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Address:
243 West 47th St.

New York, NY

BUILT: 1928

SEATING CAPACITY: 1096
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Ethel Barrymore Theatre (Broadway) History

The Ethel Barrymore Theatre is the only surviving theatre of the many Lee and J.J. Shubert built for performers who were affiliated with them. Ethel Barrymore was part of the renowned Barrymore acting dynasty, and her tremendous popularity in New York and London society established her as a household name in the US and England. She had achieved stardom under the management of producer Charles Frohman beginning in 1901. In 1928, the Shuberts offered to build her a theatre and commission a play for her to premiere in her namesake house. The Barrymore is the last theatre Lee and J.J. Shubert built. Designed by Herbert Krapp, its exterior was modeled on the design of public baths in Rome, with a two-story terra-cotta grillwork screen. The interior decor combines Elizabethan, Mediterranean, and Adamsesque styles. The most elaborate interior element is the boxes, which feature a sunburst pattern over a columned portico.

Shows to have been performed at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre include Pal Joey (1940) starring Gene Kelly and Vivienne Segal; A Streetcar Named Desire (1947) starring Jessica Tandy, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter and Karl Malden; A Raisin in the Sun (1959) starring Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, Ivan Dixon, Lonne Elder III, Diana Sands and more; The Glass Menagerie (2005 revival) starring Jessica Lange, Sarah Paulson, Christian Slater, and Josh Lucas; An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin (2011); Death of a Salesman (2012 revival) starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Andrew Garfield, Linda Emond and Finn Wittrock; Chaplin (2012) starring Rob McClure, Jenn Colella, Erin Mackey, Christiane Noll and more; The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (2014); The Band's Visit (2017) starring Katrina Lenk; The Inheritance (2019) starring Kyle Soller, Andrew Burnap, Samuel H. Levine, Paul Hilton, John Benjamin Hickey, Kyle Harris, Lois Smith and more, plus many others!


Shows at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre (Broadway)

