Booth Theatre on Broadway

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Address:
222 West 45th St.

New York, NY

BUILT: 1913

SEATING CAPACITY: 766
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Booth Theatre (Broadway) History

Lee Shubert built the Booth Theatre in partnership with the producer Winthrop Ames. Named for the actor Edwin Booth (1833-1893), brother to the infamous John Wilkes Booth, the venue was actually the second New York theatre to bear this name. The first was built by Booth himself in 1869 on 23rd Street and 6th Avenue. Ames's father had been devoted to preserving the actor's legacy, so Winthrop's decision to name this theatre after Booth honored not only the actor, but connected his own family's interest with the actor's rich theatrical history. Ames intended to present the most challenging and prestigious productions possible here. The Booth was designed by Henry Herts to be one of a pair of playhouses: the Booth and the Shubert Theatres abut each other along Shubert Alley in one seamless unit. Styled with "restrained classicism," the Booth is the smaller, less extravagant of the two houses. The sgraffito that adorns the exterior of both theaters is the last known surviving example in New York of this once popular decorating technique. Ames had an extensive knowledge of the architecture and technical advances of contemporary European theatres and modeled his theatre and productions after them.

Shows to have been performed in the Booth Theatre include The Time of Your Life (1939) starring Eddie Dowling, Julie HaydonCeleste HolmCharles De Sheim, and Gene Kelly; The Elephant Man (1979) starring Philip AnglimCarole Shelley, and more; Sunday in the Park with George (1984) starring Mandy PatinkinBernadette Peters and more; Once on This Island (1990); Next to Normal (2009) starring Alice RipleyJ. Robert SpencerJennifer DamianoAaron TveitAdam Chanler-Berat, and Louis Hobson; Freestyle Love Supreme (2019) starring Lin-Manuel MirandaUtkarsh AmbudkarChris JacksonDaveed DiggsJames Monroe IglehartWayne Brady, Ashley Pérez Flanagan, Aneesa Folds and more; plus many more!



Shows at the Booth Theatre (Broadway)

