Broadway Theatre

New York, NY

1681 Broadway at 53rd
New York, NY
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Venue Info

BUILT: 1924
CLOSED:

SEATING CAPACITY: 1765

Other Names

  • B.S. Moss's Colony Theatre (1924)
  • Universal's Colony Theatre (1926)
  • B.S. Moss's Broadway Theatre (1930)
  • Earl Carroll's Broadway Theatre (1932)
  • Broadway Theatre (1933)
  • B.S. Moss's Broadway Theatre (1935)
  • Cine Roma (1937)

Trivia & History

It was built as a cinema but converted to legitimate use in 1930. Became a vaudeville house in 1933 then a movie house in 1935. It showed Italian films in 1937 and reverted to legitimate use after the premiere of Disney's Fantasia.

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Performance History

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Miss Saigon (Broadway Revival, 2017)
3/23/2017 - 1/14/2018
Fiddler on the Roof (Broadway Revival, 2015)
12/20/2015 - 12/31/2016
Doctor Zhivago (Broadway Production, 2015)
4/21/2015 - ?
Cinderella (Broadway Production, 2013)
3/3/2013 - ?
Sister Act (Broadway Production, 2011)
4/20/2011 - 8/26/2012
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Promises, Promises (Broadway Revival, 2010)
4/25/2010 - ?
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Shrek (Original Broadway Production, 2008)
12/14/2008 - 1/3/2010
The Color Purple (Original Broadway Production, 2005)
12/1/2005 - 2/24/2008
Bombay Dreams (Broadway Production, 2004)
4/29/2004 - 1/1/2005
La Bohème (Broadway Revival, 2002)
12/8/2002 - 6/29/2003
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Blast! (Original Broadway Production, 2001)
4/17/2001 - 9/23/2001
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Into the Woods (Reunion Concert, 1997)
11/9/1997 - 11/9/1997
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Miss Saigon (Broadway Production, 1991)
4/11/1991 - 1/28/2001
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Les Misérables (Broadway Production, 1987)
3/12/1987 - 10/10/1990
Big Deal (Original Broadway Production, 1986)
4/10/1986 - 6/8/1986
The King and I (Broadway Revival, 1985)
1/7/1985 - 6/30/1985
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The Three Musketeers (Broadway Revival, 1984)
11/11/1984 - 11/19/1984
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Zorba (Broadway Revival, 1983)
10/16/1983 - 9/2/1984
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Evita (Broadway Production, 1979)
9/25/1979 - 6/26/1983
Saravá (Original Broadway Production, 1979)
3/1/1979 - 6/17/1979
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The Wiz (Original Broadway Production, 1975)
5/25/1977 - 1/28/1979
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Together On Broadway (Benefit Concert, 1977)
5/15/1977 - 5/15/1977
Guys and Dolls (Broadway Revival, 1976)
7/21/1976 - 2/13/1977
Candide (Broadway Transfer, 1974)
3/10/1974 - 1/4/1976
Dude (Original Broadway Production, 1972)
10/9/1972 - 10/21/1972
Fiddler on the Roof (Original Broadway Production, 1964)
12/16/1970 - 7/2/1972
Purlie (Original Broadway Production, 1970)
3/15/1970 - 12/13/1970
Cabaret (Original Broadway Production, 1966)
10/7/1968 - 9/6/1969
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Mame (Original Broadway Production, 1966)
10/6/1969 - 1/3/1970
The Happy Time (Original Broadway Production, 1968)
1/18/1968 - 9/28/1968
Funny Girl (Original Broadway Production, 1964)
11/29/1966 - 7/1/1967
Annie Get Your Gun (Broadway Return Engagement, 1966)
9/21/1966 - 11/26/1966
A Time for Singing (Original Broadway Production, 1966)
5/21/1966 - 6/25/1966
Baker Street (Original Broadway Production, 1965)
2/16/1965 - 10/30/1965
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Folies Bergère (Original Broadway Production, 1964)
6/2/1964 - 11/14/1964
The Girl Who Came to Supper (Original Broadway Production, 1963)
12/8/1963 - 3/14/1964
Tovarich (Original Broadway Production, 1963)
3/18/1963 - 6/8/1963
