List of Broadway theaters

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The Minskoff Theatre, Booth Theatre, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, and John Golden Theatre on West 45th Street in Manhattan's Theater District Broadway Theaters 45th Street Night.jpg
The Minskoff Theatre, Booth Theatre, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, and John Golden Theatre on West 45th Street in Manhattan's Theater District

There are 41 active Broadway theaters listed by The Broadway League in New York City, as well as eight existing structures that previously hosted Broadway theatre. [a] Beginning with the first large long-term theater in the city, the Park Theatre built in 1798 on Park Row just off Broadway, the definition of what constitutes a Broadway theater has changed multiple times. [1] The current legal definition is based on a 1949 Actors' Equity agreement with smaller theaters in New York to allow union members to perform, dividing theater spaces in the city into the system of Broadway and Off-Broadway seen today. [2] [3] Current union contracts clearly spell out if a production is "Broadway" or not, [2] but the general rule is that any venue that mostly hosts legitimate theater productions, is generally within Manhattan's Theater District, and has a capacity over 500 seats is considered a Broadway theater. [4] Previous to this legal demarcation a Broadway production simply referred to a professional theatrical production performed in a theater in Manhattan, and the theaters that housed them were called Broadway theaters. [2]

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While Broadway theaters are colloquially considered to be "on Broadway", only two active Broadway theaters are physically on Broadway (the Broadway Theatre and Winter Garden Theatre). [5] [b] The Vivian Beaumont Theater, located in Lincoln Center, is the furthest north and west of the active theaters, while the Nederlander Theatre is the southernmost and the Belasco Theatre is the easternmost space. The oldest Broadway theaters still in use are the Hudson Theatre, Lyceum Theatre, and New Amsterdam Theatre, all opened in 1903, while the most recently constructed theater is the Lyric Theatre, built in 1998. The largest of the Broadway theaters is the 1,933-seat Gershwin Theatre, while the smallest is the 597-seat Hayes Theater.

The beginning of Broadway theater can be traced to the 19th-century influx of immigrants to New York City, particularly Yiddish, German and Italian, who brought with them indigenous and new forms of theater. The development of indoor gas lighting around this same time period allowed for the construction of permanent spaces for these novel theatrical forms. Early variety, burlesque, and minstrelsy halls were built along Broadway below Houston Street. As the city expanded north, new theaters were constructed along the thoroughfare with family-friendly vaudeville, developed by Tony Pastor, clustering around Union Square in the 1860s and 1870s, and larger opera houses, hippodromes, and theaters populating Broadway between Union Square and Times Square later in the century. Times Square became the epicenter for large scale theater productions between 1900 and the Great Depression. [1]

There is no standard date that is considered the beginning of Broadway-style theatre. [8] A few landmarks that are considered the beginning of the Broadway era include the 1866 opening of The Black Crook at Niblo's Garden, considered the first piece of American style musical theater, [9] [10] the 1913 founding of the Actors' Equity Association, the union for New York Theater performers, and the 1919 Actors' Equity Association strike which gave actors and performers the recognition of a "fully legitimate professional trade". [8] Mary Henderson in her book The City and the Theatre breaks down theater on the street Broadway into three time periods. "Lower Broadway" from 1850 to 1870, "Union Square and Beyond" from 1870 to 1899, and "Times Square: the First Hundred Years" (1900–2000). [8] The current official Broadway/Off-Broadway division began with the 1949 Actors' Equity agreement. [2] [3]

Active Broadway theaters

The current definition of a Broadway theater is based on the 1949 Actors' Equity agreement dividing Broadway from Off-Broadway, [2] [3] but in the general psyche Broadway theaters are considered theatrical houses which host productions that can be nominated for Tony Awards. [11] The American Theater Wing and The Broadway League, as presenters of these awards, have sole discretion to include or omit theaters from the list of Tony-eligible houses, but use the same standards and criteria as Actors' Equity does. [4] The four main underlying criteria these organizations use to determine a Broadway theater are:

The following list contains the 41 theaters listed on the Internet Broadway Database, which is run by The Broadway League, that are considered active Broadway theaters and can host productions eligible for Tony Awards.

