Majestic Theatre

247 W. 44th St., New York, NY

Seats (approximate)

1645

Built

1927

ABOUT THIS THEATRE

Description

Herbert J. Krapp, architect. Built by the Chanin Brothers and traded to the Shuberts during the Depression (in exchange for the Century Theatre on Central Park West).

To learn more about the history of the Majestic Theatre,see historical information provided by the Shubert Organization and the videoSpotlight on Broadway: Majestic Theatre.

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LIST OF PRODUCTIONS

Majestic Theatre
Opened March 28, 1927
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Gypsy
Dec 19, 2024 - Aug 17, 2025
Music byJule Styne; Book byArthur Laurents; Lyrics byStephen Sondheim
Musical Revival Drama
Musical Revival Drama
Angela Lansbury - A Celebration
Nov 17, 1996 - Nov 17, 1996
Written byArthur Laurents,Bruce Vilanch
Special Benefit
Special Benefit
The Phantom of the Opera
Jan 26, 1988 - Apr 16, 2023
Music byAndrew Lloyd Webber; Book byAndrew Lloyd Webber,Richard Stilgoe; Lyrics byCharles Hart
Musical Original Drama
Musical Original Drama
42nd Street
Mar 30, 1981 - Apr 05, 1987
Music byHarry Warren; Lead Ins and Crossovers byBradford Ropes,Mark Bramble,Michael Stewart; Lyrics byAl Dubin
Musical Original Comedy
Musical Original Comedy
Brigadoon
Oct 16, 1980 - Feb 08, 1981
Music byFrederick Loewe; Book byAlan Jay Lerner; Lyrics byAlan Jay Lerner
Musical Revival Comedy
Musical Revival Comedy
Blackstone!
May 19, 1980 - Aug 17, 1980
Special Original Magic
Special Original Magic
Grease
Jan 29, 1980 - Apr 13, 1980
Music byJim Jacobs,Warren Casey; Book byJim Jacobs,Warren Casey; Lyrics byJim Jacobs,Warren Casey
Musical Original Comedy
Musical Original Comedy
Bette! Divine Madness
Dec 05, 1979 - Jan 06, 1980
Special material written byBette Midler,Bruce Vilanch,Jerry Blatt
Special Original Concert
Special Original Concert
The Most Happy Fella
Oct 11, 1979 - Nov 25, 1979
Music byFrank Loesser; Book byFrank Loesser; Lyrics byFrank Loesser
Musical Revival Comedy
Musical Revival Comedy
I Remember Mama
May 31, 1979 - Sep 02, 1979
Music byRichard Rodgers; Book byThomas Meehan; Lyrics byMartin Charnin
Musical Original
Musical Original
Ballroom
Dec 14, 1978 - Mar 24, 1979
Music byBilly Goldenberg; Book byJerome Kass; Lyrics byAlan Bergman,Marilyn Bergman
Musical Original
Musical Original
First Monday in October
Oct 03, 1978 - Nov 12, 1978
Written byJerome Lawrence,Robert E. Lee
Play Original
Play Original
The Act
Oct 29, 1977 - Jul 01, 1978
Music byJohn Kander; Book byGeorge Furth; Lyrics byFred Ebb
Musical Original
Musical Original
Estrada
Sep 20, 1977 - Sep 26, 1977
Special Original Revue
Special Original Revue
The Wiz
Jan 05, 1975 - May 25, 1977
Music byCharlie Smalls; Book byWilliam F. Brown; Lyrics byCharlie Smalls
Musical Original Comedy
Musical Original Comedy
Mack & Mabel
Oct 06, 1974 - Nov 30, 1974
Music byJerry Herman; Book byMichael Stewart; Lyrics byJerry Herman
Musical Original
Musical Original
A Little Night Music
Sep 17, 1973 - Aug 03, 1974
Music byStephen Sondheim; Book byHugh Wheeler; Lyrics byStephen Sondheim
Musical Original Romantic Comedy
Musical Original Romantic Comedy
Sugar
Apr 09, 1972 - Jun 23, 1973
