fbpx
Wikipedia

Longacre Theatre

May 20, 2023

The Longacre Theatre is a Broadway theater at 220 West 48th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States. Opened in 1913, it was designed by Henry B. Herts and was named for Longacre Square, now known as Times Square. The Longacre has 1,077 seats and is operated by The Shubert Organization. Both the facade and the auditorium's interior are New York City designated landmarks.

Longacre Theatre
The Prom, 2019
Address220 West 48th Street
Manhattan, New York
United States
Coordinates40°45′37″N 73°59′09″W / 40.76028°N 73.98583°W / 40.76028; -73.98583Coordinates: 40°45′37″N 73°59′09″W / 40.76028°N 73.98583°W / 40.76028; -73.98583
OwnerThe Shubert Organization
TypeBroadway theatre
Capacity1,077
ProductionLeopoldstadt
Construction
OpenedMay 1, 1913
Years active1913–1942, 1953–present
ArchitectHenry Beaumont Herts
Website
shubert.nyc/theatres/longacre/
DesignatedDecember 8, 1987[1]
Reference no.1348[1]
Designated entityFacade
DesignatedDecember 8, 1987[2]
Reference no.1349[2]
Designated entityAuditorium interior

The ground-floor facade is made of rusticated blocks of terracotta. The theater's main entrance is shielded by a marquee. The upper stories are divided vertically into five bays, which contain niches on either side of three large windows. The auditorium contains ornamental plasterwork, a sloped orchestra level, two balconies, and a coved ceiling. The balcony level contains box seats topped by flat arches, and the proscenium opening is also a flat arch. In addition, the Longacre contains two lounges, and the top story formerly had offices.

Theatrical personality Harry Frazee acquired the site in 1911 and developed the Longacre Theatre to accommodate musicals. The Longacre opened on May 1, 1913, with the play Are You a Crook?, but the theater housed several flops in its early years. Frazee, who co-owned the theater with G. M. Anderson, sold his ownership stake in 1917 to focus on baseball. The Shubert brothers acquired the Longacre in 1924 and operated it for two decades before leasing it as a radio and television studio in 1944. The Shuberts returned the Longacre to legitimate theatrical use in 1953. The theater gained a reputation for hosting few successful productions in the late 20th century and was nearly converted to a court in the early 1990s. The Longacre was renovated in 2008.

Site

The Longacre Theatre is on 220 West 48th Street, on the south sidewalk between Eighth Avenue and Broadway, near Times Square in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City.[3][4] The square land lot covers 9,990 square feet (928 m2), with a frontage of about 100 feet (30 m) on 48th Street and a depth of 100 feet.[4] The Longacre shares the block with the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre to the west, the Ethel Barrymore Theatre to the south, and the Morgan Stanley Building to the east. Other nearby buildings include the Eugene O'Neill Theatre and Walter Kerr Theatre to the north; Crowne Plaza Times Square Manhattan to the northeast; 20 Times Square to the east; the Hotel Edison and Lunt-Fontanne Theatre to the south; and the Lena Horne Theatre and Paramount Hotel to the southwest.[4]

Before the Longacre Theatre was developed, the surrounding area generally had a mixture of low-rise residences and industrial buildings.[5][6] The site of the Longacre Theatre was previously occupied by a row of four residences, each of which was three stories high.[5] At the time of the theater's construction, the site to the east contained a carriage factory, while the Union Methodist Church was across 48th Street.[7]

Design

The Longacre Theatre was designed by Henry B. Herts and constructed for baseball personality Harry Frazee.[3][8] Herts had designed several Broadway theaters with his partner Hugh Tallant, including the New Amsterdam Theatre and Lyceum Theatre, but the partnership dissolved in the early 1910s. The Longacre was one of the first Broadway theaters that Herts designed alone.[8]

Facade

 
Main entrance

The main elevation of the facade faces north on 48th Street and is arranged symmetrically with classical French details.[9] Early news articles about the theater described it as having a facade of gray limestone and terracotta,[10][11][12] with the terracotta pieces being painted in several colors.[13][14] A contemporary New-York Tribune article compared the theater to the Whitehall Palace,[11] while a New York Times article said the theater's exterior "gives a cheerful touch of snap and cheer to the old-time structures formerly characteristic of this block".[13] The west and east elevations contain brick walls with window openings and fire escapes.[15]

At ground level along 48th Street, there is a water table made of granite, above which are rusticated blocks of terracotta. The ground level contains five doorways, separated by sign boards. The three center openings are each approached by a single step; each opening contains a metal-and-glass double door topped by a transom. On either side of the central doors is a recessed doorway containing metal double doors. A frieze decorated with foliate moldings, as well as a horizontal band with facets, runs above the first floor. Above all of these openings is a metal marquee.[9] The stage door is to the left of the main entrance doors.[16] According to early photographs, the ground-floor facade was originally composed of colored terracotta tiles, the color of which complemented the upper stories.[14]

The upper stories are divided into five bays, separated by fluted pilasters. The lower section of each pilaster contains a floral decoration, an urn, and a niche with a female statue personifying Drama; the statues hold masks and scrolls. The pilasters are topped by Corinthian-style capitals.[9] The three inner bays (directly above the marquee) contain double-height openings, each with a window and a transom bar that is divided horizontally into three sections. The bottoms of each window contain sills with brackets and reeded panels, while the spaces above contain curved pediments.[17] A triangular sign is placed over the center window.[15][18] The outermost two bays contain paneling, as well as corbels that support empty niches.[9] Large billboards were originally hung over the outermost bays.[18]

 
Niche in one of the outer bays
 
Window in one of the center bays
 
Windows in the attic

Near the top of each bay, between the pilasters' capitals, is a frieze panel in each bay. Each panel consists of an oval plaque, which is flanked by circular medallions with scallop and mask motifs. Above this, an entablature wraps across the width of the facade; it contains fluted tiles on either side of an inscription with the words "The Longacre Theatre". The entablature is topped by a cornice with modillions and lions' heads. Above the cornice is an attic story with two recessed sash windows in each bay. The interiors of the recessed window openings are decorated with medallions and foliate motifs. The attic story's bays are separated by projecting pilasters with urns and foliate decoration. There is an architrave and a parapet just below the roof.[15]

Interior

The theater was intended to be fireproof, with stone, brick, steel, terracotta, and reinforced concrete being used in its construction.[10][11] The auditorium has an orchestra level, two balconies, boxes and a stage behind the proscenium arch. The auditorium's width is slightly greater than its depth, and the space is designed with plaster decorations in relief.[19] The Longacre's operator The Shubert Organization cites the auditorium as having 1,077 seats;[20][21] meanwhile, Playbill cites 1,045 seats[16] and The Broadway League cites 1,091 seats.[22] These are divided into 508 in the orchestra, 304 in the first balcony, 249 in the second balcony, and 16 in the boxes.[20] The 1,077-seat capacity dates to a 2008 renovation, when 18 seats were removed to improve wheelchair accessibility and sight lines.[21] The orchestra level is wheelchair-accessible via the main doors; the balcony levels are primarily accessed by steps, but there is a small wheelchair lift.[20]

The original color scheme contained Roman gold, with topaz carpets, wisteria seats, and gold draperies.[10][23] Though the decorative scheme was described in one source as "extremely simple",[7][23] the decorative motifs that did exist were highly elaborate, and some motifs were repeated multiple times.[23] The auditorium's current color scheme, which consists of gold and green hues, dates to 2008.[21]

The theater's lobby was originally decorated in gray-green colors, with highlights of gold and serpentine marble.[10][11][12] The dressing rooms behind the stage are completely insulated from the auditorium by a heavy steel wall.[10][12] In addition, Frazee's offices were placed above the auditorium.[10][11] In a 2008 renovation, a 1,600-square-foot (150 m2) basement lounge was excavated, and the attic was turned into an upper lounge with a bar and bathrooms.[21]

Seating areas

 
The interior, seen around 1910–1915

The rear of the orchestra contains a promenade. The rear wall of the promenade and the side walls of the orchestra contain plasterwork paneling, as well as doorways with eared frames. The promenade ceiling has molded ribs.[24] Staircases with wrought-iron railings lead from the promenade to the balcony levels.[19] The orchestra is raked, sloping down toward an orchestra pit in front of the stage.[25] The front walls of the auditorium curve inward toward the proscenium opening.[25] The ground floor formerly had three boxes near the proscenium.[23]

Promenades also exist behind both balcony levels. The balcony walls have similar plasterwork paneling and eared doorway frames to the orchestra level. An entablature runs atop the front portion of the second balcony's walls; it wraps above the boxes on both sides of the auditorium, as well as above the proscenium arch.[24] There are light fixtures and air conditioning vents underneath both balcony levels, as well as a technical booth behind the second balcony's rear wall.[26] The balcony fronts were originally decorated with plasterwork swags and fleurettes.[18] The ornamentation on the undersides and front railings of both balconies was removed at some point after the theater's opening,[24] then restored in 2008.[21] The balconies are shallow and placed at a low height, a deliberate design choice that brought these seats closer to the stage.[23]

On either side of the proscenium is one curved box at the first balcony level. The boxes are housed within flat-arched openings.[15] As with the balconies, the boxes' fronts were originally decorated with plasterwork swags and fleurettes,[18] but the original ornamentation on the boxes' undersides and front railings was removed after the theater's opening.[24] The boxes' ornamentation was also restored in 2008.[21] Above each box is an entablature with foliate motifs and a cornice with dentils. An Adam-style band surrounds each box's arch. In addition, there is an oval medallion depicting a helmet and shield, which interrupts the Adam-style band.[24]

Other design features

Next to the boxes is a flat proscenium arch.[25] The inner edge of the archway contains a molded band of shells. A wider band with foliate and latticework motifs also surrounds the archway.[24] News sources from 1913 describe the band being made of gold and "breccia violet marble".[10][12] Above the center of the arch is a cartouche, which is decorated with foliate motifs; the cartouche overlaps both the wide band and the entablature above it. The entablature is decorated with helmets and symbols of laurel bands, spears, and shields.[24] The proscenium measures 34 feet 10 inches (10.62 m) high and 35 feet 0 inches (10.67 m) wide. The depth of the auditorium to the proscenium is 29 feet 7 inches (9.02 m), while the depth to the front of the stage is 32 feet 3 inches (9.83 m).[20] The stage measures 70 feet (21 m) wide and either 36 feet (11 m)[11][12] or 46 feet (14 m) deep.[10]

The ceiling is slightly coved at its edges, though the rest of the ceiling is flat.[25] A coved, molded band separates the ceiling into front and rear sections. A wide panel containing cartouches, foliate decoration, and latticework is placed at the front of the ceiling.[24] Two chandeliers hang from either side of this panel.[26] The rear section of the ceiling is semicircular and is surrounded by a band with foliate decorations.[24]

History

Times Square became the epicenter for large-scale theater productions between 1900 and the Great Depression.[27] Manhattan's theater district had begun to shift from Union Square and Madison Square during the first decade of the 20th century.[28][29] From 1901 to 1920, forty-three theaters were built around Broadway in Midtown Manhattan, including the Longacre Theatre.[30] Harry Frazee was a theatrical personality (and later a baseball executive) from Peoria, Illinois, who entered the industry as a 16-year-old theater usher in 1896. Frazee subsequently moved to Chicago, operating theaters and producing several shows.[31][32]

Development and early years

 
Illuminated sign

In late 1911, the lots at 220 to 228 West 48th Street were sold to Frazee and George W. Lederer.[33][34] The site would be redeveloped with a theater known as the Longacre, after Times Square's former name. Several architects had already proposed designs for the theater.[34] By January 1912, Henry B. Herts had been selected as the architect,[7][35] and he filed plans for the theater that month with the New York City Department of Buildings.[36] Frazee planned to house his own musicals at the Longacre.[14][37] Construction started in May 1912 at an estimated cost of $150,000.[14] By August 1912, the theater was reportedly near completion and scheduled to open that October.[38][39] The opening was then delayed to November,[40] and the scaffolding in front of the theater was disassembled by October.[41] The theater's completion stalled due to "strikes and contractors' difficulties",[42] including the bankruptcy of a contractor.[43] Philip Bartholomae made an unsuccessful offer of $400,000 for the theater in December 1912,[44] and work resumed shortly afterward.[43] The delays nearly doubled the cost to $275,000.[14]

The Longacre opened on May 1, 1913, with Are You a Crook?, a farce about criminals[45][46] that closed after 12 performances.[47][48] It was one of nine theaters to open in Times Square during the 1912–1913 theatrical season.[49] The musical Adele, which opened in August 1913, was much more successful.[47][50] The Longacre hosted several flops afterward.[51] In April 1914, the theater went into foreclosure to satisfy an outstanding mortgage of $70,000,[14][52] though the foreclosure proceeding was subsequently withdrawn.[53][54] The same year, the Longacre hosted the melodrama A Pair of Sixes,[55] which lasted 188 performances,[56][57] and the farce Kick In with John Barrymore,[58] which had 207 total performances.[56][59] During 1915, the Longacre's productions included Inside the Lines with Lewis Stone,[60][61] A Full House with May Vokes,[60][62] and The Great Lover with Leo Ditrichstein.[47][63]

In April 1916, Frazee and G. M. Anderson bought the Longacre Theatre; previously, they had leased it from Pincus and Goldstone.[64] The Longacre's next hit was Nothing but the Truth, which opened in 1916[65] and starred William Collier Sr. for 332 performances.[60][66] In November 1916, during the run of Nothing but the Truth, Frazee sold his interest in the Longacre to Anderson, L. Lawrence Weber, and F. Ray Comstock.[67][68] Frazee wished to focus on managing the Boston Red Sox, which he had just acquired.[67] The Longacre then hosted two popular shows in the late 1910s.[47] Guy Bolton, Jerome Kern, and P. G. Wodehouse provided music for the intimate musical Leave It to Jane in 1917,[69][70] while Bolton and George Middleton collaborated on Adam and Eva in 1919.[71][72]

1920s to early 1940s

The Longacre hosted Pitter Patter with William T. Kent in 1920[73][74] and The Champion with Grant Mitchell the next year.[73][75] Ethel Barrymore then leased the theater in June 1922,[76][77] appearing in three plays there: Rose Bernd, Romeo and Juliet, and The Laughing Lady.[51] Another hit in 1923 was Little Jessie James, with music by Harry Archer and Harlan Thompson,[47][78] which ran for 385 performances.[79][80] The Shubert brothers acquired the Longacre in May 1924 for $600,000.[81][82] William B. Friedlander and Con Conrad wrote the music for two of the Longacre's next works: Moonlight[83][84][85] and Mercenary Mary.[83][86][87] Also in 1925, George S. Kaufman produced The Butter and Egg Man,[88][89][90] the only play Kaufman wrote without collaborating.[37] The Longacre then staged An American Tragedy in 1926,[88][91] featuring Morgan Farley and Miriam Hopkins for 216 performances,[92][93] and the comedy The Command to Love the next year, which ran for 236 performances.[92][94]

