In 1912, producer Winthrop Ames built the littlest theater on Broadway and called it, appropriately, the Little Theatre. At first the theatre had a mere 299 seats,...
The Hudson Theatre was built in 1903 by the producer Henry B. Harris, The inaugural production at this theatre was Hubert Henry Davies’ Cousin Kate starring Ethel B...
To get a sense of the evolution of the Broadway musical in the 20th century, one need only to look at the list of past tenants at the Imperial Theatre, which first ...
The James Earl Jones Theatre was originally named The Cort Theatre and was renamed in 2022 The theatre opened in 1912 and went through a number of renovations in 19...
The John Golden Theatre, built in 1927, was originally called the Theatre Masque. It was one of the theaters built by the Chanin Brothers, the duo responsible for s...
Built in 1926, this theatre began as The Mansfield Theatre, named for British actor Richard Mansfield. It was later renamed to the Brooks Atkinson Theatre and then ...
The Longacre Theatre was built in 1913 and named for Longacre Square, the area now known the world over as Times Square. Despite the long-ago disappearance of its n...
The Lunt-Fontanne Theatre originally opened as the Globe Theatre in 1910. It was built by producer Charles Dillingham and designed by famed architects John Merven C...
Built over 100 years ago, the Lyceum Theatre (originally referred to as the New Lyceum) is the oldest legitimate theater in New York City. In fact, it was a replace...
Theatre With Its Own Drama No Broadway theatre can compare to the Lyric for its off-stage drama. Flamboyant Canadian impresario Garth Drabinsky rose to prominence ...
The Majestic Theatre opened on March 28, 1927, and for many years it was the largest theater in the Times Square area. Designed by architect Herbert J. Krapp, the M...
Five Broadway theaters were demolished in 1986 to create the Marriott Marquis Hotel, which houses the Marquis Theatre on its third floor. Those great theatres were:...
The Minskoff Theatre, which was designed by architectural firm Kahn and Jacobs, is on the third floor of One Astor Plaza. The fifty-five story office high-rise is n...
The Music Box Theatre opened in 1921 with the Music Box Revue, featuring songs by then popular (and now legendary) composer/lyricist Irving Berlin. Theatre Built B...
The Nederlander Theatre, originally known as the National Theatre, was designed by architect W.H. McElfatrick and constructed by theater impresario David Belasco. I...
The Alvin Theatre (later renamed to the Neil Simon Theatre) was opened in 1927 and named for Alex Aarons and Vinton Freedley who produced a string of hits such as L...
