What when was 48th Street Theatre built?

48th Street Theatre was built in 1912.

How many seats does 48th Street Theatre have?

48th Street Theatre has 970 seats.

What were the longest running shows at 48th Street Theatre?

Tobacco Road which ran from 12/04/1933 to 05/31/1941, Harvey which ran from 11/01/1944 to 01/15/1949, Tea and Sympathy which ran from 09/30/1953 to 06/18/1955, and Stalag 17 which ran from 05/08/1951 to 06/21/1952

48th Street Theatre

Address:
157 W. 48th St.
New York, NY

Built: 1912

Demolished: 1955

Seating Capacity: 970

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Shows at the 48th Street Theatre

Dates			Production
4/11/1955	-	6/18/1955	Tea and Sympathy (1953)
11/20/1954	-	2/26/1955	Wedding Breakfast (1954)
10/10/1954	-	10/23/1954	DeCordoba and His Ballet (1954)
9/13/1954	-	10/2/1954	Hayride (1954)
9/13/1954	-	10/2/1954	Hayride (1954)
4/1/1954	-	5/29/1954	The Girl on the Via Flaminia (1954)
1/7/1954	-	3/13/1954	His and Hers (1954)
11/18/1953	-	11/28/1953	Escapade (1953)
9/22/1953	-	10/10/1953	At Home with Ethel Waters (1953)
9/22/1953	-	10/10/1953	At Home with Ethel Waters (1953)
4/30/1953	-	5/2/1953	Men of Distinction (1953)
2/10/1953	-	4/18/1953	On Borrowed Time (1953)
1/14/1953	-	1/17/1953	Be Your Age (1953)
11/3/1952	-	1/10/1953	Mrs. McThing (1952)
5/8/1951	-	6/21/1952	Stalag 17 (1951)
2/20/1951	-	3/10/1951	The High Ground (1951)
2/6/1951	-	2/19/1951	Jotham Valley (1951)
1/17/1951	-	1/18/1951	Four Twelves Are 48 (1951)
9/27/1950	-	1/13/1951	Black Chiffon (1950)
3/6/1950	-	3/18/1950	Tobacco Road (1950)
1/31/1950	-	2/25/1950	Mr. Barry's Etchings (1950)
11/7/1949	-	11/19/1949	Love Me Long (1949)
3/31/1949	-	5/28/1949	The Traitor (1949)
1/28/1949	-	2/12/1949	Forward the Heart (1949)
11/1/1944	-	1/15/1949	Harvey (1944)
5/3/1944	-	10/21/1944	Pick-up Girl (1944)
4/11/1944	-	4/29/1944	But Not Goodbye (1944)
2/29/1944	-	3/4/1944	Mrs. Kimball Presents (1944)
2/10/1944	-	2/23/1944	Take It as It Comes (1944)
11/3/1943	-	1/8/1944	Outrageous Fortune (1943)
9/1/1943	-	9/4/1943	The Snark Was a Boojum (1943)
5/17/1937	-		Damaged Goods (1937)
4/8/1937	-		Hitch Your Wagon (1937)
3/17/1937	-		Cross-town (1937)
2/3/1937	-		Thirsty Soil (1937)
12/28/1936	-		Around the Corner (1936)
11/20/1936	-		200 Were Chosen (1936)
9/27/1936	-		Bright Honor (1936)
5/4/1936	-		Parnell (1936)
2/21/1936	-		Mainly for Lovers (1936)
1/22/1936	-	1/25/1936	The Illustrators' Show (1936)
11/26/1935	-		Stick-in-the-Mud (1935)
9/11/1935	-		A Slight Case of Murder (1935)
1/15/1935	-		Fly Away Home (1935)
9/17/1934	-		Alley Cat (1934)
7/16/1934	-		Tobacco Road (1933)
12/27/1933	-		The Loves of Charles II (1933)
2/27/1933	-		Louisiana (1933)
11/14/1932	-		Singapore (1932)
10/19/1932	-		The Passionate Pilgrim (1932)
9/23/1932	-		The Stork is Dead (1932)
5/23/1932	-		On the Make (1932)
5/3/1932	-		Broadway Boy (1932)
4/11/1932	-		Take My Tip (1932)
3/9/1932	-		Night Over Taos (1932)
2/16/1932	-		When the Bough Breaks (1932)
10/14/1931	-		Pillars of Society (1931)
10/6/1931	-		The Streets of New York, or Poverty is No Crime (1931)
9/22/1931	-		Did I Say No? (1931)
6/2/1931	-		Unexpected Husband (1931)
4/22/1931	-		The Bellamy Trial (1931)
3/3/1931	-		Privilege Car (1931)
10/20/1930	-		Pagan Lady (1930)
2/5/1930	-		The Boundary Line (1930)
9/10/1929	-		Remote Control (1929)
12/25/1928	-		Brothers (1928)
8/13/1928	-	9/29/1928	The Song Writer (1928)
5/7/1928	-		The Waltz of the Dogs (1928)
3/28/1928	-		The Beggar's Opera (1928)
1/12/1928	-		Cock Robin (1928)
12/26/1927	-		Paradise (1927)
11/23/1927	-		People Don't Do Such Things (1927)
11/11/1926	-		The Squall (1926)
10/7/1926	-		The Jeweled Tree (1926)
5/25/1926	-		One Man's Woman (1926)
5/17/1926	-		The Climax (1926)
1/27/1926	-		Puppy Love (1926)
1/11/1926	-		Down Stream (1926)
7/6/1925	-	8/1/1925	Engaged (1925)
6/1/1925	-		Spooks (1925)
5/12/1925	-		A Bit of Love (1925)
4/7/1925	-		The Servant in the House (1925)