The Longacre's offerings in the late 1920s included Jarnegan with Richard and Joan Bennett,[95][96] Hawk Island with Clark Gable,[95][97] and A Primer for Lovers with Alison Skipworth.[98][99] In general, the Longacre did not hold any long runs in 1930 or 1931.[98] The shows during this time included The Matriarch in 1930 with Constance Collier and Jessica Tandy,[100][101] as well as Nikki in 1931 with Fay Wray.[100][102] The next hit came in 1932, when Blessed Event opened with Roger Pryor.[103][104] The Longacre then staged Nine Pine Street,[105][106] and Wednesday's Child.[105][107] The Longacre hosted many flops during the Great Depression, sometimes with a several-month gap between productions.[108] In March 1935, the Group Theatre premiered Clifford Odets's Till the Day I Die and Waiting for Lefty,[103][109] which starred Odets, Elia Kazan, and Lee J. Cobb for 135 performances.[110][111] That December, the Group Theatre staged Paradise Lost, another Odets play, at the Longacre.[103][112][113]

The Works Progress Administration (WPA)'s Federal Theatre Project had planned to rent the Longacre in 1936, but the WPA rescinded its plan due to protests from stagehand unions.[114] Artef, a Yiddish theatre group, was also negotiating for the Longacre.[115] The Longacre's productions during this time included a Hedda Gabler revival with Alla Nazimova,[116][117][118] followed by The Lady Has a Heart with Elissa Landi.[119][120] The Longacre hosted Paul Osborn's On Borrowed Time in 1938,[121][122] which ran for 321 performances.[119][123] Another Osborn play, Morning's at Seven in 1939,[124] had a 44-performance run at the Longacre[119][125] (though its 1980 Broadway revival was far more successful).[121] In the early 1940s, the Longacre was generally filled by productions with less than 100 performances.[126] The major exception to this was Three's a Family, which opened in 1943[127][128] and ran for 497 performances.[129][130]

Mid-1940s to 1960s

 
Entrance

By April 1944, the Shuberts were planning to relocate Three Is a Family so the Longacre could be leased to the Mutual Broadcasting System (MBS) for use as a broadcast studio.[131] The next month, MBS signed a five-year lease.[132][133] A year after moving into the theater, MBS added some offices on the Longacre's top story to alleviate crowding at its other buildings.[134] The Longacre also served as the home of AM radio station WOR, which used the theater for shows like Broadway Talks Back,[110] as well as The American Forum of the Air starting in 1947.[135] The Longacre was the only MBS studio that allowed audiences, but WOR (which was operated by MBS) did not allow audiences at its broadcasts.[136] Because the theater was being used as a studio, the Shuberts refused to comply with a 1948 ordinance that would have required any theater showing legitimate plays to give 2 percent of profits to the city government.[137] By 1949, as a result of a shortage of studios in New York City, MBS rival CBS had started broadcasting This is Broadway from the Longacre.[138]

Ultimately, the Longacre was used as a radio and television studio for nine and a half years.[127] The Broadway theatre industry had improved by mid-1953, when a shortage of available theaters prompted the Shuberts to return the Longacre to legitimate productions.[139] The first production at the newly reopened Longacre was Dorothy Parker and Arnaud d'Usseau's Ladies of the Corridor, which opened in October 1953.[140][141] Ladies of the Corridor was not a success,[142] and neither was Jean Anouilh's Mademoiselle Colombe in 1954.[143][144] More successful was Lillian Hellman's version of Anouilh's The Lark,[145] which opened in 1955[146] and featured Julie Harris, Boris Karloff, and Christopher Plummer.[127][147] This was followed in 1957 by Fair Game, which featured Sam Levene and Ellen Burstyn.[148][149] Another hit at the Longacre was Samuel Taylor's 1958 comedy The Pleasure of His Company, which featured Cornelia Otis Skinner, Walter Abel, Dolores Hart, George Peppard, Cyril Ritchard, and Charlie Ruggles.[127][150]

Eugène Ionesco's Rhinoceros opened at the Longacre in 1961 and featured Zero Mostel.[127][151][152] A transfer of Ossie Davis's Purlie Victorious followed at the end of the same year.[149][153] The Longacre also hosted Henry Denker's A Case of Libel in 1963, with Sidney Blackmer, Larry Gates, and Van Heflin,[127][154] followed in 1964 by Lorraine Hansberry's The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window with Gabriel Dell and Rita Moreno.[127][155][156] In 1966, the theater hosted a short run of Tennessee Williams's Slapstick Tragedy[157] (composed of The Mutilated and The Gnadiges Fraulein),[158][159] Hal Holbrook's solo show Mark Twain Tonight!,[149][160] and a solo appearance by Gilbert Bécaud.[161][162] Holbrook, Teresa Wright, and Lillian Gish starred in Robert Anderson's play Never Sang for My Father at the Longacre in 1968.[127][163] The National Theatre of the Deaf also performed at the Longacre for a limited engagement in 1969.[149][164]

1970s and 1980s

 
Viewed from the west

William Goldman's 1969 book The Season: A Candid Look at Broadway had specifically cited the Longacre as a flop theater.[165] Goldman wrote that the Longacre was not near many other theaters, especially as compared with venues on 45th Street, and claimed that the Longacre hosted weak shows because its owners "could only get dreck to play there".[166] According to theatrical historian Louis Botto, this reinforced "the notion that no hits open there", creating a cycle of flops in the early 1970s.[165] Some productions during this time, such as Keep Off the Grass (1972), limited the audience to 499 because a 500-seat house would require negotiations with Broadway theatrical unions.[167] The Longacre finally saw a hit in 1975 with the opening of The Ritz,[168][169] which featured Moreno, Jerry Stiller, and Jack Weston for 400 performances.[170] Julie Harris starred in the solo The Belle of Amherst in 1976.[171][172][173] This was followed by revivals of No Man's Land,[174][175][176] The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel,[171][177][178] and Jesus Christ Superstar.[110][179] At some point during the 1970s, the interior was painted over in a cream color.[21]

In 1978, the Fats Waller revue Ain't Misbehavin' opened at the Longacre,[168][180] ultimately seeing 1,604 performances over three theaters.[181][182] The Longacre's next hit was Children of a Lesser God with Phyllis Frelich and John Rubinstein, which opened in 1980[183][184] and had 887 performances.[182][185] The Longacre often remained dark for several consecutive months during the 1980s,[186] and a 1987 New York Times article reported that the theater had been empty for 201 of the past 208 weeks.[187] Shows during the decade included Passion,[188][189] Play Memory,[182][190] Harrigan 'N Hart,[191][192] A Day in the Death of Joe Egg,[193][194] Precious Sons,[195][196] The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940,[197][195] Don't Get God Started,[195][198] and Hizzoner!.[195][199] A video for the song The Rum Tum Tugger, from the musical Cats, was also shot at the Longacre during one of its dark periods in 1984.[200] During the late 1980s, the Shuberts renovated the Longacre as part of a restoration program for their Broadway theaters.[201]

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) had started considering protecting the Longacre as a landmark in 1982,[202] with discussions continuing over the next several years.[203] The LPC designated the Longacre's facade and interior as a landmark on December 8, 1987.[204][205] This was part of the LPC's wide-ranging effort in 1987 to grant landmark status to Broadway theaters.[206] The New York City Board of Estimate ratified the designations in March 1988.[207] The Shuberts, the Nederlanders, and Jujamcyn collectively sued the LPC in June 1988 to overturn the landmark designations of 22 theaters, including the Longacre, on the merit that the designations severely limited the extent to which the theaters could be modified.[208] 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.[209]

1990s to present

 
Side view of sign on the facade

The Longacre hosted the musical Truly Blessed, a showcase of Mahalia Jackson's music, for a month in 1990.[210] No other shows had been staged when, in November 1991, the city and state government officials proposed setting up a community courtroom in the theater to process misdemeanor summonses.[211][212][213] The Shubert Organization was to donate the space for three years.[211] Theatrical personalities heavily opposed the plan, not only because it would require extensive renovations, but also because another Broadway house (the Mark Hellinger Theatre) had been converted to non-theatrical use.[214] Another site for the court was eventually identified,[215][a] and the Longacre returned to legitimate use with a short run of Tango Pasion in April 1993.[216] Frank D. Gilroy's Any Given Day also had a short run of 32 performances the same year.[195][217] A revival of Medea with Diana Rigg was hosted in 1994,[195][218] followed by a short run of Phillip Hayes Dean's Paul Robeson with Avery Brooks in 1995.[219][220]

Horton Foote's The Young Man from Atlanta opened at the Longacre in 1997,[221][222] followed by David Henry Hwang's Golden Child the next year.[223][224] The Longacre then hosted The Gershwins' Fascinating Rhythm in April 1999[225][226] and John Pielmeier's Voices in the Dark that August.[227][228] In 2001, the Longacre hosted two brief runs:[22][229] Judgment at Nuremberg[230][231] and A Thousand Clowns.[232][233] The musical One Mo' Time ran for only three weeks in 2002,[234][235] while Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam opened later that year and ran six months.[236][237] 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 Longacre.[238][239] The Longacre then had two major flops: The Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (2003), which closed after one performance,[229][240] and Prymate (2004), which lasted five performances.[229][241] A revival of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? opened in 2005,[242][243] followed by a transfer of the off-Broadway hit Well in 2006.[244][245] The Longacre had no productions for about a year[229] until Talk Radio opened in March 2007.[246][247]

After Talk Radio ended, the Longacre was closed for a $12 million renovation by Kostow Greenwood Architects. The marquee was replaced and the climate control system was refurbished. The interior spaces were extensively rebuilt with new seats and lounges, as well as restored decorations, including an approximation of the original color scheme. Original decorative elements, removed in previous renovations, were restored to the balcony and boxes.[21] The theater reopened in May 2008 with the farce Boeing Boeing,[248] which ran until the following January;[249][250] Boeing Boeing's 279-performance run was the longest of any production at the Longacre in almost three decades.[229] The next hit was Burn the Floor, which opened in August 2009[251][252] and ran for five months.[253]

Productions in the early 2010s included La Cage aux Folles in 2010, Chinglish in 2011, Magic/Bird and The Performers in 2012, First Date the Musical in 2013, and Of Mice and Men and You Can't Take It with You in 2014. This was followed by the musicals Allegiance in 2015, A Bronx Tale in 2016, The Prom in 2018, and The Lightning Thief in 2019.[16][22] A Bronx Tale achieved the box office record for the theater, grossing $1,293,125.32 over nine performances for the week ending January 1, 2017.[254] During the run of The Prom, in 2019, Broadway’s first known onstage wedding happened at the Longacre between two women.[255][256] On March 12, 2020, the theater closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[257] It reopened on November 2, 2021, with previews of Diana,[258] which ran seven weeks.[259] A limited revival of the play Macbeth opened in April 2022,[260][261] followed by the play Leopoldstadt in October 2022.[262][263]

Notable productions

Productions are listed by the year of their first performance. This list only includes Broadway shows; it does not include programs broadcast from there.[16][22]

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ Now the Midtown Community Court on 54th Street

