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St. James Theatre

January 01, 1970

"Erlanger's Theatre" redirects here. For the former theater in Philadelphia, see Erlanger Theatre. For other theaters named the St. James Theatre or variants thereof, see St. James Theatre (disambiguation).

The St. James Theatre, originally Erlanger's Theatre, is a Broadway theater at 246 West 44th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. Opened in 1927, it was designed by Warren and Wetmore in a neo-Georgian style and was constructed for A. L. Erlanger. It has 1,709 seats across three levels and is operated by Jujamcyn Theaters. Both the facade and the auditorium interior are New York City landmarks.

St. James Theatre
Erlanger's Theatre
St. James Theatre in July 2019
Address246 West 44th Street
Manhattan, New York
United States
Coordinates40°45′29″N 73°59′17″W / 40.75806°N 73.98806°W / 40.75806; -73.98806
OwnerJujamcyn Theaters
TypeBroadway
Capacity1,710
ProductionIllinoise
Construction
Opened1927
ArchitectWarren and Wetmore
Website
www.jujamcyn.com/theatres/st-james/
DesignatedDecember 15, 1987[1]
Reference no.1374[1]
Designated entityFacade
DesignatedDecember 15, 1987[2]
Reference no.1375[2]
Designated entityAuditorium interior

The facade is made largely of stucco, except for the ground story, which is clad in cast stone above a granite water table. The ground story has several recessed openings to the lobby, auditorium, and upper-story offices. Above that are two marquees and a double-story cast-iron loggia, masking the fire escapes from the auditorium. The top story contains windows from the offices there. The auditorium is decorated largely with murals and ornamental plasterwork. The theater has a sloped orchestra level, two balcony levels, and a flat ceiling with a carved sounding board. The first balcony level contains box seats near the front of the auditorium, above which are murals. In addition, there are several lounges and passageways throughout the theater.

Erlanger had proposed a theater on the site as early as 1921, but two proposals failed to materialize. Erlanger's Theatre opened on September 26, 1927, with the musical The Merry Malones. Erlanger died in 1930, and the theater then passed to Lodewick Vroom in 1932; Vroom renamed it after St James's Theatre in London. The Shubert family acquired the St. James in 1941 but were forced to sell it in 1956 following an antitrust suit. William L. McKnight bought the theater and renovated it in 1958, with Jujamcyn taking over the venue's operation. The theater was further renovated in 1985, 1999, and 2016. The theater has housed several long-running musicals in its history, including original productions of Oklahoma!, The King and I, Hello, Dolly!, The Who's Tommy, and The Producers.

Site edit

The St. James Theatre is on 246 West 44th Street, on the south sidewalk between Eighth Avenue and Seventh Avenue, near Times Square in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City.[3][4] The land lot is nearly rectangular, with a protrusion on the eastern end. The lot covers 12,858 square feet (1,194.5 m2), with a frontage of 124.5 feet (37.9 m) on 44th Street and a depth of 100.42 feet (31 m).[4]

The St. James Theatre shares the city block with the Hayes Theater, Sardi's restaurant, and 1501 Broadway to the east, as well as 255 West 43rd Street and 229 West 43rd Street to the south. Across 44th Street are the Row NYC Hotel to the northwest, the Majestic and Broadhurst theaters to the north, and the Shubert Theatre and One Astor Plaza to the northeast. Other nearby structures include the John Golden, Bernard B. Jacobs, Gerald Schoenfeld, and Booth theaters to the north, as well as the former Hotel Carter, Todd Haimes Theatre, and Lyric Theatre to the south.[4] The St. James was developed on the site of several old three-story row houses.[5] There were six residences, each with a brownstone front.[6] The original Sardi's restaurant was one of the buildings that was razed to make way for the St. James.[7]

Design edit

The St. James Theatre was designed by Warren and Wetmore in the Georgian Revival style,[8][9] with Beaux-Arts inspirations.[10] It was built for producer Abraham L. Erlanger and opened in 1927 as Erlanger's Theatre.[3][5] The theater was erected by the Thompson–Starrett Co.[11] The St. James is operated by Jujamcyn Theaters.[12][13]

Facade edit

 
Box office entrance
 
Detail of loggia
 
Detail of attic

The facade is symmetrically arranged and is shorter than its width.[10] In general, the facade is plain in design.[14] The facade is made largely of stucco.[14][15] The ground story is clad in cast stone above a granite water table. Part of the eastern wall is also visible from the street and is clad in stucco over brick.[16] The St. James has a relatively simple facade, in contrast to nearby theaters like the Hayes or Shubert, but similar to the Majestic and Broadhurst.[5] This led The New York Times to call it "probably the least ornate of all the theatres recently added to the Times Square district".[17][18]

The ground story has numerous recessed doorways.[10] The doorway at the far west (on the right, as viewed from the front) is a metal stage door.[10][12] The entrance to the box office lobby is immediately adjacent to the stage door.[12][16] The lobby entrance consists of three aluminum and glass double doors, above which is a transom panel with signs.[16] East of the lobby entrance is a sign board, as well as a service door accessed by two granite steps. The center of the ground-story facade has four metal doors from the auditorium. The eastern section has a glass-and-metal double door to Jujamcyn's upper-story offices, as well as additional service doors. A pair of marquees, with signs facing west and east, is suspended above the western and central sections of the facade.[a] A stone band course runs above the base.[19]

The 44th Street facade has quoins at the extreme west and east ends on the upper stories.[19] The center of the facade has a projecting double-height loggia of wrought iron, which conceals the fire escape.[5][9][14] The bottom of the loggia contains stone panels, beneath which is a metal base that curves onto the marquee below it. The loggia has three arches are separated by Ionic-style columns. The arches contain wrought-iron grilles, above which are cartouches flanked by foliate decoration. The spandrels above the arches' corners contain wrought-iron foliate decoration and winged animals. A wrought-iron frieze runs above the loggia, and finials are placed on the loggia's roof. On either side of the loggia are two vertical signs with the letters "St. James", which face west and east. These signs have corbels at their bottoms and lanterns on top.[19] At the time of the theater's construction, one observer said that the blank facade was "most appropriate" for the backdrop of an electric sign.[17][20]

The attic has five rectangular windows between two circular windows.[5] Three of the rectangular windows have decorative surrounds that are scrolled at the bottom and eared at the top; they alternate with the other two windows, which have no surrounds. The two circular windows contain surrounds with foliate ornament. The attic is topped by a frieze with circular bellflower decorations, vertical niches, and masks depicting comedy and tragedy. Above that is the cornice, which is simple in design. The cornice, frieze, and quoins are also visible on the eastern wall (facing the Hayes Theater).[19]

Auditorium edit

The auditorium has an orchestra level, two balconies, boxes, and a stage behind the proscenium arch. The space is designed with plaster decorations in relief, as well as paintings designed to resemble reliefs.[21] Playbill cites the theater as having 1,684 seats,[12] while The Broadway League cites 1,709 seats.[13] Originally, Erlanger's Theatre had 1,600 seats, a comparatively large capacity as the theater was primarily meant to host musicals.[22] The presence of two balconies ran counter to most other theatrical designs of the time, which only had one balcony.[14]

Unlike similar Broadway theaters, the St. James's interior was designed in a simple style without much plasterwork. One contemporary publication described the auditorium as having a "residential rather than theatrical" character.[23] The lack of plasterwork contrasts with the ornate plaster decorations in theaters developed by the Shubert family,[14] as well as those designed by Herbert J. Krapp.[24] Instead, Warren and Wetmore placed emphasis on the interior layout and color scheme.[24][23] As designed, the theater had coral-colored surfaces with antique gold highlights.[9][15] The interior design scheme was overseen by John B. Smeraldi.[9][23] One source described the walls as being "marble and plaster finished in coral lacquer and gold", while the chairs had coral tapestries with gold and blue highlights.[15] After a 1958 renovation, the interior was decorated in charcoal and gold.[25][26]

Seating areas edit

The orchestra level is wheelchair-accessible via the main doors,[27] and it contains the theater's wheelchair-accessible restrooms.[12][27] The rear or western end of the orchestra contains a shallow promenade. A stair with ornate metal railings leads up from the orchestra promenade to the balcony level. The orchestra level is raked, sloping down toward an orchestra pit in front of the stage,[21] which can fit 40 people.[15] The orchestra's side walls were originally designed to resemble ashlar blocks.[24] The current configuration of the orchestra level dates to a renovation in 1958, during which the orchestra's rear wall was relocated, enlarging the lobby and shrinking the promenade.[28]

The balcony levels can only be accessed by steps.[27] The first balcony level (also known as the mezzanine) is raked and is divided into front and rear sections by an aisle halfway across its depth.[29] The first balcony is much deeper than in similar theaters,[15] reaching over what originally was the tenth row of orchestra seats.[20][24] The second balcony is also raked but is recessed.[15][29] The front of the mezzanine level is curved outward, with molded decorations, and connects with the boxes on either side. An entablature runs near the top of the auditorium, starting from the front of the second balcony level and extending above the boxes and proscenium arch. The undersides of the balcony levels are simple in design and made of plaster.[30] The fronts of both balcony levels have light boxes, and the second balcony also has a technical booth on its rear wall.[31] The side walls were originally designed with murals,[9][24] which were painted by Paul Arndt and depicted romantic themes.[15] The murals were covered up during subsequent modifications to the theater.[26][32]

On either side of the proscenium is a curved wall section with one box at the mezzanine level.[29] Originally, one of the boxes was known as the President's box, while the other was called the Governor's box.[15][24] The fronts of the boxes curve outward and contain plaster moldings.[21] Beside each box are pilasters, which support the entablature above the boxes. There are oval niches on the walls in front of each box, which have busts depicting women.[30] There are also golden urns behind the boxes, next to the mezzanine seating.[24] Draperies were originally hung above the boxes, but they were removed in subsequent renovations.[14] Also above the boxes are lunettes with murals.[24]

Other design features edit

Next to the boxes is the proscenium, which contains a flat-arched opening surrounded by an elliptical arch. The top corners of the proscenium opening are concave, protruding slightly inward.[29] The proscenium opening is surrounded by an ovolo molding.[30] A mural is placed above the flat-arched opening, beneath the elliptical arch. It shows cupids playing golf while Satan stands amid a "ruined temple of love".[15] The proscenium's original curtain was made of asbestos and was designed by Smeraldi.[9][23] On either side of the flat arch, there are depictions of court jesters pulling the curtains open.[15]

A sounding board curves onto the ceiling above the boxes, in front of the proscenium arch.[29] The sounding board contains molded bands of interlocked leaves and ribbons, which divide it into two sections. The front section (nearer the proscenium) is divided into rectangular-paneled sections with urn, leaf, and swag motifs. The rear section (nearer the balconies) rises from the lunettes above each arch, with a panel at the center, which depicts a musical instrument. The rest of the sounding board's rear section is filled with squares containing rosettes. These squares are laid diagonally in a diamond pattern, which is intended to simulate a coffered ceiling.[30] The ceiling itself is flat, curving downward toward the rear of the second balcony.[29] The center of the ceiling has a plasterwork centerpiece, containing motifs of instruments and swags, as well as a hanging chandelier.[30] The centerpiece is surrounded by grilles, which originally served as ventilation openings.[15][30]

