This theater opened in 1921...but was sold in 1935 and used for the next 20 years as a movie theater and NBC Television studio. In 1955, it once again was used to stage Broadway productions...beginning with The Diary of Anne Frank. The play, Chicago has been playing here since 2003. The theater seats a little over 1100 peoople.
Wikipedia (visit link) further informs us:
"Designed by architect Herbert J. Krapp for the Shuberts, the structure is unusual in that it is situated diagonally on its site to fit the maximum number of seats possible. Its external appearance, indistinguishable from many other Broadway houses, does not hint at the strange layout within. The building has been designated a New York City landmark.
The theatre opened on February 11, 1921 with the musical The Rose Girl."
Wikipedia also has the following list of the notable productions staged here:
"1921: The Rose Girl, premiere production on February 11, 1921; Blossom Time (592 performances)
1927: The Racket, starring Edward G. Robinson
1931: Death Takes a Holiday
1933: June Moon
1939: Strawhat Revue of 1939 starring Danny Kaye, Alfred Drake and Imogene Coca
1955: The Diary of Anne Frank
1957: Compulsion
1963: Stop the World - I Want to Get Off
1966: The Lion in Winter
1967: You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running (94 weeks)
1968: We Bombed in New Haven, starring Jason Robards, Jr., Diana Sands and Ron Liebman
1969: Celebration
1971: Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death
1974: Me and Bessie (453 performances)
1977: Godspell
1978: Same Time, Next Year; Eubie!
1980: Division Street, starring John Lithgow and Christine Lahti (21 performances0
1983: A View From the Bridge
1985: Leader of the Pack
1987: Dreamgirls (revival)
1996: Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk starring Savion Glover
1999: It Ain't Nothing But the Blues;You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown
2000: The Ride Down Mt. Morgan
2001: A Class Act
2002: Topdog/Underdog
2003 to present: Chicago, currently the 7th longest running production in Broadway history with 5,444 performances as of December 27, 2009"
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