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

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

Promises, Promises (Broadway Revival, 2010)
4/25/2010 - ?

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

Blast! (Original Broadway Production, 2001)
4/17/2001 - 9/23/2001

Into the Woods (Reunion Concert, 1997)
11/9/1997 - 11/9/1997

Miss Saigon (Broadway Production, 1991)
4/11/1991 - 1/28/2001

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

The Three Musketeers (Broadway Revival, 1984)
11/11/1984 - 11/19/1984

Zorba (Broadway Revival, 1983)
10/16/1983 - 9/2/1984

Evita (Broadway Production, 1979)
9/25/1979 - 6/26/1983

Saravá (Original Broadway Production, 1979)
3/1/1979 - 6/17/1979

The Wiz (Original Broadway Production, 1975)
5/25/1977 - 1/28/1979

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

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

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

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

Kiss Me, Kate (Return Engagement (Broadway), 1952)
1/8/1952 - 1/12/1952

Oklahoma! (Broadway Return Engagement, 1951)
5/29/1951 - 7/29/1951

The Green Pastures (Broadway Revival, 1951)
3/15/1951 - 4/21/1951

Where's Charley? (Broadway Return Engagement, 1951)
1/29/1951 - 3/10/1951

Pardon Our French (Original Broadway Production, 1950)
10/5/1950 - 1/6/1951

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

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

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

Artists and Models (1943 Edition, 1943)
11/5/1943 - 11/27/1943

The Student Prince (Broadway Revival, 1943)
6/8/1943 - 10/2/1943

Lady in the Dark (Broadway Return Engagement, 1943)
2/27/1943 - 5/15/1943

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

Mamba's Daughters (Broadway Return Engagement, 1940)
3/23/1940 - 4/6/1940

Folies BergÃ¨re (Original Broadway Production, 1939)
12/25/1939 - 2/11/1940

Earl Carroll's Vanities of 1932 (Original Broadway Production, 1932)
9/27/1932 - ?

Earl Carroll's Vanities of 1932 (1932 Edition, 1932)
9/27/1932 - 12/10/1932

The New Yorkers (Original Broadway Production, 1930)
12/8/1930 - 5/2/1931

Dracula (Original Broadway Production, 2002; cancelled)
? - ?