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August Wilson Theatre

Broadway245 W 52nd StOpened 1925 Still open104 productions on this page, 1925 to 2026

The August Wilson Theatre (formerly the Guild Theatre, ANTA Theatre, and Virginia Theatre) is a Broadway theater at 245 West 52nd Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S. Opened in 1925, the theater was designed by C. Howard Crane and Kenneth Franzheim and was built for the Theatre Guild. It is named for Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson (1945–2005). The August Wilson has approximately 1,225 seats across two levels and is operated by ATG Entertainment. The facade is a New York City designated landmark. The facade is designed as a variation of a 15th-century Tuscan villa, with a stage house to the west and an auditorium to the east. Th…

Virginia TheatreANTA TheatreGuild Theatre

Other names this building has used.

By decade

104 productions across 11 decades
  1. 1920s 23
  2. 1930s 36
  3. 1940s 10
  4. 1950s 2
  5. 1960s 1
  6. 1970s 1
  7. 1980s 10
  8. 1990s 2
  9. 2000s 10
  10. 2010s 3
  11. 2020s 6

Longest runs here

by performances
2005
Jersey BoysBroadway November 6, 2005. Directed by Des McAnuff
4,642 performances
1989
City of AngelsBroadway December 11, 1989. Directed by Michael Blakemore
879 performances
2018
Mean GirlsBroadway April 8, 2018. Directed by Casey Nicholaw
833 performances
2024
CabaretBroadway April 21, 2024
592 performances
1992
Jelly’s Last JamBroadway April 26, 1992. Directed by George C. Wolfe
569 performances
1983
On Your ToesBroadway March 6, 1983. Directed by George Balanchine
505 performances
2022
Funny GirlBroadway April 24, 2022. Directed by Michael Mayer
476 performances
2003
Little Shop of HorrorsBroadway October 2, 2003. Directed by Jerry Zaks
372 performances

