Shubert Organization Scraps Plans for New Broadway Theatre

After years of planning, the Shubert Organization has canceled plans for building a new Broadway theatre, as confirmed to Playbill by Shubert Director of Media Relations Bill Evans.

The planned venue would have been part of a residential tower still scheduled to go up next door to the Imperial Theatre—also a Shubert property—between 45th and 46th Streets in midtown. The new theatre would have brought the total number of Shubert-owned Broadway houses to 18.

With the cancellation of these plans, Ambassador Theatre Group's Hudson Theatre remains the "newest" Broadway house; the venue, built in 1903, was in use as a Broadway house off and on through 1968, at which point it became a movie theatre and later lay vacant until undergoing significant renovations and re-opening as a Broadway theatre in 2017.

Look Inside the Newly Renovated Hudson Theatre

Inside_the_Theatre_Series_Hudson_HR — Look Inside the Newly Renovated Hudson Theatre

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Hudson_Theatre_January_2017_01_HR — The Hudson Theatre

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Hudson_Theatre_Renovations_2017_Hudson_Theatre_HR — Photo of the original Hudson Theatre

Hudson_Theatre_Renovations_2017_Titanic_HR — After Henry B. Harris died on the Titanic, his wife Renée (who survived the tragedy), returned to operate the theatre, becoming New York's first female theatrical producer.

Hudson_Theatre_Renovations_2017_box_office_HR — The Hudson Theatre box office has remained largely untouched, highlighting the theatre's original design.

Hudson_Theatre_Renovations_2017_Lobby_HR — Lobby of the Hudson Theatre

Hudson_Theatre_Renovations_2017_Tiffany_Glass_HR — Original Tiffany Glass from the Louis Comfort Tiffany studio.

Hudson_Theatre_Renovations_2017_Hudson_Theatre_Auditorium_HR — Hudson Theatre auditorium

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