Ambassador Theatre on Broadway

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Address:
219 W. 49th St.
New York, NY 10019

BUILT: 1921

SEATING CAPACITY: 1125
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Ambassador Theatre (Broadway) History

The Shuberts built the Ambassador Theatre in 1921, one of four theatres they constructed on 48th and 49th Streets as part of their post-World War I rapid expansion. None of the other three (the Ritz, now the Walter Kerr; the Forrest, now the Eugene O'Neill; and the 49th St, now demolished) are currently operated by the Shubert Organization. The plot of land for the Ambassador required that the auditorium be placed diagonally on its relatively small lot. This resulted in a lack of stage-wing space, and a uniquely shaped hexagonal auditorium. The exterior of the building is simple, with little ornamentation other than some brick patterning. The interiors, designed by architect Herbert Krapp, employ more elaborate Adam-style plasterwork in the decoration of the walls, ceiling, boxes, doorways and arches. The design motif was a favorite of Krapp's. The Ambassador Theatre was sold by The Shuberts in 1935 due to the struggles of The Great Depression, and was used as a movie theater, a television studio for NBC and later the DuMont Television Network. The Shuberts assumed ownership of the theater once again in 1956, returning the space to a legitimate theatre. The Ambassador Theatre has been designated a New York City landmark.

Shows and stars to have graced the stage of the Ambassador Theatre include: The Diary of Anne Frank (1957, transfer from the Cort Theatre) starring Joseph Schildkraut, Susan Strasberg and more; The Lion in Winter (1966) starring Robert Preston and Rosemary Harris; Godspell (1977 transfer from the Broadhurst and the Plymouth) starring Lamar Alford, Laurie Faso, Lois Foraker and more; A View From the Bridge (1983 revival) starring Tony Lo Bianco as Eddie and directed by Arvin Brown; Dreamgirls (1987 revival) starring Lillias White, Alisa Gyse, Arnetia Walker and more; Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk (1996) starring Jeffrey Wright, Savion Glover, Duquesnay, Gaines, and Dule Hill; It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues (1999 transfer from Vivian Beaumont Theater) starring Ron Taylor, Gretha Boston, Eloise Laws and more; You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (1999 revival) starring Anthony Rapp, B.D. Wong, Ilana Levine, Stanley Wayne Mathis, Kristin Chenoweth and Roger Bart; Topdog/Underdog (2002) starring Mos Def and Jeffrey Wright; Chicago (2003, transfer from Richard Rodgers Theatre and the Shubert) starring Ann Reinking, Bebe Neuwirth, James Naughton, Joel Grey and many others!

Shows at the Ambassador Theatre (Broadway)

DATES PRODUCTION

1/29/2003 - Chicago (1996)
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3/12/2002 - 8/11/2002 Topdog / Underdog (2002)

9/19/2001 - 1/13/2002 Hedda Gabler (2001)

2/14/2001 - 6/10/2001 A Class Act (2001)

3/21/2000 - 7/23/2000 The Ride Down Mt. Morgan (2000)

9/7/1999 - 1/9/2000 It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues (1999)

1/23/1999 - 6/13/1999 You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (1999)

4/9/1996 - 1/10/1999 Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk (1996)

10/21/1995 - 1/7/1996 Fool Moon (1995)

6/5/1995 - 7/16/1995 Buttons on Broadway (1995)

11/14/1989 - 5/20/1990 The Circle (1989)

8/9/1988 - 1/15/1989 Ain't Misbehavin' (1988)

3/15/1988 - 5/8/1988 Oba Oba (1988)

6/22/1987 - 11/29/1987 Dreamgirls (1987)

4/2/1987 - 4/26/1987 Barbara Cook: A Concert for the Theatre (1987)

2/21/1985 - 7/21/1985 Leader of the Pack (1985)

1/27/1983 - 6/12/1983 A View From the Bridge (1983)

12/7/1982 - 12/12/1982 Herman Van Veen: All of Him (1982)

11/30/1980 - 6/27/1982 Dancin' (1978)

9/20/1980 - 10/25/1980 Division Street (1980)

5/30/1980 - 9/7/1980 Your Arms Too Short to Box With God (1980)

4/2/1980 - 4/26/1980 Goodbye Fidel (1980)

9/14/1978 - 10/7/1979 Eubie! (1978)

5/16/1978 - 9/3/1978 Same Time, Next Year (1975)

