Theatres that are 100 years old and landmarked inside and out

Been doing some reading on this and thought I would share a list of theatres that are landmarked inside and out and are over 100+ years old.


There are 14 theatres that fit this description

1. New Amsterdam - 120 years old
2. Hudson - 120 years old
3. Lyceum - 120 years old
4. Belasco - 116 years old
5. Hayes - 112 years old
6. James Earl Jones - 111 years old
7. Longacre - 111 years old
8. Shubert - 110 years old
9. Booth - 110 years old
10. Broadhurst - 106 years old
11. Schoenfeld - 106 years old
12. Music Box - 102 years old
13. Hirschfeld - 100 in November
14. Rodgers - 100 in February

Theatres landmarked inside and out but not old enough- Lena Horne, Golden, St. James, Barrymore, Jacobs, Neil Simon, Majestic

Theatres old enough but not landmarked :

Winter Garden - original fascade missing

Todd Haimes - original cascade missing, interior too altered from original

Friedman - outside not landmarked (it should be!)

Palace - original fascade missing

Broadway - original fascade missing, interior too altered from original

Ambassador - outside not landmarked

Nederlander - not landmarked

August Wilson - not landmarked

Lunt- Fontanne - fascade only, interior too altered

Walter Kerr - not landmarked

Eugene O’Neill - interior only

Imperial - interior only

Studio 54 - not landmarked

Lyric - only the fascade is original, it is not landmarked

Sondheim - only the fascade is original, it is landmarked

Our newest theatres, Beaumont, Circle in the Square, Marquis, Gershwin, Minskoff.

when looking at landmark preservation status, it's interesting to really look at the building and read the history and then see where the committee made up their findings. I would say theatres that have no landmark status are in danger of modification or demolition in the future, as that is the only reason some theatres are still standing today. (The August Wilson, Nederlander, Studio 54, Walter Kerr have no protections)

The ones I disagree with the most are probably not landmarking the fascade of the Samuel J. Friedman. It's the original exterior and has some decorative elements. Some fascades are rather plain like the Eugene O'Neill.