The Broadway Theatre


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This article is about an individual theatre of this name. For the collection of 500+ seat theatres in New York City that is referred to as "Broadway", see Broadway theatre.
The Broadway Theatre
Address
1681 Broadway
City
New York City
Country USA
Architect Eugene DeRosa
Owned by The Shubert Organization
Capacity 1,761
Type Broadway
Opened December 25, 1924
Rebuilt 1956
1986
Previous names Universal's Colony Theatre
B.S. Moss' Broadway Theatre
Early Carroll's Broadway Theatre
Ciné Roma
shubertorganization.com/theatres/broadway.asp
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The Broadway Theatre (formerly Universal's Colony Theatre, B.S. Moss' Broadway Theatre, Early Carroll's Broadway Theatre, and Ciné Romais) is a Broadway theatre located at 1681 Broadway in midtown-Manhattan.

Designed by architect Eugene DeRosa for Benjamin S. Moss, it opened as B.S. Moss's Colony Theatre on Christmas Day 1924 as a venue for vaudeville shows and motion pictures. It was re-named Universal's Colony Theatre, B.S. Moss' Broadway Theatre, and Earl Carroll's Broadway Theatre before becoming a legitimate house simply called Broadway Theatre on December 8, 1930 . (In 1937, known as Ciné Roma, it showed Italian films). The Shuberts bought it in 1939. It was renovated extensively in 1956 and 1986. The large stage (nearly sixty feet deep) and seating capacity (1761) have made it a popular theatre for musicals throughout the years.

Notable productions

References

  1. ^ Playbill.com article, Feb. 11, 2008

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