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Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre

January 01, 1970

For other theaters currently or formerly known as the Plymouth Theatre, see Plymouth Theatre (disambiguation).

The Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, formerly the Plymouth Theatre, is a Broadway theater at 236 West 45th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. Opened in 1917, the theater was designed by Herbert J. Krapp and was built for the Shubert brothers. The Schoenfeld Theatre is named for Gerald Schoenfeld, longtime president of the Shubert Organization, which operates the theater. It has 1,079 seats across two levels. Both the facade and the auditorium interior are New York City landmarks.

Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
Plymouth Theatre
Come From Away at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (2019)
Address236 West 45th Street
Manhattan, New York City
United States
Coordinates40°45′31″N 73°59′15″W / 40.7585°N 73.9874°W / 40.7585; -73.9874
Public transitSubway: Times Square–42nd Street/Port Authority Bus Terminal
OwnerSchoenfeld Theatre, LLC
OperatorThe Shubert Organization
TypeBroadway
Capacity1,079
ProductionThe Notebook
Construction
OpenedOctober 10, 1917
Years active1917–present
ArchitectHerbert J. Krapp
Website
shubert.nyc/theatres/gerald-schoenfeld/
DesignatedDecember 15, 1987[1]
Reference no.1368[1]
Designated entityFacade
DesignatedDecember 15, 1987[2]
Reference no.1369[2]
Designated entityAuditorium interior

The neoclassical facade is simple in design and is similar to that of the Broadhurst Theatre, which was developed concurrently. The Schoenfeld's facade is made of buff-colored brick and terracotta and is divided into two sections: a stage house to the west and the theater's entrance to the east. The entrance facade is topped by fire-escape galleries and contains a curved corner facing east toward Broadway. The auditorium contains an orchestra level, a large balcony, a small technical gallery, a mostly flat ceiling, and a sounding board. The space is decorated in the Adam style with plasterwork designs. Near the front of the auditorium, flanking the elliptical proscenium arch, are box seats at balcony level.

The Shubert brothers developed the Broadhurst and Plymouth theaters following the success of the Booth and Shubert theaters directly to the east. The Plymouth Theatre was leased to Arthur Hopkins and opened on October 10, 1917, with the comedy A Successful Calamity. The Shuberts retained ownership of the theater and took over after Hopkins's death in 1950. The theater has hosted not only musicals but also revues, comedies, and dramas throughout its history. It was renamed for Gerald Schoenfeld in 2005.

Site edit

The Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre is on 236 West 45th Street, on the south sidewalk between Eighth Avenue and Seventh Avenue, near Times Square in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City.[3][4] The rectangular land lot covers 9,695 square feet (900.7 m2), with a frontage of 96.5 feet (29.4 m) on 44th Street and a depth of 100.42 feet (31 m).[4] The Schoenfeld Theatre shares the city block with the Row NYC Hotel to the west. It adjoins six other theaters: the Majestic to the southwest, the John Golden and Bernard B. Jacobs to the west, the Booth to the east, the Shubert to the southeast, and the Broadhurst directly to the south. Other nearby structures include the Music Box Theatre, Imperial Theatre, and Richard Rodgers Theatre to the north; the New York Marriott Marquis to the northeast; One Astor Plaza to the east; and Sardi's restaurant, the Hayes Theater, and the St. James Theatre one block south.[4]

The Schoenfeld is part of the largest concentration of Broadway theaters on a single block.[5] The adjoining block of 45th Street is also known as George Abbott Way,[6] and foot traffic on the street increases box-office totals for the theaters there.[7] The Broadhurst, Schoenfeld, Booth, and Shubert theaters were all developed by the Shubert brothers between 44th and 45th Streets, occupying land previously owned by the Astor family.[8][9] The Broadhurst and Schoenfeld were built as a pair, occupying land left over from the development of the Shubert and Booth, which were also paired.[10][11] The Broadhurst/Schoenfeld theatrical pair share an alley to the east, parallel to the larger Shubert Alley east of the Shubert/Booth pair.[8][12] The Broadhurst/Schoenfeld alley was required under New York City construction codes of the time but, unlike Shubert Alley, it was closed to the public shortly after its completion.[13] The Shuberts bought the land under all four theaters from the Astors in 1948.[9][14]

Design edit

The Schoenfeld Theatre was designed by Herbert J. Krapp and constructed in 1917 for the Shubert brothers as the Plymouth Theatre.[3][15] The Broadhurst and Plymouth were two of Krapp's first theatrical designs as an independent architect.[16] While the facades of the two theaters are similar in arrangement, the interiors have a different design both from each other and from their respective facades.[17][18] The Schoenfeld is operated by the Shubert Organization.[19][20]

Facade edit

Krapp designed the Broadhurst and Plymouth theaters with relatively simple brick-and-stone facades, instead relying on the arrangement of the brickwork for decorative purposes. The Broadhurst and Schoenfeld contain curved corners at the eastern portions of their respective facades, facing Broadway, since most audience members reached the theaters from that direction.[16][17] The use of simple exterior-design elements was typical of Krapp's commissions for the Shubert family,[16][18] giving these theaters the impression that they were mass-produced.[18] The Broadhurst and Plymouth theaters' designs contrasted with Henry Beaumont Herts's earlier ornate designs of the Shubert and Booth theaters. Nevertheless, the use of curved east-facing corners was common to all four theaters.[16] The Schoenfeld's facade is divided into two sections: the auditorium to the east and a stage house to the west. The facade is generally shorter than its width.[21]

Auditorium section edit

Architectural details of the auditorium facade
 
Lobby
 
Fire escape on third story, with parapet above
 
Cartouche and window on curve

The ground floor of the auditorium contains a water table made of granite.[21] The rest of the facade is largely made of architectural terracotta, which surrounds patches of buff brick in Flemish bond.[12][21] Along the ground floor on 45th Street, there are three glass-and-bronze double doors with aluminum frames and transoms, which lead to the lobby. There are display boxes on either side of the lobby doors, and a bronze stage door is to the right (west) of these doors. A marquee extends above the doors.[22] The northeastern corner of the facade is curved and contains an entrance to the ticket lobby. This entrance contains a double door, above which is a glass transom panel. The corner entrance is topped by a broken pediment, which is supported by console brackets on either side and contains an escutcheon at the center.[23][24]

Both the curved corner and the 45th Street facade contain terracotta frames, which are flanked by terracotta pilasters with stylized capitals. Along 45th Street, the auditorium's second and third floors contain a fire escape made of cast iron and wrought iron. There are doors and windows on both levels, leading to the fire escape. In addition, the fire escape's third-floor railing contains cast-iron depictions of ribands and shields, while a sheet-metal canopy covers the fire escape. Above the center of the third floor, on 45th Street, is a terracotta cartouche containing depictions of swags. The curved corner contains a third-floor window, topped by an oval escutcheon that is decorated with swags and fleur-de-lis. A terracotta cornice and a brick parapet run above the auditorium facade.[23][24] The parapet is stepped and contains a coping made of sheet metal.[24]

Stage house edit

 
Stage house

The stage house is six stories high. The 45th Street facade is made of buff brick, containing interspersed diamond patterns, and the side walls are faced with plain brick. The ground floor of the stage house contains a granite water table with two metal doors. The western door is double-height, allowing large sets to be transported into the theaters, while the eastern door contains signboard panels. The stage house has five sash windows on each of the third through sixth stories. These windows are placed within segmental arches made of brick. There is a metal fire escape in front of the stage house, which leads to the fire escape in front of the auditorium's third story. A parapet with corbels runs above the sixth story of the stage house.[23][24]

Auditorium edit

The auditorium has an orchestra level, one balcony, boxes, and a stage behind the proscenium arch. The auditorium's width is greater than its depth, and the space is designed with plaster decorations in relief.[25] According to the Shubert Organization and The Broadway League, the theater has 1,079 seats,[19][26] while according to Playbill, there are 1,046 seats.[20] The physical seats are divided into 653 seats in the orchestra, 392 on the balcony, and 24 in the boxes. There are 15 standing-only spots. The orchestra is wheelchair-accessible, but the balcony can only be reached by stairs.[19] In the basement are restrooms and drinking fountains.[20] The Schoenfeld and the neighboring Jacobs are two of the most desired theaters among producers because of their good sightlines from the seating areas.[27]

The Plymouth was originally decorated in a brown, blue, and gold color scheme.[28][29] Like Krapp's other commissions for the Shuberts, the Schoenfeld's interior was designed with decorative elements in the Adam style.[12][30] Low-relief plasterwork was used throughout the auditorium to highlight architectural features.[12][31] These plasterwork decorations generally depict classical figures playing instruments.[31]

Seating areas edit

 
View of the right-wall boxes, with the sounding board rising above them, as depicted in Architecture and Building (1918)

The rear or eastern end of the orchestra contains a promenade.[25] It contains four paneled piers supporting the balcony level. The promenade's ceiling is surrounded by a band of modillions and acanthus leaves. There are also rhombus-shaped panels on the promenade ceiling, which contain chandeliers suspended from medallions.[32] Two staircases with metal railings lead from the promenade to the balcony.[33] The orchestra level is raked, sloping down toward an orchestra pit in front of the stage.[25] The orchestra and its promenade contain walls with plasterwork panels, as well as doorways. On the south (left) and east (rear) walls, the exit doors are placed within deep reveals and are flanked by paneled pilasters, which are topped by brackets. An entablature, a fluted frieze, and a cyma recta cornice run above these doors. The entrance doors on the north (right) wall are more simple in design. On all sides, each doorway has a pediment above the cornice; it consists of a shield with console brackets on either side.[32]

The balcony contains a promenade at its rear, with plasterwork panels on the walls. At the rear of the balcony are four paneled piers (corresponding to those at orchestra level), which are topped by Corinthian-style capitals.[34] These piers support a frieze that depicts sphinxes holding swags, alternating with urns.[33] The balcony's side walls also contain plasterwork panels, above which is an Adam-style cornice. There are doorways with pediments on the side walls, similar to those on the orchestra's south and east walls.[25] Rhombus panels, containing medallions with light fixtures, are placed on the balcony's soffit and underside. There are also air-conditioning vents on the balcony's soffit. In front of the balcony are acanthus-leaf arabesques, which are mostly hidden behind light boxes.[35] There is a small technical gallery above the rear of the balcony. The front railing of the gallery contains moldings of swags.[34]

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.[34] At the orchestra level, there are three rectangular openings, corresponding to the locations of former boxes on that level.[35] The front railings of the boxes contain acanthus-leaf arabesques.[12][32] The underside of each box is decorated with a medallion containing a light fixture; this is surrounded by a molded band.[35] Above the boxes on either side is an elliptical arch, which contains a curved pediment with acanthus-leaf arabesques on either side of a central medallion. Above the elliptical arch on either side is an arched lunette panel, which supports the ceiling's sounding board.[12][32]

Other design features edit

Next to the boxes is an elliptical, splayed proscenium arch. The archway contains an Adam-style band with vine motifs and medallions.[25] The proscenium opening measures about 38 feet (12 m) tall and 40 feet (12 m) wide.[19] A sounding board curves onto the ceiling above the proscenium arch. The sounding board has a large panel in the center, which is surrounded by a band that depicts acanthus leaves. The outer ends of the sounding board contain circular medallions, from which hang chandeliers. Behind the sounding board and the box seats, a high-relief plasterwork band runs across the ceiling and the side walls.[32] The depth of the auditorium to the proscenium is 26 feet 9 inches (8.15 m), while the depth to the front of the stage is 28 feet 3 inches (8.61 m).[19]

The ceiling is generally flat, except at the front, where it curves down to meet the sounding board.[25] The flat ceiling is surrounded by a molding with acanthus leaves and modillions. Running around the ceiling's perimeter is an Adam-style band with cameo panels depicting fauns and the god Pan; arabesque vines; and urn-and-sphinx motifs. The center of the ceiling contains latticework panels, which encompass circular medallions with overhanging chandeliers. The rear of the ceiling, above the technical gallery, is separated into panels by moldings; some of the panels are circular and contain light fixtures.[35]

History edit

Times Square became the epicenter for large-scale theater productions between 1900 and the Great Depression.[36] Manhattan's theater district had begun to shift from Union Square and Madison Square during the first decade of the 20th century.[37][38] From 1901 to 1920, forty-three theaters were built around Broadway in Midtown Manhattan, including the Plymouth Theatre.[39] The Plymouth was developed by the Shubert brothers of Syracuse, New York, who expanded downstate into New York City in the first decade of the 20th century.[40][41] After the death of Sam S. Shubert in 1905, his brothers Lee and Jacob J. Shubert expanded their theatrical operations significantly.[42][43] The brothers controlled a quarter of all plays and three-quarters of theatrical ticket sales in the U.S. by 1925.[40][44]

Development and early years edit

 
The facade as depicted in Architecture and Building (1918)

The Shubert brothers had constructed the Shubert and Booth theaters as a pair in 1913, having leased the site from the Astor family.[10] Only the eastern half of the land was used for the Shubert/Booth project; following the success of the two theaters, the Shubert brothers decided to develop another pair of theaters to the west.[15] Krapp filed plans for a new theater at 234 West 45th Street with the New York City Department of Buildings in December 1916.[45] Theatrical producer Arthur Hopkins leased the theater on 45th Street from the Shuberts in July 1917.[46][47] Hopkins, who already operated a smaller theater, had wanted to acquire another theater to increase his profits.[13] Hopkins could name the theater as he wished, but the Shuberts' names had to appear on theatrical programs and on the theater itself.[48] The theater was subsequently named the Plymouth. It was the fourth theater developed by the Shuberts in New York City during 1917, as well as the nineteenth such theater overall.[49][50] With the Plymouth's completion, the surrounding block of 45th Street had four theaters.[50]

The Plymouth opened on October 10, 1917, with the comedy A Successful Calamity,[28][29] which had transferred from the Booth Theatre.[51][52] The theater's first original production, Barbara, opened the next month and was unsuccessful.[53][54] At the end of the year, Roland Young and Ernest Glendinning starred in The Gipsy Trail, which ran for 111 performances.[53][55] This was followed in early 1918 by Alla Nazimova's presentation of Henrik Ibsen plays in repertory.[53][56] Later the same year, Hopkins presented the Tolstoy drama Redemption with John Barrymore,[57][58][59] and the Shakespeare tragedy Hamlet was revived with Walter Hampden.[60][61] The Plymouth hosted another Hopkins production in 1919: Sem Benelli's drama The Jest, featuring John Barrymore and his brother Lionel,[57][62] which ran for 179 performances.[63]

