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Shubert Theatre (Broadway)

January 01, 1970

"Sam S. Shubert Theatre" redirects here. For the theater in Boston, see Shubert Theatre (Boston).

The Shubert Theatre is a Broadway theater at 225 West 44th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. Opened in 1913, the theater was designed by Henry Beaumont Herts in the Italian Renaissance style and was built for the Shubert brothers. Lee and J. J. Shubert had named the theater in memory of their brother Sam S. Shubert, who died in an accident several years before the theater's opening. It has 1,502 seats across three levels and is operated by The Shubert Organization. The facade and interior are New York City landmarks.

Shubert Theatre
Address225 West 44th Street
Manhattan, New York City
United States
Coordinates40°45′29″N 73°59′14″W / 40.75806°N 73.98722°W / 40.75806; -73.98722
Public transitSubway: Times Square–42nd Street/Port Authority Bus Terminal
OwnerShubert and Booth Theatre, LLC
OperatorThe Shubert Organization
TypeBroadway
Capacity1,502[1]
ProductionHell's Kitchen
Construction
OpenedOctober 2, 1913
ArchitectHenry Beaumont Herts
Website
Official website
DesignatedDecember 15, 1987[2]
Reference no.1378[2]
Designated entityFacade
DesignatedDecember 15, 1987[3]
Reference no.1379[3]
Designated entityLobby and auditorium interior

The Shubert's facade is made of brick and terracotta, with sgraffito decorations designed in stucco. Three arches face south onto 44th Street, and a curved corner faces east toward Broadway. To the east, the Shubert Alley facade includes doors to the lobby and the stage house. The auditorium contains an orchestra level, two balconies, and a flat ceiling. The space is decorated with mythological murals throughout. Near the front of the auditorium, flanking the elliptical proscenium arch, are box seats at balcony level. The upper levels contain offices formerly occupied by the Shubert brothers, and the stage house to the north is shared with the Booth Theatre.

The Shubert brothers developed the Booth and Shubert theaters as their first venues on the block. The Shubert Theatre opened on October 2, 1913, with a revival of Hamlet. The theater has hosted numerous long-running musicals throughout its history, such as Bells Are Ringing and Promises, Promises. Since the 1970s, the Shubert has hosted relatively few shows, including long runs of the musicals A Chorus Line, Crazy for You, Chicago, Spamalot, Memphis, and Matilda the Musical.

Site edit

 
Drawing of the theater's site in 1916. The Shubert and Booth theaters are at upper left.

The Shubert Theatre is on 225 West 44th Street, on the north sidewalk between Eighth Avenue and Seventh Avenue, near Times Square in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City.[4] It shares a land lot with the Booth Theatre directly to the north, though the theaters are separate buildings.[5][6] The lot covers 25,305 square feet (2,350.9 m2), with a frontage of 126 feet (38 m) on 44th and 45th Streets and 200.83 feet (61 m) on Shubert Alley to the east.[5] The Shubert Theatre building takes up 110 feet (34 m) of the Shubert Alley frontage and measures about 110 feet wide on 44th Street.[7][8]

The Shubert is part of the largest concentration of Broadway theaters on a single block.[9] It adjoins six other theaters: the Majestic and Broadhurst to the west; the John Golden, Bernard B. Jacobs, and Gerald Schoenfeld to the northwest; and the Booth to the north. Other nearby structures include the Row NYC Hotel to the west; the Music Box Theatre and Imperial Theatre one block north; One Astor Plaza to the east; 1501 Broadway to the southeast; Sardi's restaurant to the south; and the Hayes Theater and St. James Theatre to the southwest.[5] The Broadhurst, Schoenfeld (originally Plymouth), Booth, and Shubert theaters were all developed by the Shubert brothers between 44th and 45th Streets, occupying land previously owned by the Astor family.[10][11] The Shuberts bought the land under all four theaters from the Astors in 1948.[11][12]

The Shubert and Booth theaters were developed as a pair and are the oldest theaters on the block.[13][14] The site was previously occupied by several houses on 44th and 45th Street.[15] The adjacent Shubert Alley, built along with the Shubert and Booth theaters,[16][17] was originally a 15-foot-wide (4.6 m) fire escape passage.[18] Shubert Alley's presence not only allowed the theaters to meet fire regulations[19][20] but also enabled the structures to be designed as corner lots.[6] Originally, the theaters faced the Hotel Astor, now the location of One Astor Plaza, across the alley.[10][21] Another private alley runs to the west, between the Booth/Shubert and Broadhurst/Schoenfeld theaters.[22] The Broadhurst and Schoenfeld were also built as a pair, occupying land left over from the development of the Shubert and Booth; these too are designed with curved corners facing Broadway.[23]

Design edit

 
44th Street facade, 2007

The Shubert Theatre was designed by Henry Beaumont Herts and constructed in 1913 for the Shubert brothers.[4][24] Herts was an experienced theatrical architect and had previously led the firm of Herts & Tallant, which designed such theaters as the Lyceum, the New Amsterdam, and the Liberty.[25][26] The Shubert and Booth theaters are within separate buildings and differ in their interior designs and functions,[7][27] although they have adjacent stage areas near the center of the block.[6] The Shubert was the larger house, intended to be suitable for musicals, and the Shubert family's offices were placed above the auditorium there.[28] By contrast, the Booth was intended to be smaller and more intimate.[29] The Shubert Theatre is operated by The Shubert Organization.[1][30][31]

Facade edit

The facades of the two theaters are similar in arrangement, being designed in the Italian Renaissance style[20][32] or the Venetian Renaissance style.[33] The structures both have curved corners facing Broadway, since most audience members reached the theaters from that direction.[6][34] The Shubert's facade is made of white brick, laid in English-cross bondwork, as well as terracotta.[7][32][35] The bricks are laid in alternating courses of headers (with their short sides exposed) and stretchers (with their long sides exposed).[35] An early source described the theaters' facades as being made of white marble, with stucco and faience panels.[20] The main section of the theater rises six stories and is topped by a cornice with dentils. Above the cornice is a sheet-metal mansard roof.[36] A critic for Architecture magazine wrote that Herts had "discovered an excellent motive for a single facade", although it "would perhaps have been more amusing" if the two theaters had contained different facades.[19]

According to the New-York Tribune, the theaters' use of hand-carved sgraffito for decoration made Herts "the first man to have used sgraffito for this purpose".[27] The sgraffito was used because of New York City building codes that prevented decorations from projecting beyond their lot lines.[37][38][39] These decorations were colored light-gray, placed on a purple-gray background.[35][40] The sgraffito on the two theaters is one of the few such examples that remain in New York City. A contemporary source said the theaters' facades were "free from much of the gaudy trappings that has made some of the recent playhouses commonplace in appearance".[38]

44th Street edit

 
Arches above the doors

At ground level, the 44th Street elevation contains a tall water table of painted stone, above which is a band with rusticated blocks of terracotta. There are three arches at the center of the facade, which provide an emergency exit from the lobby.[7][36] Each archway originally contained a pair of paneled wooden double doors, but these have since been replaced with glass doors. On either side of the arches are rectangular sign boards topped by triangular pediments.[36] Within the archways above the doors are sgraffito paintings, which depict figures within aedicules.[37][38] These paintings are partially obscured by a modern marquee that is cantilevered from the wall above. The archways are surrounded by rusticated voissoirs.[36]

Above the archways, the theater's facade is made of brick. The brick section of the facade is surrounded by a stucco band of sgraffito decorations, which is painted white and contains bas reliefs of classical-style foliate ornamentation. Outside this stucco band is another sgraffito band, divided into panels that depict female figures and griffins. The extreme left (west) and right (east) ends of the facade contain vertical sequences of terracotta quoins; they have Corinthian-style capitals that are decorated with motifs of rams, lions' heads, and acanthus leaves. At the top of the brick wall, the paneled sgraffito band is split up into three sections, each with a curved broken pediment and carvings of masks. Above each pediment is a set of triple windows at the sixth story, surrounded by a terracotta frame. Each triple window contains a window sill, which projects outward slightly and is supported by corbels that depict winged heads. Octagonal terracotta panels separate each set of triple windows. The mansard roof has three sets of dormer windows on this elevation.[36]

Southeast corner edit

Due to the theater's location at the corner of 44th Street and Shubert Alley, the southeast corner of the facade is curved.[34][36] This corner section has a doorway at the center, containing glass-and-metal doors; these are shielded by a canopy that extends to the curb on 44th Street.[36] There are stone pilasters on either side of the doorway, which contain cartouches and sign boards. Above the doors is a broken pediment shaped like a segmental arch. The center of the broken pediment has an oval sgraffito panel with scrolls on the sides and a scalloped shell above it.[38][41] The panel depicts a figure that carries a sign with the words "Henry B. Herts, Architect 1913".[36]

A brick wall rises from the doorway, and a sign board is mounted on the wall. The brick is surrounded by a stucco band with sgraffito foliate decorations, which retains its original colors. Like on 44th Street, there are vertical quoins with Corinthian capitals on the left and right. At the top of the brick wall, there is a broken pediment, within which is a theatrical mask and a shield. This broken pediment is topped by a pair of windows at the sixth story, surrounded by a terracotta frame. The windows share a slightly projecting sill, which is supported by corbels that depict winged heads.[42]

Shubert Alley edit

 
Shubert Alley facade, 2007

On Shubert Alley, the facade is divided into the auditorium to the left (south) and the stage house to the right (north). The auditorium section contains three sets of glass-and-metal doors: two from the auditorium, on the left, and one leading to the Shuberts' upper-story offices, on the right. A metal marquee hangs over these doors. Like the elevations on 44th Street and at the southeast corner, the left side of the auditorium facade contains vertical quoins topped by a Corinthian capital. Also similar to the 44th Street elevation, there is a brick wall section above the first floor, surrounded by a stucco sgraffito band with bas-reliefs and a paneled sgraffito band. At the top of the brick wall are three broken pediments and three sets of windows surrounded by terracotta frames. The main difference from the 44th Street elevation is that the center set of windows contains two openings rather than three, and there is no roof dormer above the center windows.[43]

The stage house section, shared with the Booth Theatre to the north, is simpler in design, being made mainly of brick in English cross bond. The ground floor has doorways, metal panels, and sign boards. A band of quoins separates the stage house from the Shubert auditorium to the left and the Booth Theatre to the right. The second to fourth floors have one-over-one sash windows, while the fifth floor has a terracotta shield at the center. The top of the stage house contains a parapet, above which is a sgraffito panel surrounded by bricks.[43]

Interior edit

Lobby edit

The lobby is composed of an elliptical space, accessed from the southeast corner of the theater, and a rectangular space, accessed from two of the doors on Shubert Alley. The north wall of the lobby contains ticket windows, while the west wall contains doors to the auditorium.[44] Originally, the space was described as an elaborate green-marble room accessed by heavy oak doors.[7] The marble mosaic-tile floor is decorated with foliate patterns. At the top of the walls is a frieze depicting waves and talons, as well as a cornice with modillions.[45] The rectangular section of the lobby contains a vaulted ceiling, which is split into multiple sections by moldings. There is an octagonal panel. surrounded by laurel leaves, at the center of the vault. The elliptical section of the lobby has a domed ceiling decorated with moldings and laurel leaves.[46]

Auditorium edit

 
View from the balcony toward the stage

The auditorium has an orchestra level, two balconies, boxes, and a stage behind the proscenium arch. The auditorium is wider than its depth, and the space is designed with plaster decorations in relief.[45] According to the Shubert Organization, the theater has 1,502 seats;[1] meanwhile, The Broadway League gives a figure of 1,460 seats[30] and Playbill cites 1,435 seats.[31] The physical seats are divided into 700 seats in the orchestra, 410 on the mezzanine/first balcony, 350 on the second balcony, and 16 in the boxes. There are 26 standing-only spots, as well as 28 removable seats in the orchestra pit.[1] The theater contains restrooms in the basement, mezzanine, and balcony. The orchestra level is wheelchair-accessible, but the restrooms and other seating levels are not.[1][31] The theater originally had a capacity of 1,400 seats.[7][8][27]

The New York Times described the decorative scheme as originally being "old Venetian gold, absinthe green, and amethyst".[7] Mythological motifs are heavily featured in the interior.[33] J. Mortimer Lichtenauer painted murals along the boxes, the area above the proscenium arch, and the ceiling. The murals contain figures with masks of Minoan and renaissance inspiration, as well as semi-nude females depicting music and drama.[47][48] There were twenty-one figures; a contemporary publication said the murals had been completed in "a little less than two days".[49] Architecture magazine cited the Shubert's interior as being "good of the more accepted theatre interior design", despite not being of "such exceptional excellence" as the neighboring Booth.[19]

Seating areas edit

The rear or southern end of the orchestra contains a promenade[45] measuring 15 feet (4.6 m) deep.[7] Four piers, topped by plain capitals, support the mezzanine level and separate the promenade from the orchestra seating.[50] The top of the orchestra promenade's walls contain a frieze with phoenixes and foliate decorations; several niches with arched pediments are placed within the frieze.[51] The ceiling is a barrel vault, split into multiple sections by moldings; it contains an octagonal panel at the center.[50] There are also lighting sconces and a standing rail in the orchestra promenade.[52] Stairs in the promenade lead up to the mezzanine and balcony. The orchestra level is raked, sloping down toward an orchestra pit in front of the stage.[45] The orchestra has paneled plasterwork side walls with fabric coverings, as well as lighting sconces.[53]

The mezzanine and balcony are both steeply raked.[45] The rear of the mezzanine contains a promenade, similar to that on the orchestra.[7][45] The underside of the mezzanine contains moldings and foliation, which surround murals that depict classical scenes. In front of the mezzanine and the balcony are plasterwork panels with swags and theatrical masks; the balcony's front rail is covered by light boxes.[53] The side walls of both the mezzanine and the balcony contain plasterwork panels with fabric coverings; a shallow cornice separates the mezzanine from the balcony. There are doorways on both levels, above which are friezes with scroll decorations. Two of the doorways on the balcony have panels that depict swags and shields. A frieze runs above the balcony, wrapping above the boxes and proscenium.[51] There is a technical booth at the rear of the balcony.[52]

On either side of the stage is a splayed wall section, which includes an elliptical arch with one box at the mezzanine level.[45] Similar boxes were installed on the orchestra level but have since been removed.[52] The front railings of the boxes contain motifs of scallops and swags, while the undersides are decorated with scrolled brackets and foliate panels. The archways themselves are mostly filled with paneled plaster walls, with a doorway leading into each box.[51] The doorways have eared surrounds, and the tops of the doorways contain rectangular panels with light fixtures. The archways are surrounded by coved bands with urns and foliate decorations. Above these arches are murals with swags, foliate decorations, and female figures, surrounded by a band of foliate decorations.[53] The boxes were decorated in "old Venetian gold", while the paintings above were predominantly colored "absinthe green and amethyst".[54]

Other design features edit
 
Ceiling detail

Next to the boxes is a coved, segmental proscenium arch. The coved section has octagonal panels, which are separated either by fan motifs or by sunbursts and foliate decorations.[50] The proscenium opening measures about 38 feet 9 inches (11.81 m) wide and 28 feet 6 inches (8.69 m) tall.[1] Above the proscenium arch is an octagonal panel containing a mural. On either side of the mural are female representations of music and drama, surrounded by a band of foliate decorations. A frieze also runs above the proscenium; it depicts female figures alternating with shields and winged figures.[51] The depth of the auditorium to the proscenium is 33 feet 10 inches (10.31 m), while the depth to the front of the stage is 36 feet (11 m).[1] The stage itself was described as being 35 feet (11 m) deep and 80 feet (24 m) wide behind the proscenium. The stage lighting was controlled by a switchboard, placed on a terrace to one side of the stage.[7]

