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44th Street Theatre

Broadway216 W 44th StOpened 1912 Closed in 194587 productions on this page, 1913 to 1944

The 44th Street Theatre was a Broadway theater at 216 West 44th Street in the Theater District of Manhattan in New York City from 1912 to 1945. It was originally named Weber and Fields' Music Hall when it opened in November 1912 as a resident venue for the comedy duo Weber and Fields, but was renamed to the 44th Street Theatre in December 1913 after their tenure at the theatre ended. It should not be confused with the Weber and Fields' Broadway Music Hall, often referred to as simply Weber and Fields' Music Hall and also known as Weber's Music Hall or Weber's Theatre, which was used by both Weber and Fields or just Weber from 1896 through 1912. The 44th Street Theatre's rooftop theatre, the…

44th Street Roof Theatre

Other names this building has used.

By decade

87 productions across 4 decades
  1. 1910s 41
  2. 1920s 14
  3. 1930s 17
  4. 1940s 15

Longest runs here

by performances
1942
RosalindaBroadway October 28, 1942. Directed by Felix Brentano
611 performances
1930
LysistrataBroadway June 5, 1930. Directed by Doris Humphrey
252 performances
1915
KatinkaBroadway December 23, 1915. Directed by Frank Smithson
220 performances
1925
Song of the FlameBroadway December 30, 1925. Directed by Frank Reicher
219 performances
1943
Winged VictoryBroadway November 20, 1943
212 performances
1928
Animal CrackersBroadway October 23, 1928. Directed by Oscar Eagle
191 performances
1927
A Night in SpainBroadway May 3, 1927. Directed by Gertrude Hoffman
174 performances
1926
KatjaBroadway October 18, 1926. Directed by J. C. Huffman
112 performances

