Eugene O'Neill Theatre (Broadway)

This theatre opened as the Forrest in 1925 and was renovated and renamed the Coronet in 1945. In 1959 it became the Eugene O'Neill Theatre in honor of America's foremost playwright, and in the late 1960's it was bought by Neil Simon who owned it until 1982 when it became a Jujamcyn Theater, its current owner.

The O'Neill's most recent tenants have been "Sweeney Todd;" "Good Vibrations;" "Caroline, or Change;" "Nine;" "The Full Monty;" "Waiting in the Wings;" "Wrong Mountain;" "Death of a Salesman;" "More to Love;" "The Herbal Bed;" "Grease;" the rollicking musical "Five Guys Named Moe" from London; Patrick Stewart in his acclaimed one-man performance of "A Christmas Carol;" "Penn & Teller: The Refrigerator Tour;" the offbeat "La Bete" starring Tom McGowan; a revival of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," starring Kathleen Turner and Charles Durning, who won a Tony Award as Big Daddy; David Henry Hwang's Tony Award-winning play "M. Butterfly," starring John Lithgow and B.D. Wong (Tony Award); "Big River", winner of seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical; "Tom Waits in Concert On Broadway;" Jessica Tandy, Amanda Plummer, Bruce Davison and John Heard in "The Glass Menagerie;" "Moose Murders;" "Monday After the Miracle," William Gibson's sequel to "The Miracle Worker"; a return engagement of "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas;" a revival of the Neil Simon/Cy Coleman/Carolyn Leigh musical "Little Me," starring James Coco, Victor Garber and Don Correia; and two Neil Simon plays--"Fools" starring John Rubinstein; and "I Ought To Be In Pictures" with Ron Leib plays were presented here from 1969 on, beginning with ^The Last of the Red Hot Lovers,~ starring James Coco and Linda Lavin; ^The Prisonman, Joyce Van Patten and Dinah Manoff, who won a Tony Award.

A series of Neil Simon plays were presented here from 1969 on, begining with "The Last of the Red Hot Lovers," starring James Coco and Linda Lavin, "The Prisoner of Second Avenue", starring Peter Falk, Lee Grant and Vincent Gardenia, who won a Tony Award; "The Good Doctor," adapted from Chekhov stories and starring Christopher Plummer, Marsha Mason, Rene Auberjonois, Barnard Hughes and Frances Sternhagen; "God's Favorite" with Vincent Gardenia, Charles Nelson Reilly, Rosetta LeNoire, staged by Michael Bennett.

The Simon parade was interrupted in 1975 by the arrival of "Yentl," a play by Isaac Bashevis Singer and Leah Napolin, which played here for seven months. Simon returned with a huge hit, "California Suite," consisting of four short plays with Tammy Grimes, Jack Weston and George Grizzard, which ran for 445 performances. Simon's hit play "Chapter Two" moved here from the Imperial in 1979.

During the 1960's this theatre housed Jack Lemmon, George Grizzard and Sandy Dennis in "Face of a Hero;" Carol Channing sparkled in Charles Gaynor's revue "Show Girl"; George Gobel and Sam Levene starred in "Let It Ride!," a musical version of "Three Men on a Horse;" John Mills starred in Terence Rattigan's "Ross;" Jason Robards, Jr. and Sandy Dennis amused audiences in Herb Gardner's "A Thousand Clowns" for 428 performances with Ms. Dennis winning a Tony Award; Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick and Joe Masteroff created a gem of a musical, "She Loves Me" with Barbara Cook, Daniel Massey, Barbara Baxley and Jack Cassidy, who won a Tony Award for his hilarious impersonation of a rake.

Past highlights: "Tobacco Road" ran here from 1934 to 1941; Arthur Miller's "All My Sons" premiered here as well as "A View from the Bridge;" Lillian Hellman's "The Autumn Garden" and Noel Coward's "Quadrille"with the Lunts, Edna Best and Brian Aherne delighted audiences.

Theatre Information:
230 West 49th Street
New York, NY 10019
US

Box Office: Telecharge: (212) 239-6200

Group Sales: Groups: (212) 541-8457 or (800) 334-8457

Public Transportation:
SUBWAY: Take the N,R,W to 49th Street, walk West to the theatre; Take the 1,9 to 50th Street, walk South t 49th Street and West to the theatre; Take the C,E to 50th Street, walk South to 49th Street and East to the theatre.

Handicap Access:
ORCHESTRA LOCATION: Seating is accessible to all parts of the Orchestra without steps. Wheelchair seating is in the Orchestra ONLY. MEZZANINE LOCATION: 2nd Level. There are approximately 2 steps up/down per row. There is no elevator. RESTROOM: Not wheelchair accessible. Restrooms are located down 1 flight of steps (21 steps).

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