Broadway Theaters???

[SimpleJoysHaveSimpleVoice]

Broadway Theaters???#1

Posted: 11/12/07 at 8:55pm

My son was asking me how many theaters does Broadway house? And are they always ALL open at one time...I didn't have an accurate answer...HELP, I don't want my son to think I don't have all the answers...hahaha.

"Bad theater is better than no theater" Some smart guy.

[jaystarr]

re: Broadway Theaters???#2

Posted: 11/12/07 at 8:58pm

I guess 29-30- ? Let me count...

1. Hilton
2. New Amsterdam
3. Lyceum
4. Belasco
5. Lunt-Fontanne
6. Winter Garden
7. Helen Hayes
8. Cort
9. Palace
10. Longacre
11. Shubert
12. Booth
13. Broadhurst
14. Schoenfeld (Plymouth)
15. American Airlines (Selwyn)
16. Ambassador
17. Walter Kerr
18. Nederlander
19. Music Box
20. Imperial
21. Al Hirschfield (Martin Beck)
22. Richard Rodgers
23. Broadway
24. August Wilson (Virginia)
25. Eugune O' Neil
26. Biltmore
27. Brooks Atkinson
28. Jacobs (Royale)
29. John Golden
30. Majestic -- THE ONLY THEATER I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO
31. St. James
32. Neil Simon
33. Ethel Barrymore
34. Vivian Beaumont
35.Circle in the Square
36. Gershwin
37. Minskoff
38. Marquis
39. Studio 54

Yup.. Margo is right ..

I dont think we include these ?

40. Mark Hellinger- went to a religious group
41. Henry Miller-under renovation
42. City Center-- not a Broadway theater?


By the way ..how about the Victory Theater?

J*
















Updated On: 11/12/07 at 08:58 PM

[MargoChanning]

re: Broadway Theaters???#2

Posted: 11/12/07 at 9:03pm

There are 39 in total and, no, they're not ALL always occupied --like now the Belasco and Longacre won't have new shows until after the New Year, and the Barrymore and Cort, while not presently occupied, have new shows scheduled to preview in the coming weeks (depending on the strike, which probably will push back THE HOMECOMING which was scheduled to start previews at the Cort on the 23rd, but probably won't be able to start until December and/or sometime shortly after the strike ends, whenever that is).

"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie [http://margochanning.broadwayworld.com/] "The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney

Updated On: 11/12/07 at 09:03 PM

[MargoChanning]

re: Broadway Theaters???#3

Posted: 11/12/07 at 9:07pm

Here's the list:


Al Hirschfeld Theatre 302 West 45th Street Curtains

Ambassador Theatre 219 West 49th Street Chicago

American Airlines Theatre 227 West 42nd Street Pygmalion
The 39 Steps (starts January 4)

August Wilson Theatre 245 West 52nd Street Jersey Boys


Belasco Theatre 111 West 44th Street Dark

Biltmore Theatre 261 West 47th Street Mauritius

Come Back, Little Sheba (starts January 3)

Booth Theatre 222 West 45th Street The Seafarer

Broadhurst Theatre 235 West 44th Street Les Miserables

Broadway Theatre 1681 Broadway The Color Purple

Brooks Atkinson Theatre 256 West 47th Street Grease

Circle in the Square 235 West 50th Street The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Cort Theatre 138 West 48th Street The Homecoming (starts November 23)

Ethel Barrymore Theatre 243 West 47th Street November (starts December 20)

Eugene O'Neill Theatre 230 West 49th Street Spring Awakening

Gershwin Theatre 222 West 51st Street Wicked

Helen Hayes Theatre 240 West 44th Street Xanadu

Hilton Theatre 213 West 42nd Street Young Frankenstein

Imperial Theatre 249 West 45th Street August: Osage County

Jacobs Theatre 242 West 45th Street Rock 'n' Roll

John Golden Theatre 252 West 45th Street Avenue Q

Longacre Theatre 220 West 48th Street Dark

Lunt-Fontanne Theatre 205 West 46th Street The Little Mermaid

Lyceum Theatre 149 West 45th Street Is He Dead?