Music byJule Styne; Book byPeter Stone; Lyrics byBob Merrill
Musical Original Comedy
Musical Original Comedy
1776
Apr 27, 1971 - Feb 13, 1972
Music bySherman Edwards; Book byPeter Stone; Lyrics bySherman Edwards
Musical Original Comedy History
Musical Original Comedy History
Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen
Dec 28, 1970 - Jan 09, 1971
Music byFranklin Underwood,Stan Freeman; Book byJohn Patrick; Lyrics byFranklin Underwood,Stan Freeman
Musical Original Comedy
Musical Original Comedy
Fiddler on the Roof
Feb 27, 1967 - Dec 14, 1970
Music byJerry Bock; Book byJoseph Stein; Lyrics bySheldon Harnick
Musical Original Comedy Drama
Musical Original Comedy Drama
The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade
Jan 03, 1967 - Feb 25, 1967
Written byPeter Weiss
Play Revival
Play Revival
Funny Girl
Mar 14, 1966 - Nov 26, 1966
Music byJule Styne; Book byIsobel Lennart; Lyrics byBob Merrill
Musical Original Comedy
Musical Original Comedy
Golden Boy
Oct 20, 1964 - Mar 05, 1966
Music byCharles Strouse; Book byClifford Odets,William Gibson; Lyrics byLee Adams
Musical Original
Musical Original
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
May 11, 1964 - Aug 29, 1964
Music byStephen Sondheim; Book byBurt Shevelove,Larry Gelbart; Lyrics byStephen Sondheim
Musical Original Comedy Farce
Musical Original Comedy Farce
Anyone Can Whistle
Apr 04, 1964 - Apr 11, 1964
Music byStephen Sondheim; Book byArthur Laurents; Lyrics byStephen Sondheim
Musical Original
Musical Original
Jennie
Oct 17, 1963 - Dec 28, 1963
Music byArthur Schwartz,Howard Dietz; Book byArnold Schulman; Lyrics byArthur Schwartz,Howard Dietz
Musical Original
Musical Original
Tovarich
Jun 10, 1963 - Sep 28, 1963
Music byLee Pockriss; Book byDavid Shaw; Lyrics byAnne Croswell
Musical Original Comedy
Musical Original Comedy
Hot Spot
Apr 19, 1963 - May 25, 1963
Music byMary Rodgers; Book byJack Weinstock,Willie Gilbert; Lyrics byMartin Charnin
Musical Original
Musical Original
The School for Scandal
Jan 24, 1963 - Mar 16, 1963
Written byRichard Brinsley Sheridan
Play Revival Comedy
Play Revival Comedy
Camelot
Dec 03, 1960 - Jan 05, 1963
Music byFrederick Loewe; Book byAlan Jay Lerner; Lyrics byAlan Jay Lerner
Musical Original
Musical Original
The Music Man
Dec 19, 1957 - Oct 22, 1960
Music byMeredith Willson; Book byMeredith Willson; Lyrics byMeredith Willson
Musical Original Comedy
Musical Original Comedy
Happy Hunting
Dec 06, 1956 - Nov 30, 1957
Music byHarold Karr; Book byHoward Lindsay,Russel Crouse; Lyrics byMatt Dubey
Musical Original Comedy
Musical Original Comedy
Fanny
Nov 04, 1954 - Dec 02, 1956
Book byJoshua Logan,S. N. Behrman
Musical Original
Musical Original
By the Beautiful Sea
Apr 08, 1954 - Oct 01, 1954
Music byArthur Schwartz; Book byDorothy Fields,Herbert Fields; Lyrics byDorothy Fields
Musical Original Comedy
Musical Original Comedy
Me and Juliet
May 28, 1953 - Apr 03, 1954
Music byRichard Rodgers; Book byOscar Hammerstein II; Lyrics byOscar Hammerstein II
Musical Original Comedy
Musical Original Comedy
South Pacific
Apr 07, 1949 - May 16, 1953
Music byRichard Rodgers; Book byJoshua Logan,Oscar Hammerstein II; Lyrics byOscar Hammerstein II
Musical Original Drama
