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48th Street Theatre

Broadway157 W 48th StOpened 1912 Closed in 1955135 productions on this page, 1912 to 1954

The 48th Street Theatre was a Broadway theatre at 157 West 48th Street in Manhattan. It was built by longtime Broadway producer William A. Brady and designed by architect William Albert Swasey. The venue was also called the Equity 48th Street Theatre (1922–25) and the Windsor Theatre (1937–43). == History == The 48th Street Theatre opened on August 12, 1912, with the play Just Like John by George Broadhurst. Early successes at the theatre included Never Say Die (1912), Today (1913), The Midnight Girl (1914), Just a Woman (1916), The Man Who Stayed at Home (1918), The Storm (1919), and Opportunity (1920) starring Nita Naldi. The Theatre was briefly named the Equity 48th Street Theatre from th…

By decade

135 productions across 5 decades
  1. 1910s 34
  2. 1920s 47
  3. 1930s 26
  4. 1940s 11
  5. 1950s 17

Longest runs here

by performances
1944
HarveyBroadway November 1, 1944. Directed by Antoinette Perry
1,775 performances
1951
Stalag 17Broadway May 8, 1951
472 performances
1926
The SquallBroadway November 11, 1926. Directed by Lionel Atwill
444 performances
1916
The Thirteenth ChairBroadway November 20, 1916
328 performances
1919
The StormBroadway October 2, 1919
282 performances
1928
BrothersBroadway December 25, 1928. Directed by Arthur Hurley
255 performances
1914
The Law of the LandBroadway September 30, 1914
221 performances
1935
Fly Away HomeBroadway January 15, 1935. Directed by Thomas Mitchell
204 performances

