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| Address | 137 West 48th Street New York, New York United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°45′34″N73°58′57″W / 40.75944°N 73.98250°W /40.75944; -73.98250 |
| Owner | Brady Enterprises, Inc. |
| Operator | William A. Brady |
| Type | Broadway |
| Capacity | 865 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1911 |
| Demolished | 1969 |
| Years active | 1911–1967 |
| Architect | Charles A. Rich |
ThePlayhouse Theatre was aBroadway theater at 137 West 48th Street inmidtown Manhattan,New York City.Charles A. Rich was the architect. It was built in 1911 for producerWilliam A. Brady who also owned the nearby48th Street Theatre. After 1944, it was sold to theShubert Organization. From 1949 to 1952, it was anABC Radio studio.
Sauce for the Goose was the opening production on April 15, 1911, closing after 2 performances that day.
The Playhouse Theatre was used for interiors and exteriors in theMel Brooks filmThe Producers (1967) to depict the staging of the musicalSpringtime for Hitler, and the exterior was shown as the venue for the last Broadway appearance of the fading star Neely O'Hara in the filmValley of the Dolls (1967).
In 1969, the Playhouse Theatre was razed to accommodate the construction of1221 Avenue of the Americas.[1]