Musical Original Drama
Carousel
Feb 22, 1949 - Mar 05, 1949
Music byRichard Rodgers; Book byOscar Hammerstein II; Lyrics byOscar Hammerstein II
Musical Revival Drama
Musical Revival Drama
Inside U.S.A.
Aug 23, 1948 - Feb 19, 1949
Music byArthur Schwartz; Sketches byArnold B. Horwitt,Moss Hart; Lyrics byHoward Dietz
Musical Original Revue
Musical Original Revue
Allegro
Oct 10, 1947 - Jul 10, 1948
Music byRichard Rodgers; Book byOscar Hammerstein II; Lyrics byOscar Hammerstein II
Musical Original
Musical Original
Call Me Mister
Jul 21, 1947 - Oct 04, 1947
Musical Original Revue
Musical Original Revue
Alice in Wonderland
May 28, 1947 - Jun 28, 1947
Written byEva Le Gallienne,Florida Friebus
Play Revival Fantasy Play with music
Play Revival Fantasy Play with music
The Mayor of Zalemea
Dec 27, 1945 - Dec 1945
Written byCalderón
Play Original
Play Original
Oedipus Rex
Dec 16, 1945 - Dec 1945
Written bySophocles
Play Revival Tragedy
Play Revival Tragedy
Carousel
Apr 19, 1945 - May 24, 1947
Music byRichard Rodgers; Book byOscar Hammerstein II; Lyrics byOscar Hammerstein II
Musical Original Drama
Musical Original Drama
Mexican Hayride
Dec 18, 1944 - Mar 17, 1945
Music byCole Porter; Book byDorothy Fields,Herbert Fields; Lyrics byCole Porter
Musical Original Comedy
Musical Original Comedy
Star Time
Sep 12, 1944 - Dec 09, 1944
Musical Original Vaudeville
Musical Original Vaudeville
Dream With Music
May 18, 1944 - Jun 10, 1944
Book byBen Roberts,Dorothy Kilgallen,Sidney Sheldon; Lyrics byEdward Eager
Musical Original Fantasy
Musical Original Fantasy
The Merry Widow
Aug 04, 1943 - May 06, 1944
Music byFranz Lehár; Book byBen Roberts,Sidney Sheldon; Lyrics byAdrian Ross
Musical Revival
Musical Revival
Junior Miss
Mar 28, 1943 - Jul 24, 1943
Written byJerome Chodorov
Play Original Comedy
Play Original Comedy
Native Son
Oct 23, 1942 - Jan 02, 1943
Written byPaul Green,Richard Wright
Play Revival Drama
Play Revival Drama
Porgy and Bess
Jan 22, 1942 - Sep 26, 1942
Music byGeorge Gershwin; Libretto byDuBose Heyward; Lyrics byDuBose Heyward,Ira Gershwin
Musical Revival Opera
Musical Revival Opera
Hellzapoppin
Nov 25, 1941 - Dec 17, 1941
Music byCharles Tobias,Sammy Fain; Book byOlsen & Johnson; Lyrics byCharles Tobias,Sammy Fain
Musical Original Revue Vaudeville
Musical Original Revue Vaudeville
Viva O'Brien
Oct 09, 1941 - Oct 25, 1941
Music byMaría Grever; Book byEleanor Wells,William K. Wells; Lyrics byRaymond Leveen
Musical Original Comedy
Musical Original Comedy
The Ballet Theatre
Feb 11, 1941 - Mar 09, 1941
Music byAdolphe Adam,Serge Prokofiev; Scenario byRamon Reed,Theophile Gautier
Special Revival Ballet
Special Revival Ballet
All in Fun
Dec 27, 1940 - Dec 28, 1940
Additional music byS. K. Russel,Will Irwin; Music byBaldwin Bergersen,John Rox; Special Music byGlen Bacon; Sketches byCharles Sherman,Everett Marcy,Virginia Faulkner; Additional lyrics byIrvin Graham,S. K. Russel,Virginia Faulkner,Will Irwin; Lyrics byJohn Rox
Musical Original Revue
Musical Original Revue
Margin for Error
Apr 22, 1940 - Jun 15, 1940
Play Original Melodrama
Play Original Melodrama
Yokel Boy
Jul 06, 1939 - Jan 06, 1940
Music byCharles Tobias,Lew Brown,Sam H. Stept; Book byLew Brown; Lyrics byCharles Tobias,Lew Brown,Sam H. Stept
