Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
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The Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 236 West 45th Street in midtown-Manhattan.
Designed by architect Herbert J. Krapp to resemble the neighboring Shubert and Booth theaters designed by Henry B. Herts, the building was constructed by the Shubert brothers in 1917-1918, christened the Plymouth Theatre, and leased to producer Arthur Hopkins. He intended it to be a venue for legitimate plays starring notable actors like John and Lionel Barrymore. The premiere production was A Successful Calamity, a comedy with William Gillette and Estelle Winwood.
After Hopkins passed away in 1948, control of the theater returned to the Shuberts, who still own the property, which was designated a New York City landmark in 1987. The 1,080-seat house was renamed for Gerald Schoenfeld, chairman of the Shubert Organization, in 2005.
[edit] Notable past productions
- A Chorus Line (2006)
- Taboo (2003)
- Long Day's Journey Into Night (2003 revival)
- The Graduate (2002)
- Thou Shalt Not (2001)
- Jekyll & Hyde (1997)
- A Delicate Balance (1996 revival)
- Passion (1994)
- Dancing at Lughnasa (1991)
- The Heidi Chronicles (1989)
- Pygmalion (1987 revival)
- The House of Blue Leaves (1986)
- The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe (1985)
- The Real Thing (1984)
- The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1981)
- Ain't Misbehavin' (1979)
- Godspell (1976)
- Equus (1974)
- The Gingerbread Lady (1970)
- Plaza Suite (1968)
- The Star-Spangled Girl (1966)
- The Odd Couple (1965)
- Irma La Douce (1960)
- From A to Z (1960)
- Romanoff and Juliet (1957)
- A Hatful of Rain (1956)
- The Caine Mutiny Court Martial (1954)
- Dial M for Murder (1952)
- Private Lives (1948 revival)
- Call Me Mister (1947)
- Present Laughter (1946)
- Ten Little Indians (1945)
- The Skin of Our Teeth (1942)
- Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1938)
- Tovarich (1936)
- Dark Victory (1934)
- The Pirates of Penzance (1926 revival)
- What Price Glory (1924)
- The Hairy Ape (1922)
- A Doll's House (1918 revival)
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