The flat ceiling is hexagonal in shape, split into sections by molded bands.[45] There is a square panel at the center of the ceiling, surrounded by hexagonal panels that contain murals. The central panel is itself divided into sections, with smaller panels that surround a square section; the mural in the central square has been removed.[53] Six chandeliers hang from the ceiling: two above the orchestra and four above the second balcony.[32][52] The ceiling contains air-conditioning vents, as well as a suspended truss.[52]

Other interior spaces edit

The dressing rooms are separated from the stages of each theater by a heavy fireproof wall.[7][27] The two theaters are separated from each other by a 2-foot-thick (0.61 m) wall.[6][55] A gift shop called One Shubert Alley opened between the Shubert and Booth theaters in 1979, within three of the Booth's former dressing rooms.[56] The emergency exits of both theaters were composed of "fire- and smoke-proof towers" rather than exterior fire escapes.[57]

Shubert offices edit

The top two stories were designed as offices for the Shuberts.[27] Lee Shubert had a circular office on the third floor, facing the street, which he occupied until his death in 1953.[58] His younger brother Jacob J. Shubert, also known as J. J., had a three-room office in the rear of the third floor.[59] Lee often referred to the third and fourth stories as "my offices", implying J. J.'s subordinate position in the firm.[58][60] There were also offices for casting directors, secretaries, and telephone operators; a kitchen and dining room; a bedroom; and a bathroom.[58] The Shubert offices had a large safe for storing money, in the days when the theatrical industry operated mainly as a cash business, though this was subsequently converted to a storage area for drinks.[61] By 1926, when Lee and J. J.'s relationship became strained,[62] J. J. had moved to Sardi's restaurant, while Lee remained atop the Shubert Theatre.[62][63]

Following Lee's death, his office was occupied by his nephew Milton Shubert,[64][65] who quit in 1954 after an acrimonious dispute with J. J. regarding who should lead the Shubert family's theaters.[66][65] The law firm of Schoenfeld & Jacobs, headed by Gerald Schoenfeld and Bernard B. Jacobs, occupied the Shubert Theater offices for free in the 1970s.[67] Jacobs occupied Lee Shubert's suite until his death in 1996.[68] For several decades, producer Alexander H. Cohen also had offices in the Shubert Theatre and was known as the "third Shubert",[69] despite conflicting with Jacobs and Schoenfeld over rent in the mid-1980s.[70] By the theater's 100th anniversary in 2013, Lee's former dining room had been divided into offices for Shubert president Robert E. Wankel and chairman Philip J. Smith.[61]

History edit

Times Square became the epicenter for large-scale theater productions between 1900 and the Great Depression.[71] Manhattan's theater district had begun to shift from Union Square and Madison Square during the first decade of the 20th century.[72][73] From 1901 to 1920, forty-three theaters were built around Broadway in Midtown Manhattan, including the Shubert Theatre.[74] The venue was developed by the Shubert brothers of Syracuse, New York, who expanded downstate into New York City in the first decade of the 20th century.[75][76] After Sam S. Shubert died in a railroad accident in 1905, his brothers Lee and J. J. expanded their theatrical operations significantly.[77][78] Sam had been 26 years old at the time of his death.[79] His brothers decided to construct five theaters across the United States in his honor, all named the Sam S. Shubert Memorial Theatre.[6][78] The Shuberts later dropped the word "memorial" from these theaters' names, citing the word's "unpleasant connotation".[62]

Development and early years edit

Construction edit

 
Detail of a chandelier in the theater

As the Shuberts were developing theaters in the early 1910s, theatrical producer Winthrop Ames was planning to build a replacement for the New Theatre. Though the New had been completed in 1909, Ames and the theater's founders saw the venue, on the Upper West Side, as being too large and too far away from Times Square.[80] The New Theatre's founders acquired several buildings at 219–225 West 44th Street and 218–230 West 45th Street in March 1911, for the construction of a "new New Theatre" there.[15] The theater would have contained a private alley to the east.[15] The project was canceled in December 1911, after the site had been cleared, when Ames announced he would build the Little Theatre (now the Hayes Theater) across 44th Street.[81][82] The New Theatre's founders cited the difficulty of finding a director for the new New Theatre, as well as possible competition with Ames's Little Theatre.[83]

In April 1912, Winthrop Ames and Lee Shubert decided to lease the site of the new New Theatre from the Astor family.[83][84] Two theaters would be built on the site, along with a private alley to their east.[83][84] Shubert's theater was to be the larger of the venues, being on 44th Street, while Ames's theater would be on 45th Street and would have a smaller seating capacity.[57][85][86] The larger theater was known as the Sam S. Shubert Theatre, in memory of Lee's late brother, while the smaller one was named after actor Edwin Booth.[86][87]

Documents indicate that several architects were consulted for the theaters' design, including Clarence H. Blackall, before the Shuberts hired Henry B. Herts for the job.[86] An "ice palace" was also planned on the site now occupied by the Broadhurst and Schoenfeld theaters.[86][88] Work on the two theaters started in May 1912.[20][57] The next month, the new-building application for the New Theatre (which had been filed in 1911) was withdrawn, and two new-building applications for Shubert's and Ames's theaters were filed.[89] Herts began accepting bids for construction contractors that July,[90] and the Fleischmann Bros. Company was selected the following month to construct both of the new theaters.[91] The project encountered several delays and disputes over costs. Documents indicate that the Fleischmann Bros. had expressed concerns of imprecise drawings and fired several workers.[92] Further delays occurred when Ames requested several changes to the Booth's design in mid-1912; Herts said this would require the plans to be completely redone, while J. J. Shubert believed the changes were superficial. The Fleischmann Bros. warned that the delays could set back the project further, as the sgraffito ornament could not be installed during winter.[40]

Opening and initial productions edit

By August 1913, British actor Johnston Forbes-Robertson and his wife Gertrude Elliott had announced their plans to open the new Shubert Theatre with a season of plays in repertory.[93] The New-York Tribune reported that Forbes-Robertson's appearance would "establish a dramatic precedent of the highest order".[27][38] The first event at the new Shubert Theatre was a reception for Forbes-Robertson on September 29, 1913, with Julia Marlowe, Augustus Thomas, and DeWolf Hopper making speeches.[94][95] Three days later, on October 2, the theater officially opened with a revival of Hamlet, starring Forbes-Robertson.[96][97][98][a] This coincided with the opening of Shubert Alley, which was first used during Hamlet's intermission.[16] At the theater's opening, Lee Shubert said, "In using for this new theatre the name of Sam S. Shubert, we consecrate it in the most solemn manner we know."[100] At the time, there were just two other theaters on the surrounding blocks: the Little Theatre and the now-demolished Weber and Fields' Music Hall.[18]

The Forbes-Robertson Repertory Company's productions included Shakespeare plays,[101] as well as other works such as George Bernard Shaw's play Caesar and Cleopatra.[102] The first original production at the Shubert was the Percy MacKaye play A Thousand Years Ago, which premiered in January 1914.[103][104] Next came the theater's first musical, The Belle of Bond Street with Gaby Deslys and Sam Bernard,[105] which closed after a short run.[101][106] A revival of George du Maurier's play Trilby opened at the theater in 1915.[107][108][109] Later that year, the Shubert hosted its first major success: the Franz Lehár operetta Alone at Last.[110][111] Herbert J. Krapp, who subsequently designed numerous theaters for the Shubert family, designed a canopy on the Shubert Theatre's facade in 1915.[94]

Jerome Kern's musical Love O' Mike, featuring Clifton Webb and Peggy Wood, opened at the Shubert in 1917.[110][112][113] The Sigmund Romberg operetta Maytime opened later that year, featuring Wood and Charles Purcell;[114][115] its success prompted the Shuberts to simultaneously stage the production at the 44th Street Theatre.[110] This was followed in 1918 by the drama The Copperhead with Lionel Barrymore,[116][117] as well as the Rudolf Friml musical Sometime with Francine Larrimore, Mae West, and Ed Wynn.[118][119] The musicals Good Morning Judge and The Magic Melody both had several-month-long runs at the Shubert in 1919,[120] and Julia Marlowe and E. H. Sothern presented a four-week-long program of Shakespeare plays later that year.[121][122]

1920s and 1930s edit

 
Curved corner of the facade

The Shubert hosted the drama The Blue Flame with Theda Bara in 1920,[117][123] followed the next year by the play The Trial of Joan of Arc with Margaret Anglin.[117][124] The Shubert also hosted several revues in the mid-1920s,[120] including four editions of the Greenwich Village Follies[125] and the 1923 edition of Artists and Models.[126][127][128]

Besides these revues, Shubert Theatre premiered the musical Red Pepper (1922) which was one of the earliest musicals to feature a jazz rooted score,[129] and in 1924 it premiered The Magnolia Lady with Ralph Forbes and Ruth Chatterton; though both had relatively brief runs.[129][130][131] The Shakespeare play Othello with Walter Hampden opened at the theater in 1925,[132][133] followed the same year by the revue Gay Paree with Charles "Chic" Sale.[130][134] Next, Emmerich Kálmán's operetta Countess Maritza opened at the Shubert in 1926[135][136] and was highly popular.[137] Further hits arrived in 1927 with the musical Yours Truly, featuring Leon Errol,[138][139] and the revue Padlocks of 1927, with Texas Guinan and Lillian Roth.[138][140]

Zoe Akins's play The Furies with Laurette Taylor was a flop in 1928,[138][141] and Ups-a-Daisy had a short run the same year, with the then-little-known actor Bob Hope in the cast.[142][143] The revue A Night in Venice[144][145] and the musical The Street Singer both were staged the next year.[146][147] Subsequently, Fritz Leiber's Chicago Civic Shakespeare Company came to the Shubert in 1930,[148][149] presenting three plays in repertory.[145] Walter Slezak had his musical debut the same year in Meet My Sister.[150][151] The musical Everybody's Welcome opened the next year with Ann Pennington, Ann Sothern, Oscar Shaw, and Frances Williams;[152][153][154] Sothern, then known as Harriette Lake, had her musical debut in that show.[150] The revue Americana opened at the theater in 1932.[152][155] This was followed the next year by Gay Divorce, with Fred Astaire and Claire Luce;[156][157][158] this was Astaire's last appearance in a Broadway musical.[142]

For the next several years, the Shubert hosted a series of straight plays (as opposed to musicals).[159] Among these was Sidney Howard's play Dodsworth, which opened in February 1934 and featured Fay Bainter and Walter Huston;[160][161] the show took a brief hiatus in mid-1934[162] and continued for several months afterward.[163] This was followed in 1936 by Robert E. Sherwood's Idiot's Delight, featuring theatrical couple Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne.[160][164] The play, the first show at the Shubert to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama,[165][166] ran for a year.[167] Next was Maxwell Anderson's The Masque of Kings, featuring Dudley Digges, Leo G. Carroll, Henry Hull, and Margo, which opened in 1937[168] and was a flop.[169][170] The same year, the Shubert saw the Rodgers and Hart musical Babes in Arms,[160][171][172] as well as the Theatre Guild production Amphitryon 38 with Lunt and Fontanne.[160][173][174] The Rodgers and Hart musical I Married an Angel opened in 1938, featuring Vera Zorina.[160][175][176] The next year, the Theatre Guild hosted the play The Philadelphia Story at the Shubert, featuring Katharine Hepburn;[169][177] it saved the Guild from bankruptcy[178] and ran for 417 performances.[179][180]

1940s and 1950s edit

 
Window above the curved corner

The Shubert Theatre hosted the Rodgers and Hart musical Higher and Higher in 1940,[181][182][183] which was one of the partnership's few failures.[178] This was followed the same year by the Guy Bolton musical Hold On to Your Hats, with Al Jolson and Martha Raye.[169][184][185] The Shubert then hosted a revival of George Bernard Shaw's play The Doctor's Dilemma in 1941, with Cornell and Raymond Massey.[186][187][188] A revival of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's The Rivals opened in 1942 with Mary Boland, Bobby Clark, Helen Ford, and Walter Hampden;[186][189][190] and the Rodgers and Hart musical By Jupiter launched the same year with Ray Bolger.[186][191][192] Subsequently, Margaret Webster's revival of Othello opened in 1943 with José Ferrer, Uta Hagen, and Paul Robeson.[193][194][195] The Shubert's productions in 1944 included the play Catherine Was Great with Mae West,[186][196][197] as well as Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg's musical comedy Bloomer Girl.[186][198][199]

In January 1947, the Shubert hosted the Victor Herbert musical Sweethearts, featuring Bobby Clark and Marjorie Gateson,[200][201] for 288 performances.[202][203] This was followed the same December by a transfer of the musical High Button Shoes, with Nanette Fabray and Phil Silvers,[204][205] which stayed for almost a year before transferring again.[206][207] The Maxwell Anderson play Anne of the Thousand Days with Rex Harrison then opened at the Shubert in late 1948,[200][208][209] and Lunt and Fontanne appeared the next year in I Know My Love.[200][210][211] A plaque celebrating the Shuberts' achievements was installed on the theater's east wall in 1949.[212] Subsequently, Cole Porter's musical comedy Kiss Me, Kate relocated to the Shubert in 1950,[204] staying for a year.[213][214] Lerner and Loewe's musical Paint Your Wagon opened at the Shubert in 1951[215][216][217] and featured James Barton for 289 performances.[216][218][219] Next, the Shaw play The Millionairess opened in 1952 and featured Katharine Hepburn and Cyril Ritchard.[215][220][221]

The Shubert hosted the Peter Ustinov play The Love of Four Colonels in 1953 with Rex Harrison and Lilli Palmer.[215][222][223] For the next two years, the theater hosted Porter's musical Can-Can.[218][224][225] This was followed in 1955 by Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical Pipe Dream,[218][226][227] one of the team's less successful ventures.[228] Next, the Theatre Guild presented Betty Comden, Adolph Green, and Jule Styne's musical Bells Are Ringing in 1956, featuring Judy Holliday and Sydney Chaplin;[215][229] it ran for two years,[230] relocating only because of a booking conflict.[231] Afterward, A Majority of One opened in 1959 with Gertrude Berg and Cedric Hardwicke,[215][232][233] and Bob Merrill's musical Take Me Along opened the same year.[215][234][235]

1960s to 1980s edit

 
The theater as seen at dusk

In 1962, the Shubert hosted the musical I Can Get It for You Wholesale,[215][236][237] which marked both Barbra Streisand's first Broadway show and Harold Rome's final large Broadway musical.[238] The same year, David Merrick produced Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse's musical Stop the World – I Want to Get Off at the Shubert.[238][239][240] Next was the Meredith Willson musical Here's Love, which opened in 1963 with Janis Paige and Craig Stevens,[241][242][243] but it was not as successful as Willson's previous hits.[238] Also in 1963, to celebrate Shubert Alley's 50th anniversary, the Shubert family embedded a plaque in a corner of the Shubert Theatre.[16][244] Newley and Bricusse had another hit at the Shubert in 1965, The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd.[241][245][246] The Shubert next presented Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick's The Apple Tree, a set of three one-act musicals, in 1966.[247][248][249]

