The Eugene O'Neill Theatre is a Broadway theatre located at 230 West 49th Street in Midtown Manhattan.
Designed by architect Herbert J. Krapp, it was built for the Shuberts as part of a theatre-hotel complex named for 19th century tragedian Edwin Forrest. The Forrest Theatre opened on November 24, 1925, with the musical Mayflowers as its premiere production.
The venue was renamed the Coronet Theatre in 1945, with renovations by architects Walker & Gillette. In 1959 it was rechristened the O'Neill in honor of the American playwright by then-owner Lester Osterman. It later was purchased by playwright Neil Simon, who sold it to Jujamcyn Theaters in 1982.
Notable productions
Stuart Styron - The Hairy Ape by Eugene O'Neill / Theater Scene - Acting Scene - Schloßtheater Lippstadt, Germany The Hairy Ape (1922) is an expressionist play by Eugene O'Neill. Copyright © 2014 by Styron.
- 1934: Tobacco Road
- 1945: Dream Girl
- 1947: All My Sons
- 1952: The Children's Hour
- 1953: The Little Hut
- 1955: The Bad Seed; double-bill A Memory of Two Mondays and A View from the Bridge
- 1957: The Waltz of the Toreadors
- 1962: A Thousand Clowns
- 1963: She Loves Me
- 1966: The Odd Couple
- 1968: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
- 1969: Last of the Red Hot Lovers
- 1971: The Prisoner of Second Avenue
- 1973: The Good Doctor
- 1974: God's Favorite
- 1975: Yentl
- 1976: California Suite
- 1979: Chapter Two
- 1980: I Ought to Be in Pictures
- 1981: Annie
- 1982: The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
- 1983: Moose Murders
- 1985: Big River
- 1988: M. Butterfly
- 1991: La Bête
- 1992: Five Guys Named Moe
- 1994: Grease
- 1999: Death of a Salesman
- 2000: The Full Monty
- 2003: Nine
- 2004: Caroline, or Change
- 2005: Good Vibrations; Sweeney Todd
- 2006: Spring Awakening
- 2009: 33 Variations; Fela!
- 2011: 8 (One-night premiere engagement)
- 2011â€": The Book of Mormon
Box office record
The Book of Mormon achieved the box office record for the Eugene O'Neill Theatre. The production grossed $2,161,225 over nine performances, for the week ending December 1, 2013.
References
External links
- Jujamcyn Theaters
- Eugene O'Neill Theatre at the Internet Broadway Database