Citations

  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. 301. ISBN 978-0-19538-386-7.
  4. ^ a b c "220 West 48 Street, 10036". New York City Department of City Planning. Retrieved March 25, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ a b Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 11.
  6. ^ Henderson, Mary C. (2004). The City and the Theatre: The History of New York Playhouses : a 250 Year Journey from Bowling Green to Times Square. Back Stage Books. p. 187. ISBN 978-0-8230-0637-3.
  7. ^ a b c "Latest Theatre for Times Square District". The New York Times. January 28, 1912. p. XX3. ISSN 0362-4331. ProQuest 97295360.
  8. ^ a b Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, pp. 8–9.
  9. ^ a b c d Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 16.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h "Longacre Theatre Ready; " Are You a Crook?" at Newest Playhouse on Thursday". The New York Times. April 28, 1913. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  11. ^ a b c d e f "The Longacre Theatre: An "Intimate" Playhouse of the Most Modern Design". New-York Tribune. April 20, 1913. p. B6. ProQuest 575085491.
  12. ^ a b c d e "A New Theatre for E.H. Frazee". The Sun. April 20, 1913. p. 73. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  13. ^ a b "Building of Theatres Still Continues; Some Beautiful New Playhouses to Open Their Doors Soon -- Many Others in Prospect". The New York Times. September 8, 1912. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  14. ^ a b c d e f Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 12.
  15. ^ a b c d Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 17.
  16. ^ a b c d "Longacre Theatre". Playbill. September 22, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  17. ^ Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, pp. 16–17.
  18. ^ a b c d Morrison, William (1999). Broadway Theatres: History and Architecture. Mineola, NY: Dover Publications. p. 95. ISBN 0-486-40244-4.
  19. ^ a b Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1987, pp. 17–18.
  20. ^ a b c d "Longacre Theatre". Shubert Organization. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  21. ^ a b c d e f g h Collins, Glenn (May 3, 2008). "On Broadway, Revivals Aren't Only for Shows". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  22. ^ a b c d The Broadway League. "Longacre Theatre – New York, NY". IBDB. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  23. ^ a b c d e Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1987, p. 13.
  24. ^ a b c d e f g h i Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1987, p. 18.
  25. ^ a b c d Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1987, p. 17.
  26. ^ a b Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1987, p. 19.
  27. ^ Swift, Christopher (2018). "The City Performs: An Architectural History of NYC Theater". New York City College of Technology, City University of New York. from the original on March 25, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  28. ^ "Theater District –". New York Preservation Archive Project. from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  29. ^ Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 2.
  30. ^ Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 4.
  31. ^ Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 7.
  32. ^ "H.H. Frazee Dies Suddenly at 48; Famous Theatre and Baseball Man Expires--Mayor With Him at End". The New York Times. June 5, 1929. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  33. ^ "The Real Estate Field; Morrell Estate Sells the Corner of Fourth Avenue and Thirty-second Street for Over a Half Million -- Builders Buy on Upper Park Avenue -- Big Bronx Deal". The New York Times. September 20, 1911. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  34. ^ a b "Below 59th Street". The Real Estate Record: Real Estate Record and Builders' Guide. Vol. 88, no. 2271. September 23, 1911. p. 417 – via columbia.edu.
  35. ^ "Theatres". The Real Estate Record: Real Estate Record and Builders' Guide. Vol. 89, no. 2289. January 27, 1912. p. 195 – via columbia.edu.
  36. ^ "The Real Estate Field; Big Apartment for Block Hitherto Restricted to Private Dwellings in Sherman Square Section -- Irish House of Lords for a Theatre -- The Beverley Sold". The New York Times. January 26, 1912. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  37. ^ a b Bloom 2007, p. 151.
  38. ^ "Frazee Has New Plays: His Longacre Theatre, in 48th Street, Approaches Completion". New-York Tribune. August 31, 1912. p. 9. ProQuest 574960001.
  39. ^ "Frazee's New Comedy". Variety. Vol. 27, no. 9. August 2, 1912. p. 11. ProQuest 1529303411.
  40. ^ "Lake Steamer Sinks; Crew Saved". The New York Times. September 28, 1912. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  41. ^ "Twenty New Theatres for New York This Year". The Sun. October 27, 1912. p. 55. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  42. ^ "New Longacre Theatre to Open". The New York Times. April 11, 1913. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  43. ^ a b Richardson, Leander (December 13, 1912). "Australian Theatricals Told of by George Tallis". Variety. Vol. 29, no. 2. p. 11. ProQuest 1529197198.
  44. ^ "Some Figures and Facts Direct From Chas. Frohman". Variety. Vol. 29, no. 1. December 6, 1912. pp. 10–11. ProQuest 1529177427.
  45. ^ "'Are You a Crook?' Just Misses Fire; What Might Have Been Amusing Farce Is Spoiled by Too Much Haste in Production". The New York Times. May 2, 1913. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  46. ^ "Longacre Theatre: New Playhouse Opens With "Are You a Crook?" Very Tame Farce Plot Lacks Substance and Brisk Action and Has Only Few Bright Lines". New-York Tribune. May 2, 1913. p. 9. ProQuest 575089943.
  47. ^ a b c d e Bloom 2007, p. 151; Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 73; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 14.
  48. ^ The Broadway League (May 1, 1913). "Are You a Crook? – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "Are You a Crook? Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  49. ^ "More Theatres for This City; Beautiful New Playhouses Soon to Be Opened". The New York Times. September 7, 1913. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  50. ^ a b The Broadway League (August 28, 1913). "Adele – Broadway Musical – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "Adele Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  51. ^ a b Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 14.
  52. ^ "Guard Realty Interests; New Advisory Council Will Give Aid to Property Owners". The New York Times. April 17, 1914. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  53. ^ "Results at Auction: at 14 Vesey Street". The New York Times. June 19, 1914. p. 19. ISSN 0362-4331. ProQuest 97644713.
  54. ^ "The Auction Market". The Real Estate Record: Real Estate Record and Builders' Guide. Vol. 93, no. 2414. June 20, 1914. p. 1110 – via columbia.edu.
  55. ^ ""A Pair of Sixes" Opens". The New York Times. February 17, 1914. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  56. ^ a b Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 73; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 23.
  57. ^ a b The Broadway League (March 17, 1914). "A Pair of Sixes – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "A Pair of Sixes Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  58. ^ Mack, Willard (November 15, 1914). "The Chorus Girls' Review of Willard Mack's Play; He Records, Among Other Things, All He Heard Them Say About "Kick In" Before He Took to His Heels". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  59. ^ The Broadway League (October 15, 1914). "Kick In – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "Kick in Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  60. ^ a b c Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 73; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 24.
  61. ^ The Broadway League (February 9, 1915). "Inside the Lines – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "Inside the Lines Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  62. ^ The Broadway League (May 10, 1915). "A Full House – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "A Full House Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  63. ^ The Broadway League (November 10, 1915). "The Great Lover – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "The Great Lover Broadway @ Waldorf Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  64. ^ "Buy Longacre Theatre; H.H. Frazee and G.M. Anderson to Take Possession on Aug. 1". The New York Times. April 14, 1916. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  65. ^ Montgomery, James (September 15, 1916). "William Collier in a Funny Farce; With More Help Than Usual, He Extracts Much Laughter from "Nothing but the Truth." Presenting the Agonies of One Who Had Wagered He Could Be Absolutely Veracious for a Whole Day". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  66. ^ The Broadway League (September 14, 1916). "Nothing But the Truth – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "Nothing But the Truth Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  67. ^ a b "Frazee Sells Interest in Longacre Theater, New York". The Billboard. Vol. 28, no. 48. November 25, 1916. pp. 4, 14. ProQuest 1031518449.
  68. ^ "Legitimate: Frazee Got $128,000". Variety. Vol. 44, no. 13. November 24, 1916. p. 11. ProQuest 1529259066.
  69. ^ a b The Broadway League (August 28, 1917). "Leave It to Jane – Broadway Musical – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "Leave It to Jane Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  70. ^ "'Leave It to Jane,' the College Widow; George Ade's Popular Comedy in a Gay and Tasteful Musical Setting". The New York Times. August 29, 1917. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  71. ^ a b The Broadway League (September 13, 1919). "Adam and Eva – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "Adam and Eva Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  72. ^ ""Adam and Eva" for the Longacre". The New York Times. September 9, 1919. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  73. ^ a b Bloom 2007, p. 151; Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 73; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 25.
  74. ^ The Broadway League (September 28, 1920). "Pitter Patter – Broadway Musical – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "Pitter Patter Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  75. ^ The Broadway League (January 3, 1921). "The Champion – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "The Champion Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  76. ^ "Ethel Barrymore's Plans". The Billboard. Vol. 34, no. 24. June 17, 1922. p. 21. ProQuest 1031689246.
  77. ^ "Ethel Barrymore to Play At Longacre for 2 Years". New-York Tribune. June 8, 1922. p. 4. ProQuest 576643528.
  78. ^ "Nan Halperin a Love Bandit in Musical Farce: "Little Jessie James" Rides Into Longacre Theater Willi Lively Cast and a New James Boys Band". New-York Tribune. August 16, 1923. p. 6. ProQuest 1237286103.
  79. ^ a b The Broadway League (August 15, 1923). "Little Jessie James – Broadway Musical – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "Little Jessie James Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  80. ^ a b Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 73; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 25.
  81. ^ "Shuberts Add Longacre Theater to Their String: Purchase Playhouse in West 48th Street and Obtain Big Loan on Property". New York Herald Tribune. May 11, 1924. p. B1. ProQuest 1112975972.
  82. ^ "Legitimate: Inside Stuff on Legit". Variety. Vol. 75, no. 1. May 21, 1924. p. 46. ProQuest 1475684831.
  83. ^ a b Bloom 2007, p. 151; Botto & Mitchell 2002, pp. 73–74; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 26.
  84. ^ The Broadway League (January 30, 1924). "Moonlight – Broadway Musical – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
    "Moonlight Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  85. ^ ""Moonlight" Is Tuneful; Glorious Scenery and Energetic Chorus in Le Baron's Comedy". The New York Times. January 31, 1924. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  86. ^ The Broadway League (April 13, 1925). "Mercenary Mary – Broadway Musical – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
    "Mercenary Mary Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  87. ^ "Tell Me More' Is Bright Musical Play; A Lovely Score, Intelligent Lyrics, Fast Dancing and Ample Comedy in Gaiety's Show". The New York Times. April 14, 1925. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  88. ^ a b c Bloom 2007, p. 151; Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 74; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 14.
  89. ^ "The Play". The New York Times. September 24, 1925. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  90. ^ a b The Broadway League (September 23, 1925). "The Butter and Egg Man – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "The Butter and Egg Man Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  91. ^ "An American Tragedy' Scores a Triumph; Dramatization of Dreiser's Novel Plays Finely Upon the Emotions and Has a Stirring Finish". The New York Times. October 12, 1926. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  92. ^ a b Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 74; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 26.
  93. ^ The Broadway League (October 11, 1926). "An American Tragedy – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
    "An American Tragedy Broadway @ Waldorf Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  94. ^ The Broadway League (September 20, 1927). "The Command to Love – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
    "The Command to Love Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  95. ^ a b Botto & Mitchell 2002, pp. 74–75; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 14.
  96. ^ "'Jarnegan' a Rough and Profane Play; Richard Bennett Acts the Swaggering, Low Lifer Hero in Dramatization of Jim Tully's Novel". The New York Times. September 25, 1928. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  97. ^ "Another Murder Drama; "Hawk Island;" at the Longacre, Has an Entertaining Last Act". The New York Times. September 17, 1929. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  98. ^ a b Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 75; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 27.
  99. ^ "'Primer for Lovers' Full of Simplicity; Everybody at Week-End Party in Love With Some Other Man's or Woman's Mate". The New York Times. November 19, 1929. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  100. ^ a b Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, pp. 14–15.
  101. ^ Atkinson, J. Brooks (March 19, 1930). "The Play; Odyssey of the Rakonitz Family". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  102. ^ "'Nikki' Reappears, With Music". The New York Times. September 30, 1931. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  103. ^ a b c Bloom 2007, p. 151; Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 75; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 15.
  104. ^ "Blessed Event' Friday; New Comedy Coming to Longacre -- 'Monkey' at Mansfield Thursday". The New York Times. February 9, 1932. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  105. ^ a b Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 75; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 28.
  106. ^ L.n (April 28, 1933). "Miss Lillian Gish, as a Reincarnation of Lizzie Borden, Appears in "Nine Pine Street."". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  107. ^ Atkinson, Brooks (January 17, 1934). "The Play; Woes of the Child of Divorced Parents is the Theme of "Wednesday's Child."". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  108. ^ Bloom 2007, p. 151; Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 75.
  109. ^ Atkinson, Brooks (March 27, 1935). "The Play; 'Waiting for Lefty' and 'Till the Day I Die,' a Double Bill by Clifford Odets". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  110. ^ a b c Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 15.
  111. ^ a b The Broadway League (March 26, 1935). "Till the Day I Die/Waiting for Lefty – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "Till the Day I Die Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "Waiting for Lefty Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  112. ^ Atkinson, Brooks (December 10, 1935). "The Play; Clifford Odets and the Group Theatre Discussing the Stalemate of the Middle Class". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  113. ^ a b The Broadway League (December 9, 1935). "Paradise Lost – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "Paradise Lost Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  114. ^ "WPA Drops Plans to Rent Longacre; Agreement for Theatre Lease Rescinded After Protests of Stagehand Leaders". The New York Times. May 7, 1936. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  115. ^ "News of the Stage; Some Recent Real Estate Transactions -- In the Summer Theatres -- Other Notes". The New York Times. July 11, 1936. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  116. ^ a b Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 75; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 29.
  117. ^ a b The Broadway League (November 16, 1936). "Hedda Gabler – Broadway Play – 1936 Revival". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "Hedda Gabler Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  118. ^ "News of the Stage; 'Hedda Gabler' Opens Tonight -- 'Johnny Johnson' Set Back to Thursday -- 'All Editions' Postponed". The New York Times. November 16, 1936. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  119. ^ a b c Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 75; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 30.
  120. ^ Atkinson, Brooks (September 27, 1937). "The Play; ' The Lady Has a Heart' as Well as Vincent Price and Elissa Landi--Teatro d'Arte Opens Season". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  121. ^ a b Bloom 2007, p. 152; Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 75; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 15.
  122. ^ "News of the Stage; ' On Borrowed Time' Has Its Premiere This Evening--'June Night' Is Deferred From Next Wednesday". The New York Times. February 3, 1938. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  123. ^ a b The Broadway League (February 3, 1938). "On Borrowed Time – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
    "On Borrowed Time Broadway @ Circle in the Square Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  124. ^ "Paul Osborn Play Is Opening Tonight; 'Morning's at Seven' Is the Guild Subscription Offering at the Longacre". The New York Times. November 30, 1939. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  125. ^ a b The Broadway League (November 30, 1939). "Morning's at Seven – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "Morning's at Seven Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  126. ^ Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, pp. 30–31.
  127. ^ a b c d e f g h Bloom 2007, p. 152; Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 76; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 15.
  128. ^ "'Three's a Family' Will Open Tonight; Farce Comedy by Phoebe and Henry Ephron to Make Its Bow at Longacre Theatre". The New York Times. May 5, 1943. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  129. ^ The Broadway League (May 5, 1943). "Three's a Family – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
    "Three's a Family Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  130. ^ a b c Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 31.
  131. ^ "News of the Theater: '3 Is a Family' Likely to Move So Mutual Can Take Over Longacre Theater". New York Herald Tribune. April 19, 1944. p. 18B. ProQuest 1283077296.
  132. ^ "News of the Theater: 'Dream With Music' Will Open, With Vera Zorina, at the Majestic Tonight". New York Herald Tribune. May 18, 1944. p. 14A. ProQuest 1282880604.
  133. ^ Zolotow, Sam (May 17, 1944). "City Center Gives 'Newmoon' Tonight; Dorothy Kirsten, John Morgan and Earl Wrightson Head Cast in the Operetta". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  134. ^ "Radio: MBS Expands Office Space Without Cost". The Billboard. Vol. 57, no. 16. April 21, 1945. p. 4. ProQuest 1040009991.
  135. ^ "Winchell Program Tops Hooper List -- NBC to Televise Giants Football Games". The New York Times. July 19, 1947. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  136. ^ Beaufort, John (June 17, 1952). "New York's Biggest Free Show: Radio-TV". The Christian Science Monitor. p. 5. ProQuest 508563410.
