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The Shubert Organization

January 01, 1970

The Shubert Organization is a theatrical producing organization and a major owner of theatres based in Manhattan, New York City. It was founded by the three Shubert brothers in the late 19th century. They steadily expanded, owning many theaters in New York and across the United States. Since then it has gone through changes of ownership, but it is still a major theater chain.

The Shubert Organization
Company typeOrganization
IndustryTheatre
Founded1900
FounderSam S., Jacob J. and Lee Shubert
Key people
The Shuberts
OwnerShubert Foundation
Websiteshubert.nyc

History edit

The Shubert Organization was founded by the Shubert brothers, Sam S. Shubert, Lee Shubert, and Jacob J. Shubert of Syracuse, New York – colloquially and collectively known as "The Shuberts" – in the late 19th century in upstate New York, entering into New York City productions in 1900. The organization produced a large number of shows and began acquiring theaters. Sam Shubert died in 1905; by 1916 the two remaining brothers had become powerful theater moguls with a nationwide presence.

In 1907, the Shuberts tried to enter vaudeville with the United States Amusement Co. In the spring of 1920 they made another attempt, establishing the Shubert Advanced Vaudeville with Lee Shubert as President and playing two shows per day in Boston, Dayton, Detroit, Cleveland, Chicago, Philadelphia and in September 1921 opening in New York.

In April 1922, the Shuberts teamed with Isidore Herk and E. Thomas Beatty formed the Affiliated Theatres Corporation, which would book shows for the chain. Faced with fierce competition from the B. F. Keith Circuit, the Shuberts closed their vaudeville operation in February 1923.[1]

By 1929, the Shubert Theatre chain included Broadway's most important venues, the Winter Garden, the Sam S. Shubert, and the Imperial theaters, and owned, managed, operated, or booked nearly a thousand theaters nationwide. The company continued to produce stage productions in New York until the 1940s, returning to producing Broadway productions in the 1970s after a hiatus.

The company was reorganized in 1973, and as of 2016 owned or operated seventeen Broadway theaters in New York City, two off-Broadway theaters — Stage 42 and New World Stages — and the Forrest Theatre in Philadelphia.[2] It leases Boston's Shubert Theatre to the Citi Performing Arts Center.[3] Shubert Ticketing, which includes Telecharge, handles tickets for 70 theaters.

Several former Shubert-owned theaters across the United States are still referred to by the Shubert name. One of the most famous is the New Haven Shubert, the second theater ever built by the Shubert Organization. Until the 1970s, major Broadway producers often premiered shows there before opening in New York. It was immortalized in many mid-20th century films, such as All About Eve.

Another important regional theater was the Shubert in Chicago, Illinois, located within the Majestic Building at 22 West Monroe Street. Originally known as the Majestic Theatre, the Shubert Organization purchased it in 1945 and rechristened it the "Sam Shubert Theatre". The Shuberts sold the theatre to the Nederlander Organization in 1991 and is now known as the CIBC Theatre.

In 2016, it sold its longtime headquarters at 1700 Broadway to Ruben Cos for $280 million.[4]

