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Helen Hayes Theatre
210 W. 46th St., New York, NY
Seats (approximate): 895
Herts & Tallant, architects. Built by Henry B. Harris and Jesse Lasky in April, 1911. Intended to be a dinner theatre, complete with tables in the orchestra and boxes, but this policy did not last. By October, the tables were removed and it was renamed the Fulton. Abraham L. Erlanger managed it from 1921 until 1930 (his death). In 1955, it was renamed for the First Lady of the Theatre, Helen Hayes. In 1982, it was torn down (along with five neighboring theatres) to make room for the new Marriott Hotel.
Built: 1911
Demolished: 1982
Productions Production Dates
I Won't Dance
Play, Original
May 10, 1981 - May 10, 1981
The Five O'Clock Girl
Musical, Revival, Comedy
Jan 28, 1981 - Feb 08, 1981
Perfectly Frank
Musical, Original, Revue
Nov 30, 1980 - Dec 13, 1980
Charlie and Algernon
Musical, Original
Sep 14, 1980 - Sep 28, 1980
Strider
Play, Original, Play with music
Nov 14, 1979 - May 18, 1980
Once a Catholic
Play, Original, Comedy
Oct 10, 1979 - Oct 14, 1979
Knockout
Play, Original
May 06, 1979 - Sep 16, 1979
The Crucifer of Blood
Play, Original
Sep 28, 1978 - Apr 22, 1979
A Touch of the Poet
Play, Revival, Drama
Dec 28, 1977 - Apr 30, 1978
The Night of the Tribades
Play, Original
Oct 13, 1977 - Oct 22, 1977
Equus
Play, Original, Drama
Oct 05, 1976 - Oct 02, 1977
The Royal Family
Play, Revival, Comedy
Dec 30, 1975 - Jul 18, 1976
Rodgers & Hart
Musical, Original, Revue
May 13, 1975 - Aug 16, 1975
Don't Call Back
Play, Original, Thriller
Mar 18, 1975 - Mar 18, 1975
The Member of the Wedding
Play, Revival
Jan 02, 1975 - Jan 11, 1975
The Rules of the Game
Play, Revival
Dec 12, 1974 - Dec 21, 1974
Love for Love
Play, Revival
Nov 11, 1974 - Nov 30, 1974
Will Rogers' USA
Play, Original, Solo
May 06, 1974 - May 11, 1974
Clarence Darrow
Play, Original, Solo
Mar 26, 1974 - Apr 23, 1974
Crown Matrimonial
Play, Original
Oct 02, 1973 - Dec 09, 1973
Nash at Nine
Musical, Original, Revue
May 17, 1973 - Jun 02, 1973
6 Rms Riv Vu
Play, Original, Comedy
Oct 17, 1972 - Jan 27, 1973
The Little Black Book
Play, Revival, Comedy
Apr 25, 1972 - Apr 29, 1972
Wise Child
Play, Original
Jan 27, 1972 - Jan 29, 1972
To Live Another Summer, To Pass Another Winter
Musical, Original, Revue
Oct 21, 1971 - Jan 08, 1972
The Me Nobody Knows
Musical, Original
Dec 18, 1970 - Aug 28, 1971
Hay Fever
Play, Revival, Comedy
Nov 09, 1970 - Nov 28, 1970
The Engagement Baby
Play, Original
May 21, 1970 - May 23, 1970
Sheep on the Runway
Play, Original
Jan 31, 1970 - May 02, 1970
Hadrian VII
Play, Original
Jan 08, 1969 - Nov 15, 1969
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Play, Original
Jan 16, 1968 - Dec 14, 1968
What Did We Do Wrong?
Play, Original, Comedy
Oct 22, 1967 - Dec 02, 1967
That Summer - That Fall
Play, Original
Mar 16, 1967 - Mar 25, 1967
The Astrakhan Coat
Play, Original
Jan 12, 1967 - Jan 28, 1967
Luv
Play, Original, Comedy
Oct 24, 1966 - Jan 07, 1967
The Loves of Cass McGuire
Play, Original
Oct 06, 1966 - Oct 22, 1966
Philadelphia, Here I Come!
