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Playhouse Theatre

Address:
137 W. 48th St.

New York, NY

BUILT: 1911

DEMOLISHED: 1969

SEATING CAPACITY: 900
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Shows at the Playhouse Theatre

DATES PRODUCTION
11/23/2015 - 1/3/2016 Once Upon a Mattress (2015)
8/1/2006 - 7/14/2007 Dancing in the Streets (2005)
12/3/2005 - 12/31/2005 The Railway Children (2005)
12/6/1990 - 1/12/1991 Heaven's Up (1990)
3/9/1988 - 4/2/1988 Nite Club Confidential (1988)
10/16/1987 - 10/16/1987 Girlfriends (1987)
6/23/1982 - 6/23/1982 Cleavage (1982)
2/25/1980 - 2/25/1980 Swing (1980) [Pre-Broadway]
11/28/1979 - 1/13/1980 King of Schnorrers (1979)
3/23/1978 - 3/23/1978 A Bistro Car on the CNR (1978)
12/9/1975 - 12/9/1975 Raisin (1975)
4/27/1975 - 4/27/1975 A Matter of Time (1975)
11/16/1972 - 11/16/1972 Dear Oscar (1972)
4/19/1972 - 6/11/1972 Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope (1972)
2/2/1971 - 6/19/1971 Hedda Gabler (1971)
10/11/1965 - 5/27/1967 The Impossible Years (1965)
11/25/1962 - 4/24/1965 Never Too Late (1962)
2/6/1962 - 4/28/1962 The Aspern Papers (1962)
1/2/1962 - 1/6/1962 The Captains and the Kings (1962)
10/18/1961 - 11/11/1961 A Cook for Mr. General (1961)
10/19/1959 - 7/1/1961 The Miracle Worker (1959)
10/23/1958 - 4/11/1959 Make a Million (1958)
2/27/1958 - 7/19/1958 Blue Denim (1958)
1/29/1958 - 2/1/1958 Maybe Tuesday (1958)
8/20/1957 - 10/12/1957 Simply Heavenly (1957)
8/20/1957 - 10/12/1957 Simply Heavenly (1957)
5/21/1957 - 6/29/1957 Jose Greco (1957)
1/23/1957 - 3/16/1957 The Hidden River (1957)
12/25/1956 - 12/29/1956 Ruth Draper (1956)
12/3/1956 - 12/8/1956 Night of the Auk (1956)
11/14/1956 - 11/17/1956 A Very Special Baby (1956)
10/4/1956 - 10/6/1956 Harbor Lights (1956)
9/16/1956 - 11/4/1956 Pictures in the Hallway (1956)
1/17/1956 - 8/11/1956 Fallen Angels (1956)
10/17/1955 - 12/31/1955 A Roomful of Roses (1955)
2/7/1955 - 3/6/1955 Escudero (1955)
12/23/1954 - 12/25/1954 Black-Eyed Susan (1954)
10/27/1954 - 11/20/1954 The Traveling Lady (1954)
2/17/1954 - 3/13/1954 The Winner (1954)
12/29/1953 - 2/13/1954 In the Summer House (1953)
10/28/1953 - 11/28/1953 Gently Does It (1953)
9/17/1953 - 9/17/1953 A Pin to See the Peepshow (1953)
4/22/1953 - 4/25/1953 The Pink Elephant (1953)
4/6/1953 - 4/18/1953 Room Service (1953)
10/16/1952 - 2/28/1953 Bernardine (1952)
4/15/1952 - 5/10/1952 The Chase (1952)
2/21/1951 - 2/24/1951 The King of Friday's Men (1951)
11/17/1950 - 11/25/1950 A Story for a Sunday Evening (1950)
8/17/1950 - 9/9/1950 The Live Wire (1950)
2/1/1950 - 6/3/1950 The Innocents (1950)
12/27/1949 - 12/31/1949 How Long Till Summer (1949)
1/30/1948 - 3/27/1948 Skipper Next to God (1948)
1/19/1948 - 1/24/1948 The Survivors (1948)
10/30/1947 - 12/6/1947 Edith Piaf (1947)
4/25/1947 - 4/26/1947 Miracle in the Mountains (1947)
2/12/1947 - 4/12/1947 Craig's Wife (1947)
12/27/1946 - 1/25/1947 Temper the Wind (1946)
12/11/1946 - 12/14/1946 Land's End (1946)
11/27/1946 - 11/30/1946 A Family Affair (1946)
11/13/1946 - 11/16/1946 The Haven (1946)
10/7/1946 - 10/12/1946 Hear That Trumpet (1946)
3/31/1945 - 6/29/1946 The Glass Menagerie (1945)
3/31/1945 - 6/29/1946 The Glass Menagerie (1945)
3/12/1945 - 3/24/1945 It's a Gift (1945)
2/12/1945 - 2/24/1945 The Stranger (1945)
1/23/1945 - 2/3/1945 A Goose for the Gander (1945)
1/5/1945 - 1/6/1945 Many Happy Returns (1945)
12/25/1944 - 12/30/1944 Sophie (1944)
12/4/1944 - 12/23/1944 Hand in Glove (1944)
11/2/1944 - 11/11/1944 Sleep My Pretty One (1944)
8/8/1944 - 8/18/1944 Good Morning Corporal (1944)
6/5/1944 - 6/17/1944 That Old Devil (1944)
4/18/1944 - 5/6/1944 Sheppey (1944)
4/10/1944 - 4/10/1944 Six Pairs of Shoes (1944)
3/2/1944 - 3/15/1944 Bright Boy (1944)
1/24/1944 - 2/12/1944 The Duke in Darkness (1944)
12/10/1943 - 1/1/1944 Pillar to Post (1943)
2/23/1943 - 11/26/1943 Janie (1942)
2/1/1943 - 2/20/1943 The Barber Had Two Sons (1943)
10/22/1942 - 1/9/1943 The Damask Cheek (1942)
1/10/1942 - 6/6/1942 Spring Again (1941)
12/22/1941 - 12/27/1941 Pie in the Sky (1941)
11/17/1941 - 11/25/1941 Ring Around Elizabeth (1941)
3/13/1941 - 3/15/1941 Five Alarm Waltz (1941)
2/10/1941 - 2/12/1941 Popsy (1941)