John Barrymore appeared at the theater yet again in 1920, with the opening of Richard III.[53][64] This was followed the same year by the comedy Little Old New York,[57][65] a hit with just over 300 performances.[66][67] The Plymouth hosted the Zoe Akins drama Daddy's Gone A-Hunting, featuring Marjorie Rambeau and Frank Conroy, in 1921.[68][69][70] The next year, Hopkins presented Don Marquis's The Old Soak with Harry Beresford and Minnie Dupree.[68][71][72] J. P. McEvoy's family comedy The Potters then opened at the end of 1923,[73][74] running for 245 performances.[75][76] Another hit was a play Hopkins directed, the wartime drama What Price Glory?, which opened in September 1924[77][78] and had 435 performances.[75][79] Less successful was the Philip Barry drama In a Garden with Laurette Taylor and Louis Calhern, which opened the next year.[80][81]

The Jest was revived in early 1926,[82] but without the Barrymore brothers in the starring roles, it lasted for only 78 performances.[83][84] Afterward, Winthrop Ames staged a revival of Gilbert and Sullivan operettas at the Plymouth Theatre.[85][86] Both of Ames's shows were hits:[87] Iolanthe opened in April 1926 and ran for 255 performances,[88] while The Pirates of Penzance opened that December for a 128-performance run.[89] In 1927, Hopkins renewed his lease on the theater for ten years, paying $60,000 a year and giving one-fourth of his profits to the Shuberts.[90] The same year, Hopkins and George Manker Watters's play Burlesque opened with Hal Skelly and Barbara Stanwyck;[91][92] it lasted for 372 performances.[83][93] Hopkins also directed the next show, Sophie Treadwell's Machinal, which opened in 1928 and featured Zita Johann and Clark Gable.[83][94][95] The same year, the theater hosted Philip Barry's play Holiday, featuring Hope Williams.[91][96][97]

1930s and 1940s edit

 
The doorway at the northeast corner of the theater

In 1930, the Plymouth Theatre hosted the Donald Ogden Stewart's play Rebound, in which Stewart co-starred with Hope Williams.[98][99][100] Elmer Rice's play Counsellor at Law opened the next year with Paul Muni;[98][101][102] after a hiatus in mid-1932,[103] the production returned for the rest of that year.[101][104] Clare Kummer's comedy Her Master's Voice then opened in 1933, featuring Laura Hope Crews and Roland Young.[98][105][106] Meanwhile, the theater had gone into receivership in March 1933,[107] though the receiver then deeded the theater to the Plymouth Theatre Corporation.[108][109] During 1934, the Plymouth hosted Dark Victory with Tallulah Bankhead[91][110][111] and Accent on Youth with Constance Cummings.[91][112][113] The next year, the theater hosted Sidney Howard's adaptation of the Humphrey Cobb novel Paths of Glory.[114][115] This was followed the same year by a theatrical version of Pride and Prejudice, which transferred from the Music Box[116][117] for a six-month run at the Plymouth.[118][119]

The theater hosted long-lasting productions in the late 1930s[120] and was hosting shows continuously through the next decade.[121] Among those was Robert E. Sherwood's version of Jacques Deval's Tovarich, featuring Marta Abba and John Halliday,[122] which opened in October 1936 and ran until the next August.[123][124] Rachel Crothers's play Susan and God then opened in October 1937, with Gertrude Lawrence,[122][125] and lasted until the next June.[126][127] Sherwood's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Abe Lincoln in Illinois opened in 1938 and starred Raymond Massey;[122][128] it ran for one year.[129][130] This was followed by Margin for Error in late 1939,[131][132] which relocated to another theater the next year.[133][134] In 1940, the theater hosted William Saroyan's comedy Love's Old Sweet Song, with Jessie Royce Landis and Walter Huston,[135][136] but it closed after a month.[137] The comedy Separate Rooms, with Alan Dinehart, Glenda Farrell, and Lyle Talbot, moved to the Plymouth the same year[138][139] to complete its 612-performance Broadway run.[139][140] The drama Guest in the House ran for 153 performances in the first half of 1942.[141][142] It was followed that year by Thornton Wilder's The Skin of Our Teeth with Tallulah Bankhead,[122][143] which ran for 355 performances.[144][145]

In 1943, the Plymouth hosted the Dodie Smith play Lovers and Friends with Raymond Massey and Katharine Cornell,[146][147] which ran for five months.[148] This was followed by a transfer of the comedy Chicken Every Sunday from Henry Miller's Theatre in 1944.[146][149][150] The next year, Spencer Tracy starred in The Rugged Path at the theater for 81 performances.[151][152] In 1946, the theater hosted the musical Lute Song with Mary Martin, Yul Brynner, and Nancy Davis,[153][154][155] as well as a revival of Noël Coward's Present Laughter featuring Clifton Webb.[153][156][157] Bankhead reappeared at the theater in 1947 for an adaptation of the French play The Eagle Has Two Heads,[153][158] which lasted for 29 performances.[159][160] This was followed in 1948 by Joy to the World, featuring Alfred Drake and Marsha Hunt.[151][161] The same year, Bankhead and Donald Cook appeared in another Coward play, Private Lives,[162] which ran for 248 performances.[163][164]

1950s to 1970s edit

 
View of a pilaster near the top of the facade

Arthur Hopkins continued to operate the Plymouth Theatre until he died in 1950, after which the Shuberts took over.[13] Samuel Taylor's play Happy Time, produced by Rodgers and Hammerstein, opened the same year with Claude Dauphin, Eva Gabor, and Kurt Kasznar;[165][166] it lasted 614 performances.[167][168] Subsequently, Don Juan In Hell opened at the Plymouth in April 1952, featuring Charles Boyer, Cedric Hardwicke, Charles Laughton, and Agnes Moorehead.[167][169][170] Later that year, the Frederick Knott drama Dial "M" for Murder opened with Maurice Evans and Gusti Huber,[165][171] staying for 552 performances.[167][172] Next was Herman Wouk's play The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, with Henry Fonda, John Hodiak, and Lloyd Nolan;[173][174] it opened in 1954 and had 405 performances.[175] The following year, the Plymouth hosted the revue 3 for Tonight with Gower and Marge Champion, Harry Belafonte, and Hiram Sherman,[176][177] The comedy Janus also opened in 1955, with Margaret Sullavan and Claude Dauphin.[178][179] The Plymouth hosted a revival of George Bernard Shaw's comedy The Apple Cart in 1956, with Evans and Signe Hasso.[180][181][182]

In 1957, the theater staged Arnold Schulman's play A Hole in the Head,[180][183][184] as well as Peter Ustinov's comedy Romanoff and Juliet.[185][186] Afterward, the comedy The Marriage-Go-Round with Charles Boyer, Claudette Colbert, Julie Newmar, and Edmon Ryan opened at the theater in 1958;[187][188] it ran for two years.[180][189] The musical Irma La Douce opened at the Plymouth in 1960, featuring Elizabeth Seal and Keith Michell.[190][191] The theater next hosted the Paddy Chayefsky play Gideon in 1961, with Fredric March,[192][193] and Tchin-Tchin in 1962 with Anthony Quinn and Margaret Leighton.[194][195] In 1963, the Plymouth was home to a short run of Lillian Hellman's play My Mother, My Father and Me,[196][197] as well as a more successful adaptation of Arnold Wesker's West End play Chips with Everything.[198][199] The play Dylan opened at the theater in 1964, with Alec Guinness and Kate Reid.[200][201] It was followed that year by William Hanley's first Broadway play,[202] Slow Dance on the Killing Ground.[196]

The Neil Simon comedy The Odd Couple premiered at the Plymouth with Walter Matthau and Art Carney in 1965,[187][203] staying for over a year before it transferred.[204][205] Simon's next show at the theater, The Star-Spangled Girl with Richard Benjamin, Anthony Perkins, and Connie Stevens, opened at the end of 1966,[187][206] running until August 1967.[207] Edward Albee's play Everything in the Garden followed in 1967.[208][209] Simon's next hit at the Plymouth was Plaza Suite, which opened in 1968 with Maureen Stapleton and George C. Scott;[187][210] it had 1,097 performances over the next two years.[211][212] Simon's drama The Gingerbread Lady premiered in late 1970, featuring Stapleton,[187][213] and ran for 193 performances.[214][215]

Even in the 1970s, the Plymouth continued to host successes.[216] The Jean Kerr play Finishing Touches opened in February 1973, featuring Barbara Bel Geddes and James Woods,[217][218] and ran for 164 performances over the next five months.[219][220] Later that year, Peter Cook and Dudley Moore collaborated on the revue Good Evening.[221][222] The theater then hosted Peter Shaffer's West End play Equus in 1974,[221][223] which ran for the next two years before transferring.[224] Another West End play came to the Plymouth in 1977, Simon Gray's Otherwise Engaged featuring Tom Courtenay;[221][225] it ran for ten months.[226] The Elizabeth Swados musical Runaways relocated from The Public Theater to the Plymouth in May 1978,[227][228] with 274 performances on Broadway.[217][229] Next, the Fats Waller revue Ain't Misbehavin' relocated from the Longacre to the Plymouth in 1979, staying for two years.[230][231]

1980s and 1990s edit

 
View of the auditorium facade, with fire escapes on it

In 1981, the Plymouth Theatre hosted the play Piaf with Jane Lapotaire,[230][232] which ran for four months.[233] Later that year, catwalks were installed within the theater to accommodate the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby,[234] which ran for three months.[235][236] The play was unusual not only for its high ticket price of $100 but also for the eight-hour duration of each performance.[234][237] The next year, the Circle in the Square Theatre presented Ugo Betti's The Queen and the Rebels with Colleen Dewhurst.[238][239] The New York Shakespeare Festival presented David Hare's play Plenty in 1984, with Kate Nelligan and Edward Herrmann,[240][241][242] followed the same year by a revival of the George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart play You Can't Take It With You.[238][243][244] In 1984, the Plymouth hosted the play The Real Thing by Tom Stoppard, featuring Christine Baranski, Glenn Close, and Jeremy Irons;[240][245] it ran for 566 performances over the next year and a half.[246][247] Lily Tomlin appeared in a solo show the next year, The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe.[248][249]

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) had started considering protecting the Plymouth as a landmark in 1982,[250] with discussions continuing over the next several years.[251] The LPC designated the Plymouth's facade and interior as landmarks on December 15, 1987.[252][253] This was part of the LPC's wide-ranging effort in 1987 to grant landmark status to Broadway theaters.[254] The New York City Board of Estimate ratified the designations in March 1988.[255] The Shuberts, the Nederlanders, and Jujamcyn collectively sued the LPC in June 1988 to overturn the landmark designations of 22 theaters, including the Plymouth, on the merit that the designations severely limited the extent to which the theaters could be modified.[256] 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.[257]

The Plymouth hosted the George Bernard Shaw play Pygmalion in 1987, with Amanda Plummer and Peter O'Toole.[258][259] It was followed the same year by Lanford Wilson's play Burn This, featuring John Malkovich and Joan Allen,[260][261] which ran for 437 performances over the next year.[262][263] Next, Wendy Wasserstein's The Heidi Chronicles moved to the Plymouth from the off-Broadway Playwrights Horizons theater in March 1989,[264] staying for a year and a half.[265] The Plymouth hosted a short run of The Big Love with Tracey Ullman in 1991,[266][267] followed the same year by the Brian Friel drama Dancing at Lughnasa,[268] the latter of which had 421 performances.[269] The flamenco dance special Gypsy Passion was hosted at the Plymouth in late 1992, following an engagement at Town Hall.[270][271] The next year, the theater hosted The Song of Jacob Zulu[272][273] and a short run of Wonderful Tennessee.[274] The Stephen Sondheim musical Passion opened at the Plymouth in 1994,[275][276] followed by Brian Friel's Translations in 1995[277][278] and the Lincoln Center Theater's revival of Edward Albee's A Delicate Balance in 1996.[279][280] The theater's last show of the 20th century was the musical Jekyll & Hyde, which opened in April 1997[281][282] and ran for 1,543 performances through the beginning of 2001.[283]

2000s to present edit

 
Plymouth Theatre, showing The Graduate, 2003

The Plymouth's first new production of the 2000s was a revival of the Betty Comden, Adolph Green, and Jule Styne musical Bells Are Ringing, which opened in April 2001 with Faith Prince;[284][285] it ran for two months.[286][287] This was followed the same year by Thou Shalt Not,[288][289] which ran for three months.[290] The play The Graduate, which opened in April 2002 and was based on the film of the same name,[291][292] ran for nearly a year.[293] Next to be staged was a revival of Eugene O'Neill's play Long Day's Journey into Night[294][295] as well as the musical Taboo in 2003.[296][297] As part of a settlement with the United States Department of Justice in 2003, the Shuberts agreed to improve disabled access at their 16 landmarked Broadway theaters, including the Plymouth.[298][299] The Stephen Belber drama Match was shown at the Plymouth during early 2004.[300][301]

In September 2004, the Shubert Organization's board of directors voted to rename the Plymouth for then-current president Gerald Schoenfeld, as well as the neighboring Royale for its longtime president Bernard B. Jacobs.[302][303] The two theaters were officially renamed with a marquee replacement ceremony on May 9, 2005.[304][305] While Schoenfeld appeared to be proud of the renaming,[304] the renaming was controversial among producers and theatrical fans, despite the longstanding tradition of renaming Broadway houses after their producers.[303][306] The musical Brooklyn, which had opened in October 2004 before the renaming,[307][308][a] had 284 performances.[309] The first two shows at the renamed theater were not successful;[288][26] Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life opened in late 2005 and ran for two months,[310] while The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial flopped after two weeks in May 2006.[311] Conversely, the musical A Chorus Line opened in October 2006,[312][313] running for almost two years.[314] This was followed by All My Sons in 2008,[315][316] as well as Impressionism[317][318] and A Steady Rain in 2009.[319][320]