4/12/1978 - 4/23/1978 The Mighty Gents (1978)

9/16/1977 - 1/1/1978 Miss Margarida's Way (1977)

1/12/1977 - 9/4/1977 Godspell (1976)

9/14/1976 - 12/5/1976 I Have a Dream (1976)

5/5/1976 - 5/15/1976 Des Journees Entieres Dans le Arbres (1976)

1/7/1976 - 1/11/1976 The Poison Tree (1976)

10/18/1975 - 11/29/1975 Me and Bessie (1975)

3/14/1975 - 4/5/1975 We Interrupt This Program... (1975)

9/27/1974 - 3/2/1975 Scapino (1974)

1/31/1973 - 2/18/1973 Warp (1973)

11/1/1972 - 12/2/1972 The Secret Affairs of Mildred Wild (1972)

11/17/1971 - 7/30/1972 Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death (1971)

4/22/1971 - 7/3/1971 Ovid's Metamorphoses (1971)

10/19/1970 - 7/3/1971 Paul Sills' Story Theatre (1970)

4/14/1970 - 7/18/1970 The Boy Friend (1970)

1/22/1969 - 4/26/1969 Celebration (1969)

10/16/1968 - 12/29/1968 We Bombed in New Haven (1968)

10/3/1966 - 12/31/1966 The Investigation (1966)

3/2/1966 - 5/21/1966 The Lion in Winter (1966)

10/14/1965 - 11/6/1965 The World of Charles Aznavour (1965)

9/12/1964 - 1/4/1965 Absence of a Cello (1964)

9/9/1963 - 2/1/1964 Stop the World - I Want to Get Off (1962)

10/29/1962 - 5/11/1963 Calculated Risk (1962)

1/30/1962 - 4/28/1962 A Passage to India (1962)

1/3/1962 - 1/13/1962 Something About a Soldier (1962)

12/9/1961 - 12/23/1961 Blood, Sweat and Stanley Poole (1961)

1/23/1961 - 5/13/1961 The Tenth Man (1959)

10/26/1960 - 1/21/1961 The 49th Cousin (1960)

3/18/1960 - 3/19/1960 One More River (1960)

2/17/1960 - 2/20/1960 The Long Dream (1960)

2/1/1960 - 2/2/1960 Cut of the Axe (1960)

10/1/1959 - 1/23/1960 The Gang's All Here (1959)

4/9/1959 - 4/25/1959 Kataki (1959)

12/30/1958 - 3/7/1959 Third Best Sport (1958)

11/6/1958 - 11/29/1958 Comes a Day (1958)

3/26/1958 - 4/19/1958 Back to Methuselah (1958)

10/24/1957 - 2/22/1958 Compulsion (1957)

2/26/1957 - 6/22/1957 The Diary of Anne Frank (1955)

1/30/1957 - 2/9/1957 Eugenia (1957)

12/28/1956 - 12/29/1956 Protective Custody (1956)

10/3/1956 - 12/22/1956 The Loud Red Patrick (1956)

10/3/1944 - 6/23/1945 School for Brides (1944)

9/11/1944 - 9/16/1944 Down to Miami (1944)

3/28/1944 - 6/17/1944 Decision (1944)

3/3/1944 - 3/26/1944 The Yeomen of the Guard (1944)

3/2/1944 - 3/26/1944 Ruddigore (1944)

2/25/1944 - 3/26/1944 Patience (1944)

2/22/1944 - 3/26/1944 Iolanthe (1944)

2/21/1944 - 3/26/1944 The Gondoliers (1944)

2/17/1944 - 3/26/1944 The Pirates of Penzance (1944)

2/17/1944 - 3/19/1944 Cox and Box (1944)

2/11/1944 - 3/26/1944 The Mikado (1944)

12/5/1943 - 1/22/1944 Victory Belles (1943)

11/21/1943 - 12/4/1943 Lady, Behave! (1943)

10/17/1943 - 11/20/1943 Laugh Time (1943)

9/4/1943 - 10/8/1943 Blossom Time (1943)

9/4/1943 - 10/9/1943 Blossom Time (1943)

9/28/1942 - 12/3/1942 Wine, Women and Song (1942)

11/18/1941 - 1/3/1942 Cuckoos on the Hearth (1941)

9/3/1941 - 9/3/1941 Gangway (1941)

