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Ambassador Theatre

Broadway219 W 49th StOpened 1921 Still open125 productions on this page, 1921 to 2011

By decade

125 productions across 10 decades
  1. 1920s 28
  2. 1930s 31
  3. 1940s 11
  4. 1950s 9
  5. 1960s 14
  6. 1970s 13
  7. 1980s 10
  8. 1990s 3
  9. 2000s 5
  10. 2010s 1

Longest runs here

by performances
1996
Bring in ‘Da Noise, Bring in ’Da FunkBroadway April 25, 1996. Directed by George C. Wolfe
1,135 performances
1967
You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's RunningBroadway March 13, 1967. Directed by Alan Schneider
756 performances
1921
Blossom TimeBroadway September 29, 1921. Directed by J. C. Huffman
516 performances
1975
Me and BessieBroadway October 22, 1975. Directed by Robert Greenwald
453 performances
1978
Eubie!Broadway September 20, 1978. Directed by Billy Wilson
439 performances
1926
Queen HighBroadway September 8, 1926. Directed by Edgar McGregor
367 performances
1970
Paul Sills' Story TheatreBroadway October 26, 1970
243 performances
1922
The Lady in ErmineBroadway October 2, 1922. Directed by Charles Sinclair
238 performances

Everything that played here

125 productions
1921
Biff! Bing! Bang!Broadway May 9, 1921. Original
73 performances
1921
Blossom TimeBroadway September 29, 1921. Original
516 performances
1921
The Rose GirlBroadway February 11, 1921. Original
100 performances
1922
The Lady in ErmineBroadway October 2, 1922. Original
238 performances
1923
A Love ScandalBroadway November 17, 1923. Original
24 performances
1923
CarolineBroadway January 31, 1923. Revival
151 performances
1923
SteadfastBroadway October 29, 1923. Original
8 performances
1923
The NewcomersBroadway August 8, 1923. Original
21 performances
1924
Bluffing BluffersBroadway December 22, 1924. Original
24 performances
1924
Princess AprilBroadway December 1, 1924. Original
24 performances
1924
The Dream GirlBroadway August 20, 1924. Original
117 performances
1925
ApplesauceBroadway September 28, 1925. Original
90 performances
1925
The Virgin of BethuliaBroadway February 23, 1925. Original
16 performances
1926
No More WomenBroadway August 3, 1926. Original
6 performances
1926
Queen HighBroadway September 8, 1926. Original
367 performances
1926
The Great GatsbyBroadway February 2, 1926. Original
112 performances
1927
The Matrimonial BedBroadway October 12, 1927. Original
13 performances
1927
The RacketBroadway November 22, 1927. Original
119 performances
1928
AngelaBroadway December 3, 1928. Original
40 performances
1928
Lady DedlockBroadway December 31, 1928. Original
40 performances
1928
RedemptionBroadway November 19, 1928. Revival
20 performances
1928
The Great NeckerBroadway March 6, 1928. Original
39 performances
1928
The Money LenderBroadway August 27, 1928. Original
16 performances
1928
The OutsiderBroadway April 9, 1928. Revival
56 performances
1929
A Comedy of WomenBroadway September 13, 1929. Original
24 performances
1929
A Strong Man's HouseBroadway September 16, 1929. Original
24 performances
1929
StrippedBroadway October 21, 1929. Original
24 performances
1929
The HumbugBroadway November 27, 1929. Original
13 performances
1930
Sweet ChariotBroadway October 23, 1930. Original
3 performances
1931
Blossom TimeBroadway March 4, 1931. Revival
29 performances
1931
Death Takes a HolidayBroadway February 16, 1931. Revival
32 performances
1931
If I Were YouBroadway September 23, 1931. Original
77 performances
1931
New Chauve-SourisBroadway October 21, 1931. Original
29 performances
1932
Chamberlain Brown's Scrap BookBroadway August 1, 1932. Original
10 performances
1932
Intimate RelationsBroadway March 28, 1932. Original
32 performances
1932
The Silent HouseBroadway November 8, 1932. Revival
16 performances
1933
Growing PainsBroadway November 23, 1933. Original
29 performances
1933
June MoonBroadway May 15, 1933. Revival
49 performances
1933
Springtime for HenryBroadway May 1, 1933. Revival
16 performances
1933
The Locked RoomBroadway December 25, 1933. Original
8 performances
1933
Under GlassBroadway October 30, 1933. Original
8 performances
1933
Young SinnersBroadway March 6, 1933. Revival
72 performances
1934
Are You DecentBroadway April 19, 1934. Original
188 performances
1934
BiographyBroadway February 5, 1934. Return-Engagement
16 performances
1934
The Perfumed LadyBroadway March 12, 1934. Original
40 performances
1935
A Lady DetainedBroadway January 9, 1935. Original
13 performances
1935
Night of January 16Broadway September 16, 1935. Original
235 performances
1937
AmorBroadway April 18, 1937. Original
1937
Cuando Los Hijos de Eva no son Lo Hijos de AdanBroadway April 18, 1937. Original
1937
Drama at InishBroadway December 13, 1937. Revival
4 performances
1937
In a TrainBroadway November 20, 1937. Original
9 performances
1937
Juno and the PaycockBroadway December 6, 1937. Revival
8 performances
1937
Katie RocheBroadway October 2, 1937. Original
5 performances
1937
Terra BajaBroadway April 18, 1937. Original
1937
The Far-off HillsBroadway October 11, 1937. Revival
47 performances
1937
The New GossoonBroadway November 29, 1937. Revival
8 performances
1937