Theater
former name(s)
AddressOpenedCapacity [c] Owner/operatorProductionsImageRef.
FirstLongest run [12] Current
Al Hirschfeld Theatre
Martin Beck Theatre (1924–2003)
302 W. 45th St.19241424 ATG Entertainment Madame Pompadour Kinky Boots Moulin Rouge! Al Hirschfeld Theatre - Moulin Rouge (48296061427).jpg [13]
Ambassador Theatre
New Ambassador Theatre (1980)
Ambassador Theatre (1921–1980)
219 W. 49th St.19211125 Shubert Organization The Rose Girl Chicago Chicago Ambassador Theatre - Chicago (48296059772).jpg [14]
August Wilson Theatre
Virginia Theatre (1981–2005)
American Academy of Dramatic Arts (1953–1981)
ANTA Playhouse (1950–1953)
WOR Mutual Radio (1943–1950)
Guild Theatre (1925–1943)
245 W. 52nd St.19251228 ATG Entertainment Caesar and Cleopatra Jersey Boys Cabaret W 52 St Nov 2021 16.jpg [15]
Belasco Theatre
Stuyvesant Theatre (1907–1910)
111 W. 44th St.19071018 Shubert Organization A Grand Army Man Dead End Maybe Happy Ending W 44 St Oct 2021 03.jpg [16]
Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre
Royale Theatre (1940–2005)
John Golden Theatre (1934–1940)
Royale Theatre (1927–1934)
242 W. 45th St.19271078 Shubert Organization Piggy Grease The Outsiders Jacobs Theater - The Ferryman (48193412316).jpg [17]
Booth Theatre 222 W. 45th St.1913766 Shubert Organization The Great Adventure Butterflies Are Free The Roommate Booth Theatre (48295953591).jpg [18]
Broadhurst Theatre 235 W. 44th St.19171186 Shubert Organization Misalliance Amadeus The Hills of California Broadhurst Theater - Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune (48193410426).jpg [19]
Broadway Theatre
Cine Roma (1937–1939)
B.S. Moss's Broadway Theatre (1935–1937)
Broadway Theatre (1933–1935)
Earl Carroll's Broadway Theatre (1932–1933)
B.S. Moss's Broadway Theatre (1930–1932)
Universal's Colony Theatre (1926–1930)
B.S. Moss's Colony Theatre (1924–1926)
1681 Broadway19241761 Shubert Organization The New Yorkers Miss Saigon The Great Gatsby King Kong at the Broadway Theater (48047447453).jpg [20]
Circle in the Square Theatre 235 W. 50th St.1972840Independent Mourning Becomes Electra The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Romeo + Juliet Godspell @ Circle in the Square Theatre on Broadway.jpg [21]
Ethel Barrymore Theatre 243 W. 47th St.19281096 Shubert Organization The Kingdom of God I Love My Wife Our Town W 47 St Nov 2021 46.jpg [22]
Eugene O'Neill Theatre
Coronet Theatre (1945–1959)
Forrest Theatre (1925–1945)
230 W. 49th St.19251066 ATG Entertainment Mayflowers The Book of Mormon The Book of Mormon Eugene O'Neill Theatre - Book of Mormon (48295951286).jpg [23]
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
Plymouth Theatre (1917–2005)
236 W. 45th St.19171079 Shubert Organization A Successful Calamity Come from Away The Notebook Schoenfeld Theater - Come From Away (48193460457).jpg [24]
Gershwin Theatre
Uris Theatre (1972–1983)
222 W. 51st St.19721933 Nederlander Organization Via Galactica Wicked Wicked Gershwin Theatre NYC.jpg [25]
Hayes Theater
Helen Hayes Theatre (1983–2018)
Little Theatre (1965–1983)
Winthrop Ames Theatre (1964–1965)
Little Theatre (1959–1964)
New York Times Hall (1941–1959)
Anne Nichols' Little Theatre (1936–1941)
Little Theatre (1912–1936)
240 W. 44th St.1912597 Second Stage Theater The Pigeon Gemini Cult of Love Hayes Theater (51495253685).jpg [26]
Hudson Theatre
Savoy Nightclub (1981–1987)
Hudson Theatre (1903–1981)
141 W. 44th St.1903975 ATG Entertainment Cousin Kate State of the Union Once Upon a Mattress W 44 St Oct 2021 183.jpg [27]
Imperial Theatre 249 W. 45th St.19231443 Shubert Organization Mary Jane McKane Les Misérables Water for Elephants Nice Work If You Can Get It at the Imperial Theatre.jpg [28]
James Earl Jones Theatre
Cort Theatre (1912–2022)
138 W. 48th St.19121084 Shubert Organization Peg O' My Heart The Magic Show Left on Tenth W 48 St Sep 2022 09.jpg [29]
John Golden Theatre
Theatre Masque (1927–1937)
252 W. 45th St.1927805 Shubert Organization Puppets of Passion Avenue Q Stereophonic W 45 St Oct 2021 77.jpg [30]
Lena Horne Theatre
Brooks Atkinson Theatre (1960–2022)
Mansfield Theatre (1929–1960)
Lew Fields' Mansfield Theatre (1928–1929)
Mansfield Theatre (1926–1928)
256 W. 47th St.19261094 Nederlander Organization The Night Duel Waitress Six Brooks Atkinson Theater - Waitress (48193414186).jpg [31]
Longacre Theatre 220 W. 48th St.19131091 Shubert Organization Are You a Crook? Children of a Lesser God Swept Away The Longacre Theatre - The Prom (48193461707).jpg [32]
