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Booth Theatre

Broadway222 W 45th StOpened 1913 Still open248 productions on this page, 1914 to 2026

The Booth Theatre is a Broadway theater at 222 West 45th Street (George Abbott Way) in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S. Opened in 1913, the theater was designed by Henry Beaumont Herts in the Italian Renaissance style and was built for the Shubert brothers. The venue was originally operated by Winthrop Ames, who named it for 19th-century American actor Edwin Booth. It has 800 seats across two levels and is operated by The Shubert Organization. The facade and parts of the interior are New York City landmarks. The Booth's facade is made of brick and terracotta, with sgraffito decorations designed in stucco. Three arches face north onto 45th Street, and…

By decade

248 productions across 12 decades
  1. 1910s 16
  2. 1920s 34
  3. 1930s 44
  4. 1940s 36
  5. 1950s 22
  6. 1960s 21
  7. 1970s 10
  8. 1980s 11
  9. 1990s 13
  10. 2000s 16
  11. 2010s 17
  12. 2020s 8

Longest runs here

by performances
1969
Butterflies Are FreeBroadway October 21, 1969. Directed by Milton Katselas
1,128 performances
1979
The Elephant ManBroadway April 19, 1979. Directed by Jack Hofsiss
916 performances
1964
LuvBroadway November 11, 1964. Directed by Mike Nichols
901 performances
1985
I'm Not RappaportBroadway November 19, 1985. Directed by Daniel Sullivan
891 performances
1936
You Can't Take It With YouBroadway December 14, 1936
838 performances
1958
Two for the SeesawBroadway January 16, 1958. Directed by Arthur Penn
750 performances
1976
for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enufBroadway September 15, 1976. Directed by Oz Scott
742 performances
2009
Next to NormalBroadway April 15, 2009. Directed by Michael Greif
733 performances

