Vivvo CMS 4.1 http://www.smartnewyorker.com/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. http://www.smartnewyorker.com/files.php?file= http://www.smartnewyorker.com/ http://www.smartnewyorker.com/venues/broadhurst_theatre.html Venues Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:32:00 +0000 The Broadhurst Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 235 West 44th Street in midtown Manhattan. It was designed by architect Herbert J. Krapp, a well-known theatre designer who had been working directly with the Shubert brothers; the Broadhurst opened 27 September 1917. Built back-to-back with the Plymouth, it was meant to resemble the style of the neighboring Shubert and Booth theaters designed by Henry B. Herts, using less expensive brick and terra cotta materials on the discreetly neoclassical facades. Like all of Krapp's work during this period, it features minimal ornamentation, a single balcony, wide space, and excellent sightlines. The Broadhurst opened on September 27, 1917 with George Bernard Shaw's Misalliance, the first New York production of the philosophical 1910 comedy. It ran for only 52 performances and was not performed on Broadway again until 1953. New York News Portal