  137. ^ "Pictures: N.Y. Theatres Hit City's Bid For 2% Bite On All Leases". Variety. Vol. 172, no. 11. November 17, 1948. p. 16. ProQuest 1285927297.
  138. ^ "Radio and Television; Goodman Ace Working on Video Program -- Anniversary of Telegram to Be Marked". The New York Times. May 19, 1949. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  139. ^ Zolotow, Sam (August 26, 1953). "Longacre Theatre Going Legitimate; Leased for Radio Since 1944, It Will House New Drama, 'Ladies of the Corridor'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  140. ^ Drutman, Irving (October 18, 1953). "Ladies of the Corridor". New York Herald Tribune. p. D1. ProQuest 1313663171.
  141. ^ Bracker, Milton (October 18, 1953). "About the Lonely 'Ladies of the Corridor'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  142. ^ Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 76; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 31.
  143. ^ a b Bloom 2007, p. 152; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 32.
  144. ^ a b The Broadway League (January 6, 1954). "Mademoiselle Colombe – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
    "Mademoiselle Colombe Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  145. ^ Calta, Louis (November 19, 1955). "All Critics Unite in Lauding 'Lark'; Seven Drama Reviewers Here Hail Joan of Arc Drama-- Patrons Form Early Line". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  146. ^ Atkinson, Brooks (November 18, 1955). "Theatre: St. Joan With Radiance; Julie Harris Stars in 'Lark' at Longacre". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  147. ^ a b The Broadway League (November 17, 1955). "The Lark – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "The Lark Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  148. ^ Funke, Lewis (November 4, 1957). "Theatre: 'Fair Game'; Dress Trade Comedy Staged at Longacre". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  149. ^ a b c d Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 76; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 15.
  150. ^ Atkinson, Brooks (October 23, 1958). "Theatre: 'Pleasure of His Company'; Delightful Comedy Is Staged at Longacre". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  151. ^ a b The Broadway League (January 9, 1961). "Rhinoceros – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "Rhinoceros Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  152. ^ Taubman, Howard (January 10, 1961). "Theatre: 'Rhinoceros'; Ionesco Comedy Stars Wallach and Mostel". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  153. ^ The Broadway League (September 28, 1961). "Purlie Victorious – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
    "Purlie Victorious Broadway @ Cort Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  154. ^ Taubmanfriedman-Abeles, Howard (October 11, 1963). "The Theater: 'A Case of Libel' Opens; Drama in Courtroom Is Based on Nizer Book". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  155. ^ "Theater: 'Sidney Brustein's Window'; Lorraine Hansberry's Play at Longacre". The New York Times. October 16, 1964. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  156. ^ a b The Broadway League (October 15, 1964). "The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  157. ^ Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 76; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 34.
  158. ^ a b The Broadway League (February 22, 1966). "Slapstick Tragedy – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
    "Slapstick Tragedy Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  159. ^ Kauffmann, Stanley (February 23, 1966). "Theater: Tennessee Williams Returns; 'Slapstick Tragedy' at the Longacre Margaret Leighton and Kate Reid Star". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  160. ^ a b The Broadway League (March 23, 1966). "Mark Twain Tonight! – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "Mark Twain Tonight! Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  161. ^ a b The Broadway League (October 31, 1966). "Gilbert Becaud on Broadway – Broadway Special – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "Gilbert Becaud on Broadway Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  162. ^ Alden, Robert (November 1, 1966). "Theater: From French Variety Stage; Gilbert Becaud Opens Show at Longacre". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  163. ^ Barnes, Clive (January 26, 1968). "Theater: 'I Never Sang for My Father'; Hal Holbrook in Play by Robert Anderson Staged at the Longacre by Alan Schneider". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  164. ^ Barnes, Clive (February 25, 1969). "Stage: The Special Talents of Theater of the Deaf; Troupe of 14 to Be at Longacre for 2 Weeks". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  165. ^ a b Botto & Mitchell 2002, pp. 76–77.
  166. ^ Goldman, William (1984). The Season: A Candid Look at Broadway. Limelight Series. Limelight Editions. pp. 258–259. ISBN 978-0-87910-023-0.
  167. ^ Calta, Louis (March 14, 1972). "Innovation Is Set at Longacre Play". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  168. ^ a b Bloom 2007, p. 152; Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 77; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 15.
  169. ^ Barnes, Clive (January 21, 1975). "Making the Most of 'Ritz' Steam Bath". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  170. ^ a b The Broadway League (January 20, 1975). "The Ritz – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "The Ritz Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  171. ^ a b Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 77; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 15.
  172. ^ a b The Broadway League (April 28, 1976). "The Belle of Amherst – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "The Belle of Amherst Broadway @ Longacre Theatre | Playbill". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  173. ^ Barnes, Clive (May 28, 1976). "Theater for a Holiday Mood". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  174. ^ a b Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 77; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 35.
  175. ^ a b The Broadway League (November 9, 1976). "No Man's Land – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "No Man's Land Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  176. ^ Barnes, Clive (November 10, 1976). "Theater: Pinter's Land of Frozen Discontent". The New York Times. p. 78. ISSN 0362-4331. ProQuest 122802367.
  177. ^ a b The Broadway League (April 24, 1977). "The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  178. ^ "Pavlo Hummel' Extended to July 3". The New York Times. June 15, 1977. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  179. ^ a b The Broadway League (November 23, 1977). "Jesus Christ Superstar – Broadway Musical – 1977 Revival". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "Jesus Christ Superstar Broadway @ Longacre Theatre | Playbill". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  180. ^ Eder, Richard (May 10, 1978). "Theater: 'Ain't Misbehavin". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  181. ^ a b The Broadway League (May 9, 1978). "Ain't Misbehavin' – Broadway Musical – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "Ain't Misbehavin' Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  182. ^ a b c d Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 77; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 36.
  183. ^ a b Bloom 2007, p. 152; Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 77; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, pp. 15–16.
  184. ^ Kerr, Walter (March 31, 1980). "The Stage: 'Children of a Lesser God'; Land of the Deaf". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  185. ^ a b The Broadway League (March 30, 1980). "Children of a Lesser God – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "Children of a Lesser God Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  186. ^ Freedman, Samuel G. (November 21, 1984). "Cost-cutting Plan Wins a Broadway Tryout". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  187. ^ Neuffer, Elizabeth (October 18, 1987). "Koch Offers Plan to Revive Five Unused Theaters". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  188. ^ a b The Broadway League (May 15, 1983). "Passion – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "Passion Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  189. ^ Rich, Frank (May 16, 1983). "Theater: Frank Langella in 'Passion'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  190. ^ "'Play Memory' to Close". The New York Times. April 28, 1984. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  191. ^ a b The Broadway League (January 31, 1985). "Harrigan 'n Hart – Broadway Musical – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "Harrigan 'n Hart Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  192. ^ "'Harrigan 'n Hart' Closes". The New York Times. February 5, 1985. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  193. ^ a b The Broadway League (March 27, 1985). "Joe Egg – Broadway Play – 1985 Revival". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "A Day in the Death of Joe Egg Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  194. ^ Bennetts, Leslie (April 2, 1985). "'Joe Egg' Lead Is a Whole Parade". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  195. ^ a b c d e f g h i Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 77.
  196. ^ "'Precious Sons' to Close". The New York Times. May 6, 1986. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  197. ^ a b The Broadway League (April 6, 1987). "The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  198. ^ Holden, Stephen (October 31, 1987). "The Stage: 'Don't Get God Started,' a Gospel Musical". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  199. ^ "'Hizzoner!' Closes". The New York Times. March 7, 1989. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  200. ^ Kaplan, Peter W. (November 10, 1984). "Broadway First: 'Cats' Does Rock Video Turn". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  201. ^ Bennetts, Leslie (April 22, 1986). "Theater Gets Raves for Decor". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  202. ^ Dunlap, David W. (October 20, 1982). "Landmark Status Sought for Theaters". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  203. ^ Shepard, Joan (August 28, 1985). "Is the final curtain near?". New York Daily News. pp. 462, 464. from the original on September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
  204. ^ Dunlap, David W. (December 14, 1987). "7 Theaters Become Landmarks; Owners Plan Appeal". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  205. ^ "Legitimate: N.Y.C. Landmarks 7; Owners Don't Like It". Variety. Vol. 329, no. 8. December 16, 1987. p. 85. ProQuest 1438478876.
  206. ^ Dunlap, David W. (November 22, 1987). "The Region; The City Casts Its Theaters In Stone". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  207. ^ Purdum, Todd S. (March 12, 1988). "28 Theaters Are Approved as Landmarks". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  208. ^ Dunlap, David W. (June 21, 1988). "Owners File Suit to Revoke Theaters' Landmark Status". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  209. ^ Dunlap, David W. (May 27, 1992). "High Court Upholds Naming Of 22 Theaters as Landmarks". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. from the original on October 30, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  210. ^ "'Truly Blessed' Closing". The New York Times. May 18, 1990. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  211. ^ a b Blumenthal, Ralph (November 15, 1991). "Real-Life Courtroom Drama May Play on Broadway Stage". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  212. ^ "New York looking to make empty theater a courthouse". The Hartford Courant. November 24, 1991. p. G7. ProQuest 1853078135.
  213. ^ DeStefano, Anthony M. (November 15, 1991). "City May Hold Court In Theater". Newsday. p. 7. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  214. ^ Walsh, Thomas (February 7, 1992). "In Focus: Plan for B'way Courthouse Meets Heavy Opposition". Back Stage. Vol. 33, no. 6. pp. 3–4. ProQuest 962926690.
  215. ^ Hersh, Amy (August 6, 1993). "Theatre Officials Disputing B'way Site for Hospital". Back Stage. Vol. 34, no. 32. pp. 1, 25. ProQuest 962784227.
  216. ^ "'Tango Pasion' Closing". The New York Times. April 30, 1993. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  217. ^ "'Any Given Day' Closing". The New York Times. December 11, 1993. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  218. ^ Canby, Vincent (April 17, 1994). "Sunday View; Diana Rigg Is A Chilly, Elegant Medea". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  219. ^ Botto & Mitchell 2002, pp. 77–78.
  220. ^ Holden, Stephen (December 21, 1995). "Theater Review; Anecdotal Robeson: Nobility Turned Quaint". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  221. ^ Brantley, Ben (March 28, 1997). "Comfortable Fortress Suddenly Under Siege". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  222. ^ a b The Broadway League (March 27, 1997). "The Young Man from Atlanta – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
    "The Young Man from Atlanta Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  223. ^ a b The Broadway League (April 2, 1998). "Golden Child – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
    "Golden Child Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  224. ^ Marks, Peter (April 3, 1998). "Theater Review; The Unbinding Of Traditions". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  225. ^ Marks, Peter (April 26, 1999). "Theater Review; Gershwin Suaveness As the Art of Quick Change". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  226. ^ Winer, Linda (April 26, 1999). "They Done 'Em Wrong". Newsday. pp. 60, 69. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  227. ^ Brantley, Ben (August 13, 1999). "Theater Review; A Radio Freud Meets Her Match". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  228. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (August 13, 1999). "Thriller's deadly dull". Daily News. p. 55. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  229. ^ a b c d e "At This Theatre: Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  230. ^ a b The Broadway League (March 26, 2001). "Judgment at Nuremberg – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
    "Judgment at Nuremberg Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  231. ^ McKinley, Jesse (May 9, 2001). "'Gathering' and 'Nuremberg' Are Closing". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  232. ^ a b The Broadway League (July 11, 2001). "A Thousand Clowns – Broadway Play – 2001 Revival". IBDB. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
    "A Thousand Clowns Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  233. ^ a b Weber, Bruce (July 12, 2001). "Theater Review; Back When Oddballs Roamed the Earth". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  234. ^ a b The Broadway League (March 6, 2002). "One Mo' Time – Broadway Musical – Original". IBDB. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
    "One Mo' Time Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  235. ^ a b "'One Mo' Time' to Close". The New York Times. March 19, 2002. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  236. ^ a b The Broadway League (November 14, 2002). "Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam – Broadway Special – Original". IBDB. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
    "Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  237. ^ a b "'Def Poetry Jam' Closes". The New York Times. May 6, 2003. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  238. ^ Tavernise, Sabrina (September 26, 2003). "Shuberts Revamp 16 Theaters, Improving Access for Disabled". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  239. ^ "Broadway theaters accessible to disabled". Press and Sun-Bulletin. September 28, 2003. p. 68. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  240. ^ "'Widow' Closes After One Night". The New York Times. November 19, 2003. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  241. ^ Gelder, Lawrence Van (May 12, 2004). "Arts Briefing". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  242. ^ a b The Broadway League (March 20, 2005). "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Broadway Play – 2005 Revival". IBDB. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
    "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  243. ^ a b Brantley, Ben (March 21, 2005). "Marriage as Blood Sport: A No-Win Game". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  244. ^ a b The Broadway League (March 30, 2006). "Well – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
    "Well Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  245. ^ a b Brantley, Ben (March 31, 2006). "Lisa Kron's 'Well' Opens on Broadway, With Mom Keeping Watch". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  246. ^ a b The Broadway League (March 11, 2007). "Talk Radio – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
    "Talk Radio Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  247. ^ a b Gelder, Lawrence Van (June 19, 2007). "Footnote". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  248. ^ Brantley, Ben (May 5, 2008). "Up, Up and Away (and Watch Those Swinging Doors)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  249. ^ a b The Broadway League (May 4, 2008). "Boeing-Boeing – Broadway Play – 2008 Revival". IBDB. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
    "Boeing-Boeing Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  250. ^ Itzkoff, Dave (December 3, 2008). "'Boeing-Boeing' to Close". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  251. ^ a b Isherwood, Charles (August 2, 2009). "Shaking, Rattling and Shimmying, Under a Broadway Disco Ball". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  252. ^ Winer, Linda (August 2, 2009). "Mad not ballroom". Newsday. pp. C15, C17. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  253. ^ a b The Broadway League (August 2, 2009). "Burn the Floor – Broadway Musical – Original". IBDB. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
    "Burn the Floor Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  254. ^ "Production Gross". Playbill. January 6, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  255. ^ Gilchrist, Tracy E. (August 5, 2019). "The Prom Makes Broadway Herstory by Ending in Actual Same-Sex Marriage". Advocate.com. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  256. ^ Coleman, Nancy (August 4, 2019). "An Onstage Wedding Brings a Broadway Happy Ending to Life". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  257. ^ Paulson, Michael (March 12, 2020). "Broadway, Symbol of New York Resilience, Shuts Down Amid Virus Threat". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  258. ^ Meyer, Dan (November 17, 2021). "Diana, the Musical Opens on Broadway November 17 at the Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  259. ^ Herrington, Nicole (December 11, 2021). "'Diana, the Musical' to End Broadway Run on Dec. 19". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  260. ^ a b The Broadway League. "Macbeth – Broadway Play – 2022 Revival". IBDB. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
    "Macbeth Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  261. ^ a b Green, Jesse (April 29, 2022). "Review: In a New 'Macbeth,' Something Wonky This Way Comes". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  262. ^ a b The Broadway League. "Leopoldstadt – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
    "Leopoldstadt @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  263. ^ a b Green, Jesse (October 3, 2022). "Review: In Stoppard's 'Leopoldstadt,' a Memorial to a Lost World". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  264. ^ a b Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 23.
  265. ^ The Broadway League (December 28, 1914). "Secret Strings – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "Secret Strings Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  266. ^ a b c Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 24.
  267. ^ The Broadway League (February 7, 1919). "Ghosts – Broadway Play – 1919 Revival". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "Ghosts Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  268. ^ a b c d Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 25.
