With names of theatre marquees often changing on Broadway, names come and go. But did you know of the 41 Broadway theaters in New York, 13 had or have had names of Lambs’ members on them? That’s about 32 percent. Some are fairly well known to be Lambs, such as John Golden and Eugene O’Neill. Others are a little more hidden: The Neil Simon Theatre (Simon hasn’t joined the Club, yet) opened in 1927 as the Alvin Theatre, the combined names of two longtime Lambs: Alex A. Aarons, Elected 1919, and Vinton Freedley, Elected 1918.
Here is a list to look over of all Broadway theaters.
Theater former name(s) | Lamb? | Address | Opened |
Al Hirschfeld Theatre Martin Beck Theatre (1924–2003) | 302 W. 45th St. | 1924 | |
Ambassador Theatre New Ambassador Theatre (1980) Ambassador Theatre (1921–1980) | 219 W. 49th St. | 1921 | |
American Airlines Theatre Selwyn Theatre (1918–2000) | Edgar Selwyn, Elected 1906 | 227 W. 42nd St. | 1918 |
August Wilson Theatre Virginia Theatre (1981–2005) American Academy of Dramatic Arts (1953–1981) ANTA Playhouse (1950–1953) WOR Mutual Radio (1943–1950) Guild Theatre (1925–1943) | 245 W. 52nd St. | 1925 | |
Belasco Theatre Stuyvesant Theatre (1907–1910) | David Belasco, Elected 1893 | 111 W. 44th St. | 1907 |
Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre Royale Theatre (1940–2005) John Golden Theatre (1934–1940) Royale Theatre (1927–1934) | John Golden, Elected 1893 | 242 W. 45th St. | 1927 |
Booth Theatre | 222 W. 45th St. | 1913 | |
Broadhurst Theatre | George H. Broadhurst, Elected 1898 | 235 W. 44th St. | 1917 |
Broadway Theatre Cine Roma (1937–1939) B.S. Moss's Broadway Theatre (1935–1937) Broadway Theatre (1933–1935) Earl Carroll's Broadway Theatre (1932–1933) B.S. Moss's Broadway Theatre (1930–1932) Universal's Colony Theatre (1926–1930) B.S. Moss's Colony Theatre (1924–1926) | Earl Carroll, Elected 1917 | 1681 Broadway | 1924 |
Brooks Atkinson Theatre Mansfield Theatre (1929–1960) Lew Fields' Mansfield Theatre (1928–1929) Mansfield Theatre (1926–1928) | Richard Mansfield, Elected 1883, Lew M. Fields, Elected 1903 | 256 W. 47th St. | 1926 |
Circle in the Square Theatre | 235 W. 50th St. | 1972 | |
Ethel Barrymore Theatre | 243 W. 47th St. | 1928 | |
Eugene O'Neill Theatre Coronet Theatre (1945–1959) Forrest Theatre (1925–1945) | Eugene O'Neill, Elected 1950 | 230 W. 49th St. | 1925 |
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre Plymouth Theatre (1917–2005) | 236 W. 45th St. | 1917 | |
Gershwin Theatre Uris Theatre (1972–1983) | George Gershwin, Elected 1924 | 222 W. 51st St. | 1972 |
Hayes Theater Helen Hayes Theatre (1983–2018) Little Theatre (1965–1983) Winthrop Ames Theatre (1964–1965) Little Theatre (1959–1964) New York Times Hall (1941–1959) Anne Nichols' Little Theatre (1936–1941) Little Theatre (1912–1936) | 240 W. 44th St. | 1912 | |
Hudson Theatre Savoy Nightclub (1981–1987) Hudson Theatre (1903–1981) | 141 W. 44th St. | 1903 | |
Imperial Theatre | 249 W. 45th St. | 1923 | |
James Earl Jones Theatre Cort Theatre (1912–2022) | John Cort, Elected 1913 | 138 W. 48th St. | 1912 |
John Golden Theatre Theatre Masque (1927–1937) | John Golden, Elected 1893 | 252 W. 45th St. | 1927 |
Longacre Theatre | 220 W. 48th St. | 1913 | |
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre Globe Theatre (1910–1957) | 205 W. 46th St. | 1910 | |
Lyceum Theatre New Lyceum Theatre (1903) | 149 W. 45th St. | 1903 | |
Lyric Theatre Foxwoods Theatre (2010–2014) Hilton Theatre (2005–2010) Ford Center for the Performing Arts (1998–2005) | 214 W. 43rd St. | 1998 | |
Majestic Theatre | 245 W. 44th St. | 1927 | |
Marquis Theatre | 210 W. 46th St. | 1986 | |
Minskoff Theatre | 200 W. 45th St. | 1973 | |
Music Box Theatre | 239 W. 45th St. | 1921 | |
Nederlander Theatre Trafalgar Theatre (1979–1980) Billy Rose Theatre (1959–1979) National Theatre (1921–1959) | 208 W. 41st St. | 1921 | |
Neil Simon Theatre Alvin Theatre (1927–1983) | (Alvin combined) Alex A. Aarons, Elected 1919, Vinton Freedley, Elected 1918 | 250 W. 52nd St. | 1927 |
New Amsterdam Theatre | 214 W. 42nd St. | 1903 | |
Palace Theatre | 1564 Broadway | 1913 | |
Richard Rodgers Theatre 46th Street Theatre (1932–1990) Chanin's 46th Street Theatre (1925–1932) | 226 W. 46th St. | 1925 | |
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre Biltmore Theatre (1925–2008) | 261 W. 47th St. | 1925 | |
Shubert Theatre | 225 W. 44th St. | 1913 | |
St. James Theatre Erlanger's Theatre (1927–1932) | A.L. Erlanger, Elected 1892 | 246 W. 44th St. | 1927 |
Stephen Sondheim Theatre Henry Miller's Theatre (1998–2010) Kit Kat Klub (1998) Xenon (1978–1998) Avon-at-the-Hudson (1972–1978) Park-Miller Theatre (1970–1972) Henry Miller's Theatre (1918–1970) | Henry Miller, Elected 1895 | 124 W. 43rd St. | 1918 |
Studio 54 CBS Studio No. 52 (1946–1977) CBS Radio Playhouse No. 4 (1942–1946) New Yorker Theatre (1939–1942) Federal Music Theatre (1937–1939) Palladium Theatre (1936–1937) Casino de Paris (1933–1936) New Yorker Theatre (1930–1933) Gallo Opera House (1927–1930) | 254 W. 54th St. | 1927 | |
Vivian Beaumont Theater | 150 W. 65th St. | 1965 | |
Walter Kerr Theatre Ritz Theatre (1921–1990) Robert F. Kennedy Childrens' Theatre | 219 W. 48th St. | 1921 | |
Winter Garden Theatre Cadillac Winter Garden Theatre (2002–2007) Winter Garden Theatre (1911–2002) | 1634 Broadway | 1911 |