DATES PRODUCTION
2/24/2025 - 6/8/2025 Othello (2025)
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9/17/2024 - 1/19/2025 Our Town (2024)
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4/1/2024 - 6/23/2024 Patriots (2024)
10/18/2023 - 2/4/2024 Harmony (2023)
8/17/2023 - 8/27/2023 El Mago Pop (2023)
3/17/2023 - 7/23/2023 Peter Pan Goes Wrong (2023)
9/19/2022 - 1/29/2023 The Piano Lesson (2022)
2/22/2022 - 7/17/2022 Paradise Square (2022)
9/2/2021 - 1/9/2022 Waitress (2021)
9/27/2019 - 3/15/2020 The Inheritance (2019)
10/7/2017 - 4/7/2019 The Band's Visit (2017)
4/5/2017 - 6/18/2017 Six Degrees of Separation (2017)
12/7/2016 - 3/19/2017 The Present (2017)
11/22/2016 - 11/27/2016 Alton Brown Live: Eat Your Science (2016)
9/10/2014 - 9/4/2016 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (2014)
3/8/2014 - 6/15/2014 A Raisin in the Sun (2014)
10/1/2013 - 1/5/2014 Betrayal (2013)
4/7/2013 - 7/14/2013 Alan Cumming's Macbeth (2013)
8/21/2012 - 1/6/2013 Chaplin (2012)
2/13/2012 - 6/2/2012 Death of a Salesman (2012)
11/16/2011 - 1/13/2012 An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin (2011)
2/26/2011 - 6/19/2011 Arcadia (2011)
11/2/2010 - 11/28/2010 Elling (2010)
11/17/2009 - 8/21/2010 Race (2009)
3/7/2009 - 6/14/2009 Exit The King (2009)
10/3/2008 - 2/22/2009 Speed-The-Plow (2008)
9/29/2008 - 9/29/2008 Godspell (2008) [Cancelled]
12/20/2007 - 7/13/2008 November (2008)
11/1/2007 - 11/9/2007 Duran Duran: Red Carpet Massacre (2007)
10/30/2006 - 7/1/2007 Company (2006)
2/8/2006 - 4/30/2006 Ring of Fire (2006)
2/24/2005 - 7/3/2005 The Glass Menagerie (2005)
3/12/2004 - 8/29/2004 Sly Fox (2004)
4/11/2003 - 6/12/2003 Salome: The Reading (2003)
11/25/2002 - 2/16/2003 Imaginary Friends (2002)
10/12/2000 - 9/15/2002 The Tale Of The Allergist's Wife (2000)
3/29/2000 - 8/13/2000 The Real Thing (2000)
10/30/1999 - 2/20/2000 Putting It Together (1999)
4/3/1999 - 7/18/1999 Amy's View (1999)
11/19/1998 - 3/21/1999 Electra (1998)
4/8/1997 - 6/7/1998 The Life (1997)
4/25/1996 - 1/26/1997 An Ideal Husband (1996)
4/3/1995 - 11/4/1995 Indiscretions (1995)
3/3/1993 - 7/16/1994 The Sisters Rosensweig (1993)
3/17/1992 - 8/9/1992 A Streetcar Named Desire (1992)
1/15/1991 - 4/14/1991 Mule Bone (1991)
3/13/1990 - 12/23/1990 Lettice and Lovage (1990)
12/13/1989 - 2/24/1990 Rumors (1988)
10/10/1989 - 11/4/1989 The Secret Rapture (1989)
3/2/1989 - 7/1/1989 Metamorphosis (1989)
3/18/1988 - 6/26/1988 Joe Turner's Come and Gone (1988)
3/26/1986 - 3/22/1987 Social Security (1986)
1/11/1986 - 2/23/1986 Lillian (1986)
8/7/1984 - 6/2/1985 Hurlyburly (1984)
11/8/1983 - 7/1/1984 Baby (1983)
11/2/1982 - 5/15/1983 Foxfire (1982)
3/26/1982 - 5/16/1982 Is there life after high school? (1982)
11/18/1981 - 3/13/1982 The West Side Waltz (1981)
11/5/1980 - 6/28/1981 Lunch Hour (1980)
10/30/1979 - 10/18/1980 Romantic Comedy (1979)
4/13/1977 - 5/20/1979 I Love My Wife (1977)
2/8/1977 - 4/12/1977 American Buffalo (1977)
10/13/1976 - 1/2/1977 Poor Murderer (1976)
4/27/1976 - 5/16/1976 Legend (1976)
10/27/1975 - 3/13/1976 Travesties (1975)
2/14/1975 - 4/5/1975 The Night That Made America Famous (1975)
10/15/1974 - 10/26/1974 Dreyfus in Rehearsal (1974)
12/26/1973 - 2/16/1974 Holiday (1973)
11/26/1973 - 2/16/1974 Chemin de Fer (1973)
11/25/1973 - 2/16/1974 The Visit (1973)
3/26/1973 - 4/28/1973 Emperor Henry IV (1973)
5/12/1972 - 9/30/1972 Don't Play Us Cheap! (1972)
4/17/1972 - 4/29/1972 Captain Brassbound's Conversion (1972)
3/27/1972 - 4/8/1972 Voices (1972)
11/29/1971 - 3/11/1972 Inner City (1971)
10/8/1971 - 11/13/1971 Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death (1971)
3/11/1971 - 5/15/1971 The Philanthropist (1971)
9/28/1970 - 2/14/1971 Conduct Unbecoming (1970)
4/18/1970 - 4/18/1970 A Place for Polly (1970)
10/18/1969 - 2/28/1970 The Front Page (1969)
5/7/1969 - 7/5/1969 The Front Page (1969)
3/5/1969 - 3/8/1969 Zelda (1969)
12/3/1968 - 12/7/1968 The Goodbye People (1968)
10/24/1968 - 10/26/1968 Rockefeller and the Red Indians (1968)
9/29/1968 - 10/12/1968 Noel Coward's Sweet Potato (1968)
5/8/1968 - 5/11/1968 Happiness Is Just a Little Thing Called a Rolls Royce (1968)
3/25/1968 - 4/20/1968 The Seven Descents of Myrtle (1968)
1/22/1968 - 3/23/1968 Don't Drink the Water (1966)
12/19/1967 - 1/20/1968 The Little Foxes (1967)
1/31/1967 - 12/2/1967 Black Comedy (1967)
11/16/1966 - 1/28/1967 Les Ballets Africains (1966)
