{{Short description|Broadway theater in Manhattan, New York}} {{Redirect|Sam S. Shubert Theatre|the theater listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts|Shubert Theatre (Boston)|the theater listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota|Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts|other theaters|Shubert Theatre (disambiguation){{!}}Shubert Theatre}} {{good article}} {{Use American English|date=June 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2023}} {{Infobox venue | name = Shubert Theatre | image = Shuberttheatre.jpg | image_size = 250px | address = 225 West 44th Street | city = Manhattan, New York | country = United States | designation = | coordinates = {{coord|40|45|29|N|73|59|14|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | architect = Henry Beaumont Herts | owner = Shubert and Booth Theatre, LLC | operator = The Shubert Organization | capacity = 1,502<ref name="Shubert Organization Shubert" /> | type = Broadway | opened = {{Start date and age|1913|10|02|p=yes}} | years_active = | rebuilt = | closed = | demolished = | other_names = | production = ''Celebrity Autobiography'' | current_use = | website = {{official website|https://shubert.nyc/theatres/shubert/}} | public_transit = Subway: {{stn|Times Square–42nd Street/Port Authority Bus Terminal}} | embedded = {{Infobox historic site | embed = yes | designation1 = NYCL | designation1_date = December 15, 1987<ref name="NYCL p. 1">{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|ps=.|p=1}}</ref> | designation1_number = 1378<ref name="NYCL p. 1" /> | designation1_free1name = Designated entity | designation1_free1value = Facade | designation2 = NYCL | designation2_date = December 15, 1987<ref name="NYCL (Interior) p. 1">{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior|1987|ps=.|p=1}}</ref> | designation2_number = 1379<ref name="NYCL (Interior) p. 1" /> | designation2_free1name = Designated entity | designation2_free1value = Lobby and auditorium interior }} }} <!-- No citations are required in the article lead per MOS:LEADCITE, as long as the content is cited in the article body, as it should be. Do not add missing-citation tags like {{cn}} to the lead. If necessary, {{not verified in body}} can be used, or the content removed. --> The '''Shubert Theatre''' is a Broadway theater at 225 West 44th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S. Opened in 1913, the theater was designed by Henry Beaumont Herts in the Italian Renaissance style and was built for the Shubert brothers. Lee and J. J. Shubert had named the theater in memory of their brother Sam S. Shubert, who died in an accident several years before the theater's opening. It has 1,502 seats across three levels and is operated by The Shubert Organization. The facade and interior are New York City landmarks.
The Shubert's facade is made of brick and terracotta, with sgraffito decorations designed in stucco. Three arches face south onto 44th Street, and a curved corner faces east toward Broadway. To the east, the Shubert Alley facade includes doors to the lobby and the stage house. The auditorium contains an orchestra level, two balconies, and a flat ceiling. The space is decorated with mythological murals throughout. Near the front of the auditorium, flanking the elliptical proscenium arch, are box seats at balcony level. The upper levels contain offices formerly occupied by the Shubert brothers, and the stage house to the north is shared with the Booth Theatre.
The Shubert brothers developed the Booth and Shubert theaters as their first venues on the block. The Shubert Theatre opened on October 2, 1913, with a revival of ''Hamlet''. The theater has hosted numerous long-running musicals throughout its history, such as ''Bells Are Ringing'' and ''Promises, Promises''. Since the 1970s, the Shubert has hosted long runs of the musicals ''A Chorus Line'', ''Crazy for You'', ''Chicago'', ''Spamalot'', ''Memphis'', and ''Matilda the Musical''.
== Site == left|thumb|Drawing of the theater's site in 1916. The Shubert and Booth theaters are at upper left. The Shubert Theatre is on 225 West 44th Street, on the north sidewalk between Eighth Avenue and Seventh Avenue, near Times Square in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S.<ref name="aia5">{{cite aia5|pages=298}}</ref> It shares a land lot with the Booth Theatre directly to the north, though the theaters are separate buildings.<ref name="ZoLa" /><ref name="NYCL p. 15">{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|ps=.|p=15}}</ref> The lot covers {{Convert|25,305|ft2|m2}}, with a frontage of {{Convert|126|ft}} on 44th and 45th Streets and {{Convert|200.83|ft|0}} on Shubert Alley to the east.<ref name="ZoLa">{{Cite web|title=222 West 45 Street, 10036|url=https://zola.planning.nyc.gov/l/lot/1/1016/15|access-date=November 17, 2021|publisher=New York City Department of City Planning}}</ref> The Shubert Theatre building takes up {{Convert|110|ft}} of the Shubert Alley frontage and measures about 110 feet wide on 44th Street.<ref name="nyt-1913-09-29">{{Cite news|date=September 29, 1913|title=Forbes-Robertson Reception To-day; Famous English Actor and Wife to be Honored at New Shubert Theatre.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1913/09/29/archives/forbesrobertson-reception-today-famous-english-actor-and-wife-to-be.html|access-date=January 27, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name="Architecture and Building 1913 p. 467">{{cite magazine|date=November 1913|title=The Shubert Theater on 44th Street and the Booth Theater on 45th Street, New York|magazine=Architecture and Building|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FRciAQAAMAAJ|publisher=W.T. Comstock Company|volume=45|page=467}}</ref>
The Shubert is part of the largest concentration of Broadway theaters on a single block.<ref>{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|ps=.|p=14}}</ref> It adjoins six other theaters: the Majestic and Broadhurst to the west; the John Golden, Bernard B. Jacobs, and Gerald Schoenfeld to the northwest; and the Booth to the north. Other nearby structures include the Row NYC Hotel to the west; the Music Box Theatre and Imperial Theatre one block north; One Astor Plaza to the east; 1501 Broadway to the southeast; Sardi's restaurant to the south; and the Hayes Theater and St. James Theatre to the southwest.<ref name="ZoLa" /> The Broadhurst, Schoenfeld (originally Plymouth), Booth, and Shubert theaters were all developed by the Shubert brothers between 44th and 45th Streets, occupying land previously owned by the Astor family.<ref name="Bloom p. 37">{{harvnb|Bloom|2007|ps=.|p=37}}</ref><ref name="p1335171969">{{cite news|date=November 10, 1948|title=Shuberts Buy Sites of Four of Their Theaters: Get Broadhurst, Plymouth, Shubert and Booth Land From W. W. Astor Estate|page=14|work=New York Herald Tribune|id={{ProQuest|1335171969}}}}</ref> The Shuberts bought the land under all four theaters from the Astors in 1948.<ref name="p1335171969" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Zolotow|first=Sam|date=November 10, 1948|title=Shuberts Acquire 4 Broadway Sites; Purchase Choice Theatre Plots From William Astor Estate for Reported $3,500,000|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1948/11/10/archives/shuberts-acquire-4-broadway-sites-purchase-choice-theatre-plots.html|access-date=January 20, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
The Shubert and Booth theaters were developed as a pair and are the oldest theaters on the block.<ref>{{harvnb|Bloom|2007|ps=|p=37}}; {{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=13|ps=.}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Morrison|1999|ps=.|p=103}}</ref> The site was previously occupied by several houses on 44th and 45th Street.<ref name="nyt-1911-03-18">{{Cite news|date=March 18, 1911|title=New Theatre Moves to Times Square; Site Adjoining the Hotel Astor Chosen for the New Building -- To be Ready in 1912.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1911/03/18/archives/new-theatre-moves-to-times-square-site-adjoining-the-hotel-astor.html|access-date=January 27, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The adjacent Shubert Alley, built along with the Shubert and Booth theaters,<ref name="nyt-1963-10-03" /><ref>{{Cite news|date=October 2, 1963|title=Shubert Alley Celebrates 50th|pages=35|work=The Journal News|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93774800/shubert-alley-celebrates-50th/|access-date=January 30, 2022}}</ref> was originally a {{Convert|15|ft|4=-wide|adj=mid}} fire escape passage.<ref name="Chach p. 46">{{harvnb|Chach|2014|p=46|ps=.}}</ref> Shubert Alley's presence not only allowed the theaters to meet fire regulations<ref name="A 1913-12">{{cite magazine|date=1913|title=The Booth and the Shubert Theatres|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924015137767|magazine=Architecture|volume=28|page=111}}</ref><ref name="p574907446">{{cite news|date=May 27, 1912|title=Two More Playhouses: Work Begun on New Theatres in West 44th and 45th Streets|page=3|work=New-York Tribune|id={{ProQuest|574907446}}}}</ref> but also enabled the structures to be designed as corner lots.<ref name="NYCL p. 15" /> Originally, the theaters faced the Hotel Astor, now the location of One Astor Plaza, across the alley.<ref name="Bloom p. 37" /><ref>{{harvnb|Morrison|1999|ps=.|p=105}}</ref> Another private alley runs to the west, between the Booth/Shubert and Broadhurst/Schoenfeld theaters.<ref>{{harvnb|Bloom|2007|ps=.|p=86}}</ref> The Broadhurst and Schoenfeld were also built as a pair, occupying land left over from the development of the Shubert and Booth; these too are designed with curved corners facing Broadway.<ref>{{harvnb|Bloom|2007|ps=|p=37}}; {{harvnb|Morrison|1999|ps=.|p=103}}</ref>
==Design== thumb|44th Street facade, 2007|leftThe Shubert Theatre was designed by Henry Beaumont Herts and constructed in 1913 for the Shubert brothers.<ref name="aia5" /><ref>{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|ps=.|pp=15–16}}</ref> Herts was an experienced theatrical architect and had previously led the firm of Herts & Tallant, which designed such theaters as the Lyceum, the New Amsterdam, and the Liberty.<ref>{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|ps=.|p=13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=March 28, 1933|title=H. B. Herts Dead; Noted Architect; His Invention of Arch Design for Theatres Eliminated Balcony Pillars|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1933/03/28/archives/h-b-herts-dead-noted-architect-his-invention-of-arch-design-for.html|access-date=January 26, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The Shubert and Booth theaters are within separate buildings and differ in their interior designs and functions,<ref name="nyt-1913-09-29" /><ref name="p575116917">{{cite news|date=September 28, 1913|title=New Shubert Theatre: Description of Playhouse to Open With Forbes-Robertson|page=B6|work=New-York Tribune|id={{ProQuest|575116917}}}}</ref> although they have adjacent stage areas near the center of the block.<ref name="NYCL p. 15" /> The Shubert was the larger house, intended to be suitable for musicals, and the Shubert family's offices were placed above the auditorium there.<ref>{{harvnb|Botto|Mitchell|2002|ps=|p=79}}; {{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=15|ps=.}}</ref> By contrast, the Booth was intended to be smaller and more intimate.<ref>{{harvnb|Botto|Mitchell|2002|ps=|p=89}}; {{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=15|ps=.}}</ref> The Shubert Theatre is operated by The Shubert Organization.<ref name="Shubert Organization Shubert">{{cite web|date=October 19, 1975|title=Shubert Theatre|url=https://shubert.nyc/theatres/shubert/|access-date=December 29, 2021|work=Shubert Organization}}</ref><ref name="The Broadway League Shubert">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|date=October 2, 1913|title=Shubert Theatre – New York, NY|url=https://www.ibdb.com/theatre/shubert-theatre-1352|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=IBDB}}</ref><ref name="Playbill Shubert">{{Cite web|title=Sam S. Shubert Theatre (1913) New York, NY|url=https://www.playbill.com/venue/shubert-theatre-vault-0000000329|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref>
=== Facade === The facades of the two theaters are similar in arrangement, being designed in the Italian Renaissance style<ref name="p574907446" /><ref name="Morrison p. 87">{{harvnb|Morrison|1999|ps=.|p=87}}</ref> or the Venetian Renaissance style.<ref name="Hirsch p. 106">{{harvnb|Hirsch|2000|p=106|ps=.}}</ref> The structures both have curved corners facing Broadway, since most audience members reached the theaters from that direction.<ref name="NYCL p. 15" /><ref name="BM p. 89">{{harvnb|Botto|Mitchell|2002|ps=.|p=89}}</ref> The Shubert's facade is made of white brick, laid in English-cross bondwork, as well as terracotta.<ref name="nyt-1913-09-29" /><ref name="Morrison p. 87" /><ref name="AA pl. 965">{{harvnb|American Architect and Architecture|1913|ps=.|loc=plate (document page 965)}}</ref> The bricks are laid in alternating courses of headers (with their short sides exposed) and stretchers (with their long sides exposed).<ref name="AA pl. 965" /> An early source described the theaters' facades as being made of white marble, with stucco and faience panels.<ref name="p574907446" /> The main section of the theater rises six stories and is topped by a cornice with dentils. Above the cornice is a sheet-metal mansard roof.<ref name="NYCL p. 20">{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|ps=.|p=20}}</ref> A critic for ''Architecture'' magazine wrote that Herts had "discovered an excellent motive for a single facade", although it "would perhaps have been more amusing" if the two theaters had contained different facades.<ref name="A 1913-12" />
According to the ''New-York Tribune'', the theaters' use of hand-carved sgraffito for decoration made Herts "the first man to have used sgraffito for this purpose".<ref name="p575116917" /> The sgraffito was used because of New York City building codes that prevented decorations from projecting beyond their lot lines.<ref name="AA pl. 961">{{harvnb|American Architect and Architecture|1913|ps=.|loc=plate (document page 961)}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 16">{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|ps=.|p=16}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Bloom|2007|ps=.|p=35}}</ref> These decorations were colored light-gray, placed on a purple-gray background.<ref name="AA pl. 965" /><ref name="Chach p. 48">{{harvnb|Chach|2014|p=48|ps=.}}</ref> The sgraffito on the two theaters is one of the few such examples that remain in New York City. A contemporary source said the theaters' facades were "free from much of the gaudy trappings that has made some of the recent playhouses commonplace in appearance".<ref name="NYCL p. 16" />
==== 44th Street ==== thumb|Arches above the doors At ground level, the 44th Street elevation contains a tall water table of painted stone, above which is a band with rusticated blocks of terracotta. There are three arches at the center of the facade, which provide an emergency exit from the lobby.<ref name="nyt-1913-09-29" /><ref name="NYCL p. 20" /> Each archway originally contained a pair of paneled wooden double doors, but these have since been replaced with glass doors. On either side of the arches are rectangular sign boards topped by triangular pediments.<ref name="NYCL p. 20" /> Within the archways above the doors are sgraffito paintings, which depict figures within aedicules.<ref name="AA pl. 961" /><ref name="NYCL p. 16" /> These paintings are partially obscured by a modern marquee that is cantilevered from the wall above. The archways are surrounded by rusticated voissoirs.<ref name="NYCL p. 20" />
Above the archways, the theater's facade is made of brick. The brick section of the facade is surrounded by a stucco band of sgraffito decorations, which is painted white and contains bas reliefs of classical-style foliate ornamentation. Outside this stucco band is another sgraffito band, divided into panels that depict female figures and griffins. The extreme left (west) and right (east) ends of the facade contain vertical sequences of terracotta quoins; they have Corinthian-style capitals that are decorated with motifs of rams, lions' heads, and acanthus leaves. At the top of the brick wall, the paneled sgraffito band is split up into three sections, each with a curved broken pediment and carvings of masks. Above each pediment is a set of triple windows at the sixth story, surrounded by a terracotta frame. Each triple window contains a window sill, which projects outward slightly and is supported by corbels that depict winged heads. Octagonal terracotta panels separate each set of triple windows. The mansard roof has three sets of dormer windows on this elevation.<ref name="NYCL p. 20" />
==== Southeast corner ==== Due to the theater's location at the corner of 44th Street and Shubert Alley, the southeast corner of the facade is curved.<ref name="BM p. 89" /><ref name="NYCL p. 20" /> This corner section has a doorway at the center, containing glass-and-metal doors; these are shielded by a canopy that extends to the curb on 44th Street.<ref name="NYCL p. 20" /> There are stone pilasters on either side of the doorway, which contain cartouches and sign boards. Above the doors is a broken pediment shaped like a segmental arch. The center of the broken pediment has an oval sgraffito panel with scrolls on the sides and a scalloped shell above it.<ref name="NYCL p. 16" /><ref>{{harvnb|American Architect and Architecture|1913|ps=.|loc=plate (document page 963)}}</ref> The panel depicts a figure that carries a sign with the words "Henry B. Herts, Architect 1913".<ref name="NYCL p. 20" />
A brick wall rises from the doorway, and a sign board is mounted on the wall. The brick is surrounded by a stucco band with sgraffito foliate decorations, which retains its original colors. Like on 44th Street, there are vertical quoins with Corinthian capitals on the left and right. At the top of the brick wall, there is a broken pediment, within which is a theatrical mask and a shield. This broken pediment is topped by a pair of windows at the sixth story, surrounded by a terracotta frame. The windows share a slightly projecting sill, which is supported by corbels that depict winged heads.<ref>{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|ps=.|pp=20–21}}</ref>
==== Shubert Alley ==== [[Image:Shubert Theatre NYC from Shubert Alley.jpg|thumb|Shubert Alley facade, 2007]]On Shubert Alley, the facade is divided into the auditorium to the left (south) and the stage house to the right (north). The auditorium section contains three sets of glass-and-metal doors: two from the auditorium, on the left, and one leading to the Shuberts' upper-story offices, on the right. A metal marquee hangs over these doors. Like the elevations on 44th Street and at the southeast corner, the left side of the auditorium facade contains vertical quoins topped by a Corinthian capital. Also similar to the 44th Street elevation, there is a brick wall section above the first floor, surrounded by a stucco sgraffito band with bas-reliefs and a paneled sgraffito band. At the top of the brick wall are three broken pediments and three sets of windows surrounded by terracotta frames. The main difference from the 44th Street elevation is that the center set of windows contains two openings rather than three, and there is no roof dormer above the center windows.<ref name="NYCL p. 21">{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|ps=.|p=21}}</ref>
The stage house section, shared with the Booth Theatre to the north, is simpler in design, being made mainly of brick in English cross bond. The ground floor has doorways, metal panels, and sign boards. A band of quoins separates the stage house from the Shubert auditorium to the left and the Booth Theatre to the right. The second to fourth floors have one-over-one sash windows, while the fifth floor has a terracotta shield at the center. The top of the stage house contains a parapet, above which is a sgraffito panel surrounded by bricks.<ref name="NYCL p. 21" />
=== Interior ===
==== Lobby ==== The lobby is composed of an elliptical space, accessed from the southeast corner of the theater, and a rectangular space, accessed from two of the doors on Shubert Alley. The north wall of the lobby contains ticket windows, while the west wall contains doors to the auditorium.<ref>{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior|1987|ps=.|p=19}}</ref> Originally, the space was described as an elaborate green-marble room accessed by heavy oak doors.<ref name="nyt-1913-09-29" /> The marble mosaic-tile floor is decorated with foliate patterns. At the top of the walls is a frieze depicting waves and talons, as well as a cornice with modillions.<ref name="NYCL (Interior) p. 20">{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior|1987|ps=.|p=20}}</ref> The rectangular section of the lobby contains a vaulted ceiling, which is split into multiple sections by moldings. There is an octagonal panel. surrounded by laurel leaves, at the center of the vault. The elliptical section of the lobby has a domed ceiling decorated with moldings and laurel leaves.<ref>{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior|1987|ps=.|pp=19–20}}</ref>
==== Auditorium ==== thumb|View from the balcony toward the stage The auditorium has an orchestra level, two balconies, boxes, and a stage behind the proscenium arch. The auditorium is wider than its depth, and the space is designed with plaster decorations in relief.<ref name="NYCL (Interior) p. 20" /> According to the Shubert Organization, the theater has 1,502 seats;<ref name="Shubert Organization Shubert" /> meanwhile, The Broadway League gives a figure of 1,460 seats<ref name="The Broadway League Shubert" /> and ''Playbill'' cites 1,435 seats.<ref name="Playbill Shubert" /> The physical seats are divided into 700 seats in the orchestra, 410 on the mezzanine/first balcony, 350 on the second balcony, and 16 in the boxes. There are 26 standing-only spots, as well as 28 removable seats in the orchestra pit.<ref name="Shubert Organization Shubert" /> The theater contains restrooms in the basement, mezzanine, and balcony. The orchestra level is wheelchair-accessible, but the restrooms and other seating levels are not.<ref name="Shubert Organization Shubert" /><ref name="Playbill Shubert" /> The theater originally had a capacity of 1,400 seats.<ref name="nyt-1913-09-29" /><ref name="Architecture and Building 1913 p. 467" /><ref name="p575116917" />
''The New York Times'' described the decorative scheme as originally being "old Venetian gold, absinthe green, and amethyst".<ref name="nyt-1913-09-29" /> Mythological motifs are heavily featured in the interior.<ref name="Hirsch p. 106" /> J. Mortimer Lichtenauer painted murals along the boxes, the area above the proscenium arch, and the ceiling. The murals contain figures with masks of Minoan and renaissance inspiration, as well as semi-nude females depicting music and drama.<ref>{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior|1987|ps=.|p=16}}</ref><ref name="nycland">{{cite nycland|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=AwYcSFtdE_AC&pg=PA91 91]}}</ref> There were twenty-one figures; a contemporary publication said the murals had been completed in "a little less than two days".<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PBYcAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA174 |title=The Reform Advocate|year=1913|page=174|issue=v. 46}}</ref> ''Architecture'' magazine cited the Shubert's interior as being "good of the more accepted theatre interior design", despite not being of "such exceptional excellence" as the neighboring Booth.<ref name="A 1913-12" />