Everything that played here

135 productions
1912
Little Miss BrownBroadway August 29, 1912. Original
84 performances
1912
Never Say DieBroadway November 12, 1912. Original
151 performances
1912
The Point of ViewBroadway October 25, 1912. Revival
9 performances
1913
Countess JuliaBroadway April 28, 1913. Original
3 performances
1913
Kiss Me QuickBroadway August 26, 1913. Original
31 performances
1913
PariahBroadway March 18, 1913. Original
1 performance
1913
The StrongerBroadway March 18, 1913. Original
1 performance
1914
Lonesome LikeBroadway April 27, 1914. Original
1 performance
1914
The Last ToastBroadway April 27, 1914. Original
1 performance
1914
The Law of the LandBroadway September 30, 1914. Revival
221 performances
1914
The Worth of a ManBroadway April 27, 1914. Original
1 performance
1914
Uncle Sam's MoneyBroadway April 27, 1914. Original
1 performance
1915
H.M.S. PinaforeBroadway April 19, 1915. Revival
1915
IolantheBroadway June 10, 1915. Revival
4 performances
1915
The MikadoBroadway May 10, 1915. Revival
20 performances
1915
The Pirates Of PenzanceBroadway June 7, 1915. Revival
4 performances
1915
The SorcererBroadway May 24, 1915. Revival
16 performances
1915
The Yeomen of the GuardBroadway April 19, 1915. Revival
24 performances
1915
Trial by JuryBroadway April 19, 1915. Revival
1916
Rich Man, Poor ManBroadway October 5, 1916. Original
44 performances
1916
Somebody's LuggageBroadway August 28, 1916. Original
40 performances
1916
The Thirteenth ChairBroadway November 20, 1916. Original
328 performances
1917
Good Morning, RosamondBroadway December 10, 1917. Original
8 performances
1917
What Happened to JonesBroadway August 30, 1917. Revival
12 performances
1917
Yes or NoBroadway December 21, 1917. Original
147 performances
1918
The Big ChanceBroadway October 28, 1918. Original
120 performances
1918
The Love MillBroadway February 7, 1918. Original
52 performances
1918
The Man Who Stayed at HomeBroadway April 3, 1918. Original
109 performances
1918
The Woman on the IndexBroadway August 29, 1918. Original
52 performances
1919
Come-on CharlieBroadway April 8, 1919. Original
55 performances
1919
Luck in PawnBroadway March 24, 1919. Original
8 performances
1919
The NetBroadway February 10, 1919. Original
8 performances
1919
The StormBroadway October 2, 1919. Revival
282 performances
1919
Those Who Walk in DarknessBroadway August 14, 1919. Original
28 performances
1920
Immodest VioletBroadway August 24, 1920. Original
8 performances
1920
OpportunityBroadway July 30, 1920. Original
138 performances
1920
The Broken WingBroadway November 29, 1920. Original
171 performances
1921
SonyaBroadway August 15, 1921. Original
101 performances
1921
We GirlsBroadway November 9, 1921. Original
30 performances
1922
HospitalityBroadway November 13, 1922. Original
46 performances
1922
Julius CaesarBroadway January 16, 1922. Revival
1922
MacbethBroadway January 16, 1922. Revival
1922
MalvalocaBroadway October 2, 1922. Original
48 performances
1922
Plantation RevueBroadway July 17, 1922. Original
33 performances
1922
Romeo and JulietBroadway January 16, 1922. Revival
1922
The NestBroadway January 28, 1922. Original
161 performances
1922
The Torch BearersBroadway August 29, 1922. Original
135 performances
1922
Why Not?Broadway December 25, 1922. Original
120 performances
1923
AnathemaBroadway April 10, 1923. Original
15 performances
1923
As You Like ItBroadway April 23, 1923. Revival
8 performances
1923
NeighborsBroadway December 26, 1923. Revival
37 performances
1923
Queen VictoriaBroadway November 15, 1923. Original
44 performances
1923
Roger BloomerBroadway March 1, 1923. Original
50 performances
1923
Sweet Nell of Old DruryBroadway May 18, 1923. Revival
35 performances
1923
The ChasteningBroadway March 12, 1923. Original
18 performances
1923
The Inspector GeneralBroadway April 30, 1923. Original
8 performances
1923
The RivalsBroadway May 7, 1923. Revival
24 performances
1923
ZenoBroadway August 25, 1923. Original
89 performances
1924
CandidaBroadway December 12, 1924. Revival
143 performances
1924
Expressing WillieBroadway April 16, 1924. Original
69 performances
1924
Hedda GablerBroadway May 16, 1924. Revival
8 performances
1924
MacbethBroadway March 15, 1924. Revival
33 performances
1924
The AdmiralBroadway April 27, 1924. Original
4 performances
1924
The Habitual HusbandBroadway December 24, 1924. Original
12 performances
1924
The New EnglanderBroadway February 7, 1924. Original
36 performances
1925
A Bit of LoveBroadway May 12, 1925. Original
4 performances
1925
Pierrot the ProdigalBroadway March 6, 1925. Revival
14 performances
1925
The Servant in the HouseBroadway April 7, 1925. Revival
8 performances
1925
The Wild DuckBroadway February 24, 1925. Revival
103 performances
1926
