Al Hirschfeld Theatre

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The Al Hirschfeld Theatre is on 302 West 45th Street, on the south sidewalk between Ninth and Eighth Avenues, in the Theater District and Hell's Kitchen neighborhoods of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S. The land lot is rectangular. The lot covers 13,389 ft2, with a frontage of 133.33 ft on 45th Street and a depth of 100.42 ft. The Al Hirschfeld Theatre shares the city block with the Film Center Building and the off-Broadway Davenport Theatre to the west. Across Eighth Avenue to the east are the Row NYC Hotel and the Majestic, John Golden, and Bernard B. Jacobs theaters. In addition, St. Luke's Lutheran Church, the off-Broadway St. Luke's Theatre, and The Whitby are to the north.

The Al Hirschfeld is the westernmost Broadway theater in the Theater District and the only one west of Eighth Avenue. When the venue was constructed in 1925, the block to the east already contained eight theaters. The site of the theater itself, at 302 to 314 West 45th Street, was filled by seven brownstone townhouses of three stories each. Six of the houses, numbers 302 to 312, had been purchased by Nathan Wilson and then sold by Berkley Builders. The seventh house at number 314 was owned by Nellie Clauss.

Design

The Al Hirschfeld Theatre, originally the Martin Beck Theatre, was designed by Gustave Albert Lansburgh in the Byzantine and Romanesque styles. The theater opened in 1924 and was built for Martin Beck (1868–1940), who originally named the venue for himself. The Beck was the only Broadway theater designed in a Byzantine style; most other Broadway theater buildings of the time were designed in a neoclassical style. Furthermore, Lansburgh specialized in designing movie palaces on the West Coast of the United States, including Los Angeles's Hill Street Theatre and San Francisco's Golden Gate Theater. H. H. Oddie Inc. built the theater, and numerous material suppliers and contractors were involved in the project. The Al Hirschfeld is operated by Jujamcyn Theaters.

Facade

The Al Hirschfeld's auditorium and stage house share a design for their facades, unlike with most other Broadway theaters, where the auditorium and stage house have distinct designs. The facade of the Al Hirschfeld is much wider than its length. The base of the theater contains a granite water table and a double-height arcade with cast-stone columns. The rest of the facade uses red brick.

Base

The arcade on the lowest two stories contains eleven arches. The second-outermost arch on either end is both taller and wider than the remaining arches. The octagonal columns rest on granite bases and contain capitals with both Moorish and Byzantine motifs. The tops of each arch contain stone borders. The presence of the arcade gives the theater's exterior a three-dimensional quality compared to other Broadway theaters' relatively flat facades.

The three easternmost arches contain the theater's main entrance. The doorway to the lobby is recessed within the second-easternmost arch (at the center of the three arches). It contains two bronze-and-glass double doors, which have bronze grilles with arch motifs. There are sheet-metal ceiling panels with light fixtures directly in front of the doors, as well as engaged columns flanking the doors. To the left (east) of the lobby entrance is a metal service door, a sign board, and a gate to a service alley. To the right (west) is a box office window with a marble sill and iron shutters; a panel above the window is inscribed with the words "Martin Beck Theatre". The box office window is also flanked by two pairs of engaged columns rounded and the other octagonal. Above the three arches is a modern marquee cantilevered from the arches. On the second floor are recessed brick walls. There are windows flanked by brick jambs and topped by round-arched stone panels. The center window opening is a double window separated by a stone colonette, while the other window openings are single.

The five center arches screen a stone fire-escape staircase. The underside of the staircase includes arches of varying sizes. The top of the staircase, to the east, contains two double metal doors from the balcony. Directly beneath the top of the staircase are two double metal doors from the orchestra level, which are topped by stone lintels and metal-and-glass lanterns. The bottom of the staircase, to the west, contains another doorway that is marked as a stage entrance; the words "Erected by Martin Beck 1924" are carved on an adjacent column.

The three westernmost arches contain recessed brick walls similar to those at the lobby entrance. The second-westernmost arch contains a double metal door at the ground story, while the westernmost (right) arch has a window at the ground story. The second story of the three western arches is similar to the second story above the main entrance, with arched brick windows.

Upper stories

Above the arcade are additional stories with round-arched openings, each containing a one-over-one sash window. The facade of the auditorium, to the east, has two stories above the arcade. The stage house to the west has three stories. There is a corbel table with Romanesque-style round arches near the top of the facade; additional stories rise above the main roof. The upper stories of the stage house are set back from the main roof. In front of this is a large metal sign board facing east toward Eighth Avenue, which is used to display the name of the present production.

Interior

Beck had intended for the theater's interior to be more lavish than any other in the area. Albert Herter, a muralist who frequently collaborated with Lansburgh, oversaw much of the interior design. Herter's decorative scheme was largely in the Moorish and Byzantine styles. According to a contemporary source from the theater's opening, the decorative motifs were intended to depict various mythological scenes.

Lobbies

The square ticket lobby is directly inside the main entrance. It has stone walls and a groin-vaulted ceiling with Guastavino tiles. The walls on both sides contain segmental arches, and the western arches contain ticket windows. There are wrought-iron lamps on the west and east walls. The two double doors on the north wall lead from the street, while two glass-and-bronze double doors on the south wall connect to the inner lobby.

The inner lobby is double-height and rectangular in plan, with a staircase to the mezzanine at the southeast end. It was originally decorated in cream-colored plaster. The northern wall (leading from the ticket lobby) is decorated with a molded panel. Above that is a large arch, which encompasses three smaller arched openings with geometric glass panes. The inner lobby contains piers on the west and east walls, with attached wrought-iron lighting sconces. These piers support three round arches on each side; a mezzanine-level lounge is behind the western arches. At ground level, the western wall contains modillions and pilasters, topped by capitals containing stylized-leaf and volute motifs. There are also leaded-glass double doors in the two outermost arches, which lead to the auditorium. At mezzanine level, both walls contain paneled railings with molded bands of dentils and bosses. Three circular ceiling domes rise from the wall arches. One contemporary source described the domes as depicting "figures in mediaeval costumes against a gold ground".

The mezzanine lounge is L-shaped. The short arm of the "L" is the staircase landing on the south, while the long arm runs above the western wall of the inner lobby. The piers on the lounge's eastern wall correspond to the piers on the inner lobby's western wall. The capitals of the piers contain stylized-leaf motifs, supporting the ceiling, which in turn is divided into half and full groin vaults. Wrought-iron sconces are installed on the piers. The southern end of the lounge contains a seating area, with a niche enclosing a marble water fountain. On the northern end, a staircase with a wrought-iron railing and ceiling lantern descends directly into the orchestra seating. The western wall includes doors that lead to the auditorium. The lounge is directly below the top row of mezzanine seating and is at the same level as the bottom mezzanine row. This removes the need for ticket-holders to climb to the top of the mezzanine seating before descending to their seat.

Auditorium

The auditorium has an orchestra level, a mezzanine-level balcony, boxes, and a stage behind the proscenium arch. The space is designed with plaster decorations in low relief. Playbill cites the theater as having 1,302 seats, while The Broadway League cites 1,404 seats. Originally, the theater seated 1,200 patrons, or 600 on either level. The original color scheme was red, blue, and orange, with some golden highlights. Byzantine motifs were used extensively in the design, and three murals decorated the side and rear walls. The seats were upholstered in a rose-red color, with blue highlights, while the auditorium was surrounded by blue draperies.

Seating areas

The orchestra level is wheelchair-accessible via the main doors. The rear or western end of the orchestra contains a promenade. Originally, the promenade had stained glass, bronze, marble, tapestries, and other objects from Martin Beck's collection. The orchestra level is raked, sloping down toward an orchestra pit in front of the stage. Near the front of the auditorium, stairs with wrought-iron railings lead up to the boxes. The side walls have exit doors, and the rear wall contains doorways from the inner lobby. In addition, wrought-iron lighting sconces are placed on the orchestra walls.