===== Seating areas ===== thumb|left|View of the left-hand box from the right side of the balcony The rear or southern end of the orchestra contains a promenade<ref name="NYCL (Interior) p. 20" /> measuring {{Convert|15|ft}} deep.<ref name="nyt-1913-09-29" /> Four piers, topped by plain capitals, support the mezzanine level and separate the promenade from the orchestra seating.<ref name="NYCL (Interior) pp. 20-21">{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior|1987|ps=.|pp=20–21}}</ref> The top of the orchestra promenade's walls contain a frieze with phoenixes and foliate decorations; several niches with arched pediments are placed within the frieze.<ref name="NYCL (Interior) p. 21">{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior|1987|ps=.|p=21}}</ref> The ceiling is a barrel vault, split into multiple sections by moldings; it contains an octagonal panel at the center.<ref name="NYCL (Interior) pp. 20-21" /> There are also lighting sconces and a standing rail in the orchestra promenade.<ref name="NYCL (Interior) p. 22">{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior|1987|ps=.|p=22}}</ref> Stairs in the promenade lead up to the mezzanine and balcony. The orchestra level is raked, sloping down toward an orchestra pit in front of the stage.<ref name="NYCL (Interior) p. 20" /> The orchestra has paneled plasterwork side walls with fabric coverings, as well as lighting sconces.<ref name="NYCL (Interior) pp. 21-22">{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior|1987|ps=.|pp=21–22}}</ref>
The mezzanine and balcony are both steeply raked.<ref name="NYCL (Interior) p. 20" /> The rear of the mezzanine contains a promenade, similar to that on the orchestra.<ref name="nyt-1913-09-29" /><ref name="NYCL (Interior) p. 20" /> The underside of the mezzanine contains moldings and foliation, which surround murals that depict classical scenes. In front of the mezzanine and the balcony are plasterwork panels with swags and theatrical masks; the balcony's front rail is covered by light boxes.<ref name="NYCL (Interior) pp. 21-22" /> The side walls of both the mezzanine and the balcony contain plasterwork panels with fabric coverings; a shallow cornice separates the mezzanine from the balcony. There are doorways on both levels, above which are friezes with scroll decorations. Two of the doorways on the balcony have panels that depict swags and shields. A frieze runs above the balcony, wrapping above the boxes and proscenium.<ref name="NYCL (Interior) p. 21" /> There is a technical booth at the rear of the balcony.<ref name="NYCL (Interior) p. 22" />
On either side of the stage is a splayed wall section, which includes an elliptical arch with one box at the mezzanine level.<ref name="NYCL (Interior) p. 20" /> Similar boxes were installed on the orchestra level but have since been removed.<ref name="NYCL (Interior) p. 22" /> The front railings of the boxes contain motifs of scallops and swags, while the undersides are decorated with scrolled brackets and foliate panels. The archways themselves are mostly filled with paneled plaster walls, with a doorway leading into each box.<ref name="NYCL (Interior) p. 21" /> The doorways have eared surrounds, and the tops of the doorways contain rectangular panels with light fixtures. The archways are surrounded by coved bands with urns and foliate decorations. Above these arches are murals with swags, foliate decorations, and female figures, surrounded by a band of foliate decorations.<ref name="NYCL (Interior) pp. 21-22" /> The boxes were decorated in "old Venetian gold", while the paintings above were predominantly colored "absinthe green and amethyst".<ref>{{harvnb|American Architect and Architecture|1913|ps=.|loc=plate (document page 967)}}</ref>
===== Other design features ===== thumb|Ceiling detail Next to the boxes is a coved, segmental proscenium arch. The coved section has octagonal panels, which are separated either by fan motifs or by sunbursts and foliate decorations.<ref name="NYCL (Interior) pp. 20-21" /> The proscenium opening measures about {{convert|38|ft|9|in}} wide and {{convert|28|ft|6|in}} tall.<ref name="Shubert Organization Shubert" /> Above the proscenium arch is an octagonal panel containing a mural. On either side of the mural are female representations of music and drama, surrounded by a band of foliate decorations. A frieze also runs above the proscenium; it depicts female figures alternating with shields and winged figures.<ref name="NYCL (Interior) p. 21" /> The depth of the auditorium to the proscenium is {{convert|33|ft|10|in}}, while the depth to the front of the stage is {{convert|36|ft}}.<ref name="Shubert Organization Shubert" /> The stage itself was described as being {{Convert|35|ft}} deep and {{Convert|80|ft}} wide behind the proscenium. The stage lighting was controlled by a switchboard, placed on a terrace to one side of the stage.<ref name="nyt-1913-09-29" />
The flat ceiling is hexagonal in shape, split into sections by molded bands.<ref name="NYCL (Interior) p. 20" /> There is a square panel at the center of the ceiling, surrounded by hexagonal panels that contain murals. The central panel is itself divided into sections, with smaller panels that surround a square section; the mural in the central square has been removed.<ref name="NYCL (Interior) pp. 21-22" /> Six chandeliers hang from the ceiling: two above the orchestra and four above the second balcony.<ref name="Morrison p. 87" /><ref name="NYCL (Interior) p. 22" /> The ceiling contains air-conditioning vents, as well as a suspended truss.<ref name="NYCL (Interior) p. 22" />
==== Other interior spaces ==== The dressing rooms are separated from the stages of each theater by a heavy fireproof wall.<ref name="nyt-1913-09-29" /><ref name="p575116917" /> The two theaters are separated from each other by a {{Convert|2|ft|4=-thick|adj=mid}} wall.<ref name="NYCL p. 15" /><ref>{{cite book|date=November 1913|title=Architecture and Building|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FRciAQAAMAAJ|publisher=W.T. Comstock Company|volume=45|page=467}}</ref> A gift shop called One Shubert Alley opened between the Shubert and Booth theaters in 1979, within three of the Booth's former dressing rooms.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Robinson|first=Ruth|date=August 14, 1979|title=A Shop That Says: Regards to Broadway|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/08/14/archives/a-shop-that-says-regards-to-broadway.html|access-date=January 30, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The emergency exits of both theaters were composed of "fire- and smoke-proof towers" rather than exterior fire escapes.<ref name="nyt-1912-05-27">{{Cite news|date=May 27, 1912|title=Two New Theatres in the Times Square District.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1912/05/27/archives/two-new-theatres-in-the-times-square-district.html|access-date=January 27, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
===== Shubert offices ===== The top two stories were designed as offices for the Shuberts.<ref name="p575116917" /> Lee Shubert had a circular office on the third floor, facing the street, which he occupied until his death in 1953.<ref name="Hirsch p. 95">{{harvnb|Hirsch|2000|p=95|ps=.}}</ref> His younger brother Jacob J. Shubert, also known as J. J., had a three-room office in the rear of the third floor.<ref>{{harvnb|Hirsch|2000|p=100|ps=.}}</ref> Lee often referred to the third and fourth stories as "my offices", implying J. J.'s subordinate position in the firm.<ref name="Hirsch p. 95" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Hirsch|first=Foster|date=October 25, 1998|title=Theater; When Broadway Was Ruled by the House of Shubert|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/25/arts/theater-when-broadway-was-ruled-by-the-house-of-shubert.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> There were also offices for casting directors, secretaries, and telephone operators; a kitchen and dining room; a bedroom; and a bathroom.<ref name="Hirsch p. 95" /> The Shubert offices had a large safe for storing money, in the days when the theatrical industry operated mainly as a cash business, though this was subsequently converted to a storage area for drinks.<ref name="Viagas2013">{{Cite web|title=Broadway's Shubert Theatre Turns 100 Sept. 29|url=https://playbill.com/article/broadways-shubert-theatre-turns-100-sept-29-com-329735|access-date=2022-02-10|website=Playbill|language=en|first=Robert|last=Viagas|date=2013-09-29}}</ref> By 1926, when Lee and J. J.'s relationship became strained,<ref name="p559613057">{{cite news|last=Ferris|first=John|date=March 29, 1942|title=Shuberts Control Half Of New York Stages: Lee and J. J. Who Share Bank Account Have Little Competition as Theatrical Landlords There, Since Most. Other Theaters Are in Hands of Independent Producers|page=A6|work=The Hartford Courant|issn=1047-4153|id={{ProQuest|559613057}}}}</ref> J. J. had moved to Sardi's restaurant, while Lee remained atop the Shubert Theatre.<ref name="p559613057" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Freedman|first=Samuel G.|date=September 25, 1985|title=Shubert Archive Sorts Treasures of the Stage|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/09/25/arts/shubert-archive-sorts-treasures-of-the-stage.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
Following Lee's death, his office was occupied by his nephew Milton Shubert,<ref>{{harvnb|Hirsch|2000|p=224|ps=.}}</ref><ref name="nyt-1954-03-10">{{Cite news|last=Zolotow|first=Sam|date=March 10, 1954|title=Milton Shubert Quits His Office; Head of Theatrical Firm and Heir of Lee Said to Have Ended Ties With J. J.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1954/03/10/archives/milton-shubert-quits-his-office-head-of-theatrical-firm-and-heir-of.html|access-date=January 30, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> who quit in 1954 after an acrimonious dispute with J. J. regarding who should lead the Shubert family's theaters.<ref>{{harvnb|Hirsch|2000|p=225|ps=.}}</ref><ref name="nyt-1954-03-10" /> The law firm of Schoenfeld & Jacobs, headed by Gerald Schoenfeld and Bernard B. Jacobs, occupied the Shubert Theater offices for free in the 1970s.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Schumach|first=Murray|date=1974-03-30|title=Shubert Executives Are Sued by State|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1974/03/30/archives/shubert-executives-are-sued-by-state-state-sues-shubert-executives.html|access-date=2022-02-05|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Jacobs occupied Lee Shubert's suite until his death in 1996.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Riedel|first=Michael|date=August 28, 1996|title=Godfather of Broadway dies|pages=40|work=New York Daily News|issn=2692-1251|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52669130/godfather-of-broadway-dies-bernard/|access-date=January 28, 2022}}</ref> For several decades, producer Alexander H. Cohen also had offices in the Shubert Theatre and was known as the "third Shubert",<ref>{{harvnb|Hirsch|2000|p=274|ps=.}}</ref> despite conflicting with Jacobs and Schoenfeld over rent in the mid-1980s.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Witchel|first=Alex|date=April 12, 1998|title=Theater; A Broadway Survivor Returns for More|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/04/12/theater/theater-a-broadway-survivor-returns-for-more.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> By the theater's 100th anniversary in 2013, Lee's former dining room had been divided into offices for Shubert president Robert E. Wankel and chairman Philip J. Smith.<ref name="Viagas2013" />
==History== Times Square became the epicenter for large-scale theater productions between 1900 and the Great Depression.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Swift|first=Christopher|date=2018|title=The City Performs: An Architectural History of NYC Theater|url=https://www.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=dbe468bfd33343dc96c23db1da55f803|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200325233910/https://www.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html%3Fappid%3Ddbe468bfd33343dc96c23db1da55f803|archive-date=March 25, 2020|access-date=March 25, 2020|publisher=New York City College of Technology, City University of New York}}</ref> Manhattan's theater district had begun to shift from Union Square and Madison Square during the first decade of the 20th century.<ref>{{cite web|title=Theater District –|url=https://www.nypap.org/preservation-history/theater-district|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019151144/https://www.nypap.org/preservation-history/theater-district/|archive-date=October 19, 2021|access-date=October 12, 2021|website=New York Preservation Archive Project}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=2|ps=.}}</ref> From 1901 to 1920, forty-three theaters were built around Broadway in Midtown Manhattan, including the Shubert Theatre.<ref>{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=4|ps=.}}</ref> The venue was developed by the Shubert brothers of Syracuse, New York, who expanded downstate into New York City in the first decade of the 20th century.<ref>{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|ps=.|p=8}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Stagg|1968|ps=.|p=208}}</ref> After Sam S. Shubert died in a railroad accident in 1905, his brothers Lee and J. J. expanded their theatrical operations significantly.<ref>{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|ps=.|p=9}}</ref><ref name="Stagg p. 75">{{harvnb|Stagg|1968|ps=.|p=75}}</ref> Sam had been 26 years old at the time of his death.<ref>{{Cite news|date=May 15, 1905|title=Samuel S. Shubert Buried; Short and Simple Services Held for the Theatrical Manager.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1905/05/15/archives/samuel-s-shubert-buried-short-and-simple-services-held-for-the.html|access-date=January 26, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> His brothers decided to construct five theaters across the United States in his honor, all named the Sam S. Shubert Memorial Theatre.<ref name="NYCL p. 15" /><ref name="Stagg p. 75" /> The Shuberts later dropped the word "memorial" from these theaters' names, citing the word's "unpleasant connotation".<ref name="p559613057" />
=== Development and early years === ==== Construction ==== thumb|Detail of a chandelier in the theater As the Shuberts were developing theaters in the early 1910s, theatrical producer Winthrop Ames was planning to build a replacement for the New Theatre. Though the New had been completed in 1909, Ames and the theater's founders saw the venue, on the Upper West Side, as being too large and too far away from Times Square.<ref>{{Cite news|date=September 9, 1911|title=Ames's Playhouse in Times Square; Former Director of New Theatre May Build in 46th Street Smallest Theatre in City.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1911/09/09/archives/amess-playhouse-in-times-square-former-director-of-new-theatre-may.html|access-date=January 11, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The New Theatre's founders acquired several buildings at 219–225 West 44th Street and 218–230 West 45th Street in March 1911, for the construction of a "new New Theatre" there.<ref name="nyt-1911-03-18" /> The theater would have contained a private alley to the east.<ref name="nyt-1911-03-18" /> The project was canceled in December 1911, after the site had been cleared, when Ames announced he would build the Little Theatre (now the Hayes Theater) across 44th Street.<ref>{{Cite news|date=December 21, 1911|title=Founders Abandon the New Theatre; Decide After Razing Buildings in West 44th Street It Would Not Be Wise to Build.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1911/12/21/archives/founders-abandon-the-new-theatre-decide-after-razing-buildings-in.html|access-date=January 27, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=December 21, 1911|title=New Theatre Abandoned: Founders Believe It Unwise to Proceed With Enterprise Had Bought New Site Founders Opened First Playhouse in 1909, and Many New Plays Were Produced There|page=7|work=New-York Tribune|id={{ProQuest|574855982}}}}</ref> The New Theatre's founders cited the difficulty of finding a director for the new New Theatre, as well as possible competition with Ames's Little Theatre.<ref name="nyt-1912-04-02" />
In April 1912, Winthrop Ames and Lee Shubert decided to lease the site of the new New Theatre from the Astor family.<ref name="nyt-1912-04-02" /><ref name="p574913550" /> Two theaters would be built on the site, along with a private alley to their east.<ref name="nyt-1912-04-02">{{Cite news|date=April 2, 1912|title=Two Theatres on New Theatre Site; Shubert and Ames Get Large Plot in West 44th Street, Back of Hotel Astor.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1912/04/02/archives/two-theatres-on-new-theatre-site-shubert-and-ames-get-large-plot-in.html|access-date=January 27, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name="p574913550">{{cite news|date=April 2, 1912|title=Senator Williams, Lecturer|page=7|work=New-York Tribune|id={{ProQuest|574913550}}}}</ref> Shubert's theater was to be the larger of the venues, being on 44th Street, while Ames's theater would be on 45th Street and would have a smaller seating capacity.<ref name="nyt-1912-05-27" /><ref>{{cite magazine|date=May 18, 1912|title=The Amusement Week in New York: Up and Down Broadway|volume=24|issue=20|pages=20|id={{ProQuest|1031437440}}|magazine=The Billboard}}</ref><ref name="Chach p. 47">{{harvnb|Chach|2014|p=47|ps=.}}</ref> The larger theater was known as the Sam S. Shubert Theatre, in memory of Lee's late brother, while the smaller one was named after actor Edwin Booth.<ref name="Chach p. 47" /><ref>{{cite news|date=September 12, 1913|title=New Theaters for New York: Last Year's Record Not Quite Equalled a Now Shubert House and One for Winthrop Ames "the Lure" and "the Fight" Continue in Limelight|page=7|work=The Hartford Courant|issn=1047-4153|id={{ProQuest|556023582}}}}</ref>
Documents indicate that several architects were consulted for the theaters' design, including Clarence H. Blackall, before the Shuberts hired Henry B. Herts for the job.<ref name="Chach p. 47" /> An "ice palace" was also planned on the site now occupied by the Broadhurst and Schoenfeld theaters.<ref name="Chach p. 47" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Gray|first=Christopher|date=2014-07-03|title=Shubert Alley: Star-Gazing, but Maybe Not on Mondays|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/06/realestate/shubert-alley-star-gazing-but-maybe-not-on-mondays.html|access-date=2022-02-09|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Work on the two theaters started in May 1912.<ref name="p574907446" /><ref name="nyt-1912-05-27" /> The next month, the new-building application for the New Theatre (which had been filed in 1911) was withdrawn, and two new-building applications for Shubert's and Ames's theaters were filed.<ref>{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|ps=.|p=17}}</ref> Herts began accepting bids for construction contractors that July,<ref>{{cite magazine|date=July 13, 1912|title=Theatres|url=https://rerecord.library.columbia.edu/document.php?vol=ldpd_7031148_050&page=ldpd_7031148_050_00000122&no=3|volume=90|pages=76|number=2313|journal=The Real Estate Record: Real Estate Record and Builders' Guide|via=columbia.edu}}</ref> and the Fleischmann Bros. Company was selected the following month to construct both of the new theaters.<ref>{{cite magazine|date=August 10, 1912|title=Theatres|url=https://rerecord.library.columbia.edu/document.php?vol=ldpd_7031148_050&page=ldpd_7031148_050_00000375&no=2|volume=90|pages=213|number=2317|journal=The Real Estate Record: Real Estate Record and Builders' Guide|via=columbia.edu}}</ref> The project encountered several delays and disputes over costs. Documents indicate that the Fleischmann Bros. had expressed concerns of imprecise drawings and fired several workers.<ref>{{harvnb|Chach|2014|pp=47–48|ps=.}}</ref> Further delays occurred when Ames requested several changes to the Booth's design in mid-1912; Herts said this would require the plans to be completely redone, while J. J. Shubert believed the changes were superficial. The Fleischmann Bros. warned that the delays could set back the project further, as the sgraffito ornament could not be installed during winter.<ref name="Chach p. 48" />
==== Opening and initial productions ==== By August 1913, British actor Johnston Forbes-Robertson and his wife Gertrude Elliott had announced their plans to open the new Shubert Theatre with a season of plays in repertory.<ref>{{Cite news|date=August 24, 1913|title=Forbes Robertson's Plans|pages=12|work=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93583651/forbes-robertsons-plans/|access-date=January 27, 2022}}</ref> The ''New-York Tribune'' reported that Forbes-Robertson's appearance would "establish a dramatic precedent of the highest order".<ref name="p575116917" /><ref name="NYCL p. 16" /> The first event at the new Shubert Theatre was a reception for Forbes-Robertson on September 29, 1913, with Julia Marlowe, Augustus Thomas, and DeWolf Hopper making speeches.<ref name="Chach p. 49">{{harvnb|Chach|2014|p=49|ps=.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=September 30, 1913|title=Greet Forbes-Robertson; Actor Says His Retirement Soon Is Due to Money Made in America.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1913/09/30/archives/greet-forbesrobertson-actor-says-his-retirement-soon-is-due-to.html|access-date=January 27, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Three days later, on October 2, the theater officially opened with a revival of ''Hamlet'', starring Forbes-Robertson.<ref>{{harvnb|Botto|Mitchell|2002|ps=|p=79}}; {{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=18|ps=.}}</ref><ref name=bde-1913-10-03>{{Cite news|date=October 3, 1913|title=A Great "Hamlet" Dedicates Shubert|pages=7|work=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93585302/a-great-hamlet-dedicates-shubert/|access-date=January 27, 2022}}</ref><ref name=nyt-1913-10-03>{{Cite news|date=October 3, 1913|title=Warm Welcome for Forbes-Robertson; Repeats His Exquisitely Sensitive Performance of "Hamlet" in New Shubert Theatre.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1913/10/03/archives/warm-welcome-for-forbesrobertson-repeats-his-exquisitely-sensitive.html|access-date=January 27, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>{{efn|According to theatrical historian Ken Bloom, alternate opening dates of September 29, October 28, and September 3 are listed.<ref>{{harvnb|Bloom|2007|ps=.|p=232}}</ref> However, contemporary media refer to the Forbes-Robertson reception being on September 29 and the first show on October 2.<ref name=bde-1913-10-03/><ref name=nyt-1913-10-03/>}} This coincided with the opening of Shubert Alley, which was first used during ''Hamlet''{{'s}} intermission.<ref name="nyt-1963-10-03">{{Cite news|first=Louis |last=Calta|date=October 3, 1963|title=50 Years Marked in Shubert Alley; The Shuberts' Celebrated Alley Observes a Birthday|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1963/10/03/archives/50-years-marked-in-shubert-alley-the-shuberts-celebrated-alley.html|access-date=January 27, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> At the theater's opening, Lee Shubert said, "In using for this new theatre the name of Sam S. Shubert, we consecrate it in the most solemn manner we know."<ref>{{Cite news|date=October 4, 1913|title=Sentiment Names New York's Newest Theatre|page=10|work=The Evening World|url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030193/1913-10-04/ed-1/seq-10/|via=Library of Congress}}</ref> At the time, there were just two other theaters on the surrounding blocks: the Little Theatre and the now-demolished Weber and Fields' Music Hall.<ref name="Chach p. 46" />
