Morosco Theatre

By decade167 productions across 8 decades

1. 1910s 4
2. 1920s 39
3. 1930s 41
4. 1940s 21
5. 1950s 15
6. 1960s 20
7. 1970s 19
8. 1980s 8

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

1943	The Voice of the Turtle December 8, 1943	1,557 perf.
1920	The Bat August 23, 1920	867 perf.
1968	Forty Carats December 26, 1968 · Abe Burrows	780 perf.
1949	Death of a Salesman February 10, 1949 · Elia Kazan	742 perf.
1978	Da May 1, 1978 · Melvin Bernhardt	697 perf.
1955	Cat on a Hot Tin Roof March 24, 1955 · Elia Kazan	694 perf.
1941	Blithe Spirit November 5, 1941	657 perf.
1966	Don't Drink the Water November 17, 1966 · Stanley Prager	598 perf.

Ranked among the 165 runs here that carry a performance count. 2 do not, so a longer run may be sitting outside this table with an empty field.

Everything that played here167 productions

1917	Canary Cottage February 5, 1917 · Original	112 perf.
1918	The Walk-offs September 17, 1918 · Original	31 perf.
1919	Cappy Ricks January 13, 1919 · Original	128 perf.
1919	Civilian Clothes September 12, 1919 · Original	150 perf.
1920	Beyond the Horizon February 2, 1920 · Original	111 perf.
1920	Sacred and Profane Love February 23, 1920 · Original	88 perf.
1920	The Bat August 23, 1920 · Original	867 perf.
1922	Why Men Leave Home September 12, 1922 · Original	135 perf.
1923	Hail and Farewell February 19, 1923 · Original	40 perf.
1923	Mike Angelo January 8, 1923 · Original	48 perf.
1923	Not So Fast May 22, 1923 · Original	31 perf.
1923	Pride May 2, 1923 · Original	13 perf.
1923	Red Light Annie August 21, 1923 · Original	87 perf.
1923	Scaramouche October 24, 1923 · Original	61 perf.
1923	The Other Rose December 20, 1923 · Original	84 perf.
1923	The Wasp March 27, 1923 · Original	95 perf.
1924	Flame of Love April 21, 1924 · Original	32 perf.
1924	Keep Kool May 22, 1924 · Original	148 perf.
1924	No Other Girl August 13, 1924 · Original	56 perf.
1924	That Awful Mrs. Eaton September 29, 1924 · Original	16 perf.
1924	The Firebrand October 15, 1924 · Original	261 perf.
1924	The Lady Killer March 12, 1924 · Original	13 perf.
1925	Bridge of Distances September 28, 1925 · Original	16 perf.
1925	Craig's Wife October 12, 1925 · Original	360 perf.
1925	The Enchanted April August 24, 1925 · Original	32 perf.
1926	Howdy, King December 13, 1926 · Original	40 perf.
1926	The Shelf September 27, 1926 · Original	32 perf.
1926	Up the Line November 22, 1926 · Original	24 perf.
1927	Hearts Are Trumps April 7, 1927 · Revival	21 perf.
1927	Honor Be Damned! January 26, 1927 · Original	45 perf.
1927	Restless Women December 26, 1927 · Original	24 perf.
1927	Such Is Life August 31, 1927 · Revival	21 perf.
1927	The Letter September 26, 1927 · Original	104 perf.
1927	Triple Crossed May 5, 1927 · Original	52 perf.
1928	Gang War August 20, 1928 · Original	80 perf.
1928	Say When June 26, 1928 · Original	15 perf.
1928	The Silent House February 7, 1928 · Original	277 perf.
1928	The Silver Box January 17, 1928 · Revival	23 perf.
1929	Cross Roads November 11, 1929 · Original	28 perf.
1929	Scarlet Pages September 9, 1929 · Original	72 perf.
1929	Serena Blandish January 23, 1929 · Original	93 perf.
1929	Uncle Vanya May 24, 1929 · Revival	2 perf.
1929	Young Sinners November 28, 1929 · Original	289 perf.
1930	Ladies All July 28, 1930 · Original	140 perf.
1930	Oh, Promise Me November 24, 1930 · Original	145 perf.
1930	This One Man October 21, 1930 · Original	39 perf.
1931	Cloudy with Showers September 1, 1931 · Original	71 perf.
1931	Cynara November 2, 1931 · Original	210 perf.
1931	Hobo February 11, 1931 · Original	5 perf.
1931	The Silent Witness March 23, 1931 · Revival	80 perf.
1931	The Unknown Warrior October 22, 1931 · Revival	4 perf.
1932	Autumn Crocus November 19, 1932 · Original	210 perf.
1932	Black Sheep October 13, 1932 · Original	4 perf.
1932	Camille November 1, 1932 · Revival	15 perf.
1932	Lilly Turner September 19, 1932 · Original	24 perf.
1932	The Boy Friend June 7, 1932 · Original	15 perf.
1932	The Warrior's Husband March 11, 1932 · Revival	83 perf.
1932	The Web June 27, 1932 · Original	24 perf.
1933	Best Sellers May 3, 1933 · Original	53 perf.
1933	Champagne, Sec October 14, 1933 · Original	113 perf.
1933	Going Gay August 3, 1933 · Original	25 perf.
1933	It Pays to Sin November 3, 1933 · Original	3 perf.
1933	The Blue Widow August 30, 1933 · Original	29 perf.
1933	The Comic Artist April 19, 1933 · Original	21 perf.
1933	The Dark Tower November 25, 1933 · Original	57 perf.
1934	A Ship Comes In September 19, 1934 · Original	38 perf.
1934	By Your Leave January 24, 1934 · Original	37 perf.
1934	Gold Eagle Guy November 28, 1934 · Original	65 perf.
1934	Spring Song October 1, 1934 · Revival	40 perf.
1935	Crime Marches On October 23, 1935 · Original	45 perf.
1935	Something Gay April 29, 1935 · Original	72 perf.
1935	The Distant Shore February 21, 1935 · Original	13 perf.
1936	Call It a Day January 28, 1936 · Original	194 perf.
1936	Reflected Glory September 21, 1936 · Original	127 perf.
1937	Chalked Out March 25, 1937 · Original	12 perf.
1937	George and Margaret September 22, 1937 · Original	86 perf.
1937	In a Church in Italy January 1, 1937 · Return-Engagement	8 perf.
1937	In County Kerry January 1, 1937 · Return-Engagement	8 perf.
1937	Love in the Balkans January 1, 1937 · Return-Engagement	8 perf.
1937	Penny Wise April 19, 1937 · Revival	65 perf.
