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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. The theater struggled financially in the 1970's and closed in 1976. The theater building was subsequently acquired by the City of New Haven, and the interior was restored.
The Wang and Shubert Theatres also host special events, such as corporate conferences, award ceremonies, galas, weddings, and more. [6] They are also used as locations for movie filming. Movies filmed at the Wang Theatre include Ghostbusters, [7] American Hustle, [8] The Pink Panther 2, [9] The Witches of Eastwick, and The Great Debaters. [10]
Shubert Theatre or Shubert Theater may refer to one of the following theaters in the United States: Listed alphabetically by state. Shubert Theatre (Los Angeles) (1972–2002), California; Shubert Theatre (New Haven) (built 1914), Connecticut; Shubert Theatre, former name of CIBC Theatre in Chicago, Illinois
The Shubert Foundation owns The Shubert Organization. [2] It currently owns and operates 23 theaters, including 17 Broadway venues. [3] It is America's largest funder of not-for-profit theaters, dance companies, and similar. [4] [5] It hosts the annual Shubert Foundation High School Theatre Festival for New York City Public Schools. [6]
The Shubert Organization was founded by the Shubert brothers, Sam S. Shubert, Lee Shubert, and Jacob J. Shubert of Syracuse, New York – colloquially and collectively known as "The Shuberts" – in the late 19th century in upstate New York, entering into New York City productions in 1900. The organization produced a large number of shows and ...
The Shubert Theatrical Company, run by brothers Levi, Samuel, and Jacob, entered the New York theater scene in 1900 and had become the largest theater owning and producing organization in America by 1920. When Samuel Shubert died in a train wreck in 1905, his brothers memorialized him by naming a few of their new theaters after him.
The Shubert Theatre is a Broadway theater at 225 West 44th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. Opened in 1913, the theater was designed by Henry Beaumont Herts in the Italian Renaissance style and was built for the Shubert brothers .
The Chalk Garden was first performed at the Shubert Theatre, New Haven, Connecticut, on 21 September 1955, [6] and was given on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on 26 October. It ran for 182 performances. [7] When Beaumont saw the enthusiastic reviews by the New York critics he immediately changed his mind about producing the piece in ...