The Shubert hosted its first Tony Awards in 1967,[250][251] an occasion for which the surrounding stretch of 44th Street was covered in carpeting.[251][252] The theater also hosted the 1968 Tony Awards.[253] The musical Golden Rainbow, originally scheduled to open at the Shubert in November 1967,[254] instead premiered the following February with Marilyn Cooper, Eydie Gormé, and Steve Lawrence.[255][256][257] The Neil Simon musical Promises, Promises opened that December with Jerry Orbach,[258][259] setting a house record with 1,281 performances over the next three years.[260][261] This was followed in 1973 by Hugh Wheeler and Stephen Sondheim's musical A Little Night Music, featuring Glynis Johns, Len Cariou, and Hermione Gingold.[255][262][263] The next year, the Shubert hosted the musical Over Here! with two Andrews Sisters, John Travolta, and Treat Williams,[255][264][265] as well as the 1974 Tony Awards.[266][267]

Edward Albee's play Seascape opened at the Shubert with Deborah Kerr and Barry Nelson in January 1975,[268][269][270] followed that April by W. Somerset Maugham's play The Constant Wife with Ingrid Bergman.[268][271][272] Joseph Papp and the Public Theater relocated their production of the musical A Chorus Line from off-Broadway to the Shubert Theatre in October 1975.[273][274] The show's relocation increased Broadway theater attendance from 6.6 million to 7.3 million in one year,[275] and the musical itself ultimately stayed for more than a decade, winning a Pulitzer Prize for Drama.[276] During the run of Chorus Line, the Shubert hosted Tony Awards ceremonies in 1976,[277] 1977,[278] 1978,[279] 1979,[280] and 1985.[281] Chorus Line became the longest-running Broadway show in 1983,[282][283] and it became the first Broadway show to run for 5,000 performances in 1987.[284] The Shubert hosted a memorial service for Chorus Line's choreographer Michael Bennett shortly after the musical's 5,000th performance.[285]

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) had started considering protecting the Shubert as a landmark in 1982,[286] with discussions continuing over the next several years.[287] The LPC designated the Shubert's facade and interior as landmarks on December 15, 1987.[48] This was part of the LPC's wide-ranging effort in 1987 to grant landmark status to Broadway theaters.[288] The New York City Board of Estimate ratified the designations in March 1988.[289] The Shubert Organization, the Nederlander Organization, and Jujamcyn collectively sued the LPC in June 1988 to overturn the landmark designations of 22 theaters, including the Shubert, on the merit that the designations severely limited the extent to which the theaters could be modified.[290] 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.[291]

1990s to present edit

 
Upper-story windows on the 44th Street facade

By early 1990, A Chorus Line was no longer profitable for Papp,[292] and the show ended that April after 6,137 performances.[276][293][294] The popular West End musical Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story was then booked for the Shubert,[295] and the theater was closed for renovations during much of 1990.[283] The Buddy Holly Story opened that November[296][297] and ran for 225 performances,[298] much shorter than its West End appearance.[283] The next hit at the Shubert was the George and Ira Gershwin musical Crazy for You, which opened in February 1992[299][300] and lasted 1,622 performances through January 1996.[301][302] During this time, the theater also hosted memorial services for performers such as Helen Hayes in 1993[303] and Jessica Tandy in 1994.[304] The theater was then renovated again for $3.7 million, with its technical systems being updated.[305] Next was the musical Big, which opened in April 1996[306][307] and had 192 performances.[308]

A revival of the musical Chicago relocated to the Shubert in February 1997[309][310] and remained until January 2003, when the show moved to the Ambassador Theatre.[309][311] A tribute to lyricist Adolph Green was hosted at the theater in late 2002, near the end of Chicago's run there.[312] The Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim musical Gypsy then opened in May 2003,[313][314] running at the Shubert for a year.[315] 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 Shubert.[316][317] This was followed by a dance special, Forever Tango, in the latter half of 2004.[318][319] The theater's next hit was the musical comedy Spamalot, which opened in 2005[320][321] and ran for nearly four years.[322][323] It was succeeded by a three-month revival of Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit in 2009.[324][325] Yet another long-running show opened at the Shubert in October 2009: David Bryan and Joe DiPietro's musical Memphis,[326][327] which lasted for 1,166 performances through 2012.[328][329] During Memphis's run, three shows ran for one night each: Brigadoon in 2010, Camelot in 2011, and Oliver! in 2012.[31]

Tim Minchin's West End hit Matilda the Musical opened at the Shubert in April 2013[330][331] and ran for 1,554 performances through the beginning of 2017.[332] Subsequently, the Shubert staged a revival of Hello Dolly! with Bette Midler from April 2017 to August 2018.[333][334] Hello, Dolly! broke the box office record for the Shubert Theatre twelve times,[335] grossing $2.4 million during the week of October 23, 2017.[336] Aaron Sorkin's play To Kill a Mockingbird opened in December 2018[337] and ran until March 12, 2020, when the theater was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[338] The Shubert reopened on October 5, 2021, with To Kill A Mockingbird,[339][340] which closed in January 2022.[341][342] The Shubert's next booking, a limited run of the farce POTUS, opened in April 2022.[343][344] It was followed by the musical Some Like It Hot in December 2022,[345][346] which closed in December 2023.[347] The musical Hell's Kitchen opened at the theater in April 2024,[348] transferring from off-Broadway.[349]

Notable productions edit

Productions are listed by the year of their first performance.[31][30]

See also edit

References edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ According to theatrical historian Ken Bloom, alternate opening dates of September 29, October 28, and September 3 are listed.[99] However, contemporary media refer to the Forbes-Robertson reception being on September 29 and the first show on October 2.[97][98]
  2. ^ Hamlet, Mice and Men, The Light That Failed, Caesar and Cleopatra, The Passing of the Third Floor Back, The Sacrament of Judas, The Merchant of Venice, Othello[350]
  3. ^ Hamlet, Twelfth Night, The Taming of the Shrew[357]
  4. ^ Hamlet, Macbeth, Twelfth Night, The Merchant of Venice, The Taming of the Shrew, King Richard III, King Lear, As You Like It, Julius Caesar[369]
  5. ^ The Yeomen of the Guard, The Pirates of Penzance, The Mikado, Princess Ida, Trial by Jury, H.M.S. Pinafore, Ruddigore, Iolanthe[392]
  6. ^ a b c d This production was a special or limited run that took place during the longer run of another show