In the early 2010s, the Schoenfeld hosted a mixture of musicals and plays, which generally ran only a few months. The short runs were required because of the shortage of available Broadway theaters.[27] They included A Behanding in Spokane and A Life in the Theatre in 2010; The Motherfucker with the Hat and Bonnie & Clyde in 2011; The Best Man and Glengarry Glen Ross in 2012; and Orphans in 2013.[20][26] Subsequently, the Schoenfeld was renovated in 2014.[27] The Schoenfeld continued to host short runs of plays and musicals into the mid-2010s, with The Bridges of Madison County and It's Only a Play in 2014; The Audience and China Doll in 2015; and American Psycho in 2016.[20][26] The play The Humans relocated from the Helen Hayes Theatre to the Schoenfeld in 2016,[321] a relatively rare move that was required because the Hayes was being renovated.[322] The Humans had to close at the beginning of 2017 to make way for the musical Come from Away,[323] which opened in March 2017.[324][325] Come From Away continued at the Schoenfeld for four years[324] until the theater closed on March 12, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[326] The Schoenfeld reopened on September 21, 2021, with Come From Away,[327] which closed in October 2022 as the theater's longest-running show.[328] This was followed the same month by Take Me Out, which had transferred from the Hayes Theater.[329][330] Life of Pi opened at the theater in March 2023,[331][332] running for four months.[333] This is planned to be followed in early 2024 by the musical The Notebook.[334]

Notable productions edit

Productions are listed by the year of their first performance.[20][26]

Plymouth Theatre edit

Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre edit

Box-office records edit

The limited engagement drama A Steady Rain achieved the box office record for the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. The production grossed $1,292,210 over eight performances for the week ending December 6, 2009.[404] This record was surpassed by the 2014 production It's Only a Play, which grossed $1,455,818 over eight performances for the week ending January 4, 2015.[405][406] The current record for the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre was set by the 2017 musical Come From Away. The production grossed $1,834,218 over nine performances for the week ending December 31, 2017.[407][408]

See also edit

References edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Brooklyn had opened after the renaming was announced but before it occurred.[307]