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
Globe Theatre (1910–1957)
205 W. 46th St.19101519 Nederlander Organization The Old Town Beauty and the Beast Death Becomes Her Lunt-Fontanne Theatre - Dave Chappelle (48296060697).jpg [33]
Lyceum Theatre
New Lyceum Theatre (1903)
149 W. 45th St.1903922 Shubert Organization The Proud Prince Born Yesterday Oh, Mary! Lyceum Theatre (48295950156).jpg [34]
Lyric Theatre
Foxwoods Theatre (2010–2014)
Hilton Theatre (2005–2010)
Ford Center for the Performing Arts (1998–2005)
214 W. 43rd St.19981622 ATG Entertainment Ragtime Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Ny-lyric-theatre.jpg [35]
Majestic Theatre 245 W. 44th St.19271645 Shubert Organization Rufus LeMaire's Affairs The Phantom of the Opera Gypsy W 44 St Nov 2021 58 (cropped).jpg [36]
Marquis Theatre 210 W. 46th St.19861612 Nederlander Organization Shirley Bassey Me and My Girl Elf Marquis Theatre marquee Oct 2016 day.jpeg [37]
Minskoff Theatre 200 W. 45th St.19731710 Nederlander Organization Irene The Lion King The Lion King Minskoff Theatre NYC 2007.jpg [38]
Music Box Theatre 239 W. 45th St.19211009 Shubert Organization Music Box Revue (1921) Dear Evan Hansen Suffs Music Box Theater - Front (48193460267).jpg [39]
Nederlander Theatre
Trafalgar Theatre (1979–1980)
Billy Rose Theatre (1959–1979)
National Theatre (1921–1959)
208 W. 41st St.19211235 Nederlander Organization Swords Rent Nederlander Theatre - Pretty Woman (48295956906).jpg [40]
Neil Simon Theatre
Alvin Theatre (1927–1983)
250 W. 52nd St.19271467 Nederlander Organization Funny Face Hairspray MJ the Musical Neil Simon Theatre (48269598196).jpg [41]
New Amsterdam Theatre 214 W. 42nd St.19031747 Disney Theatrical Group A Midsummer Night's Dream The Lion King Aladdin New Amsterdam Theatre.jpg [42]
Palace Theatre 160 W 47th St19131743 Nederlander Organization Miss Civilization Beauty and the Beast Tammy Faye Palace-theatre-nyc.jpg [43]
Richard Rodgers Theatre
46th Street Theatre (1932–1990)
Chanin's 46th Street Theatre (1925–1932)
226 W. 46th St.19251400 Nederlander Organization The Greenwich Village Follies (1925) Hamilton Hamilton Rodgers Theater - Hamilton (48193460677).jpg [44]
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
Biltmore Theatre (1925–2008)
261 W. 47th St.1925650 Manhattan Theatre Club Easy Come, Easy Go Hair Eureka Day W 47 St Nov 2021 109.jpg [45]
Shubert Theatre 225 W. 44th St.19131460 Shubert Organization Hamlet A Chorus Line Hell's Kitchen Shuberttheatre.jpg [46]
Stephen Sondheim Theatre
Henry Miller's Theatre (1998–2010)
Kit Kat Klub (1998)
Club Expo (1994–1997)
City (1991–1994)
Shout (1985–1991)
Xenon (1978–1984)
Avon-at-the-Hudson (1972–1978)
Park-Miller Theatre (1970–1972)
Henry Miller's Theatre (1918–1970)
124 W. 43rd St.19181055 Roundabout Theatre Company The Fountain of Youth Beautiful: The Carole King Musical & Juliet Anything Goes at Stephen Sondheim Theatre.jpg [47]
St. James Theatre
Erlanger's Theatre (1927–1932)
246 W. 44th St.19271709 ATG Entertainment The Merry Malones Hello, Dolly! Sunset Boulevard St James Theatre - Frozen (48296062327).jpg [48]
Studio 54
CBS Studio No. 52 (1946–1977)
CBS Radio Playhouse No. 4 (1942–1946)
New Yorker Theatre (1939–1942)
Federal Music Theatre (1937–1939)
Palladium Theatre (1936–1937)
Casino de Paris (1933–1936)
New Yorker Theatre (1930–1933)
Gallo Opera House (1927–1930)
254 W. 54th St.19271006 Roundabout Theatre Company La Bohème Cabaret A Wonderful World Studio 54 (48269674087).jpg [49]
Todd Haimes Theatre
American Airlines Theatre (2000–2023)
Selwyn Theatre (1918–2000)
227 W. 42nd St.1918740 Roundabout Theatre Company Information Please The Royal Family American Airlines Theatre (48296063837).jpg [50]
Vivian Beaumont Theater 150 W. 65th St.19651080 Lincoln Center Theater Danton's Death Contact My Fair Lady at the Lincoln Center Theatre (48047493287).jpg [51]
Walter Kerr Theatre
Ritz Theatre (1921–1990)
Robert F. Kennedy Children's' Theatre
219 W. 48th St.1921945 ATG Entertainment Mary Stuart / A Man About Town Hadestown Hadestown Walter Kerr Theatre - Hadestown (48295952136).jpg [52]
Winter Garden Theatre
Cadillac Winter Garden Theatre (2002–2007)
Winter Garden Theatre (1911–2002)
1634 Broadway19111526 Shubert Organization La Belle Paree / Bow-Sing / Tortajada Cats Back to the Future: The Musical Winter Garden - Beetlejuice the Musical (48193414951).jpg [53]
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Existing former Broadway theaters