DATES PRODUCTION
10/12/2022 - 4/28/2024 Kimberly Akimbo (2022)
4/1/2022 - 8/14/2022 for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf (2022)
10/7/2021 - 1/2/2022 Freestyle Love Supreme (2021)
3/2/2020 - 3/13/2020 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (2020)
9/13/2019 - 1/5/2020 Freestyle Love Supreme (2019)
3/5/2019 - 6/16/2019 Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus (2019)
10/6/2018 - 1/27/2019 American Son (2018)
4/30/2018 - 8/12/2018 The Boys in the Band (2018)
11/1/2017 - 1/21/2018 Meteor Shower (2017)
2/14/2017 - 4/23/2017 Significant Other (2017)
10/8/2016 - 1/8/2017 Les Liaisons Dangereuses (2016)
5/28/2016 - 9/4/2016 An Act of God (2016)
2/8/2016 - 3/27/2016 Hughie (2016)
11/7/2014 - 2/21/2015 The Elephant Man (2014)
4/1/2014 - 5/4/2014 The Velocity of Autumn (2014)
3/14/2014 - 1/3/2016 Hand to God (2015)
9/5/2013 - 2/23/2014 The Glass Menagerie (2013)
4/5/2013 - 6/30/2013 I'll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers (2013)
9/27/2012 - 3/3/2013 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (2012)
10/12/2011 - 6/17/2012 Other Desert Cities (2011)
3/25/2011 - 4/24/2011 High (2011)
3/27/2009 - 1/16/2011 Next to Normal (2009)
2/3/2009 - 2/22/2009 The Story of My Life (2009)
10/23/2008 - 1/4/2009 Dividing The Estate (2008)
4/12/2008 - 8/17/2008 Thurgood (2008)
10/30/2007 - 3/30/2008 The Seafarer (2007)
3/6/2007 - 8/25/2007 The Year of Magical Thinking (2007)
10/5/2006 - 1/14/2007 Butley (2006)
4/18/2006 - 8/13/2006 Faith Healer (2006)
10/28/2005 - 1/8/2006 Seascape (2005)
3/21/2005 - 9/18/2005 The Pillowman (2005)
10/22/2004 - 12/19/2004 The Good Body (2004)
10/2/2003 - 2/29/2004 The Retreat From Moscow (2003)
11/22/2002 - 1/26/2003 Our Town (2002)
7/12/2002 - 9/8/2002 I'm Not Rappaport (2002)
1/29/2002 - 4/14/2002 Bea Arthur on Broadway (2002)
11/11/2000 - 5/20/2001 The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe (2000)
9/15/1999 - 7/2/2000 Dame Edna: The Royal Tour (1999)
3/5/1999 - 6/13/1999 Via Dolorosa (1999)
10/22/1998 - 1/2/1999 I'm Still Here...Damn It! (1998)
7/14/1998 - 8/23/1998 An Evening with Jerry Herman (1998)
11/11/1997 - 5/10/1998 The Old Neighborhood (1997)
1/29/1997 - 6/22/1997 Rob Becker's Defending the Caveman (1995)
3/17/1996 - 1/5/1997 Love Thy Neighbor (1996)
3/16/1995 - 12/31/1995 Having Our Say (1995)
12/8/1994 - 1/1/1995 A Tuna Christmas (1994)
4/12/1994 - 6/26/1994 Broken Glass (1994)
10/8/1993 - 11/14/1993 The Twilight of the Golds (1993)
11/19/1992 - 6/13/1993 Someone Who'll Watch Over Me (1992)
1/24/1992 - 8/30/1992 The Most Happy Fella (1992)
10/2/1990 - 10/28/1990 Michael Feinstein in Concert: Piano and Voice (1990)
10/2/1990 - 12/1/1991 Once On This Island (1990)
12/2/1989 - 9/1/1990 Tru (1989)
2/10/1989 - 11/25/1989 Shirley Valentine (1989)
10/5/1988 - 11/6/1988 Michael Feinstein in Concert: (1988)
2/10/1988 - 6/26/1988 A Walk in the Woods (1988)
11/19/1985 - 1/17/1988 I'm Not Rappaport (1985)
4/2/1984 - 10/13/1985 Sunday in the Park with George (1984)
10/20/1983 - 2/4/1984 American Buffalo (1983)
4/21/1983 - 4/28/1983 Total Abandon (1983)
9/30/1982 - 1/30/1983 Good (1982)
10/29/1981 - 5/16/1982 Mass Appeal (1981)
9/15/1981 - 10/17/1981 An Evening With Dave Allen (1981)
4/12/1979 - 6/28/1981 The Elephant Man (1979)
12/26/1978 - 3/10/1979 Monteith & Rand (1979)
10/17/1978 - 10/30/1978 Gorey Stories (1978)
3/9/1978 - 4/30/1978 Paul Robeson (1978)
9/10/1976 - 7/16/1978 for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf (1976)
12/19/1975 - 9/5/1976 Very Good Eddie (1975)
9/12/1975 - 10/26/1975 The Leaf People (1975)
12/19/1974 - 7/20/1975 All Over Town (1974)
10/15/1974 - 11/30/1974 Brief Lives (1974)
9/11/1972 - 4/21/1974 That Championship Season (1972)
10/21/1969 - 7/2/1972 Butterflies Are Free (1969)
5/14/1969 - 6/21/1969 My Daughter, Your Son (1969)
3/13/1969 - 3/15/1969 The Dozens (1969)
2/1/1969 - 2/1/1969 The Mother Lover (1969)
11/1/1968 - 11/23/1968 Noel Coward's Sweet Potato (1968)
10/11/1968 - 10/12/1968 The Flip Side (1968)
4/18/1968 - 6/15/1968 New Faces of 1968 (1968)
1/31/1968 - 2/17/1968 Avanti! (1968)
