AL Hirschfeld Theatre
302 West 45th Street, New York, NY10036
Seats Approximately 1200
Formerly The Martin Beck Theatre, designed by architect G. Albert Lansburgh, the theatre was originally opened by vaudeville promoter Martin Beck as the Martin Beck Theatre on November 11, 1924, with a production of Madam Pompadour.
It was the only theater in New York that was owned outright without a mortgage. It was designed to be the most opulent theatre of its time, and has dressing rooms for 200 actors. It premiered The Apple Cart by George Bernard Shaw, The Teahouse of the August Moon by John Patrick and Winterset and High Tor by Maxwell Anderson.
The theatre was sold to the Jujamcyn Amusement Corporation in 1968. On June 21, 2003 it was renamed the Al Hirschfeld theatre in honor of the caricaturist famous for his drawings of Broadway celebrities, and reopened on November 23, 2003 with a revival of the musical Wonderful Town.
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