Cort Theatre

138 W. 48th St., New York, NY
Seats (approximate): 1102

Thomas W. Lamb, architect. Built by John Cort, who owned it until 1927, when it became a Shubert house. It was briefly leased as a television studio from 1969-1972, hosting "The Merv Griffin Show." In recent years, bookings have been lighter, often attributed to its east of Broadway location.

Built: 1912

Theatre Names	Named
Cort Theatre	1912	Named for John Cort, Opened December 20, 1912

Productions

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Cort Theatre	Opening Date
Fences Play, Revival, Drama Written by August Wilson	04/26/2010
A View From the Bridge Play, Revival, Drama Written by Arthur Miller	01/24/2010
You're Welcome America Special, Original, Comedy, Solo Written by Will Ferrell	02/05/2009
The 39 Steps Play, Original, Comedy	05/08/2008
The Homecoming Play, Revival, Written by Harold Pinter	12/16/2007
Radio Golf Play, Original, Drama Written by August Wilson	05/08/2007
The Little Dog Laughed Play, Original, Comedy Written by Douglas Carter Beane	11/13/2006
Barefoot in the Park Play, Revival, Comedy Written by Neil Simon	02/16/2006
On Golden Pond Play, Revival, Comedy Written by Ernest Thompson	04/07/2005
Laugh Whore Special, Original, Comedy, Solo Music by Jerry Dixon; Written by Mario Cantone; Lyrics by Harold Lubin, Mario Cantone, Jerry Dixon	10/24/2004
Bobbi Boland Play, Original, Comedy Written by Nancy Hasty	11/24/2003
A Year With Frog and Toad Musical, Original, Comedy, Fantasy Music by Robert Reale; Book by Willie Reale; Lyrics by Willie Reale	04/13/2003
Hollywood Arms Play, Original, Drama Written by Carol Burnett, Carrie Hamilton	10/31/2002
If you ever leave me...I'm going with you! Play, Original, Comedy Written by Renée Taylor	08/06/2001
The Gathering Play, Original, Written by Arje Shaw	04/24/2001
The Green Bird Musical, Original, Fantasy, Puppets Music by Elliot Goldenthal; Book by Carlo Gozzi	04/18/2000
Kat and the Kings Musical, Original, Comedy Music by Taliep Petersen; Book by David Kramer; Lyrics by David Kramer	08/19/1999
Marlene Musical, Original, Book by Pam Gems	04/11/1999
The Blue Room Play, Original, Written by David Hare	12/13/1998
Freak Play, Original, Solo, Comedy Written by John Leguizamo	02/12/1998
An American Daughter Play, Original, Written by Wendy Wasserstein	04/13/1997
Sex and Longing Play, Original, Written by Christopher Durang	10/10/1996
The Heiress Play, Revival, Drama Written by Ruth Goetz, Augustus Goetz	03/09/1995
Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 Play, Original, Solo Written by Anna Deavere Smith	04/17/1994
Face Value Play, Original, Comedy, Play with music Music by David Henry Hwang; Written by David Henry Hwang; Lyrics by David Henry Hwang	03/21/1993
Two Shakespearean Actors Play, Original, Written by Richard Nelson	01/16/1992
The Grapes of Wrath Play, Original, Drama	03/22/1990
Sarafina! Musical, Original, Music by Mbongeni Ngema; Book by Mbongeni Ngema; Lyrics by Mbongeni Ngema	01/28/1988
Sleight of Hand Play, Original, Thriller Written by John Pielmeier	05/03/1987
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Play, Original, Drama Written by August Wilson	10/11/1984
A Moon for the Misbegotten Play, Revival, Drama Written by Eugene O'Neill	05/01/1984
A Need for Brussels Sprouts Play, Original, Comedy Written by Murray Schisgal	11/04/1982
A Need for Less Expertise Play, Original, Comedy Written by Murray Schisgal	11/04/1982
Medea Play, Revival, Drama, Tragedy Written by Euripides	05/02/1982
Kingdoms Play, Original, Written by Edward Sheehan	12/13/1981