12/29/1940 - 1/18/1941 The Flying Gerardos (1940)
12/2/1940 - 12/7/1940 Romantic Mr. Dickens (1940)
9/3/1940 - 11/30/1940 Kind Lady (1940)
4/9/1940 - 5/4/1940 Suspect (1940)
12/21/1939 - 12/31/1939 Billy Draws a Horse (1939)
12/22/1938 - 7/22/1939 Outward Bound (1938)
9/14/1938 - Come Across (1938)
4/18/1938 - The Circle (1938)
3/7/1938 - I Am My Youth (1938)
1/5/1938 - The Greatest Show on Earth (1938)
12/3/1937 - Merely Murder (1937)
2/9/1937 - Yes, My Darling Daughter (1937)
11/12/1936 - Matrimony Pfd. (1936)
1/30/1935 - Three Men on a Horse (1935)
1/17/1935 - Little Shot (1935)
12/25/1934 - 1/4/1935 Fools Rush In (1934)
12/25/1934 - 1/4/1935 Fools Rush In (1934)
11/27/1934 - The Night Remembers (1934)
10/9/1934 - Order Please (1934)
9/11/1934 - Too Many Boats (1934)
6/4/1934 - While Parents Sleep (1934)
4/3/1934 - Moor Born (1934)
1/23/1934 - Mackerel Skies (1934)
1/5/1934 - Oliver Oliver (1934)
11/28/1933 - 11/28/1933 Strange Orchestra (1933)
11/6/1933 - Doctor Monica (1933)
10/24/1933 - Move On, Sister (1933)
8/23/1933 - A Party (1933)
4/24/1933 - Little Ol' Boy (1933)
4/6/1933 - Her Tin Soldier (1933)
2/28/1933 - A Saturday Night (1933)
1/30/1933 - Bad Manners (1933)
10/18/1932 - Mademoiselle (1932)
8/16/1932 - Domino (1932)
5/6/1932 - Bulls, Bears and Asses (1932)
12/7/1931 - Little Women (1931)
10/12/1931 - A Church Mouse (1931)
11/19/1930 - The Vinegar Tree (1930)
12/28/1929 - The First Mrs. Fraser (1929)
1/10/1929 - Street Scene (1929)
10/22/1928 - 1/5/1929 The Grey Fox (1928)
8/7/1928 - Elmer Gantry (1928)
5/21/1928 - The Road to Rome (1928)
1/25/1928 - The Queen's Husband (1928)
1/12/1928 - A Free Soul (1928)
1/31/1927 - The Road to Rome (1927)
10/25/1926 - Daisy Mayme (1926)
10/5/1926 - The Good Fellow (1926)
5/6/1926 - 10/2/1926 Kitty's Kisses (1926)
11/16/1925 - Twelve Miles Out (1925)
10/21/1925 - Lucky Sam McCarver (1925)
8/19/1925 - Oh Mama (1925)
6/22/1925 - A Good Bad Woman (1925)
2/5/1924 - The Show Off (1924)
1/7/1924 - The New Poor (1924)
9/19/1923 - Chains (1923)
8/20/1923 - We've Got to Have Money (1923)
8/7/1923 - The Mad Honeymoon (1923)
11/6/1922 - 6/16/1923 Up She Goes (1922)
10/16/1922 - Swifty (1922)
9/25/1922 - On the Stairs (1922)
9/13/1922 - Dreams For Sale (1922)
8/15/1922 - Manhattan (1922)
3/6/1922 - Up the Ladder (1922)
1/2/1922 - Drifting (1922)
12/7/1921 - Bought and Paid For (1921)
11/22/1921 - Marie Antoinette (1921)
9/26/1921 - Wait 'Til We're Married (1921)
9/10/1921 - The Elton Case (1921)
8/27/1921 - Personality (1921)
7/27/1921 - The Teaser (1921)
2/28/1921 - Romance (1921)
1/30/1921 - The New Morality (1921)
11/15/1920 - Thy Name is Woman (1920)
9/22/1920 - Anna Ascends (1920)
6/17/1920 - Seeing Things (1920)
2/17/1920 - The Wonderful Thing (1920)
1/19/1920 - The Ruined Lady (1920)
12/19/1919 - For the Defense (1919)
12/10/1919 - The Phantom Legion (1919)
10/27/1919 - Palmy Days (1919)
10/15/1919 - A Young Man's Fancy (1919)
6/28/1919 - At 9:45 (1919)
12/23/1918 - Forever After (1918)
11/11/1918 - Home Again (1918)
10/29/1918 - Peter's Mother (1918)
8/12/1918 - She Walked in Her Sleep (1918)
2/4/1918 - The Little Teacher (1918)
1/14/1918 - The Heritage (1918)
12/25/1917 - Billeted (1917)
11/14/1917 - L'Elevation (1917)
10/11/1917 - Eve's Daughter (1917)
9/2/1916 - The Man Who Came Back (1916)
3/29/1916 - Captain Brassbound's Conversion (1916)
2/15/1916 - The Earth (1916)
12/9/1915 - Major Barbara (1915)
11/30/1915 - 11/30/1915 Samples (1915)
11/9/1915 - The Liars (1915)
9/28/1915 - The New York Idea (1915)
1/7/1915 - Sinners (1915)
12/23/1914 - Just Herself (1914)
12/1/1914 - Polygamy (1914)
10/10/1914 - My Lady's Dress (1914)
9/15/1914 - The Elder Son (1914)
8/20/1914 - Sylvia Runs Away (1914)
12/22/1913 - The Things That Count (1913)
12/16/1913 - 12/16/1913 School (1913)
8/21/1913 - The Family Cupboard (1913)
4/1/1913 - Divorcons (1913)
3/5/1913 - The Painted Woman (1913)
10/14/1912 - Little Women (1912)
9/26/1911 - Bought and Paid For (1911)
9/15/1911 - The Rack (1911)
8/24/1911 - A Gentleman of Leisure (1911)
4/17/1911 - Over Night (1911)
4/15/1911 - 4/15/1911 Sauce for the Goose (1911)
- Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2000)
- Walk Tall (1953)
- The Rocky Horror Show (2006)