10/17/1966 - 10/26/1966 We Have Always Lived in the Castle (1966)
1/31/1966 - 7/2/1966 Wait Until Dark (1966)
10/27/1965 - 11/6/1965 Xmas in Las Vegas (1965)
4/8/1965 - 6/26/1965 The Amen Corner (1965)
12/15/1964 - 1/9/1965 Beyond the Fringe '65 (1964)
2/10/1964 - 2/22/1964 The Passion of Josef D. (1964)
9/15/1963 - 12/28/1963 The Irregular Verb to Love (1963)
2/11/1963 - 5/18/1963 Tchin-Tchin (1962)
11/28/1962 - 12/8/1962 Moby Dick (1962)
10/16/1962 - 10/17/1962 Step on a Crack (1962)
2/20/1962 - 5/12/1962 A Gift of Time (1962)
10/31/1961 - 1/27/1962 The Complaisant Lover (1961)
12/12/1960 - 5/27/1961 Critic's Choice (1960)
11/14/1960 - 12/10/1960 The Hostage (1960)
10/10/1960 - 10/15/1960 Laughs and Other Events (1960)
10/19/1959 - 6/25/1960 A Majority of One (1959)
3/10/1959 - 10/17/1959 A Raisin in the Sun (1959)
11/28/1957 - 3/7/1959 Look Homeward Angel (1957)
10/9/1957 - 10/26/1957 The Egghead (1957)
5/8/1957 - 5/11/1957 The Greatest Man Alive (1957)
4/2/1957 - 4/6/1957 Hide and Seek (1957)
1/21/1957 - 1/26/1957 Waiting for Godot (1957)
1/3/1957 - 1/12/1957 Small War on Murray Hill (1957)
6/14/1956 - 12/22/1956 New Faces of 1956 (1956)
5/2/1956 - 5/5/1956 Wake Up, Darling (1956)
4/6/1956 - 4/28/1956 Affair of Honor (1956)
10/26/1955 - 3/31/1956 The Chalk Garden (1955)
10/4/1955 - 10/16/1955 Marcel Marceau (1955)
2/10/1955 - 8/13/1955 The Desperate Hours (1955)
9/30/1953 - 2/7/1955 Tea and Sympathy (1953)
3/6/1953 - 6/27/1953 Misalliance (1953)
2/9/1953 - 2/21/1953 The Emperor's Clothes (1953)
12/2/1952 - 12/20/1952 I've Got Sixpence (1952)
10/24/1951 - 11/29/1952 The Fourposter (1951)
9/20/1951 - 9/22/1951 Out West of Eighth (1951)
11/14/1950 - 6/2/1951 Bell, Book and Candle (1950)
3/15/1950 - 11/4/1951 The Consul (1950)
12/22/1949 - 3/4/1950 The Rat Race (1949)
12/3/1947 - 12/17/1949 A Streetcar Named Desire (1947)
11/3/1947 - 11/29/1947 This Time Tomorrow (1947)
5/1/1947 - 11/1/1947 The Medium (1947)
5/1/1947 - 11/1/1947 The Telephone (1947)
3/26/1947 - 4/19/1947 Bathsheba (1947)
11/18/1946 - 3/22/1947 Cyrano de Bergerac (1946)
10/15/1946 - 11/16/1946 The Duchess of Malfi (1946)
6/3/1946 - 6/8/1946 Second Best Bed (1946)
12/26/1945 - 6/1/1946 Pygmalion (1945)
10/1/1945 - 12/8/1945 Marinka (1945)
9/13/1945 - 9/15/1945 Make Yourself at Home (1945)
6/16/1945 - 6/30/1945 Foxhole in the Parlor (1945)
3/26/1945 - 6/9/1945 The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1945)
2/8/1945 - 3/10/1945 One-Man Show (1945)
1/18/1945 - 2/3/1945 Rebecca (1945)
10/26/1944 - 1/13/1945 The Perfect Marriage (1944)
9/5/1944 - 9/23/1944 Last Stop (1944)
4/14/1943 - 6/17/1944 Tomorrow the World (1943)
12/21/1942 - 4/3/1943 The Three Sisters (1942)
12/3/1942 - 12/5/1942 R. U. R. (1942)
10/8/1942 - 11/21/1942 Count Me In (1942)
10/1/1941 - 7/4/1942 Best Foot Forward (1941)
12/25/1940 - 8/16/1941 Pal Joey (1940)
6/4/1940 - 7/20/1940 Walk With Music (1940)
4/2/1940 - 4/13/1940 An International Incident (1940)
3/14/1940 - 3/16/1940 A Passenger to Bali (1940)
11/27/1939 - 2/24/1940 Key Largo (1939)
4/17/1939 - No Time for Comedy (1939)
2/21/1939 - Off to Buffalo (1939)
10/19/1938 - 2/1/1939 Knickerbocker Holiday (1938)
12/26/1936 - The Women (1936)
9/28/1936 - Night Must Fall (1936)
3/13/1936 - Case of Clyde Griffiths (1936)
11/11/1935 - Parnell (1935)
10/22/1935 - Substitute For Murder (1935)
10/7/1935 - Macbeth (1935)
9/27/1935 - Othello (1935)
5/29/1935 - Them's the Reporters (1935)
4/30/1935 - To See Ourselves (1935)
1/16/1935 - Point Valaine (1935)
12/26/1934 - Ruth Draper (1934)
11/1/1934 - Ladies' Money (1934)
10/2/1934 - Divided By Three (1934)
4/30/1934 - Jigsaw (1934)
4/12/1934 - Wife Insurance (1934)
1/22/1934 - John Brown (1934)
12/19/1933 - Jezebel (1933)
10/17/1933 - Ten Minute Alibi (1933)
5/21/1933 - Both Your Houses (1933)
1/24/1933 - Design For Living (1933)
11/29/1932 - 11/29/1932 Gay Divorce (1932)
10/27/1932 - There's Always Juliet (1932)
9/6/1932 - Here Today (1932)
1/19/1932 - Whistling in the Dark (1932)
12/7/1931 - The Passing Present (1931)
11/10/1931 - The School for Scandal (1931)
4/16/1931 - Melo (1931)
12/27/1930 - The Truth Game (1930)
11/25/1930 - Scarlet Sister Mary (1930)
10/23/1930 - His Majesty's Car (1930)
8/18/1930 - Topaze (1930)
12/26/1929 - Death Takes a Holiday (1929)
4/15/1929 - The Love Duel (1929)
12/20/1928 - The Kingdom of God (1928)


