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Music Box Theatre

Broadway239 W 45th StOpened 1921 Still open144 productions on this page, 1921 to 2026

The Music Box Theatre is a Broadway theater at 239 West 45th Street (George Abbott Way) in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S. Opened in 1921, the Music Box Theatre was designed by C. Howard Crane in a Palladian-inspired style and was constructed for Irving Berlin and Sam H. Harris. It has 1,025 seats across two levels and is operated by The Shubert Organization. Both the facade and the auditorium interior are New York City landmarks. The facade is made of limestone and is symmetrically arranged, with both Palladian and neo-Georgian motifs. At ground level, the eastern portion of the facade contains the theater's entrance, with a marquee over it, while…

By decade

144 productions across 11 decades
  1. 1920s 14
  2. 1930s 18
  3. 1940s 14
  4. 1950s 12
  5. 1960s 19
  6. 1970s 9
  7. 1980s 15
  8. 1990s 10
  9. 2000s 13
  10. 2010s 12
  11. 2020s 8

Longest runs here

by performances
1978
DeathtrapBroadway February 26, 1978. Directed by Robert Moore
1,793 performances
2016
Dear Evan HansenBroadway December 4, 2016. Directed by Michael Greif
1,670 performances
1970
SleuthBroadway November 12, 1970. Directed by Clifford Williams
1,222 performances
1964
Any WednesdayBroadway February 18, 1964. Directed by Henry Kaplan
983 performances
1993
Blood BrothersBroadway April 25, 1993. Directed by Bob Tomson
840 performances
1939
The Man Who Came to DinnerBroadway October 16, 1939
739 performances
1944
I Remember MamaBroadway October 19, 1944
713 performances
2013
PippinBroadway April 25, 2013. Directed by Diane Paulus
709 performances