The Forbes-Robertson Repertory Company's productions included Shakespeare plays,<ref name="BM p. 79; NYCL p. 28">{{harvnb|Botto|Mitchell|2002|ps=|p=79}}; {{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=28|ps=.}}</ref> as well as other works such as George Bernard Shaw's play ''Caesar and Cleopatra''.<ref>{{Cite news|date=October 21, 1913|title=Whimsical History by English Players; Forbes-Robertson and Gertrude Elliott Repeat "Caesar and Cleopatra" with Added Act.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1913/10/21/archives/whimsical-history-by-english-players-forbesrobertson-and-gertrude.html|access-date=January 27, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The first original production at the Shubert was the Percy MacKaye play ''A Thousand Years Ago'', which premiered in January 1914.<ref>{{harvnb|Bloom|2007|ps=|p=232}}; {{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=18|ps=.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=January 7, 1914|title=Mackaye Play Is Rich in Romance; Beautifully Staged and Acted, It Provides Unusual Entertainment.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1914/01/07/archives/mackaye-play-is-rich-in-romance-beautifully-staged-and-acted-it.html|access-date=January 27, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Next came the theater's first musical, ''The Belle of Bond Street'' with Gaby Deslys and Sam Bernard,<ref>{{harvnb|Bloom|2007|ps=|p=232}}; {{harvnb|Botto|Mitchell|2002|ps=|p=79}}; {{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=18|ps=.}}</ref> which closed after a short run.<ref name="BM p. 79; NYCL p. 28" /><ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|date=March 30, 1914|title=The Belle of Bond Street – Broadway Musical – Original|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-belle-of-bond-street-7988|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=IBDB}}<br />{{Cite web|title=The Belle of Bond Street (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1914)|url=https://playbill.com/productions/the-belle-of-bond-street-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010652|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref> A revival of George du Maurier's play ''Trilby'' opened at the theater in 1915.<ref name="BM p. 79; NYCL p. 292">{{harvnb|Botto|Mitchell|2002|ps=|p=79}}; {{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=29|ps=.}}</ref><ref name="The Broadway League 1915c">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|date=April 3, 1915|title=Trilby – Broadway Play – 1915 Revival|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/trilby-8167|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=IBDB}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Trilby (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1915)|url=https://playbill.com/production/trilby-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010645|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Woollcott|first=Alexander|date=April 4, 1915|title=An All-star "Trilby"; Paul M. Potter's Play Revived with Mr. Lackaye and Miss Neilson-Terry in the Cast.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1915/04/04/archives/an-allstar-trilby-paul-m-potters-play-revived-with-mr-lackaye-and-m.html|access-date=January 27, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Later that year, the Shubert hosted its first major success: the Franz Lehár operetta ''Alone at Last''.<ref name="Bloom p. 232; BM p. 81; NYCL p. 18">{{harvnb|Bloom|2007|ps=|p=232}}; {{harvnb|Botto|Mitchell|2002|ps=|p=81}}; {{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=18|ps=.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=October 20, 1915|title="Alone at Last" Has Much Charm: Franz Lehar's New Work Given Premiere at Shubert|page=9|work=New-York Tribune|id={{ProQuest|575512155}}}}</ref> Herbert J. Krapp, who subsequently designed numerous theaters for the Shubert family, designed a canopy on the Shubert Theatre's facade in 1915.<ref name="Chach p. 49" />
Jerome Kern's musical ''Love O' Mike'', featuring Clifton Webb and Peggy Wood, opened at the Shubert in 1917.<ref name="Bloom p. 232; BM p. 81; NYCL p. 18" /><ref name="The Broadway League 1917f" /><ref>{{Cite news|date=January 16, 1917|title=New Musical Play Smartly Staged; "Love o' Mike" a Mildly Amusing but Tuneful Successor to "Very Good, Eddie"|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1917/01/16/archives/new-musical-play-smartly-staged-love-o-mike-a-mildly-amusing-but.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The Sigmund Romberg operetta ''Maytime'' opened later that year, featuring Wood and Charles Purcell;<ref>{{Cite news|date=August 17, 1917|title='Maytime' Scores at the Shubert; "Wie einst im Mai" Successfully De-hyphenized in Book and Music|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1917/08/17/archives/maytime-scores-at-the-shubert-wie-einst-im-mai-successfully.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name="The Broadway League 1917d" /> its success prompted the Shuberts to simultaneously stage the production at the 44th Street Theatre.<ref name="Bloom p. 232; BM p. 81; NYCL p. 18" /> This was followed in 1918 by the drama ''The Copperhead'' with Lionel Barrymore,<ref>{{Cite news|date=February 19, 1918|title='The Copperhead,' New Thomas Play; A Secret Service Tale of the Civil War Retold as a Drama.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1918/02/19/archives/the-copperhead-new-thomas-play-a-secret-service-tale-of-the-civil.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name="BM p. 81; NYCL p. 30">{{harvnb|Botto|Mitchell|2002|ps=|p=81}}; {{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=30|ps=.}}</ref> as well as the Rudolf Friml musical ''Sometime'' with Francine Larrimore, Mae West, and Ed Wynn.<ref name="The Broadway League 1918b" /><ref>{{Cite news|date=October 5, 1918|title='Sometime' Comes, With Ed Wynn; Musical Comedy of Commerce, with Book and Lyrics by Rida Johnson Young.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1918/10/05/archives/sometime-comes-with-ed-wynn-musical-comedy-of-commerce-with-book.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The musicals ''Good Morning Judge'' and ''The Magic Melody'' both had several-month-long runs at the Shubert in 1919,<ref name="Bloom p. 232; BM p. 81; NYCL p. 30">{{harvnb|Bloom|2007|ps=|p=232}}; {{harvnb|Botto|Mitchell|2002|ps=|p=81}}; {{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=30|ps=.}}</ref> and Julia Marlowe and E. H. Sothern presented a four-week-long program of Shakespeare plays later that year.<ref>{{Cite news|date=September 24, 1919|title=Sothern-Marlowe to Return to Stage Oct. 6; Begin Four Weeks' Engagement at the Shubert with a Revival of "Twelfth Night."|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1919/09/24/archives/sothernmarlowe-to-return-to-stage-oct-6-begin-four-weeks-engagement.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=October 7, 1919|title=Sothern And Marlowe Return To Broadway: Audience Welcomes Their Appearance in Stellar Role of "Twelfth Night" at Shubert Theatre|volume=19|page=11|work=Women's Wear|issue=83|id={{ProQuest|1666210112}}}}</ref>
===1920s and 1930s=== thumb|Curved corner of the facade The Shubert hosted the drama ''The Blue Flame'' with Theda Bara in 1920,<ref name="BM p. 81; NYCL p. 30" /><ref name="The Broadway League 1920b" /> followed the next year by the play ''The Trial of Joan of Arc'' with Margaret Anglin.<ref name="BM p. 81; NYCL p. 30" /><ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|date=April 12, 1921|title=The Trial of Joan of Arc – Broadway Play – Original|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-trial-of-joan-of-arc-9058|access-date=January 28, 2022|website=IBDB}}<br />{{Cite web|title=The Trial of Joan of Arc (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1921)|url=https://playbill.com/production/the-trial-of-joan-of-arc-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010617|access-date=January 28, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref> The Shubert also hosted several revues in the mid-1920s,<ref name="Bloom p. 232; BM p. 81; NYCL p. 30" /> including four editions of the ''Greenwich Village Follies''<ref name="NYCL pp. 30-32" /> and the 1923 edition of ''Artists and Models''.<ref>{{harvnb|Bloom|2007|ps=|p=232}}; {{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=31|ps=.}}</ref><ref name="The Broadway League 1923d" /><ref>{{Cite news|date=August 21, 1923|title=Artists and Models' in Scant Adornment; Folis Bergere and Casino de Paris Ensembles Imitated in New Revue at the Shubert.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1923/08/21/archives/artists-and-models-in-scant-adornment-folis-bergere-and-casino-de.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
Besides these revues, Shubert Theatre premiered the musical ''Red Pepper'' (1922) which was one of the earliest musicals to feature a jazz rooted score,<ref name="Bordman">{{cite book|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1_tQEAAAQBAJ&dq=Red+Pepper+musical+Bordman&pg=PA418|title=American Musical Theater: A Chronicle|first=Gerald|last=Bordman|author-link=Gerald Bordman|year=2001|chapter=Red Pepper|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=9780199771172}}</ref> and in 1924 it premiered ''The Magnolia Lady'' with Ralph Forbes and Ruth Chatterton; though both had relatively brief runs.<ref name="Bordman"/><ref name="Bloom p. 232; BM p. 82; NYCL p. 31">{{harvnb|Bloom|2007|ps=|p=232}}; {{harvnb|Botto|Mitchell|2002|ps=|p=82}}; {{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=31|ps=.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|date=November 25, 1924|title=The Magnolia Lady – Broadway Musical – Original|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-magnolia-lady-9635|access-date=January 28, 2022|website=IBDB}}<br />{{Cite web|title=The Magnolia Lady (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1924)|url=https://playbill.com/production/the-magnolia-lady-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010605|access-date=January 28, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref> The Shakespeare play ''Othello'' with Walter Hampden opened at the theater in 1925,<ref>{{harvnb|Botto|Mitchell|2002|ps=|p=82}}; {{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=31|ps=.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Young|first=Stark|date=January 12, 1925|title=The Play|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1925/01/12/archives/the-play.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> followed the same year by the revue ''Gay Paree'' with Charles "Chic" Sale.<ref name="Bloom p. 232; BM p. 82; NYCL p. 31" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Hammond|first=Percy|date=August 19, 1925|title=The Theaters: Messrs. Shubert Present Another Revue Entitled, Naughtily, "Gay Parce" Winnie Lightner|page=12|work=New York Herald Tribune|id={{ProQuest|1112831104}}}}</ref> Next, Emmerich Kálmán's operetta ''Countess Maritza'' opened at the Shubert in 1926<ref name="The Broadway League 1926d" /><ref>{{Cite news|date=September 19, 1926|title=Countess Maritza" Produced.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1926/09/19/archives/countess-maritza-produced.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and was highly popular.<ref name="Bloom p. 232; BM p. 82; NYCL p. 18">{{harvnb|Bloom|2007|ps=|p=232}}; {{harvnb|Botto|Mitchell|2002|ps=|p=82}}; {{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=18|ps=.}}</ref> Further hits arrived in 1927 with the musical ''Yours Truly'', featuring Leon Errol,<ref name="BM p. 82; NYCL p. 32">{{harvnb|Botto|Mitchell|2002|ps=|p=82}}; {{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=32|ps=.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Atkinson|first=J. Brooks|date=January 26, 1927|title=The Play; Wholesome Musical Comedy.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1927/01/26/archives/the-play-wholesome-musical-comedy.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and the revue ''Padlocks of 1927'', with Texas Guinan and Lillian Roth.<ref name="BM p. 82; NYCL p. 32" /><ref>{{Cite news|date=September 23, 1927|title='Padlocks' to Close; Texas Guinan, Denying Financial Troubles, Says She Will Open Club.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1927/09/23/archives/padlocks-to-close-texas-guinan-denying-financial-troubles-says-she.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
Zoe Akins's play ''The Furies'' with Laurette Taylor was a flop in 1928,<ref name="BM p. 82; NYCL p. 32" /><ref>{{Cite news|date=February 20, 1928|title=Laurette Taylor in "The Furies."|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1928/02/20/archives/laurette-taylor-in-the-furies.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and ''Ups-a-Daisy'' had a short run the same year, with the then-little-known actor Bob Hope in the cast.<ref name="BM p. 82">{{harvnb|Botto|Mitchell|2002|ps=.|p=82}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=October 9, 1928|title='Ups-a-Daisy' Aided by Talented Cast; Gensler's Musical Comedy Concerned With Pretended Mountain Climber.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1928/10/09/archives/upsadaisy-aided-by-talented-cast-genslers-musical-comedy-concerned.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The revue ''A Night in Venice''<ref>{{Cite news|date=May 8, 1929|title=New Revue for Shubert; "A Night in Venice" to Open Here in Week of May 20.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1929/05/08/archives/new-revue-for-shubert-a-night-in-venice-to-open-here-in-week-of-may.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name="BM p. 82; NYCL p. 33">{{harvnb|Botto|Mitchell|2002|ps=|p=82}}; {{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=33|ps=.}}</ref> and the musical ''The Street Singer'' both were staged the next year.<ref name="The Broadway League 1929e" /><ref>{{Cite news|date=September 18, 1929|title='The Street Singer' Has Pleasing Tunes; Lively Variant of Cinderella in Musical Comedy With Andrew Tombes and Queenie Smith.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1929/09/18/archives/the-street-singer-has-pleasing-tunes-lively-variant-of-cinderella.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Subsequently, Fritz Leiber's Chicago Civic Shakespeare Company came to the Shubert in 1930,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Atkinson|first=J. Brooks|date=March 27, 1930|title=The Play; Pleasantries Concerning Shakespeare.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1930/03/27/archives/the-play-pleasantries-concerning-shakespeare.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=March 25, 1930|title=From Chicago|pages=19|work=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93663016/from-chicago/|access-date=January 28, 2022}}</ref> presenting three plays in repertory.<ref name="BM p. 82; NYCL p. 33" /> Walter Slezak had his musical debut the same year in ''Meet My Sister''.<ref name="BM p. 82; NYCL p. 18">{{harvnb|Botto|Mitchell|2002|ps=|p=82}}; {{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=18|ps=.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=December 31, 1930|title='Meet My Sister' Is Novel Music Show; Newcomer at Shubert Boasts Absence of Chorus and Presence of Walter Slezak.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1930/12/31/archives/meet-my-sister-is-novel-music-show-newcomer-at-shubert-boasts.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The musical ''Everybody's Welcome'' opened the next year with Ann Pennington, Ann Sothern, Oscar Shaw, and Frances Williams;<ref name="Bloom p. 233; BM p. 82; NYCL p. 33">{{harvnb|Bloom|2007|ps=|p=233}}; {{harvnb|Botto|Mitchell|2002|ps=|p=82}}; {{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=33|ps=.}}</ref><ref name="The Broadway League 1931a" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Atkinson|first=J. Brooks|date=October 14, 1931|title=The Play; A Revival at Yiddish Theatre.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1931/10/14/archives/the-play-a-revival-at-yiddish-theatre.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Sothern, then known as Harriette Lake, had her musical debut in that show.<ref name="BM p. 82; NYCL p. 18" /> The revue ''Americana'' opened at the theater in 1932.<ref name="Bloom p. 233; BM p. 82; NYCL p. 33" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Martin|first=John|date=October 16, 1932|title=The Dance: a New Field in the Theatre; Revue Numbers of the Early Season Make A Wide Appeal -- Notes and Comment|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1932/10/16/archives/the-dance-a-new-field-in-the-theatre-revue-numbers-of-the-early.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> This was followed the next year by ''Gay Divorce'', with Fred Astaire and Claire Luce;<ref>{{harvnb|Botto|Mitchell|2002|ps=|p=83}}; {{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=33|ps=.}}</ref><ref name="The Broadway League 1932d" /><ref>{{Cite news|date=April 19, 1933|title=Gay Divorce' for London; Lee Ephraim Sails After Getting British Rights of Musical Show.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1933/04/19/archives/gay-divorce-for-london-lee-ephraim-sails-after-getting-british.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> this was Astaire's last appearance in a Broadway musical.<ref name="BM p. 82" />
For the next several years, the Shubert hosted a series of straight plays (as opposed to musicals).<ref>{{harvnb|Bloom|2007|ps=.|p=233}}</ref> Among these was Sidney Howard's play ''Dodsworth'', which opened in February 1934 and featured Fay Bainter and Walter Huston;<ref name="Bloom p. 233; BM p. 83; NYCL p. 18">{{harvnb|Bloom|2007|ps=|p=233}}; {{harvnb|Botto|Mitchell|2002|ps=|p=83}}; {{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=18|ps=.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Atkinson|first=Brooks|date=February 26, 1934|title=The Play; Walter Huston in Sidney Howard's 'Dodsworth,' Dramatized From Sinclair Lewis's Novel.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1934/02/26/archives/the-play-walter-huston-in-sidney-howards-dodsworth-dramatized-from.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> the show took a brief hiatus in mid-1934<ref>{{Cite news|date=August 21, 1934|title=Dodsworth' Opens Again; Play Closed for Seven Weeks Starts Run at Shubert.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1934/08/21/archives/dodsworth-opens-again-play-closed-for-seven-weeks-starts-run-at.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and continued for several months afterward.<ref name="The Broadway League 1934c" /> This was followed in 1936 by Robert E. Sherwood's ''Idiot's Delight'', featuring theatrical couple Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne.<ref name="Bloom p. 233; BM p. 83; NYCL p. 18" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Atkinson|first=Brooks|date=March 25, 1936|title=The Play; Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne Appearing in Sherwood's 'Idiot's Delight.'|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1936/03/25/archives/the-play-alfred-lunt-and-lynn-fontanne-appearing-in-sherwoods.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The play, the first show at the Shubert to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama,<ref>{{harvnb|Botto|Mitchell|2002|ps=|p=83}}; {{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=18|ps=.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Atkinson|first=Brooks|date=May 10, 1936|title=Pulitzer Laurels; R.E. Sherwood's 'Idiot's Delight' Receives The Annual Award|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1936/05/10/archives/pulitzer-laurels-re-sherwoods-idiots-delight-receives-the-annual.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> ran for a year.<ref name="The Broadway League 1936d" /> Next was Maxwell Anderson's ''The Masque of Kings'', featuring Dudley Digges, Leo G. Carroll, Henry Hull, and Margo, which opened in 1937<ref>{{Cite news|last=Atkinson|first=Brooks|date=February 9, 1937|title=The Play; Maxwell Anderson's 'The Masque of Kings' Under Guild Management-Opening of 'Be So Kindly'|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1937/02/09/archives/the-play-maxwell-andersons-the-masque-of-kings-under-guild.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and was a flop.<ref name="Bloom p. 233; BM p. 83; NYCL p. 35">{{harvnb|Bloom|2007|ps=|p=233}}; {{harvnb|Botto|Mitchell|2002|ps=|p=83}}; {{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=35|ps=.}}</ref><ref name="The Broadway League 1937c" /> The same year, the Shubert saw the Rodgers and Hart musical ''Babes in Arms'',<ref name="Bloom p. 233; BM p. 83; NYCL p. 18" /><ref name="The Broadway League 1937b" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Atkinson|first=Brooks|date=April 15, 1937|title=The Play; ' Babes in Arms' With a Book by Rodgers and Hart and a Cast of Youngsters|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1937/04/15/archives/the-play-babes-in-arms-with-a-book-by-rodgers-and-hart-and-a-cast.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> as well as the Theatre Guild production ''Amphitryon 38'' with Lunt and Fontanne.<ref name="Bloom p. 233; BM p. 83; NYCL p. 18" /><ref name="The Broadway League 1937a" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Atkinson|first=Brookd|date=November 2, 1937|title=The Play; Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne Return in the Theatre Guild's 'Amphitryon 38'|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1937/11/02/archives/the-play-alfred-lunt-and-lynn-fontanne-return-in-the-theatre-guilds.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The Rodgers and Hart musical ''I Married an Angel'' opened in 1938, featuring Vera Zorina.<ref name="Bloom p. 233; BM p. 83; NYCL p. 18" /><ref name="The Broadway League 1938d" /><ref>{{Cite news|date=May 11, 1938|title=News of the Stage; ' I Married an Angel' Due Tonight at the Shubert--'I'd Rather Be Right' Moves May 23, Kortner for Miss Cornell's Cast Summer Hits Broadway|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1938/05/11/archives/news-of-the-stage-i-married-an-angel-due-tonight-at-the-shubertid.html|access-date=January 29, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The next year, the Theatre Guild hosted the play ''The Philadelphia Story'' at the Shubert, featuring Katharine Hepburn;<ref name="Bloom p. 233; BM p. 83; NYCL p. 35" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Atkinson|first=Brooks|date=March 29, 1939|title=The Play; Katharine Hepburn Appearing in Philip Barry's 'The Philadelphia Story' for the Theatre Guild|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1939/03/29/archives/the-play-katharine-hepburn-appearing-in-philip-barrys-the.html|access-date=January 29, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> it saved the Guild from bankruptcy<ref name="Bloom p. 233; BM p. 84">{{harvnb|Bloom|2007|ps=|p=233}}; {{harvnb|Botto|Mitchell|2002|ps=.|p=84}}</ref> and ran for 417 performances.<ref name="The Broadway League 1939c" /><ref>{{harvnb|Botto|Mitchell|2002|ps=|p=84}}; {{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=35|ps=.}}</ref>