Citations edit

  1. ^ a b Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 1.
  2. ^ a b Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1987, p. 1.
  3. ^ a b White, Norval; Willensky, Elliot; Leadon, Fran (2010). AIA Guide to New York City (5th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. p. 299. ISBN 978-0-19538-386-7.
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  6. ^ Feirstein, Sanna (2001). Naming New York: Manhattan Places and How They Got Their Names. NYU Press. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-8147-2711-9.
  7. ^ Bloom 2007, p. 30.
  8. ^ a b Bloom 2007, p. 37.
  9. ^ a b "Shuberts Buy Sites of Four of Their Theaters: Get Broadhurst, Plymouth, Shubert and Booth Land From W. W. Astor Estate". New York Herald Tribune. November 10, 1948. p. 14. ProQuest 1335171969.
  10. ^ a b Bloom 2007, p. 37; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 13.
  11. ^ Morrison 1999, p. 103.
  12. ^ a b c d e f Morrison 1999, p. 105.
  13. ^ a b c Bloom 2007, p. 86.
  14. ^ Zolotow, Sam (November 10, 1948). "Shuberts Acquire 4 Broadway Sites; Purchase Choice Theatre Plots From William Astor Estate for Reported $3,500,000". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  15. ^ a b Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, pp. 15–16.
  16. ^ a b c d Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 13.
  17. ^ a b Morrison 1999, pp. 103, 105.
  18. ^ a b c Hirsch, Foster (2000). The Boys from Syracuse : the Shuberts' Theatrical Empire. Lanham: Cooper Square Press. p. 107. ISBN 978-1-4616-9875-3. OCLC 852759296.
  19. ^ a b c d e "Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre". Shubert Organization. September 27, 1917. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  20. ^ a b c d e f "Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (1917) New York, NY". Playbill. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
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  22. ^ Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, pp. 21–22.
  23. ^ a b c Morrison 1999, p. 104.
  24. ^ a b c d Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 22.
  25. ^ a b c d e f Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1987, p. 23.
  26. ^ a b c d e The Broadway League (September 27, 1917). "Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre – New York, NY". IBDB. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  27. ^ a b c Healy, Patrick (November 11, 2014). "Why the Theater Next Door Isn't Fit for a Queen". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  28. ^ a b "Plymouth Theatre Opens; Hopkins's New House in 45th Street Begins with 'A Successful Calamity.'". The New York Times. October 11, 1917. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
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  31. ^ a b Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1987, p. 20.
  32. ^ a b c d e Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1987, p. 24.
  33. ^ a b Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1987, p. 25.
  34. ^ a b c Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1987, pp. 23–24.
  35. ^ a b c d Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1987, pp. 24–25.
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  39. ^ Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 4.
  40. ^ a b Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 8.
  41. ^ Stagg 1968, p. 208.
  42. ^ Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 9.
  43. ^ Stagg 1968, p. 75.
  44. ^ Stagg 1968, p. 217.
  45. ^ "Contemplated Construction". The Real Estate Record: Real Estate Record and Builders' Guide. Vol. 98, no. 2543. December 9, 1916. p. 810 – via columbia.edu.
  46. ^ "Hopkins Takes New Shubert Theatre". The New York Times. July 25, 1917. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  47. ^ "Leases Shubert Theater". The Billboard. Vol. 29, no. 31. August 4, 1917. p. 8. ProQuest 1031528847.
  48. ^ Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 18.
  49. ^ "The Newest Theatre". New-York Tribune. October 5, 1917. p. 9. ProQuest 575794139.
  50. ^ a b Allen, Eugene Kelcey (October 5, 1917). "News Of The Theatres: The Messrs. Shubert to Begin the Building of Their 20th and 21st Theatres in New York". Women's Wear. Vol. 15, no. 81. p. 8. ProQuest 1665982779.
  51. ^ a b Bloom 2007, p. 86; Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 109; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 28.
  52. ^ a b The Broadway League (October 10, 1917). "A Successful Calamity – Broadway Play – 1917 Revival". IBDB. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
    "A Successful Calamity (Broadway, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 1917)". Playbill. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  53. ^ a b c d Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 19.
  54. ^ The Broadway League (November 5, 1917). "Barbara – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
    "Barbara (Broadway, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 1917)". Playbill. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  55. ^ The Broadway League (December 4, 1917). "The Gipsy Trail – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
    "The Gipsy Trail (Broadway, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 1917)". Playbill. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  56. ^ "Movie Moonshiners Ride in Limousines; Roscoe Arbuckle Raids a Mountain Still in Up-toDate Fashion". The New York Times. May 13, 1918. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  57. ^ a b c Bloom 2007, p. 86; Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 109; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 19.
  58. ^ a b The Broadway League (October 3, 1918). "Redemption – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
    "Redemption (Broadway, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 1918)". Playbill. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  59. ^ "John Barrymore in Tolstoy Tragedy; "The Living Corpse" Produced at the Plymouth as "Redemption."". The New York Times. October 4, 1918. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  60. ^ Bloom 2007, p. 86; Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 109; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 29.
  61. ^ a b The Broadway League (November 22, 1918). "Hamlet – Broadway Play – 1918 Revival". IBDB. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
    "Hamlet (Broadway, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 1918)". Playbill. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  62. ^ The Broadway League (April 9, 1919). "The Jest – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  63. ^ Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 109.
  64. ^ a b The Broadway League (March 6, 1920). "King Richard III – Broadway Play – 1920 Revival". IBDB. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
    "Richard III (Broadway, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 1920)". Playbill. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  65. ^ Woollcott, Alexander (September 19, 1920). "Second Thoughts on First Nights; Little Old New York". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  66. ^ Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 110; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 29.
  67. ^ The Broadway League (September 8, 1920). "Little Old New York – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
    "Little Old New York (Broadway, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 1920)". Playbill. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  68. ^ a b Bloom 2007, p. 86; Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 110; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 19.
  69. ^ The Broadway League (August 31, 1921). "Daddy's Gone A-Hunting – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
    "Daddy's Gone A-Hunting (Broadway, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 1921)". Playbill. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  70. ^ Woollcott, Alexander (September 1, 1921). "The Play". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  71. ^ a b The Broadway League (August 22, 1922). "The Old Soak – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
    "The Old Soak (Broadway, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 1922)". Playbill. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  72. ^ Woollcott, Alexander (August 23, 1922). "The Play". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  73. ^ Bloom 2007, pp. 86–87; Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 110.
  74. ^ Corbin, John (December 16, 1923). "Actors and Plays; New Interpretations by Mary Nash, Jane Cowl, Donald Meek, Mary Boland and Others -- Can Acting Be Too Good?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  75. ^ a b Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 110; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 30.
  76. ^ a b The Broadway League (December 8, 1923). "The Potters – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
    "The Potters (Broadway, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 1923)". Playbill. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  77. ^ a b Bloom 2007, p. 87; Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 110; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, pp. 19–20.
  78. ^ Peters, Rollo (September 28, 1924). "What Price Glory". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  79. ^ a b The Broadway League (September 3, 1924). "What Price Glory – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
    "What Price Glory (Broadway, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 1924)". Playbill. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  80. ^ Bloom 2007, p. 87; Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 110; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 30.
  81. ^ "In a Garden (Broadway, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 1925)". Playbill. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  82. ^ "'The Jest' Revived After Seven Years; Sydney and Ethier Play in the Roles Created by the Barrymores". The New York Times. February 5, 1926. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  83. ^ a b c Bloom 2007, p. 86; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 30.
  84. ^ a b The Broadway League (February 4, 1926). "The Jest – Broadway Play – 1926 Revival". IBDB. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
    "The Jest (Broadway, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 1926)". Playbill. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  85. ^ Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 111; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 30.
  86. ^ Atkinson, J. Brooks (April 25, 1926). "G. & S., Incorporated; Peers of Highest Station and Sober Men And True, Now in Revival on Broadway Stages". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  87. ^ Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 20.
  88. ^ a b The Broadway League (April 19, 1926). "Iolanthe – Broadway Musical – 1926 Revival". IBDB. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
    "Iolanthe (Broadway, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 1926)". Playbill. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  89. ^ a b The Broadway League (December 6, 1926). "The Pirates of Penzance – Broadway Musical – 1926 Revival". IBDB. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
    "The Pirates of Penzance (Broadway, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 1926)". Playbill. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  90. ^ "The Dramatic Stage: Hopkins Renews Lease". The Billboard. Vol. 39, no. 15. April 4, 1927. p. 26. ProQuest 1031813458.
  91. ^ a b c d Bloom 2007, p. 87; Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 111; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 20.
  92. ^ Hammond, Percy (September 2, 1927). "The Theaters: "Burlesque," a Pastry Idyll of the Minor Show-shops, Well Served by Arthur Hopkins at the Plymouth Hal Skelly". New York Herald Tribune. p. 12. ProQuest 1113561094.
  93. ^ a b The Broadway League (September 1, 1927). "Burlesque – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
    "Burlesque (Broadway, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 1927)". Playbill. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  94. ^ a b The Broadway League (September 7, 1928). "Machinal – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
    "Machinal (Broadway, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 1928)". Playbill. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  95. ^ Atkinson, J. Brooks (September 8, 1928). "The Play". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  96. ^ a b The Broadway League (November 26, 1928). "Holiday – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
    "Holiday (Broadway, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 1928)". Playbill. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  97. ^ Atkinson, J. Brooks (December 9, 1928). "OUR OWN BARRY; "Holiday" as Further Proof of His Talents For the Theatre--Dialogue Triumphing Over Ideas". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  98. ^ a b c Bloom 2007, p. 87; Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 111; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 31.
  99. ^ a b The Broadway League (February 3, 1930). "Rebound – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
    "Rebound (Broadway, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 1930)". Playbill. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  100. ^ "Katherine Leslie's Debut; Appears In Comedy "Rebound"-- Formerly in Society Theatricals". The New York Times. January 29, 1930. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  101. ^ a b c The Broadway League (September 12, 1932). "Counsellor-at-Law – Broadway Play – 1932 Revival". IBDB. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
    "Counsellor-at-Law (Broadway, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 1931)". Playbill. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  102. ^ "Theatrical Notes". The New York Times. November 6, 1931. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  103. ^ "Counsellor-at-law' Resumes With Muni; Star of Elmer Rice's Returns After Summer in Hollywood on Movie Contracts". The New York Times. September 13, 1932. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  104. ^ Bloom 2007, p. 87.
  105. ^ a b The Broadway League (October 23, 1933). "Her Master's Voice – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
    "Her Master's Voice (Broadway, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 1933)". Playbill. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  106. ^ "Theatrical Notes". The New York Times. October 23, 1933. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  107. ^ "Shubert Receivership Takes In 9 More Units". New York Herald Tribune. March 19, 1932. p. 8. ProQuest 1114733870.
  108. ^ "Shuberts Deed Theatre Properties". The New York Times. April 28, 1933. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  109. ^ "Legitimate: Shubert Properties Deeded". The Billboard. Vol. 45, no. 19. May 13, 1933. p. 18. ProQuest 1032021129.
  110. ^ a b The Broadway League (November 7, 1934). "Dark Victory – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
    "Dark Victory (Broadway, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 1934)". Playbill. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  111. ^ Atkinson, Brooks (November 10, 1934). "The Play; Tallulah Bankhead and Earle Larimore Appear in 'Dark Victory.'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  112. ^ a b The Broadway League (December 25, 1934). "Accent on Youth – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
    "Accent on Youth (Broadway, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 1934)". Playbill. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  113. ^ "News of the Stage; ' Calling All Stars' Tonight -- Barry Play Set Back -- 'Accent on Youth' Due at the Plymouth". The New York Times. December 13, 1934. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  114. ^ Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 111; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 32.
  115. ^ Atkinson, Brooks (September 27, 1935). "The Play; Treachery in the High Command Is Theme of 'Paths of Glory,' Adapted From the Novel". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  116. ^ Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 112; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 32.
  117. ^ "'First Lady' for Music Box -- 'Pride and Prejudice' To Plymouth -- 'Scandals' Postponed Two Weeks". The New York Times. November 15, 1935. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  118. ^ a b The Broadway League (November 5, 1935). "Pride and Prejudice – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
    "Pride and Prejudice (Broadway, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 1935)". Playbill. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  119. ^ "News of the Stage; ' Pride and Prejudice' and 'Iolanthe' Leave Times Square This Evening -- Other Notes". The New York Times. May 9, 1936. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  120. ^ a b c d e f Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 32.
  121. ^ Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 112.
  122. ^ a b c d Bloom 2007, p. 87; Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 112; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 20.
  123. ^ "NEWS OF THE STAGE; ' Tovarich' to Call It a Season Aug. 14--Items From the Shubert and Golden Headquarters". The New York Times. August 6, 1937. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  124. ^ The Broadway League (October 15, 1936). "Tovarich – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
    "Tovarich (Broadway, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 1936)". Playbill. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  125. ^ "NEWS OF THE STAGE; Early Receipts Indicate 'Susan and God' Is a Hit'Madame Bovary' Slated Here for Mid-November". The New York Times. October 11, 1937. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  126. ^ a b The Broadway League (October 7, 1937). "Susan and God – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
    "Susan and God (Broadway, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 1937)". Playbill. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  127. ^ "News of the Theater: 'Heartbreak House,' 'The Circle' and 'Susan and God' Closing This Week, Leaving 14 Shows Open". New York Herald Tribune. June 6, 1938. p. 10. ProQuest 1257174758.
  128. ^ Atkinson, Brooks (October 17, 1938). "The Play; Raymond Massey Appearing in Robert E. Sherwood's 'Abe Lincoln in Illinois'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  129. ^ a b The Broadway League (October 15, 1938). "Abe Lincoln in Illinois – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
    "Abe Lincoln in Illinois (Broadway, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 1938)". Playbill. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  130. ^ Brady, Thomas (September 24, 1939). "Abe Lincoln Goes West; He and His New Salem Friends Take Up Temporary Residence in Oregon". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  131. ^ a b Bloom 2007, p. 87; Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 112; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 32.
  132. ^ Atkinson, Brooks (November 4, 1939). "The Play; Clare Boothe Ambushes a German Consulate in the Melodramatic 'Margin for Error'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  133. ^ a b The Broadway League (November 3, 1939). "Margin for Error – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
    "Margin for Error (Broadway, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 1939)". Playbill. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  134. ^ "NEWS OF THE STAGE; Plymouth to Get 'Love's Old Sweet Song'; Opening Date Uncertain--'Margin for Error' to Move". The New York Times. April 13, 1940. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  135. ^ Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 112; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 33.
  136. ^ "News of the Stage; 'Love's Old Sweet Song' Opens Tonight--George M. Cohan Arrives May 13--Two Closings Saturday". The New York Times. May 2, 1940. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  137. ^ "Two More Shows Close Saturday; 'Lady in Waiting' and 'Love's Old Sweet Song' Are Unable to Defy the Weather". The New York Times. June 5, 1940. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  138. ^ Allen, Eugene Kelcey (June 10, 1940). "Amusements: "Separate Rooms" Now At Plymouth Theatre". Women's Wear Daily. Vol. 60, no. 113. p. 19. ProQuest 1676919387.
  139. ^ a b The Broadway League (March 23, 1940). "Separate Rooms – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
    "Separate Rooms (Broadway, CBS Studio No. 51, 1940)". Playbill. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  140. ^ "News of the Theater: 'Separate Rooms' Will Start Tour in Bronx Sept. 9, Then Go to Washington Erin O'brien-moore". New York Herald Tribune. August 28, 1941. p. 14. ProQuest 1263423312.
  141. ^ The Broadway League (February 24, 1942). "Guest in the House – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