Play, Original
Feb 16, 1966 - Oct 01, 1966
UTBU
Play, Original, Comedy
Jan 04, 1966 - Jan 08, 1966
The Subject Was Roses
Play, Original, Drama
Mar 23, 1965 - Dec 18, 1965
Poor Richard
Play, Original, Comedy
Dec 02, 1964 - Mar 13, 1965
Mary, Mary
Play, Original, Comedy
Mar 08, 1961 - Nov 28, 1964
Period of Adjustment
Play, Original
Nov 10, 1960 - Mar 04, 1961
Farewell, Farewell Eugene
Play, Original, Comedy
Sep 27, 1960 - Oct 01, 1960
Duel of Angels
Play, Original
Apr 19, 1960 - Jun 01, 1960
The Tumbler
Play, Original
Feb 24, 1960 - Feb 27, 1960
The Warm Peninsula
Play, Original
Oct 20, 1959 - Jan 02, 1960
A Touch of the Poet
Play, Original, Drama
Oct 02, 1958 - Jun 13, 1959
Love Me Little
Play, Original, Comedy
Apr 15, 1958 - Apr 19, 1958
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Play, Original, Drama
Nov 07, 1956 - Mar 29, 1958
Goodbye Again
Play, Revival, Comedy
Apr 24, 1956 - Apr 28, 1956
Tiger at the Gates
Play, Original, Drama
Nov 21, 1955 - Apr 07, 1956
Fulton Theatre
Island of Goats
Play, Original, Drama
Oct 04, 1955 - Oct 08, 1955
The Seven Year Itch
Play, Original, Comedy
Nov 20, 1952 - Aug 13, 1955
Dancers of Bali
Special, Original
Oct 27, 1952 - Nov 08, 1952
Dancers of Bali
Special, Original
Sep 16, 1952 - Oct 18, 1952
Gigi
Play, Original, Comedy
Nov 24, 1951 - May 31, 1952
Twilight Walk
Play, Original, Melodrama
Sep 24, 1951 - Sep 29, 1951
Twentieth Century
Play, Revival, Comedy
Jan 09, 1951 - Jun 30, 1951
The Golden State
Play, Original, Comedy
Nov 25, 1950 - Dec 16, 1950
The Gioconda Smile
Play, Original
Nov 06, 1950 - Nov 11, 1950
Legend of Sarah
Play, Original
Oct 11, 1950 - Nov 04, 1950
Borned in Texas
Play, Original
Aug 21, 1950 - Aug 26, 1950
The Lady from the Sea
Play, Revival, Drama
Aug 07, 1950 - Aug 19, 1950
Parisienne
Play, Original, Comedy
Jul 24, 1950 - Aug 05, 1950
A Phoenix Too Frequent
Play, Original, One Act
Apr 26, 1950 - Apr 29, 1950
Freight
Play, Original, One Act
Apr 26, 1950 - Apr 29, 1950
The Man
Play, Original, Melodrama
Jan 19, 1950 - Apr 08, 1950
Montserrat
Play, Original
Oct 29, 1949 - Dec 24, 1949
Goodbye, My Fancy
Play, Original, Comedy
Feb 07, 1949 - Sep 17, 1949
The Young and Fair
Play, Original
Nov 22, 1948 - Dec 11, 1948
Time for Elizabeth
Play, Original, Comedy
Sep 27, 1948 - Oct 02, 1948
Command Decision
Play, Original
Oct 01, 1947 - Sep 18, 1948
Another Part of the Forest
Play, Original, Drama
Nov 20, 1946 - Apr 26, 1947
Deep Are the Roots
Play, Original, Drama
Sep 26, 1945 - Nov 16, 1946
Kiss Them for Me
Play, Original, Comedy
May 14, 1945 - Jun 23, 1945
Common Ground
Play, Original
Apr 25, 1945 - May 12, 1945
Hope for the Best
Play, Original
Feb 07, 1945 - Apr 21, 1945
The Searching Wind
Play, Original, Drama
Apr 12, 1944 - Jan 20, 1945
The House in Paris
Play, Original
Mar 20, 1944 - Apr 01, 1944
Peepshow
Play, Original
