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Winter Garden Theatre

Broadway1634 BroadwayOpened 1911 Still open146 productions on this page, 1859 to 2026

The Winter Garden Theatre is a Broadway theatre at 1634 Broadway in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, U.S. Originally designed by architect William Albert Swasey, it opened in 1911. The Winter Garden's current design dates to 1922, when it was completely remodeled by Herbert J. Krapp. Due to the size of its auditorium, stage, and backstage facilities, it is favored for large musical productions. It has 1,600 seats and is operated by The Shubert Organization. The auditorium interior is a New York City landmark. The Winter Garden Theatre was adapted from the old building of the American Horse Exchange, completed in 1896. Its original façade consisted of several arches on Bro…

By decade

146 productions across 13 decades
  1. 1850s 2
  2. 1860s 10
  3. 1910s 26
  4. 1920s 20
  5. 1930s 10
  6. 1940s 7
  7. 1950s 26
  8. 1960s 11
  9. 1970s 17
  10. 1980s 6
  11. 2000s 1
  12. 2010s 4
  13. 2020s 6

Longest runs here

by performances
1982
CatsBroadway October 7, 1982. Directed by Trevor Nunn
7,485 performances
2001
Mamma Mia !Broadway October 18, 2001. Directed by Phyllida Lloyd
5,758 performances
1966
MameBroadway May 24, 1966. Directed by Gene Saks
1,508 performances
1964
Funny GirlBroadway March 26, 1964. Directed by Jerome Robbins, Garson Kanin
1,348 performances
2015
The School of RockBroadway December 6, 2015. Directed by Laurence Connor
1,309 performances
1977
BeatlemaniaBroadway May 31, 1977. Directed by Robert D. Mitchell
1,006 performances
1941
Sons o' FunBroadway December 1, 1941. Directed by Edward Duryea Dowling
742 performances
1957
West Side StoryBroadway September 26, 1957. Directed by Jerome Robbins
732 performances