Einstein and the Polar Bear Play, Original, Written by Tom Griffin	10/29/1981
Rose Play, Original, Written by Andrew Davies	03/26/1981
Home Play, Original, All Black Cast Written by Samm-Art Williams	05/07/1980
Clothes for a Summer Hotel Play, Original, Drama Written by Tennessee Williams	03/26/1980
King Richard III Play, Revival, History Written by William Shakespeare	06/10/1979
The Magic Show Musical, Original, Music by Stephen Schwartz; Book by Bob Randall; Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz	05/28/1974
The Jockey Club Stakes Play, Original, Written by William Douglas Home	01/24/1973
All the Girls Came Out to Play Play, Original, Comedy Written by Daniel Hollywood, Richard T. Johnson	04/20/1972
Cop-Out Play, Original, Comedy, One Act Written by John Guare	04/07/1969
Home Fires Play, Original, One Act Written by John Guare	04/07/1969
Red, White and Maddox Play, Original, Music by Don Tucker; Book by Don Tucker, Jay Broad; Lyrics by Don Tucker	01/26/1969
Gilbert Becaud Sings Love Special, Original, Solo, Concert Music by Gilbert Becaud	10/06/1968
Leda Had a Little Swan Play, Original, Comedy Written by Bamber Gascoigne	04/11/1968
Something Different Play, Original, Comedy, Farce Written by Carl Reiner	11/28/1967
Johnny No-Trump Play, Original, Written by Mary Mercier	10/08/1967
A Warm Body Play, Original, Written by Lonnie Coleman	04/15/1967
The Apparition Theatre of Prague Special, Original, Pantomime, Ballet, Drama	11/16/1966
Under the Weather Play, Original, Comedy Written by Saul Bellow	10/27/1966
The Zulu and the Zayda Musical, Original, Comedy Music by Harold J. Rome; Book by Felix Leon, Howard Da Silva; Lyrics by Harold J. Rome	11/10/1965
Boeing-Boeing Play, Original, Comedy Written by Marc Camoletti	02/02/1965
Poor Bitos Play, Original, Written by Jean Anouilh	11/14/1964
A Girl Could Get Lucky Play, Original, Comedy Written by Don Appell	09/20/1964
Sponono Play, Original, Drama Written by Alan Paton, Krishna Sha	04/02/1964
Fair Game for Lovers Play, Original, Written by Richard Dougherty	02/10/1964
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Play, Original, Drama Written by Dale Wasserman	11/13/1963
Bicycle Ride to Nevada Play, Original, Written by Robert Thom	09/24/1963
The Riot Act Play, Original, Music by George Becker; Written by Will Greene	03/07/1963
On an Open Roof Play, Original, Written by Avraham Inlender	01/28/1963
Harold Play, Original, Comedy Written by Herman Raucher	11/29/1962
The Perfect Setup Play, Original, Written by Jack Sher	10/24/1962
Miss Julie Play, Revival, Tragedy Written by August Strindberg	05/16/1962
Long Day's Journey Into Night Play, Revival, Drama Written by Eugene O'Neill	05/15/1962
The Father Play, Revival, Drama Written by August Strindberg	05/14/1962
Isle of Children Play, Original, Written by Robert L. Joseph	03/16/1962
The Egg Play, Original, Written by Félicien Marceau	01/08/1962
Sunday in New York Play, Original, Written by Norman Krasna	11/29/1961
Purlie Victorious Play, Original, Comedy Written by Ossie Davis	09/28/1961
Advise and Consent Play, Original, Drama Written by Loring Mandel	11/17/1960
The Hostage Play, Original, Drama Written by Brendan Behan	09/20/1960
Once Upon a Mattress Musical, Original, Comedy Music by Mary Rodgers; Book by Dean Fuller, Jay Thompson, Marshall Barer; Lyrics by Marshall Barer	04/25/1960
There Was a Little Girl Play, Original, Written by Daniel Taradash	02/29/1960
Roman Candle Play, Original, Comedy Written by Sidney Sheldon	02/03/1960
A Mighty Man Is He Play, Original, Comedy Written by Arthur Kober, George Oppenheimer	01/06/1960