Musical Original Comedy
Musical Original Comedy
Stars In Your Eyes
Feb 09, 1939 - May 27, 1939
Music byArthur Schwartz; Book byJ. P. McEvoy; Lyrics byDorothy Fields
Musical Original Comedy
Musical Original Comedy
Great Lady
Dec 01, 1938 - Dec 17, 1938
Music byFrederick Loewe; Book byEarle Crooker,Lowell Brentano; Lyrics byEarle Crooker,Lowell Brentano
Play Original Play with music
Play Original Play with music
Three Waltzes
Dec 25, 1937 - Apr 09, 1938
Book byClare Kummer,Rowland Leigh
Musical Original Romance
Musical Original Romance
Babes in Arms
Oct 25, 1937 - Dec 18, 1937
Music byRichard Rodgers; Book byLorenz Hart,Richard Rodgers; Lyrics byLorenz Hart
Musical Original Comedy
Musical Original Comedy
The Cat and the Canary
Jun 14, 1937 - Jun 1937
Written byJohn Willard
Play Revival
Play Revival
The Bat
May 31, 1937 - Jun 1937
Written byAvery Hopwood,Mary Roberts Rinehart
Play Revival Melodrama Mystery Drama
Play Revival Melodrama Mystery Drama
The Masque of Kings
Apr 12, 1937 - Apr 24, 1937
Written byMaxwell Anderson
Play Original
Play Original
Uday Shan-Kar and his Hindu Ballet
Feb 12, 1937 - Feb 14, 1937
Special Original Ballet
Special Original Ballet
Uday Shan-Kar and his Hindu Ballet
Jan 10, 1937 - Jan 17, 1937
Special Original Ballet
Special Original Ballet
On Your Toes
Nov 09, 1936 - Jan 23, 1937
Music byRichard Rodgers; Book byGeorge Abbott,Lorenz Hart,Richard Rodgers; Lyrics byLorenz Hart
Musical Original Comedy
Musical Original Comedy
Iolanthe
May 04, 1936 - May 09, 1936
Music bySir Arthur Sullivan; Written byW. S. Gilbert
Musical Revival Operetta
Musical Revival Operetta
Trial by Jury
Apr 27, 1936 - May 1936
Music bySir Arthur Sullivan; Written byW. S. Gilbert
Musical Revival Operetta
Musical Revival Operetta
H.M.S. Pinafore
Apr 27, 1936 - May 1936
Music bySir Arthur Sullivan; Written byW. S. Gilbert
Musical Revival Operetta
Musical Revival Operetta
The Pirates of Penzance
Apr 20, 1936 - Apr 1936
Music bySir Arthur Sullivan; Written byW. S. Gilbert
Musical Revival Operetta
Musical Revival Operetta
The Mikado
Apr 10, 1936 - May 1936
Music bySir Arthur Sullivan; Written byW. S. Gilbert
Musical Revival Operetta
Musical Revival Operetta
At Home Abroad
Jan 20, 1936 - Mar 07, 1936
Music byArthur Schwartz; Book byHoward Dietz; Lyrics byHoward Dietz
Musical Original Revue
Musical Original Revue
Want Ads
Dec 1935 - Closing date unknown
Music byHuldreich Fruh,Paul Schoop; Written byTrudi Schoop
Special Original Ballet
Special Original Ballet
Fridolin On the Road
Dec 1935 - Closing date unknown
Music byPaul Schoop
Special Original Ballet
Special Original Ballet
Earl Carroll's Sketch Book [1935]
Sep 04, 1935 - Nov 30, 1935
Music byCharles Newman,Charles Tobias,Murray Mencher,Norman Zeno,Will Irwin; Book byCharles Sherman,Eugene Conrad,Royal Foster; Lyrics byCharles Newman,Charles Tobias,Murray Mencher,Norman Zeno,Will Irwin
Musical Original Revue
Musical Original Revue
The Land of Bells
May 09, 1935 - May 12, 1935
Music byVirgilio Ranzato; Book byCarlo Lombardo; Lyrics byCarlo Lombardo
Musical Original Romance
Musical Original Romance
Aurora's Wedding
Mar 20, 1935 - Closing date unknown