Other interior spaces edit

The lobby, to the west of the orchestra promenade, extends across the width of the auditorium. The lobby is divided into outer and inner sections, with the box office in the lobby's outer section.[9][15] The lobby's inner section originally contained a 17th-century Flemish tapestry on the west wall and a green-and-white marble table, which were the only furnishings in the room. The inner lobby had black-and-white terrazzo marble tiles surrounded by a band of black marble and black-and-white squares. The room also had gray-stone walls with black-and-gold marble decorations, as well as a polychrome-and-gold ceiling with lights. Three black-and-gold marble doorways led to the auditorium. The south portion of the inner lobby had a gray marble staircase with a polychrome-and-gold balustrade and an ebony-wood railing.[15] The lobby was enlarged and modified during a 1958 renovation.[28]

The theater was designed with a ladies' lounge in the basement and a men's lounge on the mezzanine.[33] The ladies' lounge had Adam style decorations and a rose-and-gold color scheme; it included a marble shelf with a mirror, as well as ceiling vents. The mezzanine lounge had a gray-green color scheme and was indirectly lit by lamps hidden behind silk curtains. The lounge was 50 feet (15 m) long and was connected with restrooms, telephone booths, and a writing room via a gray-green corridor. Additionally, a men's club room was placed in the basement and was decorated in a Tudor style, with a large fireplace and plaster walls.[15]

Backstage, the dressing rooms could accommodate 150 cast members; the stars had their own suites with baths. The musicians had their own quarters, which connected to the orchestra pit.[15] Jujamcyn Theaters' corporate offices are also at 246 West 44th Street, the St. James Theatre building.[34][35]

History edit

Times Square became the epicenter for large-scale theater productions between 1900 and the Great Depression.[36] At the beginning of the 20th century, Erlanger was a founding member of the Theatrical Syndicate, and he worked with Marc Klaw to run Klaw and Erlanger, the predominant theatrical booking agency in the United States. They developed two major theaters on nearby 42nd Street: the still-extant New Amsterdam Theatre and the no-longer-operational Liberty Theatre.[37] Klaw and Erlanger continued to work together until a dispute in 1919.[37][38] Soon after the breakup, Erlanger began planning a dozen theaters in the U.S., including three in New York City.[39]

Development and early years edit

 
Seen from the east

Erlanger proposed his first new theater in New York City in 1921,[40][41] when he hired Warren and Wetmore to draw up plans for a 1,200-seat theater on 44th Street, named the Model Theatre.[42][43] The venue would have been a single-story structure at 246–256 West 46th Street (the current site of the St. James), which would have cost $300,000.[44] The plans were delayed due to Erlanger's disputes with the Shubert brothers, another major theatrical syndicate, and with Klaw.[40] At the time, the Shubert brothers' theaters were generally designed by Herbert J. Krapp, while Klaw's were designed by Eugene De Rosa; both Krapp and De Rosa were experienced theater architects.[45] By contrast, while Warren and Wetmore were well known for designing houses, hotels, and office buildings, as well as collaborating on the design of Grand Central Terminal and the surrounding Terminal City building complex, they had never previously designed a theater.[46] It is unknown why Erlanger hired the firm to design his theater.[5]

The plans were completed in 1922.[40] Erlanger made an agreement that December to instead develop the theater for revues, specifically for vaudeville duo Bernard and Collier; in exchange, the pair would not perform outside New York City.[47][48] That plan also failed for unknown reasons.[5] Finally, in February 1926, Erlanger announced a third proposal: a two-balcony, 1,600-seat venue named Erlanger's Theatre, which would cost $1 million and be comparable in size to the New Amsterdam Theatre. Warren and Wetmore were still associated with the project.[6][33]

By May 1927, the theater was reportedly ready for A. L. Erlanger to inspect.[49] That July, Erlanger announced that he had booked George M. Cohan's The Merry Malones as the inaugural production.[18] The theater opened on September 26, 1927, with The Merry Malones,[50][51][52] which ultimately ran for 192 performances.[53][54] Erlanger assumed full control of the theater's operation a month after the venue opened.[55] The run of The Merry Malones was interrupted briefly in early 1928 by a flop entitled The Behavior of Mrs. Crane.[53][56] Cohan's last musical, Billie,[22] opened in 1928 and had 112 performances.[53][57] The next year, Lew Fields starred in Hello, Daddy, which had transferred from the Mansfield Theatre.[53][58] The other runs of 1929 included Murray Anderson's Almanac[59][60] and Ladies of the Jury.[59][61]

A. L. Erlanger died in March 1930, and his estate continued to operate the theater.[62] In that year, Erlanger's Theatre hosted a revival of The Rivals,[59][63] followed by the popular musical Fine and Dandy,[50][64] the latter of which had 246 performances.[59][65] In 1931, the Civic Light Opera Company leased the Erlanger for Gilbert and Sullivan productions.[66][67] The theatrical company occupied the Erlanger for the next year,[67] presenting a variety of operettas from Gilbert and Sullivan and from other writers.[68] After A. L. Erlanger's estate failed to pay rent,[69] ownership of the theater reverted to the Astor family, the owners of the underlying land.[70][71]

Vroom operation edit

In July 1932, Gilbert Miller's former manager Lodewick Vroom announced that he had acquired the Erlanger from the Astors.[71][72] Shortly afterward, Vroom renamed the venue the St. James,[73][74][75] after London's St James's Theatre.[76] The revue Walk a Little Faster was the first show at the renamed St. James,[77] opening in December 1932 with Bobby Clark, Paul McCullough, and Bea Lillie;[78] it ran for 121 performances.[79][80] The St. James hosted another season of Gilbert and Sullivan productions in 1933,[77] also presented by the Civic Light Opera Company.[68][81] The Ballets Russes de Monte-Carlo opened at the St. James in December 1933,[82][83] staying through April 1934[82][b] with performers including Irina Baronova, Léonide Massine, and Tamara Toumanova.[85] This was the Ballets Russes' last performance in the U.S. for fifty years.[86] Clark and McCullough reappeared in the 1935 revue Thumbs Up!,[77][87] which had 156 performances.[79][88] Also successful was the operetta May Wine in 1935,[89][90] which stayed for 212 performances.[79][88]

The Works Progress Administration (WPA), an agency of the U.S. government, held interviews in the St. James for its Federal Theatre Project during 1936.[91] Next were two Shakespeare revivals in 1937: Hamlet with John Gielgud[89][92][93] and Richard II with Maurice Evans.[77][94][95] The latter was one of several Shakespeare productions that Margaret Webster directed at the St. James.[96] Later that year, the St. James showed Father Malachy's Miracle for 125 performances.[97][98] The WPA leased the theater in April 1938 for its production of Trojan Incident,[99][100] prompting the League of New York Theatres to complain that the government had an undue advantage over private producers.[101] Evans returned that October in an unabridged version of Hamlet, starring Katherine Locke, Mady Christians, and Alexander Scourby;[102] this was the first time that the full text of Hamlet was performed in the U.S.[89] The Hamlet revival ran for 96 performances[103][104] and was followed in early 1939 by King Henry IV, Part 1 with Evans and Edmond O'Brien,[105][106] which stayed for 74 performances.[103][107]

In January 1940, the St. James hosted that year's version of Earl Carroll's Vanities;[108][109] reviewers criticized the show's short run because it used microphones for amplification.[110] Evans returned that April, reviving the production of Richard II from three years earlier.[111][112] That November, the St. James hosted another Shakespeare production: Twelfth Night with Evans, Wesley Addy, Helen Hayes, Sophie Stewart, and June Walker.[113][114] This was followed the next March by Paul Green and Richard Wright's Native Son,[115][116] which was not as successful as previous shows, with 114 performances.[117][118]

Shubert operation edit

The Shubert Organization started operating the St. James in July 1941[119] and immediately booked the play Anne of England.[120] From January to March 1942, the St. James hosted the Boston Comic Opera Company and the Jooss Ballet Dance Theatre in repertory.[110] The Boston Opera Company presented Gilbert and Sullivan works, which were performed simultaneously with dance shows such as Kurt Jooss's The Green Table.[121][122] The same year, the theater hosted a transfer of the long-running play Claudia,[117][123][124] as well as the Theatre Guild comedy Without Love with Audrey Christie, Katharine Hepburn, and Elliott Nugent.[110][125][126] The Theater Guild, which had seen little success with their shows to date,[110] premiered Rodgers and Hammerstein's first musical, Oklahoma!, at the St. James in March 1943.[127][128] Vincent Astor sold the theater to the Shuberts later the same year.[129] With over 2,200 performances[c] through 1948,[134][132] Oklahoma! saved the Theatre Guild from bankruptcy[133][135] and became known as a Rodgers and Hammerstein masterpiece.[135]

Frank Loesser's Where's Charley? opened at the St. James in 1948,[136][137] ultimately seeing 762 performances over two years.[134][138] Where's Charley? closed to make way for another musical, Peter Pan, which had been forced to relocate from the Imperial Theatre.[139][140] This was followed by yet another set of Gilbert and Sullivan shows, this time performed by the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company.[141][142] Later that year, the St. James premiered the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King and I,[136][143] which ran for 1,246 performances over three years.[134][144] George Abbott's The Pajama Game was the next show to premiere at the St. James, opening in 1954[115][145] and running for 1,061 performances.[117][146] In 1956, the Johnny Mercer musical Li'l Abner opened,[115][147] and ran for 693 performances.[117][148]

Jujamcyn operation edit

 
Side view of the loggia

By the 1950s, the Shuberts operated nearly half of all legitimate theaters in New York City, prompting the U.S. federal government to file an antitrust suit against the family. As part of a settlement made in February 1956, the Shuberts had to sell off some of their theaters.[149][150] If the Shuberts did not sell the St. James within two years, they had to lease out either the St. James or the Imperial.[150] In May 1956, a group headed by businessman Jerome S. Jennings offered the Shuberts $2.1 million for the St. James Theatre.[151][152] The sale was finalized that July, when Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing president William L. McKnight and theatrical executive Samuel H. Schwartz agreed to buy the St. James for $1.75 million in cash.[153][154] Schwartz was subsequently appointed president of the Jujamcyn Corporation, an entity formed to operate the theater.[155] Li'l Abner continued to run during this time.[153]

1950s to 1970s edit

McKnight spent $600,000 to restore the St. James during three months in 1958.[17][26] The interior was extensively modified,[26][32] while the exterior remained relatively intact.[17] Under designer Frederick Fox, the exterior was painted green and gold, while the interior was decorated in gold and charcoal gray. The curtains, carpets, and seats were replaced; the adjacent alley was converted to a smoking area; and new electronic systems were installed.[25][26][156] The first show at the renovated theater was Rodgers and Hammerstein's Flower Drum Song, which opened in December 1958[156][157] and ran for 600 performances.[158] The St. James next hosted a transfer of the off-Broadway hit Once Upon a Mattress with Carol Burnett in 1960.[159][156][160] This was followed the same year by Jean Anouilh's play Becket, with Laurence Olivier and Anthony Quinn,[161][162][163] and the Betty Comden/Adolph Green/Jule Styne musical Do Re Mi, with Nancy Walker and Phil Silvers.[161][164][165] Another Comden/Green/Styne musical arrived in 1961: Subways Are for Sleeping, featuring Orson Bean, Sydney Chaplin, Carol Lawrence, and Phyllis Newman.[161][166][167]