1937	The Miner's Wife January 1, 1937 · Return-Engagement	8 perf.
1938	Bachelor Born January 25, 1938 · Original	400 perf.
1938	Spring Meeting December 8, 1938 · Original	98 perf.
1939	Skylark October 11, 1939 · Original	256 perf.
1940	Old Acquaintance December 23, 1940 · Original	170 perf.
1940	Sim Sala Bim September 9, 1940 · Original	54 perf.
1940	Suzanna and the Elders October 29, 1940 · Original	30 perf.
1941	Blithe Spirit November 5, 1941 · Original	657 perf.
1941	Cuckoos on the Hearth September 16, 1941 · Original
1941	The Night Before Christmas April 10, 1941 · Original	22 perf.
1942	Bird in Hand October 19, 1942 · Revival	8 perf.
1942	Proof Thro' the Night December 25, 1942 · Original	11 perf.
1942	The Great Big Doorstep November 26, 1942 · Original	28 perf.
1942	The Morning Star September 14, 1942 · Original	24 perf.
1943	Blithe Spirit September 6, 1943 · Return-Engagement	32 perf.
1943	Men in Shadow March 10, 1943 · Original	21 perf.
1943	Sons and Soldiers May 4, 1943 · Original	22 perf.
1943	The Moon Vine February 11, 1943 · Original	20 perf.
1943	The Voice of the Turtle December 8, 1943 · Original	1,557 perf.
1947	The Druid Circle October 22, 1947 · Original	69 perf.
1947	Topaze December 27, 1947 · Revival	1 perf.
1948	Goodbye, My Fancy November 17, 1948 · Original	446 perf.
1948	Minnie and Mr. Williams October 27, 1948 · Original	5 perf.
1948	Strange Bedfellows January 14, 1948 · Original	229 perf.
1949	Death of a Salesman February 10, 1949 · Original	742 perf.
1950	The Relapse November 22, 1950 · Revival	30 perf.
1951	Gramercy Ghost April 26, 1951 · Original	100 perf.
1951	Remains to Be Seen October 3, 1951 · Original	199 perf.
1951	Second Threshold January 2, 1951 · Original	126 perf.
1952	The Deep Blue Sea November 5, 1952 · Original	132 perf.
1953	My 3 Angels March 11, 1953 · Original	344 perf.
1954	Dear Charles September 15, 1954 · Original	155 perf.
1954	The Confidential Clerk February 11, 1954 · Original	117 perf.
1955	Cat on a Hot Tin Roof March 24, 1955 · Original	694 perf.
1955	Tonight in Samarkand February 16, 1955 · Original	29 perf.
1957	Time Remembered November 12, 1957 · Original	248 perf.
1958	The Cold Wind and the Warm December 8, 1958 · Original	120 perf.
1959	Chéri October 12, 1959 · Original	56 perf.
1959	Davy Jones' Locker March 28, 1959 · Original
1959	Silent Night, Lonely Night December 3, 1959 · Original	124 perf.
1960	The Best Man March 31, 1960 · Original	520 perf.
1961	Blood, Sweat and Stanley Poole October 5, 1961 · Original	84 perf.
1961	First Love December 25, 1961 · Revival	24 perf.
1962	Come on Strong October 4, 1962 · Original	36 perf.
1962	Venus at Large April 12, 1962 · Original	4 perf.
1963	Children From Their Games April 11, 1963 · Original	4 perf.
1963	Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad August 27, 1963 · Original	47 perf.
1963	The Beautiful Bait December 24, 1963 · Revival	8 perf.
1963	The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore January 16, 1963 · Original	69 perf.
1963	The Private Ear and The Public Eye October 9, 1963 · Original	163 perf.
1964	A Murderer Among Us March 25, 1964 · Original	1 perf.
1964	Alfie! December 17, 1964 · Original	21 perf.
1964	Beekman Place October 7, 1964 · Original	29 perf.
1964	The Sunday Man May 13, 1964 · Original	1 perf.
1964	The Three Sisters June 22, 1964 · Revival	119 perf.
1965	Catch Me If You Can March 9, 1965 · Original	103 perf.
1965	Generation October 6, 1965 · Original	300 perf.
1966	Don't Drink the Water November 17, 1966 · Original	598 perf.
1968	Forty Carats December 26, 1968 · Original	780 perf.
1968	The Price February 7, 1968 · Revival	429 perf.
1970	Home November 17, 1970 · Revival	110 perf.
1971	And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little February 25, 1971 · Original	108 perf.
1971	No Place to Be Somebody September 9, 1971 · Revival	39 perf.
1972	Butley October 31, 1972 · Original	135 perf.
1972	Fun City January 2, 1972 · Original	9 perf.
1972	Night Watch February 28, 1972 · Original	121 perf.
1973	A Moon for the Misbegotten December 29, 1973 · Revival	313 perf.
1973	The Changing Room March 6, 1973 · Original	192 perf.
1974	In Praise of Love December 10, 1974 · Original	200 perf.
1975	The Norman Conquests: Living Together December 7, 1975 · Original	76 perf.
1975	The Norman Conquests: Round and Round the Garden December 7, 1975 · Original	76 perf.
1975	The Norman Conquests: Table Manners December 7, 1975 · Original	76 perf.
1976	The Eccentricities of a Nightingale November 23, 1976 · Original	24 perf.
1976	The Innocents October 21, 1976 · Revival	12 perf.
1977	A Party with Betty Comden & Adolph Green February 10, 1977 · Revival	92 perf.
1977	Golda November 14, 1977 · Original	93 perf.
1977	Something Old, Something New January 1, 1977 · Original	1 perf.
1977	The Shadow Box March 31, 1977 · Original	315 perf.
1978	Da May 1, 1978 · Original	697 perf.
1980	A Life November 2, 1980 · Original	64 perf.
1980	Billy Bishop Goes to War May 29, 1980 · Original	12 perf.
1980	Happy New Year April 27, 1980 · Original	17 perf.
1980	Mister Lincoln February 25, 1980 · Original	16 perf.
1980	Passione September 23, 1980 · Original	16 perf.
1980	The Lady from Dubuque January 31, 1980 · Original	12 perf.
1981	The Moony Shapiro Songbook May 3, 1981 · Original	1 perf.
1981	The Survivor March 3, 1981 · Original	8 perf.