=== 1940s and 1950s === thumb|Window above the curved corner The Shubert Theatre hosted the Rodgers and Hart musical ''Higher and Higher'' in 1940,<ref>{{harvnb|Bloom|2007|ps=|p=233}}; {{harvnb|Botto|Mitchell|2002|ps=|p=84}}; {{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=35|ps=.}}</ref><ref name="The Broadway League 1940b" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Atkinson|first=Brooks|date=April 5, 1940|title=The Play; Jack Haley Renews Broadway Acquaintances in Rodgers and Hart's 'Higher and Higher'|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1940/04/05/archives/the-play-jack-haley-renews-broadway-acquaintances-in-rodgers-and.html|access-date=January 29, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> which was one of the partnership's few failures.<ref name="Bloom p. 233; BM p. 84" /> This was followed the same year by the Guy Bolton musical ''Hold On to Your Hats'', with Al Jolson and Martha Raye.<ref name="Bloom p. 233; BM p. 83; NYCL p. 35" /><ref name="The Broadway League 1940a" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Atkinson|first=Brooks|date=September 12, 1940|title=The Play; 'Hold On to Your Hats' Brings Al Jolson Back to Broadway After an Absence of Nine Years|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1940/09/12/archives/the-play-hold-on-to-your-hats-brings-al-jolson-back-to-broadway.html|access-date=January 29, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The Shubert then hosted a revival of George Bernard Shaw's play ''The Doctor's Dilemma'' in 1941, with Cornell and Raymond Massey.<ref name="Bloom p. 233; BM p. 84; NYCL p. 36">{{harvnb|Bloom|2007|ps=|p=233}}; {{harvnb|Botto|Mitchell|2002|ps=|p=84}}; {{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=36|ps=.}}</ref><ref name="The Broadway League 1941e" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Atkinson|first=Brooks|date=March 12, 1941|title=The Play; Cornell and Massey Appear in a Revival of Bernard Shaw's 'The Doctor's Dilemma'|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1941/03/12/archives/the-play-cornell-and-massey-appear-in-a-revival-of-bernard-shaws.html|access-date=January 29, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> A revival of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's ''The Rivals'' opened in 1942 with Mary Boland, Bobby Clark, Helen Ford, and Walter Hampden;<ref name="Bloom p. 233; BM p. 84; NYCL p. 36" /><ref name="The Broadway League 1942b" /><ref>{{Cite news|date=January 14, 1942|title=Guild to Present 'Rivals' Tonight; Shubert Theatre to Be Setting for 167-Year-Old Comedy by Richard Sheridan|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1942/01/14/archives/guild-to-present-rivals-tonight-shubert-theatre-to-be-setting-for.html|access-date=January 29, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and the Rodgers and Hart musical ''By Jupiter'' launched the same year with Ray Bolger.<ref name="Bloom p. 233; BM p. 84; NYCL p. 36" /><ref name="The Broadway League 1942e" /><ref>{{Cite news|date=June 3, 1942|title=Tonight's Openings: 'By Jupiter,' Starring Ray Bolger, at the Shubert; 'Starlight' in Harlem|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1942/06/03/archives/tonights-openings-by-jupiter-starring-ray-bolger-at-the-shubert.html|access-date=January 29, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Subsequently, Margaret Webster's revival of ''Othello'' opened in 1943 with José Ferrer, Uta Hagen, and Paul Robeson.<ref name="BM p. 84; NYCL p. 36">{{harvnb|Botto|Mitchell|2002|ps=|p=84}}; {{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=36|ps=.}}</ref><ref name="The Broadway League 1943c" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Nichols|first=Lewis|date=October 20, 1943|title=The Play in Review; 'Othello,' With Robeson in Title Role, Revived by Theatre Guild Before an Enthusiastic Audience at the Shubert|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1943/10/20/archives/the-play-in-review-othello-with-robeson-in-title-role-revived-by.html|access-date=January 29, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The Shubert's productions in 1944 included the play ''Catherine Was Great'' with Mae West,<ref name="Bloom p. 233; BM p. 84; NYCL p. 36" /><ref name="The Broadway League 1944b" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Zolotow|first=Sam|date=August 2, 1944|title=Mae West Play Due Here Tonight; 'Catherine Was Great,' Written by Star, to Open at Shubert Under Mike Todd's Aegis|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1944/08/02/archives/mae-west-play-due-here-tonight-catherine-was-great-written-by-star.html|access-date=January 29, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> as well as Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg's musical comedy ''Bloomer Girl''.<ref name="Bloom p. 233; BM p. 84; NYCL p. 36" /><ref name="The Broadway League 1944a" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Zolotow|first=Sam|date=October 5, 1944|title=Premiere Tonight of 'Bloomer Girl'; Musical Comedy of Gay Doings in 1861 to Open at Shubert -- Celeste Holm in Cast|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1944/10/05/archives/premiere-tonight-of-bloomer-girl-musical-comedy-of-gay-doings-in.html|access-date=January 29, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
In January 1947, the Shubert hosted the Victor Herbert musical ''Sweethearts'', featuring Bobby Clark and Marjorie Gateson,<ref name="Bloom p. 233; BM p. 84; NYCL p. 37">{{harvnb|Bloom|2007|ps=|p=234}}; {{harvnb|Botto|Mitchell|2002|ps=|p=84}}; {{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=37|ps=.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Calta|first=Louis|date=January 21, 1947|title=Opening Tonight of 'Sweethearts'; Paula Stone and Her Husband, Michael Sloane, Will Present Bobby Clark in Revival|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1947/01/21/archives/opening-tonight-of-sweethearts-paula-stone-and-her-husband-michael.html|access-date=January 29, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> for 288 performances.<ref name="The Broadway League 1947h" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Zolotow|first=Sam|date=September 10, 1947|title=Closing on Sept. 27 for 'Sweethearts'; Revival Starring Bobby Clark to Clock 288 Performances -- London Show to Shubert|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1947/09/10/archives/closing-on-sept-27-for-sweethearts-revival-starring-bobby-clark-to.html|access-date=January 29, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> This was followed the same December by a transfer of the musical ''High Button Shoes'', with Nanette Fabray and Phil Silvers,<ref name="BM p. 84; NYCL p. 37">{{harvnb|Botto|Mitchell|2002|ps=|p=84}}; {{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=37|ps=.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Zolotow|first=Sam|date=June 17, 1949|title=High Button Shoes' Will Close July 2; Musical Leaving the Broadway After 727 Performances -Proser, Kiphess Sponsors|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1949/06/17/archives/high-button-shoes-will-close-july-2-musical-leaving-the-broadway.html|access-date=January 29, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> which stayed for almost a year before transferring again.<ref name="The Broadway League 1947e" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Funke|first=Lewis|date=October 17, 1948|title=RIALTO GOSSIP; 'High Button Shoes' Moves to Another Theatre and Cuts Prices -- Items|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1948/10/17/archives/rialto-gossip-high-button-shoes-moves-to-another-theatre-and-cuts.html|access-date=January 29, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The Maxwell Anderson play ''Anne of the Thousand Days'' with Rex Harrison then opened at the Shubert in late 1948,<ref name="Bloom p. 233; BM p. 84; NYCL p. 37" /><ref name="The Broadway League 1948d" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Zolotow|first=Sam|date=December 8, 1948|title=Anderson Drama Arrives Tonight; ' Anne of Thousand Days,' With Rex Harrison, Joyce Redman, Opening at the Shubert|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1948/12/08/archives/anderson-drama-arrives-tonight-anne-of-thousand-days-with-rex.html|access-date=January 29, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and Lunt and Fontanne appeared the next year in ''I Know My Love''.<ref name="Bloom p. 233; BM p. 84; NYCL p. 37" /><ref name="The Broadway League 1949b" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Atkinson|first=Brooks|date=November 3, 1949|title=First Night at the Theatre; Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne Return in S. N. Behrman's 'I Know My Love.'|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1949/11/03/archives/first-night-at-the-theatre-alfred-lunt-and-lynn-fontanne-return-in.html|access-date=January 29, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> A plaque celebrating the Shuberts' achievements was installed on the theater's east wall in 1949.<ref>{{cite news|date=June 14, 1949|title=A Plaque for Shubert Alley|page=19|work=New York Herald Tribune|id={{ProQuest|1326792316}}}}</ref> Subsequently, Cole Porter's musical comedy ''Kiss Me, Kate'' relocated to the Shubert in 1950,<ref name="BM p. 84; NYCL p. 37" /> staying for a year.<ref name="The Broadway League 1948a" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Shanley|first=J. p|date=July 17, 1951|title='Kiss Me, Kate' Run to End Next Week; Musical Leaving Shubert July 28 After 1,077 Performances --Opened Dec. 30, 1948 'Fledermaus' Issue Settled New Production Group|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1951/07/17/archives/kiss-me-kate-run-to-end-next-week-musical-leaving-shubert-july-28.html|access-date=January 29, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Lerner and Loewe's musical ''Paint Your Wagon'' opened at the Shubert in 1951<ref name="Bloom p. 233; BM p. 85; NYCL p. 19">{{harvnb|Bloom|2007|ps=|p=234}}; {{harvnb|Botto|Mitchell|2002|ps=|p=85}}; {{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=19|ps=.}}</ref><ref name="The Broadway League 1951d" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Zolotow|first=Sam|date=November 12, 1951|title='Paint Your Wagon' Will Open Tonight; Collaborators on New Musical, Which Stars James Barton, Worked on 'Brigadoon'|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1951/11/12/archives/paint-your-wagon-will-open-tonight-collaborators-on-new-musical.html|access-date=January 29, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and featured James Barton for 289 performances.<ref name="The Broadway League 1951d" /><ref name="BM p. 85; NYCL p. 38">{{harvnb|Botto|Mitchell|2002|ps=|p=85}}; {{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=38|ps=.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Shanley|first=J. P.|date=July 19, 1952|title=Wagon' to Leave Shubert Tonight; Loewe-Lerner Musical Play, Put on by Crawford, to Quit After 289 Performances|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1952/07/19/archives/wagon-to-leave-shubert-tonight-loewelerner-musical-play-put-on-by.html|access-date=January 30, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Next, the Shaw play ''The Millionairess'' opened in 1952 and featured Katharine Hepburn and Cyril Ritchard.<ref name="Bloom p. 233; BM p. 85; NYCL p. 19" /><ref name="The Broadway League 1952c" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Zolotow|first=Sam|date=October 17, 1952|title=Broadway Awaits Hepburn Tonight; Her Limited Run at Shubert in Shaw's 'The Millionairess' Finds Few Unsold Tickets|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1952/10/17/archives/broadway-awaits-hepburn-tonight-her-limited-run-at-shubert-in-shaws.html|access-date=January 29, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
The Shubert hosted the Peter Ustinov play ''The Love of Four Colonels'' in 1953 with Rex Harrison and Lilli Palmer.<ref name="Bloom p. 233; BM p. 85; NYCL p. 19" /><ref name="The Broadway League 1953b" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Calta|first=Louis|date=January 15, 1953|title=Harrison, Palmer to Arrive Tonight; Acting Team Will Co-Star in 'The Love of Four Colonels' by Ustinov, at the Shubert|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1953/01/15/archives/harrison-palmer-to-arrive-tonight-acting-team-will-costar-in-the.html|access-date=January 29, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> For the next two years, the theater hosted Porter's musical ''Can-Can''.<ref name="BM p. 85; NYCL p. 38" /><ref name="The Broadway League 1953a" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Funke|first=Lewis|date=May 17, 1962|title=Musical: 'Can-Can' Back; Porter-Burrows Show Is Revived at Center The Cast|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1962/05/17/archives/musical-cancan-back-porterburrows-show-is-revived-at-center-the.html|access-date=January 29, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> This was followed in 1955 by Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical ''Pipe Dream'',<ref name="BM p. 85; NYCL p. 38" /><ref name="The Broadway League 1955d" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Atkinson|first=Brooks|date=December 1, 1955|title=Theatre: Rodgers and Hammerstein; ' Pipe Dream' Is Based on Steinbeck Novel|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1955/12/01/archives/theatre-rodgers-and-hammerstein-pipe-dream-is-based-on-steinbeck.html|access-date=January 29, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> one of the team's less successful ventures.<ref>{{harvnb|Bloom|2007|ps=|p=234}}; {{harvnb|Botto|Mitchell|2002|ps=.|p=85}}</ref> Next, the Theatre Guild presented Betty Comden, Adolph Green, and Jule Styne's musical ''Bells Are Ringing'' in 1956, featuring Judy Holliday and Sydney Chaplin;<ref name="Bloom p. 233; BM p. 85; NYCL p. 19" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Atkinson|first=Brooks|date=November 30, 1956|title=Theatre: 'Bells Are Ringing' for Judy Holliday; Overcomes Antiquated Plot at Shubert Actress Flies High in New Musical Show|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1956/11/30/archives/theatre-bells-are-ringing-for-judy-holliday-overcomes-antiquated.html|access-date=January 30, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> it ran for two years,<ref name="The Broadway League 1956a" /> relocating only because of a booking conflict.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Zolotow|first=Sam|date=September 30, 1958|title=Bells' May Stop Ringing on Dec. 13; Booking Jam to Oust Show From Shubert -- Ferrer and Kurnitz Adapting Musical|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1958/09/30/archives/bells-may-stop-ringing-on-dec-13-booking-jam-to-oust-show-from.html|access-date=January 30, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Afterward, ''A Majority of One'' opened in 1959 with Gertrude Berg and Cedric Hardwicke,<ref name="Bloom p. 233; BM p. 85; NYCL p. 19" /><ref name="The Broadway League 1959d" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Atkinson|first=Brooks|date=February 17, 1959|title=Theatre: 'Majority of One'|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1959/02/17/archives/theatre-majority-of-one.html|access-date=January 30, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and Bob Merrill's musical ''Take Me Along'' opened the same year.<ref name="Bloom p. 233; BM p. 85; NYCL p. 19" /><ref name="The Broadway League 1959c" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Atkinson|first=Brooks|date=October 23, 1959|title=Theatre: 'Take Me Along'; New Musical Opens at the Sam Shubert|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1959/10/23/archives/theatre-take-me-along-new-musical-opens-at-the-sam-shubert.html|access-date=January 30, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
=== 1960s to 1980s === thumb|The theater as seen at dusk In 1962, the Shubert hosted the musical ''I Can Get It for You Wholesale'',<ref name="Bloom p. 233; BM p. 85; NYCL p. 19" /><ref name="The Broadway League 1962e" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Taubman|first=Howard|date=March 23, 1962|title=Theatre: 'I Can Get It for You Wholesale' Opens; Musical Based on Book by Jerome Weidman|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1962/03/23/archives/theatre-i-can-get-it-for-you-wholesale-opens-musical-based-on-book.html|access-date=January 30, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> which marked both Barbra Streisand's first Broadway show and Harold Rome's final large Broadway musical.<ref name="Bloom p. 233; BM pp. 85-86">{{harvnb|Bloom|2007|ps=|p=234}}; {{harvnb|Botto|Mitchell|2002|ps=.|pp=85–86}}</ref> The same year, David Merrick produced Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse's musical ''Stop the World – I Want to Get Off'' at the Shubert.<ref name="Bloom p. 233; BM pp. 85-86" /><ref name="The Broadway League 1962d" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Taubman|first=Howard|date=October 4, 1962|title=Theater: 'Stop the World' Opens; Anthony Newley Chief Artisan of Show Anna Quayle Also in Musical at Shubert|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1962/10/04/archives/theater-stop-the-world-opens-anthony-newley-chief-artisan-of-show.html|access-date=January 30, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Next was the Meredith Willson musical ''Here's Love'', which opened in 1963 with Janis Paige and Craig Stevens,<ref name="Bloom p. 233; BM p. 86; NYCL p. 19">{{harvnb|Bloom|2007|ps=|p=234}}; {{harvnb|Botto|Mitchell|2002|ps=|p=86}}; {{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=19|ps=.}}</ref><ref name="The Broadway League 1963c" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Taubman|first=Howard|date=October 4, 1963|title=Theater: Musical by Meredith Willson; 'Here's Love' Based on 'Miracle on 34th St.'|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1963/10/04/archives/theater-musical-by-meredith-willson-heres-love-based-on-miracle-on.html|access-date=January 30, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> but it was not as successful as Willson's previous hits.<ref name="Bloom p. 233; BM pp. 85-86" /> Also in 1963, to celebrate Shubert Alley's 50th anniversary, the Shubert family embedded a plaque in a corner of the Shubert Theatre.<ref name="nyt-1963-10-03" /><ref>{{harvnb|Botto|Mitchell|2002|ps=.|p=86}}</ref> Newley and Bricusse had another hit at the Shubert in 1965, ''The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd''.<ref name="Bloom p. 233; BM p. 86; NYCL p. 19" /><ref name="The Broadway League 1965e" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Taubman|first=Howard|date=May 17, 1965|title=Theater: 'Roar of the Greasepaint' Struts and Frets; Newley Acts Underdog to Ritchard as Sir|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1965/05/17/archives/theater-roar-of-the-greasepaint-struts-and-frets-newley-acts.html|access-date=January 30, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The Shubert next presented Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick's ''The Apple Tree'', a set of three one-act musicals, in 1966.<ref name="Bloom p. 233; BM p. 86; NYCL p. 40">{{harvnb|Bloom|2007|ps=|p=234}}; {{harvnb|Botto|Mitchell|2002|ps=|p=86}}; {{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=40|ps=.}}</ref><ref name="The Broadway League 1966a" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Kerr|first=Walter|date=October 19, 1966|title=Theater: 'The Apple Tree,' Three Playlets, Opens; Barbara Harris, Alda and Blyden Starred|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1966/10/19/archives/theater-the-apple-tree-three-playlets-opens-barbara-harris-alda-and.html|access-date=January 30, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
The Shubert hosted its first Tony Awards in 1967,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sullivan|first=Dan|date=March 27, 1967|title='Cabaret' and 'Homecoming' Win Top Tonys; Robert Preston and Barbara Harris Get Star Prizes|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1967/03/27/archives/cabaret-and-homecoming-win-top-tonys-robert-preston-and-barbara.html|access-date=January 30, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name="n937757452">{{Cite news|last=Frymer|first=Murry|date=March 27, 1967|title=Tony Carpet Rolls for British, 'Cabaret'|pages=50|work=Newsday|issn=2574-5298|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93775745/tony-carpet-rolls-for-british/|access-date=January 30, 2022}}</ref> an occasion for which the surrounding stretch of 44th Street was covered in carpeting.<ref name="n937757452" /><ref>{{Cite news|date=March 9, 1967|title=Street to Get Carpeting On Tony Night, the 26th|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1967/03/09/archives/street-to-get-carpeting-on-tony-night-the-26th.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The theater also hosted the 1968 Tony Awards.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sullivan|first=Dan|date=April 22, 1968|title='Rosencrantz' and 'Hallelujah, Baby!' Garner Tonys; Zoe Caldwell and Balsam Capture Acting Honors|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1968/04/22/archives/rosencrantz-and-hallelujah-baby-garner-tonys-zoe-caldwell-and.html|access-date=January 30, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The musical ''Golden Rainbow'', originally scheduled to open at the Shubert in November 1967,<ref>{{Cite news|date=June 2, 1967|title='Golden Rainbow' Opens Nov.8|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1967/06/02/archives/golden-rainbow-opens-nov8.html|access-date=January 30, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> instead premiered the following February with Marilyn Cooper, Eydie Gormé, and Steve Lawrence.<ref name="Bloom p. 233; BM p. 87; NYCL p. 40">{{harvnb|Bloom|2007|ps=|p=234}}; {{harvnb|Botto|Mitchell|2002|ps=|p=87}}; {{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=40|ps=.}}</ref><ref name="The Broadway League 1968e" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Barnes|first=Clive|date=February 5, 1968|title=Theater: Sammy Glick on the Loose in Las Vegas; Shubert Theater Gets 'Golden Rainbow' Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme Star|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1968/02/05/archives/theater-sammy-glick-on-the-loose-in-las-vegas-shubert-theater-gets.html|access-date=January 30, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The Neil Simon musical ''Promises, Promises'' opened that December with Jerry Orbach,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Barnes|first=Clive|date=December 2, 1968|title=Theater: Simon-Bacharach 'Promises, Promises' Begins Run at the Shubert; Jerry Orbach Starred as Mouse-Fink Hero|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1968/12/02/archives/theater-simonbacharach-promises-promises-begins-run-at-the-shubert.html|access-date=January 30, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Oppenheimer|first=George|date=December 2, 1968|title='Promises..." Promises to Be a Smash|pages=125|work=Newsday|issn=2574-5298|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93782921/promises-promises-to-be-a/|access-date=January 30, 2022}}</ref> setting a house record with 1,281 performances over the next three years.<ref name="BM p. 87; NYCL p. 40">{{harvnb|Botto|Mitchell|2002|ps=|p=87}}; {{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=40|ps=.}}</ref><ref name="The Broadway League 1968d" /> This was followed in 1973 by Hugh Wheeler and Stephen Sondheim's musical ''A Little Night Music'', featuring Glynis Johns, Len Cariou, and Hermione Gingold.<ref name="Bloom p. 233; BM p. 87; NYCL p. 40" /><ref name="The Broadway League 1973a" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Barnes|first=Cline|date=February 26, 1973|title=The Theater: 'A Little Night Music'|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1973/02/26/archives/the-theater-a-little-night-music.html|access-date=January 30, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The next year, the Shubert hosted the musical ''Over Here!'' with two Andrews Sisters, John Travolta, and Treat Williams,<ref name="Bloom p. 233; BM p. 87; NYCL p. 40" /><ref name="The Broadway League 1974d" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Watt|first=Douglas|date=March 8, 1974|title='Over Here!' a Silly, Lively Pastiche|pages=112|work=New York Daily News|issn=2692-1251|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93783531/over-here-a-silly-lively/|access-date=January 30, 2022}}</ref> as well as the 1974 Tony Awards.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Weisman|first=Steven R.|date=April 22, 1974|title='River Niger' and 'Raisin' Win Tonys|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1974/04/22/archives/-river-niger-and-raisin-win-tonys.html|access-date=January 30, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|date=April 24, 1974|title=Legitimate: Tony Award Highlights|volume=274|issue=11|pages=56|id={{ProQuest|1032478188}}|magazine=Variety}}</ref>
