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Ethel Barrymore Theatre

Broadway243 W 47th StOpened 1928 Still open174 productions on this page, 1928 to 2026

The Ethel Barrymore Theatre is a Broadway theater at 243 West 47th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S. Opened in 1928, it was designed by Herbert J. Krapp in the Elizabethan, Mediterranean, and Adam styles for the Shubert family. The theater, named in honor of actress Ethel Barrymore, has 1,058 seats and is operated by the Shubert Organization. Both the facade and the auditorium interior are New York City landmarks. The ground-floor facade is made of rusticated blocks of terracotta. The theater's main entrance consists of two archways and a doorway shielded by a marquee. The upper stories contain an arched screen made of terracotta, inspired b…

By decade

174 productions across 11 decades
  1. 1920s 3
  2. 1930s 28
  3. 1940s 23
  4. 1950s 20
  5. 1960s 22
  6. 1970s 22
  7. 1980s 11
  8. 1990s 9
  9. 2000s 13
  10. 2010s 13
  11. 2020s 10

Longest runs here

by performances
1977
I Love My WifeBroadway April 17, 1977. Directed by Gene Saks
857 performances
1947
A Streetcar Named DesireBroadway December 3, 1947. Directed by Elia Kazan
855 performances
2000
The Tale of the Allergist's WifeBroadway November 2, 2000. Directed by Lynne Meadow
777 performances
1953
Tea and SympathyBroadway September 30, 1953. Directed by Elia Kazan
712 performances
1936
The WomenBroadway December 26, 1936. Directed by Robert B. Sinclair
657 performances
1951
The FourposterBroadway October 24, 1951. Directed by José Ferrer
632 performances
2017
The Band's VisitBroadway November 9, 2017. Directed by David Cromer
589 performances
1957
Look Homeward, AngelBroadway November 28, 1957. Directed by George Roy Hill
564 performances

