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Nederlander Theatre
Broadway208 W 41st StOpened 1921 Still open187 productions on this page,
1838 to 2026
The Nederlander Theatre (formerly the National Theatre, the Billy Rose Theatre, and the Trafalgar Theatre) is a Broadway theater at 208 West 41st Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S. Opened in 1921, it was designed by William Neil Smith for theatrical operator Walter C. Jordan. It has around 1,235 seats across two levels and is operated by the Nederlander Organization. Since 1980, it has been named for American theater impresario David Tobias Nederlander, father of theatrical producer James M. Nederlander. It is the southernmost Broadway theater in the Theater District. The facade is relatively plain and is made of brick, with a fire escape at…
National TheatreBilly Rose TheatreTrafalgar Theatre
Other names this building has used.
By decade
187 productions across 14 decades
- 1830s
2
- 1840s
1
- 1850s
1
- 1920s
29
- 1930s
17
- 1940s
40
- 1950s
19
- 1960s
26
- 1970s
15
- 1980s
13
- 1990s
4
- 2000s
2
- 2010s
9
- 2020s
9
Longest runs here
by performances
1996 RentBroadway
April 29, 1996. Directed by Michael Greif
5,123 performances
2012 NewsiesBroadway
March 29, 2012. Directed by Jeff Calhoun
1,005 performances
1948 Lend An EarBroadway
December 16, 1948. Directed by Gower Champion, Hal Gerson
460 performances
Everything that played here
187 productions
1838 AmilieBroadway
October 15, 1838. Original
1839 RichelieuBroadway
September 4, 1839. Original
1921 SwordsBroadway
September 1, 1921. Original
36 performances
1921 TrilbyBroadway
December 23, 1921. Revival
12 performances
1924 AshesBroadway
October 20, 1924. Original
24 performances
1924 SilenceBroadway
November 12, 1924. Original
199 performances
1926 YellowBroadway
September 21, 1926. Original
135 performances
1927 FogBroadway
February 7, 1927. Original
96 performances
1928 TrappedBroadway
September 11, 1928. Original
15 performances
1929 ZeppelinBroadway
January 14, 1929. Original
72 performances
1930 Room 349Broadway
April 21, 1930. Original
15 performances
1934 PicnicBroadway
May 2, 1934. Original
2 performances
1941 MacbethBroadway
November 11, 1941. Revival
131 performances
1947 MedeaBroadway
October 20, 1947. Revival
214 performances
1948 Hold ItBroadway
May 5, 1948. Original
46 performances
1948 MacbethBroadway
March 31, 1948. Revival
29 performances
1952 CandidaBroadway
April 22, 1952. Revival
31 performances
1953 MaggieBroadway
February 18, 1953. Original
5 performances
1953 The BatBroadway
January 20, 1953. Revival
23 performances
1960 The WallBroadway
October 11, 1960. Original
167 performances
1969 BillyBroadway
March 22, 1969. Revival
1 performance
1971 Old TimesBroadway
November 16, 1971. Original
120 performances
1972 PurlieBroadway
December 27, 1972. Revival
14 performances
1973 ScapinBroadway
December 28, 1973. Revival
1 performance
1974 JumpersBroadway
April 22, 1974. Original
48 performances
1996 RentBroadway
April 29, 1996. Original
5,123 performances
2012 NewsiesBroadway
March 29, 2012. Original
1,005 performances
2024 The Who\Broadway
March 28, 2024. Revival
132 performances
2025 RedwoodBroadway
February 13, 2025. Original
110 performances
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