3/6/1925	-		Pierrot the Prodigal (1925)
2/24/1925	-		The Wild Duck (1925)
12/24/1924	-		The Habitual Husband (1924)
12/12/1924	-		Candida (1924)
5/16/1924	-		Hedda Gabler (1924)
4/27/1924	-		The Admiral (1924)
4/16/1924	-		Expressing Willie (1924)
3/15/1924	-		Macbeth (1924)
2/7/1924	-		The New Englander (1924)
12/26/1923	-		Neighbors (1923)
11/15/1923	-		Queen Victoria (1923)
8/25/1923	-		Zeno (1923)
5/18/1923	-		Sweet Nell of Old Drury (1923)
5/7/1923	-		The Rivals (1923)
4/30/1923	-		The Inspector General (1923)
4/23/1923	-		As You Like It (1923)
4/10/1923	-		Anathema (1923)
3/12/1923	-		The Chastening (1923)
3/1/1923	-		Roger Bloomer (1923)
12/25/1922	-		Why Not? (1922)
11/13/1922	-		Hospitality (1922)
10/2/1922	-		Malvaloca (1922)
8/29/1922	-		The Torch Bearers (1922)
7/17/1922	-	8/12/1922	Plantation Revue (1922)
7/17/1922	-	8/12/1922	Plantation Revue (1922)
1/28/1922	-		The Nest (1922)
1/16/1922	-		Macbeth (1922)
1/16/1922	-		Julius Caesar (1922)
1/16/1922	-		Romeo and Juliet (1922)
11/9/1921	-		We Girls (1921)
8/15/1921	-		Sonya (1921)
11/29/1920	-		The Broken Wing (1920)
8/30/1920	-		Immodest Violet (1920)
7/30/1920	-		Opportunity (1920)
10/2/1919	-		The Storm (1919)
8/14/1919	-		Those Who Walk in Darkness (1919)
6/2/1919	-		I Love You (1919)
4/8/1919	-		Come-on Charlie (1919)
3/24/1919	-		Luck in Pawn (1919)
2/10/1919	-		The Net (1919)
10/28/1918	-		The Big Chance (1918)
8/29/1918	-		The Woman on the Index (1918)
4/3/1918	-		The Man Who Stayed at Home (1918)
2/7/1918	-	3/23/1918	The Love Mill (1918)
12/21/1917	-		Yes or No (1917)
12/10/1917	-		Good Morning, Rosamond (1917)
11/12/1917	-		The Gay Lord Quex (1917)
10/2/1917	-		The Land of the Free (1917)
9/12/1917	-		Over the 'Phone (1917)
8/30/1917	-		What Happened to Jones (1917)
11/20/1916	-		The Thirteenth Chair (1916)
11/13/1916	-		Object - Matrimony (1916)
10/5/1916	-		Rich Man, Poor Man (1916)
8/28/1916	-		Somebody's Luggage (1916)
1/17/1916	-		Just a Woman (1916)
11/1/1915	-		The Eternal Magdalene (1915)
10/11/1915	-		What Money Can't Buy (1915)
9/21/1915	-		Husband and Wife (1915)
6/10/1915	-	6/17/1915	Iolanthe (1915)
5/24/1915	-	6/5/1915	The Sorcerer (1915)
5/10/1915	-	6/19/1915	The Mikado (1915)
4/19/1915	-	6/19/1915	The Sorcerer (1915)
4/19/1915	-	6/19/1915	Trial by Jury (1915)
4/19/1915	-	6/19/1915	The Yeomen of the Guard (1915)
4/19/1915	-	6/19/1915	H.M.S. Pinafore (1915)
4/19/1915	-	6/19/1915	Iolanthe (1915)
4/19/1915	-	5/8/1915	The Yeomen of the Guard (1915)
4/19/1915	-	6/19/1915	Trial by Jury (1915)
4/19/1915	-	6/19/1915	H.M.S. Pinafore (1915)
9/30/1914	-		The Law of the Land (1914)
4/27/1914	-	4/27/1914	Lonesome Like (1914)
4/27/1914	-	4/27/1914	The Last Toast (1914)
4/27/1914	-	4/27/1914	Uncle Sam's Money (1914)
4/27/1914	-	4/27/1914	The Worth of a Man (1914)
10/6/1913	-		Today (1913)
9/23/1913	-		The Smoldering Flame (1913)
8/26/1913	-		Kiss Me Quick (1913)
4/28/1913	-	5/2/1913	Countess Julia (1913)
4/14/1913	-		What Happened to Mary (1913)
4/2/1913	-		The Lady from Oklahoma (1913)
3/24/1913	-		The Spiritualist (1913)
3/18/1913	-	3/18/1913	The Stronger (1913)
3/18/1913	-	3/18/1913	Pariah (1913)
11/12/1912	-		Never Say Die (1912)
10/25/1912	-	10/25/1912	The Point of View (1912)
8/29/1912	-		Little Miss Brown (1912)
8/12/1912	-		Just Like John (1912)
	-		Uday Shankar and His Hindu Ballet ()

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48th Street Theatre Frequently Asked Questions

What when was 48th Street Theatre built?: 48th Street Theatre was built in 1912.
How many seats does 48th Street Theatre have?: 48th Street Theatre has 970 seats.
What were the longest running shows at 48th Street Theatre?: Tobacco Road which ran from 12/04/1933 to 05/31/1941, Harvey which ran from 11/01/1944 to 01/15/1949, Tea and Sympathy which ran from 09/30/1953 to 06/18/1955, and Stalag 17 which ran from 05/08/1951 to 06/21/1952

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