    "Guest in the House (Broadway, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 1942)". Playbill. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  142. ^ "Guest in House' Ends Tomorrow; The Ames Production to Close After 152 Performances at the Plymouth Theatre". The New York Times. July 3, 1942. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  143. ^ "News of the Theater: 'Skin of Our Teeth' Comedy by Wilder, Opens Tonight at the Plymouth Theater". New York Herald Tribune. November 18, 1942. p. 18. ProQuest 1264403530.
  144. ^ a b The Broadway League (November 18, 1942). "The Skin of Our Teeth – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
    "The Skin of Our Teeth (Broadway, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 1942)". Playbill. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  145. ^ "Negro Folk Play Delays Opening; 'Run, Little Chillun,' Which Had Premiere on Broadway, Comes to Hudson Friday". The New York Times. August 11, 1943. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  146. ^ a b Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 113; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 33.
  147. ^ Zolotow, Sam (November 29, 1943). "Dodie Smith Play to Arrive Tonight; Katharine Cornell, Raymond Massey Reunited in 'Lovers and Friends' at Plymouth". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  148. ^ Zolotow, Sam (April 3, 1944). "Lovers, Friends' Closes April 22; Dodie Smith Comedy Starring Katherine Cornell to Tour -- 'Highland Fling' Due April 28". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  149. ^ a b The Broadway League (April 5, 1944). "Chicken Every Sunday – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
    "Chicken Every Sunday (Broadway, Stephen Sondheim Theatre, 1944)". Playbill. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  150. ^ Zolotow, Sam (May 15, 1944). "Holmes Gets Lead in 'A Strange Play'; Opening Set for June 1 at the Mansfield -- 'Chicken Every Sunday' to the Plymouth". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  151. ^ a b Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 113; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 34.
  152. ^ a b The Broadway League (November 10, 1945). "The Rugged Path – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
    "The Rugged Path (Broadway, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 1945)". Playbill. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  153. ^ a b c Bloom 2007, p. 87; Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 113; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 34.
  154. ^ a b The Broadway League (February 6, 1946). "Lute Song – Broadway Musical – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
    "Lute Song (Broadway, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 1946)". Playbill. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  155. ^ Nichols, Lewis (February 7, 1946). "The Play in Review; 'Lute Song' Stars Mary Martin at Plymouth in an Unusual Romance With Music--Robert Edmond Jones' Sets Unique". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  156. ^ a b The Broadway League (October 29, 1946). "Present Laughter – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
    "Present Laughter (Broadway, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 1946)". Playbill. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  157. ^ Calta, Louis (October 29, 1946). "Coward's Comedy to Arrive Tonight; 'Present Laughter,' Starring Clifton Webb, at Plymouth Had Author in London Version". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  158. ^ Zolotow, Sam (March 19, 1947). "Eagle Has 2 Heads' to Arrive Tonight; Tallulah Bankhead Is Star of John C. Wilson's Production Opening at the Plymouth". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  159. ^ Zolotow, Sam (April 4, 1947). "Bankhead's Play Closing April 12; ' Eagle Has Two Heads' to End Run at Plymouth Theatre After 29 Performances". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  160. ^ a b The Broadway League (March 19, 1947). "The Eagle Has Two Heads – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
    "The Eagle Has Two Heads (Broadway, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 1947)". Playbill. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  161. ^ Atkinson, Brooks (March 19, 1948). "At the Theatre; 'Joy to the World,' Comedy About Hollywood Foibles and Censorship, Opens at Plymouth". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  162. ^ Zolotov, Sam (October 4, 1948). "Bankhead Return Is Set for Tonight; She Will Star in 'Private Lives' at Plymouth, After Long Tour in the Coward Revival". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  163. ^ Bloom 2007, p. 87; Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 113; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 35.
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  166. ^ Calta, Louis (January 24, 1950). "'The Happy Time' Arrives Tonight; Rodgers, Hammerstein to Give Comedy by Taylor, Based on Novel, at the Plymouth Sherwood to Aid Barry Play ANTA Agrees on Loan". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
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    "Don Juan in Hell (Broadway, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 1952)". Playbill. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
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    "Dial "M" for Murder (Broadway, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 1952)". Playbill. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
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  175. ^ a b The Broadway League (January 20, 1954). "The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
    "The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (Broadway, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 1954)". Playbill. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  176. ^ Hobe (April 13, 1955). "Legitimate: Show on Broadway - 3 for Tonight". Variety. Vol. 198, no. 6. p. 72.
  177. ^ a b The Broadway League (April 6, 1955). "3 for Tonight – Broadway Musical – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
    "3 for Tonight (Broadway, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 1955)". Playbill. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
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  179. ^ a b The Broadway League (November 24, 1955). "Janus – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
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  181. ^ a b The Broadway League (October 18, 1956). "The Apple Cart – Broadway Play – 1956 Revival". IBDB. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
    "The Apple Cart (Broadway, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 1956)". Playbill. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
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    "Romanoff and Juliet (Broadway, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 1957)". Playbill. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
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  188. ^ Atkinson, Brooks (October 30, 1958). "The Theatre: 'Marriage-Go-Round'; Comedy by Stevens Is Staged at Plymouth". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
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    "The Marriage-Go-Round (Broadway, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 1958)". Playbill. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  190. ^ a b The Broadway League (September 29, 1960). "Irma La Douce – Broadway Musical – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
    "Irma La Douce (Broadway, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 1960)". Playbill. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  191. ^ Taubman, Howard (September 30, 1960). "The Theatre: Place Pigalle Genially Satirized; 'Irma La Douce' Has Debut at Plymouth Gallic Musical Turns Vice Into Innocence". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
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  202. ^ "The Theater: 'Slow Dance on the Killing Ground'; William Hanley Makes His Broadway Debut". The New York Times. December 1, 1964. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
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  204. ^ "'The Odd Couple' to Move From Plymouth Theater". The New York Times. June 28, 1966. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
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    "The Star-Spangled Girl (Broadway, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 1966)". Playbill. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  208. ^ Barnes, Clive (November 30, 1967). "The Theater: 'Everything in the Garden' Arrives; Edward Albee Adapts Late Briton's Play Barbara Bel Geddes, Barry Nelson Star The Cast". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
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  223. ^ Barnes, Clive (October 25, 1974). "'Equus' a New Success on Broadway". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
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    "Equus (Broadway, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 1974)". Playbill. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  225. ^ Barnes, Clive (February 3, 1977). "Wickedly Intelligent Humor Enhances 'Otherwise Engaged'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
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  227. ^ Eder, Richard (May 15, 1978). "'Runaways' Moves Up to Broadway". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  228. ^ Wallach, Alan (May 15, 1978). "Theater Review: 'Runaways' moves uptown". Newsday. p. 118. ISSN 2574-5298. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
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  235. ^ Corry, John (December 20, 1981). "The Lessons to Be Learned From 'Nickleby'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
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  237. ^ Rich, Frank (October 11, 1981). "Stage View; Why 'Nickleby' Is Potent but Flawed". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
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  241. ^ a b The Broadway League (January 6, 1983). "Plenty – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
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  242. ^ Bennetts, Leslie (December 29, 1982). "Hit Drama 'Plenty' Moves Uptown to Broadway". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
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    "The Real Thing (Broadway, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 1984)". Playbill. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  247. ^ "'Real Thing' Closing". The New York Times. May 10, 1985. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
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  253. ^ Diamonstein, Barbaralee (1998). Landmarks of New York III. Landmarks of New York Series. Harry N. Abrams. p. 348. ISBN 978-0-8109-3594-5. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
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  259. ^ Rich, Frank (April 27, 1987). "Theater: O'toole and Plummer in 'Pygmalion'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  260. ^ Rich, Frank (October 15, 1987). "Stage: 'Burn This,' by Wilson". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  261. ^ Wallach, Allan (October 15, 1987). "Unlikely Love in a Departure for Wilson". Newsday. p. 199. ISSN 2574-5298. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
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  263. ^ "'Burn This' to Close". The New York Times. October 27, 1988. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
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  266. ^ a b The Broadway League (March 3, 1991). "The Big Love – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
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  267. ^ Rich, Frank (March 4, 1991). "Review/Theater; Tracey Ullman by Herself in 'The Big Love'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  268. ^ Rich, Frank (October 25, 1991). "Review/Theater; A Drama of Language, Not Necessarily of Words". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  269. ^ a b The Broadway League (October 24, 1991). "Dancing at Lughnasa – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
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  270. ^ Kisselgoff, Anna (November 25, 1992). "Review/Dance; 'Gypsy Passion,' a Night of Flamenco". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  271. ^ Acocella, Joan (November 26, 1992). "Flamenco road". Daily News. p. 320. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
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  273. ^ Rich, Frank (March 25, 1993). "Review/Theater; A Sad Song of Grief, Violence and Apartheid". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  274. ^ Weber, Bruce (October 29, 1993). "On Stage, and Off". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
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For other theaters currently or formerly known as the Plymouth Theatre see Plymouth Theatre disambiguation The Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre formerly the Plymouth Theatre is a Broadway theater at 236 West 45th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City Opened in 1917 the theater was designed by Herbert J Krapp and was built for the Shubert brothers The Schoenfeld Theatre is named for Gerald Schoenfeld longtime president of the Shubert Organization which operates the theater It has 1 079 seats across two levels Both the facade and the auditorium interior are New York City landmarks Gerald Schoenfeld TheatrePlymouth TheatreCome From Away at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 2019 Address236 West 45th StreetManhattan New York CityUnited StatesCoordinates40 45 31 N 73 59 15 W 40 7585 N 73 9874 W 40 7585 73 9874Public transitSubway Times Square 42nd Street Port Authority Bus TerminalOwnerSchoenfeld Theatre LLCOperatorThe Shubert OrganizationTypeBroadwayCapacity1 079ProductionThe NotebookConstructionOpenedOctober 10 1917Years active1917 presentArchitectHerbert J KrappWebsiteshubert wbr nyc wbr theatres wbr gerald schoenfeld wbr New York City LandmarkDesignatedDecember 15 1987 1 Reference no 1368 1 Designated entityFacadeNew York City LandmarkDesignatedDecember 15 1987 2 Reference no 1369 2 Designated entityAuditorium interiorThe neoclassical facade is simple in design and is similar to that of the Broadhurst Theatre which was developed concurrently The Schoenfeld s facade is made of buff colored brick and terracotta and is divided into two sections a stage house to the west and the theater s entrance to the east The entrance facade is topped by fire escape galleries and contains a curved corner facing east toward Broadway The auditorium contains an orchestra level a large balcony a small technical gallery a mostly flat ceiling and a sounding board The space is decorated in the Adam style with plasterwork designs Near the front of the auditorium flanking the elliptical proscenium arch are box seats at balcony level The Shubert brothers developed the Broadhurst and Plymouth theaters following the success of the Booth and Shubert theaters directly to the east The Plymouth Theatre was leased to Arthur Hopkins and opened on October 10 1917 with the comedy A Successful Calamity The Shuberts retained ownership of the theater and took over after Hopkins s death in 1950 The theater has hosted not only musicals but also revues comedies and dramas throughout its history It was renamed for Gerald Schoenfeld in 2005 Contents 1 Site 2 Design 2 1 Facade 2 1 1 Auditorium section 2 1 2 Stage house 2 2 Auditorium 2 2 1 Seating areas 2 2 2 Other design features 3 History 3 1 Development and early years 3 2 1930s and 1940s 3 3 1950s to 1970s 3 4 1980s and 1990s 3 5 2000s to present 4 Notable productions 4 1 Plymouth Theatre 4 2 Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 5 Box office records 6 See also 7 References 7 1 Notes 7 2 Citations 7 3 Sources 8 Further reading 9 External linksSite editThe Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre is on 236 West 45th Street on the south sidewalk between Eighth Avenue and Seventh Avenue near Times Square in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City 3 4 The rectangular land lot covers 9 695 square feet 900 7 m2 with a frontage of 96 5 feet 29 4 m on 44th Street and a depth of 100 42 feet 31 m 4 The Schoenfeld Theatre shares the city block with the Row NYC Hotel to the west It adjoins six other theaters the Majestic to the southwest the John Golden and Bernard B Jacobs to the west the Booth to the east the Shubert to the southeast and the Broadhurst directly to the south Other nearby structures include the Music Box Theatre Imperial Theatre and Richard Rodgers Theatre to the north the New York Marriott Marquis to the northeast One Astor Plaza to the east and Sardi s restaurant the Hayes Theater and the St James Theatre one block south 4 The Schoenfeld is part of the largest concentration of Broadway theaters on a single block 5 The adjoining block of 45th Street is also known as George Abbott Way 6 and foot traffic on the street increases box office totals for the theaters there 7 The Broadhurst Schoenfeld Booth and Shubert theaters were all developed by the Shubert brothers between 44th and 45th Streets occupying land previously owned by the Astor family 8 9 The Broadhurst and Schoenfeld were built as a pair occupying land left over from the development of the Shubert and Booth which were also paired 10 11 The Broadhurst Schoenfeld theatrical pair share an alley to the east parallel to the larger Shubert Alley east of the Shubert Booth pair 8 12 The Broadhurst Schoenfeld alley was required under New York City construction codes of the time but unlike Shubert Alley it was closed to the public shortly after its completion 13 The Shuberts bought the land under all four theaters from the Astors in 1948 9 14 Design editThe Schoenfeld Theatre was designed by Herbert J Krapp and constructed in 1917 for the Shubert brothers as the Plymouth Theatre 3 15 The Broadhurst and Plymouth were two of Krapp s first theatrical designs as an independent architect 16 While the facades of the two theaters are similar in arrangement the interiors have a different design both from each other and from their respective facades 17 18 The Schoenfeld is operated by the Shubert Organization 19 20 Facade edit Krapp designed the Broadhurst and Plymouth theaters with relatively simple brick and stone facades instead relying on the arrangement of the brickwork for decorative purposes The Broadhurst and Schoenfeld contain curved corners at the eastern portions of their respective facades facing Broadway since most audience members reached the theaters from that direction 16 17 The use of simple exterior design elements was typical of Krapp s commissions for the Shubert family 16 18 giving these theaters the impression that they were mass produced 18 The Broadhurst and Plymouth theaters designs contrasted with Henry Beaumont Herts s earlier ornate designs of the Shubert and Booth theaters Nevertheless the use of curved east facing corners was common to all four theaters 16 The Schoenfeld s facade is divided into two sections the auditorium to the east and a stage house to the west The facade is generally shorter than its width 21 Auditorium section edit Architectural details of the auditorium facade nbsp Lobby nbsp Fire escape on third story with parapet above nbsp Cartouche and window on curve The ground floor of the auditorium contains a water table made of granite 21 The rest of the facade is largely made of architectural terracotta which surrounds patches of buff brick in Flemish bond 12 21 Along the ground floor on 45th Street there are three glass and bronze double doors with aluminum frames and transoms which lead to the lobby There are display boxes on either side of the lobby doors and a bronze stage door is to the right west of these doors A marquee extends above the doors 22 The northeastern corner of the facade is curved and contains an entrance to the ticket lobby This entrance contains a double door above which is a glass transom panel The corner entrance is topped by a broken pediment which is supported by console brackets on either side and contains an escutcheon at the center 23 24 Both the curved corner and the 45th Street facade contain terracotta frames which are flanked by terracotta pilasters with stylized capitals Along 45th Street the auditorium s second and third floors contain a fire escape made of cast iron and wrought iron There are doors and windows on both levels leading to the fire escape In addition the fire escape s third floor railing contains cast iron depictions of ribands and shields while a sheet metal canopy covers the fire escape Above the center of the third floor on 45th Street is a terracotta cartouche containing depictions of swags The curved corner contains a third floor window topped by an oval escutcheon that is decorated with swags and fleur de lis A terracotta cornice and a brick parapet run above the auditorium facade 23 24 The parapet is stepped and contains a coping made of sheet metal 24 Stage house edit nbsp Stage houseThe stage house is six stories high The 45th Street facade is made of buff brick containing interspersed diamond patterns and the side walls are faced with plain brick The ground floor of the stage house contains a granite water table with two metal doors The western door is double height allowing large sets to be transported into the theaters while the eastern door contains signboard panels The stage house has five sash windows on each of the third through sixth stories These windows are placed within segmental arches made of brick There