Edward Albee's play ''Seascape'' opened at the Shubert with Deborah Kerr and Barry Nelson in January 1975,<ref name="Bloom p. 235; BM p. 87; NYCL p. 40">{{harvnb|Bloom|2007|ps=|p=235}}; {{harvnb|Botto|Mitchell|2002|ps=|p=87}}; {{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=40|ps=.}}</ref><ref name="The Broadway League 1975c" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Barnes|first=Clive|date=January 27, 1975|title=Albee's 'Seascape' Is a Major Event|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1975/01/27/archives/albees-seascape-is-a-major-event.html|access-date=January 30, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> followed that April by W. Somerset Maugham's play ''The Constant Wife'' with Ingrid Bergman.<ref name="Bloom p. 235; BM p. 87; NYCL p. 40" /><ref name="The Broadway League 1975b" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Barnes|first=Clive|date=April 15, 1975|title=Stage: 'Constant Wife'|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1975/04/15/archives/stage-constant-wife-ingrid-bergman-stars-in-maugham-revival.html|access-date=January 30, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Joseph Papp and the Public Theater relocated their production of the musical ''A Chorus Line'' from off-Broadway to the Shubert Theatre in October 1975.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Barnes|first=Clive|date=October 20, 1975|title='A Chorus Line,'|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1975/10/20/archives/a-chorus-line-a-musical-to-sing-about-for-years.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Watt|first=Douglas|date=October 20, 1975|title=Humanizing the hoofing masses|pages=45|work=New York Daily News|issn=2692-1251|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93618425/humanizing-the-hoofing-massesdouglas/|access-date=January 28, 2022}}</ref> The show's relocation increased Broadway theater attendance from 6.6 million to 7.3 million in one year,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wallach|first=Allan|date=April 22, 1990|title=The Little Show That Could|pages=88, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93619085/ 93]|work=Newsday|issn=2574-5298|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93618986/the-little-show-that-couldallan-wallach/|access-date=January 28, 2022}}</ref> and the musical itself ultimately stayed for more than a decade, winning a Pulitzer Prize for Drama.<ref name="Bloom p. 235; BM p. 87">{{harvnb|Bloom|2007|ps=|p=235}}; {{harvnb|Botto|Mitchell|2002|ps=.|p=87}}</ref> During the run of ''Chorus Line'', the Shubert hosted Tony Awards ceremonies in 1976,<ref>{{Cite news|last=McFadden|first=Robert D.|date=April 19, 1976|title='A Chorus Line' Tops Tony Competition; 'Travesties' Gets Award as the Best Play|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1976/04/19/archives/a-chorus-line-tops-tony-competition-travesties-gets-award-as-the.html|access-date=January 30, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> 1977,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Thomas|first=Robert McG. Jr. |date=June 6, 1977|title='Annie' Sweeps 7 Tonys;'Shadow Box' Named Top Play|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/06/06/archives/annie-sweeps-7-tonys-shadow-box-named-top-play-dorothy-loudon-julie.html|access-date=January 30, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> 1978,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Thomas|first=Robert McG. Jr.|date=June 5, 1978|title="Ain't Misbehavin"|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1978/06/05/archives/new-jersey-pages-aint-misbehavin-and-da-win-tonys-three-special.html|access-date=January 30, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> 1979,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Thomas|first=Robert McG. Jr. |date=June 4, 1979|title=Tonys for 'Elephant,' 'sweeney Todd'|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/06/04/archives/tonys-for-elephant-sweeney-todd-a-rare-tie-featured-actor-and.html|access-date=January 30, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and 1985.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Freedman|first=Samuel G.|date=June 3, 1985|title='Biloxi' and 'Big River' Win Top Tony Awards|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/06/03/theater/biloxi-and-big-river-win-top-tony-awards.html|access-date=January 30, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> ''Chorus Line'' became the longest-running Broadway show in 1983,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rich|first=Frank|date=October 1, 1983|title=Critic's Notebook; the Magic of 'chorus Line' No. 3,389|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/10/01/arts/critic-s-notebook-the-magic-of-chorus-line-no-3389.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name="BM p. 87">{{harvnb|Botto|Mitchell|2002|ps=.|p=87}}</ref> and it became the first Broadway show to run for 5,000 performances in 1987.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Yarrow|first=Andrew L.|date=August 11, 1987|title='Chorus Line' No. 5001 Is Noted, With Emotion|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/08/11/theater/chorus-line-no-5001-is-noted-with-emotion.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The Shubert hosted a memorial service for ''Chorus Line's'' choreographer Michael Bennett shortly after the musical's 5,000th performance.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Gerard|first=Jeremy|date=September 30, 1987|title=From Friends and Associates, A Tribute to Michael Bennett|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/30/arts/from-friends-and-associates-a-tribute-to-michael-bennett.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) had started considering protecting the Shubert as a landmark in 1982,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dunlap|first=David W.|date=October 20, 1982|title=Landmark Status Sought for Theaters|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/10/20/nyregion/landmark-status-sought-for-theaters.html|url-status=live|access-date=October 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029222429/https://www.nytimes.com/1982/10/20/nyregion/landmark-status-sought-for-theaters.html|archive-date=October 29, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> with discussions continuing over the next several years.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Shepard|first=Joan|date=August 28, 1985|title=Is the final curtain near?|pages=462, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85456671/broadway/ 464]|work=New York Daily News|issn=2692-1251|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85456704|url-status=live|access-date=September 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921174705/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85456704/is-the-final-curtain-near/|archive-date=September 21, 2021|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> The LPC designated the Shubert's facade and interior as landmarks on December 15, 1987.<ref name="nycland" /> This was part of the LPC's wide-ranging effort in 1987 to grant landmark status to Broadway theaters.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dunlap|first=David W.|date=November 22, 1987|title=The Region; The City Casts Its Theaters In Stone|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/11/22/weekinreview/the-region-the-city-casts-its-theaters-in-stone.html|url-status=live|access-date=October 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016164623/https://www.nytimes.com/1987/11/22/weekinreview/the-region-the-city-casts-its-theaters-in-stone.html|archive-date=October 16, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The New York City Board of Estimate ratified the designations in March 1988.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Purdum|first=Todd S.|date=March 12, 1988|title=28 Theaters Are Approved as Landmarks|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/12/nyregion/28-theaters-are-approved-as-landmarks.html|access-date=November 20, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The Shubert Organization, the Nederlander Organization, and Jujamcyn collectively sued the LPC in June 1988 to overturn the landmark designations of 22 theaters, including the Shubert, on the merit that the designations severely limited the extent to which the theaters could be modified.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dunlap|first=David W.|date=June 21, 1988|title=Owners File Suit to Revoke Theaters' Landmark Status|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/21/nyregion/owners-file-suit-to-revoke-theaters-landmark-status.html|url-status=live|access-date=October 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029222433/https://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/21/nyregion/owners-file-suit-to-revoke-theaters-landmark-status.html|archive-date=October 29, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The lawsuit was escalated to the New York Supreme Court and the Supreme Court of the United States, but these designations were ultimately upheld in 1992.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dunlap|first=David W.|date=May 27, 1992|title=High Court Upholds Naming Of 22 Theaters as Landmarks|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/27/nyregion/high-court-upholds-naming-of-22-theaters-as-landmarks.html|url-status=live|access-date=October 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030023526/https://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/27/nyregion/high-court-upholds-naming-of-22-theaters-as-landmarks.html|archive-date=October 30, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
=== 1990s to present === thumb|Upper-story windows on the 44th Street facade By early 1990, ''A Chorus Line'' was no longer profitable for Papp,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rothstein|first=Mervyn|date=February 22, 1990|title='A Chorus Line,' the Show That Has Outrun Them All, Is Closing|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/22/theater/a-chorus-line-the-show-that-has-outrun-them-all-is-closing.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and the show ended that April after 6,137 performances.<ref name="Bloom p. 235; BM p. 87" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Rothstein|first=Mervyn|date=April 30, 1990|title=After 15 Years (15!), 'A Chorus Line' Ends|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/04/30/theater/after-15-years-15-a-chorus-line-ends.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name="The Broadway League 1975a" /> The popular West End musical ''Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story'' was then booked for the Shubert,<ref>{{Cite news|date=April 20, 1990|title=On Stage (Published 1990)|work=The New York Times |language=en|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/04/20/theater/on-stage.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|last1=Nemy |first1=Enid }}</ref> and the theater was closed for renovations during much of 1990.<ref name="BM p. 87" /> ''The Buddy Holly Story'' opened that November<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rich|first=Frank|date=November 5, 1990|title=Review/Theater; In a Rock Star's Story, the Music Is the Thing|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/11/05/arts/review-theater-in-a-rock-star-s-story-the-music-is-the-thing.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Doze|first=a Texas|date=November 5, 1990|title='Buddy|pages=31, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93621487/ 39]|work=New York Daily News|issn=2692-1251|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93621448/buddy-a-texas-dozehoward-kissel/|access-date=January 28, 2022}}</ref> and ran for 225 performances,<ref name="The Broadway League 1990" /> much shorter than its West End appearance.<ref name="BM p. 87" /> The next hit at the Shubert was the George and Ira Gershwin musical ''Crazy for You'', which opened in February 1992<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rich|first=Frank|date=February 20, 1992|title=Review/Theater: Crazy for You; A Fresh Chorus of Gershwin on Broadway|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/02/20/theater/review-theater-crazy-for-you-a-fresh-chorus-of-gershwin-on-broadway.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Winer|first=Linda|date=February 20, 1992|title=Crazy for Dancing to Gershwin Goldies|pages=70|work=Newsday|issn=2574-5298|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93622120/crazy-for-dancing-to-gershwin/|access-date=January 28, 2022}}</ref> and lasted 1,622 performances through January 1996.<ref name="The Broadway League 1992" /><ref>{{Cite news|date=January 3, 1996|title=Crazy for You' Closing|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/01/03/theater/crazy-for-you-closing.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> During this time, the theater also hosted memorial services for performers such as Helen Hayes in 1993<ref>{{Cite news|date=June 13, 1993|title=Helen Hayes Tribute|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/06/13/nyregion/helen-hayes-tribute.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and Jessica Tandy in 1994.<ref>{{Cite news|date=November 11, 1994|title=Jessica Tandy Memorial|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/11/11/arts/jessica-tandy-memorial.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The theater was then renovated again for $3.7 million, with its technical systems being updated.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Pacheco|first=Partick|date=April 4, 1996|title=Curtain Rises on Shubert Rehab|pages=13|work=Newsday|issn=2574-5298|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93622384/curtain-rises-on-shubert-rehabpartick/|access-date=January 28, 2022}}</ref> Next was the musical ''Big'', which opened in April 1996<ref>{{Cite news|last=Grimes|first=William|date=April 21, 1996|title=Theater; Placing Big Bets on 'Big,' the Musical|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/04/21/theater/theater-placing-big-bets-on-big-the-musical.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Winer|first=Linda|date=April 29, 1996|title='Big' and Bright|pages=51|work=Newsday|issn=2574-5298|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93622630/big-and-brightlinda-winer/|access-date=January 28, 2022}}</ref> and had 192 performances.<ref name="The Broadway League 1996" />
thumb|The Shubert Theatre as seen in 2025 A revival of the musical ''Chicago'' relocated to the Shubert in February 1997<ref name="The Broadway League 19962" /><ref name="nyt-1997-02-07">{{Cite news|last=Grimes|first=William|date=February 7, 1997|title=On Stage, and Off|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/02/07/theater/on-stage-and-off.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and remained until January 2003, when the show moved to the Ambassador Theatre.<ref name="The Broadway League 19962">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|date=November 14, 1996|title=Chicago – Broadway Musical – 1996 Revival|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/chicago-4804|access-date=December 18, 2021|website=IBDB}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Chicago Broadway @ Ambassador Theatre|url=http://www.playbill.com/production/chicago-richard-rodgers-theatre-vault-0000003074|access-date=December 18, 2021|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=McKinley|first=Jesse|date=January 17, 2003|title=On Stage and Off|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/17/movies/on-stage-and-off.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> A tribute to lyricist Adolph Green was hosted at the theater in late 2002, near the end of ''Chicago''{{'s}} run there.<ref name="nyt-2002-11-29">{{Cite news|date=November 29, 2002|title=Tribute to Adolph Green|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/29/arts/tribute-to-adolph-green.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim musical ''Gypsy'' then opened in May 2003,<ref name="nyt-2003-05-05">{{Cite news|last=McKinley|first=Jesse|date=May 5, 2003|title=New 'Gypsy' Struts, Silencing Naysayers|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/05/theater/new-gypsy-struts-silencing-naysayers.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Winer|first=Linda|date=May 2, 2003|title=A 'Gypsy' We've Met Before|pages=87, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93645640/ 100]|work=Newsday|issn=2574-5298|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93645605/a-gypsy-weve-met-beforelinda-winer/|access-date=January 28, 2022}}</ref> running at the Shubert for a year.<ref name="The Broadway League 2003" /> As part of a settlement with the United States Department of Justice in 2003, the Shuberts agreed to improve disabled access at their 16 landmarked Broadway theaters, including the Shubert.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Tavernise|first=Sabrina|date=September 26, 2003|title=Shuberts Revamp 16 Theaters, Improving Access for Disabled|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/26/nyregion/shuberts-revamp-16-theaters-improving-access-for-disabled.html|access-date=January 9, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=September 28, 2003|title=Broadway theaters accessible to disabled|pages=68|work=Press and Sun-Bulletin|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92169426/broadway-theaters-accessible-to-disabled/|access-date=January 9, 2022}}</ref> This was followed by a dance special, ''Forever Tango'', in the latter half of 2004.<ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|date=July 24, 2004|title=Forever Tango – Broadway Special – 2004 Revival|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/forever-tango-382362|access-date=January 28, 2022|website=IBDB}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Forever Tango (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 2004)|url=https://playbill.com/production/forever-tango-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010463|access-date=January 28, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Dunning|first=Jennifer|date=July 23, 2004|title=Critic's Choice/Dance; Sí, It Takes Two to Tango: New York and a Festival|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/23/movies/critic-s-choice-dance-si-it-takes-two-to-tango-new-york-and-a-festival.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The theater's next hit was the musical comedy ''Spamalot'', which opened in 2005<ref>{{Cite news|last=Cox|first=Gordon|date=March 18, 2005|title=Fool Monty: holy gales of laughter|pages=92|work=Newsday|issn=2574-5298|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93646275/fool-monty-holy-gales-of/|access-date=January 28, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Brantley|first=Ben|date=March 18, 2005|title=A Quest Beyond the Grail|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/18/theater/reviews/a-quest-beyond-the-grail.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and ran for nearly four years.<ref name="The Broadway League 2005" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Cohen|first=Patricia|date=October 19, 2008|title=Closing Set for 'Spamalot'|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/19/nyregion/19spamalot.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> It was succeeded by a three-month revival of Noel Coward's ''Blithe Spirit'' in 2009.<ref name="The Broadway League 2009b" /><ref name="nyt-2009-03-16">{{Cite news|last=Brantley|first=Ben|date=March 15, 2009|title=The Medium as the Messenger|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/16/theater/reviews/16blit.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Yet another long-running show opened at the Shubert in October 2009: David Bryan and Joe DiPietro's musical ''Memphis'',<ref>{{Cite news|last=Winer|first=Linda|date=October 20, 2009|title=The birth of rock and roll|pages=B11|work=Newsday|issn=2574-5298|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93647437/the-birth-of-rock-and-rolllinda-winer/|access-date=January 28, 2022}}</ref><ref name="nyt-2009-10-19">{{Cite news|last=Isherwood|first=Charles|date=October 19, 2009|title=A D.J. Who Shook, Rattled and Rolled|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/20/theater/reviews/20memphis.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> which lasted for 1,166 performances through 2012.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Healy|first=Patrick|date=June 26, 2012|title='Jesus Christ Superstar' and 'Memphis' Closing|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/27/arts/jesus-christ-superstar-and-memphis-closing.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name="The Broadway League 2009a" /> During ''Memphis''{{'s}} run, three shows ran for one night each: ''Brigadoon'' in 2010, ''Camelot'' in 2011, and ''Oliver!'' in 2012.<ref name="Playbill Shubert" />
Tim Minchin's West End hit ''Matilda the Musical'' opened at the Shubert in April 2013<ref name="nyt-2013-03-12">{{Cite news|last=Brantley|first=Ben|date=April 12, 2013|title=Children of the World, Unite!|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/12/theater/reviews/matilda-the-musical-at-shubert-theater.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Wetherbe|first=Jamie|date=April 12, 2013|title='Matilda: The Musical' on Broadway: What did the critics think?|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-xpm-2013-apr-12-la-et-cm-matilda-musical-broadway-review-20130411-story.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> and ran for 1,554 performances through the beginning of 2017.<ref name="The Broadway League 2013" /> Subsequently, the Shubert staged a revival of ''Hello Dolly!'' with Bette Midler from April 2017 to August 2018.<ref name="The Broadway League 2017" /><ref name="nyt-2017-04-21">{{Cite news |last=Brantley |first=Ben |date=April 21, 2017 |title=Review: 'Hello, Dolly!' Is Bright, Brassy and All Bette |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/20/theater/hello-dolly-review-bette-midler.html |access-date=January 28, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> ''Hello, Dolly!'' broke the box office record for the Shubert Theatre twelve times,<ref name="Evans Evans 2018 d955">{{cite web | last=Evans | first=Greg | title=Bette Midler Returning To Broadway's 'Hello, Dolly!' For Production's End Run | website=Deadline | date=April 20, 2018 | url=https://deadline.com/2018/04/bette-midler-hello-dolly-broadway-return-limited-engagement-bernadette-peters-1202372819/ | access-date=September 29, 2023}}</ref> grossing $2.4 million during the week of October 23, 2017.<ref name="Gerard Gerard 2017 u237">{{cite web | last=Gerard | first=Jeremy | title=Bruce Moves In On Bette As 'The Band's Visit' Strikes Up $872K At Broadway Box Office | website=Deadline | date=October 23, 2017 | url=https://deadline.com/2017/10/bruce-moves-in-on-bette-as-the-bands-visit-strikes-up-872k-at-broadway-box-office-1202193258/ | access-date=September 29, 2023}}</ref> Aaron Sorkin's play ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' opened in December 2018<ref name="nyt-2018-12-19">{{Cite news|last=Widdicombe|first=Ben|date=December 19, 2018|title='Mockingbird' Opens on Broadway|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/19/style/to-kill-a-mockingbird-broadway-parties.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and ran until all Broadway theaters temporarily closed on March 12, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Paulson|first=Michael|date=March 12, 2020|title=Broadway, Symbol of New York Resilience, Shuts Down Amid Virus Threat|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/12/theater/coronavirus-broadway-shutdown.html|access-date=October 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The Shubert reopened on October 5, 2021, with ''To Kill A Mockingbird'',<ref>{{cite web | last=Levy | first=Matt | title=These 13 shows are returning to Broadway in October | website=nj | date=October 2, 2021 | url=https://www.nj.com/live-entertainment/2021/10/these-13-shows-are-returning-to-broadway-in-october.html | access-date=October 22, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Sullivan | first=Lindsey | title=Go Inside To Kill a Mockingbird's Powerful Reopening with Jeff Daniels & More | website=Broadway.com | date=October 6, 2021 | url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/201379/go-inside-to-kill-a-mockingbirds-powerful-reopening-with-jeff-daniels-more/ | access-date=October 22, 2021}}</ref> which closed in January 2022.<ref>{{cite web|date=January 12, 2022|title='To Kill A Mockingbird' Will Close Until June As Covid Slams Broadway|url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/to-kill-a-mockingbird-broadway-hiatus-closing-covid-omicron-1234909547/|access-date=January 28, 2022|work=Deadline}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Paulson|first=Michael|date=January 12, 2022|title='Mockingbird,' Once a Broadway Smash, to Pause Production Amid Omicron|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/12/theater/to-kill-a-mockingbird-girl-from-north-country-broadway.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The Shubert's next booking, a limited run of the farce ''POTUS'', opened in April 2022.<ref name="The Broadway League 2022"/><ref name="nyt-2022-03-01" /> It was followed by the musical ''Some Like It Hot'' in December 2022,<ref name="The Broadway League 2022b"/><ref name=nyt-2022-04-20/> which closed in December 2023.<ref name="Harms 2023 t561">{{cite web | last=Harms | first=Talaura | title=Some Like It Hot Announces Broadway Closing Date | website=Playbill | date=September 28, 2023 | url=https://www.playbill.com/article/some-like-it-hot-announces-broadway-closing-date | access-date=September 29, 2023}}</ref> The musical ''Hell's Kitchen'' opened at the theater in April 2024,<ref name="The Broadway League f088"/> transferring from off-Broadway.<ref name="Fraley 2024 n290">{{cite web | last=Fraley | first=Jason | title=From 'The Wiz' revival to Alicia Keys musical, DC native launches two Broadway shows in one week | website=WTOP News | date=April 17, 2024 | url=https://wtop.com/entertainment/2024/04/from-the-wiz-revival-to-alicia-keys-musical-dc-native-launches-two-broadway-shows-in-one-week/ | access-date=April 17, 2024}}</ref> It closed in February 2026,<ref>{{cite web | last1=Gans | first1=Andrew |last2=Culwell-Block |first2=Logan | title=Alicia Keys' Hell's Kitchen Sets Closing Date on Broadway; Brandon Victor Dixon Will Return | website=Playbill | date=January 15, 2026 | url=https://playbill.com/article/alicia-keys-hells-kitchen-sets-closing-date-on-broadway-brandon-victor-dixon-will-return | access-date=January 15, 2026}}</ref> and a limited run of ''Celebrity Autobiography'' opened at the Shubert that May for a three-month run.<ref name="The Broadway League u414"/> It {{Show by date|2026|12|06|is to be|was}} followed by the rock musical ''Galileo'', which is {{Show by date|2026|12|06|is scheduled to open|opened}} in December 2026.<ref name="Paulson d883"/><ref name="The Broadway League b602"/>
