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The Shubert Organization
Company typeOrganization
IndustryTheatre
Founded1900
FounderSam S., Jacob J. and Lee Shubert
Key people
OwnerShubert Foundation
Websiteshubert.nyc

The Shubert Organizationis a theatrical producing organization and a major owner oftheatresbased inManhattan,New York City.It was founded by the threeShubert brothers—Lee,Sam,andJacob J. Shubert— in the late 19th century. They steadily expanded, owning many theaters in New York and across the United States. Since then it has gone through changes of ownership, but it is still a major theater chain.

History[edit]

The Shubert Organization was founded by theShubert brothers,Sam S. Shubert,Lee Shubert,andJacob J. ShubertofSyracuse, New York– colloquially and collectively known as "The Shuberts" – in the late 19th century in upstateNew York,entering intoNew York Cityproductions in 1900. The organization produced a large number of shows and began acquiring theaters. Sam Shubert died in 1905; by 1916 the two remaining brothers had become powerful theater moguls with a nationwide presence.

In 1907, the Shuberts tried to enter vaudeville with the United States Amusement Co. In the spring of 1920 they made another attempt, establishing the Shubert Advanced Vaudeville with Lee Shubert as President and playing two shows per day in Boston, Dayton, Detroit, Cleveland, Chicago, Philadelphia and in September 1921 opening in New York.

In April 1922, the Shuberts teamed withIsidore Herkand E. Thomas Beatty formed the Affiliated Theatres Corporation, which would book shows for the chain. Faced with fierce competition from theB. F. Keith Circuit,the Shuberts closed their vaudeville operation in February 1923.[1]

By 1929, the Shubert Theatre chain includedBroadway'smost important venues, theWinter Garden,theSam S. Shubert,and theImperialtheaters, and owned, managed, operated, or booked nearly a thousand theaters nationwide. The company continued to produce stage productions in New York until the 1940s, returning to producing Broadway productions in the 1970s after a hiatus.

The company was reorganized in 1973, and as of 2016 owned or operated seventeen Broadway theaters in New York City, twooff-Broadwaytheaters —Stage 42andNew World Stages— and theForrest TheatreinPhiladelphia.[2]It leases Boston'sShubert Theatreto theCiti Performing Arts Center.[3]Shubert Ticketing, which includes Telecharge, handles tickets for 70 theaters.

Several former Shubert-owned theaters across the United States are still referred to by the Shubert name. One of the most famous is theNew Haven Shubert,the second theater ever built by the Shubert Organization. Until the 1970s, major Broadway producers often premiered shows there before opening in New York. It was immortalized in many mid-20th century films, such asAll About Eve.

Another important regional theater was the Shubert inChicago, Illinois,located within the Majestic Building at 22 West Monroe Street. Originally known as the Majestic Theatre, the Shubert Organization purchased it in 1945 and rechristened it the "Sam Shubert Theatre". The Shuberts sold the theatre to theNederlander Organizationin 1991 and is now known as theCIBC Theatre.

In 2016, it sold its longtime headquarters at 1700 Broadway to Ruben Cos for $280 million.[4]

Theatres[edit]

Broadway[edit]

Off-Broadway[edit]

Regional[edit]

Former theatres[edit]

Broadway[edit]

Subway Circuit[edit]

Regional[edit]