Citations edit

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  140. ^ "'Padlocks' to Close; Texas Guinan, Denying Financial Troubles, Says She Will Open Club". The New York Times. September 23, 1927. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  141. ^ "Laurette Taylor in "The Furies."". The New York Times. February 20, 1928. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
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  143. ^ "'Ups-a-Daisy' Aided by Talented Cast; Gensler's Musical Comedy Concerned With Pretended Mountain Climber". The New York Times. October 9, 1928. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  144. ^ "New Revue for Shubert; "A Night in Venice" to Open Here in Week of May 20". The New York Times. May 8, 1929. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
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  147. ^ "'The Street Singer' Has Pleasing Tunes; Lively Variant of Cinderella in Musical Comedy With Andrew Tombes and Queenie Smith". The New York Times. September 18, 1929. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
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  151. ^ "'Meet My Sister' Is Novel Music Show; Newcomer at Shubert Boasts Absence of Chorus and Presence of Walter Slezak". The New York Times. December 31, 1930. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
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    "Everybody's Welcome (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1931)". Playbill. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  154. ^ Atkinson, J. Brooks (October 14, 1931). "The Play; A Revival at Yiddish Theatre". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  155. ^ Martin, John (October 16, 1932). "The Dance: a New Field in the Theatre; Revue Numbers of the Early Season Make A Wide Appeal -- Notes and Comment". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
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    "Gay Divorce (Broadway, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 1932)". Playbill. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  158. ^ "Gay Divorce' for London; Lee Ephraim Sails After Getting British Rights of Musical Show". The New York Times. April 19, 1933. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
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  161. ^ Atkinson, Brooks (February 26, 1934). "The Play; Walter Huston in Sidney Howard's 'Dodsworth,' Dramatized From Sinclair Lewis's Novel". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  162. ^ "Dodsworth' Opens Again; Play Closed for Seven Weeks Starts Run at Shubert". The New York Times. August 21, 1934. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
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  164. ^ Atkinson, Brooks (March 25, 1936). "The Play; Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne Appearing in Sherwood's 'Idiot's Delight.'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
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  166. ^ Atkinson, Brooks (May 10, 1936). "Pulitzer Laurels; R.E. Sherwood's 'Idiot's Delight' Receives The Annual Award". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
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  168. ^ Atkinson, Brooks (February 9, 1937). "The Play; Maxwell Anderson's 'The Masque of Kings' Under Guild Management-Opening of 'Be So Kindly'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
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  171. ^ a b The Broadway League (April 14, 1937). "Babes in Arms – Broadway Musical – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
    "Babes in Arms (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1937)". Playbill. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  172. ^ Atkinson, Brooks (April 15, 1937). "The Play; ' Babes in Arms' With a Book by Rodgers and Hart and a Cast of Youngsters". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  173. ^ a b The Broadway League (November 1, 1937). "Amphitryon 38 – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
    "Amphitryon 38 (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1937)". Playbill. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  174. ^ Atkinson, Brookd (November 2, 1937). "The Play; Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne Return in the Theatre Guild's 'Amphitryon 38'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  175. ^ a b The Broadway League (May 11, 1938). "I Married an Angel – Broadway Musical – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
    "I Married an Angel (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1938)". Playbill. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  176. ^ "News of the Stage; ' I Married an Angel' Due Tonight at the Shubert--'I'd Rather Be Right' Moves May 23, Kortner for Miss Cornell's Cast Summer Hits Broadway". The New York Times. May 11, 1938. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  177. ^ Atkinson, Brooks (March 29, 1939). "The Play; Katharine Hepburn Appearing in Philip Barry's 'The Philadelphia Story' for the Theatre Guild". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
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  179. ^ a b The Broadway League (March 28, 1939). "The Philadelphia Story – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
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  180. ^ Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 84; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 35.
  181. ^ Bloom 2007, p. 233; Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 84; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 35.
  182. ^ a b The Broadway League (April 4, 1940). "Higher and Higher – Broadway Musical – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
    "Higher and Higher (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1940)". Playbill. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  183. ^ Atkinson, Brooks (April 5, 1940). "The Play; Jack Haley Renews Broadway Acquaintances in Rodgers and Hart's 'Higher and Higher'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  184. ^ a b The Broadway League (September 11, 1940). "Hold on to Your Hats – Broadway Musical – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
    "Hold on to Your Hats (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1940)". Playbill. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  185. ^ Atkinson, Brooks (September 12, 1940). "The Play; 'Hold On to Your Hats' Brings Al Jolson Back to Broadway After an Absence of Nine Years". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
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  187. ^ a b The Broadway League (March 11, 1941). "The Doctor's Dilemma – Broadway Play – 1941 Revival". IBDB. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
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  188. ^ Atkinson, Brooks (March 12, 1941). "The Play; Cornell and Massey Appear in a Revival of Bernard Shaw's 'The Doctor's Dilemma'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  189. ^ a b The Broadway League (January 14, 1942). "The Rivals – Broadway Play – 1942 Revival". IBDB. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
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  190. ^ "Guild to Present 'Rivals' Tonight; Shubert Theatre to Be Setting for 167-Year-Old Comedy by Richard Sheridan". The New York Times. January 14, 1942. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  191. ^ a b The Broadway League (June 3, 1942). "By Jupiter – Broadway Musical – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
    "By Jupiter (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1942)". Playbill. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  192. ^ "Tonight's Openings: 'By Jupiter,' Starring Ray Bolger, at the Shubert; 'Starlight' in Harlem". The New York Times. June 3, 1942. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
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  194. ^ a b The Broadway League (October 19, 1943). "Othello – Broadway Play – 1943 Revival". IBDB. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
    "Othello (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1943)". Playbill. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  195. ^ Nichols, Lewis (October 20, 1943). "The Play in Review; 'Othello,' With Robeson in Title Role, Revived by Theatre Guild Before an Enthusiastic Audience at the Shubert". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  196. ^ a b The Broadway League (August 2, 1944). "Catherine Was Great – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
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  197. ^ Zolotow, Sam (August 2, 1944). "Mae West Play Due Here Tonight; 'Catherine Was Great,' Written by Star, to Open at Shubert Under Mike Todd's Aegis". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  198. ^ a b The Broadway League (October 5, 1944). "Bloomer Girl – Broadway Musical – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
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  199. ^ Zolotow, Sam (October 5, 1944). "Premiere Tonight of 'Bloomer Girl'; Musical Comedy of Gay Doings in 1861 to Open at Shubert -- Celeste Holm in Cast". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  200. ^ a b c Bloom 2007, p. 234; Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 84; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 37.
  201. ^ Calta, Louis (January 21, 1947). "Opening Tonight of 'Sweethearts'; Paula Stone and Her Husband, Michael Sloane, Will Present Bobby Clark in Revival". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  202. ^ a b The Broadway League (January 21, 1947). "Sweethearts – Broadway Musical – 1947 Revival". IBDB. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
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  203. ^ Zolotow, Sam (September 10, 1947). "Closing on Sept. 27 for 'Sweethearts'; Revival Starring Bobby Clark to Clock 288 Performances -- London Show to Shubert". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  204. ^ a b Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 84; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 37.
  205. ^ Zolotow, Sam (June 17, 1949). "High Button Shoes' Will Close July 2; Musical Leaving the Broadway After 727 Performances -Proser, Kiphess Sponsors". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  206. ^ a b The Broadway League (October 9, 1947). "High Button Shoes – Broadway Musical – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
    "High Button Shoes (Broadway, New Century Theatre, 1947)". Playbill. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  207. ^ Funke, Lewis (October 17, 1948). "RIALTO GOSSIP; 'High Button Shoes' Moves to Another Theatre and Cuts Prices -- Items". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  208. ^ a b The Broadway League (December 8, 1948). "Anne of the Thousand Days – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
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  209. ^ Zolotow, Sam (December 8, 1948). "Anderson Drama Arrives Tonight; ' Anne of Thousand Days,' With Rex Harrison, Joyce Redman, Opening at the Shubert". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
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    "I Know My Love (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1949)". Playbill. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  211. ^ Atkinson, Brooks (November 3, 1949). "First Night at the Theatre; Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne Return in S. N. Behrman's 'I Know My Love.'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  212. ^ "A Plaque for Shubert Alley". New York Herald Tribune. June 14, 1949. p. 19. ProQuest 1326792316.
  213. ^ a b The Broadway League (December 30, 1948). "Kiss Me, Kate – Broadway Musical – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
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  214. ^ Shanley, J. p (July 17, 1951). "'Kiss Me, Kate' Run to End Next Week; Musical Leaving Shubert July 28 After 1,077 Performances --Opened Dec. 30, 1948 'Fledermaus' Issue Settled New Production Group". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
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  216. ^ a b c The Broadway League (November 12, 1951). "Paint Your Wagon – Broadway Musical – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
    "Paint Your Wagon (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1951)". Playbill. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  217. ^ Zolotow, Sam (November 12, 1951). "'Paint Your Wagon' Will Open Tonight; Collaborators on New Musical, Which Stars James Barton, Worked on 'Brigadoon'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
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  219. ^ Shanley, J. P. (July 19, 1952). "Wagon' to Leave Shubert Tonight; Loewe-Lerner Musical Play, Put on by Crawford, to Quit After 289 Performances". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  220. ^ a b The Broadway League (October 17, 1952). "The Millionairess – Broadway Play – 1952 Revival". IBDB. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
    "Paint Your Wagon (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1951)". Playbill. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  221. ^ Zolotow, Sam (October 17, 1952). "Broadway Awaits Hepburn Tonight; Her Limited Run at Shubert in Shaw's 'The Millionairess' Finds Few Unsold Tickets". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  222. ^ a b The Broadway League (January 15, 1953). "The Love of Four Colonels – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
    "The Love of Four Colonels (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1953)". Playbill. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  223. ^ Calta, Louis (January 15, 1953). "Harrison, Palmer to Arrive Tonight; Acting Team Will Co-Star in 'The Love of Four Colonels' by Ustinov, at the Shubert". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  224. ^ a b The Broadway League (May 7, 1953). "Can-Can – Broadway Musical – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
    "Can-Can (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1953)". Playbill. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  225. ^ Funke, Lewis (May 17, 1962). "Musical: 'Can-Can' Back; Porter-Burrows Show Is Revived at Center The Cast". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  226. ^ a b The Broadway League (November 30, 1955). "Pipe Dream – Broadway Musical – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
    "Pipe Dream (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1955)". Playbill. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  227. ^ Atkinson, Brooks (December 1, 1955). "Theatre: Rodgers and Hammerstein; ' Pipe Dream' Is Based on Steinbeck Novel". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
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  229. ^ Atkinson, Brooks (November 30, 1956). "Theatre: 'Bells Are Ringing' for Judy Holliday; Overcomes Antiquated Plot at Shubert Actress Flies High in New Musical Show". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  230. ^ a b The Broadway League (November 29, 1956). "Bells Are Ringing – Broadway Musical – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
    "Bells Are Ringing (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1956)". Playbill. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  231. ^ Zolotow, Sam (September 30, 1958). "Bells' May Stop Ringing on Dec. 13; Booking Jam to Oust Show From Shubert -- Ferrer and Kurnitz Adapting Musical". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  232. ^ a b The Broadway League (February 16, 1959). "A Majority of One – Broadway Play – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
    "A Majority of One (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1959)". Playbill. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  233. ^ Atkinson, Brooks (February 17, 1959). "Theatre: 'Majority of One'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  234. ^ a b The Broadway League (October 22, 1959). "Take Me Along – Broadway Musical – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
    "Take Me Along (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1959)". Playbill. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  235. ^ Atkinson, Brooks (October 23, 1959). "Theatre: 'Take Me Along'; New Musical Opens at the Sam Shubert". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  236. ^ a b The Broadway League (March 22, 1962). "I Can Get It for You Wholesale – Broadway Musical – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
    "I Can Get It for You Wholesale (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1962)". Playbill. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  237. ^ Taubman, Howard (March 23, 1962). "Theatre: 'I Can Get It for You Wholesale' Opens; Musical Based on Book by Jerome Weidman". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
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  239. ^ a b The Broadway League (October 3, 1962). "Stop the World - I Want to Get Off – Broadway Musical – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
    "Stop the World - I Want to Get Off (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1962)". Playbill. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  240. ^ Taubman, Howard (October 4, 1962). "Theater: 'Stop the World' Opens; Anthony Newley Chief Artisan of Show Anna Quayle Also in Musical at Shubert". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  241. ^ a b Bloom 2007, p. 234; Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 86; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 19.
  242. ^ a b The Broadway League (October 3, 1963). "Here's Love – Broadway Musical – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
    "Here's Love (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1963)". Playbill. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  243. ^ Taubman, Howard (October 4, 1963). "Theater: Musical by Meredith Willson; 'Here's Love' Based on 'Miracle on 34th St.'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
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  245. ^ a b The Broadway League (May 16, 1965). "The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd – Broadway Musical – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
    "The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1965)". Playbill. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  246. ^ Taubman, Howard (May 17, 1965). "Theater: 'Roar of the Greasepaint' Struts and Frets; Newley Acts Underdog to Ritchard as Sir". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  247. ^ a b Bloom 2007, p. 234; Botto & Mitchell 2002, p. 86; Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987, p. 40.
  248. ^ a b The Broadway League (October 18, 1966). "The Apple Tree – Broadway Musical – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
    "The Apple Tree (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1966)". Playbill. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  249. ^ Kerr, Walter (October 19, 1966). "Theater: 'The Apple Tree,' Three Playlets, Opens; Barbara Harris, Alda and Blyden Starred". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  250. ^ Sullivan, Dan (March 27, 1967). "'Cabaret' and 'Homecoming' Win Top Tonys; Robert Preston and Barbara Harris Get Star Prizes". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  251. ^ a b Frymer, Murry (March 27, 1967). "Tony Carpet Rolls for British, 'Cabaret'". Newsday. p. 50. ISSN 2574-5298. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  252. ^ "Street to Get Carpeting On Tony Night, the 26th". The New York Times. March 9, 1967. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  253. ^ Sullivan, Dan (April 22, 1968). "'Rosencrantz' and 'Hallelujah, Baby!' Garner Tonys; Zoe Caldwell and Balsam Capture Acting Honors". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  254. ^ "'Golden Rainbow' Opens Nov.8". The New York Times. June 2, 1967. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
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  256. ^ a b The Broadway League (February 4, 1968). "Golden Rainbow – Broadway Musical – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
    "Golden Rainbow (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1968)". Playbill. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  257. ^ Barnes, Clive (February 5, 1968). "Theater: Sammy Glick on the Loose in Las Vegas; Shubert Theater Gets 'Golden Rainbow' Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme Star". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  258. ^ Barnes, Clive (December 2, 1968). "Theater: Simon-Bacharach 'Promises, Promises' Begins Run at the Shubert; Jerry Orbach Starred as Mouse-Fink Hero". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  259. ^ Oppenheimer, George (December 2, 1968). "'Promises..." Promises to Be a Smash". Newsday. p. 125. ISSN 2574-5298. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
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  261. ^ a b The Broadway League (December 1, 1968). "Promises, Promises – Broadway Musical – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
    "Promises, Promises (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1968)". Playbill. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  262. ^ a b The Broadway League (February 25, 1973). "A Little Night Music – Broadway Musical – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