The mezzanine level can only be accessed by steps. The mezzanine and boxes share a front railing, which is decorated with geometric patterns in plasterwork. The side walls have wrought-iron lighting sconces. There are metal railings around the staircases to the orchestra and the passageways to the mezzanine lounge. Originally, the side walls also had tapestries. A technical booth is at the rear of the balcony, while light boxes are mounted onto the front rail. Moldings and bands divide the mezzanine's underside into paneled sections. Five of these panels contain circular wrought-iron grills with light fixtures.

On either side of the proscenium is a box at the mezzanine level, which contains a shallow S-curve that appears to spiral downward. At the orchestra level, decorated groups of columns support the bottoms of the boxes, which are paneled. The fronts of the boxes are ornamented with geometric patterns in plasterwork. There are also large clustered columns at the centers of each box, which support a fan vault. Within either box, between the proscenium and the clustered columns is an opening with four marble pilasters, topped by Byzantine and Moorish capitals, which support three arches. Above these triple arches are half-domes, which support the sounding board. Between either box and the mezzanine seats is another opening, formed by the clustered columns on one side and the auditorium wall on the opposite side.

Other design features

Next to the boxes is the proscenium with an elliptically arched opening. On either side of the proscenium are half-columns containing geometric designs, which support four concentric arches. Each column on either sides is made of stone upon a marble base and is carved in a different Byzantine motif from the other columns. Albert Herter also designed the theater's original curtain, which was hung across the proscenium opening. The curtain was originally decorated in the same red, orange, blue, and gold color scheme as the rest of the auditorium. The stage, covering 2914 ft2, was Broadway's largest stage before the construction of the Vivian Beaumont Theater in the 1960s.

A perforated-plaster sounding board curves onto the ceiling above the boxes, in front of the proscenium arch. The ceiling itself is decorated with moldings, which divide the surface into recessed panels. The main section of the ceiling is an octagonal canopy. The center of the ceiling contains a large, circular wooden dome, which hangs from the octagonal ceiling panel via canvas strips. The dome and the canvas strips are both decorated in a red, yellow, and green color scheme with geometric designs. A painted glass chandelier is suspended from the dome's center.

History

Times Square became the epicenter for large-scale theater productions between 1900 and the Great Depression. Manhattan's theater district had begun to shift from Union Square and Madison Square during the first decade of the 20th century. Most of the theaters built in the 1900s and 1910s were built on side streets near Broadway, but the Broadway-theater district expanded westward to Eighth Avenue and eastward to Sixth Avenue after World War II. Martin Beck was a vaudevillian who operated the Orpheum Circuit, which in the early 20th century was the dominant vaudeville circuit on the West Coast of the United States. In the early 1910s, he expanded to the East Coast and developed the Palace Theatre in New York City, which he soon lost to his rival Edward Albee. Although Beck was supplanted as the leader of the Orpheum Circuit in 1923, he wished to continue doing business in the city, and he planned a theater for legitimate shows.

Beck operation

Development and early years

In July 1923, Martin Beck acquired six dwellings at 302 to 312 West 45th Street, with the intent of building a legitimate theater there. That September, Beck enlarged his site by buying a townhouse at 314 West 45th Street. The same month, Oddie and Falk were awarded the construction contract for the theater, which was to cost $1 million. The venue was to have a 1,160-seat capacity and a stage measuring 40 by. The existing buildings on the site were being razed by November 1923. Beck's 45th Street theater, along with another one planned on 52nd Street, were part of an effort to shift the Theater District westward. Beck initially planned to open his namesake theater with a production of Imre Madách's The Tragedy of Man, but he instead decided to book the operetta Madame Pompadour after seeing it in London and several other European cities. Since Charles Dillingham had the rights to present Madame Pompadour in the United States, Beck convinced Dillingham to jointly produce the operetta at the new theater.

According to Martin Beck's wife Louise, the Beck was the only theater in New York City that, at its completion, was owned outright without a mortgage. The theater opened on November 11, 1924, with Madame Pompadour, which ultimately ran for 80 performances. This was followed in 1925 by a more popular show, a musical adaptation of the play Captain Jinks by Clyde Fitch, starring J. Harold Murray and Joe E. Brown for 167 performances. A. H. Woods subsequently leased the theater for his production of the John Colton play The Shanghai Gesture, starring Florence Reed, which opened at the Beck in 1926 and ran for 210 performances. The next year, the Beck hosted James Gleason's comedy The Shannons of Broadway, featuring Gleason and his wife Lucile, which had 288 performances.

Late 1920s to 1930s

In 1928, the Theatre Guild took over the Beck. The Guild's first production at the theater was Wings Over Europe, which opened at the end of the same year. Next, the Guild staged Dynamo by Eugene O'Neill, starring Glenn Anders and Claudette Colbert, which ran for 66 performances in early 1929. Later that year, the theater hosted the Czech comedy The Camel Through the Needle's Eye, as well as the Russian play Red Rust. The latter was the Theatre Guild Acting Company (later the Group Theatre)'s first production. In 1930, the Theatre Guild presented George Bernard Shaw's The Apple Cart, Philip Barry's Hotel Universe, and Sergei Tretyakov's Roar China! at the Beck. The Theatre Guild hosted Maxwell Anderson's play Elizabeth the Queen to the Beck in early 1931, starring Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne. The Group Theatre had its first production that September with the opening of Paul Green's The House of Connelly. Lunt and Fontanne returned to the theater in the Guild's Reunion in Vienna later that year.

The Abbey Irish Theatre Players performed at the Martin Beck Theatre for the 1932–1933 season, their first New York City appearance since 1911. Their productions included The Far-off Hills, The New Gossoon, Juno and the Paycock, and Playboy of the Western World. The Abbey Theatre departed in January 1933, and the Beck hosted the play The Lake, featuring film star Katharine Hepburn, the same year. Sidney Howard's docudrama Yellow Jack was presented next in 1934. The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company commenced a season of Gilbert and Sullivan works at the Beck in September 1934, performing 11 operettas and running for 15 weeks. Next was a revival of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet in late 1934, featuring Basil Rathbone and Katharine Cornell. Cornell and Burgess Meredith starred in two plays in 1935: The Barretts of Wimpole Street, also featuring Brian Aherne and Brenda Forbes, and Flowers of the Forest, also featuring Margalo Gillmore. Later in 1935, Anderson's Winterset opened at the Beck, featuring Meredith, Margo, and Eduardo Ciannelli.

Cornell's husband Guthrie McClintic had directed several of the mid-1930s plays at the Martin Beck Theatre, including Romeo and Juliet and Winterset. Also among these were Shaw's play Saint Joan, which opened in 1936 and featured Cornell, Maurice Evans, and Tyrone Power Jr. The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company returned in August 1936 to perform another set of Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, running through to the end of the year. Another Anderson play, High Tor, opened in 1937 and starred Meredith, Peggy Ashcroft, and Hume Cronyn for 171 performances. Also in 1937, the Beck hosted the play Barchester Towers with Ina Claire, for which some of the orchestra seating was temporarily removed and walled off. In 1938, the theater hosted Victoria Regina, featuring Helen Hayes, for 87 performances. The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company hosted yet another season of Gilbert and Sullivan shows early the next year. Hayes returned later in 1939, performing in the drama Ladies and Gentlemen for 105 performances.