London[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

Notes

  1. ^Slide, Anthony (2012).The Encyclopedia of Vaudeville.University Press of Mississippi. pp. 465–466.ISBN978-1-61703-250-9.RetrievedMay 24,2014.
  2. ^"Our Theatres".Shubert Organization. Archived fromthe originalon February 1, 2013.RetrievedAugust 23,2013.
  3. ^"Wang Center Expected To Take Over Theater".Bangor Daily News.Associated Press.February 16, 1996.RetrievedAugust 23,2013.
  4. ^Boysen, Ryan (February 9, 2016)."This Week's NY Deal Sheet".Bisnow Media.{{cite journal}}:Cite journal requires|journal=(help)
  5. ^abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzaaabacadaeafagahaiaj"Who Owns the Theatres?".The New York Times.November 20, 1927.RetrievedAugust 23,2013.
  6. ^"Klaw Theatre".Playbill Vault.RetrievedSeptember 3,2013.
  7. ^"Forrest Theatre".Playbill Vault.RetrievedSeptember 3,2013.
  8. ^"49th Street Theatre".Playbill Vault.RetrievedSeptember 3,2013.
  9. ^abcdefghijklmnopqHirsch, Foster (November 20, 1998).The boys from Syracuse: the Shuberts' theatrical empire.Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press.ISBN0809321564.
  10. ^abFletcher, Regan (2002). "1900–1910".The Passing Show.22(2): 3–6.
  11. ^"Daily News from New York, New York".February 6, 1927.
  12. ^Cezar Del Valle (2010)."Grand Opera House".The Brooklyn Theatre Index, Volume I: Adams Street to Lorimer Street.Theatre Talks, LLC.ISBN9780982772409.
  13. ^Jean."Riviera Theatre".Cinema Treasures.
  14. ^ab"Shuberts Sell Theatre".The New York Times.December 5, 1957.RetrievedAugust 26,2013.
  15. ^"Columbia Theatre in Boston, MA".Cinema Treasures.RetrievedJune 10,2014.
  16. ^"History of the Cutler Majestic Theatre".CutlerMajestic.org.RetrievedAugust 30,2013.
  17. ^abcdeRanzal, Edward (February 18, 1956)."Shubert Consents to Break Up Chain".The New York Times.RetrievedAugust 26,2013.
  18. ^"Garrick Theatre in Chicago, IL".Cinema Treasures.RetrievedJune 10,2014.
  19. ^Konrad Schiecke (2011)."1875 Coliseum/ 1878 Hamlin's Theatre/ 1880 Grand Opera House / 1912 George M. Cohan's Grand Opera /House / 1926 Four Cohans / 1942 RKO Grand Theatre".Downtown Chicago's Historic Movie Theatres.McFarland & Company.pp. 50–56.ISBN9780786488650.
  20. ^Zolotow, Sam (November 19, 1962)."Death of John Shubert Provokes Speculation on Theater Empire".The New York Times.RetrievedAugust 30,2013.
  21. ^Fearing, Heidi."Colonial Theatre".Cleveland Historical.RetrievedJune 10,2014.
  22. ^abAustin, Dan."Cass Theatre".HistoricDetroit.org.RetrievedAugust 28,2013.
  23. ^Kakutani, Michiko (September 14, 1980)."The Great Theater Duel and How It Affects Broadway".The New York Times.RetrievedAugust 28,2013.
  24. ^"Sam S. Shubert Theatre in Kansas City, MO – Cinema Treasures".RetrievedMarch 24,2019.
  25. ^"Folly Theater in Kansas City, MO – Cinema Treasures".RetrievedMarch 24,2019.
  26. ^"New Haven Theatre Sold".The New York Times.August 2, 1941.RetrievedAugust 30,2013.
  27. ^"Locust Theatre Let".The New York Times.August 25, 1957.RetrievedAugust 30,2013.
  28. ^McKelvey, Blake. "The Theater in Rochester During Its First Nine Decades".Rochester History.XVI(3).
  29. ^"Garrick Theatre in St. Louis, MO".Cinema Treasures.RetrievedJune 10,2014.
  30. ^"Loew's Mid City Theatre in St. Louis, MO".Cinema Treasures.RetrievedJune 10,2014.
  31. ^"Capitol Theater Soon To House Legitimate Plays".The Toledo Blade.April 18, 1945.RetrievedAugust 23,2013.
  32. ^Woodbury, Mike (June 7, 1945)."Capitol Gets a New Name".The Toledo Blade.RetrievedAugust 23,2013.
  33. ^"Burlesque is Back on Town Hall Stage".The Toledo Blade.September 4, 1953.RetrievedAugust 23,2013.
  34. ^"Shubert Theatre in Washington, DC – Cinema Treasures".RetrievedMarch 24,2019.
  35. ^"Shubert-Garrick Theater in Washington, DC – Cinema Treasures".RetrievedMarch 24,2019.
  36. ^"Shubert Wins Management Case".The New York Times.June 14, 1980.RetrievedAugust 23,2013.
  37. ^Harris, Paul (September 20, 2012)."New bookers for D.C. National".Variety.RetrievedAugust 23,2013.

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