Everything that played here

87 productions
1913
A Glimpse of the Great White Way / The Modiste ShopBroadway October 27, 1913. Original
12 performances
1913
All AboardBroadway June 5, 1913. Original
108 performances
1913
The GeishaBroadway March 27, 1913. Revival
52 performances
1913
The Girl on the FilmBroadway December 29, 1913. Original
64 performances
1914
The Lilac DominoBroadway October 28, 1914. Original
109 performances
1914
The Midnight GirlBroadway February 23, 1914. Original
104 performances
1915
HamletBroadway February 1, 1915. Revival
1915
Hands UpBroadway July 22, 1915. Original
52 performances
1915
Julius CaesarBroadway February 1, 1915. Revival
1915
KatinkaBroadway December 23, 1915. Original
220 performances
1915
King JohnBroadway February 1, 1915. Revival
1915
King LearBroadway February 1, 1915. Revival
1915
King Richard IIIBroadway February 1, 1915. Revival
1915
Louis XIBroadway February 1, 1915. Revival
1915
MacbethBroadway February 1, 1915. Revival
1915
OthelloBroadway February 1, 1915. Revival
1915
RichelieuBroadway February 1, 1915. Revival
1915
Romeo and JulietBroadway February 1, 1915. Revival
1915
The Merchant of VeniceBroadway February 1, 1915. Revival
1915
The Peasant GirlBroadway March 2, 1915. Original
111 performances
1916
The Girl from BrazilBroadway August 30, 1916. Original
61 performances
1917
HamletBroadway April 16, 1917. Revival
1917
Julius CaesarBroadway April 16, 1917. Revival
1917
King LearBroadway April 16, 1917. Revival
1917
King Richard IIIBroadway April 16, 1917. Revival
1917
MacbethBroadway April 16, 1917. Revival
1917
RichelieuBroadway April 16, 1917. Revival
1917
The HighwaymanBroadway May 2, 1917. Revival
22 performances
1917
The Merchant of VeniceBroadway April 16, 1917. Revival
1918
HamletBroadway November 4, 1918. Revival
1918
King LearBroadway November 4, 1918. Revival
1918
King Richard IIIBroadway November 4, 1918. Revival
1918
Louis XIBroadway November 4, 1918. Revival
1918
MacbethBroadway November 4, 1918. Revival
1918
OthelloBroadway November 4, 1918. Revival
1918
RichelieuBroadway November 4, 1918. Revival
1918
Romeo and JulietBroadway November 4, 1918. Revival
1919
Carnival!Broadway December 24, 1919. Original
13 performances
1919
Hello, AlexanderBroadway October 7, 1919. Original
56 performances
1919
Shubert Gaieties of 1919Broadway July 17, 1919. Original
87 performances
1919
Take It From MeBroadway March 31, 1919. Original
96 performances
1920
Fall and Rise of Susan LenoxBroadway June 9, 1920. Original
29 performances
1920
Frivolities of 1920Broadway January 8, 1920. Original
61 performances
1920
Look Who's HereBroadway March 2, 1920. Original
87 performances
1924
Betty LeeBroadway December 25, 1924. Original
98 performances
1924
Six Characters in Search of an AuthorBroadway February 6, 1924. Revival
17 performances
1924
The Living MaskBroadway January 21, 1924. Original
28 performances
1925
Sally, Irene and MaryBroadway March 23, 1925. Revival
16 performances
1925
Song of the FlameBroadway December 30, 1925. Original
219 performances
1925
The MikadoBroadway April 11, 1925. Revival
33 performances
1926
KatjaBroadway October 18, 1926. Original
112 performances
1927
A Night in SpainBroadway May 3, 1927. Revival
174 performances
1927
Cherry BlossomsBroadway March 28, 1927. Original
56 performances
1928
Animal CrackersBroadway October 23, 1928. Original
191 performances
1929
Broadway NightsBroadway July 15, 1929. Original
40 performances
1930
LysistrataBroadway June 5, 1930. Revival
252 performances
1931
Billy Rose's Crazy QuiltBroadway May 19, 1931. Original
79 performances
1931
Jack and the BeanstalkBroadway December 21, 1931. Original
18 performances
1932
A Little RacketeerBroadway January 18, 1932. Original
48 performances
1932
Ballyhoo of 1932Broadway September 6, 1932. Original
95 performances
1933
Face the MusicBroadway January 31, 1933. Revival
31 performances
1934
Bitter SweetBroadway May 7, 1934. Revival
16 performances
1934
Conversation PieceBroadway October 23, 1934. Original
55 performances
1934
Four Saints in Three ActsBroadway February 20, 1934. Original
48 performances
1934
HamletBroadway December 25, 1934. Revival
8 performances
1934
Peace on EarthBroadway March 31, 1934. Return-Engagement
18 performances
1934
The Only GirlBroadway May 21, 1934. Revival
16 performances
1935
Achilles Had a HeelBroadway October 13, 1935. Original
8 performances
1935
The Green PasturesBroadway February 26, 1935. Revival
71 performances
1936
Johnny JohnsonBroadway November 19, 1936. Original
68 performances
1939
Frank Fay VaudevilleBroadway March 2, 1939. Original
60 performances
1939
HamletBroadway December 4, 1939. Revival
40 performances
1940
John HenryBroadway January 10, 1940. Original
7 performances
1940
LiliomBroadway March 25, 1940. Revival
56 performances
1940
The GondoliersBroadway September 30, 1940. Revival
7 performances
1940
The MikadoBroadway October 3, 1940. Revival
7 performances
1940
The Pirates Of PenzanceBroadway October 7, 1940. Revival
6 performances
1941
Ballet TheatreBroadway November 12, 1941. Original
1941
Crazy With the HeatBroadway January 14, 1941. Original
7 performances
1941
La Vie ParisienneBroadway November 5, 1941. Original
7 performances
1942
Keep 'em LaughingBroadway April 24, 1942. Original
77 performances
1942
RosalindaBroadway October 28, 1942. Original
611 performances
1942
The Lady Comes AcrossBroadway January 9, 1942. Original
3 performances
1942
Top-NotchersBroadway May 29, 1942. Original
48 performances
1943
Porgy and BessBroadway September 13, 1943. Revival
24 performances
1943
Winged VictoryBroadway November 20, 1943. Original
212 performances
1944
Yellow JackBroadway April 7, 1944. Revival
1 performance

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