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Brooks Atkinson Theatre

Broadway256 W 47th StOpened 1926 Still open187 productions on this page, 1926 to 2021

The Lena Horne Theatre (previously the Mansfield Theatre and the Brooks Atkinson Theatre) is a Broadway theater at 256 West 47th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S. It was designed by Herbert J. Krapp in a Spanish Revival style and was constructed for Irwin Chanin. It has 1,069 seats across two levels and is operated by the Nederlander Organization. Both the facade and the auditorium interior are New York City landmarks. The facade is divided into two sections: the four-story stage house to the west, covered in buff-colored brick, and the three-story auditorium to the east, designed with yellow-beige brick and terracotta. The ground floor, whi…

Mansfield Theatre

Other names this building has used.

By decade

187 productions across 11 decades
  1. 1920s 26
  2. 1930s 24
  3. 1940s 33
  4. 1950s 3
  5. 1960s 27
  6. 1970s 15
  7. 1980s 21
  8. 1990s 15
  9. 2000s 14
  10. 2010s 8
  11. 2020s 1

Longest runs here

by performances
2009
Rock of AgesBroadway April 7, 2009. Directed by Kristin Hanggi
2,328 performances
2016
WaitressBroadway Directed by Diane Paulus
1,544 performances
1975
Same Time, Next YearBroadway March 13, 1975. Directed by Gene Saks
1,453 performances
2021
SIX: The MusicalBroadway Directed by Lucy Moss & Jamie Armitage
1,200 performances
1944
Anna LucastaBroadway August 30, 1944. Directed by Harry Wagstaff Gribble
957 performances
1961
Come Blow Your HornBroadway February 22, 1961. Directed by Stanley Prager
677 performances
1926
The LadderBroadway October 22, 1926
640 performances
1930
The Green PasturesBroadway February 26, 1930
640 performances