Everything that played here

174 productions
1928
The Kingdom of GodBroadway December 20, 1928. Original
92 performances
1929
Death Takes a HolidayBroadway December 26, 1929. Original
180 performances
1929
The Love DuelBroadway April 15, 1929. Original
88 performances
1930
His Majesty's CarBroadway October 23, 1930. Original
12 performances
1930
Scarlet Sister MaryBroadway November 25, 1930. Original
24 performances
1930
The Truth GameBroadway December 27, 1930. Original
107 performances
1931
MeloBroadway April 16, 1931. Original
67 performances
1931
The Passing PresentBroadway December 7, 1931. Original
16 performances
1931
The School for ScandalBroadway November 10, 1931. Revival
23 performances
1932
Gay DivorceBroadway November 29, 1932. Original
248 performances
1932
Here TodayBroadway September 6, 1932. Original
39 performances
1932
Whistling in the DarkBroadway January 19, 1932. Original
265 performances
1933
Design For LivingBroadway January 24, 1933. Original
135 performances
1933
JezebelBroadway December 19, 1933. Original
32 performances
1933
Ten Minute AlibiBroadway October 17, 1933. Original
89 performances
1934
Divided By ThreeBroadway October 2, 1934. Original
31 performances
1934
JigsawBroadway April 30, 1934. Original
49 performances
1934
John BrownBroadway January 22, 1934. Original
2 performances
1934
Ladies' MoneyBroadway November 1, 1934. Original
36 performances
1934
Ruth DraperBroadway December 26, 1934. Revival
24 performances
1934
Wife InsuranceBroadway April 12, 1934. Original
4 performances
1935
MacbethBroadway October 7, 1935. Revival
8 performances
1935
OthelloBroadway September 27, 1935. Revival
11 performances
1935
ParnellBroadway November 11, 1935. Original
99 performances
1935
Point ValaineBroadway January 16, 1935. Original
55 performances
1935
Substitute For MurderBroadway October 22, 1935. Original
15 performances
1935
Them's the ReportersBroadway May 29, 1935. Original
6 performances
1935
To See OurselvesBroadway April 30, 1935. Original
23 performances
1936
The WomenBroadway December 26, 1936. Original
657 performances
1938
Knickerbocker HolidayBroadway October 19, 1938. Original
168 performances
1939
Key LargoBroadway November 27, 1939. Original
105 performances
1940
A Passenger to BaliBroadway March 14, 1940. Original
4 performances
1940
An International IncidentBroadway April 2, 1940. Original
15 performances
1940
Pal JoeyBroadway December 25, 1940. Original
374 performances
1940
Walk With MusicBroadway June 4, 1940. Original
55 performances
1941
Best Foot ForwardBroadway October 1, 1941. Original
326 performances
1942
Count Me InBroadway October 8, 1942. Original
61 performances
1942
R. U. R.Broadway December 3, 1942. Revival
4 performances
1942
The Three SistersBroadway December 21, 1942. Revival
123 performances
1943
Tomorrow the WorldBroadway April 14, 1943. Original
500 performances
1944
Last StopBroadway September 5, 1944. Original
23 performances
1944
The Perfect MarriageBroadway October 26, 1944. Revival
92 performances
1945
Make Yourself at HomeBroadway September 13, 1945. Original
4 performances
1945
One-Man ShowBroadway February 8, 1945. Original
36 performances
1945
PygmalionBroadway December 26, 1945. Revival
179 performances
1945
RebeccaBroadway January 18, 1945. Original
20 performances
1945
The Barretts of Wimpole StreetBroadway March 26, 1945. Revival
88 performances
1946
Second Best BedBroadway June 3, 1946. Original
8 performances
1946
The Duchess of MalfiBroadway October 15, 1946. Original
38 performances
1947
A Streetcar Named DesireBroadway December 3, 1947. Original
855 performances
1947
BathshebaBroadway March 26, 1947. Original
29 performances
1947
The Telephone / The MediumBroadway May 1, 1947. Original
212 performances
1947
This Time TomorrowBroadway November 3, 1947. Original
32 performances
1949
The Rat RaceBroadway December 22, 1949. Original
84 performances
1950
Bell, Book and CandleBroadway November 14, 1950. Original
233 performances
1950
The ConsulBroadway March 15, 1950. Revival
269 performances
1951
Out West of EighthBroadway September 20, 1951. Original
4 performances
1951
The FourposterBroadway October 24, 1951. Original
632 performances
1952
I've Got SixpenceBroadway December 2, 1952. Original
