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Brooks Atkinson Theatre
256 W. 47th St., New York, NY
Seats (approximate): 1094
Herbert J. Krapp, architect. Built by the Chanin brothers. After they lost their theatres in 1933, it was rarely used. Michael Myerberg bought it in 1945 and leased it to CBS TV five years later. In 1960, it returned to legit use, reopening as the Brooks Atkinson, named for the New York Times drama critic. The Nederlanders took part interest in 1967 and bought it outright when Myerberg died in 1974.
To learn more about the history of the Brooks Atkinson Theatre,
visit the Nederlander Organization's website and
Spotlight on Broadway's video on the Brooks Atkinson Theatre .
Built: 1926
Productions
Production Dates
Waitress
Musical, Original, Drama
Apr 24, 2016 - Present
Spring Awakening
Musical, Revival, Drama,Sign Language
Sep 27, 2015 - Jan 24, 2016
It Shoulda Been You
Musical, Original, Comedy
Apr 14, 2015 - Aug 09, 2015
Love Letters
Play, Revival
Sep 18, 2014 - Dec 14, 2014
After Midnight
Musical, Original, Revue
Nov 03, 2013 - Jun 29, 2014
Hands on a Hardbody
Musical, Original
Mar 21, 2013 - Apr 13, 2013
Peter and the Starcatcher
Play, Original, Play with music
Apr 15, 2012 - Jan 20, 2013
Relatively Speaking
Play, Original, Comedy
Oct 20, 2011 - Jan 29, 2012
Rain
Musical, Original, Concert, Tribute
Feb 08, 2011 - Jul 31, 2011
Rock of Ages
Musical, Original
Apr 07, 2009 - Jan 09, 2011
Grease
Musical, Revival, Comedy
Aug 19, 2007 - Jan 04, 2009
A Moon for the Misbegotten
Play, Revival, Drama
Apr 09, 2007 - Jun 10, 2007
The Times They Are A-Changin'
Musical, Original, Dance
Oct 26, 2006 - Nov 19, 2006
The Odd Couple
Play, Revival, Comedy
Oct 27, 2005 - Jun 04, 2006
The Blonde in the Thunderbird
Special, Original, Solo
Jul 17, 2005 - Jul 23, 2005
Mark Twain Tonight!
Play, Original, Solo
Jun 09, 2005 - Jun 26, 2005
Democracy
Play, Original, Drama
Nov 18, 2004 - Apr 17, 2005
Jumpers
Play, Revival, Farce
Apr 25, 2004 - Jul 11, 2004
Jackie Mason's Laughing Room Only
Musical, Original, Comedy
Nov 19, 2003 - Nov 30, 2003
The Look of Love
Musical, Original, Revue
May 04, 2003 - Jun 15, 2003
Medea
Play, Revival, Drama, Tragedy
Dec 10, 2002 - Feb 22, 2003
Noises Off
Play, Revival, Comedy, Farce
Nov 01, 2001 - Sep 01, 2002
Jane Eyre
Musical, Original
Dec 10, 2000 - Jun 10, 2001
Uncle Vanya
Play, Revival, Drama
Apr 30, 2000 - Jun 11, 2000
The Rainmaker
Play, Revival, Romance
Nov 11, 1999 - Jan 23, 2000
The Iceman Cometh
Play, Revival, Drama
Apr 08, 1999 - Jul 17, 1999
Fool Moon
Special, Original, Comedy
Nov 23, 1998 - Jan 03, 1999
Wait Until Dark
Play, Revival, Drama
Apr 05, 1998 - Jun 28, 1998
Street Corner Symphony
Musical, Original, Revue
Nov 24, 1997 - Feb 01, 1998
Play On!
Musical, Original
Mar 20, 1997 - May 11, 1997
Taking Sides
Play, Original
Oct 17, 1996 - Dec 29, 1996
Buried Child
Play, Original, Drama
Apr 30, 1996 - Jun 30, 1996
On the Waterfront
Play, Original, Drama
May 01, 1995 - May 07, 1995
What's Wrong With This Picture?
