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 04/19/1972 to 10/27/1974, Never Too Late which ran from 11/26/1962 to 04/24/1965, Dancing in the Streets which ran from 07/19/2005 to 07/14/2007, and Three Men on a Horse which ran from 01/30/1935 to 01/09/1937

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)

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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 04/19/1972 to 10/27/1974, Never Too Late which ran from 11/26/1962 to 04/24/1965, Dancing in the Streets which ran from 07/19/2005 to 07/14/2007, and Three Men on a Horse which ran from 01/30/1935 to 01/09/1937

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