9/29/1939 - 12/2/1939 The Straw Hat Revue (1939)

3/9/1939 - 3/9/1939 The Gate Revue (1939)

12/13/1937 - Drama at Inish (1937)

12/6/1937 - Juno and the Paycock (1937)

11/29/1937 - The New Gossoon (1937)

10/11/1937 - The Far-off Hills (1937)

10/7/1937 - The Plough and the Stars (1937)

10/2/1937 - Katie Roche (1937)

4/18/1937 - Todo Un Hombre (1937)

4/18/1937 - Amor (1937)

4/18/1937 - Terra Baja (1937)

4/18/1937 - Cuando Los Hijos de Eva no son Lo Hijos de Adan (1937)

9/30/1936 - Stork Mad (1936)

9/16/1935 - Night of January 16 (1935)

4/8/1935 - Post Road (1934)

1/9/1935 - A Lady Detained (1935)

4/19/1934 - Are You Decent (1934)

3/12/1934 - The Perfumed Lady (1934)

2/5/1934 - Biography (1934)

12/25/1933 - The Locked Room (1933)

11/23/1933 - Growing Pains (1933)

11/18/1933 - 7/21/1934 Roberta (1933)

10/30/1933 - Under Glass (1933)

5/15/1933 - June Moon (1933)

5/1/1933 - Springtime for Henry (1933)

3/6/1933 - Young Sinners (1933)

11/8/1932 - The Silent House (1932)

11/2/1932 - 11/2/1932 Philomel (1932)

8/1/1932 - 8/8/1932 Chamberlain Brown's Scrap Book (1932)

3/28/1932 - Intimate Relations (1932)

10/21/1931 - New Chauve-Souris (1931)

9/23/1931 - If I Were You (1931)

3/4/1931 - 3/4/1931 Blossom Time (1931)

2/16/1931 - Death Takes a Holiday (1931)

12/25/1930 - King Lear (1930)

12/25/1930 - Hamlet (1930)

12/25/1930 - The Merchant of Venice (1930)

12/25/1930 - Julius Caesar (1930)

12/25/1930 - Macbeth (1930)

12/25/1930 - As You Like It (1930)

12/25/1930 - King Richard III (1930)

10/23/1930 - Sweet Chariot (1930)

11/27/1929 - The Humbug (1929)

10/21/1929 - Stripped (1929)

9/16/1929 - A Strong Man's House (1929)

9/13/1929 - A Comedy of Women (1929)

12/31/1928 - Lady Dedlock (1928)

12/3/1928 - 12/3/1928 Angela (1928)

11/19/1928 - Redemption (1928)

10/8/1928 - Just a Minute (1928)

9/26/1928 - Fast Life (1928)

8/27/1928 - The Money Lender (1928)

4/9/1928 - The Outsider (1928)

3/6/1928 - The Great Necker (1928)

11/22/1927 - The Racket (1927)

10/12/1927 - The Matrimonial Bed (1927)

9/8/1926 - 7/23/1927 Queen High (1926)

8/3/1926 - No More Women (1926)

2/2/1926 - The Great Gatsby (1926)

9/28/1925 - Applesauce (1925)

2/23/1925 - The Virgin of Bethulia (1925)

12/22/1924 - Bluffing Bluffers (1924)

12/1/1924 - 12/20/1924 Princess April (1924)

8/20/1924 - 11/29/1924 The Dream Girl (1924)

11/17/1923 - A Love Scandal (1923)

10/29/1923 - Steadfast (1923)

8/8/1923 - The Newcomers (1923)

1/31/1923 - 6/9/1923 Caroline (1923)

10/2/1922 - 10/2/1922 The Lady in Ermine (1922)

8/7/1922 - 10/1/1922 Blossom Time (1921)

5/9/1921 - 7/9/1921 Biff! Bing! Bang! (1921)

2/11/1921 - 5/7/1921 The Rose Girl (1921)

9/2/1919 - 9/2/1919 Back Again (1919)

11/28/1918 - 11/28/1918 U.S. (1918)

8/31/1918 - 8/31/1918 Telling the Tale (1918)

6/5/1916 - 6/5/1916 Pell-Mell (1916)

3/23/1916 - 3/23/1916 More (1916)

10/28/1915 - 10/28/1915 More (1915)

6/18/1915 - 6/18/1915 More (Odds and Ends) (1915)