1940s to early 1960s

Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer's musical St. Louis Woman was presented at the Beck in 1946, and O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh was staged that year. This was followed the next year by the musical Barefoot Boy with Cheek, featuring Nancy Walker, and a revival of Antony and Cleopatra, featuring Katharine Cornell. Revivals of Shaw's play You Never Can Tell and Jerome Kern's Sally were presented at the Beck in 1948, followed by That Lady in 1949 with Cornell. Next, the Beck hosted The Wisteria Trees with Helen Hayes, as well as a translation of Jean Anouilh's Ring Round the Moon, in 1950. The following year, Tennessee Williams's The Rose Tattoo starred Eli Wallach and Maureen Stapleton, Maxwell Anderson's Barefoot in Athens had a short run in 1951, as did Truman Capote's The Grass Harp in 1952. This was followed in 1953 by Arthur Miller's The Crucible.

The John Patrick comedy The Teahouse of the August Moon, starring David Wayne, opened in October 1953 and ultimately ran for 1,027 performances over two and a half years. The Beck then hosted a revival of Shaw's Major Barbara in 1956, as well as a musical version of Candide. Tennessee Williams's Orpheus Descending opened in 1957, featuring Maureen Stapleton and Cliff Robertson, but it only ran for 68 performances. By contrast, the Norman Krasna comedy Who Was That Lady I Saw You With? had 208 performances in 1958, while Williams's Sweet Bird of Youth lasted for 375 performances in 1959. Other appearances at the Beck in the late 1950s included performances from Israel's Inbal Dance Theater in 1958 and Les Ballets Africains in 1959. Louis Lotito's group City Playhouses Inc. took a ten-year lease on the theater in August 1958.

Charles Strouse and Lee Adams's first collaboration, the musical Bye Bye Birdie featuring Dick Van Dyke and Chita Rivera, opened at the Beck in April 1960 and stayed for 607 performances. Afterward, the theater hosted Jerry Herman's musical Milk and Honey, which opened in 1961 and stayed for a year and a half. In 1963, the theater staged Mother Courage and Her Children with Anne Bancroft, Barbara Harris, and Gene Wilder; a transfer of Strange Interlude; and Edward Albee's version of The Ballad of the Sad Café with Colleen Dewhurst and Michael Dunn. The play The Physicists with Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn, as well as the musical I Had a Ball with Richard Kiley and Buddy Hackett, both opened at the Beck in 1964. This was followed the next year by the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Marat/Sade.

Jujamcyn and ATG operation

Late 1960s to 1980s

Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing president William L. McKnight, who headed Jujamcyn Theaters and already operated the St. James Theatre, offered Louise Beck $1.5 million for the Martin Beck Theatre in December 1965. McKnight also offered to buy out Lotito's lease on the theater, which was to expire in three years. The sale was finalized in February 1966, with McKnight paying $1.35 million to Louise Beck and $150,000 to Lotito. McKnight would not receive the property title until the next month, after Marat/Sade was set to close. Under Jujamcyn's operation, the Beck hosted the Albee play A Delicate Balance, featuring Tandy, Cronyn, Rosemary Murphy, and Marian Seldes, in 1966. The next year, the theater staged a production of Comden, Green, and Jule Styne's musical Hallelujah, Baby!. In 1968, the off-Broadway musical Man of La Mancha relocated to the Beck, staying for three years.

Many of the Beck's productions in the 1970s were short-lived. In 1971, the Beck hosted Albee's All Over with Tandy, Dewhurst, Betty Field, and George Voskovec, as well as the musical The Grass Harp, based on Capote's play two decades earlier. Two productions during the decade had just one performance: Ring Around the Bathtub on April 29, 1972, and No Hard Feelings on April 8, 1973. The British play Habeas Corpus was presented at the Beck in late 1975, running for 95 performances. In 1976, McKnight transferred the Beck and Jujamcyn's other venues to his daughter Virginia and her husband James H. Binger. Finally, the theater had a hit in 1977 with the opening of the play Dracula, featuring Frank Langella, which ran for 925 performances.

In 1981, the Beck hosted the Lillian Hellman play The Little Foxes, featuring Elizabeth Taylor, and the Robert Brush and Martin Charnin musical The First. This was followed in 1982 by the Michael Stewart play Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean with Cher, as well as A Little Family Business with Angela Lansbury. The Royal Shakespeare Company returned in 1983 with All's Well That Ends Well, and the musical The Rink with Liza Minnelli and Chita Rivera was staged at the Beck in 1984, running for 204 performances. On the other hand, Requiem for a Heavyweight managed just three performances in March 1985, and the following month's revival of the musical Take Me Along closed on its opening night. The next hit at the Beck was Into the Woods, with music by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine, which opened in 1987 and had 765 performances. Another popular production at the theater was Grand Hotel, which premiered in late 1989 and stayed two years before transferring to another theater.

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) had started considering protecting the Beck as an official city landmark in 1982, with discussions continuing over the next several years. The LPC designated both the facade and the interior as landmarks on November 4, 1987. This was part of the LPC's wide-ranging effort in 1987 to grant landmark status to Broadway theaters. The New York City Board of Estimate ratified the designations in March 1988. Jujamcyn, the Nederlanders, and the Shuberts collectively sued the LPC in June 1988 to overturn the landmark designations of 22 theaters, including the Beck, on the merit that the designations severely limited the extent to which the theaters could be modified. The lawsuit was escalated to the New York Supreme Court and the Supreme Court of the United States, but these designations were ultimately upheld in 1992.

1990s to present

After the closure of Grand Hotel in early 1992, the musical Guys and Dolls was revived that year, running until 1995. Following this, Laurie Metcalf starred in My Thing of Love, which ran at the Beck for 13 performances in May 1995. That October, Ken Ludwig's Moon Over Buffalo opened at the Beck with Carol Burnett and Philip Bosco; it lasted for 308 performances. The Beck was renovated in 1996, a project that involved extending the mezzanine level forward by three rows. Magician David Copperfield performed in the show Dreams & Nightmares that year. Afterward, a revival of the musical Annie opened in March 1997, running for 238 performances. The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music, featuring Rebecca Luker and Richard Chamberlain, was revived at the Beck in 1998 for 533 performances. The musical Kiss Me, Kate was revived at the Beck in late 1999, running through the end of 2001 after nearly closing due to the September 11 attacks. This was followed in 2002 by the musical Sweet Smell of Success, which had 108 performances, as well as a revival of Man of La Mancha.

In late 2002, Jujamcyn announced that the Martin Beck Theatre would be renamed after illustrator Al Hirschfeld the following June, celebrating what would be his 100th birthday. This would make Hirschfeld the first visual artist with a Broadway theater named for him. Jujamcyn President Rocco Landesman described the renaming as "an important event for the history and heritage of Broadway". Hirschfeld died in January 2003, months before he would have turned 100, though he knew the theater would be renamed for him. A celebration and tribute to Hirschfeld were held on June 23, 2003, featuring performers drawn by Hirschfeld during his career. The Al Hirschfeld Theatre was renovated after Man of La Mancha closed. The theater constructed a new marquee with an illuminated version of Hirschfeld's Self-Portrait as an Inkwell. Red neon initially represented the "ink" on the marquee, but blue neon was later substituted; Playbill said the red neon gave the "macabre" impression that the figure on the marquee was using ink from its own head. The mezzanine lounge received 22 reproductions of Hirschfeld drawings, which depict plays and actors that appeared at the theater.