The Plough and the StarsBroadway October 7, 1937. Revival
4 performances
1937
Todo Un HombreBroadway April 18, 1937. Original
1939
The Straw Hat RevueBroadway September 29, 1939. Original
75 performances
1942
Wine, Women and SongBroadway September 28, 1942. Original
150 performances
1943
Blossom TimeBroadway September 4, 1943. Revival
47 performances
1944
Cox and Box / The Pirates of PenzanceBroadway February 17, 1944. Revival
8 performances
1944
Down to MiamiBroadway September 11, 1944. Original
8 performances
1944
IolantheBroadway February 22, 1944. Revival
6 performances
1944
PatienceBroadway February 25, 1944. Revival
4 performances
1944
RuddigoreBroadway March 2, 1944. Revival
3 performances
1944
The GondoliersBroadway February 21, 1944. Revival
4 performances
1944
The MikadoBroadway February 11, 1944. Revival
6 performances
1944
The Yeomen of the GuardBroadway March 3, 1944. Revival
1 performance
1944
Trial by Jury & H.M.S. PinaforeBroadway February 14, 1944. Revival
7 performances
1956
Protective CustodyBroadway December 28, 1956. Original
3 performances
1956
The Loud Red PatrickBroadway October 3, 1956. Original
93 performances
1957
CompulsionBroadway October 24, 1957. Original
140 performances
1957
EugeniaBroadway January 30, 1957. Original
12 performances
1958
Back to MethuselahBroadway March 26, 1958. Revival
29 performances
1958
Comes a DayBroadway November 6, 1958. Original
28 performances
1958
Third Best SportBroadway December 30, 1958. Original
79 performances
1959
KatakiBroadway April 9, 1959. Original
20 performances
1959
The Gang’s All HereBroadway October 1, 1959. Revival
132 performances
1960
Cut of the AxeBroadway February 1, 1960. Original
2 performances
1960
One More RiverBroadway March 18, 1960. Original
3 performances
1960
The 49th CousinBroadway October 27, 1960. Original
100 performances
1960
The Long DreamBroadway February 17, 1960. Original
5 performances
1962
A Passage to IndiaBroadway January 31, 1962. Original
109 performances
1962
Calculated RiskBroadway October 31, 1962. Original
221 performances
1962
Something About a SoldierBroadway January 4, 1962. Original
12 performances
1964
Absence of a CelloBroadway September 21, 1964. Original
120 performances
1965
The World of Charles AznavourBroadway October 14, 1965. Original
29 performances
1966
The InvestigationBroadway October 4, 1966. Original
103 performances
1966
The Lion in WinterBroadway March 3, 1966. Original
92 performances
1967
You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's RunningBroadway March 13, 1967. Original
756 performances
1968
We Bombed in New HavenBroadway October 16, 1968. Original
85 performances
1969
CelebrationBroadway January 22, 1969. Original
109 performances
1970
Paul Sills' Story TheatreBroadway October 26, 1970. Original
243 performances
1970
The Boy FriendBroadway April 14, 1970. Revival
111 performances
1971
Ovid's MetamorphosesBroadway April 22, 1971. Original
35 performances
1972
The Secret Affairs of Mildred WildBroadway November 14, 1972. Original
23 performances
1973
WarpBroadway February 14, 1973. Original
8 performances
1975
Me and BessieBroadway October 22, 1975. Original
453 performances
1975
We Interrupt This Program...Broadway April 1, 1975. Original
7 performances
1976
Des Journées Entières Dans les ArbresBroadway May 6, 1976. Original
12 performances
1976
I Have a DreamBroadway September 20, 1976. Original
88 performances
1976
The Poison TreeBroadway January 8, 1976. Original
5 performances
1977
Miss Margarida's WayBroadway September 27, 1977. Original
98 performances
1978
Eubie!Broadway September 20, 1978. Original
439 performances
1978
The Mighty GentsBroadway April 16, 1978. Original
9 performances
1980
Division StreetBroadway October 8, 1980. Original
21 performances
1980
Your Arms Too Short to Box With GodBroadway June 2, 1980. Return-Engagement
149 performances
1982
Herman Van Veen: All of HimBroadway December 8, 1982. Original
6 performances
1983
A View From the BridgeBroadway February 3, 1983. Revival
149 performances
1985
Leader of the PackBroadway April 8, 1985. Original
120 performances
1987
Barbara Cook: A Concert for the TheatreBroadway April 15, 1987. Original
13 performances
1987
DreamgirlsBroadway June 28, 1987. Revival
177 performances
1988
Ain't Misbehavin'Broadway August 15, 1988. Revival
176 performances
1988
Oba ObaBroadway March 29, 1988. Original
46 performances
1989
The CircleBroadway November 20, 1989. Revival
208 performances
1995
Buttons On BroadwayBroadway June 8, 1995. Original
33 performances
1995
Fool MoonBroadway October 29, 1995. Return-Engagement
81 performances
1996
Bring in ‘Da Noise, Bring in ’Da FunkBroadway April 25, 1996. Original
1,135 performances
2000
The Ride Down Mt. MorganBroadway April 9, 2000. Original
121 performances
2001
A Class ActBroadway March 11, 2001. Original
105 performances
2001
Hedda GablerBroadway October 4, 2001. Revival
117 performances
2002
Topdog / UnderdogBroadway April 7, 2002. Original
144 performances
2004
PassionBroadway October 20, 2004. Revival
1 performance
2011
The VisitBroadway November 30, 2011. Revival
1 performance

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