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Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre

Broadway242 W 45th StOpened 1927 Still open163 productions on this page, 1927 to 2024

The Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (formerly the Royale Theatre and the John Golden Theatre) is a Broadway theater at 242 West 45th Street (George Abbott Way) in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S. Opened in 1927, the theater was designed by Herbert J. Krapp in a Spanish style and was built for real-estate developer Irwin S. Chanin. It has 1,100 seats across two levels and is operated by The Shubert Organization. Both the facade and the auditorium interior are New York City landmarks. The facade is designed in a Spanish style with golden brick, terracotta, and stone and is divided into two sections. The western portion of the facade contains the theater's en…

Royale Theatre

Other names this building has used.

By decade

163 productions across 11 decades
  1. 1920s 12
  2. 1930s 20
  3. 1940s 28
  4. 1950s 27
  5. 1960s 16
  6. 1970s 7
  7. 1980s 13
  8. 1990s 9
  9. 2000s 18
  10. 2010s 9
  11. 2020s 4

Longest runs here

by performances
1965
Cactus FlowerBroadway December 8, 1965
1,234 performances
2012
OnceBroadway March 18, 2012. Directed by John Tiffany
1,168 performances
1958
La plume de ma tanteBroadway November 11, 1958. Directed by Robert Dhery (staged by Alec Shanks)
835 performances
1964
The Subject Was RosesBroadway May 25, 1964. Directed by Ulu Grosbard
832 performances
1982
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor DreamcoatBroadway January 27, 1982. Directed by Tony Tanner
824 performances
1950
Affairs of StateBroadway September 25, 1950
610 performances
1998
ArtBroadway March 1, 1998. Directed by Matthew Warchus
600 performances
2015
The Color PurpleBroadway Directed by John Doyle
493 performances