Everything that played here

248 productions
1914
ChangeBroadway January 27, 1914. Original
11 performances
1914
ExperienceBroadway October 27, 1914. Original
255 performances
1914
PantheaBroadway March 23, 1914. Original
80 performances
1915
Alice in WonderlandBroadway March 23, 1915. Original
25 performances
1915
Children of EarthBroadway January 12, 1915. Original
39 performances
1915
Our American CousinBroadway November 29, 1915. Revival
40 performances
1916
Getting MarriedBroadway November 6, 1916. Original
112 performances
1916
Pierrot the ProdigalBroadway September 6, 1916. Revival
165 performances
1916
The Co-respondentBroadway April 10, 1916. Original
48 performances
1916
The Fear MarketBroadway January 26, 1916. Original
118 performances
1918
Be Calm, CamillaBroadway October 31, 1918. Original
84 performances
1918
SeventeenBroadway January 22, 1918. Original
225 performances
1918
Watch Your NeighborBroadway September 2, 1918. Original
48 performances
1919
I Love YouBroadway April 28, 1919. Original
56 performances
1919
The Woman in Room 13Broadway January 14, 1919. Original
175 performances
1919
Too Many HusbandsBroadway October 8, 1919. Original
102 performances
1920
Happy-Go-LuckyBroadway August 24, 1920. Original
79 performances
1920
The Prince and the PauperBroadway November 1, 1920. Original
155 performances
1920
The Purple MaskBroadway January 5, 1920. Original
139 performances
1921
The Green GoddessBroadway January 18, 1921. Original
175 performances
1922
Revue RusseBroadway October 5, 1922. Original
21 performances
1922
Seventh HeavenBroadway October 30, 1922. Original
704 performances
1922
The Law BreakerBroadway February 1, 1922. Original
90 performances
1922
The Plot ThickensBroadway September 5, 1922. Original
15 performances
1922
The Truth About BlaydsBroadway March 14, 1922. Original
108 performances
1924
Dancing MothersBroadway August 11, 1924. Original
312 performances
1924
MinickBroadway September 24, 1924. Original
141 performances
1924
Paolo and FrancescaBroadway December 2, 1924. Revival
8 performances
1925
Odd Man OutBroadway May 25, 1925. Original
16 performances
1925
PaidBroadway November 25, 1925. Original
21 performances
1925
Something To Brag AboutBroadway August 13, 1925. Original
4 performances
1925
The ComplexBroadway March 3, 1925. Original
38 performances
1925
The Fall of EveBroadway August 31, 1925. Original
48 performances
1925
The PatsyBroadway December 22, 1925. Original
245 performances
1925
Weak SistersBroadway October 13, 1925. Original
31 performances
1926
First LoveBroadway November 8, 1926. Original
50 performances
1926
John Gabriel BorkmanBroadway January 29, 1926. Revival
7 performances
1926
She Couldn't Say NoBroadway August 31, 1926. Original
71 performances
1926
The Honor of the FamilyBroadway December 25, 1926. Revival
33 performances
1926
White WingsBroadway October 15, 1926. Original
27 performances
1927
EscapeBroadway October 26, 1927. Original
173 performances
1927
Saturday's ChildrenBroadway January 26, 1927. Original
310 performances
1928
A Play Without a NameBroadway November 26, 1928. Original
48 performances
1928
BottledBroadway April 10, 1928. Original
62 performances
1928
Grand Street Follies [1928]Broadway May 28, 1928. Original
144 performances
1928
These Few AshesBroadway October 30, 1928. Original
39 performances
1929
Bird in HandBroadway April 4, 1929. Original
500 performances
1929
Grand Street Follies [1929]Broadway May 1, 1929. Original
93 performances
1929
JennyBroadway October 8, 1929. Original
111 performances
1929
The Marriage BedBroadway January 7, 1929. Original
72 performances
1930
Kage-No-ChikaraBroadway March 4, 1930. Original
15 performances
1930
Koi-No-YozakuraBroadway March 4, 1930. Original
15 performances
1930
Lady ClaraBroadway April 17, 1930. Original
28 performances
1930
MatsuriBroadway March 4, 1930. Original
15 performances
1930
Out of a Blue SkyBroadway February 8, 1930. Original
17 performances
1930
The Man in PossessionBroadway November 1, 1930. Original
98 performances
1930
The Royal VirginBroadway March 17, 1930. Original
8 performances
1931
A Modern VirginBroadway May 20, 1931. Original
53 performances
1931
After AllBroadway November 3, 1931. Original
20 performances
1931
If Love Were AllBroadway November 13, 1931. Original
11 performances
1931
Paging DangerBroadway February 26, 1931. Original
4 performances
1931
Society GirlBroadway December 30, 1931. Original
13 performances
1931
The BreadwinnerBroadway September 22, 1931. Original
55 performances
1932
Another LanguageBroadway April 25, 1932. Original
344 performances
1932