Further modifications to the St. James were made in 1962.[10] The same year, the theater hosted the musical Mr. President,[168][169] which was Irving Berlin's last Broadway show and was not popularly received.[156] The next production at the St. James was John Osborne's Luther, which opened in 1963 and featured Albert Finney.[170][171][172] The Jerry Herman and Michael Stewart musical Hello, Dolly! opened at the St. James in January 1964, originally featuring Carol Channing and David Burns.[173][174] With 2,844 performances through 1970,[170][175] Hello, Dolly! was the longest-running Broadway musical when it closed.[176][177] This was followed in 1971 by Galt MacDermot and John Guare's version of Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of Verona,[178][179] featuring Raul Julia, Clifton Davis, and Jonelle Allen for 613 performances.[170][180]

For much of the mid-1970s, the St. James hosted short-lived revivals.[181] For instance, a 1973 revival of A Streetcar Named Desire, with Alan Feinstein and Lois Nettleton,[182] ended after only 53 performances.[183][184] An even shorter show was the 1974 revival of the musical Good News, with Alice Faye and Gene Nelson, which ran 16 times.[183][185][186] This was followed in 1975 by the revival of The Misanthrope with Alec McCowen and Diana Rigg,[187] which had 94 performances,[183][185] as well as the musical revue A Musical Jubilee,[188] which had 92 performances.[183][189] In 1976, McKnight transferred the St. James and Jujamcyn's other venues to his daughter Virginia and her husband James H. Binger.[190] The same year, the theater hosted a revival of My Fair Lady,[181][191][192] which relocated at the end of 1976 to make way for George Abbott's musical Music Is.[193] The next hit was Comden and Green's musical On the Twentieth Century, which opened in 1978[178][194] and had over 450 performances.[183][195] Four short runs followed in 1979 and 1980: Carmelina, Broadway Opry '79, The 1940's Radio Hour, and Filumena.[196]

1980s and 1990s edit

 
Marquee

The musical Barnum premiered in 1980, starring Jim Dale with music by Michael Stewart, Cy Coleman, and Mark Bramble;[178][197] it had 854 performances over the next two years.[198][199][200] The next show was the 1982 revue Rock 'N Roll! The First 5,000 Years, which flopped after a week.[201][202] Following this was another long run, the musical My One and Only, which opened in 1983[178][203] and ran for 767 performances.[198][204] The stage floor and traps were replaced after My One and Only's run ended. In July 1985, Jujamcyn announced a $1.5 million renovation for the theater.[205] The changes, executed by Total Concept,[206] included a new marquee, seats, draperies, and carpets, as well as a repainted auditorium and new electrical wiring.[205][206] Due to the relatively small budget and the project's eighteen-week schedule, the lighting was not changed; additionally, some of the original details could not be restored.[206] The theater reopened in December 1985 with the revue Jerry's Girls,[207] which lasted four months.[208][209] Afterward, the long-running musical 42nd Street transferred from the Majestic in 1987,[210] extending its run for two years.[211][212] The St. James's last shows of the decade were Bill Irwin's play Largely New York[213][214] and a revival of the musical Gypsy with Tyne Daly in 1989.[215] The latter ran for more than a year.[216]

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) had started to consider protecting the St. James as a landmark in 1982,[217] with discussions continuing over the next several years.[218] The LPC designated the St. James's facade and interior as a landmark on December 15, 1987.[219] This was part of the commission's wide-ranging effort in 1987 to grant landmark status to Broadway theaters.[220] The New York City Board of Estimate ratified the designations in March 1988.[221] Jujamcyn, the Nederlanders, and the Shuberts collectively sued the LPC in June 1988 to overturn the landmark designations of 22 theaters, including the St. James, on the merit that the designations severely limited the extent to which the theaters could be modified.[222] 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.[223]

The musical The Secret Garden, starring Daisy Eagan and Mandy Patinkin, opened in 1991[224][225] and ran for 706 performances over two years.[226][227] This was followed in 1993 by The Who's Tommy,[228][229] which also ran for two years, accumulating 900 performances.[230][231] The next production was supposed to be the musical Busker Alley in 1995, for which LeRoy Neiman painted a 40-foot-tall (12 m) mural on the theater's facade.[232] The musical's Broadway run was canceled after its star Tommy Tune broke his foot, and the mural was painted over.[233] The Stephen Sondheim musical A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum was revived in 1996[234] and ultimately ran for 715 performances.[235][236] This was followed by a limited engagement by singer Patti LaBelle in January 1998,[237][238] as well as a 98-performance run of the musical High Society the same year.[239][240] The St. James underwent a $3 million, eight-month renovation,[241] conducted by EverGreene Architectural Arts.[242] When the theater reopened in 1999, it hosted a short run of the musical The Civil War[243][244][245] and a year-long run of the dance revue Swing!.[246][247]

2000s and 2010s edit

 
Seen in 2006, during the run of The Producers

Swing! closed in January 2001[246] and was replaced by Mel Brooks's musical The Producers, which broke a ticket-sale record when it opened in April 2001.[248] Due to high demand, The Producers' producers started reserving premium seat tickets at the theatre in a will call system to prevent scalping, the first time any Broadway show had done this. Prior to the implementation of this policy, brokers would buy tickets for $100 and resell them for as much as $742.50; though such markups were illegal in New York state, the tickets were sold on websites that were based in other states.[249] After Binger died in 2004,[250] Rocco Landesman bought the St. James and Jujamcyn's four other theaters in 2005, along with the air rights above them.[251] Jordan Roth joined Jujamcyn as a resident producer the same year.[252] The Producers ultimately lasted until 2007, with 2,502 performances.[253][254] It was followed the same year by a limited run of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!,[255][256] which opened one day before the start of the 2007 Broadway stagehand strike; a New York Supreme Court judge ruled that forced to keep operating during the strike.[257] The St. James then hosted a revival of Gypsy in 2008, featuring Patti LuPone, Laura Benanti, and Boyd Gaines.[258][259]

In 2009, Roth acquired a 50 percent stake in Jujamcyn and assumed full operation of the firm when Landesman joined the National Endowments of the Arts.[260][261] The same year, the St. James staged the Goodman Theatre's revival of Desire Under the Elms[262][263] and the City Center Encores production of Finian's Rainbow.[264][265] In the early 2010s, the St. James hosted musicals along with limited-engagement concerts. These included American Idiot in 2010; Hair and On a Clear Day You Can See Forever in 2011; Leap of Faith and Bring It On: The Musical in 2012; Barry Manilow's concert and Let It Be in 2013; and Bullets Over Broadway and Side Show in 2014.[12][13] Part of the stage-left portion of the theater was demolished to accommodate the set for Bullets Over Broadway.[266]

Something Rotten! opened in 2015[267] and ran for a year and a half.[268] A revival of the play Present Laughter was then hosted in 2017.[269][270] After Second Stage Theater bought the adjacent Hayes Theater in 2016, Roth approached Second Stage about the possibility of simultaneously renovating both theaters.[266] Second Stage sold the alley between the theaters to Jujamcyn, which extended the St. James's stage 10 feet (3.0 m) eastward into the alley.[271][272] The stage expansion was completed for the Disney musical Frozen,[273][274] which opened in March 2018.[275][276] Frozen achieved the box office record for the St. James Theatre,[277] grossing $2,624,495 over eight performances for the week ending December 30, 2018.[278]

2020s to present edit

On March 12, 2020, the theater was temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[279] and Frozen was canceled as a result.[280] The St. James was the first Broadway house to reopen after the pandemic-related closure,[281] with a limited run of Bruce Springsteen's Springsteen on Broadway shows opening on June 26, 2021.[282] As part of a settlement with the United States Department of Justice in 2021, Jujamcyn agreed to improve disabled access at its five Broadway theaters, including the St. James.[283][284] David Byrne's American Utopia opened later the same year and ran until early 2022.[285] This was followed in July 2022 by a limited run of the musical Into the Woods,[286] which was extended through January 2023.[287] Jujamcyn and Ambassador Theatre Group agreed to merge in early 2023; the combined company would operate seven Broadway theaters, including the St. James.[288][289] New York, New York, Kander and Ebb's musical adaptation of the film New York, New York, opened at the theater in April 2023, running for three months.[290][291]

A revival of Spamalot, transferring from the Kennedy Center,[292] opened at the theater in November 2023[293][294] and closed after 164 performances.[295] The musical Illinoise is being staged at the theater from April to August 2024.[296] This will be followed by the transfer of the 2023 West End revival of Sunset Boulevard.[297]

Notable productions edit

Productions are listed based on the year of their first performance.[12][13]

1930s to 1990s edit

2000s to present edit

See also edit

References edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ One marquee is suspended above the lobby doors and stage door, with a sign facing west. The other is suspended above the auditorium doors and service doors, with a sign facing east.
  2. ^ The Ballet Russe had a short gap from January to March 1934.[84]
  3. ^ Variously cited as 2,248,[130] 2,243,[131] 2,212,[132] or 2,202.[133]
  4. ^ The following plays appeared at least once: The Mikado, H.M.S. Pinafore, Iolanthe, The Gondoliers, Patience, The Pirates of Penzance, Trial by Jury, and Ruddigore. Several Gilbert and Sullivan plays had multiple discontinuous runs in 1931, and H.M.S. Pinafore was performed both by itself and with Trial by Jury.[301]
  5. ^ The Mikado, The Yeomen of the Guard, H.M.S. Pinafore/Trial by Jury, Patience[308]
  6. ^ This specific production of Richard II was revived in 1940.[112][314]
  7. ^ H.M.S. Pinafore/The Green Table, The Mikado/The Big City/A Ball in Old Vienna, The Pirates of Penzance/The Prodigal Sun, Iolanthe, Trial by Jury, The Gondoliers[314]
  8. ^ The Mikado, Trial by Jury/H.M.S. Pinafore, The Gondoliers, Iolanthe, Cox and Box[130]