9/16/1967 - 1/20/1968 The Birthday Party (1967)
5/17/1967 - 5/20/1967 The Girl in the Freudian Slip (1967)
12/26/1966 - 4/9/1967 At the Drop of Another Hat (1966)
11/21/1966 - 12/3/1966 Hail Scrawdyke! (1966)
9/27/1966 - 10/15/1966 Help Stamp Out Marriage! (1966)
10/16/1964 - 9/10/1966 Luv (1964)
5/20/1964 - 6/6/1964 Roar Like a Dove (1964)
1/6/1964 - 2/8/1964 Chips With Everything (1963)
11/20/1963 - 11/20/1963 Once for the Asking (1963)
9/29/1963 - 11/16/1963 Spoon River Anthology (1963)
4/17/1963 - 7/6/1963 Rattle of a Simple Man (1963)
1/30/1963 - 3/2/1963 Natural Affection (1963)
12/18/1962 - 1/19/1963 Tiger Tiger Burning Bright (1962)
10/17/1961 - 9/22/1962 A Shot in the Dark (1961)
2/20/1961 - 9/9/1961 A Taste of Honey (1960)
1/28/1961 - 1/28/1961 Julia, Jake and Uncle Joe (1961)
11/5/1959 - 1/21/1961 The Tenth Man (1959)
1/16/1958 - 10/31/1959 Two for the Seesaw (1958)
2/7/1957 - 1/11/1958 A Visit to a Small Planet (1957)
11/12/1956 - 2/2/1957 The Matchmaker (1955)
10/2/1956 - 10/6/1956 Autobiography (1956)
1/24/1956 - 5/12/1956 Time Limit! (1956)
12/28/1955 - 1/21/1956 Red Roses for Me (1955)
11/4/1955 - 12/3/1955 The Heavenly Twins (1955)
10/6/1955 - 10/15/1955 The Wooden Dish (1955)
12/6/1954 - 9/24/1955 Anniversary Waltz (1954)
11/1/1954 - 11/13/1954 All Summer Long (1954)
9/22/1954 - 10/16/1954 Home Is the Hero (1954)
4/9/1954 - 5/1/1954 The Magic and The Loss (1954)
1/11/1954 - 2/27/1954 Dial 'M' for Murder (1952)
11/9/1953 - 1/2/1954 Late Love (1953)
10/2/1952 - 5/30/1953 An Evening With Beatrice Lillie (1952)
5/15/1952 - 5/17/1952 Conscience (1952)
4/23/1952 - 5/2/1952 To Be Continued (1952)
3/4/1952 - 4/19/1952 Paris '90 (1952)
2/8/1952 - 2/9/1952 Collector's Item (1952)
12/12/1951 - 1/12/1952 Lo and Behold! (1951)
11/20/1951 - 11/24/1951 Never Say Never (1951)
9/4/1951 - 11/10/1951 Lace on Her Petticoat (1951)
5/14/1951 - 8/11/1951 Season in the Sun (1950)
4/2/1951 - 4/28/1951 Springtime for Henry (1951)
1/18/1951 - 4/2/1951 Angel in the Pawnshop (1951)
11/21/1950 - 12/2/1950 Edwina Black (1950)
10/26/1950 - 11/11/1950 The Day After Tomorrow (1950)
2/15/1950 - 7/29/1950 Come Back, Little Sheba (1950)
12/26/1949 - 2/11/1950 The Velvet Glove (1949)
10/4/1949 - 12/18/1949 Yes, M'Lord (1949)
3/8/1949 - 7/16/1949 At War With the Army (1949)
2/8/1949 - 2/26/1949 King Richard III (1949)
1/18/1949 - 1/22/1949 The Shop at Sly Corner (1949)
12/28/1948 - 1/8/1949 Don't Listen, Ladies (1948)
4/28/1948 - 12/18/1948 The Play's the Thing (1948)
4/15/1948 - 4/17/1948 The Rats of Norway (1948)
3/4/1948 - 3/13/1948 The Hallams (1948)
2/11/1948 - 2/14/1948 Doctor Social (1948)
1/13/1948 - 2/7/1948 Power Without Glory (1948)
10/21/1947 - 1/10/1948 An Inspector Calls (1947)
10/7/1947 - 10/11/1947 Duet for Two Hands (1947)
5/14/1947 - 7/5/1947 Portrait in Black (1947)
4/2/1947 - 5/10/1947 Tenting Tonight (1947)
2/4/1947 - 3/17/1947 John Loves Mary (1947)
1/8/1947 - 1/25/1947 The Big Two (1947)
10/26/1946 - 1/4/1947 The Playboy of the Western World (1946)
10/7/1946 - 10/19/1946 The Bees and the Flowers (1946)
5/15/1946 - 9/28/1946 Swan Song (1946)
3/20/1946 - 4/27/1946 He Who Gets Slapped (1946)
1/9/1946 - 3/16/1946 The Would-Be Gentleman (1946)
9/25/1945 - 1/5/1946 You Touched Me (1945)
6/21/1945 - 9/22/1945 The Wind Is Ninety (1945)
5/23/1945 - 6/16/1945 Foxhole in the Parlor (1945)
3/19/1945 - 5/19/1945 The Deep Mrs. Sykes (1945)
2/6/1945 - 3/10/1945 The Overtons (1945)
8/14/1944 - 2/3/1945 The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1944)
6/16/1943 - 8/1/1943 Those Endearing Young Charms (1943)
5/18/1942 - 6/5/1943 Blithe Spirit (1941)
4/13/1942 - 4/18/1942 Autumn Hill (1942)
2/12/1941 - 3/7/1942 Claudia (1941)
1/20/1941 - 2/8/1941 The Cream in the Well (1941)
12/26/1940 - 1/11/1941 Ruth Draper (1940)
11/15/1940 - 11/23/1940 Glamour Preferred (1940)
10/11/1940 - 10/12/1940 Boyd's Daughter (1940)
9/23/1940 - 10/19/1940 The Time of Your Life (1940)
2/8/1940 - 5/25/1940 Two For The Show (1940)
10/25/1939 - 4/6/1940 The Time of Your Life (1939)
2/4/1939 - 5/27/1939 One for the Money (1939)
12/7/1938 - Here Come the Clowns (1938)
