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Windsor Theatre

Broadway1633 BroadwayOpened 1937 Closed in 195931 productions on this page, 1882 to 1943

The 48th Street Theatre was a Broadway theatre at 157 West 48th Street in Manhattan. It was built by longtime Broadway producer William A. Brady and designed by architect William Albert Swasey. The venue was also called the Equity 48th Street Theatre (1922–25) and the Windsor Theatre (1937–43). == History == The 48th Street Theatre opened on August 12, 1912, with the play Just Like John by George Broadhurst. Early successes at the theatre included Never Say Die (1912), Today (1913), The Midnight Girl (1914), Just a Woman (1916), The Man Who Stayed at Home (1918), The Storm (1919), and Opportunity (1920) starring Nita Naldi. The Theatre was briefly named the Equity 48th Street Theatre from th…

By decade

31 productions across 4 decades
  1. 1880s 6
  2. 1890s 7
  3. 1930s 5
  4. 1940s 13

Longest runs here

by performances
1938
The Cradle Will RockBroadway January 3, 1938. Directed by Orson Welles
108 performances
1941
Out of the Frying PanBroadway February 11, 1941
104 performances
1943
CounterattackBroadway February 4, 1943. Directed by Margaret Webster
85 performances
1940
Blind AlleyBroadway October 15, 1940. Directed by J.B. Daniels
63 performances
1938
The Two BouquetsBroadway May 31, 1938. Directed by Leslie French
55 performances
1942
The Willow and IBroadway December 10, 1942
28 performances
1942
Under This RoofBroadway February 22, 1942
17 performances
1943
The Milky WayBroadway June 9, 1943. Directed by Rodney Hale
16 performances

Everything that played here

31 productions
1882
Friend and FoeBroadway October 16, 1882. Original
8 performances
1882
The Jolly BachelorsBroadway March 13, 1882. Original
8 performances
1888
On the FrontierBroadway October 1, 1888. Original
8 performances
1888
One of the Old StockBroadway October 15, 1888. Original
8 performances
1889
DuvarBroadway November 11, 1889. Original
1889
The Bells of HaslemereBroadway December 23, 1889. Original
1890
A Child of NaplesBroadway May 12, 1890. Original
1890
Christopher Columbus, or the Discovery of AmericaBroadway August 18, 1890. Original
1890
The MikadoBroadway June 11, 1890. Revival
1890
The Shanty QueenBroadway March 10, 1890. Original
1891
Sin and ShadowBroadway February 16, 1891. Original
1892
FriendsBroadway November 28, 1892. Original
1892
The KidBroadway September 26, 1892. Original
8 performances
1937
Something for NothingBroadway December 9, 1937. Original
2 performances
1937
Work Is for HorsesBroadway November 20, 1937. Original
9 performances
1938
The Cradle Will RockBroadway January 3, 1938. Original
108 performances
1938
The Two BouquetsBroadway May 31, 1938. Original
55 performances
1938
There's Always a BreezeBroadway March 2, 1938. Original
5 performances
1940
Blind AlleyBroadway October 15, 1940. Revival
63 performances
1940
The Old FoolishnessBroadway December 20, 1940. Original
3 performances
1941
First Stop to HeavenBroadway January 5, 1941. Original
8 performances
1941
Good NeighborBroadway October 21, 1941. Original
1 performance
1941
Out of the Frying PanBroadway February 11, 1941. Original
104 performances
1942
Lily of the ValleyBroadway January 26, 1942. Original
8 performances
1942
The Willow and IBroadway December 10, 1942. Original
28 performances
1942
Under This RoofBroadway February 22, 1942. Original
17 performances
1942
What Big Ears!Broadway April 20, 1942. Original
8 performances
1943
Boy Meets GirlBroadway June 22, 1943. Revival
15 performances
1943
CounterattackBroadway February 4, 1943. Original
85 performances
1943
The FamilyBroadway March 30, 1943. Original
7 performances
1943
The Milky WayBroadway June 9, 1943. Revival
16 performances

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