Everything that played here

144 productions
1921
Music Box Revue [1921]Broadway September 22, 1921. Original
440 performances
1921
Music Box RevueBroadway September 22, 1921. Original
440 performances
1922
Music Box Revue [1922-23]Broadway October 23, 1922. Original
330 performances
1923
Music Box Revue [1923]Broadway September 22, 1923. Original
273 performances
1924
Earl Carroll's Vanities [1924]Broadway September 10, 1924. Original
133 performances
1924
Music Box Revue [1924]Broadway December 1, 1924. Original
184 performances
1925
Cradle SnatchersBroadway September 7, 1925. Original
478 performances
1926
ChicagoBroadway December 30, 1926. Original
172 performances
1926
Gentle GraftersBroadway October 27, 1926. Original
39 performances
1926
L'IllusionisteBroadway November 22, 1926. Original
72 performances
1926
MozartBroadway November 22, 1926. Original
32 performances
1927
Paris BoundBroadway December 27, 1927. Original
234 performances
1928
ParisBroadway October 8, 1928. Revival
195 performances
1929
The Little ShowBroadway April 30, 1929. Original
321 performances
1930
Once in a LifetimeBroadway September 24, 1930. Original
406 performances
1930
TopazeBroadway February 12, 1930. Original
215 performances
1931
Of Thee I SingBroadway December 26, 1931. Original
441 performances
1931
The Third Little ShowBroadway June 1, 1931. Original
136 performances
1932
Dinner at EightBroadway October 22, 1932. Original
232 performances
1933
As Thousands CheerBroadway September 30, 1933. Original
400 performances
1934
Merrily We Roll AlongBroadway September 29, 1934. Original
155 performances
1935
Ceiling ZeroBroadway April 10, 1935. Original
104 performances
1935
First LadyBroadway November 26, 1935. Original
246 performances
1935
If This Be TreasonBroadway September 23, 1935. Original
40 performances
1935
Pride and PrejudiceBroadway November 5, 1935. Original
219 performances
1935
RainBroadway February 12, 1935. Revival
47 performances
1936
Stage DoorBroadway October 22, 1936. Original
169 performances
1937
Of Mice and MenBroadway November 23, 1937. Original
207 performances
1938
Sing Out the NewsBroadway September 24, 1938. Original
105 performances
1939
From ViennaBroadway June 20, 1939. Original
79 performances
1939
Set to MusicBroadway January 18, 1939. Original
129 performances
1939
The Man Who Came to DinnerBroadway October 16, 1939. Original
739 performances
1941
The Land Is BrightBroadway October 28, 1941. Original
79 performances
1942
A Kiss for CinderellaBroadway March 10, 1942. Revival
48 performances
1942
Star and GarterBroadway June 24, 1942. Revival
609 performances
1943
Feathers in a GaleBroadway December 21, 1943. Original
7 performances
1944
I Remember MamaBroadway October 19, 1944. Original
713 performances
1944
Over 21Broadway January 3, 1944. Original
221 performances
1946
Christopher BlakeBroadway November 30, 1946. Original
114 performances
1946
Mr. Peebles and Mr. HookerBroadway October 10, 1946. Original
4 performances
1948
Summer and SmokeBroadway October 6, 1948. Original
102 performances
1948
The Cup of TremblingBroadway April 20, 1948. Original
31 performances
1948
The Linden TreeBroadway March 2, 1948. Original
7 performances
1949
Lost in the StarsBroadway October 30, 1949. Original
281 performances
1949
Mrs. Gibbons' BoysBroadway May 4, 1949. Original
5 performances
1949
They Knew What They WantedBroadway February 16, 1949. Revival
61 performances
1950
Daphne LaureolaBroadway September 18, 1950. Original
56 performances
1952
Flight Into EgyptBroadway March 18, 1952. Original
46 performances
1952
Much Ado About NothingBroadway May 1, 1952. Revival
4 performances
1953
PicnicBroadway February 19, 1953. Revival
477 performances
1953
TouchstoneBroadway February 3, 1953. Original
7 performances
1955
Bus StopBroadway March 2, 1955. Original
478 performances
1956
Separate TablesBroadway October 25, 1956. Original
332 performances
1956
The Ponder HeartBroadway February 16, 1956. Original
149 performances
1957
Miss LonelyheartsBroadway October 3, 1957. Original
12 performances
1957
The Dark at the Top of the StairsBroadway December 5, 1957. Original
468 performances
1959
Five Finger ExerciseBroadway December 2, 1959. Original
337 performances
1959
RashomonBroadway January 27, 1959. Original
159 performances
1960
Invitation to a MarchBroadway October 29, 1960. Original
113 performances
1961
A Far CountryBroadway April 4, 1961. Original
271 performances
1961
Daughter of SilenceBroadway November 30, 1961. Original
36 performances
1961
Once There Was a RussianBroadway February 18, 1961. Original
1 performance
1962
RomulusBroadway January 10, 1962. Original
69 performances
1962
The Beauty PartBroadway December 26, 1962. Original
85 performances
1963
Dear Me, The Sky is FallingBroadway March 2, 1963. Original
145 performances
1963
Have I Got a Girl for You!Broadway December 2, 1963. Original
1 performance
1963
Love and KissesBroadway December 18, 1963. Original
13 performances
1963
Semi-DetachedBroadway October 7, 1963. Revival
16 performances
1964
Any WednesdayBroadway February 18, 1964. Original
983 performances
1966
Hostile WitnessBroadway February 17, 1966. Original
156 performances
1966
How's the World Treating You?Broadway October 24, 1966. Original
40 performances
1967