    "A Little Night Music (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1973)". Playbill. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  263. ^ Barnes, Cline (February 26, 1973). "The Theater: 'A Little Night Music'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  264. ^ a b The Broadway League (March 6, 1974). "Over Here! – Broadway Musical – Original". IBDB. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
    "Over Here! (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1974)". Playbill. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  265. ^ Watt, Douglas (March 8, 1974). "'Over Here!' a Silly, Lively Pastiche". New York Daily News. p. 112. ISSN 2692-1251. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  266. ^ Weisman, Steven R. (April 22, 1974). "'River Niger' and 'Raisin' Win Tonys". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
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January 01, 1970
shubert, theatre, broadway, shubert, theatre, redirects, here, theater, boston, shubert, theatre, boston, shubert, theatre, broadway, theater, west, 44th, street, theater, district, midtown, manhattan, york, city, opened, 1913, theater, designed, henry, beaumo. Sam S Shubert Theatre redirects here For the theater in Boston see Shubert Theatre Boston The Shubert Theatre is a Broadway theater at 225 West 44th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City Opened in 1913 the theater was designed by Henry Beaumont Herts in the Italian Renaissance style and was built for the Shubert brothers Lee and J J Shubert had named the theater in memory of their brother Sam S Shubert who died in an accident several years before the theater s opening It has 1 502 seats across three levels and is operated by The Shubert Organization The facade and interior are New York City landmarks Shubert TheatreAddress225 West 44th StreetManhattan New York CityUnited StatesCoordinates40 45 29 N 73 59 14 W 40 75806 N 73 98722 W 40 75806 73 98722Public transitSubway Times Square 42nd Street Port Authority Bus TerminalOwnerShubert and Booth Theatre LLCOperatorThe Shubert OrganizationTypeBroadwayCapacity1 502 1 ProductionHell s KitchenConstructionOpenedOctober 2 1913ArchitectHenry Beaumont HertsWebsiteOfficial websiteNew York City LandmarkDesignatedDecember 15 1987 2 Reference no 1378 2 Designated entityFacadeNew York City LandmarkDesignatedDecember 15 1987 3 Reference no 1379 3 Designated entityLobby and auditorium interior The Shubert s facade is made of brick and terracotta with sgraffito decorations designed in stucco Three arches face south onto 44th Street and a curved corner faces east toward Broadway To the east the Shubert Alley facade includes doors to the lobby and the stage house The auditorium contains an orchestra level two balconies and a flat ceiling The space is decorated with mythological murals throughout Near the front of the auditorium flanking the elliptical proscenium arch are box seats at balcony level The upper levels contain offices formerly occupied by the Shubert brothers and the stage house to the north is shared with the Booth Theatre The Shubert brothers developed the Booth and Shubert theaters as their first venues on the block The Shubert Theatre opened on October 2 1913 with a revival of Hamlet The theater has hosted numerous long running musicals throughout its history such as Bells Are Ringing and Promises Promises Since the 1970s the Shubert has hosted relatively few shows including long runs of the musicals A Chorus Line Crazy for You Chicago Spamalot Memphis and Matilda the Musical Contents 1 Site 2 Design 2 1 Facade 2 1 1 44th Street 2 1 2 Southeast corner 2 1 3 Shubert Alley 2 2 Interior 2 2 1 Lobby 2 2 2 Auditorium 2 2 2 1 Seating areas 2 2 2 2 Other design features 2 2 3 Other interior spaces 2 2 3 1 Shubert offices 3 History 3 1 Development and early years 3 1 1 Construction 3 1 2 Opening and initial productions 3 2 1920s and 1930s 3 3 1940s and 1950s 3 4 1960s to 1980s 3 5 1990s to present 4 Notable productions 5 See also 6 References 6 1 Notes 6 2 Citations 6 3 Sources 7 Further reading 8 External linksSite edit nbsp Drawing of the theater s site in 1916 The Shubert and Booth theaters are at upper left The Shubert Theatre is on 225 West 44th Street on the north sidewalk between Eighth Avenue and Seventh Avenue near Times Square in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City 4 It shares a land lot with the Booth Theatre directly to the north though the theaters are separate buildings 5 6 The lot covers 25 305 square feet 2 350 9 m2 with a frontage of 126 feet 38 m on 44th and 45th Streets and 200 83 feet 61 m on Shubert Alley to the east 5 The Shubert Theatre building takes up 110 feet 34 m of the Shubert Alley frontage and measures about 110 feet wide on 44th Street 7 8 The Shubert is part of the largest concentration of Broadway theaters on a single block 9 It adjoins six other theaters the Majestic and Broadhurst to the west the John Golden Bernard B Jacobs and Gerald Schoenfeld to the northwest and the Booth to the north Other nearby structures include the Row NYC Hotel to the west the Music Box Theatre and Imperial Theatre one block north One Astor Plaza to the east 1501 Broadway to the southeast Sardi s restaurant to the south and the Hayes Theater and St James Theatre to the southwest 5 The Broadhurst Schoenfeld originally Plymouth Booth and Shubert theaters were all developed by the Shubert brothers between 44th and 45th Streets occupying land previously owned by the Astor family 10 11 The Shuberts bought the land under all four theaters from the Astors in 1948 11 12 The Shubert and Booth theaters were developed as a pair and are the oldest theaters on the block 13 14 The site was previously occupied by several houses on 44th and 45th Street 15 The adjacent Shubert Alley built along with the Shubert and Booth theaters 16 17 was originally a 15 foot wide 4 6 m fire escape passage 18 Shubert Alley s presence not only allowed the theaters to meet fire regulations 19 20 but also enabled the structures to be designed as corner lots 6 Originally the theaters faced the Hotel Astor now the location of One Astor Plaza across the alley 10 21 Another private alley runs to the west between the Booth Shubert and Broadhurst Schoenfeld theaters 22 The Broadhurst and Schoenfeld were also built as a pair occupying land left over from the development of the Shubert and Booth these too are designed with curved corners facing Broadway 23 Design edit nbsp 44th Street facade 2007The Shubert Theatre was designed by Henry Beaumont Herts and constructed in 1913 for the Shubert brothers 4 24 Herts was an experienced theatrical architect and had previously led the firm of Herts amp Tallant which designed such theaters as the Lyceum the New Amsterdam and the Liberty 25 26 The Shubert and Booth theaters are within separate buildings and differ in their interior designs and functions 7 27 although they have adjacent stage areas near the center of the block 6 The Shubert was the larger house intended to be suitable for musicals and the Shubert family s offices were placed above the auditorium there 28 By contrast the Booth was intended to be smaller and more intimate 29 The Shubert Theatre is operated by The Shubert Organization 1 30 31 Facade edit The facades of the two theaters are similar in arrangement being designed in the Italian Renaissance style 20 32 or the Venetian Renaissance style 33 The structures both have curved corners facing Broadway since most audience members reached the theaters from that direction 6 34 The Shubert s facade is made of white brick laid in English cross bondwork as well as terracotta 7 32 35 The bricks are laid in alternating courses of headers with their short sides exposed and stretchers with their long sides exposed 35 An early source described the theaters facades as being made of white marble with stucco and faience panels 20 The main section of the theater rises six stories and is topped by a cornice with dentils Above the cornice is a sheet metal mansard roof 36 A critic for Architecture magazine wrote that Herts had discovered an excellent motive for a single facade although it would perhaps have been more amusing if the two theaters had contained different facades 19 According to the New York Tribune the theaters use of hand carved sgraffito for decoration made Herts the first man to have used sgraffito for this purpose 27 The sgraffito was used because of New York City building codes that prevented decorations from projecting beyond their lot lines 37 38 39 These decorations were colored light gray placed on a purple gray background 35 40 The sgraffito on the two theaters is one of the few such examples that remain in New York City A contemporary source said the theaters facades were free from much of the gaudy trappings that has made some of the recent playhouses commonplace in appearance 38 44th Street edit nbsp Arches above the doors At ground level the 44th Street elevation contains a tall water table of painted stone above which is a band with rusticated blocks of terracotta There are three arches at the center of the facade which provide an emergency exit from the lobby 7 36 Each archway originally contained a pair of paneled wooden double doors but these have since been replaced with glass doors On either side of the arches are rectangular sign boards topped by triangular pediments 36 Within the archways above the doors are sgraffito paintings which depict figures within aedicules 37 38 These paintings are partially obscured by a modern marquee that is cantilevered from the wall above The archways are surrounded by rusticated voissoirs 36 Above the archways the theater s facade is made of brick The brick section of the facade is surrounded by a stucco band of sgraffito decorations which is painted white and contains bas reliefs of classical style foliate ornamentation Outside this stucco band is another sgraffito band divided into panels that depict female figures and griffins The extreme left west and right east ends of the facade contain vertical sequences of terracotta quoins they have Corinthian style capitals that are decorated with motifs of rams lions heads and acanthus leaves At the top of the brick wall the paneled sgraffito band is split up into three sections each with a curved broken pediment and carvings of masks Above each pediment is a set of triple windows at the sixth story surrounded by a terracotta frame Each triple window contains a window sill which projects outward slightly and is supported by corbels that depict winged heads Octagonal terracotta panels separate each set of triple windows The mansard roof has three sets of dormer windows on this elevation 36 Southeast corner edit Due to the theater s location at the corner of 44th Street and Shubert Alley the southeast corner of the facade is curved 34 36 This corner section has a doorway at the center containing glass and metal doors these are shielded by a canopy that extends to the curb on 44th Street 36 There are stone pilasters on either side of the doorway which contain cartouches and sign boards Above the doors is a broken pediment shaped like a segmental arch The center of the broken pediment has an oval sgraffito panel with scrolls on the sides and a scalloped shell above it 38 41 The panel depicts a figure that carries a sign with the words Henry B Herts Architect 1913 36 A brick wall rises from the doorway and a sign board is mounted on the wall The brick is surrounded by a stucco band with sgraffito foliate decorations which retains its original colors Like on 44th Street there are vertical quoins with Corinthian capitals on the left and right At the top of the brick wall there is a broken pediment within which is a theatrical mask and a shield This broken pediment is topped by a pair of windows at the sixth story surrounded by a terracotta frame The windows share a slightly projecting sill which is supported by corbels that depict winged heads 42 Shubert Alley edit nbsp Shubert Alley facade 2007On Shubert Alley the facade is divided into the auditorium to the left south and the stage house to the right north The auditorium section contains three sets of glass and metal doors two from the auditorium on the left and one leading to the Shuberts upper story offices on the right A metal marquee hangs over these doors Like the elevations on 44th Street and at the southeast corner the left side of the auditorium facade contains vertical quoins topped by a Corinthian capital Also similar to the 44th Street elevation there is a brick wall section above the first floor surrounded by a stucco sgraffito band with bas reliefs and a paneled sgraffito band At the top of the brick wall are three broken pediments and three sets of windows surrounded by terracotta frames The main difference from the 44th Street elevation is that the center set of windows contains two openings rather than three and there is no roof dormer above the center windows 43 The stage house section shared with the Booth Theatre to the north is simpler in design being made mainly of brick in English cross bond The ground floor has doorways metal panels and sign boards A band of quoins separates the stage house from the Shubert auditorium to the left and the Booth Theatre to the right The second to fourth floors have one over one sash windows while the fifth floor has a terracotta shield at the center The top of the stage house contains a parapet above which is a sgraffito panel surrounded by bricks 43 Interior edit Lobby edit The lobby is composed of an elliptical space accessed from the southeast corner of the theater and a rectangular space accessed from two of the doors on Shubert Alley The north wall of the lobby contains ticket windows while the west wall contains doors to the auditorium 44 Originally the space was described as an elaborate green marble room accessed by heavy oak doors 7 The marble mosaic tile floor is decorated with foliate patterns At the top of the walls is a frieze depicting waves and talons as well as a cornice with modillions 45 The rectangular section of the lobby contains a vaulted ceiling which is split into multiple sections by moldings There is an octagonal panel surrounded by laurel leaves at the center of the vault The elliptical section of the lobby has a domed ceiling decorated with moldings and laurel leaves 46 Auditorium edit nbsp View from the balcony toward the stage The auditorium has an orchestra level two balconies boxes and a stage behind the proscenium arch The auditorium is wider than its depth and the space is designed with plaster decorations in relief 45 According to the Shubert Organization the theater has 1 502 seats 1 meanwhile The Broadway League gives a figure of 1 460 seats 30 and Playbill cites 1 435 seats 31 The physical seats are divided into 700 seats in the orchestra 410 on the mezzanine first balcony 350 on the second balcony and 16 in the boxes There are 26 standing only spots as well as 28 removable seats in the orchestra pit 1 The theater contains restrooms in the basement mezzanine and balcony The orchestra level is wheelchair accessible but the restrooms and other seating levels are not 1 31 The theater originally had a capacity of 1 400 seats 7 8 27 The New York Times described the decorative scheme as originally being old Venetian gold absinthe green and amethyst 7 Mythological motifs are heavily featured in the interior 33 J Mortimer Lichtenauer painted murals along the boxes the area above the proscenium arch and the ceiling The murals contain figures with masks of Minoan and renaissance inspiration as well as semi nude females depicting music and drama 47 48 There were twenty one figures a contemporary publication said the murals had been completed in a little less than two days 49 Architecture magazine cited the Shubert s interior as being good of the more accepted theatre interior design despite not being of such exceptional excellence as the neighboring Booth 19 Seating areas edit The rear or southern end of the orchestra contains a promenade 45 measuring 15 feet 4 6 m deep 7 Four piers topped by plain capitals support the mezzanine level and separate the promenade from the orchestra seating 50 The top of the orchestra promenade s walls contain a frieze with phoenixes and foliate decorations several niches with arched pediments are placed within the frieze 51 The ceiling is a barrel vault split into multiple sections by moldings it contains an octagonal panel at the center 50 There are also lighting sconces and a standing rail in the orchestra promenade 52 Stairs in the promenade lead up to the mezzanine and balcony The orchestra level is raked sloping down toward an orchestra pit in front of the stage 45 The orchestra has paneled plasterwork side walls with fabric coverings as well as lighting sconces 53 The mezzanine and balcony are both steeply raked 45 The rear of the mezzanine contains a promenade similar to that on the orchestra 7 45 The underside of the mezzanine contains moldings and foliation which surround murals that depict classical scenes In front of the mezzanine and the balcony are plasterwork panels with swags and theatrical masks the balcony s front rail is covered by light boxes 53 The side walls of both the mezzanine and the balcony contain plasterwork panels with fabric coverings a shallow cornice separates the mezzanine from the balcony There are doorways on both levels above which are friezes with scroll decorations Two of the doorways on the balcony have panels that depict swags and shields A frieze runs above the balcony wrapping above the boxes and proscenium 51 There is a technical booth at the rear of the balcony 52 On either side of the stage is a splayed wall section which includes an elliptical arch with one box at the mezzanine level 45 Similar boxes were installed on the orchestra level but have since been removed 52 The front railings of the boxes contain motifs of scallops and swags while the undersides are decorated with scrolled brackets and foliate panels The archways themselves are mostly filled with paneled plaster walls with a doorway leading into each box 51 The doorways have eared surrounds and the tops of the doorways contain rectangular panels with light fixtures The archways are surrounded by coved bands with urns and foliate decorations Above these arches are murals with swags foliate decorations and female figures surrounded by a band of foliate decorations 53 The boxes were decorated in old Venetian gold while the paintings above were predominantly colored absinthe green and amethyst 54 Other design features edit nbsp Ceiling detail Next to the boxes is a coved segmental proscenium arch The coved section has octagonal panels which are separated either by fan motifs or by sunbursts and foliate decorations 50 The proscenium opening measures about 38 feet 9 inches 11 81 m wide and 28 feet 6 inches 8 69 m tall 1 Above the proscenium arch is an octagonal panel containing a mural On either side of the mural are female representations of music and drama surrounded by a band of foliate decorations A frieze also runs above the proscenium it depicts female figures alternating with shields and winged figures 51 The depth of the auditorium to the proscenium is 33 feet 10 inches 10 31 m while the depth to the front of the stage is 36 feet 11 m 1 The stage itself was described as being 35 feet 11 m deep and 80 feet 24 m wide behind the proscenium The stage lighting was controlled by a switchboard placed on a terrace to one side of the stage 7 The flat ceiling is hexagonal in shape split into sections by molded bands 45 There is a square panel at the center of the ceiling surrounded by hexagonal panels that contain murals The central panel is itself divided into sections with smaller panels that surround a square section the mural in the central square has been removed 53 Six chandeliers hang from the ceiling two above the orchestra and four above the second balcony 32 52 The ceiling contains air conditioning vents as well as a suspended truss 52 Other interior spaces edit The dressing rooms are separated from the stages of each theater by a heavy fireproof wall 7 27 The two theaters are separated from each other by a 2 foot thick 0 61 m wall 6 55 A gift shop called One Shubert Alley opened between the Shubert and Booth theaters in 1979 within three of the Booth s former dressing rooms 56 The emergency exits of both theaters were composed of fire and smoke proof towers rather than exterior fire escapes 57 Shubert offices edit The top two stories were designed as offices for the Shuberts 27 Lee Shubert had a circular office on the third floor facing the street which he occupied until his death in 1953 58 His younger brother Jacob J Shubert also known as J J had a three room office in the rear of the third floor 59 Lee often referred to the third and fourth stories as my offices implying J J s subordinate position in the firm 58 60 There were also offices for casting directors secretaries and telephone operators a kitchen and dining room a bedroom and a bathroom 58 The Shubert offices had a large safe for storing money in the days when the theatrical industry operated mainly as a cash business though this was subsequently converted to a storage area for drinks 61 By 1926 when Lee and J J s relationship became strained 62 J J had moved to Sardi s restaurant while Lee remained atop the Shubert Theatre 62 63 Following Lee s death his office was occupied by his nephew Milton Shubert 64 65 who quit in 1954 after an acrimonious dispute with J J regarding who should lead the Shubert family s theaters 66 65 The law firm of Schoenfeld amp Jacobs headed by Gerald Schoenfeld and Bernard B Jacobs occupied the Shubert Theater offices for free in the 1970s 67 Jacobs occupied Lee Shubert s suite until his death in 1996 68 For several decades producer Alexander H Cohen also had offices in the Shubert Theatre and was known as the third Shubert 69 despite conflicting with Jacobs and Schoenfeld over rent in the mid 1980s 70 By the theater s 100th anniversary in 2013 Lee s former dining room had been divided into offices for Shubert president Robert E Wankel and chairman Philip J Smith 61 History