The Al Hirschfeld reopened on November 23, 2003, with a revival of the musical Wonderful Town; it ran for 497 performances. After Binger died in 2004, Landesman bought the Al Hirschfeld and Jujamcyn's four other theaters in 2005, along with the air rights above them. Jordan Roth joined Jujamcyn as a resident producer the same year. The musical Sweet Charity opened at the Al Hirschfeld in May 2005 after nearly being canceled, staying for 297 performances. In 2006, some of the air rights above the Al Hirschfeld were sold to two developers as part of a special zoning provision.{{efn|New York City zoning sets a maximum floor area for each land lot, after which developers must buy air rights to increase their floor area. Typically, building owners could only sell air rights to developers who owned adjacent sites. Broadway theater owners are allowed to sell their air rights to developers of any lot between Sixth and Eighth Avenues north of 40th Street, regardless of whether the land lots were contiguous. and ran for 285 performances, followed in 2007 by Curtains for 511 performances. A musical version of A Tale of Two Cities had a short run in 2008, while the musical Hair opened the next year with 519 performances. In 2009, Roth acquired a 50 percent stake in Jujamcyn and assumed full operation of the firm when Landesman joined the National Endowments of the Arts.

Elf the Musical opened at the Al Hirschfeld in late 2010 for a limited run, followed in 2011 by a revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Next, the play Fela! had a limited revival at the Al Hirschfeld in July 2012, and Elf the Musical was revived again that November. The musical Kinky Boots opened at the theater in April 2013, ultimately running for 2,507 performances over six years. The next show to occupy the Al Hirschfeld was the musical Moulin Rouge!, which opened in 2019. Moulin Rouge! achieved the box office record for the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, grossing $2,716,892 over nine performances for the week ending December 29, 2019. The theater closed on March 12, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It reopened on September 24, 2021, with Moulin Rouge! returning. Jujamcyn and Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) agreed to merge in early 2023; the combined company would operate seven Broadway theaters, including the Al Hirschfeld. In July 2023, Jordan Roth sold a 93 percent stake in Jujamcyn's five theaters, including the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, to ATG and Providence Equity.

Notable productions

Productions are listed by the year of their first performance.

