Broadway History - The Broadway Theatre

Built in 1924, and opened as a movie and vaudeville palace, it was originally called the B.S. Moss Colony Theatre, and is one of the few theatres that have its entrance on Broadway. Moss, a mogul who operated a chain of movie houses, debuted the first Mickey Mouse cartoon, "Steamboat Willie", in 1928 at this theater. In 1930 he converted it into a legitimate theater and opened with a production of The New Yorkers, a musical by Cole Porter and Herbert Fields. With one of the largest seating capacities of any Broadway theater, it has been home to many award-winning productions including Les Misérables, Miss Saigon, Gypsy, and Evita.

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the " expert" theatre historian thinks Les Miserables is based on incidents in the french revolution😂...well...no dear..it isn't ..its about incidents during the Paris revolt of 1832....

[lindakahler]

Cinderella at the Broadway was a woke production. Grandmas were dragging their Disney clad sweeties out of the theater because she started a soup kitchen down by the river. It was not the Julie Andrews edition that grannies and I remembered. I wrote a letter of complaint alleging fraud and asked for my money back naturally no response.

[thatslewis]

good on them, shame that the place is the most cramped I've felt in any theatre

[avisiktachakraborty]

One historical rithym....classic movement revolution

[chrisshoemaker]

I had a friend that was in Mamma Mia! and after seeing her in the show she took me onstage to see the set. One of my favorite Broadway memories!

[NickyMay]

The theater should be renamed The Ethel Merman.