Music byPeter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Musical Original Ballet
Musical Original Ballet
Public Gardens
Mar 20, 1935 - Closing date unknown
Music byVladimir Dukelsky
Musical Original Ballet
Musical Original Ballet
Three Cornered Hat
Mar 20, 1935 - Closing date unknown
Music byManuel De Falla
Musical Original Ballet
Musical Original Ballet
Petrouchka
Mar 20, 1935 - Closing date unknown
Music byIgor Stravinsky
Musical Original Ballet
Musical Original Ballet
Union Pacific
Mar 20, 1935 - Closing date unknown
Music byNicolas Nabokoff; Written byArchibald MacLeish
Musical Revival Ballet
Musical Revival Ballet
Firebird
Mar 20, 1935 - Closing date unknown
Music byIgor Stravinsky
Musical Original Ballet
Musical Original Ballet
Boutique Fantasque
Mar 20, 1935 - Closing date unknown
Music byGioacchino Rossini
Musical Original Ballet
Musical Original Ballet
Bal
Mar 20, 1935 - Closing date unknown
Music byVittorio Rieti; Written byBoris Kochno
Musical Original Ballet
Musical Original Ballet
Revisor
Feb 16, 1935 - Closing date unknown
Written byNikolai Vassilievitch Gogol
Play Original Comedy Satire
Play Original Comedy Satire
Poverty Is No Crime
Feb 1935 - Closing date unknown
Written byAlexander Nikolaievitch Ostrovsky
Play Original
Play Original
Strange Child
Feb 1935 - Closing date unknown
Written byVasily Shkvarkin
Play Original Comedy
Play Original Comedy
Marriage
Feb 1935 - Closing date unknown
Written byNikolai Vassilievitch Gogol
Play Original
Play Original
The White Guard
Feb 1935 - Closing date unknown
Written byMikhael Bulgakov
Play Original Drama
Play Original Drama
The Deluge
Feb 1935 - Closing date unknown
Written byHenning Berger
Play Revival Drama
Play Revival Drama
I Forgot
Feb 1935 - Closing date unknown
Written byAnton Chekhov
Play Original
Play Original
Enemies
Feb 1935 - Closing date unknown
Written byB. Lavrenoff
Play Original
Play Original
Music Hath Charms
Dec 29, 1934 - Jan 19, 1935
Music byRudolf Friml; Book byGeorge Rosener,John Shubert,Rowland Leigh; Lyrics byGeorge Rosener,John Shubert,Rowland Leigh
Musical Original Comedy
Musical Original Comedy
Iolanthe
Apr 30, 1934 - May 1934
Music bySir Arthur Sullivan; Libretto byW. S. Gilbert
Musical Revival Operetta
Musical Revival Operetta
Trial by Jury & H.M.S. Pinafore
Apr 16, 1934 - May 19, 1934
Music bySir Arthur Sullivan; Libretto byW. S. Gilbert,W. S. Gilbert
Musical Revival Comedy Operetta
Musical Revival Comedy Operetta
The Pirates of Penzance
Apr 09, 1934 - May 12, 1934
Music bySir Arthur Sullivan; Libretto byW. S. Gilbert
Musical Revival ComedyOperetta
Musical Revival ComedyOperetta
The Mikado
Apr 02, 1934 - May 26, 1934
Music bySir Arthur Sullivan; Libretto byW. S. Gilbert
Musical Revival Operetta
Musical Revival Operetta
Murder at the Vanities
Nov 06, 1933 - Mar 10, 1934
Music byRichard Myers; Book byEarl Carroll,Rufus King; Lyrics byEdward Heyman
Musical Original Comedy Drama Mystery Thriller
Musical Original Comedy Drama Mystery Thriller
The Yeomen of the Guard
Aug 14, 1933 - Aug 19, 1933
Music bySir Arthur Sullivan; Libretto byW. S. Gilbert
Musical Revival Comedy Operetta
Musical Revival Comedy Operetta
The Pirates of Penzance
Aug 07, 1933 - Aug 12, 1933
Music bySir Arthur Sullivan; Libretto byW. S. Gilbert
