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James Earl Jones Theatre

Broadway138 W 48th StOpened 1912 Still openA landmark building256 productions on this page, 1914 to 2026

The James Earl Jones Theatre, originally the Cort Theatre, is a Broadway theater at 138 West 48th Street, between Seventh Avenue and Sixth Avenue, in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S. It was built in 1912 and designed by architect Thomas W. Lamb for impresario John Cort. An annex west of the original theater, built between 2021 and 2022, was designed by Kostow Greenwood Architects. The Jones has 1,092 seats across three levels and is operated by the Shubert Organization. Both the facade and interior of the theater are New York City designated landmarks. The theater maintains much of its original neoclassical design. Its 48th Street facade has a glass-…

Cort Theatre

Other names this building has used.

By decade

256 productions across 12 decades
  1. 1910s 23
  2. 1920s 38
  3. 1930s 36
  4. 1940s 42
  5. 1950s 18
  6. 1960s 33
  7. 1970s 4
  8. 1980s 11
  9. 1990s 10
  10. 2000s 12
  11. 2010s 19
  12. 2020s 10

Longest runs here

by performances
1974
The Magic ShowBroadway May 28, 1974. Directed by Grover Dale
1,920 performances
1955
The Diary of Anne FrankBroadway October 5, 1955. Directed by Garson Kanin
717 performances
1935
Boy Meets GirlBroadway November 27, 1935
669 performances
1953
The Fifth SeasonBroadway January 23, 1953. Directed by Gregory Ratoff
654 performances
1988
Sarafina!Broadway January 28, 1988. Directed by Ndaba Mhlongo
597 performances
1958
Sunrise at CampobelloBroadway January 30, 1958. Directed by Vincent J. Donehue
556 performances
1937
Room ServiceBroadway May 19, 1937
500 performances
1922
Merton of the MoviesBroadway November 13, 1922
392 performances

