Plymouth Theatre

Plymouth Theatre (New York). The Shuberts built the 1,000‐seat playhouse on West 45th Street in 1917 and leased it to producer Arthur Hopkins, who used it to present such daring works as What Price Glory? (1924) and Machinal (1927). But these kinds of experiments made little money during the Depression, and the theatre reverted back to the Shuberts, who still own it today. Designed by Herbert J. Krapp in a rather subdued but elegant style, the Plymouth is an excellent house for nonmusical plays, and it has seen many outstanding productions over the decades, including Holiday (1928), Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1938), The Odd Couple (1965), and The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1981).