There are eight theaters that once were considered Broadway houses that are still standing but no longer present Broadway theatre performances. [54]

Theater
former name(s)
AddressOpenedLast Broadway productionCurrent useOwner/operatorImageRef.
Edison Theatre
The Edison Ballroom (1991–present)
The Arena Theatre (1951–1991)
Edison Theatre (1931–1951)
240 W. 47th St.19311991
Those Were the Days
Event space Hotel Edison Edison Ballroom 2 (cropped).jpg [54] [55]
Ed Sullivan Theater
CBS Studio No. 50 (1950–1967)
CBS Radio Playhouse No. 1 (1936–1950)
Manhattan Theatre (1936)
Billy Rose's Music Hall (1933–1936)
Manhattan Theatre (1931–1933)
Hammerstein's Theatre (1927–1931)
1697 Broadway19271936
Help Yourself
Television studio CBS Ed Sullivan Theater (48047407856).jpg [54] [56]
Empire Theatre
Laff Movie (1942–1954)
Eltinge 42nd Street Theatre (1912–1942)
236 W. 42nd St.19121931
First Night
Movie theater AMC Theatres AMC Empire 25 NYC.jpg [54] [57]
Liberty Theatre 234 W. 42nd St.19041933
Masks and Faces
Event spaceLiberty Theater Catering & Events Liberty Theatre 6.jpg [54] [58]
New Victory Theater
The Victory (1942–1995)
Theatre Republic (1910–1942)
Belasco Theatre (1902–1910)
Theatre Republic (1900–1902)
209 W. 42nd St.19001930
Pressing Business
Off-Broadway
Theatre for Young Audiences
New 42nd Street New Victory Theater (48296064687).jpg [54] [59]
Sony Hall
The Diamond Horseshoe
Century Theatre (1978–1982)
Mayfair Theatre (1970–1978)
Stairway Theatre (1970)
Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe (1938–1970)
235 W. 46th St.19381982
Waltz of the Stork
Concert venue Blue Note Entertainment Group Sony Hall 2 (cropped).jpg [54] [60] [61]
Times Square Church
Mark Hellinger Theatre (1949–1989)
51st Street Theatre (1940–1949)
Hollywood Theatre (1930–1940)
Warner Brothers Theatre (1930)
237 W. 51st St.19301989
Legs Diamond
Nondenominational church Times Square Church Times-square-church.jpg [54] [62]
Times Square Theater 217 W. 42nd St.19201933
Forsaking All Others
vacant New 42nd Street Times Square Theatre NYC 3 (cropped).jpg [54] [63]

Demolished Broadway theaters

Before the Tony Awards era the definition of "Broadway Theater" was more subjective. Variety, burlesque, minstrelsy halls, vaudeville, opera houses, hippodromes, and theaters all laid claim to the moniker. [1] There are multiple historic moments considered the beginning of Broadway theatre as a style including:

The Internet Broadway Database lists all large venues in the general Theater District or Broadway areas of their time. The following lists organize all 95 demolished venues which hosted legitimate theater and appear on the Database. The theaters are organized into four lists based on when their last theatrical production opened compared to the three moments that may be considered the beginning of Broadway theatre. All theaters are listed by the name in use when their last theatrical production took place.

Post-1949 agreement

The 1949 Actors' Equity agreement is the largest defining moment in the classification of Broadway theaters. It granted smaller theaters in New York the ability to hire union members to perform, as long as they were paid a "token salary", alongside non-union members in their houses. This new union contract laid out a legal division between Broadway and the newly defined Off-Broadway theaters. [2] [3] The following list notes the 19 theaters that housed Broadway productions after this agreement went into effect and have since been demolished.