Only in America Play, Original, Written by Jerome Lawrence, Robert E. Lee	11/19/1959
Moonbirds Play, Original, Comedy Written by Marcel Aymé	10/09/1959
Sunrise at Campobello Play, Original, Drama Written by Dore Schary	01/30/1958
The Rope Dancers Play, Original, Drama Written by Morton Wishengrad	11/20/1957
Four Winds Play, Original, Written by Thomas W. Phipps	09/25/1957
The Sin of Pat Muldoon Play, Original, Written by John McLiam	03/13/1957
The Diary of Anne Frank Play, Original, Drama	10/05/1955
Once Upon A Tailor Play, Original, Comedy Written by Baruch Lumet	05/23/1955
Champagne Complex Play, Original, Farce Overture and entre act music composed especially for the play by Jerry Stevens; Written by Leslie Stevens	04/12/1955
The Wayward Saint Play, Original, Comedy, Fantasy Written by Paul Vincent Carroll	02/17/1955
The Rainmaker Play, Original, Romance Written by N. Richard Nash	10/28/1954
The Fifth Season Play, Original, Comedy, Farce Written by Sylvia Regan	01/23/1953
See the Jaguar Play, Original, Written by N. Richard Nash	12/03/1952
In Any Language Play, Original, Comedy Written by Edmond Beloin, Henry Garson	10/07/1952
The Shrike Play, Original, Drama Written by Joseph Kramm	01/15/1952
Saint Joan Play, Revival, Drama	10/04/1951
Season in the Sun Play, Original, Comedy Written by Wolcott Gibbs	09/28/1950
As You Like It Play, Revival, Comedy Written by William Shakespeare	01/26/1950
The Father Play, Revival, Drama Written by August Strindberg	11/16/1949
Two Blind Mice Play, Original, Comedy Written by Sam Spewack	03/02/1949
Leaf and Bough Play, Original, Written by Joseph Hayes	01/21/1949
Make Way for Lucia Play, Original, Comedy Written by John Van Druten	12/22/1948
Marie Marchowsky Special, Original, Dance	04/26/1948
The Respectful Prostitute Play, Original, Written by Thornton Wilder, Jean-Paul Sartre	03/16/1948
The Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden Play, Original, One Act Written by Thornton Wilder, Jean-Paul Sartre	03/16/1948
Hedda Gabler Play, Revival, Drama Written by Henrik Ibsen	02/24/1948
Ghosts Play, Revival, Drama Written by Henrik Ibsen	02/16/1948
A Young Man's Fancy Play, Revival, Comedy Written by Alfred Golden, Harry Thurschell	10/06/1947
I Gotta Get Out Play, Original, Comedy Written by Ben Sher, Joseph A. Fields	09/25/1947
Laura Play, Original, Drama Written by George Sklar, Vera Caspary	06/26/1947
Open House Play, Original, Comedy Written by Harry Young	06/03/1947
Heads or Tails Play, Original, Comedy Written by Ervin Drake, H. J. Lengsfelder	05/02/1947
Lady Windermere's Fan Play, Revival, Comedy Written by Oscar Wilde	10/14/1946
The Bees and the Flowers Play, Original, Written by Albert Mannheimer, Frederick Kohner	09/26/1946
On Whitman Avenue Play, Original, Drama Lullaby composed by Paul Bowles; Written by Maxine Wood	05/08/1946
Candida Play, Revival, Written by George Bernard Shaw	04/03/1946
Antigone Play, Original, Tragedy Written by Sophocles	02/18/1946
The Winter's Tale Play, Revival, Comedy Music by Anthony Bernard; Written by William Shakespeare	01/15/1946
The French Touch Play, Original, Written by Joseph A. Fields, Jerome Chodorov	12/08/1945
Marriage Is for Single People Play, Original, Written by Stanley Richards	11/21/1945
A Bell for Adano Play, Original, Drama Written by Paul Osborn	12/06/1944
No Way Out Play, Original, Written by Owen Davis	10/30/1944
The Odds on Mrs. Oakley Play, Original, Written by Harry Segall	10/02/1944
Sleep No More Play, Original, Written by Arthur Strawn, Lee Loeb	08/31/1944
Wallflower Play, Original, Written by Mary Orr, Reginald Denham	01/26/1944
