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Neil Simon Theatre

Broadway250 W 52nd StOpened 1927 Still open125 productions on this page, 1927 to 2022

The Neil Simon Theatre, originally the Alvin Theatre, is a Broadway theater at 250 West 52nd Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S. Opened in 1927, the theater was designed by Herbert J. Krapp and was built for Alex A. Aarons and Vinton Freedley. The original name was an amalgamation of Aarons's and Freedley's first names; the theater was renamed for playwright Neil Simon in 1983. The Neil Simon has 1,467 seats across two levels and is operated by the Nederlander Organization. Both the facade and the auditorium interior are New York City landmarks. The facade is divided into two sections: the six-story stage house to the west and the five-story a…

Alvin Theatre

Other names this building has used.

By decade

125 productions across 11 decades
  1. 1920s 3
  2. 1930s 15
  3. 1940s 22
  4. 1950s 13
  5. 1960s 16
  6. 1970s 8
  7. 1980s 16
  8. 1990s 11
  9. 2000s 5
  10. 2010s 15
  11. 2020s 1

Longest runs here

by performances
2002
HairsprayBroadway August 15, 2002. Directed by Jack O’Brien
2,642 performances
1977
AnnieBroadway April 21, 1977. Directed by Martin Charnin
2,377 performances
1983
Brighton Beach MemoirsBroadway March 27, 1983. Directed by Gene Saks
1,299 performances
1948
Mister RobertsBroadway February 18, 1948
1,157 performances
1975
ShenandoahBroadway January 7, 1975. Directed by Philip Rose
1,050 performances
2022
MJ The MusicalBroadway February 1, 2022. Directed by Christopher Wheeldon
1,036 performances
1962
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumBroadway May 8, 1962. Directed by George Abbott
964 performances
1955
No Time for SergeantsBroadway October 20, 1955. Directed by Morton Da Costa
796 performances

