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St. James Theatre

Broadway246 W 44th StOpened 1927 Still open101 productions on this page, 1930 to 2026

The St. James Theatre, originally Erlanger's Theatre, is a Broadway theater at 246 West 44th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S. Opened in 1927, it was designed by Warren and Wetmore in a neo-Georgian style and was constructed for A. L. Erlanger. It has up to 1,709 seats across three levels and is operated by ATG Entertainment. Both the facade and the auditorium interior are New York City landmarks. The facade is made largely of stucco, except for the ground story, which is clad in cast stone above a granite water table. The ground story has several recessed openings to the lobby, auditorium, and upper-story offices. Above that are two marquee…

Erlanger's Theatre

Other names this building has used.

By decade

101 productions across 10 decades
  1. 1930s 15
  2. 1940s 17
  3. 1950s 9
  4. 1960s 6
  5. 1970s 12
  6. 1980s 8
  7. 1990s 10
  8. 2000s 4
  9. 2010s 11
  10. 2020s 9

Longest runs here

by performances
1964
Hello, Dolly!Broadway January 16, 1964. Directed by Gower Champion
2,844 performances
2001
The ProducersBroadway April 19, 2001
2,502 performances
1943
Oklahoma!Broadway March 31, 1943. Directed by Rouben Mamoulian
2,212 performances
1951
The King and IBroadway March 29, 1951. Directed by John van Druten
1,246 performances
1954
The Pajama GameBroadway May 13, 1954. Directed by George Abbott & Jerome Robbins
1,063 performances
1993
The Who\Broadway April 22, 1993. Directed by Des McAnuff
899 performances
1993
TommyBroadway April 22, 1993. Directed by Des McAnuff
899 performances
1980
BarnumBroadway April 30, 1980. Directed by Joe Layton
854 performances