9/26/1938 - Dame Nature (1938)
12/14/1936 - You Can't Take It With You (1936)
10/18/1936 - Swing Your Lady (1936)
9/15/1936 - The Golden Journey (1936)
3/4/1936 - Sweet Aloes (1936)
1/27/1936 - Lady Precious Stream (1936)
1/19/1936 - Ruth Draper (1936)
1/7/1936 - Mid-West (1936)
12/23/1935 - The Season Changes (1935)
11/28/1935 - How Beautiful With Shoes (1935)
11/7/1935 - Night In the House (1935)
9/24/1935 - Blind Alley (1935)
4/23/1935 - 6/29/1935 Kind Lady (1935)
4/2/1935 - Mansion on the Hudson (1935)
3/5/1935 - De Luxe (1935)
1/14/1935 - Laburnum Grove (1935)
9/25/1934 - The Distaff Side (1934)
8/29/1934 - Kill That Story (1934)
2/13/1934 - The Shining Hour (1934)
1/23/1934 - No More Ladies (1934)
12/27/1933 - The First Apple (1933)
11/13/1933 - I Was Waiting for You (1933)
10/27/1933 - Give Us This Day (1933)
9/15/1933 - Heat Lightning (1933)
5/15/1933 - 5/15/1933 Candide (1933)
4/12/1933 - For Services Rendered (1933)
3/2/1933 - Our Wife (1933)
1/22/1933 - 1/29/1933 Dorothy Sands (1933)
12/30/1932 - Girls in Uniform (1932)
4/25/1932 - Another Language (1932)
4/3/1932 - 4/10/1932 Styles in Acting (1932)
3/31/1932 - We Are No Longer Children (1932)
2/8/1932 - The Fatal Alibi (1932)
1/13/1932 - Jewel Robbery (1932)
12/30/1931 - Society Girl (1931)
11/13/1931 - If Love Were All (1931)
11/3/1931 - After All (1931)
9/22/1931 - The Breadwinner (1931)
5/20/1931 - 7/5/1931 A Modern Virgin (1931)
2/26/1931 - Paging Danger (1931)
11/1/1930 - The Man in Possession (1930)
9/22/1930 - Uncle Vanya (1930)
4/17/1930 - Lady Clara (1930)
3/17/1930 - The Royal Virgin (1930)
3/4/1930 - Koi-No-Yozakura (1930)
3/4/1930 - Kage-No-Chikara (1930)
3/4/1930 - Matsuri (1930)
2/8/1930 - Out of a Blue Sky (1930)
10/8/1929 - Jenny (1929)
5/1/1929 - Grand Street Follies [1929] (1929)
4/4/1929 - Bird in Hand (1929)
1/7/1929 - The Marriage Bed (1929)
11/26/1928 - A Play Without a Name (1928)
10/30/1928 - These Few Ashes (1928)
10/2/1928 - Possession (1928)
5/28/1928 - Grand Street Follies [1928] (1928)
4/10/1928 - Bottled (1928)
10/26/1927 - Escape (1927)
1/26/1927 - Saturday's Children (1927)
12/25/1926 - The Honor of the Family (1926)
11/8/1926 - First Love (1926)
10/15/1926 - White Wings (1926)
8/31/1926 - She Couldn't Say No (1926)
1/29/1926 - John Gabriel Borkman (1926)
12/22/1925 - The Patsy (1925)
11/25/1925 - Paid (1925)
11/9/1925 - Hamlet (1925)
10/13/1925 - Weak Sisters (1925)
8/31/1925 - The Fall of Eve (1925)
8/13/1925 - Something To Brag About (1925)
5/25/1925 - Odd Man Out (1925)
3/3/1925 - The Complex (1925)
12/2/1924 - Paolo and Francesca (1924)
9/24/1924 - Minick (1924)
8/11/1924 - Dancing Mothers (1924)
10/30/1922 - Seventh Heaven (1922)
10/5/1922 - 10/21/1922 Revue Russe (1922)
9/5/1922 - The Plot Thickens (1922)
3/14/1922 - The Truth About Blayds (1922)
2/1/1922 - The Law Breaker (1922)
1/18/1921 - The Green Goddess (1921)
11/1/1920 - The Prince and the Pauper (1920)
8/24/1920 - Happy-Go-Lucky (1920)
5/4/1920 - Not So Long Ago (1920)
1/5/1920 - The Purple Mask (1920)
10/8/1919 - Too Many Husbands (1919)
9/8/1919 - 10/4/1919 The Better 'Ole (1918)
6/16/1919 - 8/21/1919 The Better 'Ole (1918)
4/28/1919 - I Love You (1919)
1/14/1919 - The Woman in Room 13 (1919)
10/31/1918 - Be Calm, Camilla (1918)
9/2/1918 - Watch Your Neighbor (1918)
1/22/1918 - Seventeen (1918)
9/4/1917 - De Luxe Annie (1917)
8/17/1917 - Friend Martha (1917)
2/5/1917 - A Successful Calamity (1917)
11/6/1916 - Getting Married (1916)
9/6/1916 - Pierrot the Prodigal (1916)
4/10/1916 - The Co-respondent (1916)
3/13/1916 - Pay-day (1916)
2/28/1916 - The Greatest Nation (1916)
1/26/1916 - The Fear Market (1916)
1/6/1916 - David Garrick (1916)
11/29/1915 - Our American Cousin (1915)
10/4/1915 - The Two Virtues (1915)
9/9/1915 - My Lady's Garter (1915)
4/5/1915 - The Bubble (1915)
3/23/1915 - Alice in Wonderland (1915)
2/19/1915 - The Trap (1915)
1/12/1915 - Children of Earth (1915)
10/27/1914 - Experience (1914)
10/5/1914 - The Money Makers (1914)
3/23/1914 - Panthea (1914)
1/27/1914 - Change (1914)
12/8/1913 - Prunella (1913)
10/16/1913 - The Great Adventure (1913)