Theatres edit

Broadway edit

Off-Broadway edit

Regional edit

Former theatres edit

Broadway edit

Subway Circuit edit

Regional edit

London edit

See also edit

References edit

Notes

  1. ^ Slide, Anthony (2012). The Encyclopedia of Vaudeville. University Press of Mississippi. pp. 465–466. ISBN 978-1-61703-250-9. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  2. ^ . Shubert Organization. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  3. ^ "Wang Center Expected To Take Over Theater". Bangor Daily News. Associated Press. February 16, 1996. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  4. ^ Boysen, Ryan (February 9, 2016). "This Week's NY Deal Sheet". Bisnow Media. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj "Who Owns the Theatres?". The New York Times. November 20, 1927. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  6. ^ "Klaw Theatre". Playbill Vault. Retrieved September 3, 2013.
  7. ^ "Forrest Theatre". Playbill Vault. Retrieved September 3, 2013.
  8. ^ "49th Street Theatre". Playbill Vault. Retrieved September 3, 2013.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Hirsch, Foster (November 20, 1998). The boys from Syracuse: the Shuberts' theatrical empire. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press. ISBN 0809321564.
  10. ^ a b Fletcher, Regan (2002). "1900–1910". The Passing Show. 22 (2): 3–6.
  11. ^ "Daily News from New York, New York". February 6, 1927.
  12. ^ Cezar Del Valle (2010). "Grand Opera House". The Brooklyn Theatre Index, Volume I: Adams Street to Lorimer Street. Theatre Talks, LLC. ISBN 9780982772409.
  13. ^ Jean. "Riviera Theatre". Cinema Treasures.
  14. ^ a b "Shuberts Sell Theatre". The New York Times. December 5, 1957. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  15. ^ "Columbia Theatre in Boston, MA". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  16. ^ "History of the Cutler Majestic Theatre". CutlerMajestic.org. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  17. ^ a b c d e Ranzal, Edward (February 18, 1956). "Shubert Consents to Break Up Chain". The New York Times. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  18. ^ "Garrick Theatre in Chicago, IL". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  19. ^ Konrad Schiecke (2011). "1875 Coliseum/ 1878 Hamlin's Theatre/ 1880 Grand Opera House / 1912 George M. Cohan's Grand Opera /House / 1926 Four Cohans / 1942 RKO Grand Theatre". Downtown Chicago's Historic Movie Theatres. McFarland & Company. pp. 50–56. ISBN 9780786488650.
  20. ^ Zolotow, Sam (November 19, 1962). "Death of John Shubert Provokes Speculation on Theater Empire". The New York Times. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  21. ^ Fearing, Heidi. "Colonial Theatre". Cleveland Historical. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  22. ^ a b Austin, Dan. "Cass Theatre". HistoricDetroit.org. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  23. ^ Kakutani, Michiko (September 14, 1980). "The Great Theater Duel and How It Affects Broadway". The New York Times. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  24. ^ "Sam S. Shubert Theatre in Kansas City, MO – Cinema Treasures". Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  25. ^ "Folly Theater in Kansas City, MO – Cinema Treasures". Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  26. ^ "New Haven Theatre Sold". The New York Times. August 2, 1941. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  27. ^ "Locust Theatre Let". The New York Times. August 25, 1957. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  28. ^ McKelvey, Blake. "The Theater in Rochester During Its First Nine Decades". Rochester History. XVI (3).
  29. ^ "Garrick Theatre in St. Louis, MO". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  30. ^ "Loew's Mid City Theatre in St. Louis, MO". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  31. ^ "Capitol Theater Soon To House Legitimate Plays". The Toledo Blade. April 18, 1945. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  32. ^ Woodbury, Mike (June 7, 1945). "Capitol Gets a New Name". The Toledo Blade. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  33. ^ "Burlesque is Back on Town Hall Stage". The Toledo Blade. September 4, 1953. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  34. ^ "Shubert Theatre in Washington, DC – Cinema Treasures". Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  35. ^ "Shubert-Garrick Theater in Washington, DC – Cinema Treasures". Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  36. ^ "Shubert Wins Management Case". The New York Times. June 14, 1980. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  37. ^ Harris, Paul (September 20, 2012). "New bookers for D.C. National". Variety. Retrieved August 23, 2013.

Further reading

  • Hirsch, Foster (1998). The boys from Syracuse: the Shuberts' theatrical empire. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press. ISBN 978-0815411031.
  • Kleinfield, N. R. (July 10, 1994). "How a Shubert Fund Produces and Directs". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  • Kleinfield, N. R. (July 11, 1994). "I.R.S. Ruling Wrote Script For the Shubert Tax Break". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 12, 2014.