  269. ^ The Broadway League (August 17, 1921). "Nobody's Money – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "Nobody's Money Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  270. ^ The Broadway League (September 26, 1922). "Rose Bernd – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "Rose Bernd Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  271. ^ The Broadway League (December 27, 1922). "Romeo and Juliet – Broadway Play – 1922 Revival". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "Romeo and Juliet Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  272. ^ The Broadway League (February 10, 1930). "Ritzy – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "Ritzy Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  273. ^ Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 27.
  274. ^ The Broadway League (January 16, 1934). "Wednesday's Child – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "Wednesday's Child Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  275. ^ Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 28.
  276. ^ a b c Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 29.
  277. ^ The Broadway League (September 9, 1935). "Kind Lady – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "Kind Lady Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  278. ^ a b c d Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 30.
  279. ^ The Broadway League (April 27, 1939). "Wuthering Heights – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "Wuthering Heights Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  280. ^ The Broadway League (October 14, 1939). "The Three Sisters – Broadway Play – 1939 Revival". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "The Three Sisters Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  281. ^ The Broadway League (February 27, 1940). "Leave Her To Heaven – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "Leave Her to Heaven Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  282. ^ The Broadway League (September 18, 1940). "Johnny Belinda – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "Johnny Belinda Broadway @ Belasco Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  283. ^ The Broadway League (January 29, 1942). "Hedda Gabler – Broadway Play – 1942 Revival". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "Hedda Gabler Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  284. ^ The Broadway League (March 4, 1954). "The Burning Glass – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "The Burning Glass Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  285. ^ a b c d e Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 32.
  286. ^ The Broadway League (October 13, 1954). "The Tender Trap – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "The Tender Trap Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  287. ^ The Broadway League (September 30, 1953). "Tea and Sympathy – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "Tea and Sympathy Broadway @ Ethel Barrymore Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  288. ^ The Broadway League (April 28, 1955). "The Honeys – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "The Honeys Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  289. ^ The Broadway League (February 14, 1957). "Holiday for Lovers – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "Holiday for Lovers Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  290. ^ The Broadway League (September 22, 1959). "An Evening With Yves Montand – Broadway Special – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "An Evening with Yves Montand Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  291. ^ Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 33.
  292. ^ a b c d e Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 34.
  293. ^ The Broadway League (September 21, 1966). "A Hand Is on the Gate – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "A Hand Is on the Gate Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  294. ^ The Broadway League (October 15, 1967). "Daphne in Cottage D – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "Daphne in Cottage D Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  295. ^ The Broadway League (December 8, 1965). "Cactus Flower – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "Cactus Flower Broadway @ Royale Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  296. ^ The Broadway League (April 6, 1970). "Candida – Broadway Play – 1970 Revival". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "Candida Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  297. ^ a b c d e f g h Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 35.
  298. ^ The Broadway League (November 15, 1970). "Les Blancs – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "Les Blancs Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  299. ^ The Broadway League (December 18, 1970). "The Me Nobody Knows – Broadway Musical – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "The Me Nobody Knows Broadway @ Helen Hayes Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  300. ^ The Broadway League (January 26, 1972). "The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window – Broadway Play – 1972 Revival". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  301. ^ The Broadway League (April 7, 1974). "Thieves – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "Thieves Broadway @ Broadhurst Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  302. ^ The Broadway League (September 14, 1976). "Checking Out – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "Checking Out Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  303. ^ a b c d e Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 36.
  304. ^ The Broadway League (April 5, 1979). "Faith Healer – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "Faith Healer Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  305. ^ The Broadway League (May 3, 1979). "Bosoms and Neglect – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "Bosoms and Neglect Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  306. ^ The Broadway League (July 31, 1979). "But Never Jam Today – Broadway Musical – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "But Never Jam Today Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  307. ^ Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 37.
  308. ^ The Broadway League (October 19, 1993). "Tony Bennett: Steppin' Out on Broadway – Broadway Special – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "Tony Bennett in Concert Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  309. ^ The Broadway League (April 7, 1994). "Medea – Broadway Play – 1994 Revival". IBDB. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
    "Medea Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  310. ^ a b Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 78.
  311. ^ Itzkoff, Dave (December 3, 2008). "'Boeing-Boeing' to Close". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  312. ^ The Broadway League (April 18, 2010). "La Cage aux Folles – Broadway Musical – 2010 Revival". IBDB. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
    "La Cage aux Folles Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  313. ^ Itzkoff, Dave (April 6, 2011). "What a Drag: Broadway Revival of 'La Cage aux Folles' Is Closing". ArtsBeat. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  314. ^ The Broadway League (October 27, 2011). "Chinglish – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
    "Chinglish Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  315. ^ Rohter, Larry (January 16, 2012). "'Chinglish' to Close". ArtsBeat. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  316. ^ The Broadway League (April 11, 2012). "Magic/Bird – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
    "Magic/Bird Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  317. ^ Piepenburg, Erik (May 1, 2012). "'Magic/Bird' to Hang Up Its Laces". ArtsBeat. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  318. ^ The Broadway League (November 14, 2012). "The Performers – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
    "The Performers Broadway @ Longacre Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  319. ^ Heller, Scott (November 16, 2012). "A Real Quickie: 'The Performers' to Close on Sunday". ArtsBeat. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
May 20, 2023
longacre, theatre, broadway, theater, west, 48th, street, theater, district, midtown, manhattan, york, city, united, states, opened, 1913, designed, henry, herts, named, longacre, square, known, times, square, longacre, seats, operated, shubert, organization, . The Longacre Theatre is a Broadway theater at 220 West 48th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City United States Opened in 1913 it was designed by Henry B Herts and was named for Longacre Square now known as Times Square The Longacre has 1 077 seats and is operated by The Shubert Organization Both the facade and the auditorium s interior are New York City designated landmarks Longacre TheatreThe Prom 2019Address220 West 48th StreetManhattan New YorkUnited StatesCoordinates40 45 37 N 73 59 09 W 40 76028 N 73 98583 W 40 76028 73 98583 Coordinates 40 45 37 N 73 59 09 W 40 76028 N 73 98583 W 40 76028 73 98583OwnerThe Shubert OrganizationTypeBroadway theatreCapacity1 077ProductionLeopoldstadtConstructionOpenedMay 1 1913Years active1913 1942 1953 presentArchitectHenry Beaumont HertsWebsiteshubert wbr nyc wbr theatres wbr longacre wbr New York City LandmarkDesignatedDecember 8 1987 1 Reference no 1348 1 Designated entityFacadeNew York City LandmarkDesignatedDecember 8 1987 2 Reference no 1349 2 Designated entityAuditorium interiorThe ground floor facade is made of rusticated blocks of terracotta The theater s main entrance is shielded by a marquee The upper stories are divided vertically into five bays which contain niches on either side of three large windows The auditorium contains ornamental plasterwork a sloped orchestra level two balconies and a coved ceiling The balcony level contains box seats topped by flat arches and the proscenium opening is also a flat arch In addition the Longacre contains two lounges and the top story formerly had offices Theatrical personality Harry Frazee acquired the site in 1911 and developed the Longacre Theatre to accommodate musicals The Longacre opened on May 1 1913 with the play Are You a Crook but the theater housed several flops in its early years Frazee who co owned the theater with G M Anderson sold his ownership stake in 1917 to focus on baseball The Shubert brothers acquired the Longacre in 1924 and operated it for two decades before leasing it as a radio and television studio in 1944 The Shuberts returned the Longacre to legitimate theatrical use in 1953 The theater gained a reputation for hosting few successful productions in the late 20th century and was nearly converted to a court in the early 1990s The Longacre was renovated in 2008 Contents 1 Site 2 Design 2 1 Facade 2 2 Interior 2 2 1 Seating areas 2 2 2 Other design features 3 History 3 1 Development and early years 3 2 1920s to early 1940s 3 3 Mid 1940s to 1960s 3 4 1970s and 1980s 3 5 1990s to present 4 Notable productions 5 See also 6 References 6 1 Notes 6 2 Citations 6 3 Sources 7 External linksSite EditThe Longacre Theatre is on 220 West 48th Street on the south sidewalk between Eighth Avenue and Broadway near Times Square in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City 3 4 The square land lot covers 9 990 square feet 928 m2 with a frontage of about 100 feet 30 m on 48th Street and a depth of 100 feet 4 The Longacre shares the block with the Samuel J Friedman Theatre to the west the Ethel Barrymore Theatre to the south and the Morgan Stanley Building to the east Other nearby buildings include the Eugene O Neill Theatre and Walter Kerr Theatre to the north Crowne Plaza Times Square Manhattan to the northeast 20 Times Square to the east the Hotel Edison and Lunt Fontanne Theatre to the south and the Lena Horne Theatre and Paramount Hotel to the southwest 4 Before the Longacre Theatre was developed the surrounding area generally had a mixture of low rise residences and industrial buildings 5 6 The site of the Longacre Theatre was previously occupied by a row of four residences each of which was three stories high 5 At the time of the theater s construction the site to the east contained a carriage factory while the Union Methodist Church was across 48th Street 7 Design EditThe Longacre Theatre was designed by Henry B Herts and constructed for baseball personality Harry Frazee 3 8 Herts had designed several Broadway theaters with his partner Hugh Tallant including the New Amsterdam Theatre and Lyceum Theatre but the partnership dissolved in the early 1910s The Longacre was one of the first Broadway theaters that Herts designed alone 8 Facade Edit Main entrance The main elevation of the facade faces north on 48th Street and is arranged symmetrically with classical French details 9 Early news articles about the theater described it as having a facade of gray limestone and terracotta 10 11 12 with the terracotta pieces being painted in several colors 13 14 A contemporary New York Tribune article compared the theater to the Whitehall Palace 11 while a New York Times article said the theater s exterior gives a cheerful touch of snap and cheer to the old time structures formerly characteristic of this block 13 The west and east elevations contain brick walls with window openings and fire escapes 15 At ground level along 48th Street there is a water table made of granite above which are rusticated blocks of terracotta The ground level contains five doorways separated by sign boards The three center openings are each approached by a single step each opening contains a metal and glass double door topped by a transom On either side of the central doors is a recessed doorway containing metal double doors A frieze decorated with foliate moldings as well as a horizontal band with facets runs above the first floor Above all of these openings is a metal marquee 9 The stage door is to the left of the main entrance doors 16 According to early photographs the ground floor facade was originally composed of colored terracotta tiles the color of which complemented the upper stories 14 The upper stories are divided into five bays separated by fluted pilasters The lower section of each pilaster contains a floral decoration an urn and a niche with a female statue personifying Drama the statues hold masks and scrolls The pilasters are topped by Corinthian style capitals 9 The three inner bays directly above the marquee contain double height openings each with a window and a transom bar that is divided horizontally into three sections The bottoms of each window contain sills with brackets and reeded panels while the spaces above contain curved pediments 17 A triangular sign is placed over the center window 15 18 The outermost two bays contain paneling as well as corbels that support empty niches 9 Large billboards were originally hung over the outermost bays 18 Niche in one of the outer bays Window in one of the center bays Windows in the attic Near the top of each bay between the pilasters capitals is a frieze panel in each bay Each panel consists of an oval plaque which is flanked by circular medallions with scallop and mask motifs Above this an entablature wraps across the width of the facade it contains fluted tiles on either side of an inscription with the words The Longacre Theatre The entablature is topped by a cornice with modillions and lions heads Above the cornice is an attic story with two recessed sash windows in each bay The interiors of the recessed window openings are decorated with medallions and foliate motifs The attic story s bays are separated by projecting pilasters with urns and foliate decoration There is an architrave and a parapet just below the roof 15 Interior Edit The theater was intended to be fireproof with stone brick steel terracotta and reinforced concrete being used in its construction 10 11 The auditorium has an orchestra level two balconies boxes and a stage behind the proscenium arch The auditorium s width is slightly greater than its depth and the space is designed with plaster decorations in relief 19 The Longacre s operator The Shubert Organization cites the auditorium as having 1 077 seats 20 21 meanwhile Playbill cites 1 045 seats 16 and The Broadway League cites 1 091 seats 22 These are divided into 508 in the orchestra 304 in the first balcony 249 in the second balcony and 16 in the boxes 20 The 1 077 seat capacity dates to a 2008 renovation when 18 seats were removed to improve wheelchair accessibility and sight lines 21 The orchestra level is wheelchair accessible via the main doors the balcony levels are primarily accessed by steps but there is a small wheelchair lift 20 The original color scheme contained Roman gold with topaz carpets wisteria seats and gold draperies 10 23 Though the decorative scheme was described in one source as extremely simple 7 23 the decorative motifs that did exist were highly elaborate and some motifs were repeated multiple times 23 The auditorium s current color scheme which consists of gold and green hues dates to 2008 21 The theater s lobby was originally decorated in gray green colors with highlights of gold and serpentine marble 10 11 12 The dressing rooms behind the stage are completely insulated from the auditorium by a heavy steel wall 10 12 In addition Frazee s offices were placed above the auditorium 10 11 In a 2008 renovation a 1 600 square foot 150 m2 basement lounge was excavated and the attic was turned into an upper lounge with a bar and bathrooms 21 Seating areas Edit The interior seen around 1910 1915 The rear of the orchestra contains a promenade The rear wall of the promenade and the side walls of the orchestra contain plasterwork paneling as well as doorways with eared frames The promenade ceiling has molded ribs 24 Staircases with wrought iron railings lead from the promenade to the balcony levels 19 The orchestra is raked sloping down toward an orchestra pit in front of the stage 25 The front walls of the auditorium curve inward toward the proscenium opening 25 The ground floor formerly had three boxes near the proscenium 23 Promenades also exist behind both balcony levels The balcony walls have similar plasterwork paneling and eared doorway frames to the orchestra level An entablature runs atop the front portion of the second balcony s walls it wraps above the boxes on both sides of the auditorium as well as above the proscenium arch 24 There are light fixtures and air conditioning vents underneath both balcony levels as well as a technical booth behind the second balcony s rear wall 26 The balcony fronts were originally decorated with plasterwork swags and fleurettes 18 The ornamentation on the undersides and front railings of both balconies was removed at some point after the theater s opening 24 then restored in 2008 21 The balconies are shallow and placed at a low height a deliberate design choice that brought these seats closer to the stage 23 On either side of the proscenium is one curved box at the first balcony level The boxes are housed within flat arched openings 15 As with the balconies the boxes fronts were originally decorated with plasterwork swags and fleurettes 18 but the original ornamentation on the boxes undersides and front railings was removed after the theater s opening 24 The boxes ornamentation was also restored in 2008 21 Above each box is an entablature with foliate motifs and a cornice with dentils An Adam style band surrounds each box s arch In addition there is an oval medallion depicting a helmet and shield which interrupts the Adam style band 24 Other design features Edit Next to the boxes is a flat proscenium arch 25 The inner edge of the archway contains a molded band of shells A wider band with foliate and latticework motifs also surrounds the archway 24 News sources from 1913 describe the band being made of gold and breccia violet marble 10 12 Above the center of the arch is a cartouche which is decorated with foliate motifs the cartouche overlaps both the wide band and the entablature above it The entablature is decorated with helmets and symbols of laurel bands spears and shields 24 The proscenium measures 34 feet 10 inches 10 62 m high and 35 feet 0 inches 10 67 m wide The depth of the auditorium to the proscenium is 29 feet 7 inches 9 02 m while the depth to the front of the stage is 32 feet 3 inches 9 83 m 20 The stage measures 70 feet 21 m wide and either 36 feet 11 m 11 12 or 46 feet 14 m deep 10 The ceiling is slightly coved at its edges though the rest of the ceiling is flat 25 A coved molded band separates the ceiling into front and rear sections A wide panel containing cartouches foliate decoration and latticework is placed at the front of the ceiling 24 Two chandeliers hang from either side of this panel 26 The rear section of the ceiling is semicircular and is surrounded by a band with foliate decorations 24 History EditTimes Square became the epicenter for large scale theater productions between 1900 and the Great Depression 27 Manhattan s theater district had begun to shift from Union Square and Madison Square during the first decade of the 20th century 28 29 From 1901 to 1920 forty three theaters were built