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44th Street Theatre
216 W. 44th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
44th Street Theatre
216 W. 44th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
Built:
1912
Number of Seats:
1465
Longest Running Show:
Rosalinda
Performances:
611
Previous Shows in This Building
Yellow Jack
Apr 07, 1944 - Apr 07, 1944
Winged Victory
Nov 20, 1943 - May 20, 1944
Porgy and Bess
Sep 13, 1943 - Oct 02, 1943
Rosalinda
Oct 28, 1942 - Jan 22, 1944
Top-Notchers
May 29, 1942 - Jun 20, 1942
Keep 'em Laughing
Apr 24, 1942 - May 28, 1942
The Lady Comes Across
Jan 09, 1942 - Jan 10, 1942
Ballet Theatre
Nov 12, 1941 - Dec 14, 1941
La Vie Parisienne
Nov 05, 1941 - Nov 11, 1941
Crazy with the Heat
Jan 30, 1941 - Apr 19, 1941
The Pirates of Penzance
Oct 07, 1940 - Oct 15, 1940
The Mikado
Oct 03, 1940 - Oct 17, 1940
The Gondoliers
Sep 30, 1940 - Oct 19, 1940
Liliom
Mar 25, 1940 - May 11, 1940
John Henry
Jan 10, 1940 - Jan 15, 1940
Hamlet
Dec 04, 1939 - Jan 06, 1940
Frank Fay Vaudeville
Mar 02, 1939 - Apr 19, 1939
Escape This Night
Apr 22, 1938 - Apr 30, 1938
Johnny Johnson
Nov 19, 1936 - Jan 16, 1937
Daughters of Atreus
Oct 14, 1936 - Oct 31, 1936
Achilles Had a Heel
Oct 13, 1935 - Oct 31, 1935
The Green Pastures
Feb 26, 1935 - Apr 27, 1935
Hamlet
Dec 25, 1934 - Jan 02, 1935
Conversation Piece
Oct 23, 1934 - Dec 08, 1934
The Only Girl
May 21, 1934 - Jun 02, 1934
Bitter Sweet
May 07, 1934 - May 19, 1934
Peace on Earth
Mar 31, 1934 - Apr 14, 1934
Four Saints in Three Acts
Feb 20, 1934 - Apr 14, 1934
Face the Music
Jan 31, 1933 - Feb 25, 1933
Ballyhoo of 1932
Sep 06, 1932 - Nov 26, 1932
A Little Racketeer
Jan 18, 1932 - Feb 27, 1932
Jack and the Beanstalk
Dec 21, 1931 - Jan 02, 1932
Billy Rose's Crazy Quilt
May 19, 1931 - Jul 01, 1931
Lysistrata
Jun 05, 1930 - Jan 10, 1931
Broadway Nights
Jul 15, 1929 - Aug 17, 1929
Animal Crackers
Oct 23, 1928 - Apr 06, 1929
The Five O'Clock Girl
Oct 10, 1927 - Jun 02, 1928
A Night in Spain
May 03, 1927 - Nov 12, 1927
Cherry Blossoms
Mar 28, 1927 - May 14, 1927
Katja
Oct 18, 1926 - Jan 22, 1927
A Night in Paris
Jul 26, 1926 - Oct 30, 1926
Song of the Flame
Dec 30, 1925 - Jul 10, 1926
Big Boy
Aug 24, 1925 - Dec 05, 1925
The Mikado
Apr 11, 1925 - May 01, 1925
Sally, Irene and Mary
Mar 23, 1925 - Apr 04, 1925
Betty Lee
Dec 25, 1924 - Mar 21, 1925
Six Characters in Search of an Author
Feb 06, 1924 - Feb 29, 1924
The Living Mask
Jan 21, 1924 - Feb 01, 1924
The Living Mask
Jan 21, 1924 - Feb 01, 1924
As You Like It
Apr 23, 1923 - Apr 28, 1923
Fall and Rise of Susan Lenox
Jun 10, 1920 - Jul 03, 1920
Look Who's Here
Mar 02, 1920 - May 22, 1920
Frivolities of 1920
Jan 08, 1920 - Feb 28, 1920
Carnival
Dec 24, 1919 - Jan 01, 1920
Hello, Alexander
Oct 07, 1919 - Nov 22, 1919
Shubert Gaieties of 1919
Jul 17, 1919 - Oct 18, 1919
Take It from Me
Mar 31, 1919 - Jun 21, 1919
Hamlet
Nov 04, 1918 - Dec 21, 1918
Hamlet
Nov 04, 1918 - Dec 21, 1918
Othello
Nov 04, 1918 - Dec 21, 1918
Macbeth
Nov 04, 1918 - Dec 21, 1918
The Merchant of Venice
Nov 04, 1918 - Dec 21, 1918
King Lear
Nov 04, 1918 - Dec 21, 1918
Richelieu
Nov 04, 1918 - Dec 21, 1918
Louis XI
Nov 04, 1918 - Dec 21, 1918
Richard III
Nov 04, 1918 - Dec 21, 1918
Romeo and Juliet
Nov 04, 1918 - Dec 21, 1918
The Highwayman
May 02, 1917 - May 19, 1917
King Lear
Apr 16, 1917 - May 02, 1917
Macbeth
Apr 16, 1917 - May 02, 1917
Julius Caesar
Apr 16, 1917 - May 02, 1917
The Girl from Brazil
Aug 30, 1916 - Oct 21, 1916
Katinka
Dec 23, 1915 - Jul 01, 1916
Hands Up
Jul 22, 1915 - Sep 03, 1915
The Peasant Girl
Mar 02, 1915 - Jun 05, 1915
King Lear
Feb 01, 1915 - Feb 27, 1915
Julius Caesar
Feb 01, 1915 - Feb 27, 1915
Macbeth
Feb 01, 1915 - Feb 27, 1915
King John
Feb 01, 1915 - Feb 27, 1915
The Lilac Domino
Oct 28, 1914 - Jan 30, 1915
The Midnight Girl
Feb 23, 1914 - May 23, 1914
The Girl on the Film
Dec 29, 1913 - Feb 21, 1914
A Glimpse of the Great White Way / the Modiste Shop
Oct 27, 1913 - Nov 01, 1913
A Glimpse of the Great White Way / the Modiste Shop
Oct 27, 1913 - Nov 01, 1913
A Glimpse of the Great White Way / the Modiste Shop
Oct 27, 1913 - Nov 01, 1913
The Geisha
Mar 27, 1913 - May 10, 1913
Marie Dressler's "all Star Gambol"
Mar 10, 1913 - Mar 15, 1913
The Man with Three Wives
Jan 23, 1913 - Mar 08, 1913
Roly Poly / Without the Law
Nov 21, 1912 - Jan 11, 1913
Roly Poly / Without the Law
Nov 21, 1912 - Jan 11, 1913
Roly Poly / Without the Law
Nov 21, 1912 - Jan 11, 1913
Catherine
Apr 06, 1899 - Apr 30, 1899
Name History
44th Street Theatre
1913
Weber and Fields' Music Hall
1912