10/17/1914 - 10/17/1914 Odds and Ends (1914)

Nearest Venues

Name: St. Malachy's – The Actors' Chapel
Category: Attraction
Address: 239 W 49th St
Description: St. Malachy's - The Actors' Chapel, located in the heart of New York City, is a unique and historic landmark that attracts visitors from all over the world. Built in 1902, the chapel was originally part of the Roman Catholic Church and served as a place of worship for the Irish community in the area. However, it became known as the "Actors' Chapel" in the mid-1920s due to its close proximity to the Theater District and the large number of actors who attended services there. Today, St. Malachy's continues to be a popular destination for tourists, especially those with an interest in theater and the arts. The chapel's interior features beautiful stained glass windows, intricate woodwork, and a cozy atmosphere that provides a peaceful respite from the bustling city outside. Visitors can also view the numerous memorials and plaques dedicated to famous actors and performers who have attended services at the chapel over the years. In addition to its historical significance and artistic appeal, St. Malachy's - The Actors' Chapel also hosts a variety of cultural events throughout the year, including concerts, art exhibits, and theatrical performances. Whether you're a theater enthusiast or simply looking for a quiet and inspiring space to reflect, St. Malachy's is a must-visit destination for any tourist in New York City.

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Name: Father Duffy Square
Category: Outdoor
Address: 7th Ave &, W 46th St
Description: Father Duffy Square is a popular tourist destination in New York City, located at the intersection of Broadway, Seventh Avenue, and 47th Street in Times Square. It is named after Francis P. Duffy, a prominent military chaplain who served in World War I and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his bravery. Tourists are drawn to Father Duffy Square for several reasons. Firstly, it is located in the heart of Times Square, one of the most iconic and bustling areas of New York City. Visitors can take in the bright lights, billboards, and crowds that make Times Square famous. Additionally, Father Duffy Square is home to several landmarks, including the TKTS booth, where tourists can purchase discounted Broadway show tickets, and the statue of Father Duffy himself, which honors his contributions to the military and the city of New York. Overall, Father Duffy Square is a must-visit destination for anyone interested in experiencing the energy and excitement of New York City, particularly in the heart of Times Square.

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Name: Times Square
Category: Attraction
Address: Between 42nd & 47th St
Description: Times Square is one of the most iconic and bustling destinations in New York City, attracting tourists from all over the world. The area is known for its neon lights, towering billboards, and lively atmosphere, which make it a hub of entertainment, shopping, and dining. Tourists flock to Times Square to experience the excitement of the city that never sleeps. The area is home to a variety of Broadway theaters, which host some of the most popular and critically acclaimed musicals and plays in the world. Visitors can also catch a movie at one of the many cinemas, or shop for souvenirs at the numerous stores. In addition, Times Square is a popular spot for celebrating special occasions, such as New Year's Eve, when thousands of people gather to watch the famous ball drop. Tourists can also enjoy delicious food from a wide range of restaurants and food stands, or simply take in the vibrant atmosphere and people-watching opportunities.

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Name: TKTS
TKTS Category: Attraction
Address: 47th St & Broadway
Description: TKTS is a famous tourist destination in New York City, located in the heart of Times Square. Tourists flock to TKTS to get discounted tickets for Broadway and off-Broadway shows, musicals, and other performances. With its iconic red steps, TKTS is a must-visit attraction for theater enthusiasts and anyone looking to experience the excitement of New York City's performing arts scene. Visitors to TKTS can expect to find a wide selection of show tickets at up to 50% off the regular price. The TKTS booth also offers same-day tickets for matinee and evening performances, making it an ideal choice for last-minute planners. Additionally, TKTS provides a unique opportunity to explore and discover new theatrical productions, from classic Broadway hits to innovative off-Broadway performances. Beyond ticket sales, TKTS offers a vibrant atmosphere with street performers, musicians, and vendors selling souvenirs and snacks. Visitors can enjoy the bustling energy of Times Square while waiting in line or relaxing on the red steps. Overall, TKTS is an exciting destination that offers tourists the chance to immerse themselves in the heart of New York City's theatrical culture.