is a metal fire escape in front of the stage house which leads to the fire escape in front of the auditorium s third story A parapet with corbels runs above the sixth story of the stage house 23 24 Auditorium edit The auditorium has an orchestra level one balcony boxes and a stage behind the proscenium arch The auditorium s width is greater than its depth and the space is designed with plaster decorations in relief 25 According to the Shubert Organization and The Broadway League the theater has 1 079 seats 19 26 while according to Playbill there are 1 046 seats 20 The physical seats are divided into 653 seats in the orchestra 392 on the balcony and 24 in the boxes There are 15 standing only spots The orchestra is wheelchair accessible but the balcony can only be reached by stairs 19 In the basement are restrooms and drinking fountains 20 The Schoenfeld and the neighboring Jacobs are two of the most desired theaters among producers because of their good sightlines from the seating areas 27 The Plymouth was originally decorated in a brown blue and gold color scheme 28 29 Like Krapp s other commissions for the Shuberts the Schoenfeld s interior was designed with decorative elements in the Adam style 12 30 Low relief plasterwork was used throughout the auditorium to highlight architectural features 12 31 These plasterwork decorations generally depict classical figures playing instruments 31 Seating areas edit nbsp View of the right wall boxes with the sounding board rising above them as depicted in Architecture and Building 1918 The rear or eastern end of the orchestra contains a promenade 25 It contains four paneled piers supporting the balcony level The promenade s ceiling is surrounded by a band of modillions and acanthus leaves There are also rhombus shaped panels on the promenade ceiling which contain chandeliers suspended from medallions 32 Two staircases with metal railings lead from the promenade to the balcony 33 The orchestra level is raked sloping down toward an orchestra pit in front of the stage 25 The orchestra and its promenade contain walls with plasterwork panels as well as doorways On the south left and east rear walls the exit doors are placed within deep reveals and are flanked by paneled pilasters which are topped by brackets An entablature a fluted frieze and a cyma recta cornice run above these doors The entrance doors on the north right wall are more simple in design On all sides each doorway has a pediment above the cornice it consists of a shield with console brackets on either side 32 The balcony contains a promenade at its rear with plasterwork panels on the walls At the rear of the balcony are four paneled piers corresponding to those at orchestra level which are topped by Corinthian style capitals 34 These piers support a frieze that depicts sphinxes holding swags alternating with urns 33 The balcony s side walls also contain plasterwork panels above which is an Adam style cornice There are doorways with pediments on the side walls similar to those on the orchestra s south and east walls 25 Rhombus panels containing medallions with light fixtures are placed on the balcony s soffit and underside There are also air conditioning vents on the balcony s soffit In front of the balcony are acanthus leaf arabesques which are mostly hidden behind light boxes 35 There is a small technical gallery above the rear of the balcony The front railing of the gallery contains moldings of swags 34 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 34 At the orchestra level there are three rectangular openings corresponding to the locations of former boxes on that level 35 The front railings of the boxes contain acanthus leaf arabesques 12 32 The underside of each box is decorated with a medallion containing a light fixture this is surrounded by a molded band 35 Above the boxes on either side is an elliptical arch which contains a curved pediment with acanthus leaf arabesques on either side of a central medallion Above the elliptical arch on either side is an arched lunette panel which supports the ceiling s sounding board 12 32 Other design features edit Next to the boxes is an elliptical splayed proscenium arch The archway contains an Adam style band with vine motifs and medallions 25 The proscenium opening measures about 38 feet 12 m tall and 40 feet 12 m wide 19 A sounding board curves onto the ceiling above the proscenium arch The sounding board has a large panel in the center which is surrounded by a band that depicts acanthus leaves The outer ends of the sounding board contain circular medallions from which hang chandeliers Behind the sounding board and the box seats a high relief plasterwork band runs across the ceiling and the side walls 32 The depth of the auditorium to the proscenium is 26 feet 9 inches 8 15 m while the depth to the front of the stage is 28 feet 3 inches 8 61 m 19 The ceiling is generally flat except at the front where it curves down to meet the sounding board 25 The flat ceiling is surrounded by a molding with acanthus leaves and modillions Running around the ceiling s perimeter is an Adam style band with cameo panels depicting fauns and the god Pan arabesque vines and urn and sphinx motifs The center of the ceiling contains latticework panels which encompass circular medallions with overhanging chandeliers The rear of the ceiling above the technical gallery is separated into panels by moldings some of the panels are circular and contain light fixtures 35 History editTimes Square became the epicenter for large scale theater productions between 1900 and the Great Depression 36 Manhattan s theater district had begun to shift from Union Square and Madison Square during the first decade of the 20th century 37 38 From 1901 to 1920 forty three theaters were built around Broadway in Midtown Manhattan including the Plymouth Theatre 39 The Plymouth was developed by the Shubert brothers of Syracuse New York who expanded downstate into New York City in the first decade of the 20th century 40 41 After the death of Sam S Shubert in 1905 his brothers Lee and Jacob J Shubert expanded their theatrical operations significantly 42 43 The brothers controlled a quarter of all plays and three quarters of theatrical ticket sales in the U S by 1925 40 44 Development and early years edit nbsp The facade as depicted in Architecture and Building 1918 The Shubert brothers had constructed the Shubert and Booth theaters as a pair in 1913 having leased the site from the Astor family 10 Only the eastern half of the land was used for the Shubert Booth project following the success of the two theaters the Shubert brothers decided to develop another pair of theaters to the west 15 Krapp filed plans for a new theater at 234 West 45th Street with the New York City Department of Buildings in December 1916 45 Theatrical producer Arthur Hopkins leased the theater on 45th Street from the Shuberts in July 1917 46 47 Hopkins who already operated a smaller theater had wanted to acquire another theater to increase his profits 13 Hopkins could name the theater as he wished but the Shuberts names had to appear on theatrical programs and on the theater itself 48 The theater was subsequently named the Plymouth It was the fourth theater developed by the Shuberts in New York City during 1917 as well as the nineteenth such theater overall 49 50 With the Plymouth s completion the surrounding block of 45th Street had four theaters 50 The Plymouth opened on October 10 1917 with the comedy A Successful Calamity 28 29 which had transferred from the Booth Theatre 51 52 The theater s first original production Barbara opened the next month and was unsuccessful 53 54 At the end of the year Roland Young and Ernest Glendinning starred in The Gipsy Trail which ran for 111 performances 53 55 This was followed in early 1918 by Alla Nazimova s presentation of Henrik Ibsen plays in repertory 53 56 Later the same year Hopkins presented the Tolstoy drama Redemption with John Barrymore 57 58 59 and the Shakespeare tragedy Hamlet was revived with Walter Hampden 60 61 The Plymouth hosted another Hopkins production in 1919 Sem Benelli s drama The Jest featuring John Barrymore and his brother Lionel 57 62 which ran for 179 performances 63 John Barrymore appeared at the theater yet again in 1920 with the opening of Richard III 53 64 This was followed the same year by the comedy Little Old New York 57 65 a hit with just over 300 performances 66 67 The Plymouth hosted the Zoe Akins drama Daddy s Gone A Hunting featuring Marjorie Rambeau and Frank Conroy in 1921 68 69 70 The next year Hopkins presented Don Marquis s The Old Soak with Harry Beresford and Minnie Dupree 68 71 72 J P McEvoy s family comedy The Potters then opened at the end of 1923 73 74 running for 245 performances 75 76 Another hit was a play Hopkins directed the wartime drama What Price Glory which opened in September 1924 77 78 and had 435 performances 75 79 Less successful was the Philip Barry drama In a Garden with Laurette Taylor and Louis Calhern which opened the next year 80 81 The Jest was revived in early 1926 82 but without the Barrymore brothers in the starring roles it lasted for only 78 performances 83 84 Afterward Winthrop Ames staged a revival of Gilbert and Sullivan operettas at the Plymouth Theatre 85 86 Both of Ames s shows were hits 87 Iolanthe opened in April 1926 and ran for 255 performances 88 while The Pirates of Penzance opened that December for a 128 performance run 89 In 1927 Hopkins renewed his lease on the theater for ten years paying 60 000 a year and giving one fourth of his profits to the Shuberts 90 The same year Hopkins and George Manker Watters s play Burlesque opened with Hal Skelly and Barbara Stanwyck 91 92 it lasted for 372 performances 83 93 Hopkins also directed the next show Sophie Treadwell s Machinal which opened in 1928 and featured Zita Johann and Clark Gable 83 94 95 The same year the theater hosted Philip Barry s play Holiday featuring Hope Williams 91 96 97 1930s and 1940s edit nbsp The doorway at the northeast corner of the theaterIn 1930 the Plymouth Theatre hosted the Donald Ogden Stewart s play Rebound in which Stewart co starred with Hope Williams 98 99 100 Elmer Rice s play Counsellor at Law opened the next year with Paul Muni 98 101 102 after a hiatus in mid 1932 103 the production returned for the rest of that year 101 104 Clare Kummer s comedy Her Master s Voice then opened in 1933 featuring Laura Hope Crews and Roland Young 98 105 106 Meanwhile the theater had gone into receivership in March 1933 107 though the receiver then deeded the theater to the Plymouth Theatre Corporation 108 109 During 1934 the Plymouth hosted Dark Victory with Tallulah Bankhead 91 110 111 and Accent on Youth with Constance Cummings 91 112 113 The next year the theater hosted Sidney Howard s adaptation of the Humphrey Cobb novel Paths of Glory 114 115 This was followed the same year by a theatrical version of Pride and Prejudice which transferred from the Music Box 116 117 for a six month run at the Plymouth 118 119 The theater hosted long lasting productions in the late 1930s 120 and was hosting shows continuously through the next decade 121 Among those was Robert E Sherwood s version of Jacques Deval s Tovarich featuring Marta Abba and John Halliday 122 which opened in October 1936 and ran until the next August 123 124 Rachel Crothers s play Susan and God then opened in October 1937 with Gertrude Lawrence 122 125 and lasted until the next June 126 127 Sherwood s Pulitzer Prize winning play Abe Lincoln in Illinois opened in 1938 and starred Raymond Massey 122 128 it ran for one year 129 130 This was followed by Margin for Error in late 1939 131 132 which relocated to another theater the next year 133 134 In 1940 the theater hosted William Saroyan s comedy Love s Old Sweet Song with Jessie Royce Landis and Walter Huston 135 136 but it closed after a month 137 The comedy Separate Rooms with Alan Dinehart Glenda Farrell and Lyle Talbot moved to the Plymouth the same year 138 139 to complete its 612 performance Broadway run 139 140 The drama Guest in the House ran for 153 performances in the first half of 1942 141 142 It was followed that year by Thornton Wilder s The Skin of Our Teeth with Tallulah Bankhead 122 143 which ran for 355 performances 144 145 In 1943 the Plymouth hosted the Dodie Smith play Lovers and Friends with Raymond Massey and Katharine Cornell 146 147 which ran for five months 148 This was followed by a transfer of the comedy Chicken Every Sunday from Henry Miller s Theatre in 1944 146 149 150 The next year Spencer Tracy starred in The Rugged Path at the theater for 81 performances 151 152 In 1946 the theater hosted the musical Lute Song with Mary Martin Yul Brynner and Nancy Davis 153 154 155 as well as a revival of Noel Coward s Present Laughter featuring Clifton Webb 153 156 157 Bankhead reappeared at the theater in 1947 for an adaptation of the French play The Eagle Has Two Heads 153 158 which lasted for 29 performances 159 160 This was followed in 1948 by Joy to the World featuring Alfred Drake and Marsha Hunt 151 161 The same year Bankhead and Donald Cook appeared in another Coward play Private Lives 162 which ran for 248 performances 163 164 1950s to 1970s edit nbsp View of a pilaster near the top of the facadeArthur Hopkins continued to operate the Plymouth Theatre until he died in 1950 after which the Shuberts took over 13 Samuel Taylor s play Happy Time produced by Rodgers and Hammerstein opened the same year with Claude Dauphin Eva Gabor and Kurt Kasznar 165 166 it lasted 614 performances 167 168 Subsequently Don Juan In Hell opened at the Plymouth in April 1952 featuring Charles Boyer Cedric Hardwicke Charles Laughton and Agnes Moorehead 167 169 170 Later that year the Frederick Knott drama Dial M for Murder opened with Maurice Evans and Gusti Huber 165 171 staying for 552 performances 167 172 Next was Herman Wouk s play The Caine Mutiny Court Martial with Henry Fonda John Hodiak and Lloyd Nolan 173 174 it opened in 1954 and had 405 performances 175 The following year the Plymouth hosted the revue 3 for Tonight with Gower and Marge Champion Harry Belafonte and Hiram Sherman 176 177 The comedy Janus also opened in 1955 with Margaret Sullavan and Claude Dauphin 178 179 The Plymouth hosted a revival of George Bernard Shaw s comedy The Apple Cart in 1956 with Evans and Signe Hasso 180 181 182 In 1957 the theater staged Arnold Schulman s play A Hole in the Head 180 183 184 as well as Peter Ustinov s comedy Romanoff and Juliet 185 186 Afterward the comedy The Marriage Go Round with Charles Boyer Claudette Colbert Julie Newmar and Edmon Ryan opened at the theater in 1958 187 188 it ran for two years 180 189 The musical Irma La Douce opened at the Plymouth in 1960 featuring Elizabeth Seal and Keith Michell 190 191 The theater next hosted the Paddy Chayefsky play Gideon in 1961 with Fredric March 192 193 and Tchin Tchin in 1962 with Anthony Quinn and Margaret Leighton 194 195 In 1963 the Plymouth was home to a short run of Lillian Hellman s play My Mother My Father and Me 196 197 as well as a more successful adaptation of Arnold Wesker s West End play Chips with Everything 198 199 The play Dylan opened at the theater in 1964 with Alec Guinness and Kate Reid 200 201 It was followed that year by William Hanley s first Broadway play 202 Slow Dance on the Killing Ground 196 The Neil Simon comedy The Odd Couple premiered at the Plymouth with Walter Matthau and Art Carney in 1965 187 203 staying for over a year before it transferred 204 205 Simon s next show at the theater The Star Spangled Girl with Richard Benjamin Anthony Perkins and Connie Stevens opened at the end of 1966 187 206 running until August 1967 207 Edward Albee s play Everything in the Garden followed in 1967 208 209 Simon s next hit at the Plymouth was Plaza Suite which opened in 1968 with Maureen Stapleton and George C Scott 187 210 it had 1 097 performances over the next two years 211 212 Simon s drama The Gingerbread Lady premiered in late 1970 featuring Stapleton 187 213 and ran for 193 performances 214 215 Even in the 1970s the Plymouth continued to host successes 216 The Jean Kerr play Finishing Touches opened in February 1973 featuring Barbara Bel Geddes and James Woods 217 218 and ran for 164 performances over the next five months 219 220 Later that year Peter Cook and Dudley Moore collaborated on the revue Good Evening 221 222 The theater then hosted Peter Shaffer s West End play Equus in 1974 221 223 which ran for the next two years before transferring 224 Another West End play came to the Plymouth in 1977 Simon Gray s Otherwise Engaged featuring Tom Courtenay 221 225 it ran for ten months 226 The Elizabeth Swados musical Runaways relocated from The Public Theater to the Plymouth in May 1978 227 228 with 274 performances on Broadway 217 229 Next the Fats Waller revue Ain t Misbehavin relocated from the Longacre to the Plymouth in 1979 staying for two years 230 231 1980s and 1990s edit nbsp View of the auditorium facade with fire escapes on itIn 1981 the Plymouth Theatre hosted the play Piaf with Jane Lapotaire 230 232 which ran for four months 233 Later that year catwalks were installed within the theater to accommodate the Royal Shakespeare Company s production of The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby 234 which ran for three months 235 236 The play was unusual not only for its high ticket price of 100 but also for the eight hour duration of each performance 234 237 The next year the Circle in the Square Theatre presented Ugo Betti s The Queen and the Rebels with Colleen Dewhurst 238 239 The New York Shakespeare Festival presented David Hare s play Plenty in 1984 with Kate Nelligan and Edward Herrmann 240 241 242 followed the same year by a revival of the George S Kaufman and Moss Hart play You Can t Take It With You 238 243 244 In 1984 the Plymouth hosted the play The Real Thing by Tom Stoppard featuring Christine Baranski Glenn Close and Jeremy Irons 240 245 it ran for 566 performances over the next year and a half 246 247 Lily Tomlin appeared in a solo show the next year The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe 248 249 The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission LPC had started considering protecting the Plymouth as a landmark in 1982 250 with discussions continuing over the next several years 251 The LPC designated the Plymouth s facade and interior as landmarks on December 15 1987 252 253 This was part of the LPC s wide ranging effort in 1987 to grant landmark status to Broadway theaters 254 The New York City Board of Estimate ratified the designations in March 1988 255 The Shuberts the Nederlanders and Jujamcyn collectively sued the LPC in June 1988 to overturn the landmark designations of 22 theaters including the Plymouth on the merit that the designations severely limited the extent to which the theaters could be modified 256 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 257 The Plymouth hosted the George Bernard Shaw play Pygmalion in 1987 with Amanda Plummer and Peter O Toole 258 259 It was followed the same year by Lanford Wilson s play Burn This featuring John Malkovich and Joan Allen 260 261 which ran for 437 performances over the next year 262 263 Next Wendy Wasserstein s The Heidi Chronicles moved to the Plymouth from the off Broadway Playwrights Horizons theater in March 1989 264 staying for a year and a half 265 The Plymouth hosted a short run of The Big Love with Tracey Ullman in 1991 266 267 followed the same year by the Brian Friel drama Dancing at Lughnasa 268 the latter of which had 421 performances 269 The flamenco dance special Gypsy Passion was hosted at the Plymouth in late 1992 following an engagement at Town Hall 270 271 The next year the theater hosted The Song of Jacob Zulu 272 273 and a short run of Wonderful Tennessee 274 The Stephen Sondheim musical Passion opened at the Plymouth in 1994 275 276 followed by Brian Friel s Translations in 1995 277 278 and the Lincoln Center Theater s revival of Edward Albee s A Delicate Balance in 1996 279 280 The theater s last show of the 20th century was the musical Jekyll amp Hyde which opened in April 1997 281 282 and ran for 1 543 performances through the beginning of 2001 283 2000s to present edit nbsp Plymouth Theatre showing The Graduate 2003The Plymouth s first new production of the 2000s was a revival of the Betty Comden Adolph Green and Jule Styne musical Bells Are Ringing which opened in April 2001 with Faith Prince 284 285 it ran for two months 286 287 This was followed the same year by Thou Shalt Not 288 289 which ran for three months 290 The play The Graduate which opened in April 2002 and was based on the film of the same name 291 292 ran for nearly a year 293 Next to be staged was a revival of Eugene O Neill s play Long Day s Journey into Night 294 295 as well as the musical Taboo in 2003 296 297 As part of a settlement with the United States Department of Justice in 2003 the Shuberts agreed to improve disabled access at their 16 landmarked Broadway theaters including the Plymouth 298 299 The Stephen Belber drama Match was shown at the Plymouth during early 2004 300 301 In September 2004 the Shubert Organization s board of directors voted to rename the Plymouth for then current president Gerald Schoenfeld as well as the neighboring Royale for its longtime president Bernard B Jacobs 302 303 The two theaters were officially renamed with a marquee replacement ceremony on May 9 2005 304 305 While Schoenfeld appeared to be proud of the renaming 304 the renaming was controversial among producers and theatrical fans despite the longstanding tradition of renaming Broadway houses after their producers 303 306 The musical Brooklyn which had opened in October 2004 before the renaming 307 308 a had 284 performances 309 The first two shows at the renamed theater were not successful 288 26 Chita