Suds in Your Eye Play, Original, Written by Jack Kirkland	01/12/1944
South Pacific Play, Original, Written by Dorothy Heyward, Howard Rigsby	12/29/1943
Get Away Old Man Play, Original, Written by William Saroyan	11/24/1943
Lady, Behave! Play, Original,	11/16/1943
Slightly Married Play, Original, Written by Aleen Leslie	10/25/1943
Murder Without Crime Play, Original, Written by J. Lee Thompson	08/18/1943
Try and Get It Play, Original, Written by Sheldon Davis	08/02/1943
The Eve of St. Mark Play, Original, Drama Written by Maxwell Anderson	10/07/1942
I Killed the Count Play, Original, Written by Alec Coppel	08/31/1942
Cafe Crown Play, Original, Comedy	01/23/1942
Letters to Lucerne Play, Original, Written by Allen Vincent, Fritz Rotter	12/23/1941
Golden Wings Play, Original, Written by Guy Bolton, William Jay	12/08/1941
The Walrus and the Carpenter Play, Original, Written by A. N. Langley	11/08/1941
The More the Merrier Play, Original, Written by Frank Gabrielson, Irvin Pincus	09/15/1941
Not in Our Stars Play, Original, Written by George H. Corey	04/25/1941
Steps Leading Up Play, Original, Written by George Harr	04/08/1941
The Trojan Women Play, Original, Music by Lehman Engel; Written by Euripides	03/15/1941
Charley's Aunt Play, Revival, Comedy, Farce Written by Brandon Thomas	10/17/1940
The Male Animal Play, Original, Comedy Written by Elliott Nugent, James Thurber	01/09/1940
Farm of Three Echoes Play, Original, Drama Written by Noel Langley	11/28/1939
Miss Swan Expects Play, Original, Comedy Written by Bella Spewack, Sam Spewack	02/20/1939
The White Steed Play, Original, Drama Written by Paul Vincent Carroll	01/10/1939
American Landscape Play, Original, Drama Written by Elmer Rice	12/03/1938
Madame Capet Play, Original, Drama	10/25/1938
The Devil Takes a Bride Play, Original, Written by Joe Bates Smith	10/07/1938
Room Service Play, Original, Comedy Written by Allen Boretz, John Murray	05/19/1937
Boy Meets Girl Play, Original, Comedy Written by Bella Spewack, Sam Spewack	11/27/1935
There's Wisdom in Women Play, Original, Comedy Written by Joseph O. Kesselring	10/30/1935
Most of the Game Play, Original, Comedy Written by John Van Druten	10/01/1935
Knock on Wood Play, Original, Comedy Written by Allen Rivkin	05/28/1935
The Hook-up Play, Original, Comedy Written by Jack Lait, Stephen Gross	05/07/1935
Symphony Play, Original, Drama Written by Charles March	04/25/1935
The Dominant Sex Play, Original, Comedy Written by Michael Egan	04/01/1935
The Bishop Misbehaves Play, Original, Comedy Written by Frederick Jackson	02/20/1935
It's You I Want Play, Original, Farce Written by Maurice Braddell	02/05/1935
Mother Lode Play, Original, Drama Written by Dan Totheroh, George O'Neil	12/22/1934
Jayhawker Play, Original, Comedy Written by Sinclair Lewis, Lloyd Lewis	11/05/1934
Roll, Sweet Chariot Play, Original, Play with music Written by Paul Green	10/02/1934
The Milky Way Play, Original, Comedy Written by Harry Clork, Lynn Root	05/08/1934
Gentlewoman Play, Original, Comedy Written by John Howard Lawson	03/22/1934
The Green Bay Tree Play, Original, Drama Written by Mordaunt Shairp	10/20/1933
The Sellout Play, Original, Comedy Written by Albert G. Miller	09/06/1933
Love and Babies Play, Original, Comedy Written by Herbert P. McCormack	08/22/1933
Three-Cornered Moon Play, Original, Comedy Written by Gertrude Tokonogy	03/16/1933
Red Planet Play, Original, Written by J. E. Hoare, John L. Balderston	12/17/1932
Tell Her the Truth Musical, Original, Farce Music by Joseph Tunbridge, Jack Waller; Book by Bert Lee, R. P. Weston; Lyrics by Bert Lee, R. P. Weston	10/28/1932
