SHUBERT THEATRE (BROADWAY)

'The Shubert Theatre' is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 225 West 44th Street in midtown-Manhattan, New York, United States.
Designed by architect Henry B. Herts, it was named after Sam S. Shubert, the oldest of the three brothers of the theatrical producing family. It shares a Venetian Renaissance facade with the adjoining Booth Theatre, which was constructed at the same time, although the two have distinctly different interiors. It opened on October 21 1913 with a series of Shakespearean plays, including ''Othello'', ''Hamlet'', and ''The Merchant of Venice'', staged by the Forbes-Robertson Repertory Company.
The theatre's most famous and longest tenant was ''A Chorus Line'', with a run of 6137 performances lasting nearly fifteen years.
The top floor of the building houses the offices of the Shubert Organization. The theatre's auditorium and murals were restored in 1996. It has been designated a New York City landmark.

A movie adaptation of the Broadway musical, The Producers, stars the Shubert Theatre, even by name, as the theatre where "Funny Boy", "Springtime for Hitler" and "Prisoners of Love" are staged, although ironically, The Producers has never been staged there.

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Notable productions

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Notable productions

★ 1917: ''Love o' Mike'' with Clifton Webb as Alonzo Bird ^[1].

★ 1917: ''Maytime''

★ 1933: ''Gay Divorce''

★ 1936: ''Idiot's Delight''

★ 1937: ''Babes in Arms''

★ 1939: ''The Philadelphia Story''

★ 1941: ''Pal Joey''

★ 1942: ''By Jupiter''

★ 1944: ''Bloomer Girl''

★ 1947: ''High Button Shoes''

★ 1950: ''Kiss Me, Kate''

★ 1951: ''Paint Your Wagon''

★ 1953: ''Can-Can''

★ 1956: ''Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?''; ''The Pajama Game''; ''Bells Are Ringing''

★ 1961: ''Bye Bye Birdie''

★ 1962: ''I Can Get It for You Wholesale''; ''Stop the World - I Want to Get Off''

★ 1963: ''Here's Love''

★ 1964: ''Oliver!''

★ 1965: ''The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd''

★ 1966: ''Wait Until Dark''; ''The Apple Tree''

★ 1968: ''Promises, Promises''

★ 1972: ''The Creation of the World and Other Business''

★ 1973: ''A Little Night Music''; ''The Sunshine Boys''

★ 1974: ''Over Here!''

★ 1975: ''Seascape''

★ 1975: ''A Chorus Line''

★ 1990: ''Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story''

★ 1992: ''Crazy for You''

★ 1996: ''Big''

★ 2005: ''Spamalot''

References

1. Parker, John (ed), ''Who's Who in the Theatre'', 10th revised edition, London, 1947: 1429

External links

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★ The Shubert Organization

★ Broadway Show Guide