The Helen Hayes Theatre was one of five theaters demolished in 1982 to make room for the New York Marriott Marquis hotel. The other four theaters were the Morosco, Bijou, and the closed Astor and Gaiety. Fulton Theater, New York City.jpg
The Helen Hayes Theatre was one of five theaters demolished in 1982 to make room for the New York Marriott Marquis hotel. The other four theaters were the Morosco, Bijou, and the closed Astor and Gaiety.
Theater
former name(s)
OpenedLast theatre productionDemolishedRef.
48th Street Theatre
Windsor Theatre (1937–1943)
48th Street Theatre (1912–1937)
19121951
Jotham Valley
1955 [66]
Bijou Theatre
Bijou Theatre (1965–1982)
Toho Cinema (1965)
D. W. Griffith Theatre (1962–1965)
CBS Studio No. 62 (1951–1962)
Bijou Theatre (1917–1951)
19171981
Passionate Ladies
1982 [67]
Center Theatre
RKO Center (1933–1934)
RKO Roxy Theatre (1932–1933)
19321950
Howdy, Mr. Ice of 1950
1954 [68]
Central Theatre
Club USA (1988–1998)
Movieland (1980–1988)
Forum 47th Street Theatre (1975–1980)
Forum Theatre (1965–1975)
Odeon Theatre (1958–1965)
Holiday Theatre (1951–1958)
Gotham Theatre (1944–1951)
Central Theatre (1934–1944)
Columbia Theatre (1934)
Central Theatre (1918–1934)
19181956
Debut
1998 [69]
Empire Theatre 18931953
The Time of the Cuckoo
1953 [70]
George Abbott Theatre
54th Street Theatre (1958–1965)
Adelphi Theatre (1944–1958)
Yiddish Arts Theatre (1943–1944)
Radiant Center (1940–1943)
Adelphi Theatre (1934–1940)
Craig Theatre (1928–1934)
19281970
Gantry
1970 [71]
Harkness Theatre
RKO Colonial Theatre (1931–1974)
Hampden's Theatre (1925–1931)
New Colonial Theatre (1917–1925)
Keith's Colonial Theatre (1912–1917)
Colonial Theatre (1905–1912)
Colonial Music Hall (1905)
19051977
Ipi Tombi
1977 [72]
Helen Hayes Theatre
Folies-Bergere (1911–1955)
Fulton Theatre (1911)
19111981
I Won't Dance
1982 [73]
International Theatre
Columbus Circle (1945)
International Theatre (1944–1945)
Park Theatre (1935–1944)
Theatre of Young America (1934–1935)
Cosmopolitan Theatre (1923–1934)
Minsky's Park Music Hall (1922–1923)
Park Theatre (1911–1922)
Majestic Theatre (1903–1911)
19031949
The Young and Fair
1954 [74]
Latin Quarter
Princess Theatre (1980–1983)
22 Steps (1979–1980)
Cine Lido (1963–1979)
Latin Quarter (1942–1963)
Cotton Club (1936–1942)
Ubangi Club (1935–1936)
Palais Royal (1900–1935)
19131986
Mayor
1989 [75]
Metropolitan Opera House
New Opera House (1883–1890)
18831954
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1966 [76]
Morosco Theatre 19171981
The Moony Shapiro Songbook
1982 [77]
New Apollo Theatre
Academy Theatre (1983–1996)
New Apollo Theatre (1979–1983)
Apollo Theatre (1920–1979)
Bryant Theatre (1910–1920)
19101983
The Guys in the Truck
1996 [78]
New Century Theatre
Jolson's 59th Street Theatre (1943–1944)
Molly Picon Theatre (1943)
Jolson's 59th Street Theatre (1942–1943)
Venice Theatre (1934–1942)
Shakespeare Theatre (1932–1934)
Central Park Theatre (1931–1932)
Jolson's 59th Street Theatre (1921–1931)
19211954
The Azuma Kabuki Dancers and Musicians
1962 [79]
Playhouse Theatre 19111967
The Impossible Years
1969 [80]
President Theatre
Mamma Leone's restaurant (1956–1988)
Erwin Piscator's Dramatic Workshop (1955–1956)
President Theatre (1943–1955)
48th Street Theatre (1938–1943)
Show Shop (1938)
American Show Shop (1937–1938)
Acme Theatre (1937)
Artef Theatre (1934–1937)
President Theatre (1934)
Midget Theatre (1933–1934)
Caruso Theatre (1933)
Hindenburg Theatre (1932–1933)
President Theatre (1929–1932)
Edyth Totten Theatre (1926–1929)
19261954
Stockade
1988 [81]
Rialto Theatre 19161982
Blues in the Night
2002 [82]
Vanderbilt Theatre 19181954
Ruth Draper
1954 [83]
Ziegfeld Theatre 19271965
Anya
1966 [84]

Post-1919 actors' strike

The 1919 Actors' Equity Association strike was a turning point for the profession of acting in New York City. Actors' Equity, the union for performers and actors, founded only a few years earlier in 1913, used this month-long strike to cement acting as a "fully legitimate professional trade", [8] where the performers produced labor for a now-official industry, Broadway theatre. [64] The following list notes the 34 theaters that housed Broadway productions after this strike ended but closed before the 1949 Actors' Equity agreement.