23 performances
1953
MisallianceBroadway March 6, 1953. Revival
130 performances
1953
Tea and SympathyBroadway September 30, 1953. Original
712 performances
1953
The Emperor's ClothesBroadway February 9, 1953. Original
16 performances
1955
The Chalk GardenBroadway October 26, 1955. Original
182 performances
1955
The Desperate HoursBroadway February 10, 1955. Original
212 performances
1956
Affair of HonorBroadway April 6, 1956. Original
27 performances
1956
New Faces of 1956Broadway June 14, 1956. Original
220 performances
1956
Wake Up, DarlingBroadway May 2, 1956. Original
5 performances
1957
Hide and SeekBroadway April 2, 1957. Original
7 performances
1957
Look Homeward, AngelBroadway November 28, 1957. Original
564 performances
1957
Small War on Murray HillBroadway January 3, 1957. Original
12 performances
1957
The EggheadBroadway October 9, 1957. Original
21 performances
1957
The Greatest Man AliveBroadway May 8, 1957. Original
5 performances
1957
Waiting for GodotBroadway January 21, 1957. Revival
6 performances
1959
A Raisin in the SunBroadway March 11, 1959. Original
530 performances
1960
Critic's ChoiceBroadway December 14, 1960. Original
189 performances
1960
Laughs and Other EventsBroadway October 10, 1960. Original
8 performances
1961
The Complaisant LoverBroadway November 1, 1961. Original
101 performances
1962
A Gift of TimeBroadway February 22, 1962. Original
92 performances
1962
Moby DickBroadway November 28, 1962. Original
13 performances
1962
Step on a CrackBroadway October 17, 1962. Original
1 performance
1963
The Irregular Verb to LoveBroadway September 18, 1963. Original
115 performances
1964
Beyond the Fringe '65Broadway December 15, 1964. Return-Engagement
30 performances
1964
The Passion of Josef D.Broadway February 11, 1964. Original
15 performances
1965
The Amen CornerBroadway April 15, 1965. Original
84 performances
1965
Xmas in Las VegasBroadway November 4, 1965. Original
4 performances
1966
Les Ballets AfricainsBroadway November 16, 1966. Revival
85 performances
1966
Wait Until DarkBroadway February 2, 1966. Original
373 performances
1966
We Have Always Lived in the CastleBroadway October 19, 1966. Original
9 performances
1967
Black Comedy / White LiesBroadway February 12, 1967. Original
337 performances
1968
Happiness Is Just a Little Thing Called a Rolls RoyceBroadway May 11, 1968. Original
1 performance
1968
Noël Coward's Sweet PotatoBroadway September 29, 1968. Original
44 performances
1968
Rockefeller and the Red IndiansBroadway October 24, 1968. Original
4 performances
1968
The Goodbye PeopleBroadway December 3, 1968. Original
7 performances
1968
The Seven Descents of MyrtleBroadway March 27, 1968. Original
29 performances
1969
The Front PageBroadway May 10, 1969. Revival
64 performances
1969
ZeldaBroadway March 5, 1969. Original
5 performances
1970
A Place for PollyBroadway April 18, 1970. Original
1 performance
1970
Conduct UnbecomingBroadway October 12, 1970. Original
144 performances
1970
The Chinese and Dr. FishBroadway March 10, 1970. Original
15 performances
1971
Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural DeathBroadway October 20, 1971. Original
325 performances
1971
Inner CityBroadway December 19, 1971. Original
97 performances
1971
The PhilanthropistBroadway March 15, 1971. Original
64 performances
1972
Captain Brassbound's ConversionBroadway April 17, 1972. Revival
16 performances
1972
Don't Play Us Cheap!Broadway May 16, 1972. Original
164 performances
1972
VoicesBroadway April 3, 1972. Revival
8 performances
1973
Chemin de FerBroadway November 26, 1973. Revival
42 performances
1973
Emperor Henry IVBroadway March 28, 1973. Revival
37 performances
1973
HolidayBroadway December 26, 1973. Revival
28 performances
1973
The VisitBroadway November 25, 1973. Revival
32 performances
1974
Dreyfus in RehearsalBroadway October 17, 1974. Original
12 performances
1974
Noël Coward in Two KeysBroadway February 28, 1974. Original
140 performances
1975
The Night That Made America FamousBroadway February 26, 1975. Original
47 performances
1975
TravestiesBroadway October 30, 1975. Original
156 performances
1976
LegendBroadway May 13, 1976. Revival
5 performances
1976
Poor MurdererBroadway October 20, 1976. Original
87 performances
1977
