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Ritz Theatre

Broadway225 W 48th StOpened 1921 Closed in 198299 productions on this page, 1921 to 1987

The Walter Kerr Theatre, previously the Ritz Theatre, is a Broadway theater at 219 West 48th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S. The theater was designed by Herbert J. Krapp and was constructed for the Shubert brothers in 1921. The venue, renamed in 1990 after theatrical critic Walter Kerr, has 975 seats across three levels and is operated by ATG Entertainment. The facade is plainly designed and is made of patterned brick. The auditorium contains Adam-style detailing, two balconies, and murals. The Shuberts developed the Ritz Theatre after World War I as part of a theatrical complex around 48th and 49th Streets. The Ritz Theatre opened on Marc…

By decade

99 productions across 5 decades
  1. 1920s 37
  2. 1930s 44
  3. 1940s 5
  4. 1970s 5
  5. 1980s 8

Longest runs here

by performances
1985
DoublesBroadway May 8, 1985. Directed by Morton Da Costa
277 performances
1927
Excess BaggageBroadway December 26, 1927. Directed by Melville Burke
216 performances
1938
PinocchioBroadway December 23, 1938. Directed by Alexander Mamlet
197 performances
1924
Old EnglishBroadway December 23, 1924
183 performances
1929
Broken DishesBroadway November 5, 1929
178 performances
1921
Bluebeard's Eighth WifeBroadway September 19, 1921. Directed by Lester Lonergan
155 performances
1924
Outward BoundBroadway January 7, 1924
144 performances
1933
Double DoorBroadway September 21, 1933
143 performances