Everything that played here

187 productions
1926
Beau-StringsBroadway April 26, 1926. Original
24 performances
1926
Beyond the HorizonBroadway November 30, 1926. Revival
79 performances
1926
If I Was RichBroadway September 2, 1926. Original
92 performances
1926
My MagnoliaBroadway July 8, 1926. Original
4 performances
1926
SchweigerBroadway March 23, 1926. Original
30 performances
1926
The DybbukBroadway December 13, 1926. Revival
111 performances
1926
The LadderBroadway October 22, 1926. Original
640 performances
1926
The Masque of VeniceBroadway March 2, 1926. Original
15 performances
1926
The Night DuelBroadway February 15, 1926. Original
17 performances
1927
CasteBroadway December 23, 1927. Revival
11 performances
1927
For Better or WorseBroadway January 31, 1927. Original
16 performances
1927
GhostsBroadway January 10, 1927. Revival
24 performances
1927
LostBroadway March 28, 1927. Original
8 performances
1927
New YorkBroadway November 14, 1927. Revival
8 performances
1927
Speak EasyBroadway September 26, 1927. Original
57 performances
1927
The Adventurous AgeBroadway February 7, 1927. Original
16 performances
1927
The Gossipy SexBroadway April 19, 1927. Original
23 performances
1927
The SpringboardBroadway October 12, 1927. Original
37 performances
1927
Window PanesBroadway February 21, 1927. Original
32 performances
1928
Atlas and EvaBroadway February 6, 1928. Original
24 performances
1928
Chee-CheeBroadway September 25, 1928. Original
31 performances
1928
Hello, DaddyBroadway December 26, 1928. Original
198 performances
1928
Present ArmsBroadway April 26, 1928. Original
155 performances
1929
CortezBroadway November 4, 1929. Original
8 performances
1929
IndiscretionBroadway March 4, 1929. Original
40 performances
1929
PhiladelphiaBroadway September 16, 1929. Original
32 performances
1930
The Green PasturesBroadway February 26, 1930. Original
640 performances
1931
1931-Broadway December 10, 1931. Original
12 performances
1932
Lost BoyBroadway January 5, 1932. Original
15 performances
1932
MonkeyBroadway February 11, 1932. Original
28 performances
1932
Shuffle AlongBroadway December 26, 1932. Revival
17 performances
1933
A Church MouseBroadway June 26, 1933. Revival
9 performances
1933
KulturBroadway September 26, 1933. Original
10 performances
1933
MarathonBroadway January 27, 1933. Original
5 performances
1933
Marilyn's AffairsBroadway March 15, 1933. Original
1 performance
1934
Dance With Your GodsBroadway October 6, 1934. Original
9 performances
1934
I, MyselfBroadway May 9, 1934. Original
7 performances
1934
Late WisdomBroadway April 23, 1934. Original
2 performances
1934
Page Miss GloryBroadway November 27, 1934. Original
63 performances
1934
The Gods We MakeBroadway January 3, 1934. Original
13 performances
1934
Whatever Possessed HerBroadway January 25, 1934. Original
4 performances
1935
Field of ErmineBroadway February 8, 1935. Original
11 performances
1935
Lady of LettersBroadway March 28, 1935. Original
20 performances
1935
On StageBroadway October 29, 1935. Original
48 performances
1936
Summer WivesBroadway April 13, 1936. Original
8 performances
1937
Antony and CleopatraBroadway November 10, 1937. Revival
5 performances
1937
Behind Red LightsBroadway January 13, 1937. Original
177 performances
1937
Sea LegsBroadway May 18, 1937. Original
15 performances
1938
Glorious MorningBroadway November 26, 1938. Original
9 performances
1939
Thunder RockBroadway November 14, 1939. Original
23 performances
1940
Horse FeverBroadway November 23, 1940. Original
25 performances
1940
Juno and the PaycockBroadway January 16, 1940. Revival
105 performances
1940
Meet the PeopleBroadway December 25, 1940. Original
160 performances
1941
As You Like ItBroadway October 20, 1941. Revival
8 performances
1941
In Time to ComeBroadway December 28, 1941. Original
40 performances
1941
The Seventh TrumpetBroadway November 21, 1941. Original
11 performances
1942
Sweet CharityBroadway December 28, 1942. Original
8 performances
1942
The Time, the Place and the GirlBroadway October 21, 1942. Revival
13 performances
1942
They Should Have Stood in BedBroadway February 13, 1942. Original
11 performances
1943
ApologyBroadway March 22, 1943. Original
8 performances
1943
For Your PleasureBroadway February 5, 1943. Original
11 performances
1943
Victory BellesBroadway October 26, 1943. Original
32 performances
1944
According to Law / A Strange PlayBroadway June 1, 1944. Original
4 performances
1944
Anna LucastaBroadway August 30, 1944. Original
957 performances
1944
