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City: New York
Country: United States Of America
State: New York
Zip: 10036
The Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre has been a stable of the downtown Broadway district of New York City since its opening in 1918 as the Plymouth Theater. The Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre box office is located at 236 West 45th Street. 1917-18, christened the Plymouth Theatre, and leased to producer Arthur Hopkins. He intended it to be a venue for legitimate plays starring notable actors like John and Lionel Barrymore. The premiere production was A Successful Calamity, a comedy with William Gillette and Estelle Winwood.. After Hopkins died in 1948, control of the theatre returned to the Shuberts, who still own the property, which was designated a New York landmark in 1987. The 1,080-seat house was renamed after Gerald Schoenfeld, chairman of the Shubert Organization, in 2005. The Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre can seat up to 1080 for most performances.