Bridal Wise Play, Original, Comedy Written by Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich	05/30/1932
The Blue Bird Musical, Original, Revue Book by Yascha Yushny	04/21/1932
Cold in Sables Play, Original, Comedy Written by Doris Anderson, Joseph Jackson	12/23/1931
A Widow in Green Play, Original, Comedy Written by Lea Freeman	11/20/1931
Ladies of Creation Play, Original, Comedy Written by Gladys Unger	09/08/1931
Five Star Final Play, Original, Melodrama Written by Louis Weitzenkorn	12/30/1930
Made in France Play, Original, Comedy, Farce	11/11/1930
Sweet Stranger Play, Original, Comedy Written by Agnes Christine Johnston, Frank Mitchell Dazey	10/21/1930
The Rhapsody Play, Original, Drama Written by Louis K. Anspacher	09/15/1930
Uncle Vanya Play, Revival, Drama Written by Anton Chekhov	04/15/1930
It's A Grand Life Play, Original, Comedy Written by Alan Williams, Hatcher Hughes	02/10/1930
Your Uncle Dudley Play, Original, Comedy Written by Bertrand Robinson, Howard Lindsay	11/18/1929
Maggie the Magnificent Play, Original, Comedy Written by George Kelly	10/21/1929
Dinner is Served Play, Original, Comedy Written by Alan Mowbray	08/15/1929
The Jade God Play, Original, Mystery, Drama	05/13/1929
Rockbound Play, Original, Drama Written by Amy Wales, Michael Kallesser	04/19/1929
A Most Immoral Lady Play, Original, Comedy Written by Townsend Martin	11/26/1928
These Days Play, Original, Written by Katharine Clugston	11/12/1928
The Wrecker Play, Original, Melodrama, Mystery Written by Arnold Ridley, Bernard Merivale	02/27/1928
Behold the Bridegroom Play, Original, Written by George Kelly	12/26/1927
Behold This Dreamer Play, Original, Drama Written by Aubrey Kennedy, Fulton Oursler	10/31/1927
Love Is Like That Play, Original, Romantic Comedy Written by Kenyon Nicholson, S. N. Behrman	04/18/1927
Arabian Nightmare Play, Original, Comedy, Fantasy Written by David Tearle, Dominick Colaizzi	01/10/1927
The Little Spitfire Play, Original, Comedy Written by Myron C. Fagan	08/16/1926
Nic Nax of 1926 Musical, Original, Revue Music by Werner Janssen, Gitz Rice; Lyrics by Matt Kennedy, Paul W. Porter, Roger Gray	08/02/1926
The Blonde Sinner Play, Original, Farce, Play with music Written by Leon De Costa	07/14/1926
Beyond Evil Play, Original, Written by David Thorne	06/07/1926
Made in America Play, Original, Written by M. H. Gulesian, Mrs. M. H. Gulesian	10/14/1925
Jane, Our Stranger Play, Original, Written by Mary Borden	10/08/1925
The New Gallantry Play, Original, Comedy Written by Brian Marlow, Frank S. Merlin	09/24/1925
Clouds Play, Original, Written by Helen Broun	09/02/1925
A Lucky Break Play, Original, Written by Zelda Sears	08/11/1925
Bachelors' Brides Play, Original, Comedy, Farce Written by Charles Horace Malcolm	05/28/1925
White Collars Play, Original, Comedy Written by Edith Ellis	02/23/1925
The Undercurrent Play, Original, Written by William H. McMasters	02/03/1925
The Stork Play, Original, Comedy	01/26/1925
Carnival Play, Original, Written by Ferenc Molnár	12/29/1924
The Second Mrs. Tanqueray Play, Revival,	10/27/1924
The Far Cry Play, Original, Drama Written by Arthur Richman	09/30/1924
The Tantrum Play, Original, Comedy Written by John Meehan, William Francis Dugan	09/04/1924
The Locked Door Play, Original, Comedy Written by Martin Lawton	06/19/1924
The Assumption of Hannele Play, Original, Written by Gerhart Hauptmann	02/15/1924
The Swan Play, Original, Comedy Written by Ferenc Molnár	10/23/1923
Merton of the Movies Play, Original, Comedy Written by George S. Kaufman, Marc Connelly	11/13/1922