Hickory StickBroadway May 8, 1944. Original
8 performances
1944
Public RelationsBroadway April 6, 1944. Original
28 performances
1944
Thank You, SvobodaBroadway March 1, 1944. Original
6 performances
1946
Years AgoBroadway December 3, 1946. Original
206 performances
1947
Dear JudasBroadway October 5, 1947. Original
17 performances
1947
The Cradle Will RockBroadway December 26, 1947. Revival
34 performances
1947
The Gentleman From AthensBroadway December 9, 1947. Original
7 performances
1948
Charles Weidman DancersBroadway April 18, 1948. Original
1948
Holiday on BroadwayBroadway April 27, 1948. Original
6 performances
1948
John Bull's Other IslandBroadway February 10, 1948. Revival
8 performances
1948
KathleenBroadway February 3, 1948. Original
7 performances
1948
Lament for Ignacio Sanches MejiasBroadway January 4, 1948. Original
1948
Red GlovesBroadway December 4, 1948. Original
113 performances
1948
The Men We MarryBroadway January 16, 1948. Original
3 performances
1948
The Old Lady Says "No!"Broadway February 17, 1948. Original
8 performances
1948
Where Stars WalkBroadway February 24, 1948. Original
14 performances
1949
Concerto for FunBroadway May 9, 1949. Original
1 performance
1949
Magnolia AlleyBroadway April 18, 1949. Original
8 performances
1949
The Biggest Thief in TownBroadway March 30, 1949. Original
13 performances
1950
All You Need Is One Good BreakBroadway February 9, 1950. Original
4 performances
1950
Cry of the PeacockBroadway April 11, 1950. Original
2 performances
1950
Design for a Stained Glass WindowBroadway January 23, 1950. Original
8 performances
1960
Send Me No FlowersBroadway December 5, 1960. Original
40 performances
1961
Come Blow Your HornBroadway February 22, 1961. Original
677 performances
1961
How to Make a ManBroadway February 2, 1961. Original
12 performances
1962
Night LifeBroadway October 23, 1962. Original
63 performances
1963
BéréniceBroadway October 29, 1963. Revival
8 performances
1963
Man and BoyBroadway November 12, 1963. Original
54 performances
1963
PhèdreBroadway October 20, 1963. Revival
8 performances
1963
Photo FinishBroadway February 12, 1963. Original
159 performances
1964
Josephine BakerBroadway February 4, 1964. Original
16 performances
1964
Ready When You Are, C.B.!Broadway December 7, 1964. Original
80 performances
1964
The DeputyBroadway February 26, 1964. Original
316 performances
1964
The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here AnymoreBroadway January 1, 1964. Revival
5 performances
1965
Postmark ZeroBroadway November 1, 1965. Original
8 performances
1965
The Glass MenagerieBroadway May 4, 1965. Revival
175 performances
1965
The PlayroomBroadway December 5, 1965. Original
33 performances
1966
Let's Sing YiddishBroadway November 9, 1966. Original
107 performances
1966
Nathan Weinstein, Mystic, ConnecticutBroadway February 25, 1966. Original
3 performances
1966
The Best Laid PlansBroadway March 25, 1966. Original
3 performances
1967
A Minor AdjustmentBroadway October 6, 1967. Original
3 performances
1967
Halfway Up the TreeBroadway November 7, 1967. Original
64 performances
1967
Love in E FlatBroadway February 13, 1967. Original
24 performances
1967
Sing Israel, SingBroadway May 11, 1967. Original
22 performances
1968
A Day in the Death of Joe EggBroadway February 1, 1968. Original
154 performances
1968
Jimmy ShineBroadway December 5, 1968. Original
161 performances
1968
Lovers and Other StrangersBroadway September 18, 1968. Original
70 performances
1969
IndiansBroadway October 13, 1969. Original
96 performances
1969
Trumpets of the LordBroadway April 29, 1969. Original
7 performances
1970
Charley's AuntBroadway July 4, 1970. Revival
9 performances
1970
Not Now, DarlingBroadway October 29, 1970. Original
21 performances
1970
Paris Is Out!Broadway February 2, 1970. Original
96 performances
1971
Abelard and HeloiseBroadway March 10, 1971. Original
53 performances
1971
LennyBroadway May 26, 1971. Original
453 performances
1972
LysistrataBroadway November 13, 1972. Revival
8 performances
1973
Status Quo VadisBroadway February 18, 1973. Original
1 performance
1973
The River NigerBroadway March 27, 1973. Original
280 performances
1974
Find Your Way HomeBroadway January 2, 1974. Original
135 performances
1974
My Fat FriendBroadway March 31, 1974. Original
288 performances
1974
Of Mice and MenBroadway December 18, 1974. Revival
61 performances
1975
Same Time, Next YearBroadway March 13, 1975. Original
1,453 performances
1978
TributeBroadway June 1, 1978. Original
212 performances
1979
