December 1932 87 The Mutual Life Insurance Company subsequently foreclosed on the theater and it was purchased by Nyamco Associates Inc in October 1932 for 354 000 88 89 In the foreclosure process all the theater s furnishings were removed The same month as Nyamco s acquisition Ray K Bartlett and Edgar Allen took over the Mansfield for two years and reinstalled the furnishings 90 The Mansfield reopened in December 1932 with the Shuffle Along of 1933 68 91 which closed after just 17 performances 92 In June 1933 the theater was leased to the syndicate Players League Inc for 19 months 93 The theater did not have any particularly distinguished shows in 1933 or 1934 68 but George Abbott directed the moderately successful comedy Page Miss Glory in late 1934 63 94 The next year the Mansfield had a transfer of Moon Over Mulberry Street 68 as well as a run of On Stage with Osgood Perkins 95 96 This was followed in 1937 by Antony and Cleopatra featuring Tallulah Bankhead 82 97 as well as Behind Red Lights which ran for 176 performances 98 99 In 1938 the Shuberts proposed leasing the Mansfield at 14 000 a year an extremely favorable rate compared to other theaters 100 they ultimately took the theater for a year and renovated it 101 The theater then hosted a transfer of the long running What a Life in 1939 102 103 as well as the Group Theatre s Thunder Rock featuring Lee J Cobb and Frances Farmer 104 105 nbsp Side view of windowsIn 1940 the Mansfield hosted a revival of Juno and the Paycock 98 106 107 a transfer of the long running comedy Separate Rooms 98 108 and the popular revue Meet the People 109 110 The theater staged In Time to Come in 1941 82 111 as well as a revival of Shakespeare s As You Like It 112 113 The theater mostly hosted short runs during 1942 and 1943 114 and producer Michael Myerberg signed a three year lease for the Mansfield in June 1943 115 The comedy Janie was staged at the Mansfield for a short period during late 1943 and early 1944 116 117 Myerberg bought the theater outright in March 1944 115 and Anna Lucasta an adaptation of an American Negro Theater production opened that August 116 118 starring Hilda Simms for 957 performances 119 120 The New York Herald Tribune said at the time that all Black casts had performed the only two outstanding hits in the Mansfield s two decade history Anna Lucasta and The Green Pastures 78 The Mansfield s next hit was Ruth Gordon s Years Ago which opened in 1946 121 which ran for 206 performances 122 123 For the most part the Mansfield hosted short runs during 1947 82 A revival of the musical The Cradle Will Rock opened at the end of that year 124 and ran for two weeks 122 125 The Dublin Gate Theatre performed three shows at the Mansfield in February and March 1948 82 126 followed in April by the Billie Holiday Revue 82 127 The Mansfield s final productions of the decade included Red Gloves in 1948 122 128 129 and Lend an Ear in 1949 130 DuMont Television Network considered leasing the Mansfield during the 1949 season but the Shuberts operated the theater instead when DuMont decided against using it 131 The Mansfield hosted All You Need Is One Good Break in February 1950 132 and the Jean Anouilh play Peacock ran just two performances that April 133 CBS studio and renaming edit The Columbia Broadcasting System CBS leased the Mansfield in August 1950 for five years 131 134 paying a very favorable annual rental of between 85 000 and 100 000 131 Ultimately CBS used the theater for ten years 135 Known as CBS Studio 59 the theater was used to broadcast the long running panel shows What s My Line and I ve Got a Secret 136 137 CBS also used the theater for shows such as Showcase which showed actors in short clips 138 139 In 1958 Roger L Stevens considered leasing the Mansfield Theatre from Myerberg who still owned it 140 Myerberg announced in mid 1960 that the former Mansfield Theatre would be renovated and reopened as a legitimate theater 135 141 The Mansfield was renamed after Brooks Atkinson who had then recently retired as the theatrical critic for The New York Times 142 143 The Brooks Atkinson would be the first Broadway theater to be named for a theatre critic 144 as well as the second named for a newspaper writer beside the Mark Hellinger Theatre 143 The theater was renamed at a ceremony on September 7 1960 145 Broadway revival edit 1960s and 1970s edit nbsp Entrance and marquee as viewed