News


THE FIT PRINCE Will Embark on UK Tour in 2026
by Stephi Wild - Feb 24, 2026

The Fit Prince (who gets switched on the square in the frosty castle the night before (insert public holiday here)) will be touring to Belfast, Newcastle, Manchester, Dublin, Oxford, Hull, and more.
Toby Stephens Will Lead EQUUS Revival at Menier Chocolate Factory
by Stephi Wild - Feb 23, 2026

The Menier Chocolate Factory has announced that Toby Stephens will play Dr. Martin Dysart in Lindsay Posner's major revival of Peter Shaffer's Equus, in its co-production with Theatre Royal Bath.
Antonio Cipriano Will Lead London Premiere of Joey Contreras' New Musical IN PIECES
by Stephi Wild - Feb 19, 2026

Joey Contreras' new musical In Pieces, will make its London premiere this spring, with an exclusive one night only concert at The Other Palace on Monday 30 March.
John McCrea and Perry Williams Will Lead World Premiere of SLIPPERY at Omnibus Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Feb 13, 2026

The full cast and creative team has been announced for the world premiere of Louis Emmitt-Stern's Soho Theatre's Tony Craze Award Winning play, Slippery. Learn more here!
Cast Set For CHOIR BOY at Stratford East
by Stephi Wild - Feb 13, 2026