Citations edit

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james, theatre, erlanger, theatre, redirects, here, former, theater, philadelphia, erlanger, theatre, other, theaters, named, variants, thereof, disambiguation, originally, erlanger, theatre, broadway, theater, west, 44th, street, theater, district, midtown, m. Erlanger s Theatre redirects here For the former theater in Philadelphia see Erlanger Theatre For other theaters named the St James Theatre or variants thereof see St James Theatre disambiguation The St James Theatre originally Erlanger s Theatre is a Broadway theater at 246 West 44th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City Opened in 1927 it was designed by Warren and Wetmore in a neo Georgian style and was constructed for A L Erlanger It has 1 709 seats across three levels and is operated by Jujamcyn Theaters Both the facade and the auditorium interior are New York City landmarks St James TheatreErlanger s TheatreSt James Theatre in July 2019Address246 West 44th StreetManhattan New YorkUnited StatesCoordinates40 45 29 N 73 59 17 W 40 75806 N 73 98806 W 40 75806 73 98806OwnerJujamcyn TheatersTypeBroadwayCapacity1 710ProductionIllinoiseConstructionOpened1927ArchitectWarren and WetmoreWebsitewww wbr jujamcyn wbr com wbr theatres wbr st james wbr New York City LandmarkDesignatedDecember 15 1987 1 Reference no 1374 1 Designated entityFacadeNew York City LandmarkDesignatedDecember 15 1987 2 Reference no 1375 2 Designated entityAuditorium interior The facade is made largely of stucco except for the ground story which is clad in cast stone above a granite water table The ground story has several recessed openings to the lobby auditorium and upper story offices Above that are two marquees and a double story cast iron loggia masking the fire escapes from the auditorium The top story contains windows from the offices there The auditorium is decorated largely with murals and ornamental plasterwork The theater has a sloped orchestra level two balcony levels and a flat ceiling with a carved sounding board The first balcony level contains box seats near the front of the auditorium above which are murals In addition there are several lounges and passageways throughout the theater Erlanger had proposed a theater on the site as early as 1921 but two proposals failed to materialize Erlanger s Theatre opened on September 26 1927 with the musical The Merry Malones Erlanger died in 1930 and the theater then passed to Lodewick Vroom in 1932 Vroom renamed it after St James s Theatre in London The Shubert family acquired the St James in 1941 but were forced to sell it in 1956 following an antitrust suit William L McKnight bought the theater and renovated it in 1958 with Jujamcyn taking over the venue s operation The theater was further renovated in 1985 1999 and 2016 The theater has housed several long running musicals in its history including original productions of Oklahoma The King and I Hello Dolly The Who s Tommy and The Producers Contents 1 Site 2 Design 2 1 Facade 2 2 Auditorium 2 2 1 Seating areas 2 2 2 Other design features 2 3 Other interior spaces 3 History 3 1 Development and early years 3 2 Vroom operation 3 3 Shubert operation 3 4 Jujamcyn operation 3 4 1 1950s to 1970s 3 4 2 1980s and 1990s 3 4 3 2000s and 2010s 3 4 4 2020s to present 4 Notable productions 4 1 1930s to 1990s 4 2 2000s to present 5 See also 6 References 6 1 Notes 6 2 Citations 6 3 Sources 7 External linksSite editThe St James Theatre is on 246 West 44th Street on the south sidewalk between Eighth Avenue and Seventh Avenue near Times Square in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City 3 4 The land lot is nearly rectangular with a protrusion on the eastern end The lot covers 12 858 square feet 1 194 5 m2 with a frontage of 124 5 feet 37 9 m on 44th Street and a depth of 100 42 feet 31 m 4 The St James Theatre shares the city block with the Hayes Theater Sardi s restaurant and 1501 Broadway to the east as well as 255 West 43rd Street and 229 West 43rd Street to the south Across 44th Street are the Row NYC Hotel to the northwest the Majestic and Broadhurst theaters to the north and the Shubert Theatre and One Astor Plaza to the northeast Other nearby structures include the John Golden Bernard B Jacobs Gerald Schoenfeld and Booth theaters to the north as well as the former Hotel Carter Todd Haimes Theatre and Lyric Theatre to the south 4 The St James was developed on the site of several old three story row houses 5 There were six residences each with a brownstone front 6 The original Sardi s restaurant was one of the buildings that was razed to make way for the St James 7 Design editThe St James Theatre was designed by Warren and Wetmore in the Georgian Revival style 8 9 with Beaux Arts inspirations 10 It was built for producer Abraham L Erlanger and opened in 1927 as Erlanger s Theatre 3 5 The theater was erected by the Thompson Starrett Co 11 The St James is operated by Jujamcyn Theaters 12 13 Facade edit nbsp Box office entrance nbsp Detail of loggia nbsp Detail of attic The facade is symmetrically arranged and is shorter than its width 10 In general the facade is plain in design 14 The facade is made largely of stucco 14 15 The ground story is clad in cast stone above a granite water table Part of the eastern wall is also visible from the street and is clad in stucco over brick 16 The St James has a relatively simple facade in contrast to nearby theaters like the Hayes or Shubert but similar to the Majestic and Broadhurst 5 This led The New York Times to call it probably the least ornate of all the theatres recently added to the Times Square district 17 18 The ground story has numerous recessed doorways 10 The doorway at the far west on the right as viewed from the front is a metal stage door 10 12 The entrance to the box office lobby is immediately adjacent to the stage door 12 16 The lobby entrance consists of three aluminum and glass double doors above which is a transom panel with signs 16 East of the lobby entrance is a sign board as well as a service door accessed by two granite steps The center of the ground story facade has four metal doors from the auditorium The eastern section has a glass and metal double door to Jujamcyn s upper story offices as well as additional service doors A pair of marquees with signs facing west and east is suspended above the western and central sections of the facade a A stone band course runs above the base 19 The 44th Street facade has quoins at the extreme west and east ends on the upper stories 19 The center of the facade has a projecting double height loggia of wrought iron which conceals the fire escape 5 9 14 The bottom of the loggia contains stone panels beneath which is a metal base that curves onto the marquee below it The loggia has three arches are separated by Ionic style columns The arches contain wrought iron grilles above which are cartouches flanked by foliate decoration The spandrels above the arches corners contain wrought iron foliate decoration and winged animals A wrought iron frieze runs above the loggia and finials are placed on the loggia s roof On either side of the loggia are two vertical signs with the letters St James which face west and east These signs have corbels at their bottoms and lanterns on top 19 At the time of the theater s construction one observer said that the blank facade was most appropriate for the backdrop of an electric sign 17 20 The attic has five rectangular windows between two circular windows 5 Three of the rectangular windows have decorative surrounds that are scrolled at the bottom and eared at the top they alternate with the other two windows which have no surrounds The two circular windows contain surrounds with foliate ornament The attic is topped by a frieze with circular bellflower decorations vertical niches and masks depicting comedy and tragedy Above that is the cornice which is simple in design The cornice frieze and quoins are also visible on the eastern wall facing the Hayes Theater 19 Auditorium edit The auditorium has an orchestra level two balconies boxes and a stage behind the proscenium arch The space is designed with plaster decorations in relief as well as paintings designed to resemble reliefs 21 Playbill cites the theater as having 1 684 seats 12 while The Broadway League cites 1 709 seats 13 Originally Erlanger s Theatre had 1 600 seats a comparatively large capacity as the theater was primarily meant to host musicals 22 The presence of two balconies ran counter to most other theatrical designs of the time which only had one balcony 14 Unlike similar Broadway theaters the St James s interior was designed in a simple style without much plasterwork One contemporary publication described the auditorium as having a residential rather than theatrical character 23 The lack of plasterwork contrasts with the ornate plaster decorations in theaters developed by the Shubert family 14 as well as those designed by Herbert J Krapp 24 Instead Warren and Wetmore placed emphasis on the interior layout and color scheme 24 23 As designed the theater had coral colored surfaces with antique gold highlights 9 15 The interior design scheme was overseen by John B Smeraldi 9 23 One source described the walls as being marble and plaster finished in coral lacquer and gold while the chairs had coral tapestries with gold and blue highlights 15 After a 1958 renovation the interior was decorated in charcoal and gold 25 26 Seating areas edit The orchestra level is wheelchair accessible via the main doors 27 and it contains the theater s wheelchair accessible restrooms 12 27 The rear or western end of the orchestra contains a shallow promenade A stair with ornate metal railings leads up from the orchestra promenade to the balcony level The orchestra level is raked sloping down toward an orchestra pit in front of the stage 21 which can fit 40 people 15 The orchestra s side walls were originally designed to resemble ashlar blocks 24 The current configuration of the orchestra level dates to a renovation in 1958 during which the orchestra s rear wall was relocated enlarging the lobby and shrinking the promenade 28 The balcony levels can only be accessed by steps 27 The first balcony level also known as the mezzanine is raked and is divided into front and rear sections by an aisle halfway across its depth 29 The first balcony is much deeper than in similar theaters 15 reaching over what originally was the tenth row of orchestra seats 20 24 The second balcony is also raked but is recessed 15 29 The front of the mezzanine level is curved outward with molded decorations and connects with the boxes on either side An entablature runs near the top of the auditorium starting from the front of the second balcony level and extending above the boxes and proscenium arch The undersides of the balcony levels are simple in design and made of plaster 30 The fronts of both balcony levels have light boxes and the second balcony also has a technical booth on its rear wall 31 The side walls were originally designed with murals 9 24 which were painted by Paul Arndt and depicted romantic themes 15 The murals were covered up during subsequent modifications to the theater 26 32 On either side of the proscenium is a curved wall section with one box at the mezzanine level 29 Originally one of the boxes was known as the President s box while the other was called the Governor s box 15 24 The fronts of the boxes curve outward and contain plaster moldings 21 Beside each box are pilasters which support the entablature above the boxes There are oval niches on the walls in front of each box which have busts depicting women 30 There are also golden urns behind the boxes next to the mezzanine seating 24 Draperies were originally hung above the boxes but they were removed in subsequent renovations 14 Also above the boxes are lunettes with murals 24 Other design features edit Next to the boxes is the proscenium which contains a flat arched opening surrounded by an elliptical arch The top corners of the proscenium opening are concave protruding slightly inward 29 The proscenium opening is surrounded by an ovolo molding 30 A mural is placed above the flat arched opening beneath the elliptical arch It shows cupids playing golf while Satan stands amid a ruined temple of love 15 The proscenium s original curtain was made of asbestos and was designed by Smeraldi 9 23 On either side of the flat arch there are depictions of court jesters pulling the curtains open 15 A sounding board curves onto the ceiling above the boxes in front of the proscenium arch 29 The sounding board contains molded bands of interlocked leaves and ribbons which divide it into two sections The front section nearer the proscenium is divided into rectangular paneled sections with urn leaf and swag motifs The rear section nearer the balconies rises from the lunettes above each arch with a panel at the center which depicts a musical instrument The rest of the sounding board s rear section is filled with squares containing rosettes These squares are laid diagonally in a diamond pattern which is intended to simulate a coffered ceiling 30 The ceiling itself is flat curving downward toward the rear of the second balcony 29 The center of the ceiling has a plasterwork centerpiece containing motifs of instruments and swags as well as a hanging chandelier 30 The centerpiece is surrounded by grilles which originally served as ventilation openings 15 30 Other interior spaces edit The lobby to the west of the orchestra promenade extends across the width of the auditorium The lobby is divided into outer and inner sections with the box office in the lobby s outer section 9 15 