Girls in UniformBroadway December 30, 1932. Original
12 performances
1932
Jewel RobberyBroadway January 13, 1932. Original
54 performances
1932
Styles in ActingBroadway April 3, 1932. Original
2 performances
1932
The Fatal AlibiBroadway February 8, 1932. Original
24 performances
1932
We Are No Longer ChildrenBroadway March 31, 1932. Original
12 performances
1933
CandideBroadway May 15, 1933. Original
8 performances
1933
Dorothy SandsBroadway January 22, 1933. Original
2 performances
1933
For Services RenderedBroadway April 12, 1933. Original
21 performances
1933
Give Us This DayBroadway October 27, 1933. Original
3 performances
1933
Heat LightningBroadway September 15, 1933. Original
44 performances
1933
I Was Waiting for YouBroadway November 13, 1933. Original
8 performances
1933
Our WifeBroadway March 2, 1933. Original
20 performances
1933
The First AppleBroadway December 27, 1933. Original
53 performances
1934
Kill That StoryBroadway August 29, 1934. Original
117 performances
1934
No More LadiesBroadway January 23, 1934. Original
162 performances
1934
The Distaff SideBroadway September 25, 1934. Original
177 performances
1934
The Shining HourBroadway February 13, 1934. Original
121 performances
1935
Blind AlleyBroadway September 24, 1935. Original
119 performances
1935
De LuxeBroadway March 5, 1935. Original
15 performances
1935
How Beautiful With ShoesBroadway November 28, 1935. Original
8 performances
1935
Kind LadyBroadway April 23, 1935. Original
82 performances
1935
Laburnum GroveBroadway January 14, 1935. Original
131 performances
1935
Mansion on the HudsonBroadway April 2, 1935. Original
16 performances
1935
Night In the HouseBroadway November 7, 1935. Original
12 performances
1935
The Season ChangesBroadway December 23, 1935. Original
8 performances
1936
Mid-WestBroadway January 7, 1936. Original
22 performances
1936
You Can't Take It With YouBroadway December 14, 1936. Original
838 performances
1938
Here Come the ClownsBroadway December 7, 1938. Original
88 performances
1939
One For the MoneyBroadway February 4, 1939. Original
132 performances
1939
The Time of Your LifeBroadway October 25, 1939. Original
185 performances
1940
Boyd's DaughterBroadway October 11, 1940. Original
3 performances
1940
Glamour PreferredBroadway November 15, 1940. Original
11 performances
1940
Ruth DraperBroadway December 26, 1940. Revival
22 performances
1940
The Time of Your LifeBroadway September 23, 1940. Return-Engagement
32 performances
1940
Two For The ShowBroadway February 8, 1940. Original
124 performances
1941
ClaudiaBroadway February 12, 1941. Original
722 performances
1941
The Cream in the WellBroadway January 20, 1941. Original
24 performances
1942
Autumn HillBroadway April 13, 1942. Original
8 performances
1943
The Two Mrs. CarrollsBroadway August 3, 1943. Original
585 performances
1943
Those Endearing Young CharmsBroadway June 16, 1943. Original
53 performances
1945
Foxhole in the ParlorBroadway May 23, 1945. Original
45 performances
1945
The Deep Mrs. SykesBroadway March 19, 1945. Original
72 performances
1945
The OvertonsBroadway February 6, 1945. Original
175 performances
1945
The Wind Is NinetyBroadway June 21, 1945. Original
108 performances
1945
You Touched MeBroadway September 25, 1945. Original
109 performances
1946
He Who Gets SlappedBroadway March 20, 1946. Revival
46 performances
1946
Swan SongBroadway May 15, 1946. Original
22 performances
1946
The Playboy of the Western WorldBroadway October 26, 1946. Revival
81 performances
1946
The Would-Be GentlemanBroadway January 9, 1946. Revival
77 performances
1947
An Inspector CallsBroadway October 21, 1947. Original
95 performances
1947
Duet for Two HandsBroadway October 7, 1947. Original
7 performances
1947
John Loves MaryBroadway February 4, 1947. Original
423 performances
1947
Portrait in BlackBroadway May 14, 1947. Original
61 performances
1947
Tenting TonightBroadway April 2, 1947. Original
46 performances
1947
The Big TwoBroadway January 8, 1947. Original
21 performances
1948
Doctor SocialBroadway February 11, 1948. Original
5 performances
1948
Don't Listen, LadiesBroadway December 28, 1948. Original
15 performances
1948
Power Without GloryBroadway January 13, 1948. Original
31 performances
1948
The HallamsBroadway March 4, 1948. Original
12 performances
1948
The Play's the ThingBroadway April 28, 1948. Revival
244 performances
1948
The Rats of NorwayBroadway April 15, 1948. Original
4 performances
1949
At War With the ArmyBroadway March 8, 1949. Original
151 performances
1949
King Richard IIIBroadway February 8, 1949. Revival
23 performances
1949