editTimes Square became the epicenter for large scale theater productions between 1900 and the Great Depression 71 Manhattan s theater district had begun to shift from Union Square and Madison Square during the first decade of the 20th century 72 73 From 1901 to 1920 forty three theaters were built around Broadway in Midtown Manhattan including the Shubert Theatre 74 The venue was developed by the Shubert brothers of Syracuse New York who expanded downstate into New York City in the first decade of the 20th century 75 76 After Sam S Shubert died in a railroad accident in 1905 his brothers Lee and J J expanded their theatrical operations significantly 77 78 Sam had been 26 years old at the time of his death 79 His brothers decided to construct five theaters across the United States in his honor all named the Sam S Shubert Memorial Theatre 6 78 The Shuberts later dropped the word memorial from these theaters names citing the word s unpleasant connotation 62 Development and early years edit Construction edit nbsp Detail of a chandelier in the theater As the Shuberts were developing theaters in the early 1910s theatrical producer Winthrop Ames was planning to build a replacement for the New Theatre Though the New had been completed in 1909 Ames and the theater s founders saw the venue on the Upper West Side as being too large and too far away from Times Square 80 The New Theatre s founders acquired several buildings at 219 225 West 44th Street and 218 230 West 45th Street in March 1911 for the construction of a new New Theatre there 15 The theater would have contained a private alley to the east 15 The project was canceled in December 1911 after the site had been cleared when Ames announced he would build the Little Theatre now the Hayes Theater across 44th Street 81 82 The New Theatre s founders cited the difficulty of finding a director for the new New Theatre as well as possible competition with Ames s Little Theatre 83 In April 1912 Winthrop Ames and Lee Shubert decided to lease the site of the new New Theatre from the Astor family 83 84 Two theaters would be built on the site along with a private alley to their east 83 84 Shubert s theater was to be the larger of the venues being on 44th Street while Ames s theater would be on 45th Street and would have a smaller seating capacity 57 85 86 The larger theater was known as the Sam S Shubert Theatre in memory of Lee s late brother while the smaller one was named after actor Edwin Booth 86 87 Documents indicate that several architects were consulted for the theaters design including Clarence H Blackall before the Shuberts hired Henry B Herts for the job 86 An ice palace was also planned on the site now occupied by the Broadhurst and Schoenfeld theaters 86 88 Work on the two theaters started in May 1912 20 57 The next month the new building application for the New Theatre which had been filed in 1911 was withdrawn and two new building applications for Shubert s and Ames s theaters were filed 89 Herts began accepting bids for construction contractors that July 90 and the Fleischmann Bros Company was selected the following month to construct both of the new theaters 91 The project encountered several delays and disputes over costs Documents indicate that the Fleischmann Bros had expressed concerns of imprecise drawings and fired several workers 92 Further delays occurred when Ames requested several changes to the Booth s design in mid 1912 Herts said this would require the plans to be completely redone while J J Shubert believed the changes were superficial The Fleischmann Bros warned that the delays could set back the project further as the sgraffito ornament could not be installed during winter 40 Opening and initial productions edit By August 1913 British actor Johnston Forbes Robertson and his wife Gertrude Elliott had announced their plans to open the new Shubert Theatre with a season of plays in repertory 93 The New York Tribune reported that Forbes Robertson s appearance would establish a dramatic precedent of the highest order 27 38 The first event at the new Shubert Theatre was a reception for Forbes Robertson on September 29 1913 with Julia Marlowe Augustus Thomas and DeWolf Hopper making speeches 94 95 Three days later on October 2 the theater officially opened with a revival of Hamlet starring Forbes Robertson 96 97 98 a This coincided with the opening of Shubert Alley which was first used during Hamlet s intermission 16 At the theater s opening Lee Shubert said In using for this new theatre the name of Sam S Shubert we consecrate it in the most solemn manner we know 100 At the time there were just two other theaters on the surrounding blocks the Little Theatre and the now demolished Weber and Fields Music Hall 18 The Forbes Robertson Repertory Company s productions included Shakespeare plays 101 as well as other works such as George Bernard Shaw s play Caesar and Cleopatra 102 The first original production at the Shubert was the Percy MacKaye play A Thousand Years Ago which premiered in January 1914 103 104 Next came the theater s first musical The Belle of Bond Street with Gaby Deslys and Sam Bernard 105 which closed after a short run 101 106 A revival of George du Maurier s play Trilby opened at the theater in 1915 107 108 109 Later that year the Shubert hosted its first major success the Franz Lehar operetta Alone at Last 110 111 Herbert J Krapp who subsequently designed numerous theaters for the Shubert family designed a canopy on the Shubert Theatre s facade in 1915 94 Jerome Kern s musical Love O Mike featuring Clifton Webb and Peggy Wood opened at the Shubert in 1917 110 112 113 The Sigmund Romberg operetta Maytime opened later that year featuring Wood and Charles Purcell 114 115 its success prompted the Shuberts to simultaneously stage the production at the 44th Street Theatre 110 This was followed in 1918 by the drama The Copperhead with Lionel Barrymore 116 117 as well as the Rudolf Friml musical Sometime with Francine Larrimore Mae West and Ed Wynn 118 119 The musicals Good Morning Judge and The Magic Melody both had several month long runs at the Shubert in 1919 120 and Julia Marlowe and E H Sothern presented a four week long program of Shakespeare plays later that year 121 122 1920s and 1930s edit nbsp Curved corner of the facade The Shubert hosted the drama The Blue Flame with Theda Bara in 1920 117 123 followed the next year by the play The Trial of Joan of Arc with Margaret Anglin 117 124 The Shubert also hosted several revues in the mid 1920s 120 including four editions of the Greenwich Village Follies 125 and the 1923 edition of Artists and Models 126 127 128 Besides these revues Shubert Theatre premiered the musical Red Pepper 1922 which was one of the earliest musicals to feature a jazz rooted score 129 and in 1924 it premiered The Magnolia Lady with Ralph Forbes and Ruth Chatterton though both had relatively brief runs 129 130 131 The Shakespeare play Othello with Walter Hampden opened at the theater in 1925 132 133 followed the same year by the revue Gay Paree with Charles Chic Sale 130 134 Next Emmerich Kalman s operetta Countess Maritza opened at the Shubert in 1926 135 136 and was highly popular 137 Further hits arrived in 1927 with the musical Yours Truly featuring Leon Errol 138 139 and the revue Padlocks of 1927 with Texas Guinan and Lillian Roth 138 140 Zoe Akins s play The Furies with Laurette Taylor was a flop in 1928 138 141 and Ups a Daisy had a short run the same year with the then little known actor Bob Hope in the cast 142 143 The revue A Night in Venice 144 145 and the musical The Street Singer both were staged the next year 146 147 Subsequently Fritz Leiber s Chicago Civic Shakespeare Company came to the Shubert in 1930 148 149 presenting three plays in repertory 145 Walter Slezak had his musical debut the same year in Meet My Sister 150 151 The musical Everybody s Welcome opened the next year with Ann Pennington Ann Sothern Oscar Shaw and Frances Williams 152 153 154 Sothern then known as Harriette Lake had her musical debut in that show 150 The revue Americana opened at the theater in 1932 152 155 This was followed the next year by Gay Divorce with Fred Astaire and Claire Luce 156 157 158 this was Astaire s last appearance in a Broadway musical 142 For the next several years the Shubert hosted a series of straight plays as opposed to musicals 159 Among these was Sidney Howard s play Dodsworth which opened in February 1934 and featured Fay Bainter and Walter Huston 160 161 the show took a brief hiatus in mid 1934 162 and continued for several months afterward 163 This was followed in 1936 by Robert E Sherwood s Idiot s Delight featuring theatrical couple Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne 160 164 The play the first show at the Shubert to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama 165 166 ran for a year 167 Next was Maxwell Anderson s The Masque of Kings featuring Dudley Digges Leo G Carroll Henry Hull and Margo which opened in 1937 168 and was a flop 169 170 The same year the Shubert saw the Rodgers and Hart musical Babes in Arms 160 171 172 as well as the Theatre Guild production Amphitryon 38 with Lunt and Fontanne 160 173 174 The Rodgers and Hart musical I Married an Angel opened in 1938 featuring Vera Zorina 160 175 176 The next year the Theatre Guild hosted the play The Philadelphia Story at the Shubert featuring Katharine Hepburn 169 177 it saved the Guild from bankruptcy 178 and ran for 417 performances 179 180 1940s and 1950s edit nbsp Window above the curved corner The Shubert Theatre hosted the Rodgers and Hart musical Higher and Higher in 1940 181 182 183 which was one of the partnership s few failures 178 This was followed the same year by the Guy Bolton musical Hold On to Your Hats with Al Jolson and Martha Raye 169 184 185 The Shubert then hosted a revival of George Bernard Shaw s play The Doctor s Dilemma in 1941 with Cornell and Raymond Massey 186 187 188 A revival of Richard Brinsley Sheridan s The Rivals opened in 1942 with Mary Boland Bobby Clark Helen Ford and Walter Hampden 186 189 190 and the Rodgers and Hart musical By Jupiter launched the same year with Ray Bolger 186 191 192 Subsequently Margaret Webster s revival of Othello opened in 1943 with Jose Ferrer Uta Hagen and Paul Robeson 193 194 195 The Shubert s productions in 1944 included the play Catherine Was Great with Mae West 186 196 197 as well as Harold Arlen and E Y Harburg s musical comedy Bloomer Girl 186 198 199 In January 1947 the Shubert hosted the Victor Herbert musical Sweethearts featuring Bobby Clark and Marjorie Gateson 200 201 for 288 performances 202 203 This was followed the same December by a transfer of the musical High Button Shoes with Nanette Fabray and Phil Silvers 204 205 which stayed for almost a year before transferring again 206 207 The Maxwell Anderson play Anne of the Thousand Days with Rex Harrison then opened at the Shubert in late 1948 200 208 209 and Lunt and Fontanne appeared the next year in I Know My Love 200 210 211 A plaque celebrating the Shuberts achievements was installed on the theater s east wall in 1949 212 Subsequently Cole Porter s musical comedy Kiss Me Kate relocated to the Shubert in 1950 204 staying for a year 213 214 Lerner and Loewe s musical Paint Your Wagon opened at the Shubert in 1951 215 216 217 and featured James Barton for 289 performances 216 218 219 Next the Shaw play The Millionairess opened in 1952 and featured Katharine Hepburn and Cyril Ritchard 215 220 221 The Shubert hosted the Peter Ustinov play The Love of Four Colonels in 1953 with Rex Harrison and Lilli Palmer 215 222 223 For the next two years the theater hosted Porter s musical Can Can 218 224 225 This was followed in 1955 by Rodgers and Hammerstein s musical Pipe Dream 218 226 227 one of the team s less successful ventures 228 Next the Theatre Guild presented Betty Comden Adolph Green and Jule Styne s musical Bells Are Ringing in 1956 featuring Judy Holliday and Sydney Chaplin 215 229 it ran for two years 230 relocating only because of a booking conflict 231 Afterward A Majority of One opened in 1959 with Gertrude Berg and Cedric Hardwicke 215 232 233 and Bob Merrill s musical Take Me Along opened the same year 215 234 235 1960s to 1980s edit nbsp The theater as seen at dusk In 1962 the Shubert hosted the musical I Can Get It for You Wholesale 215 236 237 which marked both Barbra Streisand s first Broadway show and Harold Rome s final large Broadway musical 238 The same year David Merrick produced Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse s musical Stop the World I Want to Get Off at the Shubert 238 239 240 Next was the Meredith Willson musical Here s Love which opened in 1963 with Janis Paige and Craig Stevens 241 242 243 but it was not as successful as Willson s previous hits 238 Also in 1963 to celebrate Shubert Alley s 50th anniversary the Shubert family embedded a plaque in a corner of the Shubert Theatre 16 244 Newley and Bricusse had another hit at the Shubert in 1965 The Roar of the Greasepaint The Smell of the Crowd 241 245 246 The Shubert next presented Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick s The Apple Tree a set of three one act musicals in 1966 247 248 249 The Shubert hosted its first Tony Awards in 1967 250 251 an occasion for which the surrounding stretch of 44th Street was covered in carpeting 251 252 The theater also hosted the 1968 Tony Awards 253 The musical Golden Rainbow originally scheduled to open at the Shubert in November 1967 254 instead premiered the following February with Marilyn Cooper Eydie Gorme and Steve Lawrence 255 256 257 The Neil Simon musical Promises Promises opened that December with Jerry Orbach 258 259 setting a house record with 1 281 performances over the next three years 260 261 This was followed in 1973 by Hugh Wheeler and Stephen Sondheim s musical A Little Night Music featuring Glynis Johns Len Cariou and Hermione Gingold 255 262 263 The next year the Shubert hosted the musical Over Here with two Andrews Sisters John Travolta and Treat Williams 255 264 265 as well as the 1974 Tony Awards 266 267 Edward Albee s play Seascape opened at the Shubert with Deborah Kerr and Barry Nelson in January 1975 268 269 270 followed that April by W Somerset Maugham s play The Constant Wife with Ingrid Bergman 268 271 272 Joseph Papp and the Public Theater relocated their production of the musical A Chorus Line from off Broadway to the Shubert Theatre in October 1975 273 274 The show s relocation increased Broadway theater attendance from 6 6 million to 7 3 million in one year 275 and the musical itself ultimately stayed for more than a decade winning a Pulitzer Prize for Drama 276 During the run of Chorus Line the Shubert hosted Tony Awards ceremonies in 1976 277 1977 278 1978 279 1979 280 and 1985 281 Chorus Line became the longest running Broadway show in 1983 282 283 and it became the first Broadway show to run for 5 000 performances in 1987 284 The Shubert hosted a memorial service for Chorus Line s choreographer Michael Bennett shortly after the musical s 5 000th performance 285 The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission LPC had started considering protecting the Shubert as a landmark in 1982 286 with discussions continuing over the next several years 287 The LPC designated the Shubert s facade and interior as landmarks on December 15 1987 48 This was part of the LPC s wide ranging effort in 1987 to grant landmark status to Broadway theaters 288 The New York City Board of Estimate ratified the designations in March 1988 289 The Shubert Organization the Nederlander Organization and Jujamcyn collectively sued the LPC in June 1988 to overturn the landmark designations of 22 theaters including the Shubert on the merit that the designations severely limited the extent to which the theaters could be modified 290 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 291 1990s to present edit nbsp Upper story windows on the 44th Street facade By early 1990 A Chorus Line was no longer profitable for Papp 292 and the show ended that April after 6 137 performances 276 293 294 The popular West End musical Buddy The Buddy Holly Story was then booked for the Shubert 295 and the theater was closed for renovations during much of 1990 283 The Buddy Holly Story opened that November 296 297 and ran for 225 performances 298 much shorter than its West End appearance 283 The next hit at the Shubert was the George and Ira Gershwin musical Crazy for You which opened in February 1992 299 300 and lasted 1 622 performances through January 1996 301 302 During this time the theater also hosted memorial services for performers such as Helen Hayes in 1993 303 and Jessica Tandy in 1994 304 The theater was then renovated again for 3 7 million with its technical systems being updated 305 Next was the musical Big which opened in April 1996 306 307 and had 192 performances 308 A revival of the musical Chicago relocated to the Shubert in February 1997 309 310 and remained until January 2003 when the show moved to the Ambassador Theatre 309 311 A tribute to lyricist Adolph Green was hosted at the theater in late 2002 near the end of Chicago s run there 312 The Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim musical Gypsy then opened in May 2003 313 314 running at the Shubert for a year 315 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 Shubert 316 317 This was followed by a dance special Forever Tango in the latter half of 2004 318 319 The theater s next hit was the musical comedy Spamalot which opened in 2005 320 321 and ran for nearly four years 322 323 It was succeeded by a three month revival of Noel Coward s Blithe Spirit in 2009 324 325 Yet another long running show opened at the Shubert in October 2009 David Bryan and Joe DiPietro s musical Memphis 326 327 which lasted for 1 166 performances through 2012 328 329 During Memphis s run three shows ran for one night each Brigadoon in 2010 Camelot in 2011 and Oliver in 2012 31 Tim Minchin s West End hit Matilda the Musical opened at the Shubert in April 2013 330 331 and ran for 1 554 performances through the beginning of 2017 332 Subsequently the Shubert staged a revival of Hello Dolly with Bette Midler from April 2017 to August 2018 333 334 Hello Dolly broke the box office record for the Shubert Theatre twelve times 335 grossing 2 4 million during the week of October 23 2017 336 Aaron Sorkin s play To Kill a Mockingbird opened in December 2018 337 and ran until March 12 2020 when the theater was closed due to the COVID 19 pandemic 338 The Shubert reopened on October 5 2021 with To Kill A Mockingbird 339 340 which closed in January 2022 341 342 The Shubert s next booking a limited run of the farce POTUS opened in April 2022 343 344 It was followed by the musical Some Like It Hot in December 2022 345 346 which closed in December 2023 347 The musical Hell s Kitchen opened at the theater in April 2024 348 transferring from off Broadway 349 Notable productions editProductions are listed by the year of their first performance 31 30 1913 Johnston Forbes Robertson Repertory Company series eight unique productions b 1914 To Night s the Night 351 350 1915 Trilby 107 108 1916 If I Were King 352 353 1917 Love O Mike 112 353 1917 Eileen 354 353 1917 Her Soldier Boy 355 353 1917 Maytime 115 353 1918 The Copperhead 356 353 1918 Sometime 118 357 1919 Shakespeare series three unique productions c 1920 The Blue Flame 123 357 1920 1921 1922 1924 1926 Greenwich Village Follies 125 1922 The Hotel Mouse 358 357 1922 Red Pepper 129 1923 Blossom Time 359 360 1923 Artists and Models 127 360 1925 Othello 361 360 1925 Sky High 362 360 1925 Beggar on Horseback 363 360 1925 Princess Ida 364 360 1926 Countess Maritza 135 137 1927 And So To Bed 365 366 1927 Harry Delmar s Revels 367 366 1928 The Five O Clock Girl 368 1929 The Street Singer 146 369 1930 Shakespeare series nine unique productions d 1930 Symphony in Two Flats 370 369 1930 The Last Enemy 371 369 1931 Peter Ibbetson 372 369 1931 Everybody s Welcome 153 369 1932 Smiling Faces 373 369 1933 Gay Divorce 157 374 1934 Dodsworth 163 374 1935 Escape Me Never 375 374 1935 Rosmersholm 376 374 1936 Love on the Dole 377 378 1936 Idiot s Delight 167 378 1937 The Masque of Kings 170 378 1937 Babes in Arms 171 378 1937 Amphitryon 38 173 378 1938 The Seagull 379 378 1938 I Married an Angel 175 378 1939 The Philadelphia Story 179 378 1940 Higher and Higher 182 378 1940 Hold On to Your Hats 184 378 1941 The Doctor s Dilemma 187 380 1941 Pal Joey 381 380 1941 Candle in the Wind 382 380 1942 The Rivals 189 380 1942 Candida 383 380 1942 By Jupiter 191 380 1943 The Vagabond King 384 380 1943 Othello 193 194 1944 Catherine Was Great 196 380 1944 Bloomer Girl 198 380 1946 Are You with It 385 386 1946 Park Avenue 387 386 1947 Sweethearts 202 386 1947 Under the Counter 388 386 1947 The First Mrs Fraser 389 386 1947 High Button Shoes 206 386 1948 Anne of the Thousand Days 208 386 1949 Lend an Ear 390 1949 I Know My Love 210 386 1950 Kiss Me Kate 213 386 1951 Jose Greco Ballet 391 386 1951 Paint Your Wagon 216 392 1952 The Millionairess 220 392 1953 The Love of Four Colonels 222 392 1953 Can Can 224 392 1955 Gilbert and Sullivan series eight unique productions e 1955 Pipe Dream 226 392 1956 Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter 393 1956 The Pajama Game 394 1956 Bells Are Ringing 230 392 1958 Whoop Up 395 392 1959 A Majority of One 232 392 1959 Take Me Along 234 396 1961 Bye Bye Birdie 397 396 1961 The Gay Life 398 396 1962 I Can Get It for You Wholesale 236 396 1962 Stop the World I Want to Get Off 239 396 1963 Here s Love 242 396 1964 Oliver 399 396 1964 Bajour 400 396 1965 The Roar of the Greasepaint The Smell of the Crowd 245 396 1965 Inadmissible Evidence 401 1966 Ivanov 402 1966 Wait Until Dark 403 404 1966 The Apple Tree 247 248 1968 Golden Rainbow 256 404 1968 Promises Promises 261 260 1972 An Evening with Richard Nixon 405 404 1972 The Creation of the World and Other Business 406 404 1973 A Little Night Music 262 404 1973 The Sunshine Boys 407 1974 Over Here 264 404 