The lobby s inner section originally contained a 17th century Flemish tapestry on the west wall and a green and white marble table which were the only furnishings in the room The inner lobby had black and white terrazzo marble tiles surrounded by a band of black marble and black and white squares The room also had gray stone walls with black and gold marble decorations as well as a polychrome and gold ceiling with lights Three black and gold marble doorways led to the auditorium The south portion of the inner lobby had a gray marble staircase with a polychrome and gold balustrade and an ebony wood railing 15 The lobby was enlarged and modified during a 1958 renovation 28 The theater was designed with a ladies lounge in the basement and a men s lounge on the mezzanine 33 The ladies lounge had Adam style decorations and a rose and gold color scheme it included a marble shelf with a mirror as well as ceiling vents The mezzanine lounge had a gray green color scheme and was indirectly lit by lamps hidden behind silk curtains The lounge was 50 feet 15 m long and was connected with restrooms telephone booths and a writing room via a gray green corridor Additionally a men s club room was placed in the basement and was decorated in a Tudor style with a large fireplace and plaster walls 15 Backstage the dressing rooms could accommodate 150 cast members the stars had their own suites with baths The musicians had their own quarters which connected to the orchestra pit 15 Jujamcyn Theaters corporate offices are also at 246 West 44th Street the St James Theatre building 34 35 History editTimes Square became the epicenter for large scale theater productions between 1900 and the Great Depression 36 At the beginning of the 20th century Erlanger was a founding member of the Theatrical Syndicate and he worked with Marc Klaw to run Klaw and Erlanger the predominant theatrical booking agency in the United States They developed two major theaters on nearby 42nd Street the still extant New Amsterdam Theatre and the no longer operational Liberty Theatre 37 Klaw and Erlanger continued to work together until a dispute in 1919 37 38 Soon after the breakup Erlanger began planning a dozen theaters in the U S including three in New York City 39 Development and early years edit nbsp Seen from the east Erlanger proposed his first new theater in New York City in 1921 40 41 when he hired Warren and Wetmore to draw up plans for a 1 200 seat theater on 44th Street named the Model Theatre 42 43 The venue would have been a single story structure at 246 256 West 46th Street the current site of the St James which would have cost 300 000 44 The plans were delayed due to Erlanger s disputes with the Shubert brothers another major theatrical syndicate and with Klaw 40 At the time the Shubert brothers theaters were generally designed by Herbert J Krapp while Klaw s were designed by Eugene De Rosa both Krapp and De Rosa were experienced theater architects 45 By contrast while Warren and Wetmore were well known for designing houses hotels and office buildings as well as collaborating on the design of Grand Central Terminal and the surrounding Terminal City building complex they had never previously designed a theater 46 It is unknown why Erlanger hired the firm to design his theater 5 The plans were completed in 1922 40 Erlanger made an agreement that December to instead develop the theater for revues specifically for vaudeville duo Bernard and Collier in exchange the pair would not perform outside New York City 47 48 That plan also failed for unknown reasons 5 Finally in February 1926 Erlanger announced a third proposal a two balcony 1 600 seat venue named Erlanger s Theatre which would cost 1 million and be comparable in size to the New Amsterdam Theatre Warren and Wetmore were still associated with the project 6 33 By May 1927 the theater was reportedly ready for A L Erlanger to inspect 49 That July Erlanger announced that he had booked George M Cohan s The Merry Malones as the inaugural production 18 The theater opened on September 26 1927 with The Merry Malones 50 51 52 which ultimately ran for 192 performances 53 54 Erlanger assumed full control of the theater s operation a month after the venue opened 55 The run of The Merry Malones was interrupted briefly in early 1928 by a flop entitled The Behavior of Mrs Crane 53 56 Cohan s last musical Billie 22 opened in 1928 and had 112 performances 53 57 The next year Lew Fields starred in Hello Daddy which had transferred from the Mansfield Theatre 53 58 The other runs of 1929 included Murray Anderson s Almanac 59 60 and Ladies of the Jury 59 61 A L Erlanger died in March 1930 and his estate continued to operate the theater 62 In that year Erlanger s Theatre hosted a revival of The Rivals 59 63 followed by the popular musical Fine and Dandy 50 64 the latter of which had 246 performances 59 65 In 1931 the Civic Light Opera Company leased the Erlanger for Gilbert and Sullivan productions 66 67 The theatrical company occupied the Erlanger for the next year 67 presenting a variety of operettas from Gilbert and Sullivan and from other writers 68 After A L Erlanger s estate failed to pay rent 69 ownership of the theater reverted to the Astor family the owners of the underlying land 70 71 Vroom operation edit In July 1932 Gilbert Miller s former manager Lodewick Vroom announced that he had acquired the Erlanger from the Astors 71 72 Shortly afterward Vroom renamed the venue the St James 73 74 75 after London s St James s Theatre 76 The revue Walk a Little Faster was the first show at the renamed St James 77 opening in December 1932 with Bobby Clark Paul McCullough and Bea Lillie 78 it ran for 121 performances 79 80 The St James hosted another season of Gilbert and Sullivan productions in 1933 77 also presented by the Civic Light Opera Company 68 81 The Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo opened at the St James in December 1933 82 83 staying through April 1934 82 b with performers including Irina Baronova Leonide Massine and Tamara Toumanova 85 This was the Ballets Russes last performance in the U S for fifty years 86 Clark and McCullough reappeared in the 1935 revue Thumbs Up 77 87 which had 156 performances 79 88 Also successful was the operetta May Wine in 1935 89 90 which stayed for 212 performances 79 88 The Works Progress Administration WPA an agency of the U S government held interviews in the St James for its Federal Theatre Project during 1936 91 Next were two Shakespeare revivals in 1937 Hamlet with John Gielgud 89 92 93 and Richard II with Maurice Evans 77 94 95 The latter was one of several Shakespeare productions that Margaret Webster directed at the St James 96 Later that year the St James showed Father Malachy s Miracle for 125 performances 97 98 The WPA leased the theater in April 1938 for its production of Trojan Incident 99 100 prompting the League of New York Theatres to complain that the government had an undue advantage over private producers 101 Evans returned that October in an unabridged version of Hamlet starring Katherine Locke Mady Christians and Alexander Scourby 102 this was the first time that the full text of Hamlet was performed in the U S 89 The Hamlet revival ran for 96 performances 103 104 and was followed in early 1939 by King Henry IV Part 1 with Evans and Edmond O Brien 105 106 which stayed for 74 performances 103 107 In January 1940 the St James hosted that year s version of Earl Carroll s Vanities 108 109 reviewers criticized the show s short run because it used microphones for amplification 110 Evans returned that April reviving the production of Richard II from three years earlier 111 112 That November the St James hosted another Shakespeare production Twelfth Night with Evans Wesley Addy Helen Hayes Sophie Stewart and June Walker 113 114 This was followed the next March by Paul Green and Richard Wright s Native Son 115 116 which was not as successful as previous shows with 114 performances 117 118 Shubert operation edit The Shubert Organization started operating the St James in July 1941 119 and immediately booked the play Anne of England 120 From January to March 1942 the St James hosted the Boston Comic Opera Company and the Jooss Ballet Dance Theatre in repertory 110 The Boston Opera Company presented Gilbert and Sullivan works which were performed simultaneously with dance shows such as Kurt Jooss s The Green Table 121 122 The same year the theater hosted a transfer of the long running play Claudia 117 123 124 as well as the Theatre Guild comedy Without Love with Audrey Christie Katharine Hepburn and Elliott Nugent 110 125 126 The Theater Guild which had seen little success with their shows to date 110 premiered Rodgers and Hammerstein s first musical Oklahoma at the St James in March 1943 127 128 Vincent Astor sold the theater to the Shuberts later the same year 129 With over 2 200 performances c through 1948 134 132 Oklahoma saved the Theatre Guild from bankruptcy 133 135 and became known as a Rodgers and Hammerstein masterpiece 135 Frank Loesser s Where s Charley opened at the St James in 1948 136 137 ultimately seeing 762 performances over two years 134 138 Where s Charley closed to make way for another musical Peter Pan which had been forced to relocate from the Imperial Theatre 139 140 This was followed by yet another set of Gilbert and Sullivan shows this time performed by the D Oyly Carte Opera Company 141 142 Later that year the St James premiered the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King and I 136 143 which ran for 1 246 performances over three years 134 144 George Abbott s The Pajama Game was the next show to premiere at the St James opening in 1954 115 145 and running for 1 061 performances 117 146 In 1956 the Johnny Mercer musical Li l Abner opened 115 147 and ran for 693 performances 117 148 Jujamcyn operation edit nbsp Side view of the loggia By the 1950s the Shuberts operated nearly half of all legitimate theaters in New York City prompting the U S federal government to file an antitrust suit against the family As part of a settlement made in February 1956 the Shuberts had to sell off some of their theaters 149 150 If the Shuberts did not sell the St James within two years they had to lease out either the St James or the Imperial 150 In May 1956 a group headed by businessman Jerome S Jennings offered the Shuberts 2 1 million for the St James Theatre 151 152 The sale was finalized that July when Minnesota Mining amp Manufacturing president William L McKnight and theatrical executive Samuel H Schwartz agreed to buy the St James for 1 75 million in cash 153 154 Schwartz was subsequently appointed president of the Jujamcyn Corporation an entity formed to operate the theater 155 Li l Abner continued to run during this time 153 1950s to 1970s edit McKnight spent 600 000 to restore the St James during three months in 1958 17 26 The interior was extensively modified 26 32 while the exterior remained relatively intact 17 Under designer Frederick Fox the exterior was painted green and gold while the interior was decorated in gold and charcoal gray The curtains carpets and seats were replaced the adjacent alley was converted to a smoking area and new electronic systems were installed 25 26 156 The first show at the renovated theater was Rodgers and Hammerstein s Flower Drum Song which opened in December 1958 156 157 and ran for 600 performances 158 The St James next hosted a transfer of the off Broadway hit Once Upon a Mattress with Carol Burnett in 1960 159 156 160 This was followed the same year by Jean Anouilh s play Becket with Laurence Olivier and Anthony Quinn 161 162 163 and the Betty Comden Adolph Green Jule Styne musical Do Re Mi with Nancy Walker and Phil Silvers 161 164 165 Another Comden Green Styne musical arrived in 1961 Subways Are for Sleeping featuring Orson Bean Sydney Chaplin Carol Lawrence and Phyllis Newman 161 166 167 Further modifications to the St James were made in 1962 10 The same year the theater hosted the musical Mr President 168 169 which was Irving Berlin s last Broadway show and was not popularly received 156 The next production at the St James was John Osborne s Luther which opened in 1963 and featured Albert Finney 170 171 172 The Jerry Herman and Michael Stewart musical Hello Dolly opened at the St James in January 1964 originally featuring Carol Channing and David Burns 173 174 With 2 844 performances through 1970 170 175 Hello Dolly was the longest running Broadway musical when it closed 176 177 This was followed in 1971 by Galt MacDermot and John Guare s version of Shakespeare s Two Gentlemen of Verona 178 179 featuring Raul Julia Clifton Davis and Jonelle Allen for 613 performances 170 180 For much of the mid 1970s the St James hosted short lived revivals 181 For instance a 1973 revival of A Streetcar Named Desire with Alan Feinstein and Lois Nettleton 182 ended after only 53 performances 183 184 An even shorter show was the 1974 revival of the musical Good News with Alice Faye and Gene Nelson which ran 16 times 183 185 186 This was followed in 1975 by the revival of The Misanthrope with Alec McCowen and Diana Rigg 187 which had 94 performances 183 185 as well as the musical revue A Musical Jubilee 188 which had 92 performances 183 189 In 1976 McKnight transferred the St James and Jujamcyn s other venues to his daughter Virginia and her husband James H Binger 190 The same year the theater hosted a revival of My Fair Lady 181 191 192 which relocated at the end of 1976 to make way for George Abbott s musical Music Is 193 The next hit was Comden and Green s musical On the Twentieth Century which opened in 1978 178 194 and had over 450 performances 183 195 Four