Brooks Atkinson Theatre

Brooks Atkinson Theatre showing A Moon for the Misbegotten, 2007

The Brooks Atkinson Theatre is a Broadway theater located at 256 West 47th Street in Manhattan.

Designed by architect Herbert J. Krapp, it was constructed as the Mansfield Theatre by the Chanin brothers in 1926. After 1933, the theatre fell into relative disuse until 1945, when Michael Myerberg bought it and leased it to CBS for television productions. Known as CBS Studio 59, the theater played host to the long-running game show What's My Line?.^[1] In 1960, it was renamed after the former New York Times theater critic, Brooks Atkinson, and returned to legitimate use.

In 2000, the interior was refurbished with restored decorative finishes by EverGreene Architectural Arts, and now the theatre is once again illuminated by the original chandelier that had been removed over 40 years ago. It has 1,069 seats and is one of the Nederlander Organization's nine Broadway houses.

The revival of Grease recently played at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. The show featured Max Crumm as Danny Zuko and Laura Osnes as Sandy Dumbrowski. who were the winners of the 2006-2007 reality TV show Grease: You're the One that I Want which selected a new Danny and Sandy for the revival through a massive nationwide casting call.

RAIN - A Tribute to The Beatles is currently playing at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, replacing Rock of Ages, which moved to the Helen Hayes Theatre.

Notable productions pre-2000

• Shuffle Along (1932)
• Juno and the Paycock (1940 revival)
• The Cradle Will Rock (1947 revival)
• Come Blow Your Horn (1961)
• Something More! (1964)
• A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (1968)
• Lovers and Other Strangers (1968)
• Charley's Aunt (1970 revival)
• Lenny (1971)
• My Fat Friend (1974)
• Same Time, Next Year (1975)
• Tribute (1978)
• Talley's Folly (1980)
• Lolita (1981 Edward Albee adaptation)
• Beyond Therapy (1982)
• Noises Off (original 1983 production)
• Aren't We All? (4/29/1985 - 7/21/1985)
• Benefactors (1985)
• Jackie Mason's The World According to Me! (1988)
• The Cemetery Club (1990)
• Shadowlands (1990)
• Death and the Maiden (1992)
• She Loves Me (1993 revival)
• Wait Until Dark (1998 revival)
• The Iceman Cometh (1999 revival)

Productions since January 1, 2000

Show	Opening day	Closing day	Notes
The Rainmaker	November 11, 1999	January 23, 2000	Revival
Uncle Vanya	April 30, 2000	June 11, 2000	Revival
Jane Eyre	December 10, 2000	June 10, 2001	2001 Tony Award Best Musical nominee
Noises Off	November 1, 2001	September 1, 2002
Medea	December 10, 2002	February 22, 2003	Revival
The Look of Love	May 4, 2003	June 15, 2003
Jackie Mason's Laughing Room Only	November 19, 2003	November 30, 2003
Jumpers	April 25, 2004	July 11, 2004	Revival 2004 Tony Award winner, Best Revival of a Play nominee
Democracy	November 18, 2004	April 17, 2005	Tony Award 2005 Best Play nominee
Mark Twain Tonight	June 9, 2005	June 26, 2005
The Blonde in the Thunderbird	July 17, 2005	July 24, 2005
The Odd Couple	October 27, 2005	June 4, 2006	Revival with Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick
The Times They Are A-Changin'	October 26, 2006	November 19, 2006
A Moon for the Misbegotten	April 9, 2007	June 10, 2007	Revival with Kevin Spacey
Grease	July 24, 2007	January 4, 2009	Revival with reality show winners Max Crumm and Laura Osnes
Rock of Ages	April 7, 2009	January 9, 2011	Starring Constantine Maroulis; Nominated for 5 Tony Awards in 2009 - production moved to the Helen Hayes Theatre.
RAIN: A Tribute To The Beatles	February 8, 2011		Reopened for indefinite extension after a 12-week run at the Neil Simon Theatre

References

1. ^ "What's My Line?: EPISODE #477". TV.com. http://www.tv.com/whats-my-line/episode-475/episode/96855/summary.html?tag=episode_tabs;next. Retrieved March 7, 2009. 

External links

• Broadway Theatre Guide
• Official site
• Brooks Atkinson Theatre at the Internet Broadway Database

Coordinates: 40°45′35.25″N 73°59′10.5″W / 40.7597917°N 73.98625°W / 40.7597917; -73.98625