The Shop at Sly CornerBroadway January 18, 1949. Original
7 performances
1949
The Velvet GloveBroadway December 26, 1949. Original
152 performances
1949
Yes, M'LordBroadway October 4, 1949. Original
87 performances
1950
Come Back, Little ShebaBroadway February 15, 1950. Original
191 performances
1950
Edwina BlackBroadway November 21, 1950. Original
15 performances
1950
The Day After TomorrowBroadway October 26, 1950. Original
12 performances
1951
Angel in the PawnshopBroadway January 18, 1951. Original
85 performances
1951
Lace on Her PetticoatBroadway September 4, 1951. Original
79 performances
1951
Lo and Behold!Broadway December 12, 1951. Original
38 performances
1951
Never Say NeverBroadway November 20, 1951. Original
7 performances
1952
An Evening With Beatrice LillieBroadway October 2, 1952. Original
276 performances
1952
Collector's ItemBroadway February 8, 1952. Original
3 performances
1952
ConscienceBroadway May 15, 1952. Revival
4 performances
1952
Paris ’90Broadway March 4, 1952. Original
87 performances
1952
To Be ContinuedBroadway April 23, 1952. Original
13 performances
1954
Home Is the HeroBroadway September 22, 1954. Original
30 performances
1954
The Magic and The LossBroadway April 9, 1954. Original
27 performances
1955
Red Roses for MeBroadway December 28, 1955. Original
29 performances
1955
The Heavenly TwinsBroadway November 4, 1955. Original
35 performances
1955
The Wooden DishBroadway October 6, 1955. Original
12 performances
1956
AutobiographyBroadway October 2, 1956. Original
6 performances
1956
Time Limit!Broadway January 24, 1956. Original
127 performances
1957
A Visit to a Small PlanetBroadway February 7, 1957. Original
388 performances
1958
Two for the SeesawBroadway January 16, 1958. Original
750 performances
1959
The Tenth ManBroadway November 5, 1959. Original
623 performances
1961
A Shot in the DarkBroadway October 18, 1961. Original
389 performances
1961
Julia, Jake and Uncle JoeBroadway January 28, 1961. Original
1 performance
1962
Tiger, Tiger Burning BrightBroadway December 22, 1962. Original
33 performances
1963
Natural AffectionBroadway January 31, 1963. Original
36 performances
1963
Once for the AskingBroadway November 20, 1963. Original
1 performance
1963
Rattle of a Simple ManBroadway April 17, 1963. Original
94 performances
1963
Spoon River AnthologyBroadway September 29, 1963. Original
111 performances
1964
LuvBroadway November 11, 1964. Original
901 performances
1964
Roar Like a DoveBroadway May 21, 1964. Original
20 performances
1966
At the Drop of Another HatBroadway December 27, 1966. Original
105 performances
1966
Hail Scrawdyke!Broadway November 28, 1966. Original
8 performances
1966
Help Stamp Out Marriage!Broadway September 29, 1966. Original
20 performances
1967
The Birthday PartyBroadway October 3, 1967. Original
126 performances
1967
The Girl in the Freudian SlipBroadway May 18, 1967. Original
4 performances
1968
Avanti!Broadway January 31, 1968. Original
21 performances
1968
Leonard Sillman's New Faces of 1968Broadway May 2, 1968. Original
52 performances
1968
The Flip SideBroadway October 11, 1968. Original
4 performances
1969
Butterflies Are FreeBroadway October 21, 1969. Original
1,128 performances
1969
My Daughter, Your SonBroadway May 14, 1969. Original
47 performances
1969
The DozensBroadway March 13, 1969. Original
4 performances
1969
The Mother LoverBroadway February 1, 1969. Original
1 performance
1972
That Championship SeasonBroadway September 14, 1972. Original
700 performances
1974
All Over TownBroadway December 29, 1974. Original
233 performances
1974
Bad HabitsBroadway May 5, 1974. Original
177 performances
1974
Brief LivesBroadway October 16, 1974. Return-Engagement
53 performances
1975
The Leaf PeopleBroadway October 20, 1975. Original
8 performances
1975
Very Good EddieBroadway December 21, 1975. Revival
304 performances
1976
for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enufBroadway September 15, 1976. Original
742 performances
1978
Gorey StoriesBroadway October 30, 1978. Original
1 performance
1979
Monteith & RandBroadway January 2, 1979. Original
79 performances
1979
The Elephant ManBroadway April 19, 1979. Original
916 performances
1981
An Evening With Dave AllenBroadway September 20, 1981. Original
29 performances
1981
Mass AppealBroadway November 12, 1981. Original
212 performances
1982
GoodBroadway October 13, 1982. Original
141 performances
1983
American BuffaloBroadway October 27, 1983. Revival
93 performances
1983
Total AbandonBroadway April 28, 1983. Original
1 performance
1984
Sunday in the Park with GeorgeBroadway May 2, 1984. Original
604 performances