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67. Atkinson, J. Brooks. (December 11, 1928). "The Play; Intimations of Immortality.". The New York Times.
68. Atkinson, J. Brooks. (February 12, 1929). "The Play; God in the Machine.". The New York Times.
69. {{harvnb. Botto. Mitchell. 2002. Landmarks Preservation Commission. 1987
70. The Broadway League. (April 15, 1929). "The Camel Through the Needle's Eye – Broadway Play – Original".
71. (April 16, 1929). "Theatre Guild Gives a Czech Comedy; 'The Camel Through the Needle's Eye' Is Found to Be a Fairly Amusing Adaptation.". The New York Times.
72. The Broadway League. (December 17, 1929). "Red Rust – Broadway Play – Original".
73. (December 18, 1929). "'Red Rust' Is Given by Theatre Guild; Studio Group of Younger Players Presents Soviet Drama at Martin Beck Theatre". The New York Times.
74. {{harvnb. Bloom. 2007
75. Atkinson, J. Brooks. (February 25, 1930). "Shaw's 'Applecart' Pokes Fun at Us; Benignant Deviltry in His New "Political Extravaganza" Produced by Theatre Guild". The New York Times.
76. The Broadway League. (April 14, 1930). "Hotel Universe – Broadway Play – Original".
77. Atkinson, J. Brooks. (April 15, 1930). "The Play; Panacea for Modern Complaints.". The New York Times.
78. The Broadway League. (October 27, 1930). "Roar China – Broadway Play – Original".
79. Atkinson, J. Brooks. (October 28, 1930). "The Play". The New York Times.
80. {{harvnb. Bloom. 2007. Botto. Mitchell. 2002
81. (December 12, 1930). "Guild Play to Move; "Elizabeth the Queen" to Beck to Make Way for "In the Meantime."". The New York Times.
82. {{harvnb. Bloom. 2007. Botto. Mitchell. 2002. Landmarks Preservation Commission. 1987
83. {{harvnb. Bloom. 2007. Botto. Mitchell. 2002. Landmarks Preservation Commission. 1987
84. Hammond, Percy. (September 29, 1931). "The Theaters: A Good Show, Though Presented Margaret Barker". New York Herald Tribune.
85. {{harvnb. Bloom. 2007. Botto. Mitchell. 2002. Landmarks Preservation Commission. 1987
86. Ruhl, Arthur. (November 17, 1931). "The Theaters: Lynn Fontanne". New York Herald Tribune.
87. {{harvnb. Bloom. 2007. Botto. Mitchell. 2002. Landmarks Preservation Commission. 1987
88. (September 15, 1932). "The Abbey Players to Open Here Oct. 18; Dublin Company to Offer at the Martin Beck Theatre Several Plays New to New York.". The New York Times.
89. {{harvnb. Bloom. 2007. Botto. Mitchell. 2002
90. (January 23, 1933). "News of the Theaters: Abbey Theater Players Begin Final Week Here; Newark to See 'Melody'". New York Herald Tribune.
91. {{harvnb. Bloom. 2007. Botto. Mitchell. 2002. Landmarks Preservation Commission. 1987
92. Atkinson, Brooks. (March 7, 1934). "The Play; " Yellow Jack," in Which Sidney Howard Shows How Scientific Heroism Can Be Displayed on the Stage.". The New York Times.
93. Allen, Kelcey. (September 4, 1934). "D'oyly Carte Opera Co. Scores Brilliant Success At Martin Beck Theatre". Women's Wear Daily.
94. Atkinson, Brooks. (September 4, 1934). "' The Gondoliers' Sung by the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company -- Reopening of 'No More Ladies.'". The New York Times.
95. {{harvnb. Landmarks Preservation Commission. 1987
96. (November 16, 1934). "News of the Stage; D'Oyly Carte Company to Continue at Another Theatre? -- Abbey Players in a Premiere.". The New York Times.
97. {{harvnb. Bloom. 2007. Botto. Mitchell. 2002. Landmarks Preservation Commission. 1987
98. (February 24, 1935). "'The Barretts' Again; An Account of Katharine Cornell's Residence on Wimpole Street". The New York Times.
99. (April 8, 1935). "News of the Stage; Mr. van Druten's 'Flowers of the Forest' Will Bloom Tonight -- Various Matters.". The New York Times.
100. Atkinson, Brooks. (September 26, 1935). "Justice and Fate the Theme of 'Winterset' -- 'Remember the Day,' a Crisis in Boyhood.". The New York Times.
101. (March 9, 1936). "News of the Stage; 'St. Joan' Tonight -- Mr. Coward, Miss Lawrence Here In Fall -- Billy Rose's 'Frontier Centennial.'". The New York Times.
102. Watts, Richard Jr.. (August 16, 1936). "Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Initiates Broadway Season". New York Herald Tribune.
103. (August 20, 1936). "News of the Stage; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Opens Season Here Tonight at the Martin Beck.". The New York Times.
104. (November 28, 1936). "News of the Stage; The D'Oyly Carte Company Extends Its Engagement Again -- Five Broadway Closings.". The New York Times.
105. {{harvnb. Bloom. 2007. Botto. Mitchell. 2002. Landmarks Preservation Commission. 1987
106. Atkinson, Brooks. (January 11, 1937). "The Play; Maxwell Anderson's 'High Tor,' With Burgess Meredith, Peggy Ashcroft and Charles D. Brown.". The New York Times.
107. {{harvnb. Botto. Mitchell. 2002. Landmarks Preservation Commission. 1987
108. (June 5, 1937). "NEWS OF THE STAGE; ' High Tor' Is the Evening's Only Closing--Other Concerns of Broadway and Environs". The New York Times.
109. (November 30, 1937). "Ina Clair Opens New Play Tonight; Star Will Feature the Cast in 'Barchester Towers' at the Martin Back Theatre". The New York Times.
110. (December 26, 1937). "Theater's Size Simple Matter Of Arithmetic: Too Many Seats? Just Take Some Out; Not Enough? Then Put a Few Back The Government (Kaufman-Hart Version) at Play". New York Herald Tribune.
111. Atkinson, Brooks. (October 4, 1938). "The Play; Helen Hayes Returns in 'Victoria Regina' With a New Prince Albert". The New York Times.
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113. (January 10, 1939). "The Play; Notes on 'The Mikado,' a 'Merchant'--Of Venice, Not Yonkers--and the French Theatre". The New York Times.
114. Atkinson, Brooks. (October 18, 1939). "The Play; Helen Hayes and Philip Merivale in 'Ladies and Gentlemen,' by MacArthur and Hecht". The New York Times.
115. {{harvnb. Botto. Mitchell. 2002. Landmarks Preservation Commission. 1987
116. The Broadway League. (March 27, 1940). "Lady in Waiting – Broadway Play – Original".
117. Clark, Alfred E.. (March 17, 1978). "Louise Helms Beck, Widow of the Producer And a Founder of American Theater Wing". The New York Times.
118. {{harvnb. Bloom. 2007. Botto. Mitchell. 2002. Landmarks Preservation Commission. 1987
119. Atkinson, Brooks. (April 2, 1941). "The Play; Lillian Hellman's 'Watch on the Rhine' Acted With Paul Lukas in the Leading Part". The New York Times.
120. {{harvnb. Botto. Mitchell. 2002. Landmarks Preservation Commission. 1987
121. The Broadway League. (April 1, 1941). "Watch on the Rhine – Broadway Play – Original".
122. (November 25, 1942). "Lunts Will Open in 'Pirate' Tonight; S.N. Behrman Extravaganza at Beck". The New York Times.
123. The Broadway League. (November 25, 1942). "The Pirate – Broadway Play – Original".
124. (August 2, 1943). "Army Plays Open Run Here Tonight; 'Try and Get It,' Sheldon Davis Farce, Also Arrives -- Helen Hayes Back in 'Harriet'". The New York Times.
125. (August 24, 1943). "News of the Theatre". New York Herald Tribune.
126. Zolotow, Sam. (November 17, 1943). "NEWS OF THE STAGE; 'Connecticut Yankee,' Revised to Date, Opening at Martin Beck Tonight -- 'Naked Genius' Will Close at Plymouth Saturday". The New York Times.
127. {{harvnb. Bloom. 2007. Botto. Mitchell. 2002
128. Zolotow, Sam. (March 14, 1944). "Premiere Tonight for 'Jacobowsky'; Play Adapted From Original by Franz Werfel to Make Bow at Martin Beck". The New York Times.
129. Nichols, Lewis. (March 14, 1945). "The Play". The New York Times.
130. Zolotow, Sam. (January 11, 1946). "'On the Town' Run Will End on Feb. 2; Hit Musical Will Leave After 462 Performances--Tour to Open in Baltimore Readers Theatre Cancels Play Gift for Bride" Suspending". The New York Times.
131. {{harvnb. Bloom. 2007. Botto. Mitchell. 2002. Landmarks Preservation Commission. 1987
132. (March 30, 1946). "News of the Stage; 'St. Louis Woman,' All-Negro Musical, Arriving at the Martin Beck Tonight--Ruby Hill in Lead "Walk Hard" to Quit Potpourri of the Town". The New York Times.
133. Atkinson, Brooks. (October 10, 1946). "The Play in Review; Iceman Cometh,' Mr. O'Neill's New Work, With Four-Hour Running Time, Has Its World Premiere at the Martin Beck". The New York Times.