Play, Original, Comedy
Dec 08, 1994 - Dec 18, 1994
She Loves Me
Musical, Revival, Comedy
Oct 07, 1993 - Jun 19, 1994
Redwood Curtain
Play, Original, Drama
Mar 30, 1993 - May 02, 1993
Death and the Maiden
Play, Original, Drama
Mar 17, 1992 - Aug 02, 1992
Shadowlands
Play, Original
Nov 11, 1990 - Apr 07, 1991
The Cemetery Club
Play, Original, Comedy
May 15, 1990 - Jul 01, 1990
Stephanie Mills Comes "Home" to Broadway
Special, Original
Dec 26, 1989 - Dec 31, 1989
Peter, Paul & Mary "A Holiday Celebration"
Special, Original, Concert
Dec 12, 1989 - Dec 17, 1989
The Victor Borge Holiday Show on Broadway
Special, Original, Comedy
Dec 05, 1989 - Dec 10, 1989
Cafe Crown
Play, Revival, Comedy
Feb 18, 1989 - Mar 26, 1989
Jackie Mason's The World According to Me!
Special, Original, Solo, Stand-up, Comedy
May 02, 1988 - Dec 31, 1988
Jackie Mason's The World According to Me!
Special, Original, Solo, Stand-up, Comedy
Dec 22, 1986 - Jan 02, 1988
Rowan Atkinson at the Atkinson
Special, Original, Comedy, Sketches
Oct 14, 1986 - Oct 18, 1986
Benefactors
Play, Original
Dec 22, 1985 - Jun 29, 1986
Aren't We All?
Play, Revival, Comedy, Romantic Comedy
Apr 29, 1985 - Jul 21, 1985
Noises Off
Play, Original, Comedy, Farce
Dec 11, 1983 - Apr 06, 1985
Edmund Kean
Play, Original, Solo
Sep 27, 1983 - Oct 29, 1983
K2
Play, Original, Drama
Mar 30, 1983 - Jun 11, 1983
Steaming
Play, Original
Dec 12, 1982 - Feb 05, 1983
Ghosts
Play, Revival, Drama
Aug 30, 1982 - Oct 02, 1982
Beyond Therapy
Play, Original, Comedy
May 26, 1982 - Jun 13, 1982
The Dresser
Play, Original
Nov 09, 1981 - May 01, 1982
Wally's Cafe
Play, Original, Comedy
Jun 12, 1981 - Jun 21, 1981
Lolita
Play, Original, Drama
Mar 19, 1981 - Mar 28, 1981
Mixed Couples
Play, Original, Comedy
Dec 28, 1980 - Jan 03, 1981
Tricks of the Trade
Play, Original, Romance, Mystery
Nov 06, 1980 - Nov 06, 1980
Talley's Folly
Play, Original, Comedy
Feb 20, 1980 - Nov 18, 1980
Teibele and Her Demon
Play, Original
Dec 16, 1979 - Jan 06, 1980
Bedroom Farce
Play, Original, Comedy, Farce
Mar 29, 1979 - Nov 24, 1979
Tribute
Play, Original
Jun 01, 1978 - Dec 02, 1978
Same Time, Next Year
Play, Original, Comedy
Mar 14, 1975 - May 16, 1978
Of Mice and Men
Play, Revival, Drama
Dec 18, 1974 - Feb 09, 1975
My Fat Friend
Play, Original, Comedy
Mar 31, 1974 - Dec 07, 1974
Find Your Way Home
Play, Original
Jan 02, 1974 - Mar 25, 1974
The River Niger
Play, Original
Mar 27, 1973 - Nov 25, 1973
Status Quo Vadis
Play, Original
Feb 18, 1973 - Feb 18, 1973
Lysistrata
Play, Revival, Comedy, Play with music
Nov 13, 1972 - Nov 18, 1972
Lenny
Play, Original
May 26, 1971 - Jun 24, 1972
Abelard and Heloise
Play, Original, Drama
Mar 10, 1971 - Apr 24, 1971
Not Now, Darling
Play, Original, Comedy
Oct 29, 1970 - Nov 15, 1970
Charley's Aunt
Play, Revival, Comedy, Farce
Jul 04, 1970 - Jul 11, 1970
Paris Is Out!