Casting has been announced for Nancy Medina's acclaimed production of Choir Boy by Academy Award-winner Tarell Alvin McCraney (Moonlight, The Brother/ Sister Plays).
Playhouse on Park Will Present THE MOUNTAINTOP by Katori Hall
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 13, 2026

Playhouse on Park will present Pulitzer Prize winner Katori Hall's acclaimed play THE MOUNTAINTOP from March 4-22. The production explores the evening before Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination.
Playhouse On Park Launches Biggest Fundraiser Of The Year, Encore! On Tap
by Stephi Wild - Feb 11, 2026

Playhouse on Park is gearing up for the hottest fundraiser of the year - named one of the top three Best of Hartford Charity Events - ENCORE! Tickets, sponsorships, and advertisements now on sale.
Madeline Brewer & Lauren Patten Join BECKY SHAW on Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 4, 2026

Second Stage Theater has just announced casting for the final two roles in its upcoming production of Gina Gionfriddo’s BECKY SHAW, directed  by Trip Cullman. Emmy Award-nominee Madeline Brewer (You, The Handmaid’s Tale) will play the title role of  Becky Shaw, and Tony Award-winner Lauren Patten (Jagged Little Pill, 2ST’s Days of Rage) will play the role of  Suzanna.  
Register Now For Playhouse Theatre Academy’s Summer Session
by Stephi Wild - Jan 28, 2026

Playhouse Theatre Academy is now accepting registrations for its 2026 summer session, offering a range of theatrical training programs. Learn more here!
University Of Washington School Of Drama To Present THE SEAGULL
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 27, 2026

The University of Washington School of Drama presents The Seagull by Anton Chekhov in a new translation. Directed by Sebastián Bravo Montenegro, the production runs January 29 through February 8 in Seattle.
Tamsin Greig, Shaparak Khorsandi, Shala Nyx Cast in DAUGHTERS OF PERSIA at Kings Place
by Stephi Wild - Jan 14, 2026

Daughters of Persia is a special, one-off evening of music and words, created by British pianist Margaret Fingerhut and Iranian composer Farhad Poupel. Learn more here!
Winners Announced For The 2025 BroadwayWorld Albuquerque Awards
by BWW Awards - Jan 8, 2026

Winners have been announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Albuquerque Awards! The 2025 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.
SHAKESPEARE 4 KIDS: DREAM SCHEME Comes to Playhouse On Park
by Stephi Wild - Jan 6, 2026

SHAKESPEARE 4 KIDS: DREAM SCHEME, written by Erin Sheffield with music by Andrew Kane, is touring schools and venues throughout Connecticut and Western Massachusetts.
Last Chance to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld South Africa Awards; JOSEPH Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 29, 2025

This is the last chance to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld South Africa Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
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by BWW Awards - Dec 29, 2025

This is the last chance to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Albuquerque Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Playhouse Theatre Academy Opens Registration For Winter Session Programs
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 23, 2025

Playhouse Theatre Academy has opened registration for its winter session of youth theatre classes in West Hartford and Simsbury. Programs serve students ages 3 to 13 and include offerings inspired by musical theatre, storytelling, and creative play.
Emo Phillips To Perform At Comedy Works Downtown
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 23, 2025

Emo Phillips will perform stand-up comedy at Comedy Works Downtown in Larimer Square, including a series of performances surrounding New Year’s Eve. The comedian is known for his extensive career in stand-up, television, film, and voice acting.
Final Weeks to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld South Africa Awards; Theatre on the Bay Leads Favorite Theatre!
by BWW Awards - Dec 22, 2025

We're in the final weeks to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld South Africa Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Final Weeks to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Albuquerque Awards; Santa Fe Playhouse Leads Favorite Theatre!
by BWW Awards - Dec 22, 2025

We're in the final weeks to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Albuquerque Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld South Africa Awards; JOSEPH Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 15, 2025

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld South Africa Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Playhouse Theatre Frequently Asked Questions

What show is currently in Playhouse Theatre?
Playhouse Theatre's current show is Once Upon a Mattress which began performances on 11/23/2015.

What when was Playhouse Theatre built?
Playhouse Theatre was built in 1911.

How many seats does Playhouse Theatre have?
Playhouse Theatre has 900 seats.

What were the longest running shows at Playhouse Theatre?
Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope which ran from 4/19/1972 to 10/27/1974, Never Too Late which ran from 11/26/1962 to 4/24/1965, Dancing in the Streets which ran from 7/19/2005 to 7/14/2007, Three Men on a Horse which ran from 1/30/1935 to 1/9/1937 and


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