short runs followed in 1979 and 1980 Carmelina Broadway Opry 79 The 1940 s Radio Hour and Filumena 196 1980s and 1990s edit nbsp Marquee The musical Barnum premiered in 1980 starring Jim Dale with music by Michael Stewart Cy Coleman and Mark Bramble 178 197 it had 854 performances over the next two years 198 199 200 The next show was the 1982 revue Rock N Roll The First 5 000 Years which flopped after a week 201 202 Following this was another long run the musical My One and Only which opened in 1983 178 203 and ran for 767 performances 198 204 The stage floor and traps were replaced after My One and Only s run ended In July 1985 Jujamcyn announced a 1 5 million renovation for the theater 205 The changes executed by Total Concept 206 included a new marquee seats draperies and carpets as well as a repainted auditorium and new electrical wiring 205 206 Due to the relatively small budget and the project s eighteen week schedule the lighting was not changed additionally some of the original details could not be restored 206 The theater reopened in December 1985 with the revue Jerry s Girls 207 which lasted four months 208 209 Afterward the long running musical 42nd Street transferred from the Majestic in 1987 210 extending its run for two years 211 212 The St James s last shows of the decade were Bill Irwin s play Largely New York 213 214 and a revival of the musical Gypsy with Tyne Daly in 1989 215 The latter ran for more than a year 216 The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission LPC had started to consider protecting the St James as a landmark in 1982 217 with discussions continuing over the next several years 218 The LPC designated the St James s facade and interior as a landmark on December 15 1987 219 This was part of the commission s wide ranging effort in 1987 to grant landmark status to Broadway theaters 220 The New York City Board of Estimate ratified the designations in March 1988 221 Jujamcyn the Nederlanders and the Shuberts collectively sued the LPC in June 1988 to overturn the landmark designations of 22 theaters including the St James on the merit that the designations severely limited the extent to which the theaters could be modified 222 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 223 The musical The Secret Garden starring Daisy Eagan and Mandy Patinkin opened in 1991 224 225 and ran for 706 performances over two years 226 227 This was followed in 1993 by The Who s Tommy 228 229 which also ran for two years accumulating 900 performances 230 231 The next production was supposed to be the musical Busker Alley in 1995 for which LeRoy Neiman painted a 40 foot tall 12 m mural on the theater s facade 232 The musical s Broadway run was canceled after its star Tommy Tune broke his foot and the mural was painted over 233 The Stephen Sondheim musical A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum was revived in 1996 234 and ultimately ran for 715 performances 235 236 This was followed by a limited engagement by singer Patti LaBelle in January 1998 237 238 as well as a 98 performance run of the musical High Society the same year 239 240 The St James underwent a 3 million eight month renovation 241 conducted by EverGreene Architectural Arts 242 When the theater reopened in 1999 it hosted a short run of the musical The Civil War 243 244 245 and a year long run of the dance revue Swing 246 247 2000s and 2010s edit nbsp Seen in 2006 during the run of The Producers Swing closed in January 2001 246 and was replaced by Mel Brooks s musical The Producers which broke a ticket sale record when it opened in April 2001 248 Due to high demand The Producers producers started reserving premium seat tickets at the theatre in a will call system to prevent scalping the first time any Broadway show had done this Prior to the implementation of this policy brokers would buy tickets for 100 and resell them for as much as 742 50 though such markups were illegal in New York state the tickets were sold on websites that were based in other states 249 After Binger died in 2004 250 Rocco Landesman bought the St James and Jujamcyn s four other theaters in 2005 along with the air rights above them 251 Jordan Roth joined Jujamcyn as a resident producer the same year 252 The Producers ultimately lasted until 2007 with 2 502 performances 253 254 It was followed the same year by a limited run of Dr Seuss How the Grinch Stole Christmas 255 256 which opened one day before the start of the 2007 Broadway stagehand strike a New York Supreme Court judge ruled that forced to keep operating during the strike 257 The St James then hosted a revival of Gypsy in 2008 featuring Patti LuPone Laura Benanti and Boyd Gaines 258 259 In 2009 Roth acquired a 50 percent stake in Jujamcyn and assumed full operation of the firm when Landesman joined the National Endowments of the Arts 260 261 The same year the St James staged the Goodman Theatre s revival of Desire Under the Elms 262 263 and the City Center Encores production of Finian s Rainbow 264 265 In the early 2010s the St James hosted musicals along with limited engagement concerts These included American Idiot in 2010 Hair and On a Clear Day You Can See Forever in 2011 Leap of Faith and Bring It On The Musical in 2012 Barry Manilow s concert and Let It Be in 2013 and Bullets Over Broadway and Side Show in 2014 12 13 Part of the stage left portion of the theater was demolished to accommodate the set for Bullets Over Broadway 266 Something Rotten opened in 2015 267 and ran for a year and a half 268 A revival of the play Present Laughter was then hosted in 2017 269 270 After Second Stage Theater bought the adjacent Hayes Theater in 2016 Roth approached Second Stage about the possibility of simultaneously renovating both theaters 266 Second Stage sold the alley between the theaters to Jujamcyn which extended the St James s stage 10 feet 3 0 m eastward into the alley 271 272 The stage expansion was completed for the Disney musical Frozen 273 274 which opened in March 2018 275 276 Frozen achieved the box office record for the St James Theatre 277 grossing 2 624 495 over eight performances for the week ending December 30 2018 278 2020s to present edit On March 12 2020 the theater was temporarily closed due to the COVID 19 pandemic 279 and Frozen was canceled as a result 280 The St James was the first Broadway house to reopen after the pandemic related closure 281 with a limited run of Bruce Springsteen s Springsteen on Broadway shows opening on June 26 2021 282 As part of a settlement with the United States Department of Justice in 2021 Jujamcyn agreed to improve disabled access at its five Broadway theaters including the St James 283 284 David Byrne s American Utopia opened later the same year and ran until early 2022 285 This was followed in July 2022 by a limited run of the musical Into the Woods 286 which was extended through January 2023 287 Jujamcyn and Ambassador Theatre Group agreed to merge in early 2023 the combined company would operate seven Broadway theaters including the St James 288 289 New York New York Kander and Ebb s musical adaptation of the film New York New York opened at the theater in April 2023 running for three months 290 291 A revival of Spamalot transferring from the Kennedy Center 292 opened at the theater in November 2023 293 294 and closed after 164 performances 295 The musical Illinoise is being staged at the theater from April to August 2024 296 This will be followed by the transfer of the 2023 West End revival of Sunset Boulevard 297 Notable productions editProductions are listed based on the year of their first performance 12 13 1930s to 1990s edit 1928 She Stoops to Conquer 298 299 1928 Diplomacy 300 299 1930 The Rivals 63 301 1930 Fine and Dandy 65 301 1931 Gilbert and Sullivan Series eight unique productions d 1931 The Merry Widow 302 301 1931 The Chocolate Soldier 303 301 1931 The Geisha 304 301 1931 The Chimes of Normandy 305 301 1931 Naughty Marietta 306 301 1931 The Firefly 307 308 1932 The Gondoliers 309 308 1932 Robin Hood 310 308 1932 Walk a Little Faster 80 308 1933 Gilbert and Sullivan Series five productions e 1933 Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo 82 85 1934 The Chocolate Soldier 311 308 1934 Thumbs Up 88 308 1935 May Wine 92 312 1936 Love from a Stranger 313 1937 Richard II 94 312 f 1937 Father Malachy s Miracle 98 312 1938 Hamlet 103 104 1939 King Henry IV Part 1 105 103 1940 Earl Carroll s Vanities 1940 108 314 1940 Twelfth Night 114 314 1941 Native Son 118 314 1941 Pal Joey 315 314 1942 Gilbert and Sullivan Series ten productions g 1942 Claudia 123 314 1942 Without Love 125 314 1943 Oklahoma 132 130 1948 Where s Charley 138 130 1950 Peter Pan 316 130 1951 Gilbert and Sullivan Series six productions h 1951 The King and I 144 130 1954 The Pajama Game 146 130 1956 Li l Abner 148 130 1958 Flower Drum Song 158 317 1960 Once Upon a Mattress 156 159 1960 Becket 162 317 1960 Do Re Mi 164 317 1961 Subways Are for Sleeping 166 317 1962 Mr President 168 317 1963 Luther 170 171 1964 Hello Dolly 173 175 1970 1776 318 317 1971 Two Gentlemen of Verona 180 317 1973 A Streetcar Named Desire 184 319 1974 Good News 185 319 1975 The Misanthrope 320 319 1976 My Fair Lady 192 319 1976 Music Is 321 319 1977 Vieux Carre 322 319 1978 On the Twentieth Century 195 319 1979 Carmelina 323 319 1979 The 1940 s Radio Hour 324 319 1980 Filumena 325 326 1980 Barnum 199 326 1982 Rock N Roll The First 5 000 Years 201 326 1983 My One and Only 204 326 1985 Jerry s Girls 208 327 1987 42nd Street 211 327 1989 Gypsy 216 327 1991 The Secret Garden 226 328 1993 The Who s Tommy 230 327 1996 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 235 328 1998 Patti LaBelle on Broadway 237 241 1998 High Society 239 241 1999 The Civil War 243 244 1999 Swing 246 247 2000s to present edit 2001 The Producers 253 254 2007 Dr Seuss How the Grinch Stole Christmas 255 256 2008 Gypsy 258 259 2009 Desire Under the Elms 262 263 2009 Finian s Rainbow 264 265 2010 American Idiot 329 330 2011 Hair 331 332 2011 On a Clear Day You Can See Forever 333 334 2012 Leap of Faith 335 336 2012 Bring It On The Musical 337 338 2013 Barry Manilow Manilow on Broadway Live at the St James 339 340 2013 Let It Be 341 342 2014 Bullets Over Broadway 343 344 2014 Side Show 345 346 2015 Something Rotten 268 267 2017 Present Laughter 269 270 2018 Frozen 275 276 2021 Springsteen on Broadway 282 281 2021 David Byrne s American Utopia 285 2022 Into the Woods 347 286 2023 New York New York 290 291 2023 Spamalot 293 294 2024 Illinoise 296 2024 Sunset Boulevard 297 See also edit nbsp Architecture portal nbsp New York City portal nbsp Theatre portal List of Broadway theaters List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan from 14th to 59th StreetsReferences editNotes edit One marquee is suspended above the lobby doors and stage door with a sign facing west The other is suspended above the auditorium doors and service doors with a sign facing east The Ballet Russe had a short gap from January to March 1934 84 Variously cited as 2 248 130 2 243 131 2 212 132 or 2 202 133 The following plays appeared at least once The Mikado H M S Pinafore Iolanthe The Gondoliers Patience The Pirates of Penzance Trial by Jury and Ruddigore Several Gilbert and Sullivan plays had multiple discontinuous runs in 1931 and H M S Pinafore was performed both by itself and with Trial by Jury 301 The Mikado The Yeomen of the Guard H M S Pinafore Trial by Jury Patience 308 This specific production of Richard II was revived in 1940 112 314 H M S Pinafore The Green Table The Mikado The Big City A Ball in Old Vienna The Pirates of Penzance The Prodigal Sun Iolanthe Trial by Jury The Gondoliers 314 The Mikado Trial by Jury H M S Pinafore The Gondoliers Iolanthe Cox and Box 130 Citations edit a b Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 1 a b Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1987 p 1 a b White Norval Willensky Elliot Leadon Fran 2010 AIA Guide to New York City 5th ed New York Oxford University Press p 299 ISBN 978 0 19538 386 7 a b c 246 West 44 Street 10036 New York City Department of City Planning Retrieved November 17 2021 a b c d e f g Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 12 a b Erlanger to Build Theatre in 44th St Big Playhouse to Be Like the New Amsterdam and to Cost Approximately 1 000 000 The New York Times February 17 1926 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 7 2022 Grimes William January 4 2007 Owner of Sardi s Restaurant Dies at 91 The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 8 2022 Morrone Francis 2009 Architectural Guidebook to New York City Gibbs Smith Publisher p 201 ISBN 978 1 4236 1116 5 a b c d e f g Stevenson Paul September 18 1927 New 1 500 000 Erlanger Theater Is One of New York s Show Places The Atlanta Constitution p 25 Retrieved January 7 2022 a b c d e Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 15 Erlanger s New Theatre Playhouse in West 44th Street Is to Open in September The New York Times May 10 1927 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 7 2022 a b c d e f g St James Theatre 1932 New York NY Playbill Retrieved January 7 2022 a b c d The Broadway League October 17 2021 St James Theatre New York NY IBDB Retrieved January 7 2022 a b c d e f Morrison William 1999 Broadway Theatres History and Architecture Mineola NY Dover Publications p 153 ISBN 0 486 40244 4 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Architectural Features of New Erlanger Theater New York The Christian Science Monitor October 13 1927 p 12 ProQuest 512226941 a b c Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 pp 15 16 a b c d Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 