134. {{harvnb. Botto. Mitchell. 2002. Landmarks Preservation Commission. 1987
135. Atkinson, Brooks. (April 4, 1947). "The New Play: 'Barefoot Boy With Cheek'; Abbott's Musical Comedy at the Martin Beck Seen as Another Class Reunion on a Dear Old College Campus". The New York Times.
136. Zolotow, Sam. (November 26, 1947). "Cornell Appears in Drama Tonight; Actress Opening at Martin Beck in 'Antony and Cleopatra' Opposite Godfrey Tearle". The New York Times.
137. Calta, Louis. (March 16, 1948). "Comedy by Shaw Returns Tonight; Theatre Guild-Alfred Fischer Revival of 'You Never Can Tell' Opens at Martin Beck". The New York Times.
138. Atkinson, Brooks. (May 7, 1948). "Willie Howard and Bambi Linn in a Revival of 'Sally,' With Music by Jerome Kern". The New York Times.
139. Atkinson, Brooks. (November 23, 1949). "At the Theatre". The New York Times.
140. Atkinson, Brooks. (March 30, 1950). "First Night at the Theatre; Helen Hayes Returns in Logan's 'The Wisteria Trees,' Set on a Louisiana Plantation". The New York Times.
141. Atkinson, Brooks. (November 24, 1950). "First Night at the Theatre; Fry's Version of 'Ring Round Moon' From the French of Jean Anouilh". The New York Times.
142. Shanley, J. p. (February 3, 1951). "'The Rose Tattoo' Due Here Tonight; Tennessee Williams' Play, Set in Gulf Coast Village, Will Open at the Martin Beck". The New York Times.
143. {{harvnb. Botto. Mitchell. 2002. Landmarks Preservation Commission. 1987
144. The Broadway League. (October 31, 1951). "Barefoot in Athens – Broadway Play – Original".
145. {{harvnb. Bloom. 2007. Botto. Mitchell. 2002. Landmarks Preservation Commission. 1987
146. The Broadway League. (January 22, 1953). "The Crucible – Broadway Play – Original".
147. {{harvnb. Bloom. 2007. Botto. Mitchell. 2002. Landmarks Preservation Commission. 1987
148. Atkinson, Brooks. (October 16, 1953). "'The Teahouse of the August Moon'; John Patrick's Comedy About the American Occupation of Okinawa Island". The New York Times.
149. {{harvnb. Botto. Mitchell. 2002. Landmarks Preservation Commission. 1987
150. {{harvnb. Bloom. 2007. Botto. Mitchell. 2002. Landmarks Preservation Commission. 1987
151. Atkinson, Brooks. (October 31, 1956). "Theatre: 'Major Barbara'". The New York Times.
152. Calta, Louis. (December 1, 1956). "Candide to Open at Beck Tonight; Operetta of Voltaire's Work Bows at 8--Spewacks to Adapt 'Human Bondage' Carmen Mathews in Play". The New York Times.
153. Atkinson, Brooks. (March 22, 1957). "Theatre: Rural Orpheus". The New York Times.
154. {{harvnb. Botto. Mitchell. 2002. Landmarks Preservation Commission. 1987
155. The Broadway League. (March 3, 1958). "Who Was That Lady I Saw You With? – Broadway Play – Original".
156. Martin, John. (January 7, 1958). "Dance: Israeli Troupe; Inbal Group Makes American Debut". The New York Times.
157. Martin, John. (February 17, 1959). "Dance: 'Ballets Africains'; Keita Fodeba Company Demonstrates Liveliness in Opening at Martin Beck". The New York Times.
158. Zolotow, Sam. (August 1, 1958). "Lotito Gets Lease on Beck Theatre; His City Playhouses, Inc., to Be in Control 10 Years -- Skulnik in Demand". The New York Times.
159. {{harvnb. Bloom. 2007
160. Atkinson, Brooks. (April 15, 1960). "Theatre:'Bye Bye Birdie'; Michael Stewart Play at Martin Beck". The New York Times.
161. {{harvnb. Bloom. 2007. Botto. Mitchell. 2002. Landmarks Preservation Commission. 1987
162. Taubman, Howard. (October 11, 1961). "Theatre: All 'Milk and Honey' at the Martin Beck; Musical of Americans in Israel Opens Weede, Mimi Benzell, Molly Picon Star". The New York Times.
163. Taubman, Howard. (March 30, 1963). "Theater: Fine Brecht; 'Mother Courage' a Play to Welcome". The New York Times.
164. {{harvnb. Botto. Mitchell. 2002. Landmarks Preservation Commission. 1987
165. The Broadway League. (October 30, 1963). "The Ballad of the Sad Cafe – Broadway Play – Original".
166. Taubman, Howard. (October 31, 1963). "Theater: 'The Ballad of the Sad Cafe'; Albee's Adaptation of Novella Presented". The New York Times.
167. (October 14, 1964). "The Theater: Durrenmatt's 'Physicists'; Play About Atomic Era Opens at Martin Beck .". The New York Times.
168. (December 16, 1964). "Theater: 'I Had a Ball,' a Musical With Buddy Hackett, Opens; A Coney Island Tale at the Martin Beck". The New York Times.
169. {{harvnb. Bloom. 2007. Botto. Mitchell. 2002. Landmarks Preservation Commission. 1987
170. Taubman, Howard. (December 28, 1965). "Theater: The Assassination of Marat; Play Within a Play Has Martin Beck Premiere". The New York Times.
171. Zolotow, Sam. (December 23, 1965). "3-M Chief Buying the Martin Beck; McKnight to Pay 1.5 Million for 41-Year-Old Theater". The New York Times.
172. Zolotow, Sam. (February 17, 1966). "The Martin Beck Is Sold by Widow; McKnight, Chairman of 3-M, Signs to Pay $1.5-Million". The New York Times.
173. {{harvnb. Bloom. 2007. Botto. Mitchell. 2002. Landmarks Preservation Commission. 1987
174. Kerr, Walter. (September 23, 1966). "The Theater: Albee's 'A Delicate Balance' at the Martin Beck; Cronyn and Jessica Tandy in Cast Drama Directed by Alan Schneider". The New York Times.
175. Kerr, Walter. (April 27, 1967). "Theater: Musical With Leslie Uggams; 'Hallelujah, Baby!' Is Unveiled at the Beck". The New York Times.
176. {{harvnb. Bloom. 2007. Botto. Mitchell. 2002. Landmarks Preservation Commission. 1987
177. (January 11, 1968). "' La Mancha' to Move Soon". The New York Times.
178. (June 16, 1971). "La Mancha' to Close At 2,328 Performances". The New York Times.
179. {{harvnb. Bloom. 2007. Botto. Mitchell. 2002
180. {{harvnb. Bloom. 2007. Botto. Mitchell. 2002. Landmarks Preservation Commission. 1987
181. The Broadway League. (March 28, 1971). "All Over – Broadway Play – Original".
182. The Broadway League. (November 2, 1971). "The Grass Harp – Broadway Musical – Original".
183. Barnes, Clive. (November 3, 1971). "Theater: Capote's 'The Grass Harp' Makes Its Debut as Musical". The New York Times.
184. Barnes, Clive. (November 26, 1975). "A Well Donebut Slight 'Habeas Corpus'". The New York Times.
185. (February 11, 1976). "'Habeas Corpus' to Close". The New York Times.
186. (October 6, 1976). "Legitimate: New Management Takes Control Of McKnight Houses".
187. Eder, Richard. (October 21, 1977). "Theater: An Elegant, Bloodless 'Dracula'". The New York Times.
188. {{harvnb. Botto. Mitchell. 2002. Landmarks Preservation Commission. 1987
189. {{harvnb. Botto. Mitchell. 2002. Landmarks Preservation Commission. 1987
190. Rich, Frank. (May 8, 1981). "Stage: the Misses Taylor and Stapleton in 'Foxes'". The New York Times.
191. Rich, Frank. (November 18, 1981). "Stage: 'First,' Baseball Musical". The New York Times.
192. (March 30, 1982). "'Jimmy Dean' Will End After Sunday's Matinee". The New York Times.
193. Rich, Frank. (December 16, 1982). "Stage: 'Family Business,' With Angela Lansbury". The New York Times.
194. Rich, Frank. (April 14, 1983). "Stage: Royal Shakespeare Company's 'All's Well'". The New York Times.
195. Nightingale, Benedict. (February 19, 1984). "Stage View; 'The Rink' Succumbs to Charmless Predictability". The New York Times.
196. (August 1, 1984). "'The Rink' Closes Saturday". The New York Times.
197. (March 9, 1985). "Serling's 'Requiem' to Close". The New York Times.
198. The Broadway League. (March 7, 1985). "Requiem for a Heavyweight – Broadway Play – Original".
199. (April 16, 1985). "Take Me Along' Closes". The New York Times.
200. {{harvnb. Bloom. 2007. Botto. Mitchell. 2002
201. Rich, Frank. (November 6, 1987). "Stage: 'Into the Woods,' From Sondheim". The New York Times.
202. The Broadway League. (November 5, 1987). "Into the Woods – Broadway Musical – Original".
203. (August 30, 1989). "'Into the Woods' to Close". The New York Times.
204. {{harvnb. Bloom. 2007. Botto. Mitchell. 2002
205. Rich, Frank. (November 13, 1989). "Review/Theater; Tune's Swirling Vision of a 'Grand Hotel'". The New York Times.
206. Collins, Glenn. (January 25, 1992). "Two Shows Will Lower Some Prices". The New York Times.
207. The Broadway League. (November 12, 1989). "Grand Hotel – Broadway Musical – Original".
208. Dunlap, David W.. (October 20, 1982). "Landmark Status Sought for Theaters". The New York Times.
209. Shepard, Joan. (August 28, 1985). "Is the final curtain near?". New York Daily News.