Feb 03, 1944 - Feb 26, 1944
Another Love Story
Play, Original, Comedy
Oct 12, 1943 - Jan 08, 1944
Arsenic and Old Lace
Play, Original, Comedy
Jan 10, 1941 - Sep 25, 1943
Beverly Hills
Play, Original
Nov 07, 1940 - Nov 30, 1940
The Scene of the Crime
Play, Original, Drama
Mar 28, 1940 - Apr 04, 1940
Oscar Wilde
Play, Original, Drama
Oct 10, 1938 - May 1939
All the Living
Play, Original, Drama
Mar 24, 1938 - May 1938
Casey Jones
Play, Original, Drama
Feb 19, 1938 - Mar 1938
Journeyman
Play, Original, Drama
Jan 29, 1938 - Mar 1938
One Thing After Another
Play, Original, Drama
Dec 28, 1937 - Jan 1938
Young Mr. Disraeli
Play, Original, Comedy
Nov 10, 1937 - Nov 1937
Farewell Summer
Play, Original, Comedy
Mar 29, 1937 - Apr 1937
A Point of Honor
Play, Original, Comedy
Feb 11, 1937 - Feb 1937
Three Men on a Horse
Play, Original, Comedy
Nov 1936 - Jan 09, 1937
Love from a Stranger
Play, Original, Drama, Mystery
Sep 29, 1936 - Nov 01, 1936
The Ragged Edge
Play, Original, Melodrama
Nov 25, 1935 - Dec 1935
Triumph
Play, Original, Comedy
Oct 14, 1935 - Oct 1935
Smile at Me
Musical, Original, Revue
Aug 23, 1935 - Sep 14, 1935
On to Fortune
Play, Original
Feb 04, 1935 - Feb 1935
The Sky's the Limit
Play, Original, Farce
Dec 17, 1934 - Dec 1935
Yesterday's Orchids
Play, Original
Oct 05, 1934 - Oct 1934
Errant Lady
Play, Original, Comedy
Sep 17, 1934 - Oct 1934
New Faces of 1934
Musical, Original, Revue
Mar 15, 1934 - Jul 1934
Sing and Whistle
Play, Original, Comedy
Feb 10, 1934 - Apr 1934
Halfway to Hell
Play, Original, Melodrama, Mystery
Jan 02, 1934 - Jan 1934
Keeper of the Keys
Play, Original, Drama
Oct 18, 1933 - Nov 1933
Heigh-Ho, Everybody
Play, Original, Comedy
May 25, 1932 - May 1932
Child of Manhattan
Play, Original, Romantic Comedy
Mar 01, 1932 - May 1932
Maurice Chevalier
Special, Original, Concert
Feb 09, 1932 - Feb 22, 1932
The Bride the Sun Shines On
Play, Original, Comedy
Dec 26, 1931 - Mar 1932
The Social Register
Play, Original, Comedy
Nov 09, 1931 - Feb 1932
Friendship
Play, Original, Comedy
Aug 31, 1931 - Sep 1931
Old Man Murphy
Play, Original, Comedy
Jun 1931 - Jul 11, 1931
Devil in the Mind
Play, Original, Drama
May 01, 1931 - May 1931
Heat Wave
Play, Original, Drama
Feb 17, 1931 - Mar 1931
Colonel Satan
Play, Original, Comedy
Jan 10, 1931 - Jan 1931
A Kiss of Importance
Play, Original, Comedy
Dec 01, 1930 - Dec 1930
Canaries Sometimes Sing
Play, Original, Comedy
Oct 20, 1930 - Nov 1930
That's the Woman
Play, Original
Sep 03, 1930 - Sep 1930
Suspense
Play, Original, Melodrama
Aug 12, 1930 - Aug 1930
The Song and Dance Man
Play, Revival, Comedy, Drama
Jun 16, 1930 - Jun 1930
The Tavern
Play, Revival, Comedy, Satire, Tragedy
May 19, 1930 - Jun 1930
Maurice Chevalier
Special, Original, Concert
Mar 30, 1930 - Apr 1930
Penny Arcade
Play, Original, Drama
Mar 10, 1930 - Mar 1930
