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BUILT: 1925

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Eugene O'Neill Theatre (Broadway) History

The Eugene O'Neill Theatre was built in 1925 and designed by architect Herbert J. Krapp, who designed nearly half of the current Broadway theatres, including the Lyceum, Shubert, Booth, New Amsterdam and Longacre Theatres. Originally named the Forrest Theatre, after Edwin Forrest, the first American-Born Broadway star, the theatre was the first to combine a theatre with a hotel, and was the first to use steel frame construction, which had only previously been used for skyscrapers. The theatre was renamed the Coronet Theatre in 1945, and in 1953 was renamed again after Eugene O'Neill! It was the first theater to be named after a playwright.

Neil Simon purchased the theatre from Broadway producer Lester Osterman in the 1960s and presented some of his best known plays there! The Neil Simon plays that were produced at the theatre include The Odd Couple in 1966, Last of the Red Hot Lovers in 1969, The Good Doctor in 1973, God's Favorite in 1974, California Suite in 1976, Chapter Two in 1979, and I Ought to Be in Pictures in 1980. Simon sold the theatre to Jujamcyn Theaters in 1982.

The Eugene O'Neill Theatre boasts an impressive list of plays and musicals that have graced its stage! All My Sons opened at the theatre in 1947; The Children's Hour in 1952; A View From the Bridge in 1955; She Loves Me in 1963; The Odd Couple in 1966; Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead in 1968; California Suite in 1976; Annie in 1981, Caroline, Or Change in 2004; Spring Awakening in 2006; The Book of Mormon in 2011 and many more! Stars who have appeared on the Eugene O'Neill Theatre's stage include Karl Malden, Barbara Cook, Linda Lavin, Jack Lemmon,
Anne Bancroft, John Lithgow, BD Wong, Tonya Pinkins, Anika Noni Rose, Jonathan Groff, John Gallagher Jr. and more.

Shows at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre (Broadway)
DATES			PRODUCTION
2/24/2011	-		The Book of Mormon (2011) Click Here to Buy Tickets
10/19/2009	-	1/2/2011	Fela! (2009)
2/9/2009	-	5/21/2009	33 Variations (2009)
3/31/2008	-	3/31/2008	You May Now Worship Me (2008)
11/16/2006	-	1/18/2009	Spring Awakening (2006)
10/3/2005	-	9/3/2006	Sweeney Todd (2005)
12/20/2004	-	4/24/2005	Good Vibrations (2005)
4/13/2004	-	8/29/2004	Caroline, or Change (2004)
3/21/2003	-	12/14/2003	Nine (2003)
11/17/2002	-	11/18/2002	Short Talks on the Universe (2002)
9/25/2000	-	9/1/2002	The Full Monty (2000)
2/17/2000	-	5/28/2000	Waiting in the Wings (1999)
12/27/1999	-	2/5/2000	Wrong Mountain (2000)
1/22/1999	-	11/7/1999	Death of a Salesman (1999)
10/1/1998	-	10/17/1998	More to Love (1998)
3/27/1998	-	4/26/1998	The Herbal Bed (1998)
4/23/1994	-	1/25/1998	Grease (1994)
3/20/1992	-	5/2/1993	Five Guys Named Moe (1992)
12/17/1991	-	12/29/1991	A Christmas Carol (1991)
3/26/1991	-	6/30/1991	Penn & Teller: The Refrigerator Tour (1991)
1/29/1991	-	3/2/1991	La Bete (1991)
3/14/1990	-	8/1/1990	Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1990)
3/13/1988	-	1/27/1990	M. Butterfly (1988)
10/13/1987	-	10/18/1987	Tom Waits in Concert on Broadway (1987)
4/5/1985	-	9/20/1987	Big River (1985)
11/24/1983	-	2/19/1984	The Glass Menagerie (1983)
1/30/1983	-	2/22/1983	Moose Murders (1983)
12/6/1982	-	12/18/1982	Monday After the Miracle (1982)
10/4/1982	-	10/23/1982	The Wake of Jamey Foster (1982)
5/25/1982	-	7/24/1982	The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)
12/26/1981	-	2/21/1982	Little Me (1982)
10/29/1981	-	12/6/1981	Annie (1977)
3/25/1981	-	5/9/1981	Fools (1981)
3/15/1980	-	1/11/1981	I Ought to Be in Pictures (1980)
1/16/1979	-	12/9/1979	Chapter Two (1977)
4/10/1978	-	4/22/1978	Diversions and Delights (1978)
11/16/1977	-	1/1/1978	Your Arms Too Short to Box With God (1976)
6/7/1976	-	7/2/1977	California Suite (1976)
10/15/1975	-	5/2/1976	Yentl (1975)
12/3/1974	-	3/22/1975	God's Favorite (1974)
11/19/1973	-	5/25/1974	The Good Doctor (1973)
10/9/1971	-	9/29/1973	The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1971)
12/28/1969	-	9/4/1971	Last of the Red Hot Lovers (1969)
2/3/1969	-	5/18/1969	Canterbury Tales (1969)
1/8/1968	-	10/19/1968	Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (1967)
10/30/1967	-	11/1/1967	The Freaking Out of Stephanie Blake ()
8/1/1966	-	7/2/1967	The Odd Couple (1965)
3/3/1966	-	3/12/1966	Happily Never After (1966)
11/1/1965	-	11/3/1965	Mating Dance (1965)
1/17/1965	-	2/5/1966	The Great Indoors (1966)
10/28/1964	-	11/21/1964	Something More! (1964)
3/20/1964	-	4/4/1964	Never Live Over a Pretzel Factory (1964)
4/22/1963	-	1/11/1964	She Loves Me (1963)
4/4/1962	-	4/13/1963	A Thousand Clowns (1962)
12/26/1961	-	4/1/1962	Ross (1961)
10/11/1961	-	12/9/1961	Let it Ride (1961)
4/25/1961	-	5/6/1961	The Young Abe Lincoln (1961)
1/11/1961	-	4/8/1961	Show Girl (1961)
12/12/1960	-	1/7/1961	The Hostage (1960)
10/19/1960	-	11/19/1960	Face of a Hero (1960)
4/13/1960	-	5/7/1960	A Second String (1960)
2/22/1960	-	2/23/1960	The Cool World (1960)
1/13/1960	-	1/16/1960	A Distant Bell (1960)
11/28/1959	-	12/19/1959	A Loss of Roses (1959)

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