Play, Original, Comedy
Feb 02, 1970 - Apr 18, 1970
Indians
Play, Original
Oct 13, 1969 - Jan 03, 1970
Trumpets of the Lord
Musical, Original
Apr 29, 1969 - May 03, 1969
Jimmy Shine
Play, Original, Play with music
Dec 05, 1968 - Apr 26, 1969
Lovers and Other Strangers
Play, Original, Comedy
Sep 18, 1968 - Nov 16, 1968
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
Play, Original, Comedy
Feb 01, 1968 - Jun 15, 1968
Halfway Up the Tree
Play, Original, Comedy
Nov 07, 1967 - Dec 31, 1967
A Minor Adjustment
Play, Original, Comedy
Oct 06, 1967 - Oct 07, 1967
Sing Israel, Sing
Special, Original
May 11, 1967 - Jun 11, 1967
Love in E Flat
Play, Original, Comedy
Feb 13, 1967 - Mar 04, 1967
Let's Sing Yiddish
Musical, Original
Nov 09, 1966 - Jan 28, 1967
The Best Laid Plans
Play, Original, Comedy
Mar 25, 1966 - Mar 26, 1966
Nathan Weinstein, Mystic, Connecticut
Play, Original, Comedy
Feb 25, 1966 - Feb 26, 1966
The Playroom
Play, Original
Dec 05, 1965 - Jan 01, 1966
Postmark Zero
Play, Original
Nov 01, 1965 - Nov 06, 1965
The Glass Menagerie
Play, Revival, Drama
May 04, 1965 - Oct 02, 1965
Ready When You Are, C.B.!
Play, Original, Comedy
Dec 07, 1964 - Feb 13, 1965
The Deputy
Play, Original
Feb 26, 1964 - Nov 28, 1964
Josephine Baker
Musical, Original, Revue
Feb 04, 1964 - Feb 16, 1964
The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore
Play, Revival
Jan 01, 1964 - Jan 04, 1964
Man and Boy
Play, Original
Nov 12, 1963 - Dec 28, 1963
Bérénice
Play, Revival, Foreign Lang.
Oct 29, 1963 - Nov 03, 1963
Phèdre
Play, Revival, Foreign Lang.
Oct 20, 1963 - Nov 03, 1963
Photo Finish
Play, Original
Feb 12, 1963 - Jun 29, 1963
Night Life
Play, Original, Drama
Oct 23, 1962 - Dec 15, 1962
Come Blow Your Horn
Play, Original, Comedy
Feb 22, 1961 - Oct 06, 1962
How to Make a Man
Play, Original
Feb 02, 1961 - Feb 11, 1961
Send Me No Flowers
Play, Original, Comedy
Dec 05, 1960 - Jan 07, 1961
Vintage '60
Musical, Original, Revue
Book by
Alan Jeffreys ,
Jack Wilson ,
Maxwell Grant ; Additional Material By:
Alice Clark ,
Barbara Heller ,
David Baker ,
David Morton ,
David Rogers ,
Fay DeWitt ,
Fred Ebb ,
Lee Goldsmith ,
Mark Bucci ,
Michael Ross ,
Mickey Deems ,
Paul Klein ,
Phil Green ,
Richard Levinson ,
Ronald Axe ,
Sheldon Harnick ,
Tommy Garlock ,
William Lanteau ,
William Link
Sep 12, 1960 - Sep 17, 1960
Mansfield Theatre
Production Dates
Cry of the Peacock
Play, Original, Comedy
Apr 11, 1950 - Apr 12, 1950
All You Need Is One Good Break
Play, Original
Feb 09, 1950 - Feb 11, 1950
Design for a Stained Glass Window
Play, Original, Drama
Jan 23, 1950 - Jan 28, 1950
Lend an Ear
Musical, Original, Revue
Oct 31, 1949 - Jan 21, 1950
Concerto for Fun
Special, Original
May 09, 1949 - May 09, 1949
Magnolia Alley
Play, Original, Comedy
Apr 18, 1949 - Apr 23, 1949
The Biggest Thief in Town
Play, Original, Comedy
Mar 30, 1949 - Apr 09, 1949
Red Gloves
Play, Original
Dec 04, 1948 - Mar 12, 1949
Holiday on Broadway
Special, Original
Apr 27, 1948 - May 01, 1948
Charles Weidman Dancers
Special, Original, Dance
Apr 18, 1948 - Apr 24, 1948
Where Stars Walk
Play, Original, Comedy
Feb 24, 1948 - Mar 06, 1948
The Old Lady Says "No!"
