Broadhurst Theatre, Theater District NYC

The Broadhurst Theatre at 235 West 44th Street, Theater District NYC. Photograph from the Shubert Organization collection.

The Broadhurst hosted Auntie Mame (shown in the photo above) from October 31, 1956, to June 28, 1958. The original Broadway production starred Rosalind Russell in the title role, replaced by Greer Garson in 1958.

The Broadhurst opened on September 27, 1917, with George Bernard Shaw's comedy Misalliance. The theater was designed by Herbert J. Krapp and built for the Shubert brothers. The theater opened in 1917 and is operated by the Shubert Organization. It is named after theatrical producer George Broadhurst (1866-1952), who leased the theater before its opening. It has 1,218 seats across two levels. Its façade and the auditorium interior were designated New York City landmarks in 1987, considered to be "one of the historic theaters that symbolize American theater for both New York and the nation".