Majestic Theatre
Majestic Theatre, 2007
Address	245 West 44th Street
City	New York City
Coordinates	40°45′28″N 73°59′14″W / 40.75790°N 73.98734°W / 40.75790; -73.98734Coordinates: 40°45′28″N 73°59′14″W / 40.75790°N 73.98734°W / 40.75790; -73.98734
Designation	New York City Landmark
Architect	Herbert J. Krapp
Owned by	The Shubert Organization
Capacity	1655 (est.)
Type	Broadway
Opened	March 28, 1927
Production	The Phantom of the Opera

The Majestic Theatre is a Broadway theatre located at 245 West 44th Street in midtown Manhattan.

The Majestic, one of the largest Broadway theatres with 1,607 seats, traditionally has been used as a venue for major musical theatre productions. Among the notable shows that have premiered at the Majestic are Carousel (1945), South Pacific (1949), The Music Man (1957), Camelot (1960), A Little Night Music (1973), and The Wiz (1975). It was also the second home of 42nd Street and the third home of 1776. The theatre has housed The Phantom of the Opera since it opened on January 26, 1988. With a record-breaking 10,028 performances to date, it is currently the longest-running production in Broadway history.

  History

Designed by architect Herbert J. Krapp, the present-day Majestic was constructed by the Chanin Brothers as part of an entertainment complex including the John Golden Theatre, the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, and the Milford Plaza hotel. It opened on March 28, 1927 with the musical Rufus LeMaire's Affairs.

The Majestic was purchased by the Shubert brothers during the Great Depression and currently is owned and operated by the Shubert Organization. Both the interior and exterior were designated New York City landmarks in 1987.

  Timeline of productions (incomplete)

Productions are listed by the year they commenced performances:

• 1906: Pippa Passes
• 1927: The Letter; Rio Rita
• 1931: Simple Simon; The Student Prince
• 1933: Pardon My English
• 1936: On Your Toes
• 1937: Babes in Arms
• 1941: Hellzapoppin
• 1942: Porgy and Bess
• 1945: Carousel
• 1947: Call Me Mister; Allegro
• 1949: South Pacific
• 1953: Me and Juliet
• 1954: By the Beautiful Sea; Fanny
• 1956: Happy Hunting
• 1957: The Music Man
• 1960: Camelot
• 1963: Tovarich; Hot Spot; Jennie
• 1964: Anyone Can Whistle; A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum; Golden Boy
• 1966: Funny Girl; Breakfast at Tiffany's
• 1967: Marat/Sade; Fiddler on the Roof
• 1970: Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen
• 1972: Sugar
• 1973: A Little Night Music
• 1972: Sugar
• 1974: Mack & Mabel
• 1975: The Wiz
• 1977: The Act
• 1978: First Monday in October; Ballroom
• 1979: I Remember Mama; The Most Happy Fella
• 1980: Grease; Brigadoon
• 1981: 42nd Street
• 1988: The Phantom of the Opera

  Box office record

The Phantom of the Opera achieved the box office record for the Majestic Theatre. The production grossed $1,390,530.53 over eight performances, for the week ending January 2, 2011.^[1]

  References

Bibliography

• Morrison, William. Broadway Theatres: History and Architecture. New York: Dover Publications (1999) ISBN 0-486-40244-4

Notes

  External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Majestic Theatre (Broadway)

• Official website
• New York Theatre Guide
• Majestic Theatre at the Internet Broadway Database
• Postcard pictures of the Majestic
• Google Maps