Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
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The Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre is a Broadway theatre located at 236 West 45th Street. It currently is housing a revival of the musical A Chorus Line.
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 passed away 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 house was renamed for Gerald Schoenfeld, chairman of the Shubert Organization, in 2005.
The seating capacity is 1,080.
[edit] Selected past productions
- Taboo (2003)
- Long Day's Journey Into Night (2003 revival)
- The Graduate (2002)
- Thou Shalt Not (2001)
- Jekyll & Hyde (1997)
- A Delicate Balance (1996 revival)
- 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)
- Godspell (1976)
- Equus (1974)
- The Gingerbread Lady (1970)
- Plaza Suite (1968)
- The Star-Spangled Girl (1966)
- The Odd Couple (1965)
- Irma La Douce (1960)
- Romanoff and Juliet (1957)
- A Hatful of Rain (1956)
- The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1954)
- Dial M for Murder (1952)
- Private Lives (1948 revival)
- Call Me Mister (1947)
- Present Laughter (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 revival)
- What Price Glory (1924)
- The Hairy Ape (1922)
- A Doll's House (1918 revival)