American BuffaloBroadway February 16, 1977. Original
122 performances
1977
I Love My WifeBroadway April 17, 1977. Original
857 performances
1979
Romantic ComedyBroadway November 8, 1979. Original
396 performances
1980
Lunch HourBroadway November 12, 1980. Original
262 performances
1981
The West Side WaltzBroadway November 19, 1981. Original
126 performances
1982
FoxfireBroadway November 11, 1982. Original
213 performances
1982
Is there life after high school?Broadway May 7, 1982. Original
12 performances
1983
BabyBroadway December 4, 1983. Revival
241 performances
1984
HurlyburlyBroadway August 7, 1984. Original
343 performances
1986
LillianBroadway January 16, 1986. Original
45 performances
1986
Social SecurityBroadway April 17, 1986. Original
388 performances
1988
Joe Turner's Come and GoneBroadway March 27, 1988. Original
105 performances
1989
MetamorphosisBroadway March 6, 1989. Original
97 performances
1989
The Secret RaptureBroadway October 26, 1989. Original
12 performances
1990
Lettice and LovageBroadway March 25, 1990. Original
284 performances
1991
Mule BoneBroadway February 14, 1991. Original
68 performances
1992
A Streetcar Named DesireBroadway April 12, 1992. Revival
137 performances
1993
The Sisters RosensweigBroadway March 18, 1993. Original
556 performances
1995
IndiscretionsBroadway April 27, 1995. Original
220 performances
1996
An Ideal HusbandBroadway May 1, 1996. Revival
307 performances
1997
The LifeBroadway April 26, 1997. Original
466 performances
1998
ElectraBroadway December 3, 1998. Revival
116 performances
1999
Amy's ViewBroadway April 15, 1999. Original
103 performances
2000
The Real ThingBroadway April 17, 2000. Revival
136 performances
2000
The Tale of the Allergist's WifeBroadway November 2, 2000. Original
777 performances
2002
Imaginary FriendsBroadway December 12, 2002. Original
76 performances
2003
SalomeBroadway April 30, 2003. Revival
40 performances
2004
Sly FoxBroadway April 1, 2004. Revival
173 performances
2005
The Glass MenagerieBroadway March 22, 2005. Revival
120 performances
2006
CompanyBroadway November 29, 2006. Revival
246 performances
2006
Ring of FireBroadway March 12, 2006. Original
57 performances
2007
Duran Duran: Red Carpet MassacreBroadway November 1, 2007. Original
7 performances
2008
NovemberBroadway January 17, 2008. Original
205 performances
2008
Speed-the-PlowBroadway October 23, 2008. Revival
140 performances
2009
Exit the KingBroadway March 26, 2009. Revival
93 performances
2009
RaceBroadway December 6, 2009. Original
297 performances
2010
EllingBroadway November 21, 2010. Original
9 performances
2011
An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy PatinkinBroadway November 21, 2011. Original
57 performances
2011
ArcadiaBroadway March 17, 2011. Revival
108 performances
2012
ChaplinBroadway September 10, 2012. Original
135 performances
2012
Death of a SalesmanBroadway March 15, 2012. Revival
78 performances
2013
BetrayalBroadway October 27, 2013. Revival
83 performances
2013
MacbethBroadway April 21, 2013. Revival
73 performances
2014
A Raisin in the SunBroadway April 3, 2014. Revival
85 performances
2016
Alton Brown Live: Eat Your ScienceBroadway November 22, 2016. Original
8 performances
2017
Six Degrees of SeparationBroadway April 25, 2017. Revival
63 performances
2017
The Band's VisitBroadway November 9, 2017. Original
589 performances
2017
The PresentBroadway January 8, 2017. Original
81 performances
2019
The InheritanceBroadway November 17, 2019. Original
132 performances
2021
WaitressBroadway September 2, 2021. Return-Engagement
122 performances
2022
Paradise SquareBroadway April 3, 2022. Original
108 performances
2022
The Piano LessonBroadway October 13, 2022. Revival
124 performances
2023
El Mago PopBroadway August 20, 2023. Original
14 performances
2023
HarmonyBroadway November 13, 2023. Original
96 performances
2023
Peter Pan Goes WrongBroadway April 19, 2023. Original
111 performances
2024
Our TownBroadway October 10, 2024. Revival
117 performances
2024
PatriotsBroadway April 22, 2024. Revival
72 performances
2025
OthelloBroadway March 23, 2025. Revival
89 performances
2026
Joe Turner's Come and GoneBroadway April 25, 2026. Revival
105 performances

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