Everything that played here

125 productions
1927
Funny FaceBroadway November 22, 1927. Original
244 performances
1928
Treasure GirlBroadway November 8, 1928. Original
68 performances
1929
Spring Is HereBroadway March 11, 1929. Original
104 performances
1930
Girl CrazyBroadway October 14, 1930. Original
272 performances
1931
Tom SawyerBroadway December 25, 1931. Original
6 performances
1931
Wonder BoyBroadway October 22, 1931. Original
44 performances
1932
Adam Had Two SonsBroadway January 20, 1932. Original
5 performances
1932
Mourning Becomes ElectraBroadway May 9, 1932. Revival
16 performances
1932
Music in the AirBroadway November 8, 1932. Original
342 performances
1933
Mary of ScotlandBroadway November 27, 1933. Original
248 performances
1933
Uncle Tom's CabinBroadway May 29, 1933. Revival
24 performances
1934
Anything GoesBroadway November 21, 1934. Original
420 performances
1935
Porgy and BessBroadway October 10, 1935. Original
124 performances
1936
Red, Hot, and BlueBroadway October 29, 1936. Original
183 performances
1937
I’d Rather Be RightBroadway November 2, 1937. Original
290 performances
1938
The Boys from SyracuseBroadway November 23, 1938. Original
235 performances
1939
George White's Scandals [1939]Broadway August 28, 1939. Original
120 performances
1939
Very Warm for MayBroadway November 17, 1939. Original
59 performances
1940
The Fifth ColumnBroadway March 6, 1940. Original
87 performances
1940
The Taming of the ShrewBroadway February 5, 1940. Revival
8 performances
1940
There Shall Be No NightBroadway April 29, 1940. Original
115 performances
1941
Lady in the DarkBroadway January 23, 1941. Original
467 performances
1942
Angna EntersBroadway December 27, 1942. Original
1942
Laugh, Town, Laugh!Broadway June 22, 1942. Original
65 performances
1942
Once Over LightlyBroadway November 19, 1942. Original
6 performances
1943
Something for the BoysBroadway January 7, 1943. Original
422 performances
1944
Helen Goes to TroyBroadway April 24, 1944. Original
97 performances
1944
JackpotBroadway January 13, 1944. Original
69 performances
1944
Sadie ThompsonBroadway November 16, 1944. Original
60 performances
1944
The Maid as Mistress / The Secret of SuzanneBroadway May 14, 1944. Revival
2 performances
1945
Billion Dollar BabyBroadway December 21, 1945. Original
220 performances
1945
Hollywood PinaforeBroadway May 31, 1945. Original
52 performances
1945
PolonaiseBroadway October 6, 1945. Original
113 performances
1945
The Firebrand of FlorenceBroadway March 22, 1945. Original
43 performances
1945
The TempestBroadway January 25, 1945. Revival
100 performances
1946
A Flag Is BornBroadway September 5, 1946. Original
120 performances
1946
Cyrano de BergeracBroadway October 8, 1946. Revival
193 performances
1946
Joan of LorraineBroadway November 18, 1946. Original
199 performances
1947
Man and SupermanBroadway October 8, 1947. Revival
295 performances
1948
Mister RobertsBroadway February 18, 1948. Original
1,157 performances
1951
A Tree Grows in BrooklynBroadway April 19, 1951. Original
267 performances
1951
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn “A New Musical”Broadway April 19, 1951. Original
270 performances
1951
Darkness at NoonBroadway January 13, 1951. Original
186 performances
1951
Point of No ReturnBroadway December 13, 1951. Original
356 performances
1952
Two’s CompanyBroadway December 15, 1952. Original
90 performances
1953
Kind SirBroadway November 4, 1953. Original
166 performances
1954
House of FlowersBroadway December 30, 1954. Original
165 performances
1955
No Time for SergeantsBroadway October 20, 1955. Original
796 performances
1957
RumpleBroadway November 6, 1957. Original
45 performances
1958
Jerome Robbins' Ballet: U.S.A.Broadway September 4, 1958. Original
44 performances
1958
Oh Captain!Broadway February 4, 1958. Original
192 performances
1959
First ImpressionsBroadway March 19, 1959. Original
92 performances
1959
The Girls Against the BoysBroadway November 2, 1959. Original
16 performances
1960
GreenwillowBroadway March 8, 1960. Original
95 performances
1960
Les Ballets AfricainsBroadway September 26, 1960. Revival
1960
WildcatBroadway December 16, 1960. Original
172 performances
1962
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumBroadway May 8, 1962. Original
964 performances
1962
Giants, Sons of GiantsBroadway January 6, 1962. Revival
9 performances
1962
New Faces of 1962Broadway February 1, 1962. Original
28 performances
1964
High SpiritsBroadway April 7, 1964. Original
375 performances
1965
Flora, the Red MenaceBroadway May 11, 1965. Original
87 performances
1965
Maurice Chevalier at 77Broadway April 1, 1965. Original
31 performances
1965
The YearlingBroadway December 10, 1965. Original
3 performances
1966
Dinner at EightBroadway September 27, 1966. Revival
