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Center Theatre

Broadway49th St & Sixth AveOpened 1932 Closed in 195458 productions on this page, 1934 to 1949

The Center Theatre was a theater located at 1230 Sixth Avenue, the southeast corner of West 49th Street in Rockefeller Center in New York City. Seating 3,500, it was originally designed as a movie palace in 1932 and later achieved fame as a showcase for live musical ice-skating spectacles. It was demolished in 1954, the only building in the original Rockefeller Center complex to have been torn down. == History == The Center Theatre was originally called the RKO Roxy Theatre and built as part of the construction of Rockefeller Center. The RKO Roxy started construction in November 1931, and it opened December 29, 1932 with the RKO film The Animal Kingdom and a live stage show. It was intended…

By decade

58 productions across 2 decades
  1. 1930s 6
  2. 1940s 52

Longest runs here

by performances
1944
Hats Off to IceBroadway June 22, 1944. Directed by Catherine Littlefield
889 performances
1942
Stars on IceBroadway July 2, 1942. Directed by Catherine Littlefield
827 performances
1949
Howdy, Mr. Ice of 1950Broadway May 26, 1949. Directed by Sonart Productions, Inc. (William H. Burke, Production Director; Arthur M. Wirtz, Executive Director)
430 performances
1947
Icetime of 1948Broadway May 28, 1947. Directed by Catherine Littlefield
422 performances
1948
Howdy, Mr. IceBroadway June 24, 1948. Directed by Catherine Littlefield
406 performances
1946
IcetimeBroadway June 20, 1946. Directed by Sonart Productions, Inc. (William H. Burke, Production Director; Arthur M. Wirtz, Executive Director)
405 performances
1943
Stars on IceBroadway June 24, 1943. Directed by Catherine Littlefield
403 performances
1941
It Happens on IceBroadway July 15, 1941. Directed by Catherine Littlefield
386 performances

Everything that played here

58 productions
1934
The Great WaltzBroadway September 22, 1934. Original
298 performances
1935
The Great WaltzBroadway August 5, 1935. Return-Engagement
49 performances
1936
White Horse InnBroadway October 1, 1936. Original
223 performances
1937
VirginiaBroadway September 2, 1937. Original
60 performances
1939
Swingin' The DreamBroadway November 29, 1939. Original
13 performances
1939
The American WayBroadway July 17, 1939. Return-Engagement
80 performances
1940
GizelleBroadway January 12, 1940. Original
1940
It Happens on IceBroadway October 10, 1940. Original
276 performances
1941
It Happens on IceBroadway July 15, 1941. Return-Engagement
386 performances
1942
Stars on IceBroadway July 2, 1942. Original
827 performances
1943
Stars on IceBroadway June 24, 1943. Revival
403 performances
1944
AidaBroadway April 28, 1944. Revival
2 performances
1944
CarmenBroadway April 26, 1944. Revival
2 performances
1944
FaustBroadway April 29, 1944. Revival
2 performances
1944
Hats Off to IceBroadway June 22, 1944. Original
889 performances
1944
Il TrovatoreBroadway April 30, 1944. Revival
1944
La BohèmeBroadway April 30, 1944. Revival
1944
La TraviataBroadway April 27, 1944. Revival
1944
RigolettoBroadway April 29, 1944. Revival
1946
AidaBroadway May 1, 1946. Revival
2 performances
1946
CarmenBroadway May 4, 1946. Revival
2 performances
1946
Cavalleria RusticanaBroadway May 8, 1946. Revival
1 performance
1946
FaustBroadway May 9, 1946. Revival
1 performance
1946
IcetimeBroadway June 20, 1946. Original
405 performances
1946
Il TrovatoreBroadway May 4, 1946. Revival
2 performances
1946
La BohèmeBroadway May 5, 1946. Revival
2 performances
1946
La ToscaBroadway May 6, 1946. Revival
1 performance
1946
La TraviataBroadway May 3, 1946. Revival
1 performance
1946
Madame ButterflyBroadway May 2, 1946. Revival
2 performances
1946
PagliacciBroadway May 8, 1946. Revival
1 performance
1946
RigolettoBroadway May 5, 1946. Revival
1 performance
1946
The Barber of SevilleBroadway May 7, 1946. Revival
1 performance
1947
AidaBroadway April 26, 1947. Revival
3 performances
1947
CarmenBroadway April 23, 1947. Revival
3 performances
1947
Cavalleria RusticanaBroadway April 29, 1947. Revival
1 performance
1947
FaustBroadway May 2, 1947. Revival
1 performance
1947
Icetime of 1948Broadway May 28, 1947. Original
422 performances
1947
Il TrovatoreBroadway April 27, 1947. Revival
1 performance
1947
La BohèmeBroadway April 27, 1947. Revival
2 performances
1947
La ToscaBroadway April 30, 1947. Revival
1 performance
1947
La TraviataBroadway April 26, 1947. Revival
3 performances
1947
Madame ButterflyBroadway April 24, 1947. Revival
3 performances
1947
PagliacciBroadway April 29, 1947. Revival
1 performance
1947
RigolettoBroadway April 25, 1947. Revival
2 performances
1947
The Barber of SevilleBroadway May 4, 1947. Revival
1 performance
1948
AidaBroadway April 14, 1948. Revival
1948
CarmenBroadway April 14, 1948. Revival
21 performances
1948
Cavalleria RusticanaBroadway April 14, 1948. Revival
1948
FaustBroadway April 14, 1948. Revival
1948
Howdy, Mr. IceBroadway June 24, 1948. Original
406 performances
1948
Il TrovatoreBroadway April 14, 1948. Revival
1948
La BohèmeBroadway April 14, 1948. Revival
1948
La ToscaBroadway April 14, 1948. Revival
1948
La TraviataBroadway April 14, 1948. Revival
1948
Madame ButterflyBroadway April 14, 1948. Revival
1948
RigolettoBroadway April 14, 1948. Revival
1948
The Barber of SevilleBroadway April 14, 1948. Revival
1949
Howdy, Mr. Ice of 1950Broadway May 26, 1949. Original
430 performances

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