==Notable productions== Productions are listed by the year of their first performance.<ref name="Playbill Shubert" /><ref name="The Broadway League Shubert" /> {{div col|colwidth=20em}} {| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" |+ {{sronly|Notable productions at the theater}} ! width=20% scope="col" | Opening year !! width=60% scope="col" | Name !! width=20% scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Refs.|References}} |- | 1913 || Johnston Forbes-Robertson Repertory Company series (eight unique productions) || {{efn|''Hamlet, Mice and Men, The Light That Failed, Caesar and Cleopatra, The Passing of the Third Floor Back, The Sacrament of Judas, The Merchant of Venice, Othello'' || <ref name="NYCL p. 28" />}} |- | 1914 || ''To-Night's the Night'' || <ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=To-Night's the Night – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=December 24, 1914|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/to-nights-the-night-8111|access-date=January 27, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=To-night's the Night (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1914)|url=https://playbill.com/production/to-nights-the-night-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010646|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 28">{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|ps=.|p=28}}</ref> |- | 1915 || ''Trilby'' || <ref name="BM p. 79; NYCL p. 292" /><ref name="The Broadway League 1915c" /> |- | 1916 || ''If I Were King'' || <ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=If I Were King – Broadway Play – 1916 Revival|website=IBDB|date=April 29, 1916|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/if-i-were-king-8387|access-date=January 27, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=If I Were King (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1916)|url=https://playbill.com/production/if-i-were-king-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010641|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 29" /> |- | 1917 || ''Love O' Mike'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1917f">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Love o' Mike – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=January 15, 1917|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/love-o-mike-8290|access-date=January 27, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Love O' Mike (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1917)|url=https://playbill.com/production/love-o-mike-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010634|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 29" /> |- | 1917 || ''Eileen'' || <ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Eileen – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=March 19, 1917|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/eileen-8519|access-date=January 27, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Eileen (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1917)|url=https://playbill.com/production/eileen-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010633|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 29" /> |- | 1917 || ''Her Soldier Boy'' || <ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Her Soldier Boy – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=December 6, 1916|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/her-soldier-boy-7767|access-date=January 27, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Her Soldier Boy (Broadway, Astor Theatre, 1916)|url=https://playbill.com/production/her-soldier-boy-astor-theatre-vault-0000001305|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 29" /> |- | 1917 || ''Maytime'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1917d">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Maytime – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=August 16, 1917|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/maytime-7850|access-date=January 27, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Maytime (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1917)|url=https://playbill.com/production/maytime-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010631|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 29" /> |- | 1918 || ''The Copperhead'' || <ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=The Copperhead – Broadway Play – Original|website=IBDB|date=February 18, 1918|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-copperhead-8672|access-date=January 27, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=The Copperhead (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1918)|url=https://playbill.com/production/the-copperhead-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010630|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 29">{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|ps=.|p=29}}</ref> |- | 1918 || ''Sometime'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1918b">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Sometime – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=October 4, 1918|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/sometime-8775|access-date=January 27, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Sometime (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1918)|url=https://playbill.com/production/sometime-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010628|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 30" /> |- | 1919 || Shakespeare series (three unique productions) || {{efn|''Hamlet, Twelfth Night, The Taming of the Shrew'' || <ref name="NYCL p. 30" />}} |- | 1919 || ''Oh, What A Girl!'' || <ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1919/07/29/97109341.html?pageNumber=20|title="OH, WHAT A GIRL!" AMUSES: Harry Kelly Leads the Funmakers of Bright Musical Farce.|work=The New York Times|date=July 29, 1919|page= 20}}</ref> |- | 1920 || ''The Blue Flame'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1920b">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=The Blue Flame – Broadway Play – Original|website=IBDB|date=March 15, 1920|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-blue-flame-6785|access-date=January 27, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=The Blue Flame (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1920)|url=https://playbill.com/production/the-blue-flame-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010622|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 30" /> |- | 1920, 1921, 1922, 1924, 1926 || ''Greenwich Village Follies'' || <ref name="NYCL pp. 30-32">{{harvnb|Bloom|2007|ps=|p=232}}; {{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|ps=.|pp=30–32}}</ref> |- | 1922 || ''The Hotel Mouse'' || <ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=The Hotel Mouse – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=March 13, 1922|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-hotel-mouse-12782|access-date=January 27, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=The Hotel Mouse (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1922)|url=https://playbill.com/production/the-hotel-mouse-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010612|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 30">{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|ps=.|p=30}}</ref> |- | 1922 || ''Red Pepper'' || <ref name="Bordman"/> |- | 1923 || ''Blossom Time'' || <ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Blossom Time – Broadway Musical – 1923 Revival|website=IBDB|date=May 21, 1923|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/blossom-time-523170|access-date=January 27, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Blossom Time (Broadway, Ambassador Theatre, 1921)|url=https://playbill.com/production/blossom-time-ambassador-theatre-vault-0000013319|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 31" /> |- | 1923 || ''Artists and Models'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1923d">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Artists and Models [1923] – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=August 20, 1923|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/artists-and-models-1923-9254|access-date=January 27, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Artists and Models [1923] (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1923)|url=https://playbill.com/production/artists-and-models-1923-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010609|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 31" /> |- | 1925 || ''Othello'' || <ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Othello – Broadway Play – 1925 Revival|website=IBDB|date=January 10, 1925|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/othello-8935|access-date=January 27, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Othello (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1925)|url=https://playbill.com/production/othello-shubert-theatre-vault-0000013381|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 31" /> |- | 1925 || ''Sky High'' || <ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Sky High – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=March 2, 1925|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/sky-high-9661|access-date=January 27, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Sky High (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1925)|url=https://playbill.com/production/sky-high-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010604|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 31" /> |- | 1925 || ''Beggar on Horseback'' || <ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Beggar on Horseback – Broadway Play – 1925 Revival|website=IBDB|date=March 23, 1925|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/beggar-on-horseback-9759|access-date=January 27, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Beggar on Horseback (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1925)|url=https://playbill.com/production/beggar-on-horseback-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010603|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 31" /> |- | 1925 || ''Princess Ida'' || <ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Princess Ida – Broadway Musical – 1925 Revival|website=IBDB|date=April 13, 1925|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/princess-ida-9776|access-date=January 27, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Princess Ida (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1925)|url=https://playbill.com/production/princess-ida-shubert-theatre-vault-0000013382|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 31">{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|ps=.|p=31}}</ref> |- | 1926 || ''Countess Maritza'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1926d">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Countess Maritza – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=September 18, 1926|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/countess-maritza-10120|access-date=January 27, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Countess Maritza (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1926)|url=https://playbill.com/production/countess-maritza-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010599|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Bloom p. 232; BM p. 82; NYCL p. 18" /> |- | 1927 || ''And So To Bed'' || <ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=And So To Bed – Broadway Play – Original|website=IBDB|date=November 9, 1927|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/and-so-to-bed-10485|access-date=January 27, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=And So to Bed (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1927)|url=https://playbill.com/production/and-so-to-bed-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010595|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 32" /> |- | 1927 || ''Harry Delmar's Revels'' || <ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Harry Delmar's Revels – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=November 28, 1927|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/harry-delmars-revels-10504|access-date=January 27, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Harry Delmar's Revels (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1927)|url=https://playbill.com/production/harry-delmars-revels-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010594|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 32">{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|ps=.|p=32}}</ref> |- | 1928 || ''The Five O'Clock Girl'' || <ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=The Five O'Clock Girl – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=October 10, 1927|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-five-oclock-girl-7876|access-date=January 27, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=The Five O'Clock Girl (Broadway, 44th Street Theatre, 1927)|url=https://playbill.com/production/the-five-oclock-girl-44th-street-theatre-vault-0000011465|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref> |- | 1929 || ''The Street Singer'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1929e">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=The Street Singer – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=September 17, 1929|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-street-singer-9431|access-date=January 27, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=The Street Singer (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1929)|url=https://playbill.com/production/the-street-singer-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010587|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 33" /> |- | 1930 || Shakespeare series (nine unique productions) || {{efn|''Hamlet, Macbeth, Twelfth Night, The Merchant of Venice, The Taming of the Shrew, King Richard III, King Lear, As You Like It, Julius Caesar'' || <ref name="NYCL p. 33" />}} |- | 1930 || ''Symphony in Two Flats'' || <ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Symphony in Two Flats – Broadway Play – Original|website=IBDB|date=September 16, 1930|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/symphony-in-two-flats-9436|access-date=January 27, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Symphony in Two Flats (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1930)|url=https://playbill.com/production/symphony-in-two-flats-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010575|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 33" /> |- | 1930 || ''The Last Enemy'' || <ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=The Last Enemy – Broadway Play – Original|website=IBDB|date=October 30, 1930|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-last-enemy-11250|access-date=January 27, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=The Last Enemy (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1930)|url=https://playbill.com/production/the-last-enemy-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010574|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 33" /> |- | 1931 || ''Peter Ibbetson'' || <ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Peter Ibbetson – Broadway Play – 1931 Revival|website=IBDB|date=April 8, 1931|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/peter-ibbetson-11350|access-date=January 27, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Peter Ibbetson (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1931)|url=https://playbill.com/production/peter-ibbetson-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010571|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 33" /> |- | 1931 || ''Everybody's Welcome'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1931a">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Everybody's Welcome – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=October 13, 1931|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/everybodys-welcome-11424|access-date=January 27, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Everybody's Welcome (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1931)|url=https://playbill.com/production/everybodys-welcome-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010570|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 33" /> |- | 1932 || ''Smiling Faces'' || <ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Smiling Faces – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=August 30, 1932|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/smiling-faces-11616|access-date=January 27, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Smiling Faces (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1932)|url=https://playbill.com/production/smiling-faces-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010568|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 33">{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|ps=.|p=33}}</ref> |- | 1933 || ''Gay Divorce'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1932d">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Gay Divorce – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=November 29, 1932|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/gay-divorce-11688|access-date=January 27, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Gay Divorce (Broadway, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 1932)|url=https://playbill.com/production/gay-divorce-ethel-barrymore-theatre-vault-0000004449|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 34" /> |- | 1934 || ''Dodsworth'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1934c">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Dodsworth – Broadway Play – Original|website=IBDB|date=February 24, 1934|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/dodsworth-11841|access-date=January 27, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Dodsworth (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1934)|url=https://playbill.com/production/dodsworth-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010560|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 34" /> |- | 1935 || ''Escape Me Never'' || <ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Escape Me Never – Broadway Play – Original|website=IBDB|date=January 21, 1935|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/escape-me-never-7932|access-date=January 27, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Escape Me Never (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1935)|url=https://playbill.com/production/escape-me-never-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010559|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 34" /> |- | 1935 || ''Rosmersholm'' || <ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Rosmersholm – Broadway Play – 1935 Revival|website=IBDB|date=December 2, 1935|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/rosmersholm-12037|access-date=January 27, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Rosmersholm (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1935)|url=https://playbill.com/production/rosmersholm-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010556|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 34">{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|ps=.