Shubert Theatre (New Haven)
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| Address | 247 College Street New Haven, Connecticut United States |
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| Owner | City of New Haven |
| Operator | CAPA |
| Capacity | 1,600 |
| Current use | music venue |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1914 |
| Architect | Albert Swazey |
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The Shubert Theatre is a 1,600-seat East Coast theatre located at 247 College Street in New Haven, Connecticut. Originally opened in 1914 by the Shubert Organization, it was designed by Albert Swazey, a New York architect and built by the H.E. Murdock Construction Company. It is currently operated as a non-profit organization by CAPA (The Connecticut Association for the Performing Arts) under the aegis of the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts.
Notable productions
- Leave It to Me (Sophie Tucker, Mary Martin) 1938
- Oklahoma! (Alfred Drake, Celeste Holm) 1943
- Carousel 1945
- Annie, Get Your Gun (Ethel Merman) 1946
- Born Yesterday (Judy Holliday) 1946
- A Streetcar Named Desire (Jessica Tandy, Marlon Brando) 1947
- Mister Roberts (Henry Fonda) 1948
- South Pacific (Mary Martin, Ezio Pinza) 1949
- The King and I (Yul Brynner) 1951
- My Fair Lady (Rex Harrison, Julie Andrews) 1956
- The Sound of Music (Mary Martin) 1959
- Long Day’s Journey into Night (Jason Robards)
- A Raisin in the Sun (Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee) 1959
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Zero Mostel) 1962
- Flora the Red Menace, featured the debut of Liza Minnelli in a Broadway production, April 3, 1965.[1]
Notes and references
- ↑ Celebrating 90 Years! Shubert Theatre, A Commemorative Supplement Produced by the New Haven Register, 2004