Rivera The Dancer s Life opened in late 2005 and ran for two months 310 while The Caine Mutiny Court Martial flopped after two weeks in May 2006 311 Conversely the musical A Chorus Line opened in October 2006 312 313 running for almost two years 314 This was followed by All My Sons in 2008 315 316 as well as Impressionism 317 318 and A Steady Rain in 2009 319 320 In the early 2010s the Schoenfeld hosted a mixture of musicals and plays which generally ran only a few months The short runs were required because of the shortage of available Broadway theaters 27 They included A Behanding in Spokane and A Life in the Theatre in 2010 The Motherfucker with the Hat and Bonnie amp Clyde in 2011 The Best Man and Glengarry Glen Ross in 2012 and Orphans in 2013 20 26 Subsequently the Schoenfeld was renovated in 2014 27 The Schoenfeld continued to host short runs of plays and musicals into the mid 2010s with The Bridges of Madison County and It s Only a Play in 2014 The Audience and China Doll in 2015 and American Psycho in 2016 20 26 The play The Humans relocated from the Helen Hayes Theatre to the Schoenfeld in 2016 321 a relatively rare move that was required because the Hayes was being renovated 322 The Humans had to close at the beginning of 2017 to make way for the musical Come from Away 323 which opened in March 2017 324 325 Come From Away continued at the Schoenfeld for four years 324 until the theater closed on March 12 2020 due to the COVID 19 pandemic 326 The Schoenfeld reopened on September 21 2021 with Come From Away 327 which closed in October 2022 as the theater s longest running show 328 This was followed the same month by Take Me Out which had transferred from the Hayes Theater 329 330 Life of Pi opened at the theater in March 2023 331 332 running for four months 333 This is planned to be followed in early 2024 by the musical The Notebook 334 Notable productions editProductions are listed by the year of their first performance 20 26 Plymouth Theatre edit 1917 A Successful Calamity 51 52 1918 The Wild Duck 335 336 1918 Hedda Gabler 337 336 1918 A Doll s House 338 336 1918 Redemption 58 336 1918 Hamlet 61 339 1918 Macbeth 340 339 1919 As You Like It 341 339 1920 Richard III 64 339 1922 The Hairy Ape 342 1922 The Old Soak 71 339 1923 The Potters 76 343 1924 What Price Glory 77 79 1926 The Jest 84 343 1926 Iolanthe 88 343 1926 The Pirates of Penzance 89 343 1927 Burlesque 93 343 1928 Machinal 94 343 1928 Holiday 96 343 1930 Rebound 99 344 1931 Once in a Lifetime 345 1931 Counsellor at Law 101 344 1933 Her Master s Voice 105 344 1934 Dark Victory 110 120 1934 Accent on Youth 112 120 1935 Pride and Prejudice 118 120 1937 Susan and God 126 120 1938 Shadow and Substance 346 1938 Abe Lincoln in Illinois 129 120 1939 Margin for Error 133 131 1942 The Skin of Our Teeth 144 347 1943 The Naked Genius 348 347 1944 Chicken Every Sunday 149 347 1945 Ten Little Indians 349 350 1945 The Rugged Path 152 350 1946 Lute Song 154 350 1946 Hidden Horizon 351 350 1946 Present Laughter 156 350 1947 The Eagle Has Two Heads 160 350 1947 Call Me Mister 352 1948 Happy Birthday 353 1948 Private Lives 164 350 1949 Diamond Lil 354 355 1950 The Happy Time 168 355 1952 Women of Twilight 356 355 1952 Don Juan In Hell 169 355 1952 Three Wishes for Jamie 357 355 1952 Dial M for Murder 172 355 1954 The Caine Mutiny Court Martial 175 173 1955 3 for Tonight 177 358 1955 Tiger at the Gates 359 358 1955 Janus 178 179 1956 A Hatful of Rain 360 358 1956 The Apple Cart 181 358 1957 A Hole in the Head 183 358 1957 Romanoff and Juliet 185 358 1958 The Marriage Go Round 189 358 1960 From A to Z 361 358 1960 Irma la Douce 190 362 1961 Gideon 192 362 1962 Tchin Tchin 194 362 1963 The Beauty Part 363 1963 Chips with Everything 198 362 1964 Dylan 200 362 1965 The Odd Couple 205 364 1966 The Star Spangled Girl 207 364 1967 Everything in the Garden 209 364 1968 Plaza Suite 211 364 1970 The Gingerbread Lady 214 215 1972 Twigs 365 364 1974 Equus 224 366 1976 Godspell 367 1977 Otherwise Engaged 226 366 1977 The Merchant 368 1978 The Water Engine 369 366 1978 Eliot Feld Ballet 370 1978 Runaways 229 366 1979 Ain t Misbehavin 231 366 1981 Piaf 233 366 1981 The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby 236 366 1983 Plenty 241 371 1983 You Can t Take It With You 243 371 1984 The Real Thing 246 371 1985 The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe 248 371 1986 The House of Blue Leaves 372 371 1987 Pygmalion 258 373 1987 Burn This 262 374 1989 The Heidi Chronicles 265 374 1991 The Big Love 266 373 1991 Dancing at Lughnasa 269 373 1993 The Song of Jacob Zulu 272 375 1994 Passion 275 281 1995 Translations 277 375 1995 Chronicle of a Death Foretold 376 1996 A Delicate Balance 279 375 1997 Jekyll amp Hyde 377 281 2001 Bells Are Ringing 286 284 2001 Thou Shalt Not 290 289 2002 The Graduate 293 291 2003 Long Day s Journey into Night 294 295 2003 Taboo 296 297 2004 Match 300 301 2004 Brooklyn the Musical 309 308 Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre edit 2005 Chita Rivera The Dancer s Life 310 378 2006 The Caine Mutiny Court Martial 311 379 2006 A Chorus Line 314 312 2008 All My Sons 315 316 2009 Impressionism 317 318 2009 A Steady Rain 319 320 2010 A Behanding in Spokane 380 381 2010 A Life in the Theatre 382 383 2011 The Motherfucker with the Hat 384 385 2011 Bonnie amp Clyde 386 387 2012 The Best Man 388 389 2012 Glengarry Glen Ross 390 391 2013 Orphans 392 393 2014 The Bridges of Madison County 394 395 2014 It s Only a Play 396 397 2015 The Audience 398 399 2015 China Doll 400 401 2016 American Psycho 402 403 2016 The Humans 321 322 2017 Come from Away 324 325 2022 Take Me Out 329 330 2023 Life of Pi 331 332 2024 The Notebook 334 Box office records editThe limited engagement drama A Steady Rain achieved the box office record for the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre The production grossed 1 292 210 over eight performances for the week ending December 6 2009 404 This record was surpassed by the 2014 production It s Only a Play which grossed 1 455 818 over eight performances for the week ending January 4 2015 405 406 The current record for the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre was set by the 2017 musical Come From Away The production grossed 1 834 218 over nine performances for the week ending December 31 2017 407 408 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 Brooklyn had opened after the renaming was announced but before it occurred 307 Citations edit a b Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 1 a b Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1987 p 1 a b White Norval Willensky Elliot Leadon Fran 2010 AIA Guide to New York City 5th ed New York Oxford University Press p 299 ISBN 978 0 19538 386 7 a b c 234 West 45 Street 10036 New York City Department of City Planning Retrieved November 17 2021 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 14 Feirstein Sanna 2001 Naming New York Manhattan Places and How They Got Their Names NYU Press p 119 ISBN 978 0 8147 2711 9 Bloom 2007 p 30 a b Bloom 2007 p 37 a b Shuberts Buy Sites of Four of Their Theaters Get Broadhurst Plymouth Shubert and Booth Land From W W Astor Estate New York Herald Tribune November 10 1948 p 14 ProQuest 1335171969 a b Bloom 2007 p 37 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 13 Morrison 1999 p 103 a b c d e f Morrison 1999 p 105 a b c Bloom 2007 p 86 Zolotow Sam November 10 1948 Shuberts Acquire 4 Broadway Sites Purchase Choice Theatre Plots From William Astor Estate for Reported 3 500 000 The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 20 2022 a b Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 pp 15 16 a b c d Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 13 a b Morrison 1999 pp 103 105 a b c Hirsch Foster 2000 The Boys from Syracuse the Shuberts Theatrical Empire Lanham Cooper Square Press p 107 ISBN 978 1 4616 9875 3 OCLC 852759296 a b c d e Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre Shubert Organization September 27 1917 Retrieved January 19 2022 a b c d e f Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1917 New York NY Playbill Retrieved January 19 2022 a b c Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 21 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 pp 21 22 a b c Morrison 1999 p 104 a b c d Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 22 a b c d e f Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1987 p 23 a b c d e The Broadway League September 27 1917 Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre New York NY IBDB Retrieved January 19 2022 a b c Healy Patrick November 11 2014 Why the Theater Next Door Isn t Fit for a Queen The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved November 20 2021 a b Plymouth Theatre Opens Hopkins s New House in 45th Street Begins with A Successful Calamity The New York Times October 11 1917 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 22 2022 a b Allen Eugene Kelcey October 11 1917 News Of The Theatres Gillette Opens New Plymouth Theatre Women s Wear Vol 15 no 86 p 8 ProQuest 1665951898 Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1987 p 19 a b Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1987 p 20 a b c d e Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1987 p 24 a b Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1987 p 25 a b c Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1987 pp 23 24 a b c d Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1987 pp 24 25 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 Theater District New York Preservation Archive Project Archived from the original on October 19 2021 Retrieved October 12 2021 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 2 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 4 a b Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 8 Stagg 1968 p 208 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 9 Stagg 1968 p 75 Stagg 1968 p 217 Contemplated Construction The Real Estate Record Real Estate Record and Builders Guide Vol 98 no 2543 December 9 1916 p 810 via columbia edu Hopkins Takes New Shubert Theatre The New York Times July 25 1917 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 22 2022 Leases Shubert Theater The Billboard Vol 29 no 31 August 4 1917 p 8 ProQuest 1031528847 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 18 The Newest Theatre New York Tribune October 5 1917 p 9 ProQuest 575794139 a b Allen Eugene Kelcey October 5 1917 News Of The Theatres The Messrs Shubert to Begin the Building of Their 20th and 21st Theatres in New York Women s Wear Vol 15 no 81 p 8 ProQuest 1665982779 a b Bloom 2007 p 86 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 109 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 28 a b The Broadway League October 10 1917 A Successful Calamity Broadway Play 1917 Revival IBDB Retrieved January 15 2022 A Successful Calamity Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1917 Playbill Retrieved January 15 2022 a b c d Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 19 The Broadway League November 5 1917 Barbara Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 22 2022 Barbara Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1917 Playbill Retrieved January 22 2022 The Broadway League December 4 1917 The Gipsy Trail Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 22 2022 The Gipsy Trail Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1917 Playbill Retrieved January 22 2022 Movie Moonshiners Ride in Limousines Roscoe Arbuckle Raids a Mountain Still in Up toDate Fashion The New York Times May 13 1918 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 22 2022 a b c Bloom 2007 p 86 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 109 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 19 a b The Broadway League October 3 1918 Redemption Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 15 2022 Redemption Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1918 Playbill Retrieved January 15 2022 John Barrymore in Tolstoy Tragedy The Living Corpse Produced at the Plymouth as Redemption The New York Times October 4 1918 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 22 2022 Bloom 2007 p 86 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 109 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 29 a b The Broadway League November 22 1918 Hamlet Broadway Play 1918 Revival IBDB Retrieved January 15 2022 Hamlet Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1918 Playbill Retrieved January 15 2022 The Broadway League April 9 1919 The Jest Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 22 2022 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 109 a b The Broadway League March 6 1920 King Richard III Broadway Play 1920 Revival IBDB Retrieved January 14 2022 Richard III Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1920 Playbill Retrieved January 14 2022 Woollcott Alexander September 19 1920 Second Thoughts on First Nights Little Old New York The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 22 2022 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 110 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 29 The Broadway League September 8 1920 Little Old New York Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 14 2022 Little Old New York Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1920 Playbill Retrieved January 14 2022 a b Bloom 2007 p 86 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 110 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 19 The Broadway League August 31 1921 Daddy s Gone A Hunting Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 14 2022 Daddy s Gone A Hunting Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1921 Playbill Retrieved January 14 2022 Woollcott Alexander September 1 1921 The Play The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 22 2022 a b The Broadway League August 22 1922 The Old Soak Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 14 2022 The Old Soak Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1922 Playbill Retrieved January 14 2022 Woollcott Alexander August 23 1922 The Play The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 22 2022 Bloom 2007 pp 86 87 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 110 Corbin John December 16 1923 Actors and Plays New Interpretations by Mary Nash Jane Cowl Donald Meek Mary Boland and Others Can Acting Be Too Good The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 22 2022 a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 110 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 30 a b The Broadway League December 8 1923 The Potters Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 22 2022 The Potters Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1923 Playbill Retrieved January 22 2022 a b Bloom 2007 p 87 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 110 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 pp 19 20 Peters Rollo September 28 1924 What Price Glory The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 a b The Broadway League September 3 1924 What Price Glory Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 14 2022 What Price Glory Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1924 Playbill Retrieved January 14 2022 Bloom 2007 p 87 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 110 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 30 In a Garden Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1925 Playbill Retrieved January 23 2022 The Jest Revived After Seven Years Sydney and Ethier Play in the Roles Created by the Barrymores The New York Times February 5 1926 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 a b c Bloom 2007 p 86 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 30 a b The Broadway League February 4 1926 The Jest Broadway Play 1926 Revival IBDB Retrieved January 15 2022 The Jest Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1926 Playbill Retrieved January 15 2022 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 111 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 30 Atkinson J Brooks April 25 1926 G amp S Incorporated Peers of Highest Station and Sober Men And True Now in Revival on Broadway Stages The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 20 a b The Broadway League April 19 1926 Iolanthe Broadway Musical 1926 Revival IBDB Retrieved January 14 2022 Iolanthe Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1926 Playbill Retrieved January 14 2022 a b The Broadway League December 6 1926 The Pirates of Penzance Broadway Musical 1926 Revival IBDB Retrieved January 14 2022 The Pirates of Penzance Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1926 Playbill Retrieved January 14 2022 The Dramatic Stage Hopkins Renews Lease The Billboard Vol 39 no 15 April 4 1927 p 26 ProQuest 1031813458 a b c d Bloom 2007 p 87 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 111 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 20 Hammond Percy September 2 1927 The Theaters Burlesque a Pastry Idyll of the Minor Show shops Well Served by Arthur Hopkins at the Plymouth Hal Skelly New York Herald Tribune p 12 ProQuest 1113561094 a b The Broadway League September 1 1927 Burlesque Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 14 2022 Burlesque Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1927 Playbill Retrieved January 14 2022 a b The Broadway League September 7 1928 Machinal Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 14 2022 Machinal Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1928 Playbill Retrieved January 14 2022 Atkinson J Brooks September 8 1928 The Play The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 a b The Broadway League November 26 1928 Holiday Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 14 2022 Holiday Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1928 Playbill Retrieved January 14 2022 Atkinson J Brooks December 9 1928 OUR OWN BARRY Holiday as Further Proof of His Talents For the Theatre Dialogue Triumphing Over Ideas The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 a b c Bloom 2007 p 87 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 111 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 31 a b The Broadway League February 3 1930 Rebound Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 23 2022 Rebound Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1930 Playbill Retrieved January 23 2022 Katherine Leslie s Debut Appears In Comedy Rebound Formerly in Society Theatricals The New York Times January 29 1930 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 a b c The Broadway League September 12 1932 Counsellor at Law Broadway Play 1932 Revival IBDB Retrieved January 14 2022 Counsellor at Law Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1931 Playbill Retrieved January 14 2022 Theatrical Notes The New York Times November 6 1931 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 Counsellor at law Resumes With Muni Star of Elmer Rice s Returns After Summer in Hollywood on Movie Contracts The New York Times September 13 1932 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 Bloom 2007 p 87 a b The Broadway League October 23 1933 Her Master s Voice Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 14 2022 Her Master s Voice Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1933 Playbill Retrieved January 14 2022 Theatrical Notes The New York Times October 23 1933 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 Shubert Receivership Takes In 9 More Units New York Herald Tribune March 19 1932 p 8 ProQuest 1114733870 Shuberts Deed Theatre Properties The New York Times April 28 1933 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved December 13 2021 Legitimate Shubert Properties Deeded The Billboard Vol 45 no 19 May 13 1933 p 18 ProQuest 1032021129 a b The Broadway League November 7 1934 Dark Victory Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 14 2022 Dark Victory Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1934 Playbill Retrieved January 14 2022 Atkinson Brooks November 10 1934 The Play Tallulah Bankhead and Earle Larimore Appear in Dark Victory The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 a b The Broadway League December 25 1934 Accent on Youth Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 14 2022 Accent on Youth Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1934 Playbill Retrieved January 14 2022 News of the Stage Calling All Stars Tonight Barry Play Set Back Accent on Youth Due at the Plymouth The New York Times December 13 1934 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 111 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 32 Atkinson Brooks September 27 1935 The Play Treachery in the High Command Is Theme of Paths of Glory Adapted From the Novel The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 112 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 32 First Lady for Music Box Pride and Prejudice To Plymouth Scandals Postponed Two Weeks The New York Times November 15 1935 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 a b The Broadway League November 5 1935 Pride and Prejudice Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved December 1 2021 Pride and Prejudice Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1935 Playbill Retrieved January 23 2022 News of the Stage Pride and Prejudice and Iolanthe Leave Times Square This Evening Other Notes The New York Times May 9 1936 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 a b c d e f Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 32 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 112 a b c d Bloom 2007 p 87 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 112 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 20 NEWS OF THE STAGE Tovarich to Call It a Season Aug 14 Items