Everything that played here

256 productions
1914
HappinessBroadway March 6, 1914. Original
5 performances
1914
Just as WellBroadway March 6, 1914. Original
5 performances
1914
The Day of DupesBroadway March 6, 1914. Original
5 performances
1914
The Forbidden GuestsBroadway March 6, 1914. Original
5 performances
1914
Under CoverBroadway August 26, 1914. Revival
349 performances
1915
The Princess PatBroadway September 29, 1915. Original
158 performances
1916
Beau BrummellBroadway April 24, 1916. Revival
24 performances
1916
Coat-talesBroadway July 31, 1916. Original
32 performances
1916
Molly O'Broadway May 17, 1916. Original
45 performances
1916
Pay-dayBroadway February 26, 1916. Original
49 performances
1916
The Yellow JacketBroadway November 9, 1916. Revival
172 performances
1916
Upstairs and DownBroadway September 25, 1916. Original
320 performances
1917
Flo-FloBroadway December 20, 1917. Revival
220 performances
1918
As You Like ItBroadway February 8, 1918. Revival
2 performances
1918
EverymanBroadway January 18, 1918. Revival
2 performances
1918
Fiddlers ThreeBroadway September 3, 1918. Original
87 performances
1918
Julius CaesarBroadway March 15, 1918. Revival
1 performance
1918
The Merchant of VeniceBroadway January 25, 1918. Revival
2 performances
1919
A Regular FellerBroadway September 15, 1919. Original
31 performances
1919
Abraham LincolnBroadway December 15, 1919. Original
193 performances
1919
Dreams of ThreeBroadway July 14, 1919. Original
16 performances
1919
Just a MinuteBroadway October 27, 1919. Original
40 performances
1919
Three’s a CrowdBroadway December 4, 1919. Original
12 performances
1920
Jim Jam JemsBroadway October 4, 1920. Original
105 performances
1921
Captain ApplejackBroadway December 30, 1921. Original
195 performances
1921
Her Salary ManBroadway November 28, 1921. Original
32 performances
1921
Only 38Broadway September 13, 1921. Original
88 performances
1921
Peg O' My HeartBroadway February 14, 1921. Revival
88 performances
1921
SonnyBroadway August 16, 1921. Original
31 performances
1921
Transplanting JeanBroadway January 3, 1921. Original
40 performances
1922
Merton of the MoviesBroadway November 13, 1922. Original
392 performances
1923
The SwanBroadway October 23, 1923. Original
255 performances
1924
Carnival!Broadway December 29, 1924. Revival
32 performances
1924
The Assumption of HanneleBroadway February 15, 1924. Original
3 performances
1924
The Far CryBroadway September 30, 1924. Original
31 performances
1924
The Locked DoorBroadway June 19, 1924. Original
20 performances
1924
The Second Mrs. TanquerayBroadway October 27, 1924. Revival
72 performances
1924
The TantrumBroadway September 4, 1924. Original
20 performances
1925
A Lucky BreakBroadway August 11, 1925. Original
23 performances
1925
Bachelors' BridesBroadway May 28, 1925. Original
22 performances
1925
CloudsBroadway September 2, 1925. Original
38 performances
1925
Jane, Our StrangerBroadway October 8, 1925. Original
4 performances
1925
Made in AmericaBroadway October 14, 1925. Original
71 performances
1925
The New GallantryBroadway September 24, 1925. Original
20 performances
1925
The StorkBroadway January 26, 1925. Original
8 performances
1925
White CollarsBroadway February 23, 1925. Original
104 performances
1926
Beyond EvilBroadway June 7, 1926. Original
1 performance
1926
Nic Nax of 1926Broadway August 2, 1926. Original
13 performances
1926
The Blonde SinnerBroadway July 14, 1926. Original
173 performances
1926
The Little SpitfireBroadway August 16, 1926. Original
200 performances
1927
Arabian NightmareBroadway January 10, 1927. Original
24 performances
1927
Behold the BridegroomBroadway December 26, 1927. Original
88 performances
1927
Love Is Like ThatBroadway April 18, 1927. Original
24 performances
1928
A Most Immoral LadyBroadway November 26, 1928. Original
160 performances
1928
The WreckerBroadway February 27, 1928. Original
40 performances
1928
These DaysBroadway November 12, 1928. Original
8 performances
1929
Dinner is ServedBroadway August 15, 1929. Original
4 performances
1929
Maggie the MagnificentBroadway October 21, 1929. Original
32 performances
1929
RockboundBroadway April 19, 1929. Original
19 performances
1929
The Jade GodBroadway May 13, 1929. Original
96 performances
1929
Your Uncle DudleyBroadway November 18, 1929. Original
96 performances
1930
Five Star FinalBroadway December 30, 1930. Original
175 performances
1930
It's A Grand LifeBroadway February 10, 1930. Original
25 performances
1930
Made in FranceBroadway November 11, 1930. Original
5 performances
1930
Sweet StrangerBroadway October 21, 1930. Original
