Klaw Theatre (1921) New York, NY | Playbill

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Producers Marc Klaw and Abe Erlanger created the Klaw Theatre in 1921. George Abbott’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Hell-Bent fer Heaven premiered here in 1923. The Klaw Theatre was demolished, as the Avon, in 1954.

  • Built: 1921
  • Number of Seats: 805
  • Longest Running Show: Strictly Dishonorable
  • Performances: 557

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