13 a b Cohan Play to Open Erlanger Theatre The Merry Malones Musical Comedy Booked at New House on West 44th Street The New York Times July 16 1927 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 7 2022 a b c d Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 16 a b The Erlanger Theater New York City Architecture and Building Vol 59 September 1927 p 312 a b c Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1987 pp 17 18 a b Bloom 2007 p 229 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 257 a b c d New Erlanger Theatre The Pittsburgh Press October 2 1927 p 93 Retrieved January 7 2022 a b c d e f g h Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1987 p 13 a b Funke Lewis November 30 1958 News and Gossip of the Rialto Rejuvenated St James Theatre Makes Bow Tomorrow Items The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 9 2022 a b c d e Gleason Gene November 29 1958 St James Theater All Spruced Up New York Herald Tribune p 3 ProQuest 1327642926 a b c St James Theatre Jujamcyn Theaters June 19 2019 Retrieved January 7 2022 a b Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1987 p 19 a b c d e f Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1987 p 17 a b c d e f Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1987 p 18 Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1987 pp 18 19 a b Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1987 p 14 a b Allen Kelcey February 17 1926 Amusements Erlanger s Theatre To Cost A Million Women s Wear Vol 32 no 40 p 16 ProQuest 1676684207 Grange William 2020 The Business of American Theatre Taylor amp Francis p 238 ISBN 978 1 000 07471 0 About Us Jujamcyn Theaters Retrieved January 11 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 a b Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 8 Klaw amp Erlanger to End Partnership The New York Times June 27 1919 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 8 2022 Erlanger s New Theatres He is to Build Twelve in Four Cities Three in New York The New York Times August 5 1919 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 8 2022 a b c Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 11 New Theater to Go Up Soon Erlanger s Model To Be Drawing Room House New York Tribune May 20 1921 p 10 ProQuest 576392634 Erlanger s New Theatre the Model The New York Times May 20 1921 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 8 2022 Plans of New Model Theater The Billboard Vol 33 no 26 June 18 1921 p 7 ProQuest 1031642408 New Buildings One Story Theatre for Forty Fourth Street to Cost 300 000 The New York Times October 4 1921 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 8 2022 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 9 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 10 Bernard and Collier to Have Music Hall A L Erlanger to Build a Theatre in Forty Fourth Street as a Permanent Home of Revue The New York Times December 9 1922 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 8 2022 Bernard arid Collier Sign For Revue Next Season New York Tribune December 9 1922 p 8 ProQuest 576717317 Erlanger s Theatre Ready Producer to Inspect New House In 44th Street In a Few Days The New York Times May 26 1927 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 7 2022 a b Bloom 2007 p 229 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 257 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 14 The Merry Malones Opens New Erlanger George M Cohan Shines in His Own Tuneful Musical Comedy Racy of Irish and Politics The New York Times September 27 1927 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 8 2022 The Merry Malones The Brooklyn Daily Eagle September 27 1927 p 34 Retrieved January 8 2022 a b c d Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 257 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 22 The Broadway League September 26 1927 The Merry Malones Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 8 2022 The Merry Malones Broadway St James Theatre 1927 Playbill Retrieved January 8 2022 Review 1 No Title New York Herald Tribune October 20 1927 p 17 ProQuest 1131400960 The Broadway League March 20 1928 The Behavior of Mrs Crane Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 8 2022 The Behavior of Mrs Crane Broadway St James Theatre 1928 Playbill Retrieved January 8 2022 The Broadway League October 1 1928 Billie Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 8 2022 Billie Broadway St James Theatre 1928 Playbill Retrieved January 8 2022 The Broadway League December 26 1928 Hello Daddy Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved December 28 2021 Hello Daddy Broadway Lew Fields Mansfield Theatre Playbill Retrieved December 28 2021 a b c d Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 257 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 23 Atkinson J Brooks August 15 1929 The Play Murray Anderson Revues The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 8 2022 Ten Plays to End Their Runs Tonight Gillette s Revival of Sherlock Holmes and Mrs Fiske s Comedy Among the Closings The New York Times January 4 1930 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 8 2022 A L Erlanger Dies After Long Illness Largest Individual Owner of Playhouses and Former Czar of Stage Succumbs at 69 The New York Times March 8 1930 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 8 2022 a b The Broadway League March 13 1930 The Rivals Broadway Play 1930 Revival IBDB Retrieved January 7 2022 The Rivals Broadway St James Theatre 1930 Playbill Retrieved January 7 2022 Atkinson J Brooks September 24 1930 The Play Presenting Joe Cook The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 8 2022 a b The Broadway League September 23 1930 Fine and Dandy Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 7 2022 Fine and Dandy Broadway St James Theatre 1930 Playbill Retrieved January 7 2022 Gilbert and Sullivan Operettas Here May 4 Milton Aborn s Company to Begin Series With The Mikado at Erlanger s Theatre The New York Times April 25 1931 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 8 2022 a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 pp 257 258 a b Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 14 Astor Files Suit To Dispossess Erlanger Firm Theater Rental Action Is Added to Litigation Involving Producer s Estate New York Herald Tribune June 22 1932 p 19 ProQuest 1114524657 Legitimate New Amsterdam Ouster Proceedings Technical Move for Jumbled Estate Variety Vol 107 no 8 August 2 1932 p 45 ProQuest 1529364780 a b Legitimate Erlanger s Lose Name House The Billboard Vol 44 no 31 July 30 1932 p 14 ProQuest 1032005091 Vroom to Operate Erlanger s Theatre Manager Says He Represents a Group Who Obtained Playhouse From Vincent Astor The New York Times July 21 1932 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 8 2022 Name of Erlanger in Lights No More Daily News August 5 1932 p 450 Retrieved January 8 2022 News of the Theaters Domino to Open Aug 16 Lodewick Vroom Leases the Erlanger Theater New York Herald Tribune August 5 1932 p 8 ProQuest 1221283956 Ban on Scrapbook Dropped by Equity Council Reverses Stand After Hearing Players and Classes Production as Vaudeville The New York Times August 6 1932 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 8 2022 Bloom 2007 p 229 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 258 a b c d Bloom 2007 p 229 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 258 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 14 Atkinson Brooks December 8 1932 Beatrice Lillie and Clark and McCullough in Walk a Little Faster The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 8 2022 a b c Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 258 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 24 a b The Broadway League December 7 1932 Walk a Little Faster Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 7 2022 Walk a Little Faster Broadway St James Theatre 1932 Playbill Retrieved January 7 2022 News of the Theaters Casting of enchantment Completed Aborn Opens the Mikado April 17 Laurette Taylor New York Herald Tribune April 4 1933 p 10 ProQuest 1221794168 a b c The Broadway League December 25 1933 Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo Broadway Special Original IBDB Retrieved January 7 2022 Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo Broadway St James Theatre 1934 Playbill Retrieved January 7 2022 Martin John December 23 1933 New Ballet Russe Warmly Greeted Monte Carlo Ensemble Charms a Fashionable Audience in Debut at St James Theatre The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 8 2022 Monte Carlo Ballet Back With New Items Reopening at St James Theatre Friday With De Falla Auric and Tchaikovsky Numbers The New York Times March 6 1934 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 8 2022 a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 pp 258 259 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 14 Kisselgoff Anna September 25 1983 Dance View the Ballets Russes Legacy The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 9 2022 Atkinson Brooks December 28 1934 Thumbs Up a Revue Is Staged by Eddie Dowling at the St James The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 8 2022 a b c The Broadway League December 27 1934 Thumbs Up Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 7 2022 Thumbs Up Broadway St James Theatre 1934 Playbill Retrieved January 7 2022 a b c Bloom 2007 p 229 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 259 Atkinson Brooks December 6 1935 The Play May Wine a Musical Drama With Book and Tunes But No Chorus The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 8 2022 300 Actors Seek WPA Theatre Jobs Apply for Parts in Musical Comedy Vaudeville and Circus Units of Project The New York Times November 2 1935 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 8 2022 a b The Broadway League October 8 1936 Hamlet Broadway Play 1936 Revival IBDB Retrieved January 7 2022 May Wine Broadway St James Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 7 2022 Gielgud Is Cheered as Hamlet Run Ends Capacity Crowds See Star in Final Two PerformancesActed Role 132 Times The New York Times January 31 1937 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 8 2022 a b The Broadway League February 5 1937 King Richard II Broadway Play 1937 Revival IBDB Retrieved January 7 2022 King Richard II Broadway St James Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 7 2022 Atkinson Brooks February 6 1937 The Play Maurice Evans and Ian Keith Appearing in a Revival of Shakespeare s King Richard II Ovation for Evans The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 8 2022 Bloom 2007 pp 229 230 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 pp 259 260 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 259 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 25 a b The Broadway League November 17 1937 Father Malachy s Miracle Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Father Malachy s Miracle Broadway St James Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 Atkinson Brooks April 22 1938 The Play Women of Troy According to a Federal Theatre Pattern in Dance Song and Drama The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 8 2022 Watts Richard Jr April 22 1938 The Theaters Isabel Bonner New York Herald Tribune p 12 ProQuest 1242963920 WPA Opening Protested Group Calls St James Theatre necessary Plan Unfair Competition The New York Times April 7 1938 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 8 2022 Atkinson Brooks October 13 1938 The Play Maurice Evans Makes a Night of It in the Uncut Text of Shakespeare s Hamlet Audience Stays to Cheer Evans The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 8 2022 a b c d Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 260 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 25 a b The Broadway League October 12 1938 Hamlet Broadway Play 1938 Revival IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Hamlet Broadway St James Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 a b Bloom 2007 pp 229 230 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 260 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 25 Atkinson Brooks January 31 1939 The Play Maurice Evans Appears as Falstaff in a Revival of Shakespeare s Henry IV Part 1 The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 8 2022 The Broadway League January 30 1939 King Henry IV Part I Broadway Play 1939 Revival IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 King Henry IV Part I Broadway St James Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 a b The Broadway League January 13 1940 Earl Carroll s Vanities 1940 Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Earl Carroll s Vanities of 1940 Broadway St James Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 Atkinson Brooks January 15 1940 The Play Earl Carroll s Vanities Comes East From Hollywood With Some of Those Girls The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 8 2022 a b c d Bloom 2007 p 230 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 260 Atkinson Brooks April 2 1940 The Play Maurice Evans Returns for a Limited Engagement in Shakespeare s King Richard II The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 8 2022 a b The Broadway League April 1 1940 King Richard II Broadway Play 1940 Revival IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 King Richard II Broadway St James Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 Atkinson Brooks November 20 1940 The Play Helen Hayes and Maurice Evans Appear in a Revival of Shakespeare s Twelfth