Eugene O'Neill Theatre
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The Eugene O'Neill Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 230 West 49th Street in midtown-Manhattan.
Designed by architect Herbert J. Krapp, it was built for the Shuberts as part of a theatre-hotel complex named for 19th century tragedian Edwin Forrest. It opened on November 24, 1925 with the musical Mayflowers as its premiere production. It was renamed the Coronet in 1945 and rechristened the O'Neill in honor of the renowned American playwright in 1959 by then owner Lester Osterman. It later was purchased by playwright Neil Simon, who sold it to Jujamcyn Theatres in 1982.
[edit] Notable productions
- 1934: Tobacco Road
- 1945: Dream Girl
- 1947: All My Sons
- 1952: The Children's Hour
- 1953: The Little Hut
- 1955: The Bad Seed; A Memory of Two Mondays
- 1957: The Waltz of the Toreadors
- 1962: A Thousand Clowns
- 1963: She Loves Me
- 1966: The Odd Couple
- 1968: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
- 1969: The Last of the Red Hot Lovers
- 1971: The Prisoner of Second Avenue
- 1973: The Good Doctor
- 1974: God's Favorite
- 1975: Yentl
- 1976: California Suite
- 1979: Chapter Two
- 1980: I Ought to Be in Pictures
- 1981: Annie
- 1982: The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
- 1985: Big River
- 1988: M. Butterfly
- 1991: La Bête
- 1992: Five Guys Named Moe
- 1994: Grease
- 2000: The Full Monty
- 2003: Nine
- 2004: Caroline, or Change
- 2005: Good Vibrations, Sweeney Todd
- 2006: Spring Awakening
[edit] External links
- Eugene O'Neill Theatre at the Internet Broadway Database
- Broadway Theatre Guide
- Profile of the Eugene O'Neill Theatre
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