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Shubert Theatre (Broadway)

The Shubert Theatre is a Broadway theater at 225 West 44th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. Opened in 1913, the theater was designed by Henry Beaumont Herts in the Italian Renaissance style and was built for the Shubert brothers. Lee and J. J. Shubert had named the theater in memory of their brother Sam S. Shubert, who died in an accident several years before the theater's opening. It has 1,502 seats across three levels and is operated by The Shubert Organization. The facade and interior are New York City landmarks.

"Sam S. Shubert Theatre" redirects here. For the theater in Boston, see Shubert Theatre (Boston).

Address

225 West 44th Street
Manhattan, New York City
United States

40°45′29″N 73°59′14″W / 40.75806°N 73.98722°W / 40.75806; -73.98722

Subway: Times Square–42nd Street/Port Authority Bus Terminal

Shubert and Booth Theatre, LLC

The Shubert Organization

Broadway

1,502[1]

Hell's Kitchen

October 2, 1913

Henry Beaumont Herts

December 15, 1987[2]

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Facade

December 15, 1987[3]

1379[3]

Lobby and auditorium interior

The Shubert's facade is made of brick and terracotta, with sgraffito decorations designed in stucco. Three arches face south onto 44th Street, and a curved corner faces east toward Broadway. To the east, the Shubert Alley facade includes doors to the lobby and the stage house. The auditorium contains an orchestra level, two balconies, and a flat ceiling. The space is decorated with mythological murals throughout. Near the front of the auditorium, flanking the elliptical proscenium arch, are box seats at balcony level. The upper levels contain offices formerly occupied by the Shubert brothers, and the stage house to the north is shared with the Booth Theatre.


The Shubert brothers developed the Booth and Shubert theaters as their first venues on the block. The Shubert Theatre opened on October 2, 1913, with a revival of Hamlet. The theater has hosted numerous long-running musicals throughout its history, such as Bells Are Ringing and Promises, Promises. Since the 1970s, the Shubert has hosted relatively few shows, including long runs of the musicals A Chorus Line, Crazy for You, Chicago, Spamalot, Memphis, and Matilda the Musical.

List of Broadway theaters

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ISBN

Stagg, Jerry (1968). . Random House. ISBN 978-0-394-41792-9. OCLC 448983.

The brothers Shubert

(PDF) (Report). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. December 15, 1987.

Shubert Theater

(PDF) (Report). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. December 15, 1987.

Shubert Theater Interior

. American Architect and Architecture. Vol. 104. 1913.

"Shubert Theatre"

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Official website

at the Internet Broadway Database

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