Play, Original
Feb 17, 1948 - Feb 22, 1948
John Bull's Other Island
Play, Revival
Feb 10, 1948 - Feb 14, 1948
Kathleen
Play, Original
Feb 03, 1948 - Feb 10, 1948
The Men We Marry
Play, Original
Jan 16, 1948 - Jan 17, 1948
Lament for Ignacio Sanches Mejias
Special, Original, Dance
Jan 04, 1948 - Closing date unknown
The Cradle Will Rock
Musical, Revival
Dec 26, 1947 - Jan 10, 1948
The Gentleman From Athens
Play, Original, Comedy
Dec 09, 1947 - Dec 13, 1947
Dear Judas
Play, Original, Drama
Oct 05, 1947 - Oct 18, 1947
Years Ago
Play, Original, Comedy
Dec 03, 1946 - May 31, 1947
Anna Lucasta
Play, Original, All Black Cast
Aug 30, 1944 - Nov 30, 1946
According to Law / A Strange Play
Play, Revival, Drama, One Act
Jun 01, 1944 - Jun 03, 1944
Hickory Stick
Play, Original
May 08, 1944 - May 13, 1944
Public Relations
Play, Original
Apr 06, 1944 - Apr 29, 1944
Thank You, Svoboda
Play, Original
Mar 01, 1944 - Mar 04, 1944
Janie
Play, Original, Comedy
Nov 28, 1943 - Jan 16, 1944
Victory Belles
Play, Original
Oct 26, 1943 - Nov 25, 1943
Apology
Play, Original
Mar 22, 1943 - Mar 26, 1943
For Your Pleasure
Special, Original, Dance
Feb 05, 1943 - Feb 13, 1943
Sweet Charity
Play, Original, Comedy
Dec 28, 1942 - Jan 02, 1943
The Time, the Place and the Girl
Musical, Revival, Comedy
Oct 21, 1942 - Oct 31, 1942
They Should Have Stood in Bed
Play, Original
Feb 13, 1942 - Feb 21, 1942
In Time to Come
Play, Original
Dec 28, 1941 - Jan 31, 1942
The Seventh Trumpet
Play, Original
Nov 21, 1941 - Nov 29, 1941
Cuckoos on the Hearth
Play, Original, Comedy
Nov 03, 1941 - Nov 16, 1941
As You Like It
Play, Revival, Comedy
Oct 20, 1941 - Oct 25, 1941
Meet the People
Musical, Original, Revue
Music by
Jay Gorney ; Book by
Arthur Ross ,
Ben Barzman ,
Bert Lawrence ,
Danny Dare ,
Edward Eliscu ,
Henry Blankfort ,
Mike Quin ,
Milt Gross ,
Mortimer Offner ,
Ray Golden ,
Sid Kuller ,
Sol Barzman ; Lyrics by
Edward Eliscu ,
Henry Myers
Dec 25, 1940 - May 10, 1941
Horse Fever
Play, Original
Nov 23, 1940 - Dec 14, 1940
Separate Rooms
Play, Original, Comedy
Apr 15, 1940 - Jun 10, 1940
Juno and the Paycock
Play, Revival, Drama
Jan 16, 1940 - Apr 13, 1940
Thunder Rock
Play, Original, Drama
Nov 14, 1939 - Dec 02, 1939
Glorious Morning
Play, Original, Drama
Nov 26, 1938 - Dec 1938
If I Were You
Play, Original, Farce
Jan 24, 1938 - Jan 29, 1938
Tell Me Pretty Maiden
Play, Original, Comedy
Dec 16, 1937 - Feb 1938
Antony and Cleopatra
Play, Revival, Tragedy
Nov 10, 1937 - Nov 1937
Sea Legs
Musical, Original, Comedy
May 18, 1937 - May 29, 1937
Behind Red Lights
Play, Original, Drama
Jan 13, 1937 - Apr 17, 1937
Black Limelight
Play, Original, Drama
Nov 09, 1936 - Mar 1937
Lend Me Your Ears!
