if you could own two broadway theaters? — Page 2

The Shubert and the Booth. They are connected, one's big and one's small, and then I'd essentially OWN Shubert Alley - the center of the universe!

^ LOVE your sister's comment. The stage looked like it was choking in dead sea weed and the village houses looked like little outhouses. I won't even get started on the costumes...
And to top of that five week engagement in Chicago, it's a return engagement since the same production was there last summer!

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The Belasco, so I could live in its apartment (!) and the Wintergarden for all the memories (pardon the pun)

The Belasco. I had been hoping for so long that it would get a major renovation and it did and the result was gorgeous. Now if only I also had the benjamins to renovate David Belasco's former living quarters and move into them myself.

And the Vivian Beaumont. Because it's at Lincoln Center. And Lincoln Center rocks. And is a lovely place. And because I certainly wouldn't mind owning a theatre so closely situated to PJ Clarke's.

@Luner_onTheatre, I like poop.

What is the Foxwoods like? Is it an ornate theatre? I know it's one of the biggest houses on Broadway, but unlike the other big houses it's not a barn is it?

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And I would choose The Sondheim and The Broadway.

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The Vivian Beaumont, because I like a house where nobody really has a bad seat.

And the Martin Beck / Hirschfeld... because it's so damn cute.

Updated On: 6/27/11 at 02:03 AM

The first wives club? ohmygod please. gonna be outrageous. contagious.

that musical. I would kill for a bootleg to relive that memory.

Oh, and the foxwoods is actually very charming for such a new building. No way a barn, very classy

Updated On: 6/27/11 at 04:19 AM

The Winter Garden because of it's excellent sight lines and it's opulence. The last show that I saw there was in 1980 whn the original production of 42ND STREET played there. This beautiful theatre was totally refurbished for the occasion. I have stayed away from the Winter Garden ever since because I have had no desire to see either CATS or MAMA MIA. These long running shows are ruining the opportunity to attend this unique theatre with a grand hIstory. It is there that I saw my first Broadway show in 1954: PETER PAN wih Mary Martin. Other shows that I loved there include THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN with Tammy Grimes, the original producion of WEST SIDE STORY, FUNNY GIRL with a young Barbra Streisand, and MAME wih the one and only Ann Miller.

The Shubert is a beautiful theatre also with excellent sight lines, in the heart of the Theatre Diistrict. One can see perfectly from the first row of the second balcony, which is where I usually sit. I have probably seen more shows at this Flagship theatre of the Shubert Organization and that is why I choose the Sam S. Shubert as one of the theaters I would like to own. I love the wood beams on the underside of the first balcony , the murals on the walls and ceiling, and the proscenium and house curtain (does anyone remember that all Broadway theaters have house curtains-- now when you enter a theatre all you see is the show curtain). Shows that I have enjoyed there include TAKE ME ALONG(1959) co- starring Jackie Gleason, I CAN GET IT FOR YOU WHOLESALE(1962) where Barbra Streisand made her Broadway debut, STOP THE WORLD--I WANT TO GET OFF (1962) with Anthony NEWLEY (I hated it), THE ROAR OF THE GREASEPAINT--THE SMELL OF THE CROWD(1965) also wih Anthony Newley( I loved it), HERE'S LOVE(1963)-- a bomb,THE APPLE TREE (1966) with Barbara Harris and Alan Alda, PROMISES,PROMISES (1969), OVER HERE!(1974) including John Travolta, A CHORUS LINE (1975) 4 times, CRAZY FOR YOU(1992) 4 times with an under appreciated Harry Groener, GYPSY(2003) directed by Sam Mendes--my least favorite production of this greatest of musicals.

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Since many of my choices (Belasco, Booth, Shubert, St. James)have been claimed numerous times already, I'll go with the Lyceum and the Music Box. Love them both -- a lot!

St. James & The Palace!

First time posting btw :)
Hi everyone!