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The Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 236 West 45th Street (George Abbott Way) in midtown-Manhattan named for Gerald Schoenfeld.
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 died 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.
Notable productions
- A Steady Rain (2009)
- Impressionism (2009)
- All My Sons (2008 revival)
- A Chorus Line (2006 revival)
- Chita Rivera: A Dancer's Life (2006)
- The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (2006)
- Brooklyn the Musical (2004-2005)
- Match (2004)
- Taboo (2003)
- Long Day's Journey into Night (2003 revival)
- The Graduate (2002)
- Thou Shalt Not (2001)
- Jekyll & Hyde (1997)
- A Delicate Balance (1996)
- 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)
- The Water Engine (1978)
- 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)
- Call Me Mister (1947)
- Present Laughter (1946)
- Lute Song (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)
- What Price Glory? (1924)
- The Hairy Ape (1922)
- A Doll's House (1918 revival)
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