From the Shubert and Golden Headquarters The New York Times August 6 1937 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 The Broadway League October 15 1936 Tovarich Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 23 2022 Tovarich Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1936 Playbill Retrieved January 23 2022 NEWS OF THE STAGE Early Receipts Indicate Susan and God Is a Hit Madame Bovary Slated Here for Mid November The New York Times October 11 1937 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 a b The Broadway League October 7 1937 Susan and God Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 14 2022 Susan and God Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1937 Playbill Retrieved January 14 2022 News of the Theater Heartbreak House The Circle and Susan and God Closing This Week Leaving 14 Shows Open New York Herald Tribune June 6 1938 p 10 ProQuest 1257174758 Atkinson Brooks October 17 1938 The Play Raymond Massey Appearing in Robert E Sherwood s Abe Lincoln in Illinois The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 a b The Broadway League October 15 1938 Abe Lincoln in Illinois Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 14 2022 Abe Lincoln in Illinois Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1938 Playbill Retrieved January 14 2022 Brady Thomas September 24 1939 Abe Lincoln Goes West He and His New Salem Friends Take Up Temporary Residence in Oregon The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 a b Bloom 2007 p 87 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 112 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 32 Atkinson Brooks November 4 1939 The Play Clare Boothe Ambushes a German Consulate in the Melodramatic Margin for Error The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 a b The Broadway League November 3 1939 Margin for Error Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 14 2022 Margin for Error Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1939 Playbill Retrieved January 14 2022 NEWS OF THE STAGE Plymouth to Get Love s Old Sweet Song Opening Date Uncertain Margin for Error to Move The New York Times April 13 1940 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 112 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 33 News of the Stage Love s Old Sweet Song Opens Tonight George M Cohan Arrives May 13 Two Closings Saturday The New York Times May 2 1940 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 Two More Shows Close Saturday Lady in Waiting and Love s Old Sweet Song Are Unable to Defy the Weather The New York Times June 5 1940 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 Allen Eugene Kelcey June 10 1940 Amusements Separate Rooms Now At Plymouth Theatre Women s Wear Daily Vol 60 no 113 p 19 ProQuest 1676919387 a b The Broadway League March 23 1940 Separate Rooms Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 23 2022 Separate Rooms Broadway CBS Studio No 51 1940 Playbill Retrieved January 23 2022 News of the Theater Separate Rooms Will Start Tour in Bronx Sept 9 Then Go to Washington Erin O brien moore New York Herald Tribune August 28 1941 p 14 ProQuest 1263423312 The Broadway League February 24 1942 Guest in the House Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 23 2022 Guest in the House Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1942 Playbill Retrieved January 23 2022 Guest in House Ends Tomorrow The Ames Production to Close After 152 Performances at the Plymouth Theatre The New York Times July 3 1942 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 News of the Theater Skin of Our Teeth Comedy by Wilder Opens Tonight at the Plymouth Theater New York Herald Tribune November 18 1942 p 18 ProQuest 1264403530 a b The Broadway League November 18 1942 The Skin of Our Teeth Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 14 2022 The Skin of Our Teeth Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1942 Playbill Retrieved January 14 2022 Negro Folk Play Delays Opening Run Little Chillun Which Had Premiere on Broadway Comes to Hudson Friday The New York Times August 11 1943 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 113 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 33 Zolotow Sam November 29 1943 Dodie Smith Play to Arrive Tonight Katharine Cornell Raymond Massey Reunited in Lovers and Friends at Plymouth The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 Zolotow Sam April 3 1944 Lovers Friends Closes April 22 Dodie Smith Comedy Starring Katherine Cornell to Tour Highland Fling Due April 28 The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 a b The Broadway League April 5 1944 Chicken Every Sunday Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 14 2022 Chicken Every Sunday Broadway Stephen Sondheim Theatre 1944 Playbill Retrieved January 14 2022 Zolotow Sam May 15 1944 Holmes Gets Lead in A Strange Play Opening Set for June 1 at the Mansfield Chicken Every Sunday to the Plymouth The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 113 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 34 a b The Broadway League November 10 1945 The Rugged Path Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 14 2022 The Rugged Path Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1945 Playbill Retrieved January 14 2022 a b c Bloom 2007 p 87 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 113 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 34 a b The Broadway League February 6 1946 Lute Song Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 14 2022 Lute Song Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1946 Playbill Retrieved January 14 2022 Nichols Lewis February 7 1946 The Play in Review Lute Song Stars Mary Martin at Plymouth in an Unusual Romance With Music Robert Edmond Jones Sets Unique The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 a b The Broadway League October 29 1946 Present Laughter Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 14 2022 Present Laughter Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1946 Playbill Retrieved January 14 2022 Calta Louis October 29 1946 Coward s Comedy to Arrive Tonight Present Laughter Starring Clifton Webb at Plymouth Had Author in London Version The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 Zolotow Sam March 19 1947 Eagle Has 2 Heads to Arrive Tonight Tallulah Bankhead Is Star of John C Wilson s Production Opening at the Plymouth The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 Zolotow Sam April 4 1947 Bankhead s Play Closing April 12 Eagle Has Two Heads to End Run at Plymouth Theatre After 29 Performances The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 a b The Broadway League March 19 1947 The Eagle Has Two Heads Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 14 2022 The Eagle Has Two Heads Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1947 Playbill Retrieved January 14 2022 Atkinson Brooks March 19 1948 At the Theatre Joy to the World Comedy About Hollywood Foibles and Censorship Opens at Plymouth The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 Zolotov Sam October 4 1948 Bankhead Return Is Set for Tonight She Will Star in Private Lives at Plymouth After Long Tour in the Coward Revival The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 Bloom 2007 p 87 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 113 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 35 a b The Broadway League October 4 1948 Private Lives Broadway Play 1948 Revival IBDB Retrieved January 14 2022 Private Lives Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1948 Playbill Retrieved January 14 2022 a b Bloom 2007 p 87 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 113 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 20 Calta Louis January 24 1950 The Happy Time Arrives Tonight Rodgers Hammerstein to Give Comedy by Taylor Based on Novel at the Plymouth Sherwood to Aid Barry Play ANTA Agrees on Loan The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 a b c Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 113 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 35 a b The Broadway League January 24 1950 The Happy Time Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 23 2022 The Happy Time Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1950 Playbill Retrieved January 23 2022 a b The Broadway League April 6 1952 Don Juan in Hell Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 14 2022 Don Juan in Hell Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1952 Playbill Retrieved January 14 2022 Calta Louis March 29 1952 Don Juan in Hell Opens Tomorrow 3d Visit Here of Shaw Sequence by All Star Drama Quartet Will Be at the Plymouth The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 Zolotow Sam October 29 1952 British Thriller Due Here Tonight Maurice Evans Is the Star of Dial M for Murder Which Will Bow at Plymouth The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 a b The Broadway League October 29 1952 Dial M for Murder Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 14 2022 Dial M for Murder Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1952 Playbill Retrieved January 14 2022 a b Bloom 2007 pp 87 88 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 114 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 20 Zolotow Sam January 20 1954 The Caine Mutiny Arrives Tonight Fonda Hodiak and Nolan to Appear in Wouk Play at Plymouth Theatre The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 a b The Broadway League January 20 1954 The Caine Mutiny Court Martial Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 14 2022 The Caine Mutiny Court Martial Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1954 Playbill Retrieved January 14 2022 Hobe April 13 1955 Legitimate Show on Broadway 3 for Tonight Variety Vol 198 no 6 p 72 a b The Broadway League April 6 1955 3 for Tonight Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 23 2022 3 for Tonight Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1955 Playbill Retrieved January 23 2022 a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 pp 114 115 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 36 a b The Broadway League November 24 1955 Janus Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 14 2022 Janus Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1955 Playbill Retrieved January 14 2022 a b c Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 115 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 36 a b The Broadway League October 18 1956 The Apple Cart Broadway Play 1956 Revival IBDB Retrieved January 14 2022 The Apple Cart Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1956 Playbill Retrieved January 14 2022 Atkinson Brooks October 19 1956 Theatre Apple Cart The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 a b The Broadway League February 28 1957 A Hole in the Head Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 14 2022 A Hole in the Head Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1957 Playbill Retrieved January 14 2022 Atkinson Brooks March 1 1957 Theatre Tender Humorous Drama A Hole in the Head Is Staged at Plymouth The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 a b The Broadway League October 10 1957 Romanoff and Juliet Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 14 2022 Romanoff and Juliet Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1957 Playbill Retrieved January 14 2022 Atkinson Brooks October 11 1957 Theatre Ustinov s Night Romanoff and Juliet Opens at Plymouth The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 a b c d e Bloom 2007 p 88 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 115 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 20 Atkinson Brooks October 30 1958 The Theatre Marriage Go Round Comedy by Stevens Is Staged at Plymouth The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 a b The Broadway League October 29 1958 The Marriage Go Round Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 14 2022 The Marriage Go Round Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1958 Playbill Retrieved January 14 2022 a b The Broadway League September 29 1960 Irma La Douce Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 14 2022 Irma La Douce Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1960 Playbill Retrieved January 14 2022 Taubman Howard September 30 1960 The Theatre Place Pigalle Genially Satirized Irma La Douce Has Debut at Plymouth Gallic Musical Turns Vice Into Innocence The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 a b The Broadway League November 9 1961 Gideon Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 14 2022 Gideon Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1961 Playbill Retrieved January 14 2022 Taubman Howard November 10 1961 Theatre Biblical Drama Chayefsky s Gideon Opens at Plymouth The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 a b The Broadway League October 25 1962 Tchin Tchin Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 23 2022 Tchin Tchin Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1962 Playbill Retrieved January 23 2022 Taubman Howard October 26 1962 Theater Like a Shrewd Fool s Tale Tchin Tchin Arrives at the Plymouth The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 115 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 37 The Broadway League March 23 1963 My Mother My Father and Me Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 23 2022 My Mother My Father and Me Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1963 Playbill Retrieved January 23 2022 a b The Broadway League October 1 1963 Chips With Everything Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 14 2022 Chips with Everything Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1963 Playbill Retrieved January 14 2022 Taubman Howard October 2 1963 Theater Life With R A F Trainees Wesker s Chips With Everything Opens The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 a b The Broadway League January 18 1964 Dylan Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 14 2022 Dylan Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1964 Playbill Retrieved January 14 2022 Theater Alec Guinness as Dylan Play About Welsh Poet Opens at Plymouth The New York Times January 20 1964 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 The Theater Slow Dance on the Killing Ground William Hanley Makes His Broadway Debut The New York Times December 1 1964 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 Taubman Howard March 11 1965 Theater Neil Simon s Odd Couple Carney Matthau Under Direction of Nichols The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 The Odd Couple to Move From Plymouth Theater The New York Times June 28 1966 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 a b The Broadway League March 10 1965 The Odd Couple Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 14 2022 The Odd Couple Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1965 Playbill Retrieved January 14 2022 Kerr Walter December 22 1966 The Theater Neil Simon s Star Spangled Girl Comedy Has Premiere at the Plymouth Anthony Perkins Stars Staged by Axelrod The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 a b The Broadway League December 21 1966 The Star Spangled Girl Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 14 2022 The Star Spangled Girl Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1966 Playbill Retrieved January 14 2022 Barnes Clive November 30 1967 The Theater Everything in the Garden Arrives Edward Albee Adapts Late Briton s Play Barbara Bel Geddes Barry Nelson Star The Cast The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 a b The Broadway League November 29 1967 Everything in the Garden Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 14 2022 Everything in the Garden Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1967 Playbill Retrieved January 14 2022 Barnes Clive February 15 1968 Theater Plaza Suite Neil Simon s Laugh Machine 3 Farces at Plymouth Directed by Nichols Maureen Stapleton and George C Scott Star The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 a b The Broadway League February 14 1968 Plaza Suite Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 14 2022 Plaza Suite Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1968 Playbill Retrieved January 14 2022 Plaza Suite to End Run The New York Times September 28 1970 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 23 2022 Barnes Clive December 14 1970 Theater Neil Simon Play The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 24 2022 a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 116 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 38 a b The Broadway League December 13 1970 The Gingerbread Lady Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 14 2022 The Gingerbread Lady Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1970 Playbill Retrieved January 14 2022 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 115 a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 116 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 39 Barnes Clive February 9 1973 Stage Diverting Comedy The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 24 2022 Briefs on the Arts The New York Times June 21 1973 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 24 2022 The Broadway League February 8 1973 Finishing Touches Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 24 2022 Finishing Touches Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1973 Playbill Retrieved January 24 2022 a b c Bloom 2007 p 88 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 116 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 20 Barnes Clive November 15 1973 Theater Good Evening The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 24 2022 Barnes Clive October 25 1974 Equus a New Success on Broadway The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 24 2022 a b The Broadway League October 24 1974 Equus Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 14 2022 Equus Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1974 Playbill Retrieved January 14 2022 Barnes Clive February 3 1977 Wickedly Intelligent Humor Enhances Otherwise Engaged The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 24 2022 a b The Broadway League February 2 1977 Otherwise Engaged Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 14 2022 Otherwise Engaged Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1977 Playbill Retrieved January 14 2022 Eder Richard May 15 1978 Runaways Moves Up to Broadway The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 24 2022 Wallach Alan May 15 1978 Theater Review Runaways moves uptown Newsday p 118 ISSN 2574 5298 Retrieved January 24 2022 a b The Broadway League May 13 1978 Runaways Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 14 2022 Runaways Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1978 Playbill Retrieved January 14 2022 a b Bloom 2007 p 88 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 116 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 21 a b The Broadway League May 9 1978 Ain t Misbehavin Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 14 2022 Ain t Misbehavin Broadway Longacre Theatre 1978 Playbill Retrieved January 14 2022 Rich Frank February 6 1981 Theater Jane Lapotaire Scores in Piaf The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 24 2022 a b The Broadway League February 5 1981 Piaf Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 14 2022 Piaf Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1981 Playbill Retrieved January 14 2022 a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 116 Corry John December 20 1981 The Lessons to Be Learned From Nickleby The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 24 2022 a b The Broadway League October 4 1981 The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 22 2022 The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1981 Playbill Retrieved January 22 2022 Rich Frank October 11 1981 Stage View Why Nickleby Is Potent but Flawed The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 24 2022 a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 pp 116 117 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 39 Rich Frank October 1 1982 Stage Colleen Dewhurst in Ugo Betti Revival The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 24 2022 a b Bloom 2007 p 88 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 117 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 40 a b The Broadway League January 6 1983 Plenty Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 24 2022 Plenty Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1983 Playbill Retrieved January 24 2022 Bennetts Leslie December 29 1982 Hit Drama Plenty Moves Uptown to Broadway The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 24 2022 a b The Broadway League April 4 1983 You Can t Take It With You Broadway Play 1983 Revival IBDB Retrieved January 24 2022 You Can t Take It With You Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1983 Playbill Retrieved January 24 2022 Rich Frank April 5 1983 Stage You Can t Take It With You The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 24 2022 Rich Frank January 6 1984 Theater Tom Stoppard s Real Thing The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 24 2022 a b The Broadway League January 5 1984 The Real Thing Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 13 2022 The Real Thing Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1984 Playbill Retrieved January 13 2022 Real Thing Closing The New York Times May 10 1985 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 24 2022 a b The Broadway League September 26 1985 The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the 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