Everything that played here

163 productions
1927
IolantheBroadway November 14, 1927. Revival
11 performances
1927
JudyBroadway February 7, 1927. Original
96 performances
1927
Oh, Ernest!Broadway May 9, 1927. Original
56 performances
1927
PiggyBroadway January 11, 1927. Original
79 performances
1927
Rang TangBroadway July 12, 1927. Original
119 performances
1927
The Pirates Of PenzanceBroadway November 24, 1927. Revival
10 performances
1928
Diamond LilBroadway April 9, 1928. Original
323 performances
1928
Sh, the OctopusBroadway February 21, 1928. Original
47 performances
1929
BamboolaBroadway June 26, 1929. Original
27 performances
1929
KibitzerBroadway February 18, 1929. Original
120 performances
1929
PreciousBroadway January 14, 1929. Original
24 performances
1929
Woof, WoofBroadway December 25, 1929. Original
46 performances
1930
Kilpatrick's Old-Time MinstrelsBroadway April 19, 1930. Original
9 performances
1930
Lew Leslie's BlackbirdsBroadway October 22, 1930. Original
57 performances
1930
Mystery MoonBroadway June 23, 1930. Original
1 performance
1930
Second Little ShowBroadway September 2, 1930. Original
63 performances
1931
DraculaBroadway April 13, 1931. Revival
8 performances
1931
Fata MorganaBroadway December 25, 1931. Revival
27 performances
1931
Julius CaesarBroadway November 16, 1931. Revival
1931
Old Man MurphyBroadway May 18, 1931. Original
64 performances
1931
Rock Me, JulieBroadway February 3, 1931. Original
7 performances
1931
The Constant SinnerBroadway September 14, 1931. Original
64 performances
1931
The Merchant of VeniceBroadway November 16, 1931. Revival
6 performances
1932
Christopher Comes AcrossBroadway May 31, 1932. Original
7 performances
1932
The DecoyBroadway April 1, 1932. Original
8 performances
1932
When Ladies MeetBroadway October 6, 1932. Original
173 performances
1933
A Divine DrudgeBroadway October 26, 1933. Original
12 performances
1933
Both Your HousesBroadway March 6, 1933. Original
72 performances
1933
When Ladies MeetBroadway May 15, 1933. Return-Engagement
18 performances
1934
Every ThursdayBroadway May 10, 1934. Original
60 performances
1934
Hotel AlimonyBroadway January 29, 1934. Original
16 performances
1934
They Shall Not DieBroadway February 21, 1934. Original
62 performances
1940
Cue for PassionBroadway December 19, 1940. Original
12 performances
1941
Brooklyn BiarritzBroadway February 27, 1941. Original
4 performances
1942
Counsellor-at-LawBroadway November 24, 1942. Revival
258 performances
1942
The Flowers of VirtueBroadway February 5, 1942. Original
4 performances
1942
The Strings, My Lord, Are FalseBroadway May 19, 1942. Original
15 performances
1943
A New LifeBroadway September 15, 1943. Original
70 performances
1943
Chauve-Souris [1943]Broadway August 12, 1943. Original
12 performances
1943
The World's Full of GirlsBroadway December 6, 1943. Original
9 performances
1944
Ramshackle InnBroadway January 5, 1944. Original
216 performances
1944
School for BridesBroadway August 1, 1944. Original
375 performances
1945
A Place of Our OwnBroadway April 2, 1945. Original
8 performances
1945
Devils GaloreBroadway September 12, 1945. Original
5 performances
1945
Good Night, LadiesBroadway January 17, 1945. Original
78 performances
1945
Oh, Brother!Broadway June 19, 1945. Original
23 performances
1945
Strange FruitBroadway November 29, 1945. Original
60 performances
1945
The Secret RoomBroadway November 7, 1945. Original
21 performances
1946
The Fatal WeaknessBroadway November 19, 1946. Original
119 performances
1946
The Front PageBroadway September 4, 1946. Revival
79 performances
1946
The Magnificent YankeeBroadway January 22, 1946. Original
159 performances
1947
Eastward in EdenBroadway November 18, 1947. Original
15 performances
1947
Love for LoveBroadway May 26, 1947. Revival
48 performances
1947
Our Lan'Broadway September 27, 1947. Original
41 performances
1947
The Importance of Being EarnestBroadway March 3, 1947. Revival
81 performances
1947
Trial HoneymoonBroadway November 3, 1947. Original
8 performances
1948
A Story for StrangersBroadway September 21, 1948. Original
7 performances
1948
Light Up the SkyBroadway November 18, 1948. Original
214 performances
1948
The VigilBroadway May 21, 1948. Original
11 performances
1949
Mr. AdamBroadway May 25, 1949. Original
5 performances
1950
Affairs of StateBroadway September 25, 1950. Original
610 performances
1950
Dance Me a SongBroadway January 20, 1950. Original
35 performances
1950
The Devil's DiscipleBroadway February 21, 1950. Revival
111 performances
1950
The Lady's Not For BurningBroadway November 8, 1950. Original
151 performances
1951
Borscht CapadesBroadway September 17, 1951. Original
99 performances
1951
NinaBroadway December 5, 1951. Original
45 performances
1952
Dear BarbariansBroadway February 21, 1952. Original
4 performances
1952
Fancy Meeting You AgainBroadway January 14, 1952. Original
8 performances
1952
Hook n' LadderBroadway April 29, 1952. Original
1 performance
1952
Leonard Sillman's New Faces of 1952Broadway May 16, 1952. Original
365 performances
1952
New Faces Of 1952Broadway May 16, 1952. Original
365 performances
1952
One Bright DayBroadway March 19, 1952. Original
29 performances
1953
A Date With AprilBroadway April 15, 1953. Original
13 performances
1953
A Girl Can TellBroadway October 29, 1953. Original
60 performances
1953
A Red RainbowBroadway September 14, 1953. Original
16 performances
1953
Horses in MidstreamBroadway April 2, 1953. Original
4 performances
1953
Sing Till TomorrowBroadway December 28, 1953. Original
8 performances
1954
The Boy FriendBroadway September 30, 1954. Revival
485 performances
1954
The ImmoralistBroadway February 8, 1954. Original
96 performances
1954
The Starcross StoryBroadway January 13, 1954. Original
1 performance
1955
The MatchmakerBroadway December 5, 1955. Original
486 performances
1956
Child of FortuneBroadway November 13, 1956. Original
23 performances
1956