1975 Seascape 269 404 1975 The Constant Wife 271 404 1975 A Chorus Line 294 1990 Buddy The Buddy Holly Story 298 1992 Crazy for You 301 408 1996 Big 308 408 1996 Chicago 309 310 2003 Gypsy 315 313 2005 Spamalot 322 312 2005 A Wonderful Life 409 f 2009 Blithe Spirit 324 325 2009 Memphis 329 327 2010 Brigadoon 410 f 2011 Camelot 411 f 2012 Oliver 412 f 2013 Matilda the Musical 332 330 2017 Hello Dolly 333 334 2018 To Kill a Mockingbird 413 337 2022 POTUS 343 344 2022 Some Like It Hot 345 346 2024 Hell s Kitchen 348 See also editPortals nbsp Architecture nbsp New York City nbsp Theatre List of Broadway theaters List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan from 14th to 59th StreetsReferences editNotes edit According to theatrical historian Ken Bloom alternate opening dates of September 29 October 28 and September 3 are listed 99 However contemporary media refer to the Forbes Robertson reception being on September 29 and the first show on October 2 97 98 Hamlet Mice and Men The Light That Failed Caesar and Cleopatra The Passing of the Third Floor Back The Sacrament of Judas The Merchant of Venice Othello 350 Hamlet Twelfth Night The Taming of the Shrew 357 Hamlet Macbeth Twelfth Night The Merchant of Venice The Taming of the Shrew King Richard III King Lear As You Like It Julius Caesar 369 The Yeomen of the Guard The Pirates of Penzance The Mikado Princess Ida Trial by Jury H M S Pinafore Ruddigore Iolanthe 392 a b c d This production was a special or limited run that took place during the longer run of another show Citations edit a b c d e f g Shubert Theatre Shubert Organization October 19 1975 Retrieved December 29 2021 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 298 ISBN 978 0 19538 386 7 a b c 222 West 45 Street 10036 New York City Department of City Planning Retrieved November 17 2021 a b c d e f Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 15 a b c d e f g h i j k Forbes Robertson Reception To day Famous English Actor and Wife to be Honored at New Shubert Theatre The New York Times September 29 1913 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 27 2022 a b The Shubert Theater on 44th Street and the Booth Theater on 45th Street New York Architecture and Building Vol 45 W T Comstock Company November 1913 p 467 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 14 a b Bloom 2007 p 37 a b Shuberts Buy Sites of Four of Their Theaters Get Broadhurst Plymouth Shubert and Booth Land From W W Astor Estate New York Herald Tribune November 10 1948 p 14 ProQuest 1335171969 Zolotow Sam November 10 1948 Shuberts Acquire 4 Broadway Sites Purchase Choice Theatre Plots From William Astor Estate for Reported 3 500 000 The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 20 2022 Bloom 2007 p 37 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 13 Morrison 1999 p 103 a b c New Theatre Moves to Times Square Site Adjoining the Hotel Astor Chosen for the New Building To be Ready in 1912 The New York Times March 18 1911 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 27 2022 a b c Calta Louis October 3 1963 50 Years Marked in Shubert Alley The Shuberts Celebrated Alley Observes a Birthday The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 27 2022 Shubert Alley Celebrates 50th The Journal News October 2 1963 p 35 Retrieved January 30 2022 a b Chach 2014 p 46 a b c The Booth and the Shubert Theatres Architecture Vol 28 1913 p 111 a b c d Two More Playhouses Work Begun on New Theatres in West 44th and 45th Streets New York Tribune May 27 1912 p 3 ProQuest 574907446 Morrison 1999 p 105 Bloom 2007 p 86 Bloom 2007 p 37 Morrison 1999 p 103 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 pp 15 16 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 13 H B Herts Dead Noted Architect His Invention of Arch Design for Theatres Eliminated Balcony Pillars The New York Times March 28 1933 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 26 2022 a b c d e f New Shubert Theatre Description of Playhouse to Open With Forbes Robertson New York Tribune September 28 1913 p B6 ProQuest 575116917 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 79 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 15 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 89 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 15 a b c The Broadway League October 2 1913 Shubert Theatre New York NY IBDB Retrieved January 26 2022 a b c d e Sam S Shubert Theatre 1913 New York NY Playbill Retrieved January 26 2022 a b c Morrison 1999 p 87 a b Hirsch 2000 p 106 a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 89 a b c American Architect and Architecture 1913 plate document page 965 a b c d e f g h Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 20 a b American Architect and Architecture 1913 plate document page 961 a b c d e Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 16 Bloom 2007 p 35 a b Chach 2014 p 48 American Architect and Architecture 1913 plate document page 963 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 pp 20 21 a b Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 21 Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1987 p 19 a b c d e f g h Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1987 p 20 Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1987 pp 19 20 Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1987 p 16 a b New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission Dolkart Andrew S Postal Matthew A 2009 Postal Matthew A ed Guide to New York City Landmarks 4th ed New York John Wiley amp Sons p 91 ISBN 978 0 470 28963 1 The Reform Advocate 1913 p 174 a b c Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1987 pp 20 21 a b c d Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1987 p 21 a b c d e Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1987 p 22 a b c d Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1987 pp 21 22 American Architect and Architecture 1913 plate document page 967 Architecture and Building Vol 45 W T Comstock Company November 1913 p 467 a href Template Cite magazine html title Template Cite magazine cite magazine a Cite magazine requires magazine help Robinson Ruth August 14 1979 A Shop That Says Regards to Broadway The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 30 2022 a b c Two New Theatres in the Times Square District The New York Times May 27 1912 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 27 2022 a b c Hirsch 2000 p 95 Hirsch 2000 p 100 Hirsch Foster October 25 1998 Theater When Broadway Was Ruled by the House of Shubert The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 28 2022 a b Viagas Robert September 29 2013 Broadway s Shubert Theatre Turns 100 Sept 29 Playbill Retrieved February 10 2022 a b c Ferris John March 29 1942 Shuberts Control Half Of New York Stages Lee and J J Who Share Bank Account Have Little Competition as Theatrical Landlords There Since Most Other Theaters Are in Hands of Independent Producers The Hartford Courant p A6 ISSN 1047 4153 ProQuest 559613057 Freedman Samuel G September 25 1985 Shubert Archive Sorts Treasures of the Stage The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 28 2022 Hirsch 2000 p 224 a b Zolotow Sam March 10 1954 Milton Shubert Quits His Office Head of Theatrical Firm and Heir of Lee Said to Have Ended Ties With J J The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 30 2022 Hirsch 2000 p 225 Schumach Murray March 30 1974 Shubert Executives Are Sued by State The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved February 5 2022 Riedel Michael August 28 1996 Godfather of Broadway dies New York Daily News p 40 ISSN 2692 1251 Retrieved January 28 2022 Hirsch 2000 p 274 Witchel Alex April 12 1998 Theater A Broadway Survivor Returns for More The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 28 2022 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 8 Stagg 1968 p 208 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 9 a b Stagg 1968 p 75 Samuel S Shubert Buried Short and Simple Services Held for the Theatrical Manager The New York Times May 15 1905 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 26 2022 Ames s Playhouse in Times Square Former Director of New Theatre May Build in 46th Street Smallest Theatre in City The New York Times September 9 1911 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 11 2022 Founders Abandon the New Theatre Decide After Razing Buildings in West 44th Street It Would Not Be Wise to Build The New York Times December 21 1911 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 27 2022 New Theatre Abandoned Founders Believe It Unwise to Proceed With Enterprise Had Bought New Site Founders Opened First Playhouse in 1909 and Many New Plays Were Produced There New York Tribune December 21 1911 p 7 ProQuest 574855982 a b c Two Theatres on New Theatre Site Shubert and Ames Get Large Plot in West 44th Street Back of Hotel Astor The New York Times April 2 1912 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 27 2022 a b Senator Williams Lecturer New York Tribune April 2 1912 p 7 ProQuest 574913550 The Amusement Week in New York Up and Down Broadway The Billboard Vol 24 no 20 May 18 1912 p 20 ProQuest 1031437440 a b c d Chach 2014 p 47 New Theaters for New York Last Year s Record Not Quite Equalled a Now Shubert House and One for Winthrop Ames the Lure and the Fight Continue in Limelight The Hartford Courant September 12 1913 p 7 ISSN 1047 4153 ProQuest 556023582 Gray Christopher July 3 2014 Shubert Alley Star Gazing but Maybe Not on Mondays The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved February 9 2022 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 17 Theatres The Real Estate Record Real Estate Record and Builders Guide Vol 90 no 2313 July 13 1912 p 76 via columbia edu Theatres The Real Estate Record Real Estate Record and Builders Guide Vol 90 no 2317 August 10 1912 p 213 via columbia edu Chach 2014 pp 47 48 Forbes Robertson s Plans The Brooklyn Daily Eagle August 24 1913 p 12 Retrieved January 27 2022 a b Chach 2014 p 49 Greet Forbes Robertson Actor Says His Retirement Soon Is Due to Money Made in America The New York Times September 30 1913 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 27 2022 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 79 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 18 a b A Great Hamlet Dedicates Shubert The Brooklyn Daily Eagle October 3 1913 p 7 Retrieved January 27 2022 a b Warm Welcome for Forbes Robertson Repeats His Exquisitely Sensitive Performance of Hamlet in New Shubert Theatre The New York Times October 3 1913 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 27 2022 Bloom 2007 p 232 Sentiment Names New York s Newest Theatre The Evening World October 4 1913 p 10 via Library of Congress a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 79 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 28 Whimsical History by English Players Forbes Robertson and Gertrude Elliott Repeat Caesar and Cleopatra with Added Act The New York Times October 21 1913 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 27 2022 Bloom 2007 p 232 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 18 Mackaye Play Is Rich in Romance Beautifully Staged and Acted It Provides Unusual Entertainment The New York Times January 7 1914 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 27 2022 Bloom 2007 p 232 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 79 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 18 The Broadway League March 30 1914 The Belle of Bond Street Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 27 2022 The Belle of Bond Street Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1914 Playbill Retrieved January 27 2022 a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 79 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 29 a b The Broadway League April 3 1915 Trilby Broadway Play 1915 Revival IBDB Retrieved January 27 2022 Trilby Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1915 Playbill Retrieved January 27 2022 Woollcott Alexander April 4 1915 An All star Trilby Paul M Potter s Play Revived with Mr Lackaye and Miss Neilson Terry in the Cast The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 27 2022 a b c Bloom 2007 p 232 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 81 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 18 Alone at Last Has Much Charm Franz Lehar s New Work Given Premiere at Shubert New York Tribune October 20 1915 p 9 ProQuest 575512155 a b The Broadway League January 15 1917 Love o Mike Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 27 2022 Love O Mike Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1917 Playbill Retrieved January 27 2022 New Musical Play Smartly Staged Love o Mike a Mildly Amusing but Tuneful Successor to Very Good Eddie The New York Times January 16 1917 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 28 2022 Maytime Scores at the Shubert Wie einst im Mai Successfully De hyphenized in Book and Music The New York Times August 17 1917 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 28 2022 a b The Broadway League August 16 1917 Maytime Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 27 2022 Maytime Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1917 Playbill Retrieved January 27 2022 The Copperhead New Thomas Play A Secret Service Tale of the Civil War Retold as a Drama The New York Times February 19 1918 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 28 2022 a b c Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 81 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 30 a b The Broadway League October 4 1918 Sometime Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 27 2022 Sometime Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1918 Playbill Retrieved January 27 2022 Sometime Comes With Ed Wynn Musical Comedy of Commerce with Book and Lyrics by Rida Johnson Young The New York Times October 5 1918 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 28 2022 a b Bloom 2007 p 232 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 81 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 30 Sothern Marlowe to Return to Stage Oct 6 Begin Four Weeks Engagement at the Shubert with a Revival of Twelfth Night The New York Times September 24 1919 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 28 2022 Sothern And Marlowe Return To Broadway Audience Welcomes Their Appearance in Stellar Role of Twelfth Night at Shubert Theatre Women s Wear Vol 19 no 83 October 7 1919 p 11 ProQuest 1666210112 a b The Broadway League March 15 1920 The Blue Flame Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 27 2022 The Blue Flame Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1920 Playbill Retrieved January 27 2022 The Broadway League April 12 1921 The Trial of Joan of Arc Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 28 2022 The Trial of Joan of Arc Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1921 Playbill Retrieved January 28 2022 a b Bloom 2007 p 232 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 pp 30 32 Bloom 2007 p 232 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 31 a b The Broadway League August 20 1923 Artists and Models 1923 Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 27 2022 Artists and Models 1923 Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1923 Playbill Retrieved January 27 2022 Artists and Models in Scant Adornment Folis Bergere and Casino de Paris Ensembles Imitated in New Revue at the Shubert The New York Times August 21 1923 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 28 2022 a b c Bordman Gerald 2001 Red Pepper American Musical Theater A Chronicle Oxford University Press ISBN 9780199771172 a b Bloom 2007 p 232 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 82 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 31 The Broadway League November 25 1924 The Magnolia Lady Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 28 2022 The Magnolia Lady Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1924 Playbill Retrieved January 28 2022 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 82 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 31 Young Stark January 12 1925 The Play The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 28 2022 Hammond Percy August 19 1925 The Theaters Messrs Shubert Present Another Revue Entitled Naughtily Gay Parce Winnie Lightner New York Herald Tribune p 12 ProQuest 1112831104 a b The Broadway League September 18 1926 Countess Maritza Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 27 2022 Countess Maritza Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1926 Playbill Retrieved January 27 2022 Countess Maritza Produced The New York Times September 19 1926 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 28 2022 a b Bloom 2007 p 232 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 82 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 18 a b c Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 82 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 32 Atkinson J Brooks January 26 1927 The Play Wholesome Musical Comedy The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 28 2022 Padlocks to Close Texas Guinan Denying Financial Troubles Says She Will Open Club The New York Times September 23 1927 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 28 2022 Laurette Taylor in The Furies The New York Times February 20 1928 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 28 2022 a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 82 Ups a Daisy Aided by Talented Cast Gensler s Musical Comedy Concerned With Pretended Mountain Climber The New York Times October 9 1928 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 28 2022 New Revue for Shubert A Night in Venice to Open Here in Week of May 20 The New York Times May 8 1929 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 28 2022 a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 82 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 33 a b The Broadway League September 17 1929 The Street Singer Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 27 2022 The Street Singer Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1929 Playbill Retrieved January 27 2022 The Street Singer Has Pleasing Tunes Lively Variant of Cinderella in Musical Comedy With Andrew Tombes and Queenie Smith The New York Times September 18 1929 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 28 2022 Atkinson J Brooks March 27 1930 The Play Pleasantries Concerning Shakespeare The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 28 2022 From Chicago The Brooklyn Daily Eagle March 25 1930 p 19 Retrieved January 28 2022 a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 82 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 18 Meet My Sister Is Novel Music Show Newcomer at Shubert Boasts Absence of Chorus and Presence of Walter Slezak The New York Times December 31 1930 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 28 2022 a b Bloom 2007 p 233 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 82 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 33 a b The Broadway League October 13 1931 Everybody s Welcome Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 27 2022 Everybody s Welcome Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1931 Playbill Retrieved January 27 2022 Atkinson J Brooks October 14 1931 The Play A Revival at Yiddish Theatre The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 28 2022 Martin John October 16 1932 The Dance a New Field in the Theatre Revue Numbers of the Early Season Make A Wide Appeal Notes and Comment The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 28 2022 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 83 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 33 a b The Broadway League November 29 1932 Gay Divorce Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 27 2022 Gay Divorce Broadway Ethel Barrymore Theatre 1932 Playbill Retrieved January 27 2022 Gay Divorce for London Lee Ephraim Sails After Getting British Rights of Musical Show The New York Times April 19 1933 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 28 2022 Bloom 2007 p 233 a b c d e Bloom 2007 p 233 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 83 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 18 Atkinson Brooks February 26 1934 The Play Walter Huston in Sidney Howard s Dodsworth Dramatized From Sinclair Lewis s Novel The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 28 2022 Dodsworth Opens Again Play Closed for Seven Weeks Starts Run at Shubert The New York Times August 21 1934 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 28 2022 a b The Broadway League February 24 1934 Dodsworth Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 27 2022 Dodsworth Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1934 Playbill Retrieved January 27 2022 Atkinson Brooks March 25 1936 The Play Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne Appearing in Sherwood s Idiot s Delight The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 28 2022 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 83 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 18 Atkinson Brooks May 10 1936 Pulitzer Laurels R E Sherwood s Idiot s Delight Receives The Annual Award The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 28 2022 a b The Broadway League March 24 1936 Idiot s Delight Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 27 2022 Idiot s Delight Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1936 Playbill Retrieved January 27 2022 Atkinson Brooks February 9 1937 The Play Maxwell Anderson s The Masque of Kings Under Guild Management Opening of Be So Kindly The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 28 2022 a b c Bloom 2007 p 233 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 83 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 35 a b The Broadway League February 