24 performances
1930
The RhapsodyBroadway September 15, 1930. Original
16 performances
1930
Uncle VanyaBroadway April 15, 1930. Revival
96 performances
1931
A Widow in GreenBroadway November 20, 1931. Original
27 performances
1931
Cold in SablesBroadway December 23, 1931. Original
15 performances
1931
Ladies of CreationBroadway September 8, 1931. Original
72 performances
1932
Bridal WiseBroadway May 30, 1932. Original
128 performances
1932
Red PlanetBroadway December 17, 1932. Original
7 performances
1932
Tell Her the TruthBroadway October 28, 1932. Original
11 performances
1932
The Blue BirdBroadway April 21, 1932. Revival
20 performances
1933
Love and BabiesBroadway August 22, 1933. Original
7 performances
1933
The Green Bay TreeBroadway October 20, 1933. Original
166 performances
1933
The SelloutBroadway September 6, 1933. Original
5 performances
1933
Three-Cornered MoonBroadway March 16, 1933. Original
76 performances
1934
GentlewomanBroadway March 22, 1934. Original
12 performances
1934
JayhawkerBroadway November 5, 1934. Original
24 performances
1934
Mother LodeBroadway December 22, 1934. Original
9 performances
1934
Roll, Sweet ChariotBroadway October 2, 1934. Original
7 performances
1934
The Milky WayBroadway May 8, 1934. Original
63 performances
1935
Boy Meets GirlBroadway November 27, 1935. Original
669 performances
1935
It's You I WantBroadway February 5, 1935. Original
15 performances
1935
Knock on WoodBroadway May 28, 1935. Original
11 performances
1935
Most of the GameBroadway October 1, 1935. Original
23 performances
1935
SymphonyBroadway April 25, 1935. Original
3 performances
1935
The Bishop MisbehavesBroadway February 20, 1935. Original
121 performances
1935
The Dominant SexBroadway April 1, 1935. Original
16 performances
1935
The Hook-upBroadway May 7, 1935. Original
21 performances
1935
There's Wisdom in WomenBroadway October 30, 1935. Original
46 performances
1937
Room ServiceBroadway May 19, 1937. Original
500 performances
1938
American LandscapeBroadway December 3, 1938. Original
43 performances
1938
Madame CapetBroadway October 25, 1938. Original
7 performances
1939
Farm of Three EchoesBroadway November 28, 1939. Original
48 performances
1939
The White SteedBroadway January 10, 1939. Original
136 performances
1940
Charley's AuntBroadway October 17, 1940. Revival
233 performances
1940
The Male AnimalBroadway January 9, 1940. Original
243 performances
1941
Golden WingsBroadway December 8, 1941. Original
6 performances
1941
Letters to LucerneBroadway December 23, 1941. Original
23 performances
1941
Not in Our StarsBroadway April 25, 1941. Original
1941
Steps Leading UpBroadway April 8, 1941. Original
1941
The More the MerrierBroadway September 15, 1941. Original
16 performances
1941
The Trojan WomenBroadway April 8, 1941. Original
1 performance
1941
The Walrus and the CarpenterBroadway November 8, 1941. Original
9 performances
1942
I Killed the CountBroadway August 31, 1942. Original
29 performances
1942
The Eve of St. MarkBroadway October 7, 1942. Original
307 performances
1943
Get Away Old ManBroadway November 24, 1943. Original
13 performances
1943
Lady, Behave!Broadway November 16, 1943. Original
23 performances
1943
Murder Without CrimeBroadway August 18, 1943. Original
37 performances
1943
Slightly MarriedBroadway October 25, 1943. Original
8 performances
1943
South PacificBroadway December 29, 1943. Original
5 performances
1943
Try and Get ItBroadway August 2, 1943. Original
8 performances
1944
A Bell for AdanoBroadway December 6, 1944. Original
296 performances
1944
No Way OutBroadway October 30, 1944. Original
8 performances
1944
Sleep No MoreBroadway August 31, 1944. Original
7 performances
1944
Suds in Your EyeBroadway January 12, 1944. Original
37 performances
1944
The Odds on Mrs. OakleyBroadway October 2, 1944. Original
24 performances
1944
WallflowerBroadway January 26, 1944. Original
192 performances
1945
Marriage Is for Single PeopleBroadway November 21, 1945. Original
6 performances
1945
The French TouchBroadway December 8, 1945. Original
33 performances
1946
AntigoneBroadway February 18, 1946. Original
64 performances
1946
CandidaBroadway April 3, 1946. Revival
24 performances
1946
Lady Windermere's FanBroadway October 14, 1946. Revival
228 performances
1946
On Whitman AvenueBroadway May 8, 1946. Original
150 performances
1946
The Bees and the FlowersBroadway September 26, 1946. Original
28 performances
1946
The Winter's TaleBroadway January 15, 1946. Revival
39 performances
1947
I Gotta Get OutBroadway September 25, 1947. Original
4 performances
1947
LauraBroadway June 26, 1947. Original