Everything that played here

146 productions
1859
Chamooni IIIBroadway October 19, 1859. Original
1859
The OctoroonBroadway December 5, 1859. Original
1860
Oliver TwistBroadway February 14, 1860. Original
1861
Rodgers + Hammerstein's CinderellaBroadway September 9, 1861. Revival
24 performances
1862
King CottonBroadway June 21, 1862. Original
5 performances
1862
The Wizard's TempestBroadway June 9, 1862. Original
21 performances
1864
Fra Diavolo/Thrice MarriedBroadway May 23, 1864. Original
24 performances
1864
Julius CaesarBroadway November 25, 1864. Revival
1 performance
1865
HamletBroadway March 22, 1865. Revival
1865
OthelloBroadway March 23, 1865. Revival
1866
Columbus ReconstructedBroadway July 9, 1866. Revival
24 performances
1866
Jenny LindBroadway July 30, 1866. Revival
12 performances
1911
La Belle PareeBroadway September 11, 1911. Original
8 performances
1911
La Belle Paree / Bow-Sing / TortajadaBroadway March 20, 1911. Original
96 performances
1911
The Revue of RevuesBroadway September 27, 1911. Original
55 performances
1911
UndineBroadway November 20, 1911. Original
112 performances
1911
Vera ViolettaBroadway November 20, 1911. Original
112 performances
1912 136 performances
1912
(From) Broadway to ParisBroadway November 20, 1912. Original
77 performances
1912
The Ballet of 1830Broadway July 22, 1912. Original
136 performances
1913
The Honeymoon ExpressBroadway February 6, 1913. Original
156 performances
1913
The Passing Show of 1913Broadway July 24, 1913. Original
58 performances
1913
The Pleasure SeekersBroadway November 3, 1913. Original
72 performances
1914
Dancing AroundBroadway October 10, 1914. Original
145 performances
1914
The Passing Show of 1914Broadway June 10, 1914. Original
133 performances
1914
The Whirl of the WorldBroadway January 10, 1914. Original
161 performances
1915
A World of PleasureBroadway October 14, 1915. Original
116 performances
1915
Maid in AmericaBroadway February 18, 1915. Original
108 performances
1915
The Passing Show of 1915Broadway May 29, 1915. Original
145 performances
1916
Robinson Crusoe, Jr.Broadway February 17, 1916. Original
139 performances
1916
The Passing Show of 1916Broadway June 22, 1916. Original
140 performances
1916
The Show of WondersBroadway October 26, 1916. Original
209 performances
1917
Doing Our BitBroadway October 18, 1917. Original
130 performances
1917
The Passing Show of 1917Broadway April 26, 1917. Original
196 performances
1918
SinbadBroadway February 14, 1918. Revival
388 performances
1918
The Passing Show of 1918Broadway July 25, 1918. Original
142 performances
1919
Monte Cristo, Jr.Broadway February 12, 1919. Original
254 performances
1919
The Passing Show of 1919Broadway October 23, 1919. Original
280 performances
1920
Broadway Brevities of 1920Broadway September 29, 1920. Original
105 performances
1920
Cinderella on BroadwayBroadway June 24, 1920. Original
126 performances
1920
The Passing Show of 1921Broadway December 29, 1920. Original
191 performances
1921
The Whirl of New YorkBroadway June 13, 1921. Revival
124 performances
1922
Make It SnappyBroadway April 13, 1922. Original
96 performances
1922
Spice of 1922Broadway July 6, 1922. Original
85 performances
1922
The Passing Show of 1922Broadway September 20, 1922. Original
85 performances
1923
BomboBroadway May 14, 1923. Return-Engagement
32 performances
1923
The Dancing GirlBroadway January 24, 1923. Revival
142 performances
1923
The Greenwich Village Follies [1923]Broadway September 20, 1923. Original
140 performances
1923
The Passing Show of 1923Broadway June 14, 1923. Original
118 performances
1924
Innocent EyesBroadway May 20, 1924. Original
126 performances
1924
The Passing Show of 1924Broadway September 3, 1924. Original
106 performances
1925
Artists and Models [1925]Broadway June 24, 1925. Original
416 performances
1925
Big BoyBroadway January 7, 1925. Original
56 performances
1926
Gay Paree [1926]Broadway November 9, 1926. Original
192 performances
1926
The Great TemptationsBroadway May 18, 1926. Original
223 performances
1927
Artists and Models [1927]Broadway November 15, 1927. Original
151 performances
1927
The Circus PrincessBroadway April 25, 1927. Original
192 performances
1928
The Greenwich Village Follies [1928]Broadway April 9, 1928. Original
128 performances
1933
Hold Your HorsesBroadway September 25, 1933. Original
88 performances
1934
Life Begins at 8:40Broadway August 27, 1934. Original
237 performances
1934
Ziegfeld Follies of 1934Broadway January 4, 1934. Original
182 performances
1935
At Home AbroadBroadway September 19, 1935. Original
198 performances
1935
Earl Carroll's Sketch Book [1935]Broadway June 4, 1935. Original
207 performances
1936
The Show Is OnBroadway December 25, 1936. Original
237 performances
1936
Ziegfeld Follies of 1936Broadway January 30, 1936. Original
115 performances
1937
Hooray For What!Broadway December 1, 1937. Original
200 performances
1937
The Show Is OnBroadway September 18, 1937. Return-Engagement
17 performances
1938
You Never KnowBroadway September 21, 1938. Original
78 performances
1941
Sons o' FunBroadway December 1, 1941. Original
742 performances
1943
Ziegfeld Follies of 1943Broadway April 1, 1943. Original
553 performances
1944
Laffing Room OnlyBroadway December 23, 1944. Original
232 performances
1944
Mexican HayrideBroadway January 28, 1944. Original