8 1937 The Masque of Kings Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 27 2022 The Masque of Kings Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1937 Playbill Retrieved January 27 2022 a b The Broadway League April 14 1937 Babes in Arms Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 27 2022 Babes in Arms Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1937 Playbill Retrieved January 27 2022 Atkinson Brooks April 15 1937 The Play Babes in Arms With a Book by Rodgers and Hart and a Cast of Youngsters The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 28 2022 a b The Broadway League November 1 1937 Amphitryon 38 Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 27 2022 Amphitryon 38 Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1937 Playbill Retrieved January 27 2022 Atkinson Brookd November 2 1937 The Play Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne Return in the Theatre Guild s Amphitryon 38 The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 28 2022 a b The Broadway League May 11 1938 I Married an Angel Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 27 2022 I Married an Angel Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1938 Playbill Retrieved January 27 2022 News of the Stage I Married an Angel Due Tonight at the Shubert I d Rather Be Right Moves May 23 Kortner for Miss Cornell s Cast Summer Hits Broadway The New York Times May 11 1938 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 29 2022 Atkinson Brooks March 29 1939 The Play Katharine Hepburn Appearing in Philip Barry s The Philadelphia Story for the Theatre Guild The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 29 2022 a b Bloom 2007 p 233 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 84 a b The Broadway League March 28 1939 The Philadelphia Story Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 27 2022 The Philadelphia Story Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1939 Playbill Retrieved January 27 2022 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 84 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 35 Bloom 2007 p 233 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 84 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 35 a b The Broadway League April 4 1940 Higher and Higher Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 27 2022 Higher and Higher Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1940 Playbill Retrieved January 27 2022 Atkinson Brooks April 5 1940 The Play Jack Haley Renews Broadway Acquaintances in Rodgers and Hart s Higher and Higher The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 29 2022 a b The Broadway League September 11 1940 Hold on to Your Hats Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 27 2022 Hold on to Your Hats Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1940 Playbill Retrieved January 27 2022 Atkinson Brooks September 12 1940 The Play Hold On to Your Hats Brings Al Jolson Back to Broadway After an Absence of Nine Years The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 29 2022 a b c d e Bloom 2007 p 233 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 84 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 36 a b The Broadway League March 11 1941 The Doctor s Dilemma Broadway Play 1941 Revival IBDB Retrieved January 26 2022 The Doctor s Dilemma Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1941 Playbill Retrieved January 26 2022 Atkinson Brooks March 12 1941 The Play Cornell and Massey Appear in a Revival of Bernard Shaw s The Doctor s Dilemma The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 29 2022 a b The Broadway League January 14 1942 The Rivals Broadway Play 1942 Revival IBDB Retrieved January 26 2022 The Rivals Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1942 Playbill Retrieved January 26 2022 Guild to Present Rivals Tonight Shubert Theatre to Be Setting for 167 Year Old Comedy by Richard Sheridan The New York Times January 14 1942 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 29 2022 a b The Broadway League June 3 1942 By Jupiter Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 26 2022 By Jupiter Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1942 Playbill Retrieved January 26 2022 Tonight s Openings By Jupiter Starring Ray Bolger at the Shubert Starlight in Harlem The New York Times June 3 1942 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 29 2022 a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 84 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 36 a b The Broadway League October 19 1943 Othello Broadway Play 1943 Revival IBDB Retrieved January 26 2022 Othello Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1943 Playbill Retrieved January 26 2022 Nichols Lewis October 20 1943 The Play in Review Othello With Robeson in Title Role Revived by Theatre Guild Before an Enthusiastic Audience at the Shubert The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 29 2022 a b The Broadway League August 2 1944 Catherine Was Great Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 26 2022 Catherine Was Great Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1944 Playbill Retrieved January 26 2022 Zolotow Sam August 2 1944 Mae West Play Due Here Tonight Catherine Was Great Written by Star to Open at Shubert Under Mike Todd s Aegis The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 29 2022 a b The Broadway League October 5 1944 Bloomer Girl Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 26 2022 Bloomer Girl Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1944 Playbill Retrieved January 26 2022 Zolotow Sam October 5 1944 Premiere Tonight of Bloomer Girl Musical Comedy of Gay Doings in 1861 to Open at Shubert Celeste Holm in Cast The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 29 2022 a b c Bloom 2007 p 234 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 84 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 37 Calta Louis January 21 1947 Opening Tonight of Sweethearts Paula Stone and Her Husband Michael Sloane Will Present Bobby Clark in Revival The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 29 2022 a b The Broadway League January 21 1947 Sweethearts Broadway Musical 1947 Revival IBDB Retrieved January 26 2022 Sweethearts Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1947 Playbill Retrieved January 26 2022 Zolotow Sam September 10 1947 Closing on Sept 27 for Sweethearts Revival Starring Bobby Clark to Clock 288 Performances London Show to Shubert The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 29 2022 a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 84 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 37 Zolotow Sam June 17 1949 High Button Shoes Will Close July 2 Musical Leaving the Broadway After 727 Performances Proser Kiphess Sponsors The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 29 2022 a b The Broadway League October 9 1947 High Button Shoes Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 26 2022 High Button Shoes Broadway New Century Theatre 1947 Playbill Retrieved January 26 2022 Funke Lewis October 17 1948 RIALTO GOSSIP High Button Shoes Moves to Another Theatre and Cuts Prices Items The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 29 2022 a b The Broadway League December 8 1948 Anne of the Thousand Days Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 26 2022 Anne of the Thousand Days Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1948 Playbill Retrieved January 26 2022 Zolotow Sam December 8 1948 Anderson Drama Arrives Tonight Anne of Thousand Days With Rex Harrison Joyce Redman Opening at the Shubert The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 29 2022 a b The Broadway League November 2 1949 I Know My Love Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 26 2022 I Know My Love Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1949 Playbill Retrieved January 26 2022 Atkinson Brooks November 3 1949 First Night at the Theatre Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne Return in S N Behrman s I Know My Love The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 29 2022 A Plaque for Shubert Alley New York Herald Tribune June 14 1949 p 19 ProQuest 1326792316 a b The Broadway League December 30 1948 Kiss Me Kate Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 26 2022 Kiss Me Kate Broadway New Century Theatre 1948 Playbill Retrieved January 26 2022 Shanley J p July 17 1951 Kiss Me Kate Run to End Next Week Musical Leaving Shubert July 28 After 1 077 Performances Opened Dec 30 1948 Fledermaus Issue Settled New Production Group The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 29 2022 a b c d e f g Bloom 2007 p 234 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 85 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 19 a b c The Broadway League November 12 1951 Paint Your Wagon Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 26 2022 Paint Your Wagon Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1951 Playbill Retrieved January 26 2022 Zolotow Sam November 12 1951 Paint Your Wagon Will Open Tonight Collaborators on New Musical Which Stars James Barton Worked on Brigadoon The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 29 2022 a b c Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 85 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 38 Shanley J P July 19 1952 Wagon to Leave Shubert Tonight Loewe Lerner Musical Play Put on by Crawford to Quit After 289 Performances The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 30 2022 a b The Broadway League October 17 1952 The Millionairess Broadway Play 1952 Revival IBDB Retrieved January 26 2022 Paint Your Wagon Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1951 Playbill Retrieved January 26 2022 Zolotow Sam October 17 1952 Broadway Awaits Hepburn Tonight Her Limited Run at Shubert in Shaw s The Millionairess Finds Few Unsold Tickets The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 29 2022 a b The Broadway League January 15 1953 The Love of Four Colonels Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 26 2022 The Love of Four Colonels Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1953 Playbill Retrieved January 26 2022 Calta Louis January 15 1953 Harrison Palmer to Arrive Tonight Acting Team Will Co Star in The Love of Four Colonels by Ustinov at the Shubert The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 29 2022 a b The Broadway League May 7 1953 Can Can Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 26 2022 Can Can Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1953 Playbill Retrieved January 26 2022 Funke Lewis May 17 1962 Musical Can Can Back Porter Burrows Show Is Revived at Center The Cast The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 29 2022 a b The Broadway League November 30 1955 Pipe Dream Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 26 2022 Pipe Dream Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1955 Playbill Retrieved January 26 2022 Atkinson Brooks December 1 1955 Theatre Rodgers and Hammerstein Pipe Dream Is Based on Steinbeck Novel The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 29 2022 Bloom 2007 p 234 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 85 Atkinson Brooks November 30 1956 Theatre Bells Are Ringing for Judy Holliday Overcomes Antiquated Plot at Shubert Actress Flies High in New Musical Show The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 30 2022 a b The Broadway League November 29 1956 Bells Are Ringing Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 26 2022 Bells Are Ringing Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1956 Playbill Retrieved January 26 2022 Zolotow Sam September 30 1958 Bells May Stop Ringing on Dec 13 Booking Jam to Oust Show From Shubert Ferrer and Kurnitz Adapting Musical The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 30 2022 a b The Broadway League February 16 1959 A Majority of One Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 26 2022 A Majority of One Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1959 Playbill Retrieved January 26 2022 Atkinson Brooks February 17 1959 Theatre Majority of One The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 30 2022 a b The Broadway League October 22 1959 Take Me Along Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 26 2022 Take Me Along Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1959 Playbill Retrieved January 26 2022 Atkinson Brooks October 23 1959 Theatre Take Me Along New Musical Opens at the Sam Shubert The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 30 2022 a b The Broadway League March 22 1962 I Can Get It for You Wholesale Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 26 2022 I Can Get It for You Wholesale Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1962 Playbill Retrieved January 26 2022 Taubman Howard March 23 1962 Theatre I Can Get It for You Wholesale Opens Musical Based on Book by Jerome Weidman The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 30 2022 a b c Bloom 2007 p 234 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 pp 85 86 a b The Broadway League October 3 1962 Stop the World I Want to Get Off Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 26 2022 Stop the World I Want to Get Off Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1962 Playbill Retrieved January 26 2022 Taubman Howard October 4 1962 Theater Stop the World Opens Anthony Newley Chief Artisan of Show Anna Quayle Also in Musical at Shubert The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 30 2022 a b Bloom 2007 p 234 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 86 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 19 a b The Broadway League October 3 1963 Here s Love Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 26 2022 Here s Love Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1963 Playbill Retrieved January 26 2022 Taubman Howard October 4 1963 Theater Musical by Meredith Willson Here s Love Based on Miracle on 34th St The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 30 2022 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 86 a b The Broadway League May 16 1965 The Roar of the Greasepaint The Smell of the Crowd Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 26 2022 The Roar of the Greasepaint The Smell of the Crowd Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1965 Playbill Retrieved January 26 2022 Taubman Howard May 17 1965 Theater Roar of the Greasepaint Struts and Frets Newley Acts Underdog to Ritchard as Sir The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 30 2022 a b Bloom 2007 p 234 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 86 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 40 a b The Broadway League October 18 1966 The Apple Tree Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 26 2022 The Apple Tree Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1966 Playbill Retrieved January 26 2022 Kerr Walter October 19 1966 Theater The Apple Tree Three Playlets Opens Barbara Harris Alda and Blyden Starred The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 30 2022 Sullivan Dan March 27 1967 Cabaret and Homecoming Win Top Tonys Robert Preston and Barbara Harris Get Star Prizes The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 30 2022 a b Frymer Murry March 27 1967 Tony Carpet Rolls for British Cabaret Newsday p 50 ISSN 2574 5298 Retrieved January 30 2022 Street to Get Carpeting On Tony Night the 26th The New York Times March 9 1967 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 28 2022 Sullivan Dan April 22 1968 Rosencrantz and Hallelujah Baby Garner Tonys Zoe Caldwell and Balsam Capture Acting Honors The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 30 2022 Golden Rainbow Opens Nov 8 The New York Times June 2 1967 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 30 2022 a b c Bloom 2007 p 234 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 87 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 40 a b The Broadway League February 4 1968 Golden Rainbow Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 26 2022 Golden Rainbow Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1968 Playbill Retrieved January 26 2022 Barnes Clive February 5 1968 Theater Sammy Glick on the Loose in Las Vegas Shubert Theater Gets Golden Rainbow Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme Star The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 30 2022 Barnes Clive December 2 1968 Theater Simon Bacharach Promises Promises Begins Run at the Shubert Jerry Orbach Starred as Mouse Fink Hero The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 30 2022 Oppenheimer George December 2 1968 Promises Promises to Be a Smash Newsday p 125 ISSN 2574 5298 Retrieved January 30 2022 a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 87 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 40 a b The Broadway League December 1 1968 Promises Promises Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 26 2022 Promises Promises Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1968 Playbill Retrieved January 26 2022 a b The Broadway League February 25 1973 A Little Night Music Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 26 2022 A Little Night Music Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1973 Playbill Retrieved January 26 2022 Barnes Cline February 26 1973 The Theater A Little Night Music The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 30 2022 a b The Broadway League March 6 1974 Over Here Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 26 2022 Over Here Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1974 Playbill Retrieved January 26 2022 Watt Douglas March 8 1974 Over Here a Silly Lively Pastiche New York Daily News p 112 ISSN 2692 1251 Retrieved January 30 2022 Weisman Steven R April 22 1974 River Niger and Raisin Win Tonys The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 30 2022 Legitimate Tony Award Highlights Variety Vol 274 no 11 April 24 1974 p 56 ProQuest 1032478188 a b Bloom 2007 p 235 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 87 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 40 a b The Broadway League January 26 1975 Seascape Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 26 2022 Seascape Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1975 Playbill Retrieved January 26 2022 Barnes Clive January 27 1975 Albee s Seascape Is a Major Event The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 30 2022 a b The Broadway League April 14 1975 The Constant Wife Broadway Play 1975 Revival IBDB Retrieved January 26 2022 The Constant Wife Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1975 Playbill Retrieved January 26 2022 Barnes Clive April 15 1975 Stage Constant Wife The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 30 2022 Barnes Clive October 20 1975 A Chorus Line The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 28 2022 Watt Douglas October 20 1975 Humanizing the hoofing masses New York Daily News p 45 ISSN 2692 1251 Retrieved January 28 2022 Wallach Allan April 22 1990 The Little Show That Could Newsday pp 88 93 ISSN 2574 5298 Retrieved January 28 2022 a b Bloom 2007 p 235 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 87 McFadden Robert D April 19 1976 A Chorus Line Tops Tony Competition Travesties Gets Award as the Best Play The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 30 2022 Thomas Robert McG Jr June 6 1977 Annie Sweeps 7 Tonys Shadow Box Named Top Play The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 30 2022 Thomas Robert McG Jr June 5 1978 Ain t Misbehavin The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 30 2022 Thomas Robert McG Jr June 4 1979 Tonys for Elephant sweeney Todd The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 30 2022 Freedman Samuel G June 3 1985 Biloxi and Big River Win Top Tony Awards The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 30 2022 Rich Frank October 1 1983 Critic s Notebook the Magic of chorus Line No 3 389 The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 28 2022 a b c Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 87 Yarrow Andrew L August 11 1987 Chorus Line No 5001 Is Noted With Emotion The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 28 2022 Gerard Jeremy September 30 1987 From Friends and Associates A Tribute to Michael Bennett The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 28 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 ISSN 2692 1251 Archived from the original on September 21 2021 Retrieved September 16 2021 via newspapers com 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 Rothstein Mervyn February 22 1990 A Chorus Line the Show That Has Outrun Them All Is Closing The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 28 2022 Rothstein Mervyn April 30 1990 After 15 Years 15 A Chorus Line Ends The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 28 2022 a b The Broadway League July 25 1975 A Chorus Line Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 26 2022 A Chorus Line Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1975 Playbill Retrieved January 26 2022 Nemy Enid April 20 1990 On Stage Published 1990 The New York Times Retrieved January 28 2022 Rich Frank November 5 1990 Review Theater In a Rock Star s Story the Music Is the Thing The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 28 2022 Doze a Texas November 5 1990 Buddy New York Daily News pp 31 39 ISSN 2692 1251 Retrieved January 28 2022 a b The Broadway League November 4 1990 Buddy Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 26 2022 Buddy Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre 1990 Playbill Retrieved January 26 2022 Rich Frank February 20 1992 Review Theater Crazy for You A Fresh Chorus of Gershwin on Broadway The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 28 2022 Winer Linda February 20 1992 Crazy for Dancing 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