Waterloo Bridge
Play, Original, Drama
Jan 06, 1930 - Mar 1930
Gambling
Play, Original, Drama
Aug 26, 1929 - Jan 1930
Stepping Out
Play, Original, Farce
May 20, 1929 - Jun 1929
Marry the Man
Play, Original, Comedy
Apr 22, 1929 - Apr 1929
Conflict
Play, Original
Mar 06, 1929 - Apr 1929
All the King's Men
Play, Original, Comedy, Drama
Feb 04, 1929 - Mar 04, 1929
The High Road
Play, Original, Comedy
Sep 10, 1928 - Jan 1929
Dracula
Play, Original, Drama
Oct 05, 1927 - May 1928
Yellow Sands
Play, Original, Comedy
Sep 10, 1927 - Oct 1927
Money from Home
Play, Original, Comedy
Feb 28, 1927 - Mar 1927
Oh, Please
Musical, Original, Farce, Revue
Dec 17, 1926 - Feb 1927
The Donovan Affair
Play, Original, Drama
Aug 30, 1926 - Dec 1926
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
Play, Original, Comedy
Nov 09, 1925 - Oct 1926
The Jazz Singer
Play, Original, Comedy, Drama
Sep 14, 1925 - Jun 1926
Puzzles of 1925
Musical, Original, Revue
Feb 02, 1925 - May 1925
New Brooms
Play, Original, Comedy
Nov 17, 1924 - Feb 1925
In His Arms
Play, Original, Comedy
Oct 13, 1924 - Nov 1924
Top-Hole
Musical, Original, Comedy
Sep 01, 1924 - Oct 09, 1924
Sitting Pretty
Musical, Original, Comedy
Apr 08, 1924 - Jun 08, 1924
M. Maurice de Feraudy
Special, Original
Mar 10, 1924 - Mar 1924
New Toys
Play, Original, Comedy, Tragedy
Feb 18, 1924 - Mar 1924
One Kiss
Play, Original, Comedy, Play with music
Nov 27, 1923 - Feb 16, 1924
The Cup
Play, Original
Nov 12, 1923 - Nov 1923
George White's Scandals [1923]
Musical, Original, Revue
Nov 05, 1923 - Nov 10, 1923
Nifties of 1923
Musical, Original, Revue
Sep 25, 1923 - Nov 03, 1923
Cold Feet
Play, Original, Farce
May 21, 1923 - Jun 1923
Secrets
Play, Original, Comedy, Drama
Dec 25, 1922 - May 1923
Orange Blossoms
Musical, Original, Comedy
Sep 19, 1922 - Dec 09, 1922
Abie's Irish Rose
Play, Original, Comedy
May 23, 1922 - Closing date unknown
Scrambled Wives
Play, Original, Comedy
Aug 05, 1920 - Sep 1920
An Innocent Idea
Play, Original, Farce
May 25, 1920 - May 1920
Oh, Henry
Play, Original, Comedy, Farce
May 05, 1920 - May 1920
The Bonehead
Play, Original, Comedy, Satire
Apr 12, 1920 - May 1920
The Piper
Play, Revival, Drama
Mar 19, 1920 - Mar 1920
Big Game
Play, Original, Drama
Jan 20, 1920 - Feb 1920
Linger Longer Letty
Musical, Original, Comedy
Nov 20, 1919 - Jan 21, 1920
Five O'Clock
Play, Original, Comedy
Oct 13, 1919 - Nov 1919
John Ferguson
Play, Original
Jul 07, 1919 - Closing date unknown
Please Get Married
Play, Original
Mar 17, 1919 - Closing date unknown
A Stitch in Time
Play, Original
Oct 15, 1918 - Dec 1918
Over Here
Play, Original
Sep 10, 1918 - Sep 1918
Muggins
Play, Original
Jun 10, 1918 - Jun 29, 1918
Art's Rejuvenation
Play, Original
Jun 10, 1918 - Jun 29, 1918
Nocturne
Play, Original
Jun 10, 1918 - Jun 29, 1918
The Best Sellers
Play, Original