Bedroom FarceBroadway March 29, 1979. Original
276 performances
1979
Teibele and Her DemonBroadway December 16, 1979. Original
25 performances
1980
Mixed CouplesBroadway December 28, 1980. Original
9 performances
1980
Talley's FollyBroadway February 20, 1980. Original
286 performances
1980
Tricks of the TradeBroadway November 6, 1980. Original
1 performance
1981
LolitaBroadway March 19, 1981. Original
12 performances
1981
The DresserBroadway November 9, 1981. Original
200 performances
1981
Wally's CafeBroadway June 12, 1981. Original
12 performances
1982
Beyond TherapyBroadway May 26, 1982. Original
21 performances
1982
GhostsBroadway August 30, 1982. Revival
40 performances
1982
SteamingBroadway December 12, 1982. Original
65 performances
1983
Edmund KeanBroadway September 27, 1983. Original
29 performances
1983
K2Broadway March 30, 1983. Original
85 performances
1983
Noises OffBroadway December 11, 1983. Original
553 performances
1985
Aren't We All?Broadway April 29, 1985. Revival
93 performances
1985
BenefactorsBroadway December 22, 1985. Original
217 performances
1986
Jackie Mason's The World According to Me!Broadway December 22, 1986. Original
367 performances
1986
Rowan Atkinson at the AtkinsonBroadway October 14, 1986. Original
7 performances
1988
Jackie Mason's The World According to Me!Broadway May 2, 1988. Return-Engagement
202 performances
1989
Café CrownBroadway March 28, 1989. Original
3 performances
1989
Peter, Paul & Mary "A Holiday Celebration"Broadway December 12, 1989. Original
6 performances
1989
Stephanie Mills Comes "Home" to BroadwayBroadway December 26, 1989. Original
8 performances
1989
The Victor Borge Holiday Show on BroadwayBroadway December 5, 1989. Original
7 performances
1990
ShadowlandsBroadway November 11, 1990. Original
169 performances
1990
The Cemetery ClubBroadway May 15, 1990. Original
56 performances
1992
Death and the MaidenBroadway March 17, 1992. Original
159 performances
1992
Mike Nichols and Elaine May: Together Again on BroadwayBroadway May 4, 1992. Original
1 performance
1993
Redwood CurtainBroadway March 30, 1993. Original
40 performances
1994
What's Wrong With This Picture?Broadway December 8, 1994. Original
12 performances
1995
On the WaterfrontBroadway May 1, 1995. Original
8 performances
1996
Buried ChildBroadway April 30, 1996. Original
72 performances
1996
Taking SidesBroadway October 17, 1996. Original
85 performances
1997
Play On!Broadway March 20, 1997. Original
61 performances
1997
Street Corner SymphonyBroadway November 24, 1997. Original
79 performances
1998
Fool MoonBroadway November 23, 1998. Return-Engagement
49 performances
1998
Wait Until DarkBroadway April 5, 1998. Revival
97 performances
1999
The Iceman ComethBroadway April 8, 1999. Revival
102 performances
1999
The RainmakerBroadway November 11, 1999. Revival
74 performances
2000
Jane EyreBroadway December 10, 2000. Revival
209 performances
2000
Uncle VanyaBroadway April 30, 2000. Revival
49 performances
2001
Noises OffBroadway November 1, 2001. Revival
348 performances
2002
MedeaBroadway December 10, 2002. Revival
78 performances
2003
Jackie Mason's Laughing Room OnlyBroadway November 19, 2003. Original
14 performances
2003
The Look of LoveBroadway May 4, 2003. Original
49 performances
2004
DemocracyBroadway November 18, 2004. Original
173 performances
2005
Mark Twain Tonight!Broadway June 9, 2005. Return-Engagement
15 performances
2005
The Blonde in the ThunderbirdBroadway July 17, 2005. Original
9 performances
2005
The Odd CoupleBroadway October 27, 2005. Revival
249 performances
2006
The Times They Are A-Changin'Broadway October 26, 2006. Original
28 performances
2007
A Moon for the MisbegottenBroadway April 9, 2007. Revival
71 performances
2007
GreaseBroadway August 19, 2007. Revival
554 performances
2009
Rock of AgesBroadway April 7, 2009. Original
2,328 performances
2011
Relatively SpeakingBroadway October 20, 2011. Original
117 performances
2012
Peter and the StarcatcherBroadway April 15, 2012. Original
319 performances
2013
After MidnightBroadway November 3, 2013. Revival
273 performances
2013
Hands on a HardbodyBroadway March 21, 2013. Original
28 performances
2014
Love LettersBroadway September 18, 2014. Revival
95 performances
2015
It Shoulda Been YouBroadway April 14, 2015. Original
135 performances
2015
Spring AwakeningBroadway September 27, 2015. Revival
135 performances
2016
WaitressBroadway Original
1,544 performances
2021
SIX: The MusicalBroadway Original
1,200 performances

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