44th Street Theatre (New York, NY)

216 W. 44th St.
New York, NY

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Venue Info

BUILT: 1912
CLOSED:

SEATING CAPACITY: 1463

Other Names

Weber and Fields' 44th Street Theatre (date unknown)
Weber and Fields' Music Hall (November 21, 1912)

Trivia & History

The building housed three theatres: the main auditorium, the Nora Bayes Theatre on the roof, and a basement theatre which became the famous Stagedoor Canteen.

It was razed in 1945 when the New York Times Building enlarged their printing plant.

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Performance History

On the Town (Original Broadway Production, 1944)
6/4/1945 - 7/28/1945

Follow the Girls (Original Broadway Production, 1944)
6/14/1944 - 6/2/1945

Rosalinda (Broadway Revival, 1942)
10/4/1943 - 11/13/1943

Porgy and Bess (Broadway Return Engagement, 1943)
9/13/1943 - 10/2/1943

Rosalinda (Broadway Revival, 1942)
10/28/1942 - 5/24/1943

The Lady Comes Across (Original Broadway Production, 1942)
1/9/1942 - 1/10/1948

Crazy With the Heat (Broadway Return Engagement, 1941)
1/30/1941 - 4/19/1941

Crazy With the Heat (Original Broadway Production, 1941)
1/14/1941 - 1/18/1941

Trial by Jury (Broadway Revival, 1940)
10/7/1940 - 10/19/1940

The Pirates of Penzance (Broadway Revival, 1940)
10/7/1940 - 10/15/1940

The Mikado (Broadway Revival, 1940)
10/3/1940 - 10/17/1940

The Gondoliers (Broadway Revival, 1940)
9/30/1940 - 10/19/1940

John Henry (Original Broadway Production, 1940)
1/10/1940 - 1/10/1940

Johnny Johnson (Original Broadway Production, 1936)
11/19/1936 - 1/16/1937

The Green Pastures (Broadway Revival, 1935)
2/26/1935 - 4/27/1935

Conversation Piece (Broadway Production, 1934)
10/23/1934 - 12/8/1934

The Only Girl (Broadway Revival, 1934)
5/21/1934 - 6/2/1934

Bitter Sweet (Broadway Revival, 1934)
5/7/1934 - ?

Four Saints in Three Acts (Original Broadway Production, 1934)
2/20/1934 - 3/17/1934

Champagne, Sec (Broadway Revival, 1933)
11/30/1933 - 1/20/1934

Music in the Air (Original Broadway Production, 1932)
3/31/1933 - 9/16/1933

Face the Music (Broadway Return Engagement, 1933)
1/31/1933 - 2/25/1933

Ballyhoo of 1932 (Original Broadway Production, 1932)
9/6/1932 - ?

Billy Rose's Crazy Quilt (Original Broadway Production, 1931)
5/19/1931 - ?

Earl Carroll's Sketch Book (Unknown, 1929)
9/30/1929 - 3/1/1930

Animal Crackers (Original Broadway Production, 1928)
10/23/1928 - ?

The Five O'Clock Girl (Original Broadway Production, 1927)
10/10/1927 - 4/14/1928

Song of the Flame (Original Broadway Production, 1925)
12/30/1925 - ?

Big Boy (Broadway Return Engagement, 1925)
8/24/1925 - ?

The Mikado (Broadway Revival, 1925)
4/11/1925 - 5/1/1925

Marjorie (Original Broadway Production, 1924)
9/15/1924 - 12/13/1924

Sally, Irene and Mary (Original Broadway Production, 1922)
2/5/1923 - 4/21/1923

Blossom Time (Broadway Return Engagement (i), 1923)
5/21/1923 - 6/2/1923

The Blushing Bride (Original Broadway Production, 1922)
4/24/1922 - 6/10/1922

Frivolities of 1920 (Original Broadway Production, 1920)
1/8/1920 - 3/28/1920

Maytime (Original Broadway Production, 1917)
2/18/1918 - 3/31/1918

Hitchy-Koo (Original Broadway Production, 1917)
9/24/1917 - ?

Flora Bella (Original Broadway Production, 1916)
11/27/1916 - ?

The Blue Paradise (Original Broadway Production, 1915)
5/29/1916 - ?

Katinka (Original Broadway Production, 1915)
12/23/1915 - ?

The Girl on the Film (Broadway Production, 1913)
12/29/1913 - ?

The Geisha (Broadway Revival, 1913)
3/27/1913 - 5/10/1913

Marie Dressler's All Star Gambol (Original Broadway Production, 1913)
3/10/1913 - 3/15/1913

The Man With Three Wives (Original Broadway Production, 1913)
1/23/1913 - 3/8/1913

Roly Poly (Original Broadway Production, 1912)
11/21/1912 - 1/11/1913

Quo Vass Iss? (Original Broadway Production, 1900)
9/6/1900 - 10/17/1900