I Can Get it for You Wholesale (Original Broadway Production, 1962)
10/1/1962 - 12/8/1962
My Fair Lady (Original Broadway Production, 1956)
4/18/1962 - 9/29/1962
Kean (Original Broadway Production, 1961)
11/2/1961 - 1/20/1962
Fiorello! (Original Broadway Production, 1959)
5/9/1961 - 10/28/1961
The Music Man (Original Broadway Production, 1957)
10/17/1960 - 4/15/1961
Gypsy (Original Broadway Production, 1959)
5/21/1959 - 7/9/1960
West Side Story (Original Broadway Production, 1957)
3/2/1959 - 5/9/1959
The Body Beautiful (Original Broadway Production, 1958)
1/23/1958 - 3/15/1958
The Most Happy Fella (Original Broadway Production, 1956)
10/21/1957 - 12/14/1957
Shinbone Alley (Original Broadway Production, 1957)
4/13/1957 - 5/25/1957
Mr. Wonderful (Original Broadway Production, 1956)
3/22/1956 - 2/23/1957
The Saint of Bleecker Street (Original Broadway Production, 1954)
12/27/1954 - 4/2/1955
South Pacific (Original Broadway Production, 1949)
6/29/1953 - 1/16/1954
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Shuffle Along (Original Broadway Production, 1952)
5/8/1952 - 5/10/1952
Four Saints in Three Acts (Broadway Revival, 1952)
4/16/1952 - 4/27/1952
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Kiss Me, Kate (Return Engagement (Broadway), 1952)
1/8/1952 - 1/12/1952
Oklahoma! (Broadway Return Engagement, 1951)
5/29/1951 - 7/29/1951
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The Green Pastures (Broadway Revival, 1951)
3/15/1951 - 4/21/1951
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Where's Charley? (Broadway Return Engagement, 1951)
1/29/1951 - 3/10/1951
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Pardon Our French (Original Broadway Production, 1950)
10/5/1950 - 1/6/1951
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Pardon Our French (Original Broadway Production, 1950)
10/5/1950 - ?
Touch and Go (Original Broadway Production, 1949)
2/27/1950 - 3/18/1950
As the Girls Go (Original Broadway Production, 1948)
9/14/1949 - 1/14/1950
High Button Shoes (Original Broadway Production, 1947)
10/18/1948 - 7/2/1949
The Cradle Will Rock (Broadway Revival, 1947)
1/28/1948 - 2/7/1948
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Beggar's Holiday (Original Broadway Production, 1946)
12/26/1946 - 3/29/1947
Song of Norway (Original Broadway Production, 1944)
4/15/1946 - 9/7/1946
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Up in Central Park (Original Broadway Production, 1945)
6/11/1945 - 4/13/1946
Memphis Bound (Original Broadway Production, 1945)
5/24/1945 - 6/9/1945
Carmen Jones (Original Broadway Production, 1943)
12/2/1943 - 2/10/1945
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Artists and Models (1943 Edition, 1943)
11/5/1943 - 11/27/1943
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The Student Prince (Broadway Revival, 1943)
6/8/1943 - 10/2/1943
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Lady in the Dark (Broadway Return Engagement, 1943)
2/27/1943 - 5/15/1943
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This Is the Army (Original Broadway Production, 1942)
7/4/1942 - 9/26/1942
Too Many Girls (Original Broadway Production, 1939)
4/22/1940 - 5/18/1940
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Mamba's Daughters (Broadway Return Engagement, 1940)
3/23/1940 - 4/6/1940
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Folies Bergère (Original Broadway Production, 1939)
12/25/1939 - 2/11/1940
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Earl Carroll's Vanities of 1932 (Original Broadway Production, 1932)
9/27/1932 - ?
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Earl Carroll's Vanities of 1932 (1932 Edition, 1932)
9/27/1932 - 12/10/1932
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The New Yorkers (Original Broadway Production, 1930)
12/8/1930 - 5/2/1931
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Dracula (Original Broadway Production, 2002; cancelled)
? - ?

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