Everything that played here

99 productions
1921
Bluebeard's Eighth WifeBroadway September 19, 1921. Original
155 performances
1921
Mary Stuart / A Man About TownBroadway March 21, 1921. Original
40 performances
1922
BancoBroadway September 20, 1922. Original
69 performances
1922
It Is the LawBroadway November 29, 1922. Original
125 performances
1922
Madame PierreBroadway February 15, 1922. Original
37 performances
1922
The Advertising of KateBroadway May 8, 1922. Original
24 performances
1923
In Love With LoveBroadway August 6, 1923. Original
128 performances
1923
Robert E. LeeBroadway November 20, 1923. Original
15 performances
1923
The Business WidowBroadway December 20, 1923. Original
32 performances
1923
The Enchanted CottageBroadway March 31, 1923. Original
65 performances
1923
The Humming BirdBroadway January 15, 1923. Original
40 performances
1923
The Sporting Thing To DoBroadway February 19, 1923. Original
40 performances
1924
Hassard Short's Ritz RevueBroadway September 17, 1924. Original
109 performances
1924
Old EnglishBroadway December 23, 1924. Original
183 performances
1924
Outward BoundBroadway January 7, 1924. Original
144 performances
1924
Shooting ShadowsBroadway June 26, 1924. Original
12 performances
1924
The Fatal WeddingBroadway June 2, 1924. Revival
8 performances
1925
A Kiss in a TaxiBroadway August 25, 1925. Original
103 performances
1925
The Man With a Load of MischiefBroadway October 26, 1925. Original
16 performances
1925
The OffenseBroadway November 16, 1925. Original
4 performances
1925
Young BloodBroadway November 24, 1925. Original
73 performances
1926
90 Horse PowerBroadway March 15, 1926. Original
24 performances
1926
A Weak WomanBroadway January 26, 1926. Original
49 performances
1926
Beau GallantBroadway April 5, 1926. Original
24 performances
1926
Loose EndsBroadway November 1, 1926. Original
40 performances
1926
Potash and Perlmutter, DetectivesBroadway August 31, 1926. Original
47 performances
1926
The PadreBroadway December 27, 1926. Original
32 performances
1926
This Woman BusinessBroadway December 7, 1926. Original
47 performances
1927
Bye, Bye, BonnieBroadway January 13, 1927. Original
125 performances
1927
Excess BaggageBroadway December 26, 1927. Original
216 performances
1927
Playing the GameBroadway December 19, 1927. Original
8 performances
1927
The Legend of LeonoraBroadway March 29, 1927. Revival
16 performances
1927
The ThiefBroadway April 22, 1927. Revival
83 performances
1927
What the Doctor OrderedBroadway August 18, 1927. Original
20 performances
1928
The Great PowerBroadway September 11, 1928. Original
23 performances
1929
Broken DishesBroadway November 5, 1929. Original
178 performances
1929
Soldiers and WomenBroadway September 2, 1929. Original
64 performances
1930
CafeBroadway August 28, 1930. Original
4 performances
1930
Dear Old EnglandBroadway March 25, 1930. Original
23 performances
1930
Nine Till SixBroadway September 27, 1930. Original
25 performances
1930
PurityBroadway December 25, 1930. Original
12 performances
1930
SchoolgirlBroadway November 20, 1930. Original
28 performances
1930
Sisters of the ChorusBroadway October 20, 1930. Original
32 performances
1930
This Man's TownBroadway March 10, 1930. Original
8 performances
1931
A Woman DeniedBroadway February 25, 1931. Original
37 performances
1931
Adams' WifeBroadway December 28, 1931. Original
8 performances
1931
Alison's HouseBroadway May 11, 1931. Revival
1931
She Means BusinessBroadway January 26, 1931. Original
8 performances
1931
The Great ManBroadway April 7, 1931. Original
7 performances
1931
Two SecondsBroadway October 9, 1931. Original
59 performances
1932
Air MindedBroadway February 10, 1932. Original
13 performances
1932
Money in the AirBroadway March 7, 1932. Original
48 performances
1932
Ruth DraperBroadway November 14, 1932. Revival
24 performances
1933
Before MorningBroadway February 9, 1933. Original
28 performances
1933
Double DoorBroadway September 21, 1933. Original
143 performances
1933
It Happened TomorrowBroadway May 5, 1933. Original
11 performances
1933
Strange GodsBroadway April 15, 1933. Original
9 performances
1934
All Rights ReservedBroadway November 6, 1934. Original
31 performances
1934
And Be My LoveBroadway January 18, 1934. Original
4 performances
1934
First EpisodeBroadway September 17, 1934. Original
40 performances
1934
Furnished RoomsBroadway May 29, 1934. Original
15 performances
1934
Good-bye PleaseBroadway October 24, 1934. Original
2 performances
1934
Her Majesty the WidowBroadway June 18, 1934. Original
32 performances
1934
Piper PaidBroadway December 25, 1934. Original
15 performances
1934
So Many PathsBroadway December 6, 1934. Original
28 performances
1934
The Wind and the RainBroadway February 1, 1934. Original
119 performances
1934
The Wooden SlipperBroadway January 3, 1934. Original
5 performances
1935
Abide With MeBroadway November 21, 1935. Original
36 performances
1935
Hell Freezes OverBroadway December 28, 1935. Original
25 performances
1935
Petticoat FeverBroadway March 4, 1935. Original
137 performances
1935
Prisoners of WarBroadway January 28, 1935. Original
8 performances
1935
The EldestBroadway February 11, 1935. Original
24 performances
1937
As You Like ItBroadway October 30, 1937. Revival
17 performances
1937
Hymn to the Rising SunBroadway May 6, 1937. Revival
10 performances
1937
Love in My FashionBroadway December 3, 1937. Original
2 performances
1937
On LocationBroadway September 27, 1937. Original
8 performances
1937
PowerBroadway February 23, 1937. Original
118 performances
1937
Unto Such GloryBroadway May 6, 1937. Revival
10 performances
1938
Murder in the CathedralBroadway February 16, 1938. Revival
21 performances
1938
PinocchioBroadway December 23, 1938. Original
197 performances
1938
Time and the ConwaysBroadway January 3, 1938. Original
32 performances
1942
Harlem CavalcadeBroadway May 1, 1942. Original
49 performances
1942
New Faces of 1943Broadway December 22, 1942. Original
94 performances
1943
I'll Take the High RoadBroadway November 9, 1943. Original
7 performances
1943
The First MillionBroadway April 28, 1943. Original
5 performances
1943
Tobacco RoadBroadway September 4, 1943. Revival
66 performances
1971
Dance of DeathBroadway April 28, 1971. Original
5 performances
1971
SoonBroadway January 12, 1971. Original
3 performances
1972
Children! Children!Broadway March 7, 1972. Original
1 performance
1972
Hurry, HarryBroadway October 12, 1972. Original
2 performances
1973
No Sex Please, We're BritishBroadway February 20, 1973. Original
16 performances
1983
The Flying Karamazov BrothersBroadway May 10, 1983. Original
39 performances
1984
Ian McKellen: Acting ShakespeareBroadway January 19, 1984. Revival
37 performances
1985
Dancing in the End ZoneBroadway January 3, 1985. Original
28 performances
1985
DoublesBroadway May 8, 1985. Original
277 performances
1986
Jerome Kern Goes to HollywoodBroadway January 23, 1986. Original
13 performances
1987
A Month of SundaysBroadway April 16, 1987. Original
4 performances
1987
Late Nite ComicBroadway October 15, 1987. Original
4 performances
1987
Penn & TellerBroadway December 1, 1987. Original
130 performances

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