Inside the TheatreStep Inside Broadway’s Eugene O'Neill TheatreInside the Theatre, the photo feature series that documents Broadway’s historic playhouses, continues with the Eugene O'Neill.
Playbill’s new photo series Inside the Theatre captures the dazzling architecture and unseen details of the world’s most famous theatres, taking you inside all 41 of the Broadway houses.
The Eugene O’Neill opened as the Forrest Theatre in 1925. Named for Edwin Forrest, one of America’s first great classical actors, the theatre was produced by the Shuberts and designed by Herbert J. Krapp. Under new management, it became the Coronet Theatre in 1945. In 1959, it was renamed in honor of playwright Eugene O’Neill, who died six years prior.