Booth Theatre on Broadway Frequently Asked Questions

What show is currently in Booth Theatre (Broadway)?
Booth Theatre (Broadway)'s current show is Kimberly Akimbo which began performances on 10/12/2022.

What when was Booth Theatre (Broadway) built?
Booth Theatre (Broadway) was built in 1913.

How many seats does Booth Theatre (Broadway) have?
Booth Theatre (Broadway) has 766 seats.

What are the box office hours for Booth Theatre (Broadway)?
Monday-Saturday: 10:00 AM-8:00 PM Sunday: 12:00 PM-6:00 PM.

What accessibility options are there at Booth Theatre (Broadway)?

Accessible seating is available for this performance as indicated on the seating map. The theatre is not completely wheelchair-accessible.

Orchestra location: Seating is accessible to all parts of the Orchestra without steps. Wheelchair seating is located in the Orchestra only.

Mezzanine location: Located up two flights of stairs (31 steps). Please note, once on the Mezzanine level there are approximately two steps up and down per row. Entrance to Mezzanine is behind row H.

Handrails: Available at the end of every stepped seat row in the Mezzanine.

There is one (unisex) wheelchair-accessible restroom located on the main level.

The theatre provides infrared assistive listening devices for every performance at the theatre. In addition, beginning four weeks after a show’s official opening night performance, hand-held audio description devices and hand-held captioning devices are available, and there is unlimited access to downloadable audio description and/or captioning for personal mobile devices free of charge. (Hand-held devices are limited, although additional devices can be obtained with at least twenty-four hours’ notice.)

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What were the longest running shows at Booth Theatre (Broadway)?
Butterflies Are Free which ran from 10/21/1969 to 7/2/1972, Rob Becker's Defending the Caveman which ran from 3/26/1995 to 6/22/1997, The Elephant Man which ran from 4/19/1979 to 6/28/1981, I'm Not Rappaport which ran from 11/19/1985 to 1/17/1988 and Luv which ran from 11/11/1964 to 1/7/1967,


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