The HomecomingBroadway January 5, 1967. Original
324 performances
1967
There's a Girl in My SoupBroadway October 18, 1967. Original
322 performances
1969
AngelaBroadway October 30, 1969. Revival
4 performances
1969
Harkness BalletBroadway January 13, 1969. Original
1969
Love Is a Time of DayBroadway December 22, 1969. Original
8 performances
1969
The Watering PlaceBroadway March 12, 1969. Original
1 performance
1970
Charles AznavourBroadway February 3, 1970. Original
23 performances
1970
InquestBroadway April 23, 1970. Original
28 performances
1970
SleuthBroadway November 12, 1970. Original
1,222 performances
1974
Absurd Person SingularBroadway October 8, 1974. Original
591 performances
1974
Rainbow JonesBroadway February 13, 1974. Original
1 performance
1976
ComediansBroadway November 28, 1976. Original
145 performances
1976
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Broadway April 1, 1976. Revival
117 performances
1977
Side by Side by SondheimBroadway April 18, 1977. Original
384 performances
1978
DeathtrapBroadway February 26, 1978. Original
1,793 performances
1982
Agnes of GodBroadway March 30, 1982. Original
599 performances
1982
Special OccasionsBroadway February 7, 1982. Original
1 performance
1983
BrothersBroadway November 9, 1983. Revival
1 performance
1984
Alone TogetherBroadway October 21, 1984. Original
97 performances
1984
End of the WorldBroadway May 6, 1984. Original
33 performances
1984
Open AdmissionsBroadway January 29, 1984. Original
17 performances
1985
Hay FeverBroadway December 12, 1985. Revival
124 performances
1985
The Octette Bridge ClubBroadway March 5, 1985. Original
24 performances
1986
LootBroadway April 7, 1986. Revival
96 performances
1987
Les Liaisons DangereusesBroadway April 30, 1987. Original
149 performances
1987
Sweet SueBroadway January 8, 1987. Original
164 performances
1988
MailBroadway April 14, 1988. Original
37 performances
1988
Spoils of WarBroadway November 10, 1988. Original
36 performances
1989
A Few Good MenBroadway November 15, 1989. Original
497 performances
1989
Welcome to the ClubBroadway April 13, 1989. Original
12 performances
1991
Lucifer's ChildBroadway April 4, 1991. Original
28 performances
1991
Park Your Car in Harvard YardBroadway November 7, 1991. Original
124 performances
1992
A Small Family BusinessBroadway April 27, 1992. Original
48 performances
1993
Blood BrothersBroadway April 25, 1993. Original
840 performances
1995
Swinging on a StarBroadway October 22, 1995. Original
96 performances
1996
State FairBroadway March 27, 1996. Original
110 performances
1997
BarrymoreBroadway March 25, 1997. Original
236 performances
1997
The Diary of Anne FrankBroadway December 4, 1997. Revival
221 performances
1999
AmadeusBroadway December 15, 1999. Revival
173 performances
1999
CloserBroadway March 25, 1999. Original
172 performances
2000
MacbethBroadway June 15, 2000. Revival
13 performances
2000
The Dinner PartyBroadway October 19, 2000. Original
364 performances
2002
AmourBroadway October 20, 2002. Original
17 performances
2002
Fortune's FoolBroadway April 2, 2002. Original
127 performances
2003
Cat on a Hot Tin RoofBroadway November 2, 2003. Revival
145 performances
2004
Dame Edna: Back with a VengeanceBroadway November 21, 2004. Original
163 performances
2005
In My LifeBroadway October 20, 2005. Original
61 performances
2005
PrimoBroadway July 11, 2005. Original
35 performances
2006
FestenBroadway April 9, 2006. Original
49 performances
2006
The Vertical HourBroadway November 30, 2006. Original
117 performances
2007
DeuceBroadway May 6, 2007. Original
121 performances
2007
The Farnsworth InventionBroadway December 3, 2007. Original
104 performances
2009
Superior DonutsBroadway October 1, 2009. Original
109 performances
2010
La BêteBroadway October 14, 2010. Revival
101 performances
2010
Lend Me a TenorBroadway April 4, 2010. Revival
153 performances
2011
JerusalemBroadway April 21, 2011. Original
141 performances
2011
Private LivesBroadway November 17, 2011. Revival
53 performances
2012
Dead AccountsBroadway November 29, 2012. Original
44 performances
2012
One Man, Two GuvnorsBroadway April 18, 2012. Original
159 performances
2012
Shatner's World: We Just Live in ItBroadway February 16, 2012. Original
17 performances
2013
PippinBroadway April 25, 2013. Revival
709 performances
2015
King Charles IIIBroadway November 1, 2015. Original
103 performances
2015
The Heidi ChroniclesBroadway March 19, 2015. Revival
53 performances
2016
Dear Evan HansenBroadway December 4, 2016. Original
1,670 performances
2016
Shuffle Along, Or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That FollowedBroadway April 28, 2016. Original
100 performances
2022
Walking with GhostsBroadway October 27, 2022. Original
25 performances
2023
Bob Fosse's Dancin'Broadway March 19, 2023. Revival
65 performances
2023
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton PatchBroadway September 27, 2023. Revival
151 performances
2024
SuffsBroadway April 18, 2024. Original
300 performances
2025
ArtBroadway September 16, 2025. Revival
110 performances
2025
The Picture of Dorian GrayBroadway March 27, 2025. Original
96 performances
2026
GiantBroadway March 23, 2026. Original
105 performances
2026
Inter AliaBroadway December 1, 2026. Original

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