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The Shubert Organization is a theatrical producing organization and a major owner of theatres based in Manhattan New York City It was founded by the three Shubert brothers in the late 19th century They steadily expanded owning many theaters in New York and across the United States Since then it has gone through changes of ownership but it is still a major theater chain The Shubert OrganizationCompany typeOrganizationIndustryTheatreFounded1900FounderSam S Jacob J and Lee ShubertKey peopleThe ShubertsOwnerShubert FoundationWebsiteshubert wbr nyc Contents 1 History 2 Theatres 2 1 Broadway 2 2 Off Broadway 2 3 Regional 3 Former theatres 3 1 Broadway 3 2 Subway Circuit 3 3 Regional 3 4 London 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe Shubert Organization was founded by the Shubert brothers Sam S Shubert Lee Shubert and Jacob J Shubert of Syracuse New York colloquially and collectively known as The Shuberts in the late 19th century in upstate New York entering into New York City productions in 1900 The organization produced a large number of shows and began acquiring theaters Sam Shubert died in 1905 by 1916 the two remaining brothers had become powerful theater moguls with a nationwide presence In 1907 the Shuberts tried to enter vaudeville with the United States Amusement Co In the spring of 1920 they made another attempt establishing the Shubert Advanced Vaudeville with Lee Shubert as President and playing two shows per day in Boston Dayton Detroit Cleveland Chicago Philadelphia and in September 1921 opening in New York In April 1922 the Shuberts teamed with Isidore Herk and E Thomas Beatty formed the Affiliated Theatres Corporation which would book shows for the chain Faced with fierce competition from the B F Keith Circuit the Shuberts closed their vaudeville operation in February 1923 1 By 1929 the Shubert Theatre chain included Broadway s most important venues the Winter Garden the Sam S Shubert and the Imperial theaters and owned managed operated or booked nearly a thousand theaters nationwide The company continued to produce stage productions in New York until the 1940s returning to producing Broadway productions in the 1970s after a hiatus The company was reorganized in 1973 and as of 2016 owned or operated seventeen Broadway theaters in New York City two off Broadway theaters Stage 42 and New World Stages and the Forrest Theatre in Philadelphia 2 It leases Boston s Shubert Theatre to the Citi Performing Arts Center 3 Shubert Ticketing which includes Telecharge handles tickets for 70 theaters Several former Shubert owned theaters across the United States are still referred to by the Shubert name One of the most famous is the New Haven Shubert the second theater ever built by the Shubert Organization Until the 1970s major Broadway producers often premiered shows there before opening in New York It was immortalized in many mid 20th century films such as All About Eve Another important regional theater was the Shubert in Chicago Illinois located within the Majestic Building at 22 West Monroe Street Originally known as the Majestic Theatre the Shubert Organization purchased it in 1945 and rechristened it the Sam Shubert Theatre The Shuberts sold the theatre to the Nederlander Organization in 1991 and is now known as the CIBC Theatre In 2016 it sold its longtime headquarters at 1700 Broadway to Ruben Cos for 280 million 4 Theatres editBroadway edit Ambassador Theatre Ethel Barrymore Theatre Belasco Theatre Booth Theatre Broadhurst Theatre Broadway Theatre John Golden Theatre Imperial Theatre Bernard B Jacobs Theatre James Earl Jones Theatre Longacre Theatre Lyceum Theatre Majestic Theatre Music Box Theatre Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre Shubert Theatre Winter Garden Theatre