around Broadway in Midtown Manhattan including the Longacre Theatre 30 Harry Frazee was a theatrical personality and later a baseball executive from Peoria Illinois who entered the industry as a 16 year old theater usher in 1896 Frazee subsequently moved to Chicago operating theaters and producing several shows 31 32 Development and early years Edit Illuminated sign In late 1911 the lots at 220 to 228 West 48th Street were sold to Frazee and George W Lederer 33 34 The site would be redeveloped with a theater known as the Longacre after Times Square s former name Several architects had already proposed designs for the theater 34 By January 1912 Henry B Herts had been selected as the architect 7 35 and he filed plans for the theater that month with the New York City Department of Buildings 36 Frazee planned to house his own musicals at the Longacre 14 37 Construction started in May 1912 at an estimated cost of 150 000 14 By August 1912 the theater was reportedly near completion and scheduled to open that October 38 39 The opening was then delayed to November 40 and the scaffolding in front of the theater was disassembled by October 41 The theater s completion stalled due to strikes and contractors difficulties 42 including the bankruptcy of a contractor 43 Philip Bartholomae made an unsuccessful offer of 400 000 for the theater in December 1912 44 and work resumed shortly afterward 43 The delays nearly doubled the cost to 275 000 14 The Longacre opened on May 1 1913 with Are You a Crook a farce about criminals 45 46 that closed after 12 performances 47 48 It was one of nine theaters to open in Times Square during the 1912 1913 theatrical season 49 The musical Adele which opened in August 1913 was much more successful 47 50 The Longacre hosted several flops afterward 51 In April 1914 the theater went into foreclosure to satisfy an outstanding mortgage of 70 000 14 52 though the foreclosure proceeding was subsequently withdrawn 53 54 The same year the Longacre hosted the melodrama A Pair of Sixes 55 which lasted 188 performances 56 57 and the farce Kick In with John Barrymore 58 which had 207 total performances 56 59 During 1915 the Longacre s productions included Inside the Lines with Lewis Stone 60 61 A Full House with May Vokes 60 62 and The Great Lover with Leo Ditrichstein 47 63 In April 1916 Frazee and G M Anderson bought the Longacre Theatre previously they had leased it from Pincus and Goldstone 64 The Longacre s next hit was Nothing but the Truth which opened in 1916 65 and starred William Collier Sr for 332 performances 60 66 In November 1916 during the run of Nothing but the Truth Frazee sold his interest in the Longacre to Anderson L Lawrence Weber and F Ray Comstock 67 68 Frazee wished to focus on managing the Boston Red Sox which he had just acquired 67 The Longacre then hosted two popular shows in the late 1910s 47 Guy Bolton Jerome Kern and P G Wodehouse provided music for the intimate musical Leave It to Jane in 1917 69 70 while Bolton and George Middleton collaborated on Adam and Eva in 1919 71 72 1920s to early 1940s Edit The Longacre hosted Pitter Patter with William T Kent in 1920 73 74 and The Champion with Grant Mitchell the next year 73 75 Ethel Barrymore then leased the theater in June 1922 76 77 appearing in three plays there Rose Bernd Romeo and Juliet and The Laughing Lady 51 Another hit in 1923 was Little Jessie James with music by Harry Archer and Harlan Thompson 47 78 which ran for 385 performances 79 80 The Shubert brothers acquired the Longacre in May 1924 for 600 000 81 82 William B Friedlander and Con Conrad wrote the music for two of the Longacre s next works Moonlight 83 84 85 and Mercenary Mary 83 86 87 Also in 1925 George S Kaufman produced The Butter and Egg Man 88 89 90 the only play Kaufman wrote without collaborating 37 The Longacre then staged An American Tragedy in 1926 88 91 featuring Morgan Farley and Miriam Hopkins for 216 performances 92 93 and the comedy The Command to Love the next year which ran for 236 performances 92 94 The Longacre s offerings in the late 1920s included Jarnegan with Richard and Joan Bennett 95 96 Hawk Island with Clark Gable 95 97 and A Primer for Lovers with Alison Skipworth 98 99 In general the Longacre did not hold any long runs in 1930 or 1931 98 The shows during this time included The Matriarch in 1930 with Constance Collier and Jessica Tandy 100 101 as well as Nikki in 1931 with Fay Wray 100 102 The next hit came in 1932 when Blessed Event opened with Roger Pryor 103 104 The Longacre then staged Nine Pine Street 105 106 and Wednesday s Child 105 107 The Longacre hosted many flops during the Great Depression sometimes with a several month gap between productions 108 In March 1935 the Group Theatre premiered Clifford Odets s Till the Day I Die and Waiting for Lefty 103 109 which starred Odets Elia Kazan and Lee J Cobb for 135 performances 110 111 That December the Group Theatre staged Paradise Lost another Odets play at the Longacre 103 112 113 The Works Progress Administration WPA s Federal Theatre Project had planned to rent the Longacre in 1936 but the WPA rescinded its plan due to protests from stagehand unions 114 Artef a Yiddish theatre group was also negotiating for the Longacre 115 The Longacre s productions during this time included a Hedda Gabler revival with Alla Nazimova 116 117 118 followed by The Lady Has a Heart with Elissa Landi 119 120 The Longacre hosted Paul Osborn s On Borrowed Time in 1938 121 122 which ran for 321 performances 119 123 Another Osborn play Morning s at Seven in 1939 124 had a 44 performance run at the Longacre 119 125 though its 1980 Broadway revival was far more successful 121 In the early 1940s the Longacre was generally filled by productions with less than 100 performances 126 The major exception to this was Three s a Family which opened in 1943 127 128 and ran for 497 performances 129 130 Mid 1940s to 1960s Edit Entrance By April 1944 the Shuberts were planning to relocate Three Is a Family so the Longacre could be leased to the Mutual Broadcasting System MBS for use as a broadcast studio 131 The next month MBS signed a five year lease 132 133 A year after moving into the theater MBS added some offices on the Longacre s top story to alleviate crowding at its other buildings 134 The Longacre also served as the home of AM radio station WOR which used the theater for shows like Broadway Talks Back 110 as well as The American Forum of the Air starting in 1947 135 The Longacre was the only MBS studio that allowed audiences but WOR which was operated by MBS did not allow audiences at its broadcasts 136 Because the theater was being used as a studio the Shuberts refused to comply with a 1948 ordinance that would have required any theater showing legitimate plays to give 2 percent of profits to the city government 137 By 1949 as a result of a shortage of studios in New York City MBS rival CBS had started broadcasting This is Broadway from the Longacre 138 Ultimately the Longacre was used as a radio and television studio for nine and a half years 127 The Broadway theatre industry had improved by mid 1953 when a shortage of available theaters prompted the Shuberts to return the Longacre to legitimate productions 139 The first production at the newly reopened Longacre was Dorothy Parker and Arnaud d Usseau s Ladies of the Corridor which opened in October 1953 140 141 Ladies of the Corridor was not a success 142 and neither was Jean Anouilh s Mademoiselle Colombe in 1954 143 144 More successful was Lillian Hellman s version of Anouilh s The Lark 145 which opened in 1955 146 and featured Julie Harris Boris Karloff and Christopher Plummer 127 147 This was followed in 1957 by Fair Game which featured Sam Levene and Ellen Burstyn 148 149 Another hit at the Longacre was Samuel Taylor s 1958 comedy The Pleasure of His Company which featured Cornelia Otis Skinner Walter Abel Dolores Hart George Peppard Cyril Ritchard and Charlie Ruggles 127 150 Eugene Ionesco s Rhinoceros opened at the Longacre in 1961 and featured Zero Mostel 127 151 152 A transfer of Ossie Davis s Purlie Victorious followed at the end of the same year 149 153 The Longacre also hosted Henry Denker s A Case of Libel in 1963 with Sidney Blackmer Larry Gates and Van Heflin 127 154 followed in 1964 by Lorraine Hansberry s The Sign in Sidney Brustein s Window with Gabriel Dell and Rita Moreno 127 155 156 In 1966 the theater hosted a short run of Tennessee Williams s Slapstick Tragedy 157 composed of The Mutilated and The Gnadiges Fraulein 158 159 Hal Holbrook s solo show Mark Twain Tonight 149 160 and a solo appearance by Gilbert Becaud 161 162 Holbrook Teresa Wright and Lillian Gish starred in Robert Anderson s play Never Sang for My Father at the Longacre in 1968 127 163 The National Theatre of the Deaf also performed at the Longacre for a limited engagement in 1969 149 164 1970s and 1980s Edit Viewed from the west William Goldman s 1969 book The Season A Candid Look at Broadway had specifically cited the Longacre as a flop theater 165 Goldman wrote that the Longacre was not near many other theaters especially as compared with venues on 45th Street and claimed that the Longacre hosted weak shows because its owners could only get dreck to play there 166 According to theatrical historian Louis Botto this reinforced the notion that no hits open there creating a cycle of flops in the early 1970s 165 Some productions during this time such as Keep Off the Grass 1972 limited the audience to 499 because a 500 seat house would require negotiations with Broadway theatrical unions 167 The Longacre finally saw a hit in 1975 with the opening of The Ritz 168 169 which featured Moreno Jerry Stiller and Jack Weston for 400 performances 170 Julie Harris starred in the solo The Belle of Amherst in 1976 171 172 173 This was followed by revivals of No Man s Land 174 175 176 The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel 171 177 178 and Jesus Christ Superstar 110 179 At some point during the 1970s the interior was painted over in a cream color 21 In 1978 the Fats Waller revue Ain t Misbehavin opened at the Longacre 168 180 ultimately seeing 1 604 performances over three theaters 181 182 The Longacre s next hit was Children of a Lesser God with Phyllis Frelich and John Rubinstein which opened in 1980 183 184 and had 887 performances 182 185 The Longacre often remained dark for several consecutive months during the 1980s 186 and a 1987 New York Times article reported that the theater had been empty for 201 of the past 208 weeks 187 Shows during the decade included Passion 188 189 Play Memory 182 190 Harrigan N Hart 191 192 A Day in the Death of Joe Egg 193 194 Precious Sons 195 196 The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 197 195 Don t Get God Started 195 198 and Hizzoner 195 199 A video for the song The Rum Tum Tugger from the musical Cats was also shot at the Longacre during one of its dark periods in 1984 200 During the late 1980s the Shuberts renovated the Longacre as part of a restoration program for their Broadway theaters 201 The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission LPC had started considering protecting the Longacre as a landmark in 1982 202 with discussions continuing over the next several years 203 The LPC designated the Longacre s facade and interior as a landmark on December 8 1987 204 205 This was part of the LPC s wide ranging effort in 1987 to grant landmark status to Broadway theaters 206 The New York City Board of Estimate ratified the designations in March 1988 207 The Shuberts the Nederlanders and Jujamcyn collectively sued the LPC in June 1988 to overturn the landmark designations of 22 theaters including the Longacre on the merit that the designations severely limited the extent to which the theaters could be modified 208 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 209 1990s to present Edit Side view of sign on the facade The Longacre hosted the musical Truly Blessed a showcase of Mahalia Jackson s music for a month in 1990 210 No other shows had been staged when in November 1991 the city and state government officials proposed setting up a community courtroom in the theater to process misdemeanor summonses 211 212 213 The Shubert Organization was to donate the space for three years 211 Theatrical personalities heavily opposed the plan not only because it would require extensive renovations but also because another Broadway house the Mark Hellinger Theatre had been converted to non theatrical use 214 Another site for the court was eventually identified 215 a and the Longacre returned to legitimate use with a short run of Tango Pasion in April 1993 216 Frank D Gilroy s Any Given Day also had a short run of 32 performances the same year 195 217 A revival of Medea with Diana Rigg was hosted in 1994 195 218 followed by a short run of Phillip Hayes Dean s Paul Robeson with Avery Brooks in 1995 219 220 Horton Foote s The Young Man from Atlanta opened at the Longacre in 1997 221 222 followed by David Henry Hwang s Golden Child the next year 223 224 The Longacre then hosted The Gershwins Fascinating Rhythm in April 1999 225 226 and John Pielmeier s Voices in the Dark that August 227 228 In 2001 the Longacre hosted two brief runs 22 229 Judgment at Nuremberg 230 231 and A Thousand Clowns 232 233 The musical One Mo Time ran for only three weeks in 2002 234 235 while Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam opened later that year and ran six months 236 237 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 Longacre 238 239 The Longacre then had two major flops The Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All 2003 which closed after one performance 229 240 and Prymate 2004 which lasted five performances 229 241 A revival of Who s Afraid of Virginia Woolf opened in 2005 242 243 followed by a transfer of the off Broadway hit Well in 2006 244 245 The Longacre had no productions for about a year 229 until Talk Radio opened in March 2007 246 247 After Talk Radio ended the Longacre was closed for a 12 million renovation by Kostow Greenwood Architects The marquee was replaced and the climate control system was refurbished The interior spaces were extensively rebuilt with new seats and lounges as well as restored decorations including an approximation of the original color scheme Original decorative elements removed in previous renovations were restored to the balcony and boxes 21 The theater reopened in May 2008 with the farce Boeing Boeing 248 which ran until the following January 249 250 Boeing Boeing s 279 performance run was the longest of any production at the Longacre in almost three decades 229 The next hit was Burn the Floor which opened in August 2009 251 252 and ran for five months 253 Productions in the early 2010s included La Cage aux Folles in 2010 Chinglish in 2011 Magic Bird and The Performers in 2012 First Date the Musical in 2013 and Of Mice and Men and You Can t Take It with You in 2014 This was followed by the musicals Allegiance in 2015 A Bronx Tale in 2016 The Prom in 2018 and The Lightning Thief in 2019 16 22 A Bronx Tale achieved the box office record for the theater grossing 1 293 125 32 over nine performances for the week ending January 1 2017 254 During the run of The Prom in 2019 Broadway s first known onstage wedding happened at the Longacre between two women 255 256 On March 12 2020 the theater closed due to the COVID 19 pandemic 257 It reopened on November 2 2021 with previews of Diana 258 which ran seven weeks 259 A limited revival of the play Macbeth opened in April 2022 260 261 followed by the play Leopoldstadt in October 2022 262 263 Notable productions EditProductions are listed by the year of their first performance This list only includes Broadway shows it does not include programs broadcast from there 16 22 1913 Adele 50 264 1914 A Pair of Sixes 57 264 1914 Secret Strings 265 266 1917 Leave It to Jane 69 266 1919 Ghosts 267 266 1919 Adam and Eva 71 268 1921 Nobody s Money 269 268 1923 Rose Bernd 270 268 1923 Romeo and Juliet 271 268 1923 Little Jessie James 79 80 1925 The Butter and Egg Man 88 90 1930 Ritzy 272 273 1934 Wednesday s Child 274 275 1935 Till the Day I Die Waiting for Lefty 111 276 1935 Kind Lady 277 276 1935 Paradise Lost 113 276 1936 Hedda Gabler 116 117 1938 On Borrowed Time 123 278 1939 Wuthering Heights 279 278 1939 The Three Sisters 280 278 1939 Morning s at Seven 125 278 1940 Leave Her to Heaven 281 130 1940 Johnny Belinda 282 1942 Hedda Gabler 283 130 1954 Mademoiselle Colombe 143 144 1954 The Burning Glass 284 285 1954 The Tender Trap 286 285 1955 Tea and Sympathy 287 1955 The Honeys 288 285 1955 The Lark 147 285 1957 Holiday for Lovers 289 285 1959 An Evening With Yves Montand 290 1961 The Rhinoceros 151 291 1964 The Sign in Sidney Brustein s Window 156 292 1966 Mark Twain Tonight 160 292 1966 The Mutilated The Gnadiges Fraulein 158 1966 A Hand Is on the Gate 293 292 1966 Gilbert Becaud on Broadway 161 292 1967 Daphne in Cottage D 294 292 1968 Cactus Flower 295 1970 Candida 296 297 1970 Les Blancs 298 297 1971 The Me Nobody Knows 299 297 1972 The Sign in Sidney Brustein s Window 300 297 1974 Thieves 301 1975 The Ritz 170 297 1976 The Belle of Amherst 172 297 1976 Checking Out 302 297 1976 No Man s Land 174 175 1977 The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel 177 297 1977 Jesus Christ Superstar 179 303 1978 Ain t Misbehavin 181 182 1979 Faith Healer 304 303 1979 Bosoms and Neglect 305 303 1979 But Never Jam Today 306 303 1980 Children of a Lesser God 183 185 1983 Passion 188 303 1985 Harrigan N Hart 191 307 1985 A Day in the Death of Joe Egg 193 195 1987 The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 197 195 1993 Tony Bennett Steppin Out on Broadway 308 1994 Medea 309 195 1997 The Young Man From Atlanta 222 310 1998 Golden Child 223 310 2001 Judgment at Nuremberg 230 2001 A Thousand Clowns 232 233 2002 One Mo Time 234 235 2002 Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam 236 237 2005 Who s Afraid of Virginia Woolf 242 243 2006 Well 244 245 2007 Talk Radio 246 247 2008 Boeing Boeing 249 311 2009 Burn the Floor 253 251 2010 La Cage aux Folles 312 313 2011 Chinglish 314 315 2012 Magic Bird 316 317 2012 The Performers 318 319 2013 First Date the Musical 320 321 2014 Of Mice and Men 322 323 2014 You Can t Take It with You 324 325 2015 Allegiance 326 327 2016 A Bronx Tale 328 329 2018 The Prom 330 331 2019 The Lightning Thief 332 333 2021 Diana 334 335 2022 Macbeth 260 261 2022 Leopoldstadt 262 263 See also EditList of Broadway theaters List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan from 14th to 59th StreetsReferences EditNotes Edit Now the Midtown Community Court on 54th Street 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 301 ISBN 978 0 19538 386 7 a b c 220 West 48 Street 10036 New York City Department of City Planning Retrieved March 25 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link a b Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 11 Henderson Mary C 2004 The City and the Theatre The History of New York Playhouses a 250 Year Journey from Bowling Green to Times Square Back Stage Books p 187 ISBN 978 0 8230 0637 3 a b c Latest Theatre for Times Square District The New York Times January 28 1912 p XX3 ISSN 0362 4331 ProQuest 97295360 a b Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 pp 8 9 a b c d Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 16 a b c d e f g h Longacre Theatre Ready Are You a Crook at Newest Playhouse on Thursday The New York Times April 28 1913 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 4 2022 a b c d e f The Longacre Theatre An Intimate Playhouse of the Most Modern Design New York Tribune April 20 1913 p B6 ProQuest 575085491 a b c d e A New Theatre for E H Frazee The Sun April 20 1913 p 73 Retrieved January 7 2022 a b Building of Theatres Still Continues Some Beautiful New Playhouses to Open Their Doors Soon Many Others in Prospect The New York Times September 8 1912 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 4 2022 a b c d e f Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 12 a b c d Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 17 a b c d Longacre Theatre Playbill September 22 2021 Retrieved November 18 2021 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 pp 16 17 a b c d Morrison William 1999 Broadway Theatres History and Architecture Mineola NY Dover Publications p 95 ISBN 0 486 40244 4 a b Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1987 pp 17 18 a b c d Longacre Theatre Shubert Organization Retrieved November 18 2021 a b c d e f g h Collins Glenn May 3 2008 On Broadway Revivals Aren t Only for Shows The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 4 2022 a b c d The Broadway League Longacre Theatre New York NY IBDB Retrieved December 31 2021 a b c d e Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1987 p 13 a b c d e f g h i Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1987 p 18 a b c d Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1987 p 17 a b Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1987 p 19 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 