1985
I'm Not RappaportBroadway November 19, 1985. Original
891 performances
1988
A Walk in the WoodsBroadway February 28, 1988. Original
137 performances
1988
Michael Feinstein in Concert: "Isn't It Romantic"Broadway October 5, 1988. Original
39 performances
1989
Shirley ValentineBroadway February 16, 1989. Original
324 performances
1989
TruBroadway December 14, 1989. Original
297 performances
1990
Once on This IslandBroadway October 18, 1990. Original
469 performances
1992
Someone Who'll Watch Over MeBroadway November 23, 1992. Original
232 performances
1992
The Most Happy FellaBroadway February 13, 1992. Revival
229 performances
1993
The Twilight of the GoldsBroadway October 21, 1993. Original
29 performances
1994
A Tuna ChristmasBroadway December 15, 1994. Original
20 performances
1994
Broken GlassBroadway April 24, 1994. Original
73 performances
1995
Having Our SayBroadway April 6, 1995. Original
317 performances
1996
Love Thy NeighborBroadway March 24, 1996. Original
234 performances
1997
The Old NeighborhoodBroadway November 19, 1997. Original
197 performances
1998
An Evening with Jerry HermanBroadway July 28, 1998. Original
28 performances
1998
I'm Still Here...Damn It!Broadway November 5, 1998. Original
51 performances
1999
Dame Edna: The Royal TourBroadway October 17, 1999. Original
297 performances
1999
Via DolorosaBroadway March 18, 1999. Original
99 performances
2000
The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the UniverseBroadway November 16, 2000. Revival
184 performances
2002
Bea Arthur on BroadwayBroadway February 17, 2002. Original
65 performances
2002
I'm Not RappaportBroadway July 25, 2002. Revival
53 performances
2002
Our TownBroadway December 4, 2002. Revival
59 performances
2003
The Retreat From MoscowBroadway October 23, 2003. Original
148 performances
2004
The Good BodyBroadway November 15, 2004. Original
40 performances
2005
SeascapeBroadway November 21, 2005. Revival
55 performances
2005
The PillowmanBroadway April 10, 2005. Original
185 performances
2006
ButleyBroadway October 25, 2006. Revival
94 performances
2006
Faith HealerBroadway May 4, 2006. Revival
117 performances
2007
The SeafarerBroadway December 6, 2007. Original
133 performances
2007
The Year of Magical ThinkingBroadway March 29, 2007. Original
144 performances
2008
Dividing the EstateBroadway November 20, 2008. Original
50 performances
2008
ThurgoodBroadway April 30, 2008. Original
126 performances
2009
Next to NormalBroadway April 15, 2009. Original
733 performances
2009
The Story of My LifeBroadway February 19, 2009. Original
5 performances
2011
HighBroadway April 19, 2011. Original
7 performances
2011
Other Desert CitiesBroadway November 3, 2011. Original
261 performances
2012
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Broadway October 13, 2012. Revival
142 performances
2013
I'll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue MengersBroadway April 24, 2013. Original
71 performances
2013
The Glass MenagerieBroadway September 26, 2013. Revival
173 performances
2014
The Elephant ManBroadway December 7, 2014. Revival
83 performances
2014
The Velocity of AutumnBroadway April 21, 2014. Original
16 performances
2015
Hand to GodBroadway April 7, 2015. Original
311 performances
2016
An Act of GodBroadway June 6, 2016. Return-Engagement
98 performances
2016
HughieBroadway February 25, 2016. Revival
37 performances
2016
Les Liaisons DangereusesBroadway October 30, 2016. Revival
81 performances
2017
Meteor ShowerBroadway November 29, 2017. Original
61 performances
2017
Significant OtherBroadway March 2, 2017. Original
61 performances
2018
American SonBroadway November 4, 2018. Original
97 performances
2018
The Boys in the BandBroadway May 31, 2018. Revival
84 performances
2019
Freestyle Love SupremeBroadway October 2, 2019. Original
188 performances
2019
Gary: A Sequel to Titus AndronicusBroadway April 21, 2019. Original
65 performances
2020
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Broadway March 11, 2020. Revival
2021
Freestyle Love SupremeBroadway October 19, 2021. Return-Engagement
84 performances
2022
for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enufBroadway April 20, 2022. Revival
51 performances
2022
Kimberly AkimboBroadway Original
453 performances
2024
The RoommateBroadway September 12, 2024. Original
99 performances
2025
John Proctor is the VillainBroadway April 14, 2025. Original
168 performances
2025
Little Bear Ridge RoadBroadway October 30, 2025. Original
62 performances
2026
ProofBroadway April 16, 2026. Revival
109 performances

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