Down StreamBroadway January 11, 1926. Original
16 performances
1926
One Man's WomanBroadway May 25, 1926. Original
28 performances
1926
Puppy LoveBroadway January 27, 1926. Original
111 performances
1926
The ClimaxBroadway May 17, 1926. Revival
8 performances
1926
The Jeweled TreeBroadway October 7, 1926. Original
37 performances
1926
The SquallBroadway November 11, 1926. Original
444 performances
1927
ParadiseBroadway December 26, 1927. Original
8 performances
1927
People Don't Do Such ThingsBroadway November 23, 1927. Original
13 performances
1928
BrothersBroadway December 25, 1928. Original
255 performances
1928
The Beggar's OperaBroadway March 28, 1928. Revival
36 performances
1928
The Song WriterBroadway August 13, 1928. Original
56 performances
1929
Remote ControlBroadway September 10, 1929. Original
79 performances
1930
Pagan LadyBroadway October 20, 1930. Original
152 performances
1930
The Boundary LineBroadway February 5, 1930. Original
37 performances
1931
Did I Say No?Broadway September 22, 1931. Original
15 performances
1931
Pillars of SocietyBroadway October 14, 1931. Revival
2 performances
1931
Privilege CarBroadway March 3, 1931. Original
47 performances
1931
The Bellamy TrialBroadway April 22, 1931. Original
16 performances
1931
The Streets of New York, or Poverty is No CrimeBroadway October 6, 1931. Revival
87 performances
1931
Unexpected HusbandBroadway June 2, 1931. Original
127 performances
1932
Broadway BoyBroadway May 3, 1932. Original
7 performances
1932
Night Over TaosBroadway March 9, 1932. Original
13 performances
1932
On the MakeBroadway May 23, 1932. Original
32 performances
1932
SingaporeBroadway November 14, 1932. Original
24 performances
1932
Take My TipBroadway April 11, 1932. Original
16 performances
1932
The Passionate PilgrimBroadway October 19, 1932. Original
5 performances
1932
The Stork is DeadBroadway September 23, 1932. Original
27 performances
1932
When the Bough BreaksBroadway February 16, 1932. Original
17 performances
1933
LouisianaBroadway February 27, 1933. Original
8 performances
1933
The Loves of Charles IIBroadway December 27, 1933. Original
23 performances
1934
Alley CatBroadway September 17, 1934. Original
8 performances
1935
A Slight Case of MurderBroadway September 11, 1935. Original
69 performances
1935
Fly Away HomeBroadway January 15, 1935. Original
204 performances
1935
Stick-in-the-MudBroadway November 26, 1935. Original
9 performances
1936
Around the CornerBroadway December 28, 1936. Original
16 performances
1936
The Illustrators' ShowBroadway January 22, 1936. Original
5 performances
1937
Damaged GoodsBroadway May 17, 1937. Revival
8 performances
1937
Thirsty SoilBroadway February 3, 1937. Original
13 performances
1943
Outrageous FortuneBroadway November 3, 1943. Original
77 performances
1943
The Snark Was a BoojumBroadway September 1, 1943. Original
5 performances
1944
But Not GoodbyeBroadway April 11, 1944. Original
23 performances
1944
HarveyBroadway November 1, 1944. Original
1,775 performances
1944
Mrs. Kimball PresentsBroadway February 29, 1944. Original
7 performances
1944
Pick-up GirlBroadway May 3, 1944. Original
198 performances
1944
Take It as It ComesBroadway February 10, 1944. Original
16 performances
1949
Forward the HeartBroadway January 28, 1949. Original
19 performances
1949
Love Me LongBroadway November 7, 1949. Original
16 performances
1949
The TraitorBroadway March 31, 1949. Revival
67 performances
1949
Uday Shan-Kar and his Hindu BalletBroadway December 27, 1949. Revival
1950
Black ChiffonBroadway September 27, 1950. Original
109 performances
1950
Mr. Barry's EtchingsBroadway January 31, 1950. Original
31 performances
1950
Tobacco RoadBroadway March 6, 1950. Revival
7 performances
1951
Four Twelves Are 48Broadway January 17, 1951. Original
2 performances
1951
Jotham ValleyBroadway February 6, 1951. Original
31 performances
1951
Stalag 17Broadway May 8, 1951. Original
472 performances
1951
The High GroundBroadway February 20, 1951. Original
23 performances
1953
At Home With Ethel WatersBroadway September 22, 1953. Original
23 performances
1953
Be Your AgeBroadway January 14, 1953. Revival
5 performances
1953
EscapadeBroadway November 18, 1953. Original
13 performances
1953
Men of DistinctionBroadway April 30, 1953. Original
4 performances
1953
On Borrowed TimeBroadway February 10, 1953. Revival
78 performances
1954
DeCordoba and His BalletBroadway October 10, 1954. Original
1954
HayrideBroadway September 13, 1954. Original
24 performances
1954
His and HersBroadway January 7, 1954. Original
76 performances
1954
The Girl on the Via FlaminiaBroadway April 1, 1954. Original
68 performances
1954
Wedding BreakfastBroadway November 20, 1954. Original
113 performances

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