Brandon Tynan during a performance to raise funds for the 1919 Actors' Equity Association strike Brandon Tynan arms raised during a performance in support of the Actors' Equity strike of 1919.jpg
Brandon Tynan during a performance to raise funds for the 1919 Actors' Equity Association strike
Theater
former name(s)
OpenedLast theatre productionDemolishedRef.
39th Street Theatre
Nazimova's 39th Street Theatre (1910–1911)
19101926
Laff That Off
1926 [85]
44th Street Theatre
Weber and Fields' Music Hall (1912–1913)
19121945
On the Town
1945 [86]
49th Street Theatre
Cinema 49 (1938–1940)
49th Street Theatre (1921–1938)
19211938
The Wild Duck
1940 [87]
American Music Hall
American Theatre (1893–1908)
18931939
The Girl from Wyoming
1932 [d] [88]
Astor Theatre 19061925
June Days
1982 [89]
Avon Theatre
CBS Radio Playhouse No. 2 (1934–1954)
Avon Theatre (1929–1934)
Klaw Theatre (1921–1929)
19211934
Tight Britches
1954 [90]
Belmont Theatre
Theatre Parisien (1919–1920)
Belmont Theatre (1918–1919)
Norworth Theatre (1918)
19181940
Mum's the Word
1951 [91]
Broadway Theatre
Metropolitan Concert Hall (1880–1888)
18801929
Broadway Fever
1929 [92]
Casino de Paris
Century Grove (1911–1926)
Century Promenade (1909–1911)
Cocoanut Grove Theatre (1909)
19091928
The Optimists
1930 [93]
Casino Theatre 18821930
Faust
1930 [94]
Casino Theatre
Casa Manana (1936–1939)
French Casino Theatre (1933–1936)
Casino Theatre (1932–1933)
Earl Carroll Theatre (1922–1932)
19221933
Melody
1990 [95]
Century Theatre
Century Opera House (1913–1915)
Century Theatre (1911–1913)
New Theatre (1909–1911)
Millionaires' Theatre (1909)
19091926
The Student Prince
1930 [96]
Charles Hopkins Theatre
Embassy 49th Street Theatre (1982–1987)
World Theatre (1935–1982)
Westminster Cinema (1934–1935)
Charles Hopkins Theatre (1926–1934)
Punch and Judy Theatre (1914–1926)
19141932
Housewarming
1987 [97]
Civic Repertory Theatre
Haverly's 14th Street Theatre (1880–1926)
14th Street Theatre (1867–1880)
Theatre Français (1866–1867)
18661936
Bitter Stream
1938 [98]
Concert Theatre
Elysee Theatre (1948–1985)
Cort's 58th Street Theatre (1946–1948)
Rock Church (1943–1946)
Concert Theatre (1942–1943)
Fine Arts (1938–1942)
Filmarte Theatre (1936–1938)
Cort's 58th Street Theatre (1935–1936)
John Golden Theatre (1926–1935)
19261942
Of V We Sing
1985 [99]
Criterion Theatre
Vitagraph Theatre (1914–1916)
Criterion Theatre (1899–1914)
Olympia Theatre: Lyric (1895–1899)
18951920
The Letter of the Law
1935 [100]
Daly's 63rd Street Theatre
Experimental Theatre (1936–1938)
Gilmore's 63rd Street Theatre (1934–1936)
Park Lane Theatre (1932–1934)
Recital Theatre (1932)
Coburn Theatre (1928–1932)
Daly's 63rd Street Theatre (1922–1928)
63rd Street Music Hall (1921–1922)
Cort's 63rd Street Theatre (1921)
63rd Street Music Hall (1914–1921)
19141941
Ghost for Sale
1957 [101]
Fay's Bowery Theatre
Thalia Theatre (1879–1929)
Bowery Theatre (1828–1879)
New York Theatre (1826–1828)
18261929
Under the Gaslight
1929 [102]
Fifth Avenue Theatre
New Fifth Avenue Theatre (1873–1877)
St. James Theatre (1870–1873)
Gilsey's Apollo Hall (1868–1870)
18681935
Bertha, the Sewing Machine Girl
1939 [103]
Gaiety Theatre
Embassy Five Theatre (1978–1982)
Victoria Theatre (1943–1978)
Gaiety Theatre (1908–1943)
19081932
Collision
1982 [104]
Garrick Theatre
Theatre du Vieux Columbier (1917–1919)
Garrick Theatre (1895–1917)
Harrigan's Theatre (1890–1895)
18901930
Winter Bound
1932 [105]
George M. Cohan's Theatre 19111933
The Dubarry
1938 [106]
Hippodrome Theatre 19051936
Jumbo
1939 [107]
Jardin de Paris
New York Roof (1905–1907)
Cherry Blossom Grove (1900–1905)
Winter Garden Theatre (1895–1900)
Olympia Theatre: Roof Garden (1895)
18951911
Ziegfeld Follies of 1911
1935 [108]
Knickerbocker Theatre
Abbey's Theatre (1893–1896)
18931929
Sweet Land of Liberty
1930 [109]
Lewisohn Stadium of City College of New York 19151936
The Tsar's Bride
1973 [110]
Lyric Theatre 19031934
Gypsy Blonde
1934 [111]
Maxine Elliott's Theatre
CBS Studio No. 51 (1949–1960)
CBS Radio Playhouse No. 5 (1944–1949)
WOR Mutual Radio (1941–1944)
Maxine Elliott's Theatre (1908–1941)
19081948
Ballet Ballads
1960 [112]
Mercury Theatre
Artef Theatre (1940–1942)
Mercury Theatre (1937–1940)
Comedy Theatre (1913–1937)
Collier's Comedy Theatre (1910–1913)
Comedy Theatre (1909–1910)
19091939
Tell My Story
1942 [113]
Nora Bayes Theatre
Lew Fields' 44th Street Roof Garden (1913–1918)
19131939
First American Dictator
1945 [114]
Princess Theatre
Cinema Verdi (1952–1955)
Little Met (1948–1952)
Cinema Dante (1947–1948)
Princess Theatre (1944–1947)
Labor Stage Theatre (1937–1944)
Reo Cinema (1930–1937)
Assembly Theatre (1929–1930)
Princess Theatre (1929)
Lucille La Verne Theatre (1928–1929)
Princess Theatre (1913–1928)
19131947
Virginia Reel
1955 [115]
Sam H. Harris Theatre
Cohan and Harris (1916–1921)
Candler Theatre (1914–1916)
19141933
Pigeons and People
1996 [116]
Waldorf Theatre 19261933
Dangerous Corner
1968 [117]
Wallack's Theatre
Wallack's Theatre (1924–1940)
Frazee Theatre (1920–1924)
Harris Theatre (1911–1920)
Hackett Theatre (1906–1911)
Lew M. Fields Theatre (1904–1906)
19041930
Find the Fox
1997 [118]

