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BUILT: 1918

SEATING CAPACITY: 740
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American Airlines Theatre (Broadway) History

Roundabout's flagship home on Broadway, the American Airlines Theatre first opened its doors as the Selwyn Theatre in 1918. In 2000, Roundabout restored the theatre to its original neo-renaissance style as part of the 42nd Street Development Project, thanks to generous support from the City of New York. Through an unprecedented partnership between Roundabout and American Airlines, this historic theatre remains one of Broadway's most exquisite and patron-friendly houses.

The theatre originally had 1,180 seats (it now seats 740) and featured separate smoking rooms for men and women, plus other novel features, including dressing rooms equipped with a shower and phone. After housing well-known plays and musicals in the early 1900s, the theatre was eventually converted to a cinema, and operated on and off as both a movie theater and legitimate theatre for decades, housing productions such as Wake Up and Dream (1929), Three's a Crowd (1930) and more. In 1992, the Selwyn fell under the protection of the New 42nd Street organization, and it wasn't until 1997 that The Roundabout Theatre Company committed to renovating it. They renamed it the American Airlines Theatre for its main sponsor, and the theatre reopened in 2000 with a production of The Man Who Came to Dinner starring Nathan Lane.

The American Airlines Theatre throughout its history, has primarily been known for housing plays, however, the show that holds the box office record at the American Airlines Theatre is The Pajama Game! The production grossed $477,030 for the week ending April 30, 2006. The 2006 Broadway revival of The Pajama Game was directed and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall, and starred Harry Connick, Jr., making his Broadway debut, Kelli O'Hara, Michael McKean, Roz Ryan, and Megan Lawrence. The revival was nominated for 9 Tony awards, winning Best Revival of a Musical, and Best Choreography for Kathleen Marshall.

Shows at the American Airlines Theatre (Broadway)
DATES			PRODUCTION
3/21/2023	-	8/6/2023	Fat Ham (2023) Click Here to Buy Tickets
12/31/2021	-	1/8/2023	1776 (2022)
10/29/2021	-	1/9/2022	Trouble in Mind (2021)
4/2/2020	-	6/21/2020	Birthday Candles (2022)
12/27/2019	-	3/12/2020	A Soldier's Play (2020)
9/19/2019	-	12/8/2019	The Rose Tattoo (2019)
4/4/2019	-	6/23/2019	All My Sons (2019)
12/27/2018	-	3/17/2019	True West (2018)
9/1/2018	-	11/18/2018	Bernhardt/Hamlet (2018)
3/29/2018	-	6/17/2018	Travesties (2018)
12/21/2017	-	3/4/2018	John Lithgow: Stories By Heart (2018)
9/14/2017	-	11/26/2017	Time and the Conways (2017)
6/8/2017	-	8/27/2017	Marvin's Room (2017)
2/16/2017	-	5/14/2017	The Price (2017)
9/15/2016	-	12/4/2016	The Cherry Orchard (2016)
3/31/2016	-	6/26/2016	Long Day's Journey Into Night (2016)
12/17/2015	-	3/6/2016	Noises Off (2015)
9/17/2015	-	11/29/2015	Old Times (2015)
2/13/2015	-	7/19/2015	On the Twentieth Century (2015)
10/2/2014	-	1/4/2015	The Real Thing (2014)
3/28/2014	-	8/10/2014	Violet (2014)
12/20/2013	-	3/2/2014	Machinal (2014)
9/20/2013	-	12/1/2013	The Winslow Boy (2013)
12/14/2012	-	2/24/2013	Picnic (2013)
9/14/2012	-	11/25/2012	Cyrano de Bergerac (2012)
3/30/2012	-	6/17/2012	Don't Dress for Dinner (2012)
3/22/2012	-	6/2/2012	The Big Knife (2013)
12/16/2011	-	3/4/2012	The Road to Mecca (2012)
9/9/2011	-	11/27/2011	Man and Boy (2011)
12/17/2010	-	7/3/2011	The Importance of Being Earnest (2011)
9/3/2010	-	11/28/2010	Mrs. Warren's Profession (2010)
4/19/2010	-	7/11/2010	Everyday Rapture (2010)
4/9/2010	-	6/20/2010	Lips Together, Teeth Apart (2010) [Cancelled]
1/2/2010	-	3/21/2010	Present Laughter (2010)
9/18/2009	-	12/6/2009	After Miss Julie (2009)
4/10/2009	-	6/28/2009	The Philanthropist (2009)
1/6/2009	-	3/29/2009	Hedda Gabler (2009)
9/12/2008	-	12/7/2008	A Man For All Seasons (2008)
4/11/2008	-	7/6/2008	Les Liaisons Dangereuses (2008)
1/4/2008	-	3/29/2008	The 39 Steps (2008)
10/22/2007	-	10/22/2007	The 24 Hour Plays 2007 (2007)
9/21/2007	-	12/16/2007	Pygmalion (2007)
6/1/2007	-	8/19/2007	Old Acquaintance (2007)
2/17/2007	-	4/29/2007	Prelude to a Kiss (2007)
10/23/2006	-	10/23/2006	The 24 Hour Plays 2006 (2006)
9/15/2006	-	12/17/2006	Heartbreak House (2006)
1/19/2006	-	6/17/2006	The Pajama Game (2006)
10/24/2005	-	10/24/2005	The 24 Hour Plays 2005 (2005)
9/13/2005	-	12/4/2005	A Naked Girl on the Appian Way (2005)
5/27/2005	-	8/21/2005	The Constant Wife (2005)
10/1/2004	-	5/15/2005	Twelve Angry Men (2004)
9/13/2004	-	9/13/2004	The 24 Hour Plays 2004 (2004)
6/25/2004	-	9/12/2004	After The Fall (2004)
2/27/2004	-	6/6/2004	Twentieth Century (2004)
10/24/2003	-	1/4/2004	The Caretaker (2003)
9/15/2003	-	9/15/2003	The 24 Hour Plays 2003 (2003)
7/1/2003	-	9/21/2003	Big River (2003)
3/14/2003	-	6/1/2003	A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (2003)
2/23/2003	-	5/26/2003	As Long As We Both Shall Laugh (2003)
12/6/2002	-	2/23/2003	Tartuffe (2003)
7/23/2002	-	10/20/2002	The Boys from Syracuse (2002)
5/19/2002	-	6/17/2002	An Evening With Mario Cantone (2002)
4/19/2002	-	6/30/2002	The Man Who Had All The Luck (2002)
1/22/2002	-	4/7/2002	An Almost Holy Picture (2002)
10/12/2001	-	1/13/2002	The Women (2001)
6/15/2001	-	9/16/2001	Major Barbara (2001)
2/17/2001	-	5/13/2001	Design For Living (2001)
10/20/2000	-	2/4/2001	Betrayal (2000)
6/30/2000	-	10/8/2000	The Man Who Came to Dinner (2000)

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