|p=34}}</ref> |- | 1936 || ''Love on the Dole'' || <ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Love on the Dole – Broadway Play – Original|website=IBDB|date=February 24, 1936|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/love-on-the-dole-12098|access-date=January 27, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Love on the Dole (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1936)|url=https://playbill.com/production/love-on-the-dole-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010551|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 35" /> |- | 1936 || ''Idiot's Delight'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1936d">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Idiot's Delight – Broadway Play – Original|website=IBDB|date=March 24, 1936|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/idiots-delight-12107|access-date=January 27, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Idiot's Delight (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1936)|url=https://playbill.com/production/idiots-delight-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010550|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 35" /> |- | 1937 || ''The Masque of Kings'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1937c">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=The Masque of Kings – Broadway Play – Original|website=IBDB|date=February 8, 1937|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-masque-of-kings-12193|access-date=January 27, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=The Masque of Kings (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1937)|url=https://playbill.com/production/the-masque-of-kings-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010552|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 35" /> |- | 1937 || ''Babes in Arms'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1937b">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Babes in Arms – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=April 14, 1937|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/babes-in-arms-12218|access-date=January 27, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Babes in Arms (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1937)|url=https://playbill.com/production/babes-in-arms-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010549|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 35" /> |- | 1937 || ''Amphitryon 38'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1937a">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Amphitryon 38 – Broadway Play – Original|website=IBDB|date=November 1, 1937|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/amphitryon-38-12306|access-date=January 27, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Amphitryon 38 (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1937)|url=https://playbill.com/production/amphitryon-38-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010548|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 35" /> |- | 1938 || ''The Seagull'' || <ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=The Seagull – Broadway Play – 1938 Revival|website=IBDB|date=March 28, 1938|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-seagull-7945|access-date=January 27, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=The Seagull (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1938)|url=https://playbill.com/production/the-seagull-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010547|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 35" /> |- | 1938 || ''I Married an Angel'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1938d">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=I Married an Angel – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=May 11, 1938|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/i-married-an-angel-12349|access-date=January 27, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=I Married an Angel (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1938)|url=https://playbill.com/production/i-married-an-angel-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010546|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 35" /> |- | 1939 || ''The Philadelphia Story'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1939c">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=The Philadelphia Story – Broadway Play – Original|website=IBDB|date=March 28, 1939|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-philadelphia-story-12441|access-date=January 27, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=The Philadelphia Story (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1939)|url=https://playbill.com/production/the-philadelphia-story-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010545|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 35" /> |- | 1940 || ''Higher and Higher'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1940b">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Higher and Higher – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=April 4, 1940|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/higher-and-higher-13249|access-date=January 27, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Higher and Higher (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1940)|url=https://playbill.com/production/higher-and-higher-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010544|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 35" /> |- | 1940 || ''Hold On to Your Hats'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1940a">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Hold on to Your Hats – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=September 11, 1940|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/hold-on-to-your-hats-1013|access-date=January 27, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Hold on to Your Hats (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1940)|url=https://playbill.com/production/hold-on-to-your-hats-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010543|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 35">{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|ps=.|p=35}}</ref> |- | 1941 || ''The Doctor's Dilemma'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1941e">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=The Doctor's Dilemma – Broadway Play – 1941 Revival|website=IBDB|date=March 11, 1941|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-doctors-dilemma-1084|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=The Doctor's Dilemma (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1941)|url=https://playbill.com/production/the-doctors-dilemma-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010541|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 36" /> |- | 1941 || ''Pal Joey'' || <ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Pal Joey – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=December 25, 1940|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/pal-joey-1046|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Pal Joey (Broadway, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 1940)|url=https://playbill.com/production/pal-joey-ethel-barrymore-theatre-vault-0000004420|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 36" /> |- | 1941 || ''Candle in the Wind'' || <ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Candle in the Wind – Broadway Play – Original|website=IBDB|date=October 22, 1941|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/candle-in-the-wind-1121|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Candle in the Wind (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1941)|url=https://playbill.com/production/candle-in-the-wind-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010538|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 36" /> |- | 1942 || ''The Rivals'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1942b">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=The Rivals – Broadway Play – 1942 Revival|website=IBDB|date=January 14, 1942|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-rivals-1159|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=The Rivals (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1942)|url=https://playbill.com/production/the-rivals-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010537|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 36" /> |- | 1942 || ''Candida'' || <ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Candida – Broadway Play – 1942 Revival|website=IBDB|date=April 27, 1942|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/candida-1191|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Candida (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1942)|url=https://playbill.com/production/candida-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010535|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 36" /> |- | 1942 || ''By Jupiter'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1942e">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=By Jupiter – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=June 3, 1942|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/by-jupiter-1202|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=By Jupiter (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1942)|url=https://playbill.com/production/by-jupiter-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010534|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 36" /> |- | 1943 || ''The Vagabond King'' || <ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=The Vagabond King – Broadway Musical – 1943 Revival|website=IBDB|date=June 29, 1943|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-vagabond-king-1298|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=The Vagabond King (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1943)|url=https://playbill.com/production/the-vagabond-king-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010532|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 36" /> |- | 1943 || ''Othello'' || <ref name="BM p. 84; NYCL p. 36" /><ref name="The Broadway League 1943c">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Othello – Broadway Play – 1943 Revival|website=IBDB|date=October 19, 1943|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/othello-1345|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Othello (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1943)|url=https://playbill.com/production/othello-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010530|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref> |- | 1944 || ''Catherine Was Great'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1944b">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Catherine Was Great – Broadway Play – Original|website=IBDB|date=August 2, 1944|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/catherine-was-great-1318|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Catherine Was Great (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1944)|url=https://playbill.com/production/catherine-was-great-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010528|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 36" /> |- | 1944 || ''Bloomer Girl'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1944a">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Bloomer Girl – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=October 5, 1944|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/bloomer-girl-1583|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Bloomer Girl (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1944)|url=https://playbill.com/production/bloomer-girl-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010527|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 36">{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|ps=.|p=36}}</ref> |- | 1946 || ''Are You with It?'' || <ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Are You With It? – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=November 10, 1945|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/are-you-with-it-1739|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Yours Is My Heart (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1946)|url=https://playbill.com/production/yours-is-my-heart-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010525|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 37" /> |- | 1946 || ''Park Avenue'' || <ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Park Avenue – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=November 4, 1946|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/park-avenue-1475|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Park Avenue (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1946)|url=https://playbill.com/production/park-avenue-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010524|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 37" /> |- | 1947 || ''Sweethearts'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1947h">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Sweethearts – Broadway Musical – 1947 Revival|website=IBDB|date=January 21, 1947|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/sweethearts-1510|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Sweethearts (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1947)|url=https://playbill.com/production/sweethearts-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010522|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 37" /> |- | 1947 || ''Under the Counter'' || <ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Under the Counter – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=October 3, 1947|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/under-the-counter-1570|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Under the Counter (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1947)|url=https://playbill.com/production/under-the-counter-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010521|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 37" /> |- | 1947 || ''The First Mrs. Fraser'' || <ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=The First Mrs. Fraser – Broadway Play – 1947 Revival|website=IBDB|date=November 5, 1947|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-first-mrs-fraser-1799|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=The First Mrs. Fraser (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1947)|url=https://playbill.com/production/the-first-mrs-fraser-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010520|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 37" /> |- | 1947 || ''High Button Shoes'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1947e">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=High Button Shoes – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=October 9, 1947|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/high-button-shoes-1576|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=High Button Shoes (Broadway, New Century Theatre, 1947)|url=https://playbill.com/production/high-button-shoes-new-century-theatre-vault-0000006197|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 37" /> |- | 1948 || ''Anne of the Thousand Days'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1948d">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Anne of the Thousand Days – Broadway Play – Original|website=IBDB|date=December 8, 1948|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/anne-of-the-thousand-days-2045|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Anne of the Thousand Days (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1948)|url=https://playbill.com/production/anne-of-the-thousand-days-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010517|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 37" /> |- | 1949 || ''Lend an Ear'' || <ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Lend an Ear – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=December 16, 1948|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/lend-an-ear-2046|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Lend an Ear (Broadway, Nederlander Theatre, 1948)|url=https://playbill.com/production/lend-an-ear-national-theatre-vault-0000002806|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref> |- | 1949 || ''I Know My Love'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1949b">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=I Know My Love – Broadway Play – Original|website=IBDB|date=November 2, 1949|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/i-know-my-love-2131|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=I Know My Love (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1949)|url=https://playbill.com/production/i-know-my-love-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010515|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 37" /> |- | 1950 || ''Kiss Me, Kate'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1948a">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Kiss Me, Kate – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=December 30, 1948|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/kiss-me-kate-2054|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Kiss Me, Kate (Broadway, New Century Theatre, 1948)|url=https://playbill.com/production/kiss-me-kate-new-century-theatre-vault-0000006183|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 37" /> |- | 1951 || ''Jose Greco Ballet'' || <ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Jose Greco Ballet – Broadway Special – Original|website=IBDB|date=October 1, 1951|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/jose-greco-ballet-1959|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Jose Greco Ballet (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1951)|url=https://playbill.com/production/jose-greco-ballet-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010513|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 37">{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|ps=.|p=37}}</ref> |- | 1951 || ''Paint Your Wagon'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1951d">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Paint Your Wagon – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=November 12, 1951|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/paint-your-wagon-1974|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Paint Your Wagon (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1951)|url=https://playbill.com/production/paint-your-wagon-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010512|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 38" /> |- | 1952 || ''The Millionairess'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1952c">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=The Millionairess – Broadway Play – 1952 Revival|website=IBDB|date=October 17, 1952|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-millionairess-2344|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Paint Your Wagon (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1951)|url=https://playbill.com/production/paint-your-wagon-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010512|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 38" /> |- | 1953 || ''The Love of Four Colonels'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1953b">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=The Love of Four Colonels – Broadway Play – Original|website=IBDB|date=January 15, 1953|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-love-of-four-colonels-2208|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=The Love of Four Colonels (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1953)|url=https://playbill.com/production/the-love-of-four-colonels-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010510|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 38" /> |- | 1953 || ''Can-Can'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1953a">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Can-Can – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=May 7, 1953|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/can-can-2234|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Can-Can (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1953)|url=https://playbill.com/production/can-can-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010509|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 38" /> |- | 1955 || Gilbert and Sullivan series (eight unique productions) || {{efn|''The Yeomen of the Guard'', ''The Pirates of Penzance'', ''The Mikado'', ''Princess Ida'', ''Trial by Jury'', ''H.M.S. Pinafore'', ''Ruddigore'', ''Iolanthe'' || <ref name="NYCL p. 38" />}} |- | 1955 || ''Pipe Dream'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1955d">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Pipe Dream – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=November 30, 1955|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/pipe-dream-2560|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Pipe Dream (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1955)|url=https://playbill.com/production/pipe-dream-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010499|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 38" /> |- | 1956 || ''Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?'' || <ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? – Broadway Play – Original|website=IBDB|date=October 13, 1955|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/will-success-spoil-rock-hunter-2539|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (Broadway, Belasco Theatre, 1955)|url=https://playbill.com/production/will-success-spoil-rock-hunter-belasco-theatre-vault-0000010826|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref> |- | 1956 || ''The Pajama Game'' || <ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=The Pajama Game – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=May 13, 1954|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-pajama-game-2454|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=The Pajama Game (Broadway, St. James Theatre, 1954)|url=https://playbill.com/production/the-pajama-game-st-james-theatre-vault-0000004209|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref> |- | 1956 || ''Bells Are Ringing'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1956a">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Bells Are Ringing – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=November 29, 1956|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/bells-are-ringing-2590|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Bells Are Ringing (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1956)|url=https://playbill.com/production/bells-are-ringing-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010496|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 38" /> |- | 1958 || ''Whoop-Up'' || <ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Whoop-Up – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=December 22, 1958|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/whoop-up-2729|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Whoop-Up (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1958)|url=https://playbill.com/production/whoop-up-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010495|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 38" /> |- | 1959 || ''A Majority of One'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1959d">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=A Majority of One – Broadway Play – Original|website=IBDB|date=February 16, 1959|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/a-majority-of-one-2075|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=A Majority of One (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1959)|url=https://playbill.com/production/a-majority-of-one-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010494|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 38">{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|ps=.|p=38}}</ref> |- | 1959 || ''Take Me Along'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1959c">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Take Me Along – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=October 22, 1959|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/take-me-along-2791|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Take Me Along (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1959)|url=https://playbill.com/production/take-me-along-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010493|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 39" /> |- | 1961 || ''Bye Bye Birdie'' || <ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Bye Bye Birdie – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=April 14, 1960|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/bye-bye-birdie-2199|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Bye Bye Birdie (Broadway, Al Hirschfeld Theatre, 1960)|url=https://playbill.com/production/bye-bye-birdie-martin-beck-theatre-vault-0000008258|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 39" /> |- | 1961 || ''The Gay Life'' || <ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=The Gay Life – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=November 18, 1961|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-gay-life-2899|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=The Gay Life (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1961)|url=https://playbill.com/production/the-gay-life-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010491|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 39" /> |- | 1962 || ''I Can Get It for You Wholesale'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1962e">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=I Can Get It for You Wholesale – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=March 22, 1962|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/i-can-get-it-for-you-wholesale-2773|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=I Can Get It for You Wholesale (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1962)|url=https://playbill.com/production/i-can-get-it-for-you-wholesale-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010490|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 39" /> |- | 1962 || ''Stop the World – I Want to Get Off'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1962d">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Stop the World - I Want to Get Off – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=October 3, 1962|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/stop-the-world--i-want-to-get-off-2917|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Stop the World - I Want to Get Off (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1962)|url=https://playbill.com/production/stop-the-world-i-want-to-get-off-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010489|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 39" /> |- | 1963 || ''Here's Love'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1963c">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Here's Love – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=October 3, 1963|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/heres-love-3024|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Here's Love (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1963)|url=https://playbill.com/production/heres-love-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010488|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 39" /> |- | 1964 || ''Oliver!'' || <ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Oliver! – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=January 6, 1963|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/oliver-2976|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Oliver! (Broadway, Imperial Theatre, 1963)|url=https://playbill.com/production/oliver-imperial-theatre-vault-0000006052|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 39" /> |- | 1964 || ''Bajour'' || <ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Bajour – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=November 23, 1964|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/bajour-2838|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Bajour (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1964)|url=https://playbill.com/production/bajour-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010486|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 39" /> |- | 1965 || ''The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1965e">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=May 16, 1965|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-roar-of-the-greasepaint--the-smell-of-the-crowd-3243|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1965)|url=https://playbill.com/production/the-roar-of-the-greasepaint-the-smell-of-the-crowd-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010485|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 39">{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|ps=.