Eugene Oneill Theatre

By decade44 productions across 7 decades

1. 1950s 1
2. 1960s 14
3. 1970s 6
4. 1980s 10
5. 1990s 7
6. 2000s 5
7. 2010s 1

Counted from the productions we hold, which are Broadway and a partial West End. A quiet decade here can mean a dark theatre and can mean a gap in the record.

Longest runs hereby performances

1971	The Prisoner of Second Avenue November 11, 1971 · Mike Nichols	798 perf.
1988	M. Butterfly March 20, 1988 · John Dexter	777 perf.
1969	Last of the Red Hot Lovers December 28, 1969 · Robert Moore	706 perf.
1976	California Suite June 10, 1976 · Gene Saks	445 perf.
1962	A Thousand Clowns April 5, 1962	428 perf.
1980	I Ought to Be in Pictures April 3, 1980 · Herbert Ross	324 perf.
1999	Death of a Salesman February 10, 1999 · Robert Falls	274 perf.
1975	Yentl October 23, 1975 · Robert Kalfin	223 perf.

Ranked among the 43 runs here that carry a performance count. 1 do not, so a longer run may be sitting outside this table with an empty field.

Everything that played here44 productions

1959	A Loss of Roses November 28, 1959 · Original	25 perf.
1960	A Distant Bell January 13, 1960 · Original	5 perf.
1960	A Second String April 13, 1960 · Original	29 perf.
1960	Face of a Hero October 20, 1960 · Original	36 perf.
1960	The Cool World February 22, 1960 · Original	2 perf.
1961	Ross December 26, 1961 · Original	159 perf.
1961	The Young Abe Lincoln April 25, 1961 · Original	27 perf.
1962	A Thousand Clowns April 5, 1962 · Original	428 perf.
1964	Never Live Over a Pretzel Factory March 28, 1964 · Original	9 perf.
1965	Mating Dance November 3, 1965 · Original	1 perf.
1966	Happily Never After March 10, 1966 · Original	4 perf.
1966	The Great Indoors February 1, 1966 · Original	7 perf.
1967	The Freaking Out of Stephanie Blake November 1, 1967 · Original
1969	Canterbury Tales February 3, 1969 · Original	121 perf.
1969	Last of the Red Hot Lovers December 28, 1969 · Original	706 perf.
1971	The Prisoner of Second Avenue November 11, 1971 · Original	798 perf.
1973	The Good Doctor November 27, 1973 · Original	208 perf.
1974	God's Favorite December 11, 1974 · Original	119 perf.
1975	Yentl October 23, 1975 · Original	223 perf.
1976	California Suite June 10, 1976 · Original	445 perf.
1978	Diversions and Delights April 12, 1978 · Original	13 perf.
1980	I Ought to Be in Pictures April 3, 1980 · Original	324 perf.
1981	Fools April 6, 1981 · Original	40 perf.
1982	Little Me January 21, 1982 · Revival	36 perf.
1982	Monday After the Miracle December 14, 1982 · Original	7 perf.
1982	The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas May 31, 1982 · Return-Engagement	63 perf.
1982	The Wake of Jamey Foster October 14, 1982 · Original	12 perf.
1983	Moose Murders February 22, 1983 · Original	1 perf.
1983	The Glass Menagerie December 1, 1983 · Revival	92 perf.
1987	Tom Waits in Concert on Broadway October 13, 1987 · Original	7 perf.
1988	M. Butterfly March 20, 1988 · Original	777 perf.
1990	Cat on a Hot Tin Roof March 21, 1990 · Revival	149 perf.
1991	A Christmas Carol December 19, 1991 · Original	14 perf.
1991	La Bête February 10, 1991 · Original	25 perf.
1991	Penn & Teller: The Refrigerator Tour April 3, 1991 · Original	103 perf.
1998	More to Love October 15, 1998 · Original	5 perf.
1998	The Herbal Bed April 16, 1998 · Original	13 perf.
1999	Death of a Salesman February 10, 1999 · Revival	274 perf.
2000	Wrong Mountain January 13, 2000 · Original	28 perf.
2002	Short Talks on the Universe November 17, 2002 · Original	2 perf.
2005	Good Vibrations February 2, 2005 · Original	94 perf.
2008	You May Now Worship Me March 31, 2008 · Original	1 perf.
2009	33 Variations March 9, 2009 · Original	85 perf.
2011	8 September 19, 2011 · Original	1 perf.

What this page does not know

• What played here before Broadway record-keeping starts, and what played here outside it: concerts, benefits, film runs, anything that was not a listed production.
• How long 1 of these run lasted. We don't have a performance count.
• When the building opened.
• How many seats.
• Who built it.
• Any photograph of the building.