Speaking of MurderBroadway December 19, 1956. Original
37 performances
1957
Miss IsobelBroadway December 26, 1957. Original
53 performances
1957
The Tunnel of LoveBroadway February 13, 1957. Original
417 performances
1958
La plume de ma tanteBroadway November 11, 1958. Original
835 performances
1958
The EntertainerBroadway February 12, 1958. Original
97 performances
1961
From the Second CityBroadway September 26, 1961. Original
87 performances
1961
The Billy Barnes PeopleBroadway June 13, 1961. Original
7 performances
1961
The Night of the IguanaBroadway December 28, 1961. Original
316 performances
1962
Lord PengoBroadway November 19, 1962. Original
175 performances
1963
Karmon Israeli DancersBroadway May 20, 1963. Original
1963
The RehearsalBroadway September 23, 1963. Revival
110 performances
1964
A Severed HeadBroadway October 28, 1964. Original
29 performances
1964
HughieBroadway December 22, 1964. Original
51 performances
1964
The Chinese Prime MinisterBroadway January 2, 1964. Original
108 performances
1964
The Subject Was RosesBroadway May 25, 1964. Original
832 performances
1965
All in Good TimeBroadway February 18, 1965. Original
44 performances
1965
And Things That Go Bump in the NightBroadway April 26, 1965. Original
16 performances
1965
Cactus FlowerBroadway December 8, 1965. Original
1,234 performances
1968
The Man in the Glass BoothBroadway September 26, 1968. Original
264 performances
1969
The Mundy SchemeBroadway December 11, 1969. Original
4 performances
1969
The Penny WarsBroadway October 15, 1969. Original
5 performances
1970
Child's PlayBroadway February 17, 1970. Original
342 performances
1971
How the Other Half LovesBroadway March 29, 1971. Original
104 performances
1971
The Incomparable MaxBroadway October 19, 1971. Original
23 performances
1972
Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in ParisBroadway September 15, 1972. Original
51 performances
1972
MoonchildrenBroadway February 21, 1972. Original
16 performances
1972
There's One in Every MarriageBroadway January 3, 1972. Original
16 performances
1972
Tough to Get HelpBroadway May 4, 1972. Original
1 performance
1980
Whose Life is it Anyway?Broadway February 24, 1980. Return-Engagement
96 performances
1981
Duet for OneBroadway December 17, 1981. Original
20 performances
1982
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor DreamcoatBroadway January 27, 1982. Original
824 performances
1984
KiplingBroadway October 10, 1984. Original
12 performances
1984
The Human ComedyBroadway April 5, 1984. Original
13 performances
1985
Home FrontBroadway January 2, 1985. Original
13 performances
1985
Pack of LiesBroadway February 11, 1985. Original
120 performances
1985
Song and DanceBroadway September 18, 1985. Original
474 performances
1987
BroadwayBroadway June 25, 1987. Revival
4 performances
1987
RozaBroadway October 1, 1987. Original
12 performances
1988
Serious MoneyBroadway February 9, 1988. Original
15 performances
1988
Speed-the-PlowBroadway May 3, 1988. Original
279 performances
1989
Lend Me a TenorBroadway March 2, 1989. Original
476 performances
1992
Conversations With My FatherBroadway March 22, 1992. Original
402 performances
1993
The Kentucky CycleBroadway November 14, 1993. Original
33 performances
1994
An Inspector CallsBroadway April 27, 1994. Revival
454 performances
1996
Inherit the WindBroadway April 4, 1996. Revival
45 performances
1996
SkylightBroadway September 19, 1996. Original
116 performances
1997
DreamBroadway April 3, 1997. Original
109 performances
1997
Triumph of LoveBroadway October 23, 1997. Original
85 performances
1998
ArtBroadway March 1, 1998. Original
600 performances
1999
The PriceBroadway November 15, 1999. Revival
128 performances
2000
CopenhagenBroadway April 11, 2000. Original
326 performances
2001
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestBroadway April 8, 2001. Revival
121 performances
2001
SexaholixBroadway December 2, 2001. Original
67 performances
2002
Prune DanishBroadway October 22, 2002. Original
39 performances
2002
The Elephant ManBroadway April 14, 2002. Revival
57 performances
2003
Anna in the TropicsBroadway November 16, 2003. Original
113 performances
2003
Ma Rainey's Black BottomBroadway February 6, 2003. Revival
68 performances
2003
"MASTER HAROLD"…and the boysBroadway June 1, 2003. Revival
49 performances
2004
A Raisin in the SunBroadway April 26, 2004. Revival
88 performances
2004
'night, MotherBroadway November 14, 2004. Revival
65 performances
2005
Glengarry Glen RossBroadway May 1, 2005. Revival
137 performances
2006
Martin Short: Fame Becomes MeBroadway August 17, 2006. Original
165 performances
2006
Three Days of RainBroadway April 19, 2006. Original
70 performances
2007
Frost/NixonBroadway April 22, 2007. Original
137 performances
2007
Rock 'n' RollBroadway November 4, 2007. Original
123 performances
2008
13Broadway October 5, 2008. Original
105 performances
2008
The Country GirlBroadway April 27, 2008. Revival
97 performances
2009
God of CarnageBroadway March 22, 2009. Original
452 performances
2010
Bloody Bloody Andrew JacksonBroadway October 13, 2010. Original
120 performances
2011
That Championship SeasonBroadway March 6, 2011. Revival
97 performances
2011
The MountaintopBroadway October 13, 2011. Original
117 performances
2012
OnceBroadway March 18, 2012. Original
1,168 performances
2015
The Color PurpleBroadway Revival
493 performances
2017
BandstandBroadway April 26, 2017. Original
167 performances
2018
The FerrymanBroadway October 21, 2018. Original
296 performances
2018
The Iceman ComethBroadway April 26, 2018. Revival
67 performances
2019
BetrayalBroadway September 5, 2019. Revival
109 performances
2021
CompanyBroadway December 9, 2021. Revival
300 performances
2022
Almost FamousBroadway November 3, 2022. Original
149 performances
2023
ParadeBroadway March 16, 2023. Revival
169 performances
2024
The OutsidersBroadway Original
300 performances

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