Caleb Grochalski

The Winter Garden

When did the theater open?
March 10, 1911- La Belle Paree (Jerome Kern musical)
What is the NYC address and location of the theater
51st and Broadway
Some of the people involved with the opening of the theater?
The Shubert Brothers intended to make a home for The Passing Show. (which is the shubert
version of the Zeigfeld Follies).
What other names did the theater have? Named after anybody? Names in the past?
Originally was the American Horse Exchange, but was bought by the Shubert brothers to create
a theater.
Name 5 Significant shows that have played there and why are they significant?
West Side Story
Peter Pan (original Mary Martin production)
Funny Girl
Cats
Mamma Mia!
Describe the Architecture. Include a picture if possible.
The original horse exchange showring was constructed to create an auditorium with only one
balcony, and decorated the space with a garden motif. The space eventually was designed in a
way that made the performance space very wide, which brought the audience closer to the
stage.
Twelve years after the Winter Garden opened, it underwent a major renovation which
eliminated a before installed runway that bridged over the orchestra. The renovation also
lowered the ceiling and proscenium arch, which brought it to a level of regularity for other
broadway-style theaters that the Shubert organization owned.
Specs of the theater? (dimensions of the stage and proscenium, number of seats)
1526 Seats total
44 foor 10 inch Proscenium opening
24 foot 4 inch Proscenium height
40 foot proscenium depth
44 foot 2 inch stage depth
What is currently playing there?
Rocky: The Musical recently played there and closed, Wolf Hall Part 1 and 2 (in rep) will open

Pictures and video are found on www.shubert.nyc/theatres/winter-garden

The Belasco Theater

When did the theater open?
The Stuyvesant theater was opened on October 16, 1907 with the musical A Grand Army
Man
What is the NYC address and location of the theater
44th and Avenue of the Americas or 44th and 6th
Some of the people involved with the opening of the theater?
The production of A Grand Army Man starred Antoinette Perry
George Keister was the architect. Everett Shinn, mural artist.
Victor Belasco purchased the Stuyvesant Theater and renamed it after himself.
What other names did the theater have? Named after anybody? Names in the past?
Previously known as the Stuyvesant Theater. Eventually named after Victor Belasco
Name 5 Significant shows that have played there and why are they significant?
Hedwig and the Angry Inch First Broadway production of a legendary rock musical that had
notability and ran for a very long time off- broadway.
Oh, Calcutta! - Banned all nude revue
The Rocky Horror Show The theater was transformed into a night club
Clifford Odets' Golden Boy (original and revival) as well as many other Clifford Odets plays
Joe Turner's Come and Gone Brought a visit from President Barak Obama
Describe the Architecture. Include a picture if possible.
Belasco conceived the auditorium of the Belasco Theatre as a living room. He was a proponent
of the Little Theater movement, which held that the dramatic experience depended partly on
the proximity of the audience to the actors, and the shallow depth of the Belasco auditorium
accomplishes just that. The playhouse is Keisters earliest surviving theatre. His choice of the
neo-Georgian style, often used for residences, complemented Belascos desire for theatrical
intimacy. The theatre also boasted a state-of-the-art lighting board capable of producing magical
lighting effects. With its freight elevator connecting the basement shops with the stage, it set the
technological standard for theatre design. In 2010, the historic Belasco was restored to its
former grandeur.
Specs of the theater? (dimensions of the stage and proscenium, number of seats)
Seats 1,016
38 foot 9 inch proscenium opening
28 foot 10 inch proscenium height
28 foot 6 inch proscenium depth
30 foot 8 inch stage depth
What is currently playing there?
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Currently starring John Cameron Mitchell, and Darren Criss after)
Pictures and videos found on http://www.shubert.nyc/theatres/belasco

The Lyceum
When did the theater open?
(The oldest continually operating legitimate Broadway theater) Opened in
What is the NYC address and location of the theater
45th and 7th
Some of the people involved with the opening of the theater?
Henry Herts and Hugh Tallant, architects.
Producer, Daniel Frohman
What other names did the theater have? Named after anybody? Names in the past?
Eventually bought from Frohman by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman. And then by the
Shubert organization in the 1950s.
Name 5 Significant shows that have played there and why are they significant?
The space is most known for being home to new, risque, pieces of theatre. That is the reason
why most of the following plays have been put up in this particular space.
Disgraced
Born Yesterday
The Country Girl- Controversial play based on the human condition
Whoopi Goldberg one woman show
I Am My Own Wife- Told a story of a German, Jewish, Transvestite.
Describe the Architecture. Include a picture if possible.
The first Broadway theater to hit landmark status
Apartment for Daniel Frohman was created above the theater, now the Shubert Archive
Designed in the Beaux Arts style by architects Herts and Tallant, the building boasts a
handsome gray limestone faade with six ornate Corinthian columns. The foyer features two
grand staircases leading to the mezzanine, and marble finished to approximate "the marble of
Athens." When it opened, the theatre featured a state-of-the-art ventilation system: the
auditorium was kept cool in the summer and warm in the winter as air was passed over either
ice chambers or steam coils on its way into the theatre.
Specs of the theater? (dimensions of the stage and proscenium, number of seats)
922 seats
33 foot proscenium opening
31 foot 8 inch proscenium height
29 foot 6 inch proscenium depth
31 foot stage depth
What is currently playing there?
Disgraced (closing soon)

The Majestic Theatre

When did the theater open?
Opened on March 28, 1927 with Rufus LeMaire's Affairs.
What is the NYC address and location of the theater
44th and 8th
Some of the people involved with the opening of the theater?
The Chanin Brothers producers (opened the Golden Theater, Bernard Jacobs Theater and the
Milford Plaza Hotel as an entertainment complex)- eventually sold to the Shuberts in the Great
Depression.
Designed by Herbert J Krapp, architect.
What other names did the theater have? Named after anybody? Names in the past?
Always has been the Majestic Theater. Changed owners from the Chanin Brothers to the
Shubert Brothers
Name 5 Significant shows that have played there and why are they significant?
The Phantom of the Opera- housed since Jan 26, 1988
Carousel
South Pacific
The Music Man
Camelot
Describe the Architecture. Include a picture if possible.
The Chanins commissioned Herbert Krapp to design the theatre complex in what he called a
modern Spanish style, complete with terra-cotta base and Spanish brick-wall ornamentation,
and arched windows. The Majestic's exterior also includes a stylized Palladian motif above the
entrance. The interior features the Adam-style detailing common in many Shubert houses.
Decades before the current vogue for stadium seating in movie theaters, Krapp had conceived
of a similar concept for the theatre's orchestra. With its steep rake, it offers ideal sight lines for
audience members. Another forward-thinking aspect of the design was the creation of a single
large balcony rather than two smaller onestodays producers are hesitant to book two-balcony
houses because second-balcony seating is less desirable to modern audiences.
Specs of the theater? (dimensions of the stage and proscenium, number of seats)
Seats 1645 (one of the largest Broadway theaters)
40 foot 10 inch Proscenium Opening
30 foot 10 inch Proscenium height
37 foot 10 inch proscenium depth
47 foot 10 inch stage depth
What is currently playing there?
The Phantom of the Opera
pictures and video can be found at www.shubert.nyc/theatres/majestic