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Identifier
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1286
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Title
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Nederlander Theatre
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Formerly Known As
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National Theatre (1921 - 1959)
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Billy Rose Theatre (1959 - 1979)
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Trafalgar Theatre (1979 - 1980)
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Description
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Built for Walter C. Jordan, notable theatrical agent, the National Theatre reportedly cost $950,000 and opened with a production of Swords. While it was not when it opened, it is now the southernmost Broadway theater in the Theater District (https://www.playbill.com/venue/view-more?venue=00000150-aacd-d8be-af71-ffef18850006). Operated by the Shuberts since it opened, they purchased the theatre outright from Jordan in 1927. In 1956 the Shuberts, who owned half of the theatres in New York City, were forced to sell the National as part of the ruling of a US federal antitrust case against them. Songwriter, producer, and millionaire art collector, Bill Rose purchased, renovated, and renamed the theatre after himself (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nederlander_Theatre). In 1978 it was purchased by the Nederlanders and the Cooney-Marsh Organization, renovated, and renamed the Trafalgar. The theatre was renamed for a final time in 1980 to the Nederlander Theatre in honor of the late theatre owner David Tobias Nederlander
(https://www.playbill.com/venue/view-more?venue=00000150-aacd-d8be-af71-ffef18850006). The Nederlander operated as a live theatre venue throughout its history.
Notable productions: Cyrano de Bergerac, Inherit the Wind, Private Lives, Julius Caesar, King Lear, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music, and Rent (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nederlander_Theatre).
Number of seats: 1,168 seats (https://www.playbill.com/venue/nederlander-theatre-vault-0000000071).
The Nederalander was denied both exterior and interior landmark status in 1987 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nederlander_Theatre).
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Date Opened
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1 September 1921
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Address
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208 West 41st Street, New York, NY, 10018
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Operator
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Nederlander Organization
Nederlander Theatre
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