Captain Applejack Play, Original, Farce Written by Walter Hackett	12/30/1921
Her Salary Man Play, Original, Comedy Written by Forrest Rutherford	11/28/1921
Only 38 Play, Original, Comedy Written by A. E. Thomas	09/13/1921
Sonny Play, Original, Play with music Music by Raymond Hubbell; Written by George V. Hobart; Lyrics by George V. Hobart	08/16/1921
Peg O' My Heart Play, Revival, Comedy Written by J. Hartley Manners	02/14/1921
Transplanting Jean Play, Original, Comedy Written by Gaston Armand De Caillavet, Robert de Flers	01/03/1921
Jim Jam Jems Musical, Original, Comedy Music by James Hanley; Book by George E. Stoddard, Harry L. Cort; Lyrics by George E. Stoddard, Harry L. Cort	10/04/1920
Abraham Lincoln Play, Original, Drama Written by John Drinkwater	12/15/1919
Three's a Crowd Play, Original, Comedy Written by Christopher Morley, Earl Derr Biggers	12/04/1919
Just a Minute Musical, Original, Comedy Music by Harold Orlob; Book by George E. Stoddard, Harold Orlob, Harry L. Cort; Lyrics by George E. Stoddard, Harold Orlob, Harry L. Cort	10/27/1919
A Regular Feller Play, Original, Comedy	09/15/1919
The Old Lady Musical, Original, Opera Music by Manuel Fernandez Caballero, M. Panella; Libretto by Miguel Echegaray, M. Moncayo	07/14/1919
Dreams of Three Musical, Original, Opera Music by Manuel Fernandez Caballero, M. Panella; Libretto by Miguel Echegaray, M. Moncayo	07/14/1919
The Better 'Ole, Special, Original, Comedy, Extravaganza Book by Bruce Bairnsfather, Capt. Arthur Elliott; Lyrics by James Heard, Percival Knight	11/18/1918
Fiddlers Three Musical, Original, Operetta Music by Alexander Johnstone; Book by William Carey Duncan; Lyrics by William Carey Duncan	09/03/1918
Julius Caesar Play, Revival, Tragedy Written by William Shakespeare	03/15/1918
As You Like It Play, Revival, Comedy Written by William Shakespeare	02/08/1918
The Merchant of Venice Play, Revival, Comedy Written by William Shakespeare	01/25/1918
Everyman Play, Revival, Written by Peter Dorland	01/18/1918
Flo-Flo Musical, Original, Comedy Music by Silvio Hein; Book by Fred De Gresac; Lyrics by Fred De Gresac	12/20/1917
De Luxe Annie Play, Original, Written by Edward Clark	10/29/1917
Mother Carey's Chickens Play, Original, Written by Kate Douglas Wiggin, Rachel Crothers	09/25/1917
The Inner Man Play, Original,	09/03/1917
The Yellow Jacket Play, Revival, Written by George C. Hazelton, J. Harry Benrimo	11/09/1916
Upstairs and Down Play, Original, Written by Fanny Hatton, Frederic Hatton	09/25/1916
Coat-tales Play, Original, Written by Edward Clark	07/31/1916
Molly O' Musical, Original, Operetta Music by Carl Woess; Book by Harry B. Smith, Robert B. Smith; Lyrics by Harry B. Smith, Robert B. Smith	05/17/1916
Beau Brummell Play, Revival, Written by Clyde Fitch	04/24/1916
The Blue Envelope Play, Original, Written by Frank Hatch, Robert E. Homans	03/13/1916
Pay-day Play, Original, Written by Lottie Meaney, Oliver D. Bailey	02/26/1916
Any House Play, Original, Written by Owen Davis, Robert H. Davis	02/14/1916
The Princess Pat Musical, Original, Comedy, Opera Music by Victor Herbert; Book by Henry Blossom; Lyrics by Henry Blossom	09/29/1915
Under Cover Play, Original, Written by Roi Cooper Megrue	08/26/1914
Just as Well Play, Original, Written by J. Hartley Manners	03/06/1914
The Forbidden Guests Play, Original, Written by John Corbin	03/06/1914
Happiness Play, Original, Written by J. Hartley Manners	03/06/1914
The Day of Dupes Play, Original, Written by J. Hartley Manners	03/06/1914
Peg O' My Heart Play, Original, Comedy Written by J. Hartley Manners	12/20/1912