Post-1866 Black Crook production

In 1866 The Black Crook opened at Niblo's Garden, a theater on Broadway, near Prince Street. [9] While there are strong arguments against it, this piece is considered the first piece of American-style musical theater. [119] Whether or not it is truly the first musical, The Black Crook marks a turning point where Broadway became less about the variety, burlesque, and minstrel shows of the past, and began to be known more for the large-scale book musical which still reigns today. [120] [119]

The following list notes the 30 theaters that housed Broadway productions after The Black Crook opened but closed before the 1919 Actors' Equity strike.

The exterior of Niblo's Garden, where The Black Crook opened in 1866 Niblo's Garden c.1887.jpg
The exterior of Niblo's Garden, where The Black Crook opened in 1866
Theater
former name(s)
OpenedLast theatre productionDemolishedRef.
Abbey's Park Theatre
New Park Theatre (1874–1876)
18471882
Divorçons
1882 [121]
Academy of Music 18541912
The Girl from Brighton
1926 [122]
Bandbox Theatre
Adolf Philipp's Fifty-Seventh Street Theatre (1912–1914)
19121917
Nju
1969 [123]
Barnum's New American Museum
Buckley's Opera House (1953–1965)
Chinese Rooms (1950–1953)
18501866
Jack and Gill Went Up the Hill
1868 [124]
Bijou Theatre
Brighton Theatre (1878–1881)
18781912
The Truth Wagon
1915 [125]
Broadway Theatre
Wallack's Lyceum Theatre (1852–1861)
Brougham's Lyceum Theatre (1850–1852)
18501868
A Flash of Lightning
1869 [126]
Circle Theatre 19011910
The Chocolate Soldier
1954 [127]
Daly's Theatre
Broadway Theatre (1876–1879)
Wood's Museum and Metropolitan (1868–1876)
Banvard's Museum (1867–1868)
18671912
The Drone
1920 [128]
Garden Theatre
Madison Square Garden (1880–1890)
Gilmore's Garden (1870?–1880)
1870?1917
Three Plays for a Negro Theater
1925 [129]
Grand Opera House
Pike's Opera House (1868–1869)
18681915
Jack's Romance
1960 [130]
Herald Square Theatre
New Park Theatre (1883–1894)
18831908
The Worth of a Woman
1915 [131]
Hoyt's Theatre
Madison Square Theatre (1879–1891)
Daly's Fifth Avenue Theatre (1869–1879)
Brougham's Theatre (1868–1869)
Fifth Avenue Opera House (1865–1868)
18651912
Everywoman
1908 [132]
Koster and Bial's Music Hall
Bon Ton (1920–1924)
Koster and Bial's Music Hall (1879–1920)
Bryant's Opera House (1870–1879)
18701901
Nell Gwynne
1924 [133]
Lyceum Theatre 18851902
The Girl and the Judge
1902 [134]
Madison Square Roof Garden 18901908
Ski-Hi
1925 [135]
Manhattan Theatre
Standard Theatre (1878–1897)
Eagle Variety (1875–1878)
18751907
The Mills of the Gods
1909 [136]
New Bowery Theatre 18591867
Little Boy Blue
1866 [137]
New Theatre Comique
Globe Theatre (1870–1881)
Worrell Sisters' New York Theatre (1867–1870)
New York Theatre (1866–1867)
Lucy Rushton's New York Theatre (1865–1866)
Athenaeum (1865)
18651868
Pickwick Papers
1884 [138]
Olympia Theatre
Loew's New York (1915–1935)
New York Theatre (1913–1915)
Moulin Rouge (1912–1913)
New York Theatre (1899–1912)
Olympia Theatre: Music Hall (1895–1899)
18951914
The Traffic
1935 [139]
Niblo's Garden 18291894
A Tale of Corsica
1895 [9]
Olympic Theatre
Laura Keene's Theatre (1856–1863)
18561879
Assommoir
1880 [140]
Paradise Roof Garden
Venetian Terrace Roof Garden (1899–1900)
18991903
Punch, Judy & Company
1935 [141]
Princess Theatre
Hermann's Gaiety Theatre (1890–1902)
San Francisco Music Hall (1875–1890)
Jack's Theatre
Theatre Comique
Jonah Theatre
18751907
A Doll's House
1907 [142]
Savoy Theatre
Schley Music Hall (1900)
19001910
Children of Destiny
1933 [143]
Star Theatre
Wallack's Theatre (1861–1880)
18611901
The Convict's Daughter
1901 [144]
Theatre Comique
Wood's Minstrel Hall (1862–1869)
18621872
Ixion
1872 [145]
Victoria Theatre
Rialto Theatre (1916–1935)
Victoria Theatre (1899–1916)
18991904
Lew Dockstader's Minstrels
1915 [146]
Wallack's Theatre
Palmer's Theatre (1888–1895)
Wallack's Theatre (1882–1888)
18821915
The Doctor's Dilemma
1915 [147]
Weber's Music Hall
Weber and Fields' Broadway Music Hall (1896–1906)
Imperial Music Hall (1892–1896)
18921913
Alibi Bill
1917 [148]
Winter Garden Theatre
Burton's New Theatre (1856–1859)
Laura Keene's Variety House (1854–1856)
Metropolitan Hall (1851–1854)
Jenny Lind Hall (1850–1851)
Tripler Hall (1850)
18501867
The Merchant of Venice
1867 [149]