from across the streetThe first production at the Brooks Atkinson was David Merrick s Vintage 60 which opened on September 12 1960 146 147 and lasted just eight performances 148 149 This was followed the same year by Send Me No Flowers 150 which featured David Wayne and Nancy Olson for 40 performances 148 151 The next year the theater hosted a success with Neil Simon s first play Come Blow Your Horn 152 153 which ran for 677 performances 148 154 This was followed in late 1962 by Sidney Kingsley s Night Life 148 155 and in 1963 by Peter Ustinov s Photo Finish 156 157 In early 1964 the Brooks Atkinson staged a five performance run of Tennessee Williams s The Milk Train Doesn t Stop Here Anymore 158 159 160 and solo appearances by Josephine Baker 161 162 The theater then hosted the controversial drama 161 163 The Deputy which ran for 318 performances for much of the same year 158 164 At the end of 1964 Julie Harris starred at the Brooks Atkinson in Ready When You Are C B 165 166 followed in 1965 by a 176 performance revival of The Glass Menagerie 167 168 The Brooks Atkinson largely hosted flops for two years from November 1965 167 until Ustinov s Halfway Up the Tree opened in 1967 169 170 To combat the theater s unprofitability 72 the Nederlander Organization bought a half interest in the Brooks Atkinson in May 1967 171 The next year the Brooks Atkinson hosted Peter Nichols s A Day in the Death of Joe Egg 172 173 174 followed by Renee Taylor and Joseph Bologna s Lovers and Other Strangers 167 175 176 Subsequently Dustin Hoffman appeared in Jimmy Shine during late 1968 and early 1969 177 178 The Brooks Atkinson did not see another hit until 1971 161 when Cliff Gorman starred in Lenny a biography of Lenny Bruce 179 180 that ran for 453 performances 181 182 183 The Negro Ensemble Company moved their off Broadway production of The River Niger to the Brooks Atkinson in 1973 184 185 where it had 280 performances 186 Myerberg died in early 1974 187 and the Nederlanders bought his half interest in the Brooks Atkinson s ownership 72 Three successful productions were featured at the theater the same year Find Your Way Home with Michael Moriarty and Jane Alexander 181 188 189 My Fat Friend with George Rose and Lynn Redgrave 181 190 191 and Of Mice and Men with James Earl Jones Kevin Conway and Pamela Blair 181 192 193 The two character comedy Same Time Next Year opened at the Brooks Atkinson in 1975 194 195 The theater celebrated its 50th anniversary in December 1976 ten months after the actual anniversary because no one had noticed the date beforehand 196 Same Time Next Year transferred to another theater in May 1978 197 and ultimately ran for over 1 400 total performances 82 198 The Brooks Atkinson then hosted the play Tribute with Jack Lemmon in 1978 199 200 201 as well as the comedy Bedroom Farce 199 202 203 and the drama Teibele and Her Demon in 1979 199 204 205 1980s and 1990s edit nbsp Lighted sign on the theater facadeThe off Broadway play Talley s Folly moved to the Brooks Atkinson in 1980 206 207 This was followed by four short runs Tricks of the Trade and Mixed Couples in 1980 as well as Lolita and Wally s Cafe in 1981 208 The Dresser opened later in 1981 209 and ultimately ran 200 performances 208 210 211 This was followed in 1982 by a short run of the off Broadway show Beyond Therapy 208 212 213 another revival of Ghosts with John Neville and Liv Ullmann 208 214 215 and the comedy Steaming with Judith Ivey 208 216 217 In 1983 the Brooks Atkinson hosted the mountain climbing drama K2 218 219 220 as well as the solo show Edmund Kean with Ben Kingsley 221 222 223 At the end of 1983 the Brooks Atkinson staged Noises Off 224 225 which ran for one and a half years 226 Subsequently Aren t We All 227 228 and Benefactors both opened at the Brooks Atkinson in 1985 229 230 This was followed in December 1986 by comedian Jackie Mason s solo show The World According to Me 231 232 Mason s show ran for two years 233 with a gap in early 1988 when Mason was shooting the film Caddyshack II 234 The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission LPC had started to consider protecting the Brooks Atkinson as a landmark in 1982 235 with discussions continuing over the next several years 236 The LPC designated the Brooks Atkinson s facade and interior as landmarks on November 4 1987 237 238 This was part of the commission s wide ranging effort