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Name: Shubert Alley
Category: Attraction
Address: W 45th St
Description: Shubert Alley is a popular destination for tourists who are interested in theater and Broadway history. Located in the heart of the Theater District in New York City, Shubert Alley is a pedestrian-only walkway that runs between West 44th and West 45th Streets, connecting Seventh and Eighth Avenues. The alley is lined with theaters, including the Shubert Theatre, which is one of the oldest and most famous theaters on Broadway. Tourists can take a stroll through the alley and admire the theater district's iconic architecture, posters, and marquees. Shubert Alley is also home to a variety of souvenir shops, including the famous Theater Circle Store, which sells Broadway-themed merchandise, including T-shirts, posters, and show memorabilia. The alley is also known for its outdoor exhibits, such as Tony Award-winning costumes and props from popular Broadway shows. Overall, Shubert Alley is a must-visit destination for any theater lover or tourist interested in experiencing the magic and history of Broadway.

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Nearest Restaurants

Rosie O Name: Rosie O'Grady's Restaurant
Address: 800 Seventh Ave
Description: Just East of Times Square, Rosie O'Grady's Restaurant has been family owned and operated for over 30 years. The menu consists of a wide variety of cuisine from prime steaks to light, crispy salads. Pre-fix lunch and dinner menus are also offered.

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Name: Le Bernardin
Address: 155 W 51st St
Description: A block away from the Walter Kerr Theatre, La Bernardin has the New York Times' highest, 4 star rating as well as a 3 star rating from Michellin Guide. Established over 20 years ago, La Bernardin offers elegant and formal dining in its beautiful interior dining room. Its seafood cuisine is infused with rich, French flavors.

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Ellen Name: Ellen's Stardust Diner
Address: 1650 Broadway
Description: Ellen's Stardust Diner is a retro 1950s theme restaurant located on the corner of 51st Street in the Theatre District. The diner is known for it's singing waitstaff, making it a popular tourist attraction.

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Name: The Capital Grille
Address: 120 W 51st
Description: With its beautiful awning and elegant interior, The Capital Grille is a great option for both American cuisine and seafood. Just a block from Radio City Music Hall, The Capital Grille's menu carries everything from Filet Minon to freshly seasoned Maine Lobster Salad. A perfect spot to enjoy lunch or dinner in style.

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Name: Playwright Bar And Restaurant
Address: 202 W 49th St
Description: Located just west of Penn Station, Playwright Irish Pub serves Irish and American style dishes along with a nice variety of beers and cocktails. With over a dozen flatscreen TVs, this gastropub is a great place to catch a game. The Playwright serves lunch and dinner, as well as a late night bar menu.