Jun 10, 1918 - Jun 29, 1918
Marriages Are Made
Play, Original
Jun 10, 1918 - Jun 29, 1918
The Good Men Do
Play, Original
May 20, 1918 - Jun 1918
Her Honor, the Mayor
Play, Original
May 20, 1918 - Jun 1918
Once Upon a Time
Play, Original
Apr 15, 1918 - May 1918
Let's Go
Musical, Original, Revue
Mar 09, 1918 - Mar 30, 1918
Billeted
Play, Original, Comedy
Jan 14, 1918 - Mar 1918
Words and Music
Musical, Original, Revue
Dec 24, 1917 - Jan 12, 1918
Broken Threads
Play, Original
Oct 29, 1917 - Dec 1917
The Claim
Play, Original
Oct 09, 1917 - Oct 1917
Branded
Play, Original
Sep 24, 1917 - Oct 1917
The Pawn
Play, Original
Sep 08, 1917 - Sep 1917
The Thirteenth Chair
Play, Original
Aug 20, 1917 - Closing date unknown
Pals First
Play, Original
Feb 26, 1917 - Jul 1917
'Ception Shoals
Play, Original
Feb 19, 1917 - Closing date unknown
If
Play, Original
Feb 07, 1917 - Feb 1917
In for the Night
Play, Original
Jan 11, 1917 - Feb 1917
The Master
Play, Original
Dec 05, 1916 - Closing date unknown
Arms and the Girl
Play, Original
Sep 27, 1916 - Dec 1916
The Silent Witness
Play, Original
Aug 28, 1916 - Sep 1916
A Woman of No Importance
Play, Revival
Apr 24, 1916 - Jun 1916
The Melody of Youth
Play, Original
Feb 15, 1916 - Closing date unknown
Moonlight Mary
Play, Original
Jan 27, 1916 - Feb 1916
Ruggles of Red Gap
Play, Original, Comedy, Play with music
Dec 25, 1915 - Jan 22, 1916
The Angel in the House
Play, Original
Nov 08, 1915 - Nov 1915
Sherman Was Right
Play, Original
Oct 26, 1915 - Nov 1915
Some Baby!
Play, Original
Aug 12, 1915 - Oct 1915
Twin Beds
Play, Original
Aug 14, 1914 - Closing date unknown
The Misleading Lady
Play, Original
Nov 25, 1913 - May 1914
Indian Summer
Play, Original
Nov 10, 1913 - Closing date unknown
After Five
Play, Original
Oct 29, 1913 - Nov 1913
Shadowed
Play, Original
Sep 24, 1913 - Sep 1913
What Happened to Mary
Play, Original
Mar 24, 1913 - Closing date unknown
Damaged Goods
Play, Revival
Mar 14, 1913 - May 1913
The Unwritten Law
Play, Original
Feb 07, 1913 - Feb 1913
The Yellow Jacket
Play, Original, Drama
Nov 04, 1912 - Jan 1913
The Fight
Play, Original
Oct 31, 1912 - Nov 1912
June Madness
Play, Original
Sep 25, 1912 - Oct 1912
The Typhoon
Play, Original, Drama
Mar 11, 1912 - Closing date unknown
Making Good
Play, Original, Drama
Feb 05, 1912 - Feb 10, 1912
Take My Advice
Play, Original
Nov 27, 1911 - Feb 1912
The Cave Man
Play, Original
Oct 20, 1911 - Nov 1911
Folies-Bergere
A La Broadway
Musical, Original, Burlesque, Revue, Satire
Sep 22, 1911 - Sep 30, 1911
Hello, Paris
Musical, Original, Revue
Sep 22, 1911 - Sep 30, 1911
Hello, Paris
Musical, Original, Revue
Aug 19, 1911 - Sep 21, 1911
Gaby
Musical, Original, Revue, Satire
Apr 27, 1911 - Jul 08, 1911
Hell
Musical, Original, Burlesque
Apr 27, 1911 - Jul 08, 1911
Temptations
Special, Original, Ballet
Apr 27, 1911 - Jul 08, 1911