in 1987 to grant landmark status to Broadway theaters 239 The New York City Board of Estimate ratified the designations in March 1988 240 The Nederlanders the Shuberts and Jujamcyn collectively sued the LPC in June 1988 to overturn the landmark designations of 22 theaters including the Brooks Atkinson on the merit that the designations severely limited the extent to which the theaters could be modified 241 The lawsuit was escalated to the New York Supreme Court and the Supreme Court of the United States but these designations were ultimately upheld in 1992 242 The Brooks Atkinson staged Cafe Crown with Anne Jackson and Eli Wallach in 1989 243 244 The same year the theater had limited appearances by musicians Victor Borge 245 246 Peter Paul and Mary 247 248 and Stephanie Mills 249 250 This was followed in 1990 by a two month long run of The Cemetery Club 251 252 and an adaptation of William Nicholson s Shadowlands with Jane Alexander and Nigel Hawthorne 253 254 The Brooks Atkinson hosted Death and the Maiden with Glenn Close Richard Dreyfuss and Gene Hackman in 1992 255 256 then the Roundabout Theatre Company s version of She Loves Me in 1993 257 258 The theater had two flops in the mid 1990s 259 Donald Margulies s What s Wrong With This Picture which ran for 12 performances in 1994 260 and Budd Schulberg and Stan Silverman s On the Waterfront which had just eight performances in 1995 261 262 The Steppenwolf Theatre Company s production of Buried Child was produced at the Brooks Atkinson in 1996 263 264 as was the play Taking Sides with Daniel Massey and Ed Harris 265 266 The musical Play On was hosted in 1997 267 268 followed the same year by the musical show Street Corner Symphony 269 The theatrical adaptation of Wait Until Dark which featured film actress Marisa Tomei in her Broadway debut 270 ran for 97 performances in 1998 271 272 The next year the theater hosted a transfer of a West End revival of The Iceman Cometh featuring Kevin Spacey 273 274 275 2000s to present edit nbsp View from under the marqueeIn early 2000 the theater hosted the Roundabout Theatre Company s production of Uncle Vanya 276 277 From July to September of that year Sachs Morgan Studio renovated the theater 278 for 2 2 million 279 The original chandelier was retrieved from storage and reinstalled the murals lobbies and restrooms were refurbished and the seats carpets and drapes were replaced 278 The Brooks Atkinson reopened in December 2000 with the musical Jane Eyre 280 281 which closed after a short run 72 282 A late 2001 revival of Noises Off 283 284 two decades after the original production ran for 348 performances 285 Next to be shown was a limited run of the tragedy Medea in 2002 286 287 as well as the revue The Look of Love 288 289 and Jackie Mason s short lived Laughing Room Only 283 290 The Brooks Atkinson hosted the dramas Jumpers and Democracy in 2004 as well as limited runs of the solo shows Mark Twain Tonight and The Blonde in the Thunderbird in 2005 10 283 A revival of The Odd Couple opened at the Brooks Atkinson in late 2005 followed by the dance musical The Times They Are a Changin in 2006 and a revival of A Moon for the Misbegotten in 2007 10 283 The rock and roll musical Grease was revived at the theater in August 2007 283 291 and the show ultimately ran for 554 performances over the next year and a half 292 293 It was immediately followed by a transfer of the off Broadway rock musical Rock of Ages which opened in April 2009 283 294 and ran for nearly two years before transferring 295 296 In the early 2010s the Brooks Atkinson hosted both plays and musicals These included Rain A Tribute to the Beatles and Relatively Speaking in 2011 Peter and the Starcatcher in 2012 Hands on a Hardbody and After Midnight in 2013 and Love Letters in 2014 10 13 As part of a settlement with the United States Department of Justice in 2014 the Nederlanders agreed to improve disabled access at their nine Broadway theaters including the Brooks Atkinson 297 298 The Brooks Atkinson hosted the comedy It Shoulda Been You in 2015 299 300 as well as Deaf West Theatre s production of the musical Spring Awakening the same year 301 302 Subsequently the musical Waitress opened in 2016 with Sara Bareilles and Jason Mraz both performing in the show before it closed in January 5 2020 303 Waitress became the Brooks Atkinson s longest running production in 2019 304 305 and it ran