Everything that played here

101 productions
1930
Fine And DandyBroadway September 23, 1930. Original
255 performances
1932
Walk a Little FasterBroadway December 7, 1932. Original
116 performances
1933
Hangman's WhipBroadway February 24, 1933. Original
11 performances
1933
The MikadoBroadway April 17, 1933. Revival
16 performances
1933
Trial by Jury & H.M.S. PinaforeBroadway May 8, 1933. Revival
16 performances
1934
Lost HorizonsBroadway October 15, 1934. Original
56 performances
1934
The Chocolate SoldierBroadway May 2, 1934. Revival
13 performances
1934
Thumbs Up!Broadway December 27, 1934. Original
156 performances
1934
Union PacificBroadway April 25, 1934. Original
4 performances
1935
May WineBroadway December 5, 1935. Original
213 performances
1935
Play, Genius, Play!Broadway October 30, 1935. Original
5 performances
1936
Ten Million GhostsBroadway October 23, 1936. Original
11 performances
1937
Father Malachy's MiracleBroadway November 17, 1937. Original
125 performances
1937
King Richard IIBroadway September 15, 1937. Return-Engagement
38 performances
1939
Summer NightBroadway November 2, 1939. Original
4 performances
1940
Earl Carroll's Vanities [1940]Broadway January 13, 1940. Original
25 performances
1940
King Richard IIBroadway April 1, 1940. Revival
32 performances
1940
Russian BankBroadway May 24, 1940. Original
11 performances
1940
Twelfth NightBroadway November 19, 1940. Revival
129 performances
1941
Anne of EnglandBroadway October 7, 1941. Original
7 performances
1941
Native SonBroadway March 24, 1941. Original
114 performances
1941
Sunny RiverBroadway December 4, 1941. Original
36 performances
1942
H.M.S. Pinafore / The Green TableBroadway January 21, 1942. Revival
18 performances
1942
IolantheBroadway February 23, 1942. Revival
5 performances
1942
The GondoliersBroadway March 3, 1942. Revival
3 performances
1942
The Mikado / The Big City / A Ball in Old ViennaBroadway February 3, 1942. Revival
19 performances
1942
The Pirates of Penzance / The Prodigal SonBroadway February 17, 1942. Revival
11 performances
1942
Trial by JuryBroadway February 28, 1942. Revival
7 performances
1942
Without LoveBroadway November 10, 1942. Original
113 performances
1943
Oklahoma!Broadway March 31, 1943. Original
2,212 performances
1948
Sleepy HollowBroadway June 3, 1948. Original
12 performances
1948
Where’s Charley?Broadway October 11, 1948. Original
792 performances
1951
Cox and BoxBroadway February 19, 1951. Revival
8 performances
1951
IolantheBroadway February 15, 1951. Revival
4 performances
1951
The GondoliersBroadway February 12, 1951. Revival
4 performances
1951
The King and IBroadway March 29, 1951. Original
1,246 performances
1951
The MikadoBroadway January 29, 1951. Revival
8 performances
1951
Trial by Jury & H.M.S. PinaforeBroadway February 5, 1951. Revival
1954
The Pajama GameBroadway May 13, 1954. Original
1,063 performances
1956
Li’l AbnerBroadway November 15, 1956. Original
693 performances
1958
Flower Drum SongBroadway December 1, 1958. Original
600 performances
1960
BecketBroadway October 5, 1960. Original
193 performances
1960
Do Re MiBroadway December 26, 1960. Original
400 performances
1961
Subways Are For SleepingBroadway December 27, 1961. Original
205 performances
1962
Mr. PresidentBroadway October 20, 1962. Original
265 performances
1963
LutherBroadway September 25, 1963. Original
211 performances
1964
Hello, Dolly!Broadway January 16, 1964. Original
2,844 performances
1971
ScratchBroadway May 6, 1971. Original
4 performances
1971
Two Gentlemen of VeronaBroadway December 1, 1971. Revival
614 performances
1974
Good News!Broadway December 23, 1974. Revival
16 performances
1975
A Musical JubileeBroadway November 13, 1975. Original
92 performances
1975
The MisanthropeBroadway March 12, 1975. Revival
94 performances
1976
Music IsBroadway December 20, 1976. Original
8 performances
1976
My Fair LadyBroadway March 25, 1976. Revival
377 performances
1977
Vieux CarréBroadway May 11, 1977. Original
6 performances
1978
On the Twentieth CenturyBroadway February 19, 1978. Original
449 performances
1979
Broadway Opry '79Broadway July 27, 1979. Original
6 performances
1979
CarmelinaBroadway April 8, 1979. Original
17 performances
1979
The 1940's Radio HourBroadway October 7, 1979. Original
105 performances
1980
BarnumBroadway April 30, 1980. Original
854 performances
1980
FilumenaBroadway February 10, 1980. Revival
33 performances
1982
Rock 'N Roll! The First 5,000 YearsBroadway October 24, 1982. Original
9 performances
1983
My One and OnlyBroadway May 1, 1983. Original
767 performances
1985
Jerry's GirlsBroadway December 18, 1985. Original
141 performances
1989
GypsyBroadway November 16, 1989. Revival
581 performances
1989
Largely New YorkBroadway May 1, 1989. Original
144 performances
1989
Lou Reed on BroadwayBroadway March 19, 1989. Original
6 performances
1991
The Secret GardenBroadway April 25, 1991. Original
709 performances
1993
The Who\Broadway April 22, 1993. Original
899 performances
1993
TommyBroadway April 22, 1993. Revival
899 performances
1994
Sunday in the Park with GeorgeBroadway May 15, 1994. Revival
1 performance
1996
A Funny Thing... Forum (1996 Revival)Broadway April 18, 1996. Revival
715 performances
1996
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumBroadway April 18, 1996. Revival
715 performances
1998
High SocietyBroadway April 27, 1998. Original
144 performances
1998
Patti LaBelle on BroadwayBroadway January 13, 1998. Original
12 performances
1999
Swing!Broadway December 9, 1999. Original
461 performances
1999
The Civil WarBroadway April 22, 1999. Original
61 performances
2001
The ProducersBroadway April 19, 2001. Original
2,502 performances
2007
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole ChristmasBroadway November 9, 2007. Return-Engagement
96 performances
2008
GypsyBroadway March 27, 2008. Revival
332 performances
2009
Finian’s RainbowBroadway October 29, 2009. Revival
92 performances
2010
American IdiotBroadway April 20, 2010. Original
422 performances
2011
HairBroadway July 13, 2011. Return-Engagement
67 performances
2011
On A Clear Day You Can See ForeverBroadway December 11, 2011. Revival
57 performances
2012
Bring It On: The MusicalBroadway August 1, 2012. Original
173 performances
2012
Leap of FaithBroadway April 26, 2012. Original
20 performances
2013
Let It BeBroadway July 24, 2013. Original
46 performances
2013
Manilow On BroadwayBroadway January 29, 2013. Original
25 performances
2014
Bullets Over BroadwayBroadway April 10, 2014. Original
156 performances
2014
Side ShowBroadway November 17, 2014. Revival
56 performances
2017
Present LaughterBroadway April 5, 2017. Revival
101 performances
2018
FrozenBroadway March 22, 2018. Revival
825 performances
2021
American UtopiaBroadway October 17, 2021. Return-Engagement
134 performances
2021
Springsteen on BroadwayBroadway June 26, 2021. Return-Engagement
30 performances
2022
Into the WoodsBroadway July 10, 2022. Revival
425 performances
2023
New York, New York The MusicalBroadway April 26, 2023. Original
108 performances
2023
SpamalotBroadway November 16, 2023. Revival
164 performances
2024
IllinoiseBroadway April 24, 2024. Original
117 performances
2024
Sunset BoulevardBroadway October 20, 2024. Revival
312 performances
2025
The Queen of VersaillesBroadway November 9, 2025. Original
49 performances
2026
TitaníqueBroadway April 12, 2026. Original

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