In the literature8 passages

• Time Remembered by Jean Anouilh, as adapted by Patricia Moyes (Morosco Theatre, November 12, 1957, 248 performances)Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz
• At one point, while telling us about the show, Man In Chair says, “Here’s where there would be an intermission, if we were sitting in the Morosco Theatre. Which we’re not.”Untold Stories of Broadway, Part 1, The - Jennifer Tepper
• Death of a Salesman. Produced by Kermit Bloomgarden and Walter Fried at the Morosco Theatre, February 10, 1949. Staged by Elia Kazan, setting by Jo Mielziner, incidental music by Alex North, costumes by Julia Sze. Linda, MildredA Treasury of the Theatre, v. 2
• Margaret Sullavan and Elliott Nugent playing the lovers Sally and Sergeant Bill Page in John Van Druten's The Voice of the Turtle. New York, Morosco Theatre, 1943. [Photograph by Vandamm. Theatre Collection, The New York Public Library at Lincoln Center, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations]McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama, v. 1 (A-C)
• The influence of Pirandello can also be seen in Dear AnTime Remembered, with Susan Strasberg (left) and Helen Hayes. New York, Morosco Theatre, 1957. [Walter Hampden Memorial Library at The Players, New York]McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama, v. 1 (A-C)

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 2 of these runs lasted. We don't have a performance count.
• When 67 of these runs ended. They carry an opening date and no closing date, and they are old enough that they certainly closed. Nobody wrote down the date.