Phoenix Theatre

By decade36 productions across 2 decades

1. 1950s 28
2. 1960s 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

1959	Once Upon A Mattress May 11, 1959 · George Abbott	460 perf.
1954	The Golden Apple March 11, 1954 · Norman Lloyd	173 perf.
1961	Hamlet March 16, 1961 · Stuart Vaughan	102 perf.
1956	Saint Joan September 11, 1956 · Albert Marre	77 perf.
1960	Henry IV, Part I March 1, 1960 · Stuart Vaughan	65 perf.
1957	Mary Stuart October 8, 1957 · Tyrone Guthrie	56 perf.
1960	H.M.S. Pinafore September 7, 1960 · Douglas Campbell	55 perf.
1956	A Month in the Country April 3, 1956 · Michael Redgrave	48 perf.

Ranked among the 35 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 here36 productions

1954	The Golden Apple March 11, 1954 · Original	173 perf.
1955	Marcel Marceau September 20, 1955 · Original	32 perf.
1955	The Carefree Tree October 11, 1955 · Original	24 perf.
1955	The Terrible Swift Sword November 15, 1955 · Original	8 perf.
1956	A Month in the Country April 3, 1956 · Revival	48 perf.
1956	Diary of a Scoundrel November 4, 1956 · Original	25 perf.
1956	Saint Joan September 11, 1956 · Revival	77 perf.
1956	The Good Woman of Setzuan December 18, 1956 · Original	24 perf.
1956	The Littlest Revue May 22, 1956 · Original	32 perf.
1957	Livin' The Life April 27, 1957 · Original	25 perf.
1957	Makropoulos Secret December 3, 1957 · Revival	33 perf.
1957	Mary Stuart October 8, 1957 · Revival	56 perf.
1957	Measure for Measure January 22, 1957 · Original	32 perf.
1957	The Duchess of Malfi March 19, 1957 · Revival	24 perf.
1957	The Taming of the Shrew February 20, 1957 · Revival	23 perf.
1958	An Evening of 3 Farces May 6, 1958 · Revival	8 perf.
1958	Britannicus November 28, 1958 · Original	4 perf.
1958	Le Malade Imaginaire April 29, 1958 · Original	8 perf.
1958	The Broken Jug April 1, 1958 · Original	12 perf.
1958	The Chairs and The Lesson January 9, 1958 · Original	22 perf.
1958	The Family Reunion October 20, 1958 · Original	32 perf.
1958	The Infernal Machine February 3, 1958 · Original	40 perf.
1958	Transposed Heads February 10, 1958 · Original	2 perf.
1958	Two Gentlemen of Verona March 18, 1958 · Original	28 perf.
1959	Lysistrata November 24, 1959 · Revival	24 perf.
1959	Once Upon A Mattress May 11, 1959 · Original	460 perf.
1959	Pictures in the Hallway December 26, 1959 · Revival	11 perf.
1959	The Beaux Stratagem February 24, 1959 · Revival	16 perf.
1960	H.M.S. Pinafore September 7, 1960 · Revival	55 perf.
1960	Henry IV, Part I March 1, 1960 · Revival	65 perf.
1960	Henry IV, Part II April 18, 1960 · Revival	31 perf.
1960	Peer Gynt January 12, 1960 · Revival	32 perf.
1960	She Stoops to Conquer November 1, 1960 · Revival
1960	The Plough and the Stars December 6, 1960 · Revival	32 perf.
1961	Hamlet March 16, 1961 · Revival	102 perf.
1961	The Octoroon January 27, 1961 · Revival	45 perf.

In the literature8 passages

• Direction : Norman Lloyd; Producers : Alfred de Liagre Jr., and Roger L. Stevens in association with T. Edward Hambleton and Norris Houghton (A Phoenix Theatre Production); Choreography : Hanya Holm; Scenery : William and Jean Eckart; Costumes : Alvin Colt; Lighting : Klaus Holm; Musical Direction : Hugh RossComplete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz
• The musical premiered Off-Broadway at the Phoenix Theatre on March 11, 1954, during the same week that Marc Blitzstein’s adaptation of Kurt Weill’s The Threepenny Opera opened at the Theatre de Lys. The two musicals turned the concept of Off Broadway upside down and institutionalized Off Broadway as a viable and vibrant alternative to upt…Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz
• The evening had originated as a short one-act musical titled The Princess and the Pea at Tamiment Playhouse in Tamiment, Pennsylvania, an adult summer camp located in the Poconos, a resort not unlike the vacation spot depicted in Wish You Were Here . From there, Mattress expanded into a full-length two-act musical that opened Off-Broadway…Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz
• Madam, Will You Walk by Sidney Howard (Phoenix Theatre, December 1, 1953, 42 performances)Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz
• Coriolanus by William Shakespeare (Phoenix Theatre, January 19, 1954, 48 performances)Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz

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.
• Who built it.