44 performances
1947
Open HouseBroadway June 3, 1947. Revival
7 performances
1948
GhostsBroadway February 16, 1948. Revival
9 performances
1948
Hedda GablerBroadway February 24, 1948. Revival
15 performances
1948
Make Way for LuciaBroadway December 22, 1948. Original
29 performances
1948
Marie MarchowskyBroadway April 26, 1948. Original
1948
The Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden and The Respectful ProstituteBroadway March 16, 1948. Original
318 performances
1949
Leaf and BoughBroadway January 21, 1949. Original
3 performances
1949
The FatherBroadway November 16, 1949. Revival
69 performances
1949
Two Blind MiceBroadway March 2, 1949. Original
157 performances
1950
As You Like ItBroadway January 26, 1950. Revival
145 performances
1950
Season in the SunBroadway September 28, 1950. Original
367 performances
1951
Saint JoanBroadway October 4, 1951. Revival
140 performances
1952
In Any LanguageBroadway October 7, 1952. Original
45 performances
1952
See the JaguarBroadway December 3, 1952. Original
5 performances
1952
The ShrikeBroadway January 15, 1952. Original
161 performances
1953
The Fifth SeasonBroadway January 23, 1953. Original
654 performances
1954
The RainmakerBroadway October 28, 1954. Original
125 performances
1955
Champagne ComplexBroadway April 12, 1955. Original
23 performances
1955
Once Upon A TailorBroadway May 23, 1955. Original
8 performances
1955
The Diary of Anne FrankBroadway October 5, 1955. Original
717 performances
1955
The Wayward SaintBroadway February 17, 1955. Original
21 performances
1957
Four WindsBroadway September 25, 1957. Original
21 performances
1957
The Rope DancersBroadway November 20, 1957. Original
189 performances
1957
The Sin of Pat MuldoonBroadway March 13, 1957. Original
5 performances
1958
Sunrise at CampobelloBroadway January 30, 1958. Original
556 performances
1959
MoonbirdsBroadway October 9, 1959. Original
3 performances
1959
Only in AmericaBroadway November 19, 1959. Original
28 performances
1960
A Mighty Man Is HeBroadway January 6, 1960. Original
5 performances
1960
Advise and ConsentBroadway November 17, 1960. Original
212 performances
1960
Roman CandleBroadway February 3, 1960. Original
5 performances
1960
The HostageBroadway September 20, 1960. Original
127 performances
1960
There Was a Little GirlBroadway February 29, 1960. Original
16 performances
1961
Purlie VictoriousBroadway September 28, 1961. Original
261 performances
1961
Sunday in New YorkBroadway November 29, 1961. Original
188 performances
1962
HaroldBroadway November 29, 1962. Original
20 performances
1962
Isle of ChildrenBroadway March 16, 1962. Original
11 performances
1962
Long Day's Journey Into NightBroadway May 15, 1962. Revival
2 performances
1962
Miss JulieBroadway May 16, 1962. Revival
3 performances
1962
The EggBroadway January 8, 1962. Original
8 performances
1962
The FatherBroadway May 14, 1962. Revival
3 performances
1962
The Perfect SetupBroadway October 24, 1962. Original
5 performances
1963
Bicycle Ride to NevadaBroadway September 24, 1963. Original
1 performance
1963
On an Open RoofBroadway January 28, 1963. Original
1 performance
1963
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestBroadway November 13, 1963. Original
82 performances
1963
The Riot ActBroadway March 7, 1963. Original
44 performances
1964
A Girl Could Get LuckyBroadway September 20, 1964. Original
8 performances
1964
Fair Game for LoversBroadway February 10, 1964. Original
8 performances
1964
Poor BitosBroadway November 14, 1964. Original
17 performances
1964
SpononoBroadway April 2, 1964. Original
20 performances
1965
Boeing-BoeingBroadway February 2, 1965. Original
23 performances
1965
The Zulu and the ZaydaBroadway November 10, 1965. Original
179 performances
1966
The Apparition Theatre of PragueBroadway November 16, 1966. Original
21 performances
1966
Under the WeatherBroadway October 27, 1966. Original
12 performances
1967
A Warm BodyBroadway April 15, 1967. Original
1 performance
1967
Johnny No-TrumpBroadway October 8, 1967. Original
1 performance
1967
Something DifferentBroadway November 28, 1967. Original
111 performances
1968
Gilbert Becaud Sings LoveBroadway October 6, 1968. Original
17 performances
1968
Leda Had a Little SwanBroadway April 10, 1968. Original
1969
Cop-OutBroadway April 7, 1969. Original
8 performances
1969
Red, White and MaddoxBroadway January 26, 1969. Original
41 performances
1972
All the Girls Came Out to PlayBroadway April 20, 1972. Original
4 performances
1973
The Jockey Club StakesBroadway January 24, 1973. Original
69 performances
1974
The Magic ShowBroadway May 28, 1974. Original