Play, Original, Comedy
Oct 05, 1936 - Oct 1936
Summer Wives
Play, Original, Comedy
Apr 13, 1936 - Apr 18, 1936
The Fields Beyond
Play, Original, Drama
Mar 06, 1936 - Mar 1936
Black Widow
Play, Original, Drama
Feb 12, 1936 - Feb 1936
On Stage
Play, Original, Comedy
Oct 29, 1935 - Dec 1935
Moon Over Mulberry Street
Play, Original, Comedy
Oct 1935 - May 1936
Lady of Letters
Play, Original, Comedy
Mar 28, 1935 - Apr 1935
Field of Ermine
Play, Original
Feb 08, 1935 - Feb 1935
Page Miss Glory
Play, Original, Comedy
Nov 27, 1934 - Jan 19, 1935
Dance With Your Gods
Play, Original, Drama
Oct 06, 1934 - Oct 13, 1934
I, Myself
Play, Original, Drama
May 09, 1934 - May 1934
Late Wisdom
Play, Original, Comedy
Apr 23, 1934 - Apr 1934
Whatever Possessed Her
Play, Original, Farce
Jan 25, 1934 - Jan 1934
The Gods We Make
Play, Original, Comedy
Jan 03, 1934 - Jan 1934
Kultur
Play, Original
Sep 26, 1933 - Oct 1933
A Church Mouse
Play, Revival, Comedy
Jun 26, 1933 - Jul 1933
Marilyn's Affairs
Play, Original, Comedy
Mar 15, 1933 - Mar 15, 1933
Marathon
Play, Original
Jan 27, 1933 - Jan 1933
Shuffle Along [1933]
Musical, Original, Comedy
Dec 26, 1932 - Jan 07, 1933
Monkey
Play, Original, Comedy
Feb 11, 1932 - Mar 1932
Lost Boy
Play, Original, Drama
Jan 05, 1932 - Jan 1932
1931-
Play, Original, Drama
Dec 10, 1931 - Dec 1931
The House of Connelly
Play, Original, Drama
Nov 16, 1931 - Nov 28, 1931
The Green Pastures
Play, Original, Play with music
Feb 26, 1930 - Aug 29, 1931
Cortez
Play, Original, Comedy
Nov 04, 1929 - Nov 1929
Philadelphia
Play, Original, Melodrama
Sep 16, 1929 - Nov 1929
Indiscretion
Play, Original
Mar 04, 1929 - May 1929
Lew Fields' Mansfield Theatre
Production Dates
Hello, Daddy
Musical, Original, Comedy
Dec 26, 1928 - Jan 1929
Americana
Musical, Revival, Revue
Oct 30, 1928 - Nov 03, 1928
Chee-Chee
Musical, Original, Comedy
Sep 25, 1928 - Oct 20, 1928
Present Arms
Musical, Original, Comedy
Apr 26, 1928 - Sep 01, 1928
Mansfield Theatre
Production Dates
Atlas and Eva
Play, Original, Comedy
Feb 06, 1928 - Feb 1928
Mongolia
Play, Original, Romance
1928 - Feb 1928
Caste
Play, Original
Dec 23, 1927 - Dec 1927
New York
Play, Original, Melodrama
Nov 14, 1927 - Nov 1927
The Springboard
Play, Original, Comedy
Oct 12, 1927 - Nov 1927
Speak Easy
Play, Original, Melodrama
Sep 26, 1927 - Nov 1927
The Gossipy Sex
Play, Original, Farce
Apr 19, 1927 - May 1927
Lost
Play, Original, Drama
Mar 28, 1927 - Apr 1927
Window Panes
Play, Original, Drama
Feb 21, 1927 - Mar 1927
The Adventurous Age
Play, Original, Comedy
Feb 07, 1927 - Feb 1927
For Better or Worse
Play, Original, Comedy, Drama
Jan 31, 1927 - Feb 1927
Ghosts
Play, Revival, Drama
Jan 10, 1927 - Jan 1927
The Dybbuk
Play, Revival, Drama
Dec 13, 1926 - Mar 1927
Beyond the Horizon
Play, Revival, Drama, Tragedy
Nov 30, 1926 - Feb 1927
The Ladder
Play, Original, Drama
Oct 22, 1926 - May 1928
If I Was Rich
Play, Original
Sep 02, 1926 - Nov 1926
My Magnolia
Musical, Original, Revue
Jul 08, 1926 - Jul 1926
Beau-Strings
Play, Original, Comedy
Apr 26, 1926 - May 1926
Schweiger
Play, Original
Mar 23, 1926 - Apr 1926
The Masque of Venice
Play, Original, Comedy
Mar 02, 1926 - Mar 1926
The Night Duel
Play, Original
Feb 15, 1926 - Mar 1926