Off Broadway edit Stage 42 New World Stages Regional edit Forrest Theatre Philadelphia Shubert Theatre Boston Former theatres editBroadway edit Avon Theatre 5 6 Adelphi Theatre 1944 1970 Bijou Theatre 5 Casino Theatre from 1903 5 Central Theatre 1918 1988 Century Theatre 5 Century Theatre Roof Comedy Theatre 1909 1931 5 Cosmopolitan Theatre 5 Maxine Elliott Theatre 1906 1956 5 Forrest Theatre 1925 1945 7 44th Street Theatre 1912 1945 Nora Bayes Theatre on roof 49th Street Theatre 5 8 46th Street Theatre 1935 1945 Sam H Harris Theatre 5 Herald Square Theatre 1900 9 Hippodrome Theatre 1906 1915 9 10 Jolson s 59th Street Theatre 5 Lyric Theatre 1903 9 Madison Square Theatre 10 Majestic Theatre Columbus Circle 5 Manhattan Center 1911 1922 Morosco Theatre National Theatre 1956 New Century Theatre Princess Theatre 29th St 1902 1907 9 Ritz Theatre 1921 1956 St James Theatre 1941 1957 Waldorf Theatre 5 Fiftieth Street East of Broadway 11 Subway Circuit edit Bronx Opera House Bronx 5 Grand Opera House Brooklyn 12 Riviera Theatre Manhattan 13 Shubert Majestic Theatre Brooklyn 5 Teller s Shubert Theatre Brooklyn 5 Regional edit Harmanus Bleecker Hall Albany 9 Capitol Theatre Albany 5 Auditorium Theatre Baltimore 5 Boston Opera House Boston Colonial Theatre Boston 1957 14 Columbia Theatre Boston 1903 1904 15 Majestic Theatre Boston 1903 1956 16 Plymouth Theatre Boston 1927 1957 Wilbur Theatre Boston 17 Teck Theatre Buffalo 9 Blackstone Theatre Chicago 1948 1989 Erlanger Theatre Chicago 17 Garrick Theater Chicago 1903 9 18 Great Northern Theatre Chicago 17 Olympic Theatre Chicago 5 Princess Theatre Chicago 5 Grand Opera House Chicago 19 Shubert Theatre Chicago 1945 1991 Cox Theatre Cincinnati 17 Shubert Theatre Cincinnati 17 20 Colonial Theatre Cleveland 9 21 Hanna Theatre Cleveland 5 Cass Theatre Detroit 1926 1962 22 Garrick Theatre Detroit 5 Shubert Lafayette Theatre Detroit 1925 1957 22 23 Parsons Theatre Hartford 5 Murat Theatre Indianapolis 5 Shubert Theatre Kansas City 24 Shubert s Missouri Theatre Kansas City 25 Shubert Theatre Los Angeles 1972 2002 Shubert Theatre Newark 5 Shubert Theatre New Haven 1914 1941 26 Adelphi Theatre Philadelphia 5 Chestnut Street Opera House Philadelphia 5 Locust Theatre Philadelphia 1956 27 Lyric Theatre Philadelphia 5 Shubert Theatre Philadelphia 1918 1957 14 Walnut Street Theatre Philadelphia 1941 1969 Providence Opera House Providence 5 Shubert Theater Saint Paul 1910 1933 Alvin Theatre Pittsburgh 5 Duquesne Theatre Pittsburgh 9 Pitt Theatre Pittsburgh 5 Baker Theatre Rochester 1899 9 28 Cook Opera House Rochester 1898 1899 9 Curran Theatre San Francisco 5 Garrick Theatre St Louis 9 29 Shubert Theatre St Louis 30 Bastable Theatre Syracuse 1897 9 Grand Opera House Syracuse 9 Wieting Opera House Syracuse 5 Town Hall Theatre Toledo 1945 1953 31 32 33 Royal Alexandra Theatre Toronto 5 Rand Opera House Troy New York 9 Majestic Theatre Utica 9 Belasco Theatre Washington D C 5 Poli s Theatre Washington D C 5 Shubert Theatre Washington D C 34 Shubert Garrick Theater Washington D C 35 National Theatre Washington D C 1980 2012 36 37 Playhouse Theatre Wilmington Delaware 5 London edit Waldorf Theatre 1905 1909 9 See also editShubert familyReferences editNotes Slide Anthony 2012 The Encyclopedia of Vaudeville University Press of Mississippi pp 465 466 ISBN 978 1 61703 250 9 Retrieved May 24 2014 Our Theatres Shubert Organization Archived from the original on February 1 2013 Retrieved August 23 2013 Wang Center Expected To Take Over Theater Bangor Daily News Associated Press February 16 1996 Retrieved August 23 2013 Boysen Ryan February 9 2016 This Week s NY Deal Sheet Bisnow Media a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj Who Owns the Theatres The New York Times November 20 1927 Retrieved August 23 2013 Klaw Theatre Playbill