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 7 H H Frazee Dies Suddenly at 48 Famous Theatre and Baseball Man Expires Mayor With Him at End The New York Times June 5 1929 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 5 2022 The Real Estate Field Morrell Estate Sells the Corner of Fourth Avenue and Thirty second Street for Over a Half Million Builders Buy on Upper Park Avenue Big Bronx Deal The New York Times September 20 1911 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 5 2022 a b Below 59th Street The Real Estate Record Real Estate Record and Builders Guide Vol 88 no 2271 September 23 1911 p 417 via columbia edu Theatres The Real Estate Record Real Estate Record and Builders Guide Vol 89 no 2289 January 27 1912 p 195 via columbia edu The Real Estate Field Big Apartment for Block Hitherto Restricted to Private Dwellings in Sherman Square Section Irish House of Lords for a Theatre The Beverley Sold The New York Times January 26 1912 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 5 2022 a b Bloom 2007 p 151 Frazee Has New Plays His Longacre Theatre in 48th Street Approaches Completion New York Tribune August 31 1912 p 9 ProQuest 574960001 Frazee s New Comedy Variety Vol 27 no 9 August 2 1912 p 11 ProQuest 1529303411 Lake Steamer Sinks Crew Saved The New York Times September 28 1912 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 5 2022 Twenty New Theatres for New York This Year The Sun October 27 1912 p 55 Retrieved January 9 2022 New Longacre Theatre to Open The New York Times April 11 1913 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 5 2022 a b Richardson Leander December 13 1912 Australian Theatricals Told of by George Tallis Variety Vol 29 no 2 p 11 ProQuest 1529197198 Some Figures and Facts Direct From Chas Frohman Variety Vol 29 no 1 December 6 1912 pp 10 11 ProQuest 1529177427 Are You a Crook Just Misses Fire What Might Have Been Amusing Farce Is Spoiled by Too Much Haste in Production The New York Times May 2 1913 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 5 2022 Longacre Theatre New Playhouse Opens With Are You a Crook Very Tame Farce Plot Lacks Substance and Brisk Action and Has Only Few Bright Lines New York Tribune May 2 1913 p 9 ProQuest 575089943 a b c d e Bloom 2007 p 151 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 73 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 14 The Broadway League May 1 1913 Are You a Crook Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Are You a Crook Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 More Theatres for This City Beautiful New Playhouses Soon to Be Opened The New York Times September 7 1913 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 5 2022 a b The Broadway League August 28 1913 Adele Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Adele Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 a b Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 14 Guard Realty Interests New Advisory Council Will Give Aid to Property Owners The New York Times April 17 1914 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 5 2022 Results at Auction at 14 Vesey Street The New York Times June 19 1914 p 19 ISSN 0362 4331 ProQuest 97644713 The Auction Market The Real Estate Record Real Estate Record and Builders Guide Vol 93 no 2414 June 20 1914 p 1110 via columbia edu A Pair of Sixes Opens The New York Times February 17 1914 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 5 2022 a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 73 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 23 a b The Broadway League March 17 1914 A Pair of Sixes Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 A Pair of Sixes Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 Mack Willard November 15 1914 The Chorus Girls Review of Willard Mack s Play He Records Among Other Things All He Heard Them Say About Kick In Before He Took to His Heels The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 5 2022 The Broadway League October 15 1914 Kick In Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Kick in Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 a b c Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 73 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 24 The Broadway League February 9 1915 Inside the Lines Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Inside the Lines Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 The Broadway League May 10 1915 A Full House Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 A Full House Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 The Broadway League November 10 1915 The Great Lover Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 The Great Lover Broadway Waldorf Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 Buy Longacre Theatre H H Frazee and G M Anderson to Take Possession on Aug 1 The New York Times April 14 1916 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 5 2022 Montgomery James September 15 1916 William Collier in a Funny Farce With More Help Than Usual He Extracts Much Laughter from Nothing but the Truth Presenting the Agonies of One Who Had Wagered He Could Be Absolutely Veracious for a Whole Day The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 5 2022 The Broadway League September 14 1916 Nothing But the Truth Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Nothing But the Truth Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 a b Frazee Sells Interest in Longacre Theater New York The Billboard Vol 28 no 48 November 25 1916 pp 4 14 ProQuest 1031518449 Legitimate Frazee Got 128 000 Variety Vol 44 no 13 November 24 1916 p 11 ProQuest 1529259066 a b The Broadway League August 28 1917 Leave It to Jane Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Leave It to Jane Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 Leave It to Jane the College Widow George Ade s Popular Comedy in a Gay and Tasteful Musical Setting The New York Times August 29 1917 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 5 2022 a b The Broadway League September 13 1919 Adam and Eva Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Adam and Eva Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 Adam and Eva for the Longacre The New York Times September 9 1919 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 5 2022 a b Bloom 2007 p 151 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 73 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 25 The Broadway League September 28 1920 Pitter Patter Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Pitter Patter Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 The Broadway League January 3 1921 The Champion Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 The Champion Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 Ethel Barrymore s Plans The Billboard Vol 34 no 24 June 17 1922 p 21 ProQuest 1031689246 Ethel Barrymore to Play At Longacre for 2 Years New York Tribune June 8 1922 p 4 ProQuest 576643528 Nan Halperin a Love Bandit in Musical Farce Little Jessie James Rides Into Longacre Theater Willi Lively Cast and a New James Boys Band New York Tribune August 16 1923 p 6 ProQuest 1237286103 a b The Broadway League August 15 1923 Little Jessie James Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Little Jessie James Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 73 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 25 Shuberts Add Longacre Theater to Their String Purchase Playhouse in West 48th Street and Obtain Big Loan on Property New York Herald Tribune May 11 1924 p B1 ProQuest 1112975972 Legitimate Inside Stuff on Legit Variety Vol 75 no 1 May 21 1924 p 46 ProQuest 1475684831 a b Bloom 2007 p 151 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 pp 73 74 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 26 The Broadway League January 30 1924 Moonlight Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 6 2022 Moonlight Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 6 2022 Moonlight Is Tuneful Glorious Scenery and Energetic Chorus in Le Baron s Comedy The New York Times January 31 1924 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 The Broadway League April 13 1925 Mercenary Mary Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 6 2022 Mercenary Mary Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 6 2022 Tell Me More Is Bright Musical Play A Lovely Score Intelligent Lyrics Fast Dancing and Ample Comedy in Gaiety s Show The New York Times April 14 1925 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 a b c Bloom 2007 p 151 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 74 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 14 The Play The New York Times September 24 1925 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 a b The Broadway League September 23 1925 The Butter and Egg Man Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 The Butter and Egg Man Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 An American Tragedy Scores a Triumph Dramatization of Dreiser s Novel Plays Finely Upon the Emotions and Has a Stirring Finish The New York Times October 12 1926 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 74 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 26 The Broadway League October 11 1926 An American Tragedy Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 6 2022 An American Tragedy Broadway Waldorf Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 6 2022 The Broadway League September 20 1927 The Command to Love Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 6 2022 The Command to Love Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 6 2022 a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 pp 74 75 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 14 Jarnegan a Rough and Profane Play Richard Bennett Acts the Swaggering Low Lifer Hero in Dramatization of Jim Tully s Novel The New York Times September 25 1928 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 Another Murder Drama Hawk Island at the Longacre Has an Entertaining Last Act The New York Times September 17 1929 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 75 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 27 Primer for Lovers Full of Simplicity Everybody at Week End Party in Love With Some Other Man s or Woman s Mate The New York Times November 19 1929 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 a b Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 pp 14 15 Atkinson J Brooks March 19 1930 The Play Odyssey of the Rakonitz Family The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 Nikki Reappears With Music The New York Times September 30 1931 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 a b c Bloom 2007 p 151 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 75 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 15 Blessed Event Friday New Comedy Coming to Longacre Monkey at Mansfield Thursday The New York Times February 9 1932 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 75 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 28 L n April 28 1933 Miss Lillian Gish as a Reincarnation of Lizzie Borden Appears in Nine Pine Street The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 Atkinson Brooks January 17 1934 The Play Woes of the Child of Divorced Parents is the Theme of Wednesday s Child The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 Bloom 2007 p 151 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 75 Atkinson Brooks March 27 1935 The Play Waiting for Lefty and Till the Day I Die a Double Bill by Clifford Odets The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 a b c Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 15 a b The Broadway League March 26 1935 Till the Day I Die Waiting for Lefty Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Till the Day I Die Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 Waiting for Lefty Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 Atkinson Brooks December 10 1935 The Play Clifford Odets and the Group Theatre Discussing the Stalemate of the Middle Class The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 a b The Broadway League December 9 1935 Paradise Lost Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Paradise Lost Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 WPA Drops Plans to Rent Longacre Agreement for Theatre Lease Rescinded After Protests of Stagehand Leaders The New York Times May 7 1936 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 News of the Stage Some Recent Real Estate Transactions In the Summer Theatres Other Notes The New York Times July 11 1936 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 75 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 29 a b The Broadway League November 16 1936 Hedda Gabler Broadway Play 1936 Revival IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Hedda Gabler Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 News of the Stage Hedda Gabler Opens Tonight Johnny Johnson Set Back to Thursday All Editions Postponed The New York Times November 16 1936 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 a b c Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 75 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 30 Atkinson Brooks September 27 1937 The Play The Lady Has a Heart as Well as Vincent Price and Elissa Landi Teatro d Arte Opens Season The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 a b Bloom 2007 p 152 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 75 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 15 News of the Stage On Borrowed Time Has Its Premiere This Evening June Night Is Deferred From Next Wednesday The New York Times February 3 1938 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 a b The Broadway League February 3 1938 On Borrowed Time Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 6 2022 On Borrowed Time Broadway Circle in the Square Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 6 2022 Paul Osborn Play Is Opening Tonight Morning s at Seven Is the Guild Subscription Offering at the Longacre The New York Times November 30 1939 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 a b The Broadway League November 30 1939 Morning s at Seven Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Morning s at Seven Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 pp 30 31 a b c d e f g h Bloom 2007 p 152 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 76 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 15 Three s a Family Will Open Tonight Farce Comedy by Phoebe and Henry Ephron to Make Its Bow at Longacre Theatre The New York Times May 5 1943 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 The Broadway League May 5 1943 Three s a Family Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 6 2022 Three s a Family Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 6 2022 a b c Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 31 News of the Theater 3 Is a Family Likely to Move So Mutual Can Take Over Longacre Theater New York Herald Tribune April 19 1944 p 18B ProQuest 1283077296 News of the Theater Dream With Music Will Open With Vera Zorina at the Majestic Tonight New York Herald Tribune May 18 1944 p 14A ProQuest 1282880604 Zolotow Sam May 17 1944 City Center Gives Newmoon Tonight Dorothy Kirsten John Morgan and Earl Wrightson Head Cast in the Operetta The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 Radio MBS Expands Office Space Without Cost The Billboard Vol 57 no 16 April 21 1945 p 4 ProQuest 1040009991 Winchell Program Tops Hooper List NBC to Televise Giants Football Games The New York Times July 19 1947 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 Beaufort John June 17 1952 New York s Biggest Free Show Radio TV The Christian Science Monitor p 5 ProQuest 508563410 Pictures N Y Theatres Hit City s Bid For 2 Bite On All Leases Variety Vol 172 no 11 November 17 1948 p 16 ProQuest 1285927297 Radio and Television Goodman Ace Working on Video Program Anniversary of Telegram to Be Marked The New York Times May 19 1949 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 Zolotow Sam August 26 1953 Longacre Theatre Going Legitimate Leased for Radio Since 1944 It Will House New Drama Ladies of the Corridor The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 Drutman Irving October 18 1953 Ladies of the Corridor New York Herald Tribune p D1 ProQuest 1313663171 Bracker Milton October 18 1953 About the Lonely Ladies of the Corridor The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 76 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 31 a b Bloom 2007 p 152 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 32 a b The Broadway League January 6 1954 Mademoiselle Colombe Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 6 2022 Mademoiselle Colombe Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 6 2022 Calta Louis November 19 1955 All Critics Unite in Lauding Lark Seven Drama Reviewers Here Hail Joan of Arc Drama Patrons Form Early Line The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 Atkinson Brooks November 18 1955 Theatre St Joan With Radiance Julie Harris Stars in Lark at Longacre The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 a b The Broadway League November 17 1955 The Lark Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 The Lark Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 Funke Lewis November 4 1957 Theatre Fair Game Dress Trade Comedy Staged at Longacre The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 a b c d Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 76 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 15 Atkinson Brooks October 23 1958 Theatre Pleasure of His Company Delightful Comedy Is Staged at Longacre The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 a b The Broadway League January 9 1961 Rhinoceros Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Rhinoceros Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 Taubman Howard January 10 1961 Theatre Rhinoceros Ionesco Comedy Stars Wallach and Mostel The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 The Broadway League September 28 1961 Purlie Victorious Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 6 2022 Purlie Victorious Broadway Cort Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 6 2022 Taubmanfriedman Abeles Howard October 11 1963 The Theater A Case of Libel Opens Drama in Courtroom Is Based on Nizer Book The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 Theater Sidney Brustein s Window Lorraine Hansberry s Play at Longacre The New York Times October 16 1964 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 a b The Broadway League October 15 1964 The Sign in Sidney Brustein s Window Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 The Sign in Sidney Brustein s Window Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 76 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 34 a b The Broadway League February 22 1966 Slapstick Tragedy Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 6 2022 Slapstick Tragedy Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 6 2022 Kauffmann Stanley February 23 1966 Theater Tennessee Williams Returns Slapstick Tragedy at the Longacre Margaret Leighton and Kate Reid Star The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 a b The Broadway League March 23 1966 Mark Twain Tonight Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Mark Twain Tonight Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 a b The Broadway League October 31 1966 Gilbert Becaud on Broadway Broadway Special Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Gilbert Becaud on Broadway Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 Alden Robert November 1 1966 Theater From French Variety Stage Gilbert Becaud Opens Show at Longacre The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 Barnes Clive January 26 1968 Theater I Never Sang for My Father Hal Holbrook in Play by Robert Anderson Staged at the Longacre by Alan Schneider The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 Barnes Clive February 25 1969 Stage The Special Talents of Theater of the Deaf Troupe of 14 to Be at Longacre for 2 Weeks The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 pp 76 77 Goldman William 1984 The Season A Candid Look at Broadway Limelight Series Limelight Editions pp 258 259 ISBN 978 0 87910 023 0 Calta Louis March 14 1972 Innovation Is Set at Longacre Play The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 a b Bloom 2007 p 152 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 77 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 15 Barnes Clive January 21 1975 Making the Most of Ritz Steam Bath The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 a b The Broadway League January 20 1975 The Ritz Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 The Ritz Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 77 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 15 a b The Broadway League April 28 1976 