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Ethel Barrymore Theatre on Broadway Frequently Asked Questions

What show is currently in Ethel Barrymore Theatre (Broadway)?
Ethel Barrymore Theatre (Broadway)'s current show is Patriots which began performances on 4/1/2024.

What when was Ethel Barrymore Theatre (Broadway) built?
Ethel Barrymore Theatre (Broadway) was built in 1928.

How many seats does Ethel Barrymore Theatre (Broadway) have?
Ethel Barrymore Theatre (Broadway) has 1096 seats.

What are the box office hours for Ethel Barrymore Theatre (Broadway)?
Monday-Saturday: 10:00 AM-6:00 PM Sunday: Closed.

What accessibility options are there at Ethel Barrymore Theatre (Broadway)?

Accessible seating is available for this performance as indicated on the seating map. Theatre is wheelchair-accessible.

There is one (unisex) wheelchair accessible restroom located on the main floor with no steps. Non-accessible restrooms are located down two flights of steps (20 steps).

Orchestra location: Seating is accessible to all parts of the Orchestra without steps. Wheelchair seating is located in the Orchestra only.

Mezzanine location: Located up three flights of stairs (30 steps). Once on the Mezzanine level, there are approximately two steps per row. Entrance to Mezzanine is behind row E of the Front Mezzanine.

Handrails: Available at the end of every stepped seat row in the Mezzanine.

The Barrymore Theatre provides at least 10 infrared assistive listening devices for every performance at the theatre. Beginning 4 weeks after a show’s official opening night performance, at least 10 audio description devices are available for every performance at the theatre. In addition, there is unlimited access to downloadable audio description software for personal mobile devices, available beginning 4 weeks after a show’s official opening night performance, which provides an automated detailed account of the visual of the production, free of charge, for blind or partially sighted patrons. The theatre also offers hand-held devices and software that provide captioning for deaf or hard-of-hearing patrons, available beginning 4 weeks after a show’s official opening night performance.

For information on multilingual commentary, visit the Shubert Audience Services kiosk inside the theatre.

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What were the longest running shows at Ethel Barrymore Theatre (Broadway)?
I Love My Wife which ran from 4/17/1977 to 5/20/1979, A Streetcar Named Desire which ran from 12/3/1947 to 12/17/1949, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time which ran from 10/5/2014 to 9/4/2016, The Tale Of The Allergist's Wife which ran from 11/2/2000 to 9/15/2002 and

What show is next for Ethel Barrymore Theatre (Broadway)?
Ethel Barrymore Theatre (Broadway)'s next show is Our Town which begins performances on 9/17/2024.


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