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Shows at the Ambassador Theatre (Broadway)
DATES			PRODUCTION
1/29/2003	-		Chicago (1996) Click Here to Buy Tickets
3/12/2002	-	8/11/2002	Topdog / Underdog (2002)
9/19/2001	-	1/13/2002	Hedda Gabler (2001)
2/14/2001	-	6/10/2001	A Class Act (2001)
3/21/2000	-	7/23/2000	The Ride Down Mt. Morgan (2000)
9/7/1999	-	1/9/2000	It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues (1999)
1/23/1999	-	6/13/1999	You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (1999)
4/9/1996	-	1/10/1999	Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk (1996)
10/21/1995	-	1/7/1996	Fool Moon (1995)
6/5/1995	-	7/16/1995	Buttons on Broadway (1995)
11/14/1989	-	5/20/1990	The Circle (1989)
8/9/1988	-	1/15/1989	Ain't Misbehavin' (1988)
3/15/1988	-	5/8/1988	Oba Oba (1988)
6/22/1987	-	11/29/1987	Dreamgirls (1987)
4/2/1987	-	4/26/1987	Barbara Cook: A Concert for the Theatre (1987)
2/21/1985	-	7/21/1985	Leader of the Pack (1985)
1/27/1983	-	6/12/1983	A View From the Bridge (1983)
12/7/1982	-	12/12/1982	Herman Van Veen: All of Him (1982)
11/30/1980	-	6/27/1982	Dancin' (1978)
9/20/1980	-	10/25/1980	Division Street (1980)
5/30/1980	-	9/7/1980	Your Arms Too Short to Box With God (1980)
4/2/1980	-	4/26/1980	Goodbye Fidel (1980)
9/14/1978	-	10/7/1979	Eubie! (1978)
5/16/1978	-	9/3/1978	Same Time, Next Year (1975)
4/12/1978	-	4/23/1978	The Mighty Gents (1978)
9/16/1977	-	1/1/1978	Miss Margarida's Way (1977)
1/12/1977	-	9/4/1977	Godspell (1976)
9/14/1976	-	12/5/1976	I Have a Dream (1976)
5/5/1976	-	5/15/1976	Des Journees Entieres Dans le Arbres (1976)
1/7/1976	-	1/11/1976	The Poison Tree (1976)
10/18/1975	-	11/29/1975	Me and Bessie (1975)
3/14/1975	-	4/5/1975	We Interrupt This Program... (1975)
9/27/1974	-	3/2/1975	Scapino (1974)
1/31/1973	-	2/18/1973	Warp (1973)
11/1/1972	-	12/2/1972	The Secret Affairs of Mildred Wild (1972)
11/17/1971	-	7/30/1972	Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death (1971)
4/22/1971	-	7/3/1971	Ovid's Metamorphoses (1971)
10/19/1970	-	7/3/1971	Paul Sills' Story Theatre (1970)
4/14/1970	-	7/18/1970	The Boy Friend (1970)
1/22/1969	-	4/26/1969	Celebration (1969)
10/16/1968	-	12/29/1968	We Bombed in New Haven (1968)
10/3/1966	-	12/31/1966	The Investigation (1966)
3/2/1966	-	5/21/1966	The Lion in Winter (1966)
10/14/1965	-	11/6/1965	The World of Charles Aznavour (1965)
9/12/1964	-	1/4/1965	Absence of a Cello (1964)
9/9/1963	-	2/1/1964	Stop the World - I Want to Get Off (1962)
10/29/1962	-	5/11/1963	Calculated Risk (1962)
1/30/1962	-	4/28/1962	A Passage to India (1962)
1/3/1962	-	1/13/1962	Something About a Soldier (1962)
12/9/1961	-	12/23/1961	Blood, Sweat and Stanley Poole (1961)
1/23/1961	-	5/13/1961	The Tenth Man (1959)
10/26/1960	-	1/21/1961	The 49th Cousin (1960)
3/18/1960	-	3/19/1960	One More River (1960)
2/17/1960	-	2/20/1960	The Long Dream (1960)
2/1/1960	-	2/2/1960	Cut of the Axe (1960)
10/1/1959	-	1/23/1960	The Gang's All Here (1959)
4/9/1959	-	4/25/1959	Kataki (1959)
12/30/1958	-	3/7/1959	Third Best Sport (1958)
11/6/1958	-	11/29/1958	Comes a Day (1958)
3/26/1958	-	4/19/1958	Back to Methuselah (1958)
10/24/1957	-	2/22/1958	Compulsion (1957)
2/26/1957	-	6/22/1957	The Diary of Anne Frank (1955)
1/30/1957	-	2/9/1957	Eugenia (1957)
12/28/1956	-	12/29/1956	Protective Custody (1956)
10/3/1956	-	12/22/1956	The Loud Red Patrick (1956)
10/3/1944	-	6/23/1945	School for Brides (1944)
9/11/1944	-	9/16/1944	Down to Miami (1944)
3/28/1944	-	6/17/1944	Decision (1944)
3/3/1944	-	3/26/1944	The Yeomen of the Guard (1944)
3/2/1944	-	3/26/1944	Ruddigore (1944)
2/25/1944	-	3/26/1944	Patience (1944)