Majestic Theatre 247 West 44th Street The Phantom of the
Opera

Marquis Theatre 1535 Broadway The Drowsy Chaperone

Minskoff Theatre 200 West 45th Street The Lion King

Music Box Theatre 239 West 45th Street The Farnsworth Invention

Nederlander Theatre 208 West 41st Street Rent

Neil Simon Theatre 250 West 52nd Street Hairspray

New Amsterdam Theatre 214 West 42nd Street Mary Poppins

Palace Theatre 1564 Broadway Legally Blonde

Richard Rodgers Theatre 226 West 46th Street Cyrano de
Bergerac

Schoenfeld Theatre 236 West 45th Street A Chorus Line

Shubert Theatre 225 West 44th Street Spamalot

St. James Theatre 246 West 44th Street Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical

Studio 54 254 West 54th Street The Ritz
Sunday in the Park with George (starts January 1

Vivian Beaumont Theater 150 West 65th Street Cymbeline

Walter Kerr Theatre 219 West 48th Street A Bronx Tale
A Catered Affair (starts March 25)

Winter Garden Theatre 1634 Broadway Mamma Mia

"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie [http://margochanning.broadwayworld.com/] "The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney

[Smaxie]

re: Broadway Theaters???#4

Posted: 11/12/07 at 9:08pm

And a 40th theatre is on the way, when the new Henry Miller's Theatre opens in 2008.

Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop.

[jaystarr]

re: Broadway Theaters???#5

Posted: 11/12/07 at 9:08pm

^^ How about Victory Theater?

[MargoChanning]

re: Broadway Theaters???#6

Posted: 11/12/07 at 9:09pm

The New Victory isn't a Broadway house. It's a special theatre dedicated to shows for children.

"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie [http://margochanning.broadwayworld.com/] "The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney

Updated On: 11/12/07 at 09:09 PM

[AKDPerformer]

re: Broadway Theaters???#7

Posted: 11/12/07 at 9:23pm

Margo Channing-I think you are the human encyclopedia when it comes to anything theater:)

"We need people not to come to Broadway shows wearing shorts and flip-flops. We are working hard up here folks. Find a pair of socks."-Joanna Gleason "I hear L. Ron Hubbard is gonna blow the ladies...and all that jazz! C'mon babe! We're gonna unicorn hug, I bought some NyQuil down....at Wal-Mart?!"-Bebe Neuwirth singing ATJ to Musical Mad Libs at DQYNJ :)

[jaystarr]

re: Broadway Theaters???#8

Posted: 11/12/07 at 9:30pm

I agree and Smaxie too

BTW- Has anyone been inside the New Victory Theater?

J*

[MargoChanning]

re: Broadway Theaters???#9

Posted: 11/12/07 at 9:40pm

Yes, and it's beautiful. It was one of the first historic theaters that received a multimillion dollar restoration by the city and state of New York as part of the New 42nd Street Project back in the 90s. They did a gorgeous job.

"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie [http://margochanning.broadwayworld.com/] "The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney

[SimpleJoysHaveSimpleVoice]

re: Broadway Theaters???#10

Posted: 11/12/07 at 11:37pm

Thanks for the info...I will steal it and make it seem to my son that I knew the answer the entire time. You guys are great.

"Bad theater is better than no theater" Some smart guy.

[Izzie2]

re: Broadway Theaters???#11

Posted: 11/12/07 at 11:40pm

I agree! Margo Channng makes any thread better with her broadway brilliance

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[son_of_a_gunn_25]

re: Broadway Theaters???#12

Posted: 11/13/07 at 12:15am

Margo is a man, but you aren't the first to make the mistake.

My avatar is a reminder to myself. I need lots of reminders...

[allofmylife]

re: Broadway Theaters???#13

Posted: 11/13/07 at 12:43am

Never been to the Majestic? It's worth the price for a ticket to Phantom to see it. I love that theater. Look at its history.

http://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.cfm?thread=972787#3631451 http://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.cfm?thread=963561#3533883 http://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.cfm?thread=955158#3440952 http://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.cfm?thread=954269#3427915 http://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.cfm?thread=955012#3441622 http://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.cfm?thread=954344#3428699

[jaystarr]

re: Broadway Theaters???#14

Posted: 11/13/07 at 9:22am

^^ Yup. Actually that is soo funny! I never been to the Majestic Theater bec. I started going to Broadway shows in 1992 after I saw Miss Saigon.. and Phantom of the Opera opened in 1988, whereas almost all the tenants of all Broadway Theaters have changed since then. If CATS would have not closed.. I would have never been to the Winter Garden too..(same case with the Imperial Theater's Les Miserables)

BTW- I have seen Phantom of the Opera in Boston's Wang Center and I will finally see CATS in Atlanta's Fox this January... I am not really a ALW's fan though I love his Sunset Boulevard.

I might just see Phantom of the Opera in Majestic for the sake of the theater

J*

Updated On: 11/13/07 at 09:22 AM