Everything that played here

104 productions
1925
Arms and the ManBroadway September 14, 1925. Revival
180 performances
1925
Caesar and CleopatraBroadway April 13, 1925. Revival
128 performances
1925
Merchants of GloryBroadway December 14, 1925. Original
42 performances
1925
The Glass SlipperBroadway October 19, 1925. Original
65 performances
1926
At Mrs. Beam'sBroadway April 26, 1926. Original
222 performances
1926
Garrick GaietiesBroadway May 10, 1926. Revival
174 performances
1926
Juarez and MaximilianBroadway October 11, 1926. Original
48 performances
1926
Little EyolfBroadway February 2, 1926. Revival
8 performances
1926
PygmalionBroadway November 15, 1926. Revival
143 performances
1926
The Chief ThingBroadway March 22, 1926. Original
40 performances
1926
The Goat SongBroadway January 25, 1926. Original
58 performances
1927
PorgyBroadway October 10, 1927. Original
367 performances
1927
Right You Are If You Think You AreBroadway March 2, 1927. Original
48 performances
1927
The Brothers KaramazovBroadway January 3, 1927. Original
56 performances
1927
The Doctor's DilemmaBroadway November 21, 1927. Revival
115 performances
1927
The Second ManBroadway April 11, 1927. Original
178 performances
1928
CapriceBroadway December 31, 1928. Original
186 performances
1928
Major BarbaraBroadway November 19, 1928. Revival
84 performances
1928
Marco MillionsBroadway January 9, 1928. Original
92 performances
1928
VolponeBroadway April 9, 1928. Original
46 performances
1929
Karl and AnnaBroadway October 7, 1929. Original
49 performances
1929
MeteorBroadway December 23, 1929. Original
92 performances
1929
The Game of Love and DeathBroadway November 25, 1929. Original
48 performances
1930
Elizabeth the QueenBroadway November 3, 1930. Original
147 performances
1930
Garrick GaietiesBroadway June 4, 1930. Revival
158 performances
1930
MidnightBroadway December 29, 1930. Original
48 performances
1931
Getting MarriedBroadway March 30, 1931. Revival
48 performances
1931
Green Grow the LilacsBroadway January 26, 1931. Original
64 performances
1931
HeBroadway September 21, 1931. Original
40 performances
1931
Mourning Becomes ElectraBroadway October 26, 1931. Original
150 performances
1931
The Way of the WorldBroadway June 1, 1931. Revival
8 performances
1932
BiographyBroadway December 12, 1932. Original
267 performances
1932
The Good EarthBroadway October 17, 1932. Original
56 performances
1932
The Moon in the Yellow RiverBroadway February 29, 1932. Original
40 performances
1932
Too True to Be GoodBroadway April 4, 1932. Original
57 performances
1933
Ah, Wilderness!Broadway October 2, 1933. Original
289 performances
1933
American DreamBroadway February 21, 1933. Original
39 performances
1933
La NativiteBroadway February 5, 1933. Original
2 performances
1933
Les Trois MariesBroadway February 5, 1933. Original
2 performances
1933
Les Trois RoisBroadway February 5, 1933. Original
2 performances
1933
The Lamentation of the Virgin MaryBroadway February 5, 1933. Original
2 performances
1933
The MagdalenBroadway February 5, 1933. Original
2 performances
1933
The Mask and the FaceBroadway May 8, 1933. Revival
40 performances
1933
The Miraculous Birth and the MidwivesBroadway February 5, 1933. Original
2 performances
1934
A Sleeping ClergymanBroadway October 8, 1934. Original
40 performances
1934
Valley ForgeBroadway December 10, 1934. Original
58 performances
1935
ParadeBroadway May 20, 1935. Original
40 performances
1935
The Simpleton of the Unexpected IslesBroadway February 18, 1935. Original
40 performances
1935
The Taming of the ShrewBroadway September 30, 1935. Revival
129 performances
1936
In a Church in ItalyBroadway December 1, 1936. Original
8 performances
1936
In County KerryBroadway December 1, 1936. Original
8 performances
1936
Love in the BalkansBroadway December 1, 1936. Original
8 performances
1936
The Miner's WifeBroadway December 1, 1936. Original
8 performances
1937
But For the Grace of GodBroadway January 12, 1937. Original
42 performances
1937
The Ghost of Yankee DoodleBroadway November 22, 1937. Original
48 performances
1937
To Quito and BackBroadway October 6, 1937. Original
46 performances
1938
Wine of ChoiceBroadway February 21, 1938. Original
43 performances
1939
Dorothy CrawfordBroadway March 12, 1939. Original
1939
The World We MakeBroadway November 20, 1939. Original
80 performances
1940
Every Man for HimselfBroadway December 9, 1940. Original
3 performances
1940
Flight to the WestBroadway December 30, 1940. Original
136 performances
1940
Quiet, Please!Broadway November 8, 1940. Original
16 performances
1941
Ah, Wilderness!Broadway October 2, 1941. Revival
29 performances
1941
Hope for a HarvestBroadway November 26, 1941. Original
38 performances
1941
Le Meri and Natya DancersBroadway December 1, 1941. Original
1942
Mr. SycamoreBroadway November 13, 1942. Original
19 performances
1942
Papa Is AllBroadway January 6, 1942. Original
63 performances
1942
The Russian PeopleBroadway December 29, 1942. Original
39 performances
1942
Yesterday's MagicBroadway April 14, 1942. Original
55 performances
1955
Seventh HeavenBroadway May 26, 1955. Revival
44 performances
1958
Say, DarlingBroadway April 3, 1958. Original
332 performances
1961
The Conquering HeroBroadway January 16, 1961. Original
8 performances
1978
A History of the American FilmBroadway March 30, 1978. Original
5 performances
1982
Alice in WonderlandBroadway December 23, 1982. Revival
21 performances
1982
Play Me a Country SongBroadway June 27, 1982. Original
1 performance
1983
On Your ToesBroadway March 6, 1983. Revival
505 performances
1986
Execution of JusticeBroadway March 13, 1986. Original
12 performances
1986
Wild HoneyBroadway December 18, 1986. Original
28 performances
1987
The MikadoBroadway April 2, 1987. Revival
37 performances
1988
CarrieBroadway May 12, 1988. Original
5 performances
1989
City of AngelsBroadway December 11, 1989. Original
879 performances
1989
Run for Your WifeBroadway March 7, 1989. Original
39 performances
1989
ShenandoahBroadway August 8, 1989. Revival
32 performances
1992
Jelly’s Last JamBroadway April 26, 1992. Original
569 performances
1993
My Fair LadyBroadway December 9, 1993. Revival
165 performances
2000
Gore Vidal's The Best ManBroadway September 17, 2000. Revival
121 performances
2000
The Wild PartyBroadway April 13, 2000. Original
54 performances
2001
King Hedley IIBroadway May 1, 2001. Original
72 performances
2002
Flower Drum SongBroadway October 17, 2002. Revival
169 performances
2002
The CrucibleBroadway March 7, 2002. Revival
101 performances
2003
Bill Maher: Victory Begins At HomeBroadway May 5, 2003. Original
16 performances
2003
Little Shop of HorrorsBroadway October 2, 2003. Original
372 performances
2005
Jersey BoysBroadway November 6, 2005. Original
4,642 performances
2005
Little WomenBroadway January 23, 2005. Revival
137 performances
2006
The Best Little Whorehouse in TexasBroadway October 16, 2006. Revival
1 performance
2017
Groundhog DayBroadway April 17, 2017. Original
176 performances
2017
Home for the HolidaysBroadway November 21, 2017. Original
47 performances
2018
Mean GirlsBroadway April 8, 2018. Original
833 performances
2021
Pass OverBroadway August 22, 2021. Original
57 performances
2021
Slave PlayBroadway December 2, 2021. Return-Engagement
57 performances
2022
Funny GirlBroadway April 24, 2022. Revival
476 performances
2024
CabaretBroadway April 21, 2024. Revival
592 performances
2026
Dog Day AfternoonBroadway March 30, 2026. Original
2026
Paranormal Activity: A New Story Live on BroadwayBroadway September 15, 2026. Original

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