Pre-musical

The following list notes the 12 theaters that housed Broadway productions from the beginning of theater in New York City but closed before the opening of The Black Crook.

Before the advent of the musical there were multiple theaters in New York that claimed the moniker of "Broadway", including an 1847 theater named the Broadway Theatre. [150] While most early theaters were short-lived and housed touring productions from Europe, that changed with the construction of the Park Theatre in 1798. [1] These newly constructed, long-term theaters grew in number through the nineteenth century, clustered around Broadway, and began hosting a wide array of ethnic and new forms of entertainment. [1]

The Park Theatre and surrounding neighborhood c. 1830 Second Park Theatre, 1830 (NYPL Hades-254343-EM13364) cropped.jpg
The Park Theatre and surrounding neighborhood c. 1830
Theater
former name(s)
OpenedLast theatre productionDemolishedRef.
American Theatre
Broadway Boudoir (1860–1864)
Fellow's Opera House (1854–1860)
18541864
The House That Jack Built
1866 [151]
Anthony Street Theatre
Pavilion Theatre (1816–1820)
Olympic Theatre (1814–1816)
18001820
Virginius
1821 [152]
Barnum's American Museum 18411865
The Green Monster
1865 [153]
Booth's Theatre 18691838
The Outlaw
1965 [154]
Broadway Theatre 18471856
King Charming
1859 [150]
Burton's Chambers Street Theatre
Ferdinand Palmo's Opera House (1844–1848)
18441860
The Romance of a Poor Young Man
1876 [155]
John Street Theatre
Theatre Royal (1775–1777)
John Street Theatre (1767–1775)
17671796
Edwin and Angelina
1797 [156]
Nassau Street Theatre
Van Dam Theatre (1750)
New Theatre (1732–1750)
17321754
King Lear
1758 [157]
National Theatre
Italian Opera House (1833–1839)
18331853
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1841 [158]
Olympic Theatre18371848
A Glance at New York In 1848
1854 [159]
Park Theatre
New Theatre (1798–1799)
17981848
Met-A-Mora
1848 [160]
Richmond Hill Theatre
New York Opera House (1834–1849)
Italian Opera House (1832–1834)
Richmond Hill Theatre (1831–1832)
18311832
The Hunchback
1849 [161]

Notes

  1. The theatre versus theater spelling reflects that, of these 49 extant properties, 47 do (or did) use "Theatre" as the proper noun in their name. Of the 144 total venues in this list article, 130 use/used "Theatre", 12 did not use any variation of the word, and only two solely used "Theater"
  2. The Palace Theatre had an entrance on Broadway until 2018, when it closed for renovation; [6] its new entrance is on 47th Street. [7]
  3. All capacity numbers are approximate per the source.
  4. Conflicting records. according to IBDB, "Records indicate it was razed in 1932, but it may have hosted productions through the 1930s". [88]

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