Palace Theatre on Broadway

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Palace Theatre (Broadway) History

"Playing the Palace" has been the dream of many performers since the theatre opened in 1913. For many years the Palace Theatre was the preeminent vaudeville theatre in the country and an engagement in this theatre meant that a performer had "made it." The who's who of entertainment royalty have performed on this stage, including Ethel Barrymore, Harry Houdini, Will Rogers, Ethel Merman, Judy Garland, Jerry Lewis, Harry Belafonte, Bette Midler, Shirley MacLaine, and Diana Ross. In 1965, The Nederlanders turned it into a legitimate theatre for the opening of Sweet Charity starring Gwen Verdon. Since then, it has housed star-studded hits including Lauren Bacall in Applause and Woman of the Year, Richard Kiley in Man of La Mancha, George Hearn in La Cage aux Folles, and Keith Carradine in The Will Rogers Follies. In 1994, the theatre was transformed to house Disney's Beauty and the Beast, which was followed by their musical, Aida. The Palace has 1,740 seats and is one of The Nederlander Organization's nine Broadway theatres. It is co-owned with Stewart F. Lane.

The Palace Theatre was the original home to La Cage aux Folles (1983) starring Gene Barry and George Hearn; Beauty and the Beast (1994) starring Susan Egan and Terrence Mann; Aida (2000) starring Heather Headley, Adam Pascal, and Sherie René Scott; Legally Blonde: The Musical (2007) starring Laura Bell Bundy, Christian Borle, Richard H. Blake, Orfeh, Andy Karl and more; Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (2011) starring Will Swenson, Nick Adams, Keala Settle and more; An American in Paris (2015) starring Robert Fairchild, Leanne Cope, Brandon Uranowitz, Jill Paice, Max von Essen, and Veanne Cox; Sunset Boulevard (2017 revival) starring Glenn Close; The SpongeBob Musical (2017) starring Ethan Slater, Danny Skinner, Lilli Cooper and others, plus many more!

The Palace Theatre has been closed since 2019 for massive renovations, including elevating the theatre above street level. Construction is expected to finish in 2023.