through early 2020 306 307 The musical Six was in rehearsal and was set to open on March 12 2020 when the theater was forced to close due to the COVID 19 pandemic 308 Six premiered when the Brooks Atkinson reopened on September 17 2021 309 During the COVID 19 shutdown the Shuberts Nederlanders and Jujamcyn had pledged to increase racial and cultural diversity in their theaters including naming at least one theater for a Black theatrical personality 310 Accordingly in June 2022 the Nederlanders announced that the Brooks Atkinson would be renamed for singer and actress Lena Horne 311 312 313 Horne s collaborative relationship with the Nederlanders included the Broadway production of Lena Horne The Lady and Her Music in 1981 for which she won a Tony and two Grammy awards 314 The venue became the first Broadway theater named for a Black woman 312 315 as well as the third Broadway theater named after a Black theatrical personality 313 b The Lena Horne s new marquee was unveiled on November 1 2022 316 317 Notable productions editProductions are listed by the year of their first performance This list only includes Broadway shows it does not include shows taped at the theater 13 10 1920s to 1940s edit 1926 Beyond the Horizon 46 318 1926 The Dybbuk 49 318 1927 Ghosts 51 318 1928 Present Arms 64 69 1928 Chee Chee 66 69 1930 The Green Pastures 77 319 1931 The House of Connelly 86 319 1932 Shuffle Along 1933 92 1934 Page Miss Glory 94 319 1936 Black Limelight 320 319 1937 Sea Legs 321 103 1937 Antony and Cleopatra 97 103 1939 What a Life 102 103 1939 Thunder Rock 104 103 1940 Juno and the Paycock 106 103 1940 Meet the People 109 110 1941 As You Like It 112 322 1944 Anna Lucasta 119 120 1947 The Cradle Will Rock 125 323 1948 John Bull s Other Island 324 323 1948 Red Gloves 128 323 1949 Lend an Ear 130 1960s to present edit 1961 Come Blow Your Horn 152 154 1963 Phedre 325 326 1963 Berenice 327 326 1963 Man and Boy 328 326 1964 The Milk Train Doesn t Stop Here Anymore 158 159 1964 The Deputy 164 326 1965 The Glass Menagerie 168 329 1967 Love in E Flat 330 329 1967 A Minor Adjustment 331 329 1967 Halfway Up the Tree 169 329 1968 A Day in the Death of Joe Egg 173 329 1968 Lovers and Other Strangers 175 329 1969 Indians 332 329 1970 Paris Is Out 333 334 1970 Charley s Aunt 335 334 1970 Not Now Darling 336 334 1971 Lenny 179 182 1972 Lysistrata 337 334 1973 The River Niger 186 334 1974 My Fat Friend 190 334 1974 Of Mice and Men 192 334 1975 Same Time Next Year 198 334 1978 Tribute 200 338 1979 Bedroom Farce 202 338 1980 Talley s Folly 207 338 1981 Lolita 339 338 1981 The Dresser 210 338 1982 Beyond Therapy 212 338 1982 Ghosts 214 338 1982 Steaming 216 338 1983 K2 218 219 1983 Edmund Kean 222 223 1983 Noises Off 226 224 1985 Aren t We All 259 227 1985 Benefactors 259 229 1986 Rowan Atkinson at the Atkinson 340 1986 Jackie Mason s The World According to Me 231 233 1989 Cafe Crown 259 243 1989 The Victor Borge Holiday Show on Broadway 259 249 1989 Peter Paul amp Mary A Holiday Celebration 259 247 1989 Stephanie Mills Comes Home to Broadway 259 245 1990 The Cemetery Club 259 251 1990 Shadowlands 259 253 1992 Death and the Maiden 259 255 1993 Redwood Curtain 341 1993 She Loves Me 259 257 1996 Buried Child 263 342 1996 Taking Sides 280 265 1997 Play On 280 268 1998 Wait Until Dark 280 271 1998 Fool Moon 343 1999 The Iceman Cometh 273 274 1999 The Rainmaker 344 2000 Uncle Vanya 280 276 2000 Jane Eyre 280 282 2001 Noises Off 285 284 2002 Medea 286 287 2003 The Look of Love 288 289 2004 Jumpers 345 2004 Democracy 346 2005 Mark Twain Tonight 347 2005 The Odd Couple 72 348 2006 The Times They Are a Changin 349 2007 A Moon for the Misbegotten 350 2007 Grease 292 293 2009 Rock of Ages 295 296 2011 Rain A Tribute to the Beatles 351 352 2011 Relatively Speaking 353 354 2012 Peter and the Starcatcher 355 356 2013 Hands on a Hardbody 357 358 2013 After Midnight 359 360 2014 Love Letters 361 362 2015 It Shoulda Been You 299 300 2015 Spring Awakening 301 302 2016 Waitress 306 307 2021 Six 363 364 Box office record editWaitress set a box office record for the theater in 2018 grossing 1 626 478 over eight performances for the week ending on January 28 2018 365 This was surpassed by Six which grossed 1 649 206 over eight performances for the week ending January 1 2023 366 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 The August Wilson Theatre was renamed after