The Belle of Amherst Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 The Belle of Amherst Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 Barnes Clive May 28 1976 Theater for a Holiday Mood The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 77 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 35 a b The Broadway League November 9 1976 No Man s Land Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 No Man s Land Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 Barnes Clive November 10 1976 Theater Pinter s Land of Frozen Discontent The New York Times p 78 ISSN 0362 4331 ProQuest 122802367 a b The Broadway League April 24 1977 The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 Pavlo Hummel Extended to July 3 The New York Times June 15 1977 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 a b The Broadway League November 23 1977 Jesus Christ Superstar Broadway Musical 1977 Revival IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Jesus Christ Superstar Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 Eder Richard May 10 1978 Theater Ain t Misbehavin The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 a b The Broadway League May 9 1978 Ain t Misbehavin Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Ain t Misbehavin Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 a b c d Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 77 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 36 a b Bloom 2007 p 152 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 77 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 pp 15 16 Kerr Walter March 31 1980 The Stage Children of a Lesser God Land of the Deaf The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 a b The Broadway League March 30 1980 Children of a Lesser God Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Children of a Lesser God Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 Freedman Samuel G November 21 1984 Cost cutting Plan Wins a Broadway Tryout The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 Neuffer Elizabeth October 18 1987 Koch Offers Plan to Revive Five Unused Theaters The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 a b The Broadway League May 15 1983 Passion Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Passion Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 Rich Frank May 16 1983 Theater Frank Langella in Passion The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 Play Memory to Close The New York Times April 28 1984 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 a b The Broadway League January 31 1985 Harrigan n Hart Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Harrigan n Hart Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 Harrigan n Hart Closes The New York Times February 5 1985 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 a b The Broadway League March 27 1985 Joe Egg Broadway Play 1985 Revival IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 A Day in the Death of Joe Egg Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 Bennetts Leslie April 2 1985 Joe Egg Lead Is a Whole Parade The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 a b c d e f g h i Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 77 Precious Sons to Close The New York Times May 6 1986 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 a b The Broadway League April 6 1987 The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 Holden Stephen October 31 1987 The Stage Don t Get God Started a Gospel Musical The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 Hizzoner Closes The New York Times March 7 1989 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 Kaplan Peter W November 10 1984 Broadway First Cats Does Rock Video Turn The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 Bennetts Leslie April 22 1986 Theater Gets Raves for Decor The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 2 2022 Dunlap David W October 20 1982 Landmark Status Sought for Theaters The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on October 29 2021 Retrieved October 29 2021 Shepard Joan August 28 1985 Is the final curtain near New York Daily News pp 462 464 Archived from the original on September 21 2021 Retrieved September 16 2021 via newspapers com Dunlap David W December 14 1987 7 Theaters Become Landmarks Owners Plan Appeal The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on September 17 2021 Retrieved November 2 2021 Legitimate N Y C Landmarks 7 Owners Don t Like It Variety Vol 329 no 8 December 16 1987 p 85 ProQuest 1438478876 Dunlap David W November 22 1987 The Region The City Casts Its Theaters In Stone The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on October 16 2021 Retrieved October 16 2021 Purdum Todd S March 12 1988 28 Theaters Are Approved as Landmarks The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved November 20 2021 Dunlap David W June 21 1988 Owners File Suit to Revoke Theaters Landmark Status The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on October 29 2021 Retrieved October 29 2021 Dunlap David W May 27 1992 High Court Upholds Naming Of 22 Theaters as Landmarks The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on October 30 2021 Retrieved October 29 2021 Truly Blessed Closing The New York Times May 18 1990 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 a b Blumenthal Ralph November 15 1991 Real Life Courtroom Drama May Play on Broadway Stage The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 New York looking to make empty theater a courthouse The Hartford Courant November 24 1991 p G7 ProQuest 1853078135 DeStefano Anthony M November 15 1991 City May Hold Court In Theater Newsday p 7 Retrieved January 6 2022 Walsh Thomas February 7 1992 In Focus Plan for B way Courthouse Meets Heavy Opposition Back Stage Vol 33 no 6 pp 3 4 ProQuest 962926690 Hersh Amy August 6 1993 Theatre Officials Disputing B way Site for Hospital Back Stage Vol 34 no 32 pp 1 25 ProQuest 962784227 Tango Pasion Closing The New York Times April 30 1993 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 Any Given Day Closing The New York Times December 11 1993 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 Canby Vincent April 17 1994 Sunday View Diana Rigg Is A Chilly Elegant Medea The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 pp 77 78 Holden Stephen December 21 1995 Theater Review Anecdotal Robeson Nobility Turned Quaint The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 6 2022 Brantley Ben March 28 1997 Comfortable Fortress Suddenly Under Siege The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 7 2022 a b The Broadway League March 27 1997 The Young Man from Atlanta Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved December 30 2021 The Young Man from Atlanta Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved December 30 2021 a b The Broadway League April 2 1998 Golden Child Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved December 30 2021 Golden Child Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved December 30 2021 Marks Peter April 3 1998 Theater Review The Unbinding Of Traditions The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 7 2022 Marks Peter April 26 1999 Theater Review Gershwin Suaveness As the Art of Quick Change The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 7 2022 Winer Linda April 26 1999 They Done Em Wrong Newsday pp 60 69 Retrieved January 7 2022 Brantley Ben August 13 1999 Theater Review A Radio Freud Meets Her Match The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 7 2022 O Toole Fintan August 13 1999 Thriller s deadly dull Daily News p 55 Retrieved January 7 2022 a b c d e At This Theatre Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved December 30 2021 a b The Broadway League March 26 2001 Judgment at Nuremberg Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved December 30 2021 Judgment at Nuremberg Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved December 30 2021 McKinley Jesse May 9 2001 Gathering and Nuremberg Are Closing The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 7 2022 a b The Broadway League July 11 2001 A Thousand Clowns Broadway Play 2001 Revival IBDB Retrieved December 30 2021 A Thousand Clowns Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved December 30 2021 a b Weber Bruce July 12 2001 Theater Review Back When Oddballs Roamed the Earth The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 7 2022 a b The Broadway League March 6 2002 One Mo Time Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved December 30 2021 One Mo Time Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved December 30 2021 a b One Mo Time to Close The New York Times March 19 2002 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 7 2022 a b The Broadway League November 14 2002 Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam Broadway Special Original IBDB Retrieved December 30 2021 Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved December 30 2021 a b Def Poetry Jam Closes The New York Times May 6 2003 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 7 2022 Tavernise Sabrina September 26 2003 Shuberts Revamp 16 Theaters Improving Access for Disabled The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 9 2022 Broadway theaters accessible to disabled Press and Sun Bulletin September 28 2003 p 68 Retrieved January 9 2022 Widow Closes After One Night The New York Times November 19 2003 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 7 2022 Gelder Lawrence Van May 12 2004 Arts Briefing The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 7 2022 a b The Broadway League March 20 2005 Who s Afraid of Virginia Woolf Broadway Play 2005 Revival IBDB Retrieved December 30 2021 Who s Afraid of Virginia Woolf Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved December 30 2021 a b Brantley Ben March 21 2005 Marriage as Blood Sport A No Win Game The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 5 2022 a b The Broadway League March 30 2006 Well Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved December 30 2021 Well Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved December 30 2021 a b Brantley Ben March 31 2006 Lisa Kron s Well Opens on Broadway With Mom Keeping Watch The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 5 2022 a b The Broadway League March 11 2007 Talk Radio Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved December 30 2021 Talk Radio Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved December 30 2021 a b Gelder Lawrence Van June 19 2007 Footnote The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 5 2022 Brantley Ben May 5 2008 Up Up and Away and Watch Those Swinging Doors The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 7 2022 a b The Broadway League May 4 2008 Boeing Boeing Broadway Play 2008 Revival IBDB Retrieved December 30 2021 Boeing Boeing Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved December 30 2021 Itzkoff Dave December 3 2008 Boeing Boeing to Close The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 7 2022 a b Isherwood Charles August 2 2009 Shaking Rattling and Shimmying Under a Broadway Disco Ball The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 5 2022 Winer Linda August 2 2009 Mad not ballroom Newsday pp C15 C17 Retrieved January 7 2022 a b The Broadway League August 2 2009 Burn the Floor Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved December 30 2021 Burn the Floor Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved December 30 2021 Production Gross Playbill January 6 2019 Retrieved December 30 2021 Gilchrist Tracy E August 5 2019 The Prom Makes Broadway Herstory by Ending in Actual Same Sex Marriage Advocate com Retrieved August 6 2019 Coleman Nancy August 4 2019 An Onstage Wedding Brings a Broadway Happy Ending to Life The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 5 2022 Paulson Michael March 12 2020 Broadway Symbol of New York Resilience Shuts Down Amid Virus Threat The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved October 22 2021 Meyer Dan November 17 2021 Diana the Musical Opens on Broadway November 17 at the Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved December 13 2021 Herrington Nicole December 11 2021 Diana the Musical to End Broadway Run on Dec 19 The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved December 12 2021 a b The Broadway League Macbeth Broadway Play 2022 Revival IBDB Retrieved January 7 2022 Macbeth Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved December 30 2021 a b Green Jesse April 29 2022 Review In a New Macbeth Something Wonky This Way Comes The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved April 30 2022 a b The Broadway League Leopoldstadt Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved June 8 2022 Leopoldstadt Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved December 30 2021 a b Green Jesse October 3 2022 Review In Stoppard s Leopoldstadt a Memorial to a Lost World The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved October 11 2022 a b Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 23 The Broadway League December 28 1914 Secret Strings Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Secret Strings Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 a b c Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 24 The Broadway League February 7 1919 Ghosts Broadway Play 1919 Revival IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Ghosts Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 a b c d Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 25 The Broadway League August 17 1921 Nobody s Money Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Nobody s Money Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 The Broadway League September 26 1922 Rose Bernd Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Rose Bernd Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 The Broadway League December 27 1922 Romeo and Juliet Broadway Play 1922 Revival IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Romeo and Juliet Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 The Broadway League February 10 1930 Ritzy Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Ritzy Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 27 The Broadway League January 16 1934 Wednesday s Child Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Wednesday s Child Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 28 a b c Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 29 The Broadway League September 9 1935 Kind Lady Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Kind Lady Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 a b c d Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 30 The Broadway League April 27 1939 Wuthering Heights Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Wuthering Heights Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 The Broadway League October 14 1939 The Three Sisters Broadway Play 1939 Revival IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 The Three Sisters Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 The Broadway League February 27 1940 Leave Her To Heaven Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Leave Her to Heaven Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 The Broadway League September 18 1940 Johnny Belinda Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Johnny Belinda Broadway Belasco Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 The Broadway League January 29 1942 Hedda Gabler Broadway Play 1942 Revival IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Hedda Gabler Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 The Broadway League March 4 1954 The Burning Glass Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 The Burning Glass Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 a b c d e Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 32 The Broadway League October 13 1954 The Tender Trap Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 The Tender Trap Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 The Broadway League September 30 1953 Tea and Sympathy Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Tea and Sympathy Broadway Ethel Barrymore Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 The Broadway League April 28 1955 The Honeys Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 The Honeys Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 The Broadway League February 14 1957 Holiday for Lovers Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Holiday for Lovers Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 The Broadway League September 22 1959 An Evening With Yves Montand Broadway Special Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 An Evening with Yves Montand Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 33 a b c d e Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 34 The Broadway League September 21 1966 A Hand Is on the Gate Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 A Hand Is on the Gate Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 The Broadway League October 15 1967 Daphne in Cottage D Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Daphne in Cottage D Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 The Broadway League December 8 1965 Cactus Flower Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Cactus Flower Broadway Royale Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 The Broadway League April 6 1970 Candida Broadway Play 1970 Revival IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Candida Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 a b c d e f g h Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 35 The Broadway League November 15 1970 Les Blancs Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Les Blancs Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 The Broadway League December 18 1970 The Me Nobody Knows Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 The Me Nobody Knows Broadway Helen Hayes Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 The Broadway League January 26 1972 The Sign in Sidney Brustein s Window Broadway Play 1972 Revival IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 The Sign in Sidney Brustein s Window Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 The Broadway League April 7 1974 Thieves Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Thieves Broadway Broadhurst Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 The Broadway League September 14 1976 Checking Out Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Checking Out Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 a b c d e Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 36 The Broadway League April 5 1979 Faith Healer Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Faith Healer Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 The Broadway League May 3 1979 Bosoms and Neglect Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Bosoms and Neglect Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 The Broadway League July 31 1979 But Never Jam Today Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 But Never Jam Today Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 37 The Broadway League October 19 1993 Tony Bennett Steppin Out on Broadway Broadway Special Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Tony Bennett in Concert Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 The Broadway League April 7 1994 Medea Broadway Play 1994 Revival IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Medea Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 78 Itzkoff Dave December 3 2008 Boeing Boeing to Close The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 5 2022 The Broadway League April 18 2010 La Cage aux Folles Broadway Musical 2010 Revival IBDB Retrieved December 30 2021 La Cage aux Folles Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved December 30 2021 Itzkoff Dave April 6 2011 What a Drag Broadway Revival of La Cage aux Folles Is Closing ArtsBeat Retrieved January 5 2022 The Broadway League October 27 2011 Chinglish Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved December 30 2021 Chinglish Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved December 30 2021 Rohter Larry January 16 2012 Chinglish to Close ArtsBeat Retrieved January 5 2022 The Broadway League April 11 2012 Magic Bird Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved December 30 2021 Magic Bird Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved December 30 2021 Piepenburg Erik May 1 2012 Magic Bird to Hang Up Its Laces ArtsBeat Retrieved January 5 2022 The Broadway League November 14 2012 The Performers Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved December 30 2021 The Performers Broadway Longacre Theatre Playbill Retrieved December 30 2021 Heller Scott November 16 2012 A Real Quickie The Performers to Close on Sunday ArtsBeat Retrieved January 5 2022 span, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.