210. (November 11, 1987). "Legitimate: Landmarks Panel Names 5 Theaters". Variety.
211. Dunlap, David W.. (November 5, 1987). "5 More Broadway Theaters Classified as Landmarks". The New York Times.
212. Dunlap, David W.. (November 22, 1987). "The Region; The City Casts Its Theaters In Stone". The New York Times.
213. Purdum, Todd S.. (March 12, 1988). "28 Theaters Are Approved as Landmarks". The New York Times.
214. Dunlap, David W.. (June 21, 1988). "Owners File Suit to Revoke Theaters' Landmark Status". The New York Times.
215. Dunlap, David W.. (May 27, 1992). "High Court Upholds Naming Of 22 Theaters as Landmarks". The New York Times.
216. Rich, Frank. (April 15, 1992). "Review/Theater: Guys and Dolls; Damon Runyon's New York Lives Anew". The New York Times.
217. (May 10, 1995). "'Thing of Love' to Close". The New York Times.
218. The Broadway League. (May 3, 1995). "My Thing Of Love – Broadway Play – Original".
219. {{harvnb. Botto. Mitchell. 2002
220. Canby, Vincent. (October 2, 1995). "Theater Review; Carol Burnett, Game and Goofy, Opens the Season". The New York Times.
221. Jacobs, Leonard. (October 10, 2002). "Martin Beck renamed Al Hirschfeld Theater".
222. (July 8, 2021). "Al Hirschfeld Theatre".
223. Brantley, Ben. (December 6, 1996). "Disappearing, Reappearing, Still Smiling". The New York Times.
224. (March 27, 1997). "'Annie' has big night out". New York Daily News.
225. Marks, Peter. (March 27, 1997). "Orphan, Mongrel and Mogul Return". The New York Times.
226. Brantley, Ben. (March 13, 1998). "Theater Review; Sweetness, Light and Lederhosen". The New York Times.
227. Winer, Linda. (November 19, 1999). "Brushed-up Shakespeare and 'Kate' Still Darn Hot". Newsday.
228. Mordden, Ethan. (November 14, 1999). "Theater; Shakespeare And Cole Porter, Together Again". The New York Times.
229. (September 24, 2001). "Pay Cut Saves 'Kiss Me, Kate'". The New York Times.
230. "At This Theatre: Al Hirschfeld Theatre".
231. McKinley, Jesse. (June 5, 2002). "The Musical 'Sweet Smell of Success' Is to Close". The New York Times.
232. Weber, Bruce. (September 8, 2002). "The New Season/Theater; That Man From La Mancha". The New York Times.
233. McKinley, Jesse. (September 26, 2002). "A Theater Gets A New Name: Al Hirschfeld". The New York Times.
234. Jacobs, Leonard. (March 25, 2013). "Martin Beck Renamed Al Hirschfeld Theater". Back Stage.
235. Gussow, Mel. (January 25, 2003). "Remembering Al Hirschfeld, The 'Line King' of Broadway". The New York Times.
236. Pogrebin, Robin. (June 24, 2003). "A Theater Is Renamed for Al Hirschfeld". The New York Times.
237. Jones, Kenneth. (June 23, 2003). "Stars Honor the Late 'Line King' June 23 When Bway's Beck Becomes The Hirschfeld".
238. "Broadway Salutes Al Hirschfeld at Unveiling of Caricaturist's New Theatre".
239. (June 29, 2003). "Broadway recalls Al Hirschfeld—and names theater after him". Press and Sun-Bulletin.
240. Wasserstein, Wendy. (November 23, 2003). "Theater; Betty Comden's Wonderful Hometown". The New York Times.
241. The Broadway League. (November 23, 2003). "Wonderful Town – Broadway Musical – 2003 Revival".
242. McKinley, Jesse. (November 5, 2004). "Theater Chain on Broadway May Be Sold to Its President". The New York Times.
243. Smith, Dinitia. (February 17, 2005). "A New Owner for 5 Theaters on Broadway". The New York Times.
244. McKinley, Jesse. (October 28, 2005). "Arts, Briefly; Producer at Jujamcyn". The New York Times.
245. Brantley, Ben. (May 5, 2005). "'Sweet Charity,' After a Rocky Road, Finally Reaches Broadway". The New York Times.
246. McGeehan, Patrick. (2006-08-06). "Theater District Will Get Taller, if Not Richer". The New York Times.
247. Brantley, Ben. (April 28, 2006). "Something Borrowed, Something Renewed: The Return of the 80's in 'The Wedding Singer'". The New York Times.
248. Cohen, Patricia. (September 8, 2009). "A New Force on Broadway". The New York Times.
249. Jones, Kenneth. (January 22, 2013). "Jordan Roth Is Now Principal Owner of Broadway's Jujamcyn Theaters".
250. (April 7, 2019). "'Kinky Boots' Ending Broadway Run After 5 Years – The Hollywood Reporter".
251. "Kinky Boots Sets Closing Date on Broadway".
252. (January 10, 2022). "Grosses - Broadway in NYC".
253. Paulson, Michael. (March 12, 2020). "Broadway, Symbol of New York Resilience, Shuts Down Amid Virus Threat". The New York Times.
254. Meyer, Dan. (September 24, 2021). "Moulin Rouge! Reopens on Broadway September 24".
255. Culwell-Block, Logan. (February 14, 2023). "Broadway Theatre Owners Jujamcyn and Ambassador Theatre Group Joining Forces".
256. Paulson, Michael. (2023-02-14). "Broadway and West End Theater Owners Agree to Join Forces". The New York Times.
257. Dilakian, Steven. (July 20, 2023). "Jordan Roth Sells Majority Stake in Five Jujamcyn Theaters".
258. (July 20, 2023). "Ambassador Theater Group, Providence Equity acquire control of Jujamcyn's Broadway theaters in $308.4M deal".
259. The Broadway League. (November 11, 1924). "Madame Pompadour – Broadway Musical – Original".
260. The Broadway League. (February 1, 1926). "The Shanghai Gesture – Broadway Play – Original".
261. The Broadway League. (September 26, 1927). "The Shannons of Broadway – Broadway Play – Original".
262. The Broadway League. (September 12, 1928). "Night Hostess – Broadway Play – Original".
263. The Broadway League. (December 10, 1928). "Wings Over Europe – Broadway Play – Original".
264. The Broadway League. (February 11, 1929). "Dynamo – Broadway Play – Original".
265. The Broadway League. (September 13, 1929). "Porgy – Broadway Play – 1929 Revival".
266. The Broadway League. (February 24, 1930). "The Apple Cart – Broadway Play – Original".
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268. The Broadway League. (September 28, 1931). "The House of Connelly – Broadway Play – Original".
269. The Broadway League. (November 16, 1931). "Reunion in Vienna – Broadway Play – Original".
270. The Broadway League. (December 26, 1933). "The Lake – Broadway Play – Original".
271. The Broadway League. (March 6, 1934). "Yellow Jack – Broadway Play – Original".
272. The Broadway League. (December 20, 1934). "Romeo and Juliet – Broadway Play – 1934 Revival".
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274. The Broadway League. (February 25, 1935). "The Barretts of Wimpole Street – Broadway Play – 1935 Revival".
275. The Broadway League. (April 8, 1935). "Flowers of the Forest – Broadway Play – Original".
276. The Broadway League. (September 25, 1935). "Winterset – Broadway Play – Original".
277. The Broadway League. (December 23, 1935). "Romeo and Juliet – Broadway Play – 1935 Revival".
278. The Broadway League. (March 9, 1936). "Saint Joan – Broadway Play – 1936 Revival".
279. The Broadway League. (January 9, 1937). "High Tor – Broadway Play – Original".
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281. The Broadway League. (November 30, 1937). "Barchester Towers – Broadway Play – Original".
282. The Broadway League. (February 8, 1938). "How to Get Tough About It – Broadway Play – Original".
283. The Broadway League. (October 3, 1938). "Victoria Regina – Broadway Play – 1938 Revival".
284. The Broadway League. (May 18, 1939). "Filling Station – Broadway Musical – Original".
285. The Broadway League. (October 17, 1939). "Ladies and Gentlemen – Broadway Play – Original".
286. {{harvnb. Landmarks Preservation Commission. 1987
287. The Broadway League. (October 25, 1940). "Cabin in the Sky – Broadway Musical – Original".
288. The Broadway League. (April 1, 1941). "Watch on the Rhine – Broadway Play – Original".
289. The Broadway League. (April 7, 1942). "The Moon Is Down – Broadway Play – Original".
290. The Broadway League. (December 26, 1940). "My Sister Eileen – Broadway Play – Original".
291. The Broadway League. (May 3, 1943). "The Corn Is Green – Broadway Play – Original".
292. The Broadway League. (November 17, 1943). "A Connecticut Yankee – Broadway Musical – 1943 Revival".
293. The Broadway League. (March 14, 1944). "Jacobowsky and the Colonel – Broadway Play – Original".
294. The Broadway League. (December 28, 1944). "On the Town – Broadway Musical – Original".