481 performances
1945
MarinkaBroadway July 18, 1945. Original
165 performances
1948
As The Girls GoBroadway November 13, 1948. Original
420 performances
1949
Roland Petit's Les Ballets de ParisBroadway October 6, 1949. Original
116 performances
1950
Alive and KickingBroadway January 17, 1950. Original
46 performances
1950
Great to Be Alive!Broadway March 23, 1950. Original
52 performances
1950
Michael Todd's Peep ShowBroadway June 28, 1950. Original
278 performances
1951
Make A WishBroadway April 18, 1951. Original
102 performances
1951
Top BananaBroadway November 1, 1951. Original
350 performances
1952
My Darlin' AidaBroadway October 27, 1952. Original
89 performances
1953
Wonderful TownBroadway February 25, 1953. Original
559 performances
1954
Peter PanBroadway October 20, 1954. Revival
152 performances
1955
The VampBroadway November 10, 1955. Original
60 performances
1956
King Richard IIBroadway October 23, 1956. Revival
27 performances
1956
MacbethBroadway October 29, 1956. Revival
25 performances
1956
Romeo and JulietBroadway October 24, 1956. Revival
29 performances
1956
Shangri-LaBroadway June 13, 1956. Original
21 performances
1956
Tamburlaine the GreatBroadway January 19, 1956. Original
20 performances
1956
Troilus and CressidaBroadway December 26, 1956. Revival
14 performances
1957
Christophe ColombBroadway January 30, 1957. Original
6 performances
1957
IntermezzoBroadway February 14, 1957. Original
5 performances
1957
Le Chien du Jardinier / Les AdieuxBroadway February 18, 1957. Original
8 performances
1957
Le MisanthropeBroadway February 7, 1957. Revival
5 performances
1957
Les Nuits de la Colere / Feu la Mere de MadameBroadway February 11, 1957. Original
4 performances
1957
VolponeBroadway February 4, 1957. Revival
3 performances
1957
West Side StoryBroadway September 26, 1957. Original
732 performances
1957
Ziegfeld Follies of 1957Broadway March 1, 1957. Original
123 performances
1959
BayanihanBroadway October 13, 1959. Original
1959
JunoBroadway March 9, 1959. Original
16 performances
1959
SaratogaBroadway December 7, 1959. Revival
80 performances
1960
The Unsinkable Molly BrownBroadway November 3, 1960. Original
532 performances
1960
West Side StoryBroadway April 27, 1960. Return-Engagement
249 performances
1962
All AmericanBroadway March 19, 1962. Original
80 performances
1962
Eddie Fisher at the Winter GardenBroadway October 2, 1962. Original
40 performances
1962
Nowhere To Go But UpBroadway November 10, 1962. Original
9 performances
1963
Pajama TopsBroadway May 31, 1963. Revival
52 performances
1963
SophieBroadway April 15, 1963. Revival
8 performances
1963
The Lady of the CamelliasBroadway March 20, 1963. Revival
13 performances
1964
Funny GirlBroadway March 26, 1964. Original
1,348 performances
1966
MameBroadway May 24, 1966. Original
1,508 performances
1969
JimmyBroadway October 23, 1969. Original
84 performances
1970
GeorgyBroadway February 26, 1970. Original
4 performances
1971
FolliesBroadway April 4, 1971. Original
522 performances
1972
Much Ado About NothingBroadway November 11, 1972. Revival
136 performances
1972
Neil Diamond: One Man ShowBroadway October 5, 1972. Original
1974
GypsyBroadway September 23, 1974. Revival
120 performances
1974
LizaBroadway January 6, 1974. Revival
23 performances
1974
Ulysses in NighttownBroadway March 10, 1974. Original
69 performances
1975
Doctor JazzBroadway March 19, 1975. Original
5 performances
1976
Fiddler on the RoofBroadway December 28, 1976. Revival
167 performances
1976
Natalie ColeBroadway November 23, 1976. Original
6 performances
1976
Pacific OverturesBroadway January 11, 1976. Original
193 performances
1977
BeatlemaniaBroadway May 31, 1977. Original
1,006 performances
1979
Bruce Forsyth on Broadway!Broadway June 12, 1979. Original
5 performances
1979
Comin' UptownBroadway December 20, 1979. Original
45 performances
1979
Gilda Radner - Live From New YorkBroadway August 2, 1979. Original
52 performances
1979
Lerner and Loewe: A Very Special EveningBroadway May 14, 1979. Original
1979
Zoot SuitBroadway March 25, 1979. Original
41 performances
1980
The RoastBroadway May 8, 1980. Original
4 performances
1980
Twyla Tharp and DancersBroadway March 24, 1980. Original
24 performances
1981
CamelotBroadway November 15, 1981. Return-Engagement
48 performances
1981
Twyla Tharp DanceBroadway September 22, 1981. Original
28 performances
1982
CatsBroadway October 7, 1982. Original
7,485 performances
1982
OthelloBroadway February 3, 1982. Revival
123 performances
2001
Mamma Mia !Broadway October 18, 2001. Original
5,758 performances
2014
RockyBroadway March 13, 2014. Original
188 performances
2015
The School of RockBroadway December 6, 2015. Original
1,309 performances
2015
Wolf Hall Parts One & TwoBroadway April 9, 2015. Original
103 performances
2019
BeetlejuiceBroadway April 25, 2019. Original
590 performances
2022
The Music ManBroadway Revival
376 performances
2023
Back to the FutureBroadway August 3, 2023. Original
383 performances
2025
Good Night, and Good LuckBroadway April 3, 2025. Original
77 performances
2025
Mamma Mia !Broadway August 14, 2025. Revival
195 performances
2026
Death of a SalesmanBroadway April 9, 2026. Revival
129 performances
2026
Much Ado About NothingBroadway November 19, 2026. Revival

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