127 performances
1966
“It’s a Bird... It’s a Plane... It’s Superman”Broadway March 29, 1966. Original
129 performances
1967
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are DeadBroadway October 16, 1967. Original
420 performances
1967
Sherry!Broadway March 28, 1967. Original
72 performances
1968
The Education of H*Y*M*A*N K*A*P*L*A*NBroadway April 4, 1968. Original
29 performances
1968
The Great White HopeBroadway October 3, 1968. Original
546 performances
1970
CompanyBroadway April 26, 1970. Original
705 performances
1972
Promenade, All!Broadway April 16, 1972. Original
48 performances
1973
MollyBroadway November 1, 1973. Original
68 performances
1973
TricksBroadway January 8, 1973. Original
8 performances
1974
The Freedom of the CityBroadway February 17, 1974. Original
9 performances
1975
ShenandoahBroadway January 7, 1975. Revival
1,050 performances
1976
KingsBroadway September 27, 1976. Original
4 performances
1977
AnnieBroadway April 21, 1977. Original
2,377 performances
1981
Merrily We Roll AlongBroadway November 16, 1981. Revival
16 performances
1982
Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?Broadway May 27, 1982. Original
5 performances
1982
Little Johnny JonesBroadway March 21, 1982. Revival
1 performance
1982
Seven Brides for Seven BrothersBroadway July 8, 1982. Original
5 performances
1982
The Little Prince and the AviatorBroadway January 17, 1982. Original
1982
Your Arms Too Short to Box With GodBroadway September 9, 1982. Return-Engagement
69 performances
1983
Brighton Beach MemoirsBroadway March 27, 1983. Original
1,299 performances
1985
Biloxi BluesBroadway March 28, 1985. Original
524 performances
1986
Into the LightBroadway October 22, 1986. Original
6 performances
1987
Blithe SpiritBroadway March 31, 1987. Revival
104 performances
1987
Breaking the CodeBroadway November 15, 1987. Original
169 performances
1987
Mort Sahl on Broadway!Broadway October 11, 1987. Original
26 performances
1988
Ah, Wilderness!Broadway June 23, 1988. Revival
13 performances
1988
Kenny Loggins on BroadwayBroadway November 1, 1988. Original
8 performances
1988
Long Day's Journey Into NightBroadway June 14, 1988. Revival
28 performances
1989
Orpheus DescendingBroadway September 24, 1989. Revival
97 performances
1990
Don CossacksBroadway January 23, 1990. Original
16 performances
1990
Jackie Mason: Brand NewBroadway October 17, 1990. Original
216 performances
1992
Jake's WomenBroadway March 24, 1992. Original
245 performances
1993
Cyrano - The MusicalBroadway November 21, 1993. Original
137 performances
1994
Basia on BroadwayBroadway November 14, 1994. Original
11 performances
1994
The Rise and Fall of Little VoiceBroadway May 1, 1994. Original
9 performances
1995
Danny Gans on Broadway: The Man of Many VoicesBroadway November 8, 1995. Original
6 performances
1995
Laurie Anderson on Broadway: The Nerve BibleBroadway April 6, 1995. Original
4 performances
1996
The King and IBroadway April 11, 1996. Revival
780 performances
1998
Swan LakeBroadway October 8, 1998. Original
124 performances
1999
Natalie MerchantBroadway June 8, 1999. Original
5 performances
2000
The Music ManBroadway April 27, 2000. Revival
699 performances
2001
Mandy Patinkin in ConcertBroadway September 10, 2001. Revival
1 performance
2002
Elaine Stritch At LibertyBroadway February 21, 2002. Original
69 performances
2002
HairsprayBroadway August 15, 2002. Original
2,642 performances
2009
RagtimeBroadway November 15, 2009. Revival
65 performances
2010
Harry Connick, Jr. in Concert on BroadwayBroadway July 15, 2010. Original
15 performances
2010
RainBroadway October 26, 2010. Revival
300 performances
2011
Catch Me If You CanBroadway April 10, 2011. Revival
170 performances
2012
Jesus Christ SuperstarBroadway March 22, 2012. Revival
116 performances
2012
ScandalousBroadway November 15, 2012. Original
29 performances
2013
Big FishBroadway October 6, 2013. Original
98 performances
2014
All The WayBroadway March 6, 2014. Original
131 performances
2014
The Last ShipBroadway October 26, 2014. Original
105 performances
2015
GigiBroadway April 8, 2015. Revival
86 performances
2015
The Illusionists - Live on BroadwayBroadway November 19, 2015. Return-Engagement
64 performances
2016
CatsBroadway July 31, 2016. Revival
593 performances
2018
Angels in America: Millennium ApproachesBroadway March 25, 2018. Revival
57 performances
2018
Angels in America: PerestroikaBroadway March 25, 2018. Revival
56 performances
2018
The Cher ShowBroadway December 3, 2018. Original
129 performances
2019
The Illusionists - Magic of the HolidaysBroadway November 29, 2019. Return-Engagement
60 performances
2022
MJ The MusicalBroadway February 1, 2022. Original
1,036 performances

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