Vault Retrieved September 3 2013 Forrest Theatre Playbill Vault Retrieved September 3 2013 49th Street Theatre Playbill Vault Retrieved September 3 2013 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Hirsch Foster November 20 1998 The boys from Syracuse the Shuberts theatrical empire Carbondale Southern Illinois University Press ISBN 0809321564 a b Fletcher Regan 2002 1900 1910 The Passing Show 22 2 3 6 Daily News from New York New York February 6 1927 Cezar Del Valle 2010 Grand Opera House The Brooklyn Theatre Index Volume I Adams Street to Lorimer Street Theatre Talks LLC ISBN 9780982772409 Jean Riviera Theatre Cinema Treasures a b Shuberts Sell Theatre The New York Times December 5 1957 Retrieved August 26 2013 Columbia Theatre in Boston MA Cinema Treasures Retrieved June 10 2014 History of the Cutler Majestic Theatre CutlerMajestic org Retrieved August 30 2013 a b c d e Ranzal Edward February 18 1956 Shubert Consents to Break Up Chain The New York Times Retrieved August 26 2013 Garrick Theatre in Chicago IL Cinema Treasures Retrieved June 10 2014 Konrad Schiecke 2011 1875 Coliseum 1878 Hamlin s Theatre 1880 Grand Opera House 1912 George M Cohan s Grand Opera House 1926 Four Cohans 1942 RKO Grand Theatre Downtown Chicago s Historic Movie Theatres McFarland amp Company pp 50 56 ISBN 9780786488650 Zolotow Sam November 19 1962 Death of John Shubert Provokes Speculation on Theater Empire The New York Times Retrieved August 30 2013 Fearing Heidi Colonial Theatre Cleveland Historical Retrieved June 10 2014 a b Austin Dan Cass Theatre HistoricDetroit org Retrieved August 28 2013 Kakutani Michiko September 14 1980 The Great Theater Duel and How It Affects Broadway The New York Times Retrieved August 28 2013 Sam S Shubert Theatre in Kansas City MO Cinema Treasures Retrieved March 24 2019 Folly Theater in Kansas City MO Cinema Treasures Retrieved March 24 2019 New Haven Theatre Sold The New York Times August 2 1941 Retrieved August 30 2013 Locust Theatre Let The New York Times August 25 1957 Retrieved August 30 2013 McKelvey Blake The Theater in Rochester During Its First Nine Decades Rochester History XVI 3 Garrick Theatre in St Louis MO Cinema Treasures Retrieved June 10 2014 Loew s Mid City Theatre in St Louis MO Cinema Treasures Retrieved June 10 2014 Capitol Theater Soon To House Legitimate Plays The Toledo Blade April 18 1945 Retrieved August 23 2013 Woodbury Mike June 7 1945 Capitol Gets a New Name The Toledo Blade Retrieved August 23 2013 Burlesque is Back on Town Hall Stage The Toledo Blade September 4 1953 Retrieved August 23 2013 Shubert Theatre in Washington DC Cinema Treasures Retrieved March 24 2019 Shubert Garrick Theater in Washington DC Cinema Treasures Retrieved March 24 2019 Shubert Wins Management Case The New York Times June 14 1980 Retrieved August 23 2013 Harris Paul September 20 2012 New bookers for D C National Variety Retrieved August 23 2013 Further reading Hirsch Foster 1998 The boys from Syracuse the Shuberts theatrical empire Carbondale Southern Illinois University Press ISBN 978 0815411031 Kleinfield N R July 10 1994 How a Shubert Fund Produces and Directs The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved June 12 2014 Kleinfield N R July 11 1994 I R S Ruling Wrote Script For the Shubert Tax Break The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved June 12 2014 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shubert Organization Official website Shubert Foundation website Archived June 9 2019 at the Wayback Machine Shubert Archive website permanent dead link Shubert Theatre Organization materials 1977 1997 held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Shubert Organization amp oldid 1218973920, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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