Shows at the Palace Theatre (Broadway)
DATES			PRODUCTION
11/6/2017	-	9/16/2018	SpongeBob SquarePants (2017)
2/2/2017	-	6/25/2017	Sunset Boulevard (2017)
3/13/2015	-	10/9/2016	An American in Paris (2015)
6/2/2014	-	7/20/2014	Holler If Ya Hear Me (2014)
10/3/2012	-	1/5/2014	Annie (2012)
2/28/2011	-	6/24/2012	Priscilla, Queen of the Desert: The Musical (2011)
2/23/2009	-	1/2/2011	West Side Story (2009)
12/3/2008	-	1/4/2008	Liza's at The Palace...! (2008)
4/3/2007	-	10/19/2008	Legally Blonde (2007)
10/2/2006	-	1/3/2009	Monty Python's Spamalot (2006)
3/28/2006	-	6/3/2006	Whistle Down The Wind (2006)
3/25/2006	-	5/28/2006	Lestat (2006)
2/20/2005	-	9/25/2005	All Shook Up (2005)
12/17/2004	-	12/18/2004	Linda Eder: The Holiday Concert (2004)
9/15/2004	-	2/25/2006	The Woman in White (2004)
2/25/2000	-	9/5/2004	Aida (2000)
12/1/1999	-	1/2/2000	Minnelli on Minnelli (1999)
1/7/1997	-	1/8/1997	Heathcliff (1997)
3/9/1994	-	9/5/1999	Beauty and the Beast (1994)
12/26/1993	-	12/30/1993	Candles, Snow & Mistletoe (1993)
3/12/1992	-	3/12/1992	The Hired Man (1992)
5/1/1991	-	9/5/1993	The Will Rogers Follies (1991)
6/22/1987	-	6/22/1987	Happy Birthday, Mr. Abbott! (1987)
6/12/1984	-	6/12/1984	On Your Toes (1984)
8/21/1983	-	11/15/1987	La Cage aux Folles (1983)
5/2/1983	-	5/2/1983	Parade of Stars Playing the Palace (1983)
4/7/1982	-	3/31/1984	Song and Dance (1982)
3/29/1981	-	3/13/1983	Woman of the Year (1981)
12/9/1980	-	1/4/1981	Frankenstein (1981)
12/13/1979	-	8/24/1980	Oklahoma! (1979)
8/3/1979	-	10/17/1979	Beatlemania (1977)
4/19/1979	-	4/29/1979	Break a Leg (1979)
3/20/1979	-	3/28/1979	A Meeting by the River (1979)
12/27/1978	-	3/4/1979	The Grand Tour (1979)
1/31/1978	-	4/30/1978	Elvis: The Legend Lives! (1978)
9/13/1977	-	12/31/1977	Man of La Mancha (1977)
5/19/1977	-	7/10/1977	Toller Cranston's "The Ice Show" (1977)
2/7/1977	-	3/5/1977	Caesar and Cleopatra (1977)
11/19/1976	-	12/5/1976	Herzl (1976)
9/27/1976	-	10/2/1976	Siamsa (1976)
7/9/1976	-	7/24/1976	Shirley MacLaine (1976)
6/14/1976	-	7/3/1976	An Evening With Diana Ross (1976)
4/19/1976	-	5/1/1976	Shirley MacLaine (1976)
12/26/1975	-	1/4/1976	Home Sweet Homer (1976)
11/4/1975	-	12/14/1975	Treemonisha (1975)
6/7/1975	-	7/19/1975	The First Breeze of Summer (1975)
2/20/1975	-	5/31/1975	Goodtime Charley (1975)
12/4/1974	-	1/12/1975	London Assurance (1974)
11/25/1974	-	11/30/1974	Eddie Arnold (1974)
5/19/1974	-	5/19/1974	Jule's Friends at the Palace (1974)
1/17/1974	-	11/3/1974	Lorelei (1974)
12/31/1973	-	1/6/1974	An Evening with Josephine Baker (1973)
12/3/1973	-	12/23/1973	Bette Midler (1973)
5/9/1973	-	6/23/1973	Cyrano (1973)
1/15/1973	-	2/4/1973	Don Juan in Hell (1973)
10/16/1972	-	10/21/1972	Pacific Paradise (1972)
10/2/1972	-	10/8/1972	From Israel With Love (1972)
3/26/1970	-	7/27/1972	Applause (1970)
5/2/1969	-		The Jimmy Roselli Show (1969)
4/8/1968	-	4/26/1969	George M! (1968)
1/30/1968	-	3/30/1968	The Grand Music Hall of Israel (1968)
10/12/1967	-	12/31/1967	Henry, Sweet Henry (1967)
8/28/1967	-	10/7/1967	Eddie Fisher and Buddy Hackett at the Palace (1967)
7/31/1967	-	8/26/1967	Judy Garland 'At Home at the Palace' (1967)
2/8/1967	-	2/8/1967	110 in the Shade (1967)
1/18/1966	-	7/15/1967	Sweet Charity (1966)
12/15/1959	-		Belafonte at the Palace (1959)
9/26/1956	-	1/9/1957	Judy Garland (1956)
10/14/1953	-	11/10/1953	Betty Hutton and Her All-Star International Show (1953)
1/18/1953	-	4/26/1953	Danny Kaye (1953)
1/1/1953	-	1/1/1953	Jerry Lewis at the Palace (1953)
4/12/1952	-	5/9/1952	Betty Hutton and Her All-Star International Show (1952)
3/1/1952	-		Greco's Spanish Ballet (1952)
10/31/1931	-		Eddie Cantor at The Palace (1931)
2/28/1931	-		Bob Hope at The Palace (1931)
5/15/1923	-	5/15/1923	Music Box Revue (1923)
9/18/1915	-	9/18/1915	Bric-à-Brac (1915)
5/5/1913	-		Sarah Bernhardt (1913)

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