1,920 performances
1979
King Richard IIIBroadway June 14, 1979. Revival
31 performances
1980
Clothes for a Summer HotelBroadway March 26, 1980. Original
15 performances
1980
HomeBroadway May 7, 1980. Revival
278 performances
1981
Einstein and the Polar BearBroadway October 29, 1981. Original
4 performances
1981
KingdomsBroadway December 13, 1981. Original
17 performances
1981
RoseBroadway March 26, 1981. Original
68 performances
1982
MedeaBroadway May 2, 1982. Revival
65 performances
1982
Twice Around the ParkBroadway November 4, 1982. Original
124 performances
1984
A Moon for the MisbegottenBroadway May 1, 1984. Revival
40 performances
1984
Ma Rainey's Black BottomBroadway October 11, 1984. Original
276 performances
1987
Sleight of HandBroadway May 3, 1987. Original
9 performances
1988
Sarafina!Broadway January 28, 1988. Original
597 performances
1990
The Grapes of WrathBroadway March 22, 1990. Original
188 performances
1992
Two Shakespearean ActorsBroadway January 16, 1992. Original
29 performances
1994
Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992Broadway April 17, 1994. Original
72 performances
1995
The HeiressBroadway March 9, 1995. Revival
340 performances
1996
Sex and LongingBroadway October 10, 1996. Original
46 performances
1997
An American DaughterBroadway April 13, 1997. Original
89 performances
1998
FreakBroadway February 12, 1998. Original
144 performances
1998
The Blue RoomBroadway December 13, 1998. Original
81 performances
1999
Kat and the KingsBroadway August 19, 1999. Original
157 performances
1999
MarleneBroadway April 11, 1999. Original
25 performances
2000
The Green BirdBroadway April 18, 2000. Original
56 performances
2001
If you ever leave me...I'm going with you!Broadway August 6, 2001. Original
53 performances
2001
The GatheringBroadway April 24, 2001. Original
24 performances
2002
Hollywood ArmsBroadway October 31, 2002. Original
76 performances
2003
A Year With Frog and ToadBroadway April 13, 2003. Original
73 performances
2004
Laugh WhoreBroadway October 24, 2004. Original
66 performances
2005
On Golden PondBroadway April 7, 2005. Revival
93 performances
2006
Barefoot in the ParkBroadway February 16, 2006. Revival
109 performances
2006
The Little Dog LaughedBroadway November 13, 2006. Original
112 performances
2007
Radio GolfBroadway May 8, 2007. Original
64 performances
2007
The HomecomingBroadway December 16, 2007. Revival
137 performances
2009
You're Welcome AmericaBroadway February 5, 2009. Original
46 performances
2010
A View From the BridgeBroadway January 24, 2010. Revival
81 performances
2010
FencesBroadway April 26, 2010. Revival
88 performances
2011
Born YesterdayBroadway April 24, 2011. Revival
73 performances
2011
Stick FlyBroadway December 8, 2011. Original
93 performances
2012
GraceBroadway October 4, 2012. Original
108 performances
2012
The LyonsBroadway April 23, 2012. Original
80 performances
2013
Breakfast At Tiffany’sBroadway March 20, 2013. Revival
38 performances
2013
No Man's LandBroadway November 24, 2013. Revival
68 performances
2013
Waiting for GodotBroadway November 24, 2013. Revival
77 performances
2014
The Cripple of InishmaanBroadway April 20, 2014. Original
105 performances
2014
This Is Our YouthBroadway September 11, 2014. Original
133 performances
2015
Fish in the DarkBroadway March 5, 2015. Original
173 performances
2015
SylviaBroadway October 27, 2015. Revival
79 performances
2016
Bright StarBroadway March 24, 2016. Revival
114 performances
2017
IndecentBroadway April 18, 2017. Original
128 performances
2017
M. ButterflyBroadway October 26, 2017. Revival
61 performances
2018
The New OneBroadway November 11, 2018. Original
81 performances
2019
Derren Brown: SecretBroadway September 15, 2019. Original
113 performances
2019
King LearBroadway April 4, 2019. Revival
76 performances
2022
Ohio State MurdersBroadway December 8, 2022. Original
44 performances
2023
Gutenberg! The Musical!Broadway October 12, 2023. Original
125 performances
2023
The Sign in Sidney Brustein's WindowBroadway April 27, 2023. Revival
77 performances
2024
Left on TenthBroadway October 23, 2024. Original
118 performances
2024
The Heart of Rock and RollBroadway April 22, 2024. Original
72 performances
2025
LiberationBroadway October 28, 2025. Original
112 performances
2025
Real Women Have CurvesBroadway April 27, 2025. Original
73 performances
2025
Real Women Have Curves: The MusicalBroadway April 27, 2025. Original
73 performances
2026
The Fear of 13Broadway April 15, 2026. Original
87 performances
2026
WANTEDBroadway November 8, 2026. Revival

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