Night The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 8 2022 a b The Broadway League November 19 1940 Twelfth Night Broadway Play 1940 Revival IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Twelfth Night Broadway St James Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 a b c Bloom 2007 p 230 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 260 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 14 News of the Stage Orson Welles s Production of Native Son Opens This Evening at the St James Casting Notes The New York Times March 24 1941 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 8 2022 a b c d Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 260 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 26 a b The Broadway League March 24 1941 Native Son Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Native Son Broadway St James Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 13 New Plays Set for Rural Houses Next Week s Schedule Includes Large List of Tryouts for Monday Night The New York Times July 19 1941 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 8 2022 Metro Will Film Norths Mystery Acquires for 30 000 Picture Rights to the Story Which Owen Davis Dramatized The New York Times July 25 1941 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 8 2022 Two Premieres Set for Tonight Jason to Open at the Hudson With Ballet and Pinafore at the St James The New York Times January 21 1942 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 8 2022 Boston Savoyards Open Season Here Wednesday New York Herald Tribune January 18 1942 p E2 ProQuest 1266883490 a b The Broadway League February 12 1941 Claudia Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Claudia Broadway Booth Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 K s May 25 1942 The Play The Return of Claudia The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 8 2022 a b The Broadway League November 10 1942 Without Love Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Without Love Broadway St James Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 Hepburn Vehicle Premiere Tonight Theatre Guild s 25th Season to Start at the St James With Without Love The New York Times November 10 1942 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 8 2022 Nichols Lewis April 1 1943 The Play Oklahoma a Musical Hailed as Delightful Based on Green Grow the Lilacs Opens Here at the St James Theatre The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 8 2022 Oklahoma A Radiant Show Of Color Motion And Period Style Guild Production At St James Theatre A Designer s Stimulant Chartreuse Coral And Violet Blues In Rich Color Schemes Women s Wear Daily Vol 66 no 64 April 2 1943 p 5 ProQuest 1654263951 Astor Disposes Of 2 Theaters In W 44th St Shuberts Buy St James Nora Bayes House Goes to the New York Times New York Herald Tribune September 4 1943 p 20 ProQuest 1282800001 a b c d e f g h Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 27 Great Performances Artists Oscar Hammerstein II PBS PBS February 16 2005 Archived from the original on February 16 2005 Retrieved January 8 2022 a b c The Broadway League March 31 1943 Oklahoma Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Oklahoma Broadway St James Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 a b Schumach Murray May 30 1948 Oklahoma Ends Broadway Run With 2 500 Net on Investment Tunes Familiar for Five Years Cheered as Lustily as in Nostalgic Days Show Carried Needy Theatre Guild to Affluence The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 8 2022 a b c Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 261 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 27 a b Bloom 2007 p 230 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 261 a b Bloom 2007 p 230 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 261 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 14 Zolotow Sam October 11 1948 Bolger Will Star in Musical Tonight Where s Charley Adapted by Abbott From the Thomas Farce Due at St James The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 8 2022 a b The Broadway League October 11 1948 Where s Charley Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Where s Charley Broadway St James Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 Calta Louis August 12 1950 Peter Pan Gets New Fall House Barrie Classic Will Be Moved to St James Theatre When Call Me Madam Arrives The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 8 2022 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 261 Allen Kelcey January 30 1951 Theatres Amusements D oyly Carte Opera Company Returns Women s Wear Daily Vol 82 no 21 p 50 ProQuest 1522586584 D Oyly Carte Company Is Back Again Savoyards to Open Four Week Stand New York Herald Tribune January 28 1951 p C1 ProQuest 1291336827 Calta Louis March 29 1951 Premiere Tonight of The King and I New Rodgers and Hammerstein Musical Starring Gertrude Lawrence at St James The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 8 2022 a b The Broadway League March 29 1951 The King and I Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 The King and I Broadway St James Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 Atkinson Brooks May 14 1954 Theatre in Review Pajama Game Musical Comedy Has Debut at St James The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 8 2022 a b The Broadway League May 13 1954 The Pajama Game Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 The Pajama Game Broadway St James Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 Atkinson Brooks November 16 1956 Theatre Li l Abner The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 8 2022 a b The Broadway League November 15 1956 Li l Abner Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Li l Abner Broadway St James Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 Bloom 2007 p 230 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 15 a b Ranzal Edward February 18 1956 Shubert Consents to Break Up Chain Decree Calls for Sale of 12 Theatres in 6 Cities and Give Up Booking Unit The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 8 2022 Group Offers 2 Million For Shubert s St James New York Herald Tribune May 19 1956 p 6 ProQuest 1327599273 Calta Louis May 19 1956 2 100 000 Is Bid for the St James Offer Made to Shubert for Theatre That Must Be Sold Under Consent Decree Cullman Backs Merman Show Whisky and Drama The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 8 2022 a b Zolotow Sam July 30 1957 Playhouse Here Sold by Shuberts St James Relinquished Under Terms of Court Decree for Reported 1 750 000 Sig Arno Returning The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 11 2022 Shuberts Loose Hold on St James Theatre Daily News July 30 1957 p 63 Retrieved January 8 2022 Schonberg Harold C March 14 1982 The Schuberts and the Nederlanders Have a Revival The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 11 2022 a b c d e Bloom 2007 p 231 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 262 Atkinson Brooks December 2 1958 Flower Drum Song Opens at St James The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 9 2022 a b The Broadway League December 1 1958 Flower Drum Song Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Flower Drum Song Broadway St James Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 a b The Broadway League May 11 1959 Once Upon a Mattress Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Once Upon a Mattress Broadway Alvin Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 Nichols Lewis May 8 1960 Once Upon a Mattress Has Made Strenuous Tour of Manhattan The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 9 2022 a b c Bloom 2007 p 231 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 262 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 15 a b The Broadway League October 5 1960 Becket Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Becket Broadway St James Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 Taubman Howabd October 6 1960 The Theatre French View of Becket Laurence Olivier Stars in Anouilh Version Anthony Quinn Also in Cast at the St James The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 9 2022 a b The Broadway League December 26 1960 Do Re Mi Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Do Re Mi Broadway St James Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 Taubman Howard December 27 1960 The Theatre Do Re Mi a Musical Fast and Loud Kanin Comden Green and Styne Show Here Phil Silvers and Nancy Walker Head Cast The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 9 2022 a b The Broadway League December 27 1961 Subways Are for Sleeping Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Subways Are for Sleeping Broadway St James Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 Boston Maurice Zolotow December 17 1961 Subways in Transit The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 9 2022 a b The Broadway League October 20 1962 Mr President Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Mr President Broadway St James Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 Taubman Howard October 22 1962 Theater Irving Berlin s President Musical Opens at the St James Theater Robert Ryan Co Stars With Nanette Fabray The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 9 2022 a b c d Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 262 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 28 a b The Broadway League September 25 1963 Luther Broadway Play Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Luther Broadway St James Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 Taubman Howard September 26 1963 Theater Luther Stars Albert Finney John Osborne Drama Is at the St James The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 9 2022 a b Bloom 2007 p 231 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 pp 262 263 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 15 Theater Hello Dolly Has Premiere Carol Channing Star of Musical at St James The New York Times January 17 1964 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 9 2022 a b The Broadway League January 16 1964 Hello Dolly Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Hello Dolly Broadway St James Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 262 Phillips McCandlish December 28 1970 Broadway Bids Dolly a Fond Adieu The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 9 2022 a b c d Bloom 2007 p 231 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 263 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 15 Shepard Richard F December 3 1971 They Put Verona On Broadway Map The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 9 2022 a b The Broadway League December 1 1971 Two Gentlemen of Verona Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Two Gentlemen of Verona Broadway St James Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 a b Bloom 2007 p 231 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 263 Barnes Clive October 5 1973 Stage Subtle Streetcar The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 9 2022 a b c d e Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 263 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 29 a b The Broadway League October 1 1973 A Streetcar Named Desire Broadway Play 1973 Revival IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 A Streetcar Named Desire Broadway St James Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 a b c The Broadway League December 23 1974 Good News Broadway Musical 1974 Revival IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 Good News Broadway St James Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 Good News Closes The New York Times January 6 1975 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 9 2022 Barnes Clive March 13 1975 A Misanthrope for Modern Times The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 9 2022 Barnes Clive November 14 1975 Musical Jubilee The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 9 2022 The Broadway League November 13 1975 A Musical Jubilee Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 9 2022 A Musical Jubilee Broadway St James Theatre 1975 Playbill Retrieved January 9 2022 Legitimate New Management Takes Control Of McKnight Houses Variety Vol 284 no 9 October 6 1976 p 77 ProQuest 1401295438 Barnes Clive March 26 1976 My Fair Lady Is Restored to Broadway in Fine Form The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 9 2022 a b The Broadway League March 25 1976 My Fair Lady Broadway Musical 1976 Revival IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 My Fair Lady Broadway St James Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 Higgins Is Moving His Fair Lady to Lunt Fontanne The New York Times November 16 1976 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 9 2022 Eder Richard February 20 1978 Stake On Twentieth Century The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 9 2022 a b The Broadway League February 19 1978 On the Twentieth Century Broadway Musical Original IBDB Retrieved January 5 2022 On the Twentieth Century Broadway St James Theatre Playbill Retrieved January 5 2022 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 263 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 pp 29 30 Rich Frank May 1 1980 Theater Barnum A Circus Musical Ring of Tunes The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 9 2022 a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 264 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1987 p 30 a b The Broadway 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