American Airlines Theatre

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The American Airlines Theatre is a Broadway theatre, located at 227 West 42nd Street, New York City.

The theatre, originally named the Selwyn, was constructed by the Selwyn brothers in 1918. It was one of three theatres they built and controlled on 42nd Street, along with the Apollo and the Times Square Theatre. It initially hosted major musical and dramatic productions, including Cole Porter's Wake Up and Dream, but eventually became a cinema. It would return to legitimate theatre several times over the next six decades, but eventually fell into disrepair. It was used briefly in the early 1990s as a home for the Times Square Visitors Center and for a limited production of Eugene O'Neill's The Hairy Ape, but for the most part, stood vacant.

The City and State of New York took possession of the Selwyn in 1990. In 1992, it was one of six 42nd Street theatres to fall under the protection of the New 42nd Street organization. The Roundabout Theatre Company committed to renovating the Selwyn in 1997. It was restored to its former grandeur, renamed the American Airlines, and reopened on June 30, 2000. The American Airlines, which is still informally known by its former name among many theatre fans, currently serves as the home of the Roundabout and houses its major productions.

[edit] Tenants since January 1, 2000

Show Opening day Closing day Notes
The Man Who Came to Dinner July 27, 2000 October 8, 2000 Revival
Betrayal November 14, 2000 February 4, 2001 Revival
2001 Best Revival of a Play nominee
Design for Living March 15, 2001 May 13, 2001 Revival
Major Barbara July 12, 2001 September 16, 2001 Revival
The Women November 8, 2001 January 13, 2002 Revival
An Almost Holy Picture February 7, 2002 April 7, 2002
The Man Who Had All the Luck May 1, 2002 June 30, 2002 Revival
The Boys from Syracuse August 18, 2002 October 20, 2002 Revival
Tartuffe January 9, 2003 February 23, 2003 Revival
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg April 3, 2003 June 1, 2003 Revival
2003 Best Revival of a Play nominee
Big River July 24, 2003 September 21, 2003 Revival
2004 Best Revival of a Musical nominee
The Caretaker November 9, 2003 January 4, 2004 Revival
Twentieth Century March 25, 2004 June 6, 2004 Revival
After the Fall June 25, 2004 September 12, 2004 Revival
12 Angry Men October 28, 2004 May 15, 2005 2005 Best Revival of a Play nominee
The Constant Wife June 16, 2005 August 21, 2005 Revival
2006 Best Revival of a Play nominee
A Naked Girl on the Appian Way October 6, 2005 December 4, 2005
The Pajama Game February 23, 2006 June 17, 2006 Revival
2006 Best Revival of a Musical
Heartbreak House October 11, 2006 December 17, 2006 Revival
Prelude to a Kiss March 8, 2007 Revival
Current tenant

[edit] External links

[edit] Sources

  • Broadway Theatres: History and Architecture, William Morrison, 1999, Dover Publications, IBSN 0486402444
  • Lost Broadway Theatres, Nicholas Van Hoogstraten, Princeton Architectural Press, 1997, ISBN 1-56898-116-3
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