Eugene O'Neill Theatre
| Forrest Theatre, Coronet Theatre | |
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Eugene O'Neill Theatre in 2008, during the run of Spring Awakening | |
| Address |
230 West 49th Street New York City United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°45′40″N 73°59′9″W / 40.76111°N 73.98583°WCoordinates: 40°45′40″N 73°59′9″W / 40.76111°N 73.98583°W |
| Owner | Jujamcyn Theaters |
| Type | Broadway |
| Capacity | 1,108 |
| Production | The Book of Mormon |
| Construction | |
| Opened | November 24, 1925 |
| Architect | Herbert J. Krapp |
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The Eugene O'Neill Theatre is a Broadway theatre located at 230 West 49th Street in Midtown Manhattan.
Designed by architect Herbert J. Krapp, it was built for the Shuberts as part of a theatre-hotel complex named for 19th century tragedian Edwin Forrest. It opened on November 24, 1925, with the musical Mayflowers as its premiere production.
The venue was renamed the Coronet in 1945, with renovations by architects Walker & Gillette, then in 1959 rechristened the O'Neill in honor of the American playwright by then-owner Lester Osterman. It later was purchased by playwright Neil Simon, who sold it to Jujamcyn Theaters in 1982.
Notable productions
- 1934: Tobacco Road
- 1945: Dream Girl
- 1947: All My Sons
- 1952: The Children's Hour
- 1953: The Little Hut
- 1955: The Bad Seed; double-bill A Memory of Two Mondays and A View from the Bridge
- 1957: The Waltz of the Toreadors
- 1962: A Thousand Clowns
- 1963: She Loves Me
- 1966: The Odd Couple
- 1968: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
- 1969: Last of the Red Hot Lovers
- 1971: The Prisoner of Second Avenue
- 1973: The Good Doctor
- 1974: God's Favorite
- 1975: Yentl
- 1976: California Suite
- 1979: Chapter Two
- 1980: I Ought to Be in Pictures
- 1981: Annie
- 1982: The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
- 1983: Moose Murders
- 1985: Big River
- 1988: M. Butterfly
- 1991: La Bête
- 1992: Five Guys Named Moe
- 1994: Grease
- 1999: Death of a Salesman
- 2000: The Full Monty
- 2003: Nine
- 2004: Caroline, or Change
- 2005: Good Vibrations; Sweeney Todd
- 2006: Spring Awakening
- 2009: 33 Variations; Fela!
- 2011: 8 (One-night premiere engagement)
- 2011–: The Book of Mormon
Box office record
The Book of Mormon achieved the box office record for the Eugene O'Neill Theatre. The production grossed $2,161,225 over nine performances, for the week ending December 1, 2013.[1]