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296. The Broadway League. (February 21, 1946). "Jeb – Broadway Play – Original".
297. The Broadway League. (March 30, 1946). "St. Louis Woman – Broadway Musical – Original".
298. The Broadway League. (October 9, 1946). "The Iceman Cometh – Broadway Play – Original".
299. The Broadway League. (April 3, 1947). "Barefoot Boy With Cheek – Broadway Musical – Original".
300. The Broadway League. (December 8, 1943). "The Voice of the Turtle – Broadway Play – Original".
301. The Broadway League. (November 26, 1947). "Antony and Cleopatra – Broadway Play – 1947 Revival".
302. The Broadway League. (March 16, 1948). "You Never Can Tell – Broadway Play – 1948 Revival".
303. The Broadway League. (May 6, 1948). "Sally – Broadway Musical – 1948 Revival".
304. The Broadway League. (September 30, 1948). "Edward, My Son – Broadway Play – Original".
305. The Broadway League. (November 17, 1948). "Goodbye, My Fancy – Broadway Play – Original".
306. The Broadway League. (October 24, 1950). "The Curious Savage – Broadway Play – Original".
307. The Broadway League. (November 23, 1950). "Ring Round the Moon – Broadway Play – Original".
308. {{harvnb. Landmarks Preservation Commission. 1987
309. The Broadway League. (February 3, 1951). "The Rose Tattoo – Broadway Play – Original".
310. The Broadway League. (February 20, 1952). "Mrs. McThing – Broadway Play – Original".
311. The Broadway League. (March 27, 1952). "The Grass Harp – Broadway Play – Original".
312. The Broadway League. (October 15, 1953). "The Teahouse of the August Moon – Broadway Play – Original".
313. The Broadway League. (March 29, 1956). "Mister Johnson – Broadway Play – Original".
314. The Broadway League. (October 30, 1956). "Major Barbara – Broadway Play – 1956 Revival".
315. The Broadway League. (December 1, 1956). "Candide – Broadway Musical – Original".
316. The Broadway League. (March 21, 1957). "Orpheus Descending – Broadway Play – Original".
317. {{harvnb. Landmarks Preservation Commission. 1987
318. The Broadway League. (February 13, 1957). "The Tunnel of Love – Broadway Play – Original".
319. The Broadway League. (November 5, 1958). "Maria Golovin – Broadway Musical – Original".
320. The Broadway League. (April 3, 1958). "Say, Darling – Broadway Play – Original".
321. The Broadway League. (February 16, 1959). "Les Ballets Africains – Broadway Special – Original".
322. The Broadway League. (March 10, 1959). "Sweet Bird of Youth – Broadway Play – Original".
323. The Broadway League. (April 14, 1960). "Bye Bye Birdie – Broadway Musical – Original".
324. The Broadway League. (April 3, 1961). "The Happiest Girl in the World – Broadway Musical – Original".
325. The Broadway League. (October 10, 1961). "Milk and Honey – Broadway Musical – Original".
326. The Broadway League. (March 28, 1963). "Mother Courage and Her Children – Broadway Play – Original".
327. {{harvnb. Landmarks Preservation Commission. 1987
328. The Broadway League. (March 11, 1963). "Strange Interlude – Broadway Play – 1963 Revival".
329. {{harvnb. Landmarks Preservation Commission. 1987
330. The Broadway League. (April 17, 1964). "Cafe Crown – Broadway Musical – Original".
331. The Broadway League. (October 13, 1964). "The Physicists – Broadway Play – Original".
332. The Broadway League. (December 15, 1964). "I Had a Ball – Broadway Musical – Original".
333. The Broadway League. (August 2, 1965). "Oliver! – Broadway Musical – Original".
334. The Broadway League. (October 10, 1965). "Drat! The Cat! – Broadway Musical – Original".
335. The Broadway League. (February 16, 1965). "Baker Street – Broadway Musical – Original".
336. The Broadway League. (December 27, 1965). "The Persecution and Assassination of Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade – Broadway Play – Original".
337. The Broadway League. (September 22, 1966). "A Delicate Balance – Broadway Play – Original".
338. The Broadway League. (April 26, 1967). "Hallelujah, Baby! – Broadway Musical – Original".
339. The Broadway League. (November 22, 1965). "Man of La Mancha – Broadway Musical – Original".
340. The Broadway League. (November 25, 1975). "Habeas Corpus – Broadway Play – Original".
341. The Broadway League. (May 7, 1977). "Happy End – Broadway Musical – Original".
342. The Broadway League. (October 20, 1977). "Dracula – Broadway Play – 1977 Revival".
343. {{harvnb. Landmarks Preservation Commission. 1987
344. The Broadway League. (December 14, 1980). "Onward Victoria – Broadway Musical – Original".
345. The Broadway League. (March 5, 1981). "Bring Back Birdie – Broadway Musical – Original".
346. The Broadway League. (May 7, 1981). "The Little Foxes – Broadway Play – 1981 Revival".
347. The Broadway League. (November 17, 1981). "The First – Broadway Musical – Original".
348. The Broadway League. (February 18, 1982). "Come Back to the 5 & Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean – Broadway Play – Original".
349. The Broadway League. (April 13, 1983). "All's Well that Ends Well – Broadway Play – Original".
350. The Broadway League. (February 9, 1984). "The Rink – Broadway Musical – Original".
351. {{harvnb. Landmarks Preservation Commission. 1987
352. The Broadway League. (April 14, 1985). "Take Me Along – Broadway Musical – 1985 Revival".
353. {{harvnb. Botto. Mitchell. 2002
354. The Broadway League. (April 14, 1992). "Guys and Dolls – Broadway Musical – 1992 Revival".
355. The Broadway League. (October 1, 1995). "Moon Over Buffalo – Broadway Play – Original".
356. The Broadway League. (December 5, 1996). "David Copperfield: Dreams and Nightmares – Broadway Special – Original".
357. The Broadway League. (March 26, 1997). "Annie – Broadway Musical – 1997 Revival".
358. The Broadway League. (October 30, 1997). "The Cherry Orchard – Broadway Play – 1997 Revival".
359. The Broadway League. (November 19, 1997). "Eugene Onegin – Broadway Special – Original".
360. The Broadway League. (March 12, 1998). "The Sound of Music – Broadway Musical – 1998 Revival".
361. {{harvnb. Botto. Mitchell. 2002
362. The Broadway League. (November 18, 1999). "Kiss Me, Kate – Broadway Musical – 1999 Revival".
363. The Broadway League. (March 14, 2002). "Sweet Smell of Success – Broadway Musical – Original".
364. The Broadway League. (December 5, 2002). "Man of La Mancha – Broadway Musical – 2002 Revival".
365. {{harvnb. Bloom. 2007
366. The Broadway League. (May 4, 2005). "Sweet Charity – Broadway Musical – 2005 Revival".
367. The Broadway League. (April 27, 2006). "The Wedding Singer – Broadway Musical – Original".
368. The Broadway League. (March 22, 2007). "Curtains – Broadway Musical – Original".
369. Robertson, Campbell. (March 20, 2008). "'Curtains' to Close". The New York Times.
370. The Broadway League. (September 18, 2008). "A Tale of Two Cities – Broadway Musical – Original".
371. Itzkoff, Dave. (November 5, 2008). "A Tale of Woe: 'Two Cities' to Close". The New York Times.
372. The Broadway League. (March 31, 2009). "Hair – Broadway Musical – 2009 Revival".
373. Healy, Patrick. (June 10, 2010). "Broadway Is Losing Its 'Hair'". The New York Times.
374. The Broadway League. (November 14, 2010). "Elf – Broadway Musical – Original".
375. Isherwood, Charles. (November 15, 2010). "North Pole Naïf Tries to Thaw Hearts". The New York Times.
376. The Broadway League. (March 27, 2011). "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying – Broadway Musical – 2011 Revival".
377. Piepenburg, Erik. (May 8, 2012). "'How to Succeed' Revival to Close".
378. The Broadway League. (July 12, 2012). "Fela! – Broadway Musical – Original".
379. Brantley, Ben. (July 13, 2012). "Well-Traveled Revolutionary Returns". The New York Times.
380. The Broadway League. (November 9, 2012). "Elf – Broadway Musical – Original".
381. Genzlinger, Neil. (November 19, 2012). "Santa's Helper Seeks His Dad in Manhattan". The New York Times.
382. The Broadway League. (April 4, 2013). "Kinky Boots – Broadway Musical – Original".
383. Brantley, Ben. (April 5, 2013). "High Spirits, Higher Heels". The New York Times.
384. The Broadway League. (July 25, 2019). "Moulin Rouge! The Musical – Broadway Musical – Original".
385. Brantley, Ben. (July 26, 2019). "Review: 'Moulin Rouge! The Musical' Offers a Party, and a Playlist, for the Ages". The New York Times.