Shows · Vanderbilt Theatre
Vanderbilt Theatre
Broadway148 W 48th StOpened 1918 Closed in 193973 productions on this page,
1918 to 1954
The Vanderbilt Theatre was a Broadway theatre at 148 West 48th Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, designed by architect Eugene De Rosa for producer Lyle Andrews. It opened in 1918, and was demolished in 1954. == History == The 780-seat theatre hosted the long-running musical Irene from 1919 to 1921. In the mid-1920s, several Rodgers and Hart musicals played at the theatre. Andrews lost the theatre during the Great Depression, and in 1931 it was briefly renamed the Tobis to show German films. The experiment was a failure, and the theatre returned to legitimate use. No new shows played at the theatre from 1939 until 1953, as it was used as a radio studio, first by NBC, then by ABC, un…
By decade
73 productions across 4 decades
- 1910s
5
- 1920s
26
- 1930s
36
- 1950s
6
Longest runs here
by performances
1919 IreneBroadway
November 18, 1919. Directed by Edward Royce
670 performances
1926 Peggy-AnnBroadway
December 27, 1926. Directed by Robert Milton
333 performances
1924 My GirlBroadway
November 24, 1924. Directed by Walter Brooks
291 performances
1925 Merry, MerryBroadway
September 24, 1925. Directed by Harry Puck
197 performances
Everything that played here
73 productions
1919 IreneBroadway
November 18, 1919. Original
670 performances
1922 GloryBroadway
December 25, 1922. Original
74 performances
1923 ElsieBroadway
April 2, 1923. Original
40 performances
1924 LazybonesBroadway
September 22, 1924. Original
79 performances
1924 My GirlBroadway
November 24, 1924. Original
291 performances
1926 Peggy-AnnBroadway
December 27, 1926. Original
333 performances
1928 RevoltBroadway
October 31, 1928. Original
30 performances
1931 PapavertBroadway
December 29, 1931. Original
13 performances
1931 SitaBroadway
January 12, 1931. Original
8 performances
1932 JamboreeBroadway
November 24, 1932. Original
28 performances
1935 MulattoBroadway
October 24, 1935. Original
373 performances
1935 RepriseBroadway
May 1, 1935. Original
1 performance
1937 GhostsBroadway
March 21, 1937. Revival
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