|p=39}}</ref> |- | 1965 || ''Inadmissible Evidence'' || <ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Inadmissible Evidence – Broadway Play – Original|website=IBDB|date=November 30, 1965|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/inadmissible-evidence-3268|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Inadmissible Evidence (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1965)|url=https://playbill.com/production/inadmissible-evidence-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010483|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref> |- | 1966 || ''Ivanov'' || <ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Ivanov – Broadway Play – 1966 Revival|website=IBDB|date=May 3, 1966|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/ivanov-3140|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Ivanov (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1966)|url=https://playbill.com/production/ivanov-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010482|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref> |- | 1966 || ''Wait Until Dark'' || <ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Wait Until Dark – Broadway Play – Original|website=IBDB|date=February 2, 1966|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/wait-until-dark-3128|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Wait Until Dark (Broadway, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 1966)|url=https://playbill.com/production/wait-until-dark-ethel-barrymore-theatre-vault-0000004361|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 40" /> |- | 1966 || ''The Apple Tree'' || <ref name="Bloom p. 233; BM p. 86; NYCL p. 40" /><ref name="The Broadway League 1966a">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=The Apple Tree – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=October 18, 1966|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-apple-tree-3335|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=The Apple Tree (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1966)|url=https://playbill.com/production/the-apple-tree-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010480|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref> |- | 1968 || ''Golden Rainbow'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1968e">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Golden Rainbow – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=February 4, 1968|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/golden-rainbow-3121|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Golden Rainbow (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1968)|url=https://playbill.com/production/golden-rainbow-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010479|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 40" /> |- | 1968 || ''Promises, Promises'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1968d">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Promises, Promises – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=December 1, 1968|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/promises-promises-3438|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Promises, Promises (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1968)|url=https://playbill.com/production/promises-promises-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010478|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="BM p. 87; NYCL p. 40" /> |- | 1972 || ''An Evening with Richard Nixon'' || <ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=An Evening With Richard Nixon and... – Broadway Play – Original|website=IBDB|date=April 30, 1972|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/an-evening-with-richard-nixon-and-3539|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=An Evening with Richard Nixon and... (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1972)|url=https://playbill.com/production/an-evening-with-richard-nixon-and-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010476|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 40" /> |- | 1972 || ''The Creation of the World and Other Business'' || <ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=The Creation of the World and Other Business – Broadway Play – Original|website=IBDB|date=November 30, 1972|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-creation-of-the-world-and-other-business-3156|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=The Creation of the World and Other Business (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1972)|url=https://playbill.com/production/the-creation-of-the-world-and-other-business-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010475|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 40" /> |- | 1973 || ''A Little Night Music'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1973a">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=A Little Night Music – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=February 25, 1973|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/a-little-night-music-3176|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=A Little Night Music (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1973)|url=https://playbill.com/production/a-little-night-music-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010474|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 40" /> |- | 1973 || ''The Sunshine Boys'' || <ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=The Sunshine Boys – Broadway Play – Original|website=IBDB|date=December 20, 1972|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-sunshine-boys-3160|access-date=January 26, 2022}}</ref> |- | 1974 || ''Over Here!'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1974d">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Over Here! – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=March 6, 1974|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/over-here-3706|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Over Here! (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1974)|url=https://playbill.com/production/over-here-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010472|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 40" /> |- | 1975 || ''Seascape'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1975c">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Seascape – Broadway Play – Original|website=IBDB|date=January 26, 1975|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/seascape-3722|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Seascape (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1975)|url=https://playbill.com/production/seascape-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010471|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 40" /> |- | 1975 || ''The Constant Wife'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1975b">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=The Constant Wife – Broadway Play – 1975 Revival|website=IBDB|date=April 14, 1975|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-constant-wife-3743|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=The Constant Wife (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1975)|url=https://playbill.com/production/the-constant-wife-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010470|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYCL p. 40">{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|ps=.|p=40}}</ref> |- | 1975 || ''A Chorus Line'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1975a">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=A Chorus Line – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=July 25, 1975|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/a-chorus-line-3752|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=A Chorus Line (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1975)|url=https://www.playbill.com/production/a-chorus-line|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref> |- | 1990 || ''Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1990">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Buddy – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=November 4, 1990|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/buddy-4619|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Buddy (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1990)|url=https://playbill.com/production/buddy-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010468|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref> |- | 1992 || ''Crazy for You'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1992">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Crazy For You – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=February 19, 1992|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/crazy-for-you-4662|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Crazy for You (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1992)|url=https://playbill.com/production/crazy-for-you-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010467|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Bloom p. 235; BM p. 88">{{harvnb|Bloom|2007|ps=|p=235}}; {{harvnb|Botto|Mitchell|2002|ps=.|p=88}}</ref> |- | 1996 || ''Big'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 1996">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Big – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=April 28, 1996|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/big-4790|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Big (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1996)|url=https://playbill.com/production/big-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010466|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Bloom p. 235; BM p. 88" /> |- | 1996 || ''Chicago'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 19962" /><ref name="nyt-1997-02-07" /> |- | 2003 || ''Gypsy'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 2003">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Gypsy – Broadway Musical – 2003 Revival|website=IBDB|date=May 1, 2003|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/gypsy-13429|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=Gypsy (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 2003)|url=https://playbill.com/production/gypsy-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010464|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="nyt-2003-05-05" /> |- | 2005 || ''Spamalot'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 2005">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Spamalot – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=March 17, 2005|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/spamalot-384262|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{cite web|title=Spamalot (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 2005)|website=Playbill|date=February 14, 2005|url=https://playbill.com/production/spamalot-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010462|access-date=January 26, 2022}}</ref><ref name="nyt-2002-11-29" /> |- | 2005 || ''A Wonderful Life'' || <ref>{{Cite web|title=A Wonderful Life (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 2005)|url=https://playbill.com/production/a-wonderful-lifebroadway-sam-s-shubert-theatre-2005|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref>{{efn|name=special|This production was a special or limited run that took place during the longer run of another show}} |- | 2009 || ''Blithe Spirit'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 2009b">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Blithe Spirit – Broadway Play – 2009 Revival|website=IBDB|date=March 15, 2009|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/blithe-spirit-482340|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{cite web|title=Blithe Spirit (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 2009)|website=Playbill|date=February 26, 2009|url=https://playbill.com/production/blithe-spirit-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010461|access-date=January 26, 2022}}</ref><ref name="nyt-2009-03-16" /> |- | 2009 || ''Memphis'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 2009a">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Memphis – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=October 19, 2009|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/memphis-484158|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{cite web|title=Memphis (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 2009)|website=Playbill|date=September 23, 2009|url=https://playbill.com/production/memphis-shubert-theatre-vault-0000010460|access-date=January 26, 2022}}</ref><ref name="nyt-2009-10-19" /> |- | 2010 || ''Brigadoon'' || <ref>{{Cite web|title=Brigadoon (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 2010)|url=https://playbill.com/productions/brigadoonbroadway-sam-s-shubert-theatre-2010|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref>{{efn|name=special}} |- | 2011 || ''Camelot'' || <ref>{{Cite web|title=Camelot (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 2011)|url=https://playbill.com/production/camelotbroadway-sam-s-shubert-theatre-2011|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref>{{efn|name=special}} |- | 2012 || ''Oliver!'' || <ref>{{Cite web|title=Oliver! (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 2012)|url=https://playbill.com/productions/oliver-broadway-sam-s-shubert-theatre-2012|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref>{{efn|name=special}} |- | 2013 || ''Matilda the Musical'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 2013">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Matilda The Musical – Broadway Musical – Original|website=IBDB|date=April 11, 2013|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/matilda-the-musical-493194|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{cite web|title=Matilda The Musical (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 2013)|website=Playbill|date=March 4, 2013|url=https://playbill.com/production/matilda-the-musical-shubert-theatre-vault-0000013970|access-date=January 26, 2022}}</ref><ref name="nyt-2013-03-12" /> |- | 2017 || ''Hello, Dolly!'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 2017">{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Hello, Dolly! – Broadway Musical – 2017 Revival|website=IBDB|date=April 20, 2017|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/hello-dolly-507877|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{cite web|title=Hello, Dolly! (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 2017)|website=Playbill|date=March 28, 2017|url=https://playbill.com/production/hello-dolly-vault-0000014156|access-date=January 26, 2022}}</ref><ref name="nyt-2017-04-21" /> |- | 2018 || ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' || <ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=To Kill a Mockingbird|website=IBDB|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/to-kill-a-mockingbird-518644|access-date=January 26, 2022}}<br />{{Cite web|title=To Kill A Mockingbird (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 2018)|url=https://playbill.com/production/to-kill-a-mockingbirdsam-s-shubert-theatre-2018-2019|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="nyt-2018-12-19" /> |- | 2022 || ''POTUS'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 2022">{{cite web | author=The Broadway League | title=POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive – Broadway Play – Original | website=IBDB | url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/potus-or-behind-every-great-dumbass-are-seven-women-trying-to-keep-him-alive-533991 | access-date=March 2, 2022}}<br/>{{Cite web|title=POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 2022)|url=https://playbill.com/production/potus-or-behind-every-great-dumbass-are-seven-women-trying-to-keep-him-alive-broadway-sam-s-shubert-theatre-2022|access-date=2022-03-02|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref name="nyt-2022-03-01">{{Cite news|last=Green|first=Jesse|date=2022-04-27|title=Review: In a Gleeful 'POTUS,' White House Enablers Gone Wild|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/27/theater/potus-review-broadway.html|access-date=2022-04-27|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> |- | 2022 || ''Some Like It Hot'' || <ref name="The Broadway League 2022b">{{cite web | author=The Broadway League | title=Some Like It Hot – Broadway Musical – Original | website=IBDB | url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/some-like-it-hot-534531 | access-date=May 25, 2022}}<br/>{{cite web | title=Some Like It Hot (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 2022) | website=Playbill | date=May 15, 2020 | url=https://playbill.com/production/some-like-it-hot-2022-2023 | access-date=May 25, 2022}}</ref><ref name=nyt-2022-04-20>{{Cite news|last=Paulson|first=Michael|date=2022-04-20|title='Some Like It Hot' Musical Plans Fall Opening on Broadway|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/20/theater/some-like-it-hot-musical-broadway.html|access-date=2022-05-25|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> |- | 2024 || ''Hell's Kitchen'' || <ref name="The Broadway League f088">{{cite web | author=The Broadway League | title=Hell's Kitchen – Broadway Musical – Original | website=IBDB | url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/hells-kitchen-538560 | access-date=April 17, 2024}}<br/>{{cite web | title=Hell's Kitchen (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 2024) | website=Playbill | date=December 4, 2023 | url=https://playbill.com/production/hells-kitchen-broadway-sam-s-shubert-theatre-2024 | access-date=April 17, 2024}}</ref> |- | 2026 || ''Celebrity Autobiography'' || <ref name="The Broadway League u414">{{cite web | author=The Broadway League | title=Celebrity Autobiography – Broadway | website=IBDB | date=2026-05-18 | url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/celebrity-autobiography-546802 | access-date=2026-05-18}}<br/>{{cite web | title=Celebrity Autobiography (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 2026) | website=Playbill | date=2026-05-04 | url=https://playbill.com/production/celebrity-autobiography-broadway-sam-s-shubert-theatre-2026 | access-date=2026-05-18}}</ref> |- | 2026 || ''Galileo'' || <ref name="Paulson d883">{{cite news |work=The New York Times | last=Paulson | first=Michael | title=What Rhymes With Heretic? A Galileo Musical Is Broadway Bound. | date=2026-02-10 | issn=0362-4331 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/theater/galileo-broadway-raul-esparza.html | language=en-US | access-date=2026-05-09 | page=}}<br/>{{cite web | last=Evans | first1=Greg | title='Galileo' Musical Starring Raúl Esparza Sets Fall Broadway Premiere With Michael Mayer Directing | website=Deadline Hollywood | date=February 10, 2026 | url=https://deadline.com/2026/02/galileo-broadway-raul-esparza-opening-date-1236714492/ | access-date=February 10, 2026}}</ref><ref name="The Broadway League b602">{{cite web | author=The Broadway League | title=Galileo – Broadway Musical – Original | website=IBDB | url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/galileo-545785 | access-date=2026-05-09}}<br/>{{cite web | title=Galileo (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 2026) | website=Playbill | date=2026-02-10 | url=https://playbill.com/production/galileo-broadway-sam-s-shubert-theatre-2026 | access-date=2026-05-09}}</ref> |} {{div col end}}
==See also== {{portal bar|Architecture|New York City|Theatre}} * List of Broadway theaters * List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan from 14th to 59th Streets
== References ==
=== Notes === {{Notelist}}
===Citations=== {{reflist}}
===Sources=== * {{cite Routledge Broadway}} * {{Botto: At This Theatre}} * {{Cite magazine|last=Chach|first=Maryann|date=2014|title=The Heart of Broadway Still Beats Strong at 100|url=https://shubertticketing.egnyte.com/dl/THtDBXDZ80|publisher=Shubert Organization|volume=30|pages=46–54|magazine=The Passing Show}} * {{cite book|last=Hirsch|first=Foster|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lOkvjs6DM_sC&q=%22shubert%20theatre%22|title=The Boys from Syracuse : the Shuberts' Theatrical Empire|publisher=Cooper Square Press|year=2000|isbn=978-1-4616-9875-3|publication-place=Lanham|page=|oclc=852759296}} * {{Cite Morrison Broadway}}{{sfn whitelist|CITEREFMorrison1999}} * {{Cite book|last=Stagg|first=Jerry|title=The brothers Shubert|date=1968|publisher=Random House |isbn=978-0-394-41792-9|language=English|oclc=448983}} * {{Cite report|url=http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/1378.pdf|title=Shubert Theater|date=December 15, 1987|publisher=New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission|ref={{harvid|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987}}}} * {{Cite report|url=http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/1379.pdf|title=Shubert Theater Interior|date=December 15, 1987|publisher=New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission|ref={{harvid|Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior|1987}}}} * {{cite magazine|title=Shubert Theatre|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.d0002613669|magazine=American Architect and Architecture|volume=104|date=1913|ref={{harvid|American Architect and Architecture|1913}}}}
==Further reading== * {{cite History of New York Playhouses|ref=none}}
==External links== {{Commons category|Shubert Theatre (Broadway)}} * {{official website|https://shubert.nyc/theatres/shubert}} * {{IBDB venue|1352|Shubert Theatre}}
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