Musical Revival Comedy Operetta
Musical Revival Comedy Operetta
The Bohemian Girl
Jul 27, 1933 - Aug 05, 1933
Music byMichael Balfe
Musical Revival Comedy Opera
Musical Revival Comedy Opera
Strike Me Pink
Mar 04, 1933 - Jun 10, 1933
Music byRay Henderson; Additional dialogue byJack McGowan,Mack Gordon,Richard Jerome; Sketches byLew Brown,Ray Henderson; Lyrics byLew Brown
Musical Original Revue
Musical Original Revue
Pardon My English
Jan 20, 1933 - Feb 25, 1933
Music byGeorge Gershwin; Book byHerbert Fields; Lyrics byIra Gershwin
Musical Original Comedy
Musical Original Comedy
The Round Up
Mar 07, 1932 - Mar 1932
Written byEdmund Day
Play Revival Melodrama
Play Revival Melodrama
Simple Simon
Mar 09, 1931 - Mar 21, 1931
Music byRichard Rodgers; Book byEd Wynn,Guy Bolton; Lyrics byLorenz Hart
Musical Revival Comedy
Musical Revival Comedy
The Student Prince
Jan 29, 1931 - Mar 1931
Music bySigmund Romberg; Book byDorothy Donnelly; Lyrics byDorothy Donnelly
Musical Revival Operetta
Musical Revival Operetta
Nina Rosa
Sep 20, 1930 - Jan 17, 1931
Music bySigmund Romberg; Book byOtto Harbach; Lyrics byIrving Caesar
Musical Original Comedy
Musical Original Comedy
Artists and Models [1930]
Jun 10, 1930 - Jul 1930
Music byErnie Golden,Harold Stern
Musical Original Revue
Musical Original Revue
The International Revue
Feb 25, 1930 - May 17, 1930
Music byDorothy Fields,Jimmy McHugh; Book byLew Leslie,Nat N. Dorfman; Lyrics byDorothy Fields,Jimmy McHugh
Musical Original Revue
Musical Original Revue
A Wonderful Night
Oct 31, 1929 - Feb 15, 1930
Book byFanny Todd Mitchell
Musical Original Operetta
Musical Original Operetta
A Night in Venice
Sep 16, 1929 - Oct 19, 1929
Music byLee Davis; Lyrics byJ. Keirn Brennan,Moe Jaffe
Musical Original Revue
Musical Original Revue
Pleasure Bound
Feb 18, 1929 - Jun 15, 1929
Music byMuriel Pollock; Book byHarold Atteridge; Lyrics byHarold Atteridge,Max Leif,Nathaniel Lief
Musical Original Revue
Musical Original Revue
The Jealous Moon
Nov 20, 1928 - Jan 1929
Written byJane Cowl,Theodore Charles
Play Original
Play Original
The Big Fight
Sep 18, 1928 - Oct 1928
Written byMax Marcin,Milton Herbert Gropper
Play Original Drama
Play Original Drama
Rio Rita
Mar 12, 1928 - Apr 07, 1928
Music byHarry Tierney; Book byGuy Bolton; Lyrics byJoseph McCarthy
Musical Original Comedy
Musical Original Comedy
Behold the Bridegroom
Feb 1928 - Mar 1928
Written byGeorge Kelly
Play Original
Play Original
The Patriot
Jan 19, 1928 - Jan 1928
Written byAshley Dukes
Play Original Drama
Play Original Drama
The Love Call
Oct 24, 1927 - Jan 07, 1928
Music bySigmund Romberg; Book byEdward Locke,Harry B. Smith; Lyrics byHarry B. Smith
Musical Original
Musical Original
Rang Tang
Sep 12, 1927 - Oct 22, 1927
Book byKaj Gynt; Lyrics byJo Trent
Musical Original Revue
Musical Original Revue
Rufus LeMaire's Affairs
Mar 28, 1927 - May 1927
Music byMartin Broones; Book byBallard MacDonald; Lyrics byBallard MacDonald
Musical Original Revue
Musical Original Revue
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Never Officially Opened -
Music byBob Merrill; Lyrics byBob Merrill
Musical Original
Musical Original

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