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Identifier
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1206
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Formerly Known As
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Avon-Hudson (1968 - 1975)
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The Savoy (1981-1983)
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Description
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The Hudson Theatre was built between 1902 and 1903 for producer Henry B. Harris and opened with the show Cousin Kate. When Harris died in the 1912 sinking of the Titanic, his widow, Renee Harris, continued to operate the Hudson, becoming the fist female producer in New York (https://www.playbill.com/venue/view-more?venue=00000150-aacd-d8be-af71-ffef18810003).
The Hudson first became a network radio studio for CBS from 1934 to 1937, then an NBC television studio from 1949 to 1960. In the 1960s The Hudson operated as an adult film theater, a movie theater, and the Savoy nightclub. The Theatre was renovated in 1975 and again in 1981 for $1.5 million. The Millennium Times Square New York hotel was built around the theater during the late 1980s, and the Hudson Theatre was renovated for $7 million and utilized as the hotel's event space. The Hudson Theatre was leased by Ambassador Theatre Group, again renovated between 2015 and 2017, and reopened as a Broadway theater in 2017 becoming the 41st Broadway theater and was both the newest and oldest Broadway theater in operation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_Theatre).
Notable productions: Arsenic and Old Lace, State of the Union, Toys in the Attic, Sunday in the Park with George, 1984, Head Over Heels, Burn This, and Merrily We Roll Along (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_Theatre).
Number of seats: 973 (https://www.playbill.com/venue/hudson-theatre-vault-0000000198).
Both its exterior and interior are New York City designated landmarks, and the theater is on the National Register of Historic Places (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_Theatre).
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Date Opened
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19 October 1903
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8 February 2017 (reopened)
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Address
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141 West 44th Street, New York, NY, 10036
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Operator
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Ambassador Theatre Group
Hudson Theatre
Merrily We Roll Along