playwright August Wilson in 2005 and the James Earl Jones Theatre was renamed after actor James Earl Jones in early 2022 313 Citations edit a b Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 1 a b Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1987 p 1 a b Evans Greg October 19 2022 Lena Horne Theatre Coming To Broadway Next Month Deadline Retrieved October 19 2022 a b White Norval Willensky Elliot Leadon Fran 2010 AIA Guide to New York City 5th ed New York Oxford University Press p 301 ISBN 978 0 19538 386 7 a b c 256 West 47 Street 10036 New York City Department of City Planning Archived from the original on December 28 2021 Retrieved March 25 2021 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 12 a b c New Theatre to Open Soon The Mansfield In West 47th St Is the Second of Chanin Chain The New York Times January 8 1926 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 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Space New York Herald Tribune April 28 1927 p 40 ProQuest 1130798211 Mansfield Theatre Is Sold And Leased Back to Chanins The New York Times April 28 1927 p 40 ISSN 0362 4331 ProQuest 104181750 Wagner to Take Over Mansfield Theatre Assumes Control Oct 10 When Alice Duer Miller Comedy Will Have Premier The New York Times August 3 1927 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved December 28 2021 Lew Fields to Take Mansfield Theatre Will Produce Musical Plays There When Booking Contract of C L Wagner Expires The New York Times October 3 1927 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved December 28 2021 Mansfield Theater Lease Involves Over 2 000 000 New York Herald Tribune October 5 1927 p 40 ProQuest 1113567824 Lew Fields s Activities He Plans to Produce at Least Four Musical Comedies The New York Times October 20 1927 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved December 28 2021 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 221 The Broadway League December 26 1927 Mongolia Broadway Play Original IBDB Archived from the original on January 30 2022 Retrieved December 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Beauty Marc Connelly s The Green Pastures Excels as Comedy Fantasy Folklore Religion The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved December 28 2021 Ruhl Arthur February 27 1930 The Theaters Marc Connelly s the Green Pastures With All negro Cast at the Mansfield New York Herald Tribune p 14 ProQuest 1113107153 Bloom 2007 p 40 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 222 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 15 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 222 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 26 a b The Broadway League February 26 1930 The Green Pastures Broadway Play Original IBDB Archived from the original on January 30 2022 Retrieved December 28 2021 The Green Pastures Broadway Mansfield Theatre Playbill Archived from the original on January 30 2022 Retrieved December 28 2021 a b Mansfield Theater s Only Hits Were Pair of All Negro Shows New York Herald Tribune January 20 1946 p D2 ProQuest 1267890427 Bloom 2007 p 33 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 215 a b Chanin Interests Relinquish Control of Mansfield Theater New 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4331 Retrieved December 29 2021 At Deadline CBS Leases Theatre Broadcasting Telecasting Vol 39 no 9 August 28 1950 p 86 ProQuest 1285680179 a b Mansfield TV Theatres Rejoins Broadway Fold The New York Times June 30 1960 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved December 29 2021 USA New York Brooks Atkinson Theatre Theatrecrafts com Archived from the original on January 30 2022 Retrieved January 2 2021 Ellerbee Bobby June 2016 The History of CBS New York Television Studios 1937 1965 PDF Eyes of a Generation Report p 101 Morse Leo February 23 1952 Television Radio Good Idea But First Run Badly Managed The Billboard Vol 64 no 8 pp 13 48 ProQuest 1040147433 Radio Television Inside Stuff Television Variety Vol 186 no 7 April 23 1952 p 33 ProQuest 964046447 Zolotow Sam May 27 1958 Ferrer Considers 2 Play Prospects Weighs L Oeuf and Under the Sycamore Tree Broker Remains Open The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved December 29 2021 Walker Danton May 12 1960 Broadway Daily News p 340 Retrieved December 29 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