2/22/1944	-	3/26/1944	Iolanthe (1944)
2/21/1944	-	3/26/1944	The Gondoliers (1944)
2/17/1944	-	3/26/1944	The Pirates of Penzance (1944)
2/17/1944	-	3/19/1944	Cox and Box (1944)
2/11/1944	-	3/26/1944	The Mikado (1944)
12/5/1943	-	1/22/1944	Victory Belles (1943)
11/21/1943	-	12/4/1943	Lady, Behave! (1943)
10/17/1943	-	11/20/1943	Laugh Time (1943)
9/4/1943	-	10/8/1943	Blossom Time (1943)
9/4/1943	-	10/9/1943	Blossom Time (1943)
9/28/1942	-	12/3/1942	Wine, Women and Song (1942)
11/18/1941	-	1/3/1942	Cuckoos on the Hearth (1941)
9/3/1941	-	9/3/1941	Gangway (1941)
9/29/1939	-	12/2/1939	The Straw Hat Revue (1939)
3/9/1939	-	3/9/1939	The Gate Revue (1939)
12/13/1937	-		Drama at Inish (1937)
12/6/1937	-		Juno and the Paycock (1937)
11/29/1937	-		The New Gossoon (1937)
10/11/1937	-		The Far-off Hills (1937)
10/7/1937	-		The Plough and the Stars (1937)
10/2/1937	-		Katie Roche (1937)
4/18/1937	-		Todo Un Hombre (1937)
4/18/1937	-		Amor (1937)
4/18/1937	-		Terra Baja (1937)
4/18/1937	-		Cuando Los Hijos de Eva no son Lo Hijos de Adan (1937)
9/30/1936	-		Stork Mad (1936)
9/16/1935	-		Night of January 16 (1935)
4/8/1935	-		Post Road (1934)
1/9/1935	-		A Lady Detained (1935)
4/19/1934	-		Are You Decent (1934)
3/12/1934	-		The Perfumed Lady (1934)
2/5/1934	-		Biography (1934)
12/25/1933	-		The Locked Room (1933)
11/23/1933	-		Growing Pains (1933)
11/18/1933	-	7/21/1934	Roberta (1933)
10/30/1933	-		Under Glass (1933)
5/15/1933	-		June Moon (1933)
5/1/1933	-		Springtime for Henry (1933)
3/6/1933	-		Young Sinners (1933)
11/8/1932	-		The Silent House (1932)
11/2/1932	-	11/2/1932	Philomel (1932)
8/1/1932	-	8/8/1932	Chamberlain Brown's Scrap Book (1932)
3/28/1932	-		Intimate Relations (1932)
10/21/1931	-		New Chauve-Souris (1931)
9/23/1931	-		If I Were You (1931)
3/4/1931	-	3/4/1931	Blossom Time (1931)
2/16/1931	-		Death Takes a Holiday (1931)
12/25/1930	-		King Lear (1930)
12/25/1930	-		Hamlet (1930)
12/25/1930	-		The Merchant of Venice (1930)
12/25/1930	-		Julius Caesar (1930)
12/25/1930	-		Macbeth (1930)
12/25/1930	-		As You Like It (1930)
12/25/1930	-		King Richard III (1930)
10/23/1930	-		Sweet Chariot (1930)
11/27/1929	-		The Humbug (1929)
10/21/1929	-		Stripped (1929)
9/16/1929	-		A Strong Man's House (1929)
9/13/1929	-		A Comedy of Women (1929)
12/31/1928	-		Lady Dedlock (1928)
12/3/1928	-	12/3/1928	Angela (1928)
11/19/1928	-		Redemption (1928)
10/8/1928	-		Just a Minute (1928)
9/26/1928	-		Fast Life (1928)
8/27/1928	-		The Money Lender (1928)
4/9/1928	-		The Outsider (1928)
3/6/1928	-		The Great Necker (1928)
11/22/1927	-		The Racket (1927)
10/12/1927	-		The Matrimonial Bed (1927)
9/8/1926	-	7/23/1927	Queen High (1926)
8/3/1926	-		No More Women (1926)
2/2/1926	-		The Great Gatsby (1926)
9/28/1925	-		Applesauce (1925)
2/23/1925	-		The Virgin of Bethulia (1925)
12/22/1924	-		Bluffing Bluffers (1924)
12/1/1924	-	12/20/1924	Princess April (1924)
8/20/1924	-	11/29/1924	The Dream Girl (1924)
11/17/1923	-		A Love Scandal (1923)
10/29/1923	-		Steadfast (1923)
8/8/1923	-		The Newcomers (1923)
1/31/1923	-	6/9/1923	Caroline (1923)
10/2/1922	-	10/2/1922	The Lady in Ermine (1922)
8/7/1922	-	10/1/1922	Blossom Time (1921)
5/9/1921	-	7/9/1921	Biff! Bing! Bang! (1921)
2/11/1921	-	5/7/1921	The Rose Girl (1921)
9/2/1919	-	9/2/1919	Back Again (1919)
11/28/1918	-	11/28/1918	U.S. (1918)
8/31/1918	-	8/31/1918	Telling the Tale (1918)
6/5/1916	-	6/5/1916	Pell-Mell (1916)
3/23/1916	-	3/23/1916	More (1916)
10/28/1915	-	10/28/1915	More (1915)
6/18/1915	-	6/18/1915	More (Odds and Ends) (1915)
10/17/1914	-	10/17/1914	Odds and Ends (1914)

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