About Richard Rodgers Theatre

The building now known as the Richard Rodgers Theatre was constructed by and named for American architect and real estate developer Irwin Chanin in 1925. In 1931, the famed Shuberts purchased the theatre and renamed it the 46th Street Theatre. In 1982, it was bought and renovated by the Nederlander Organization, which changed its name in 1990 to honor the great composer Richard Rodgers (The Sound of Music, The King and I, Pal Joey, Oklahoma!, Babes in Arms, South Pacific). The theatre is notable for having a "democratic" seating plan, in which all patrons enter through the same doors and those sitting in the mezzanine and balcony use steps located inside the house itself.

Notable Richard Rodgers Theatre Shows

In its long history, the Richard Rodgers Theatre has been the home of an amazing number of Tony Award-winning productions. Best Musical winners include Guys and Dolls, Damn Yankees, Redhead, Nine, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, 1776, Raisin, and In the Heights. Best Play winners include Fences and Lost in Yonkers.

Notable Performances through the Years

2015-today: Hamilton

2014-2015: If/Then

2013: Romeo and Juliet

2013: The Rascals: Once Upon a Dream

2012-2013: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

2011-2012: The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess

2011: Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo

2008-2011: In the Heights

2007-2008: Cyrano de Bergerac

2006-2007: Tarzan

2002-2005: Movin' Out

2002: Private Lives

2000-2001: Seussical

1998-2000: Footloose

1997-1998: Side Show

1997: Steel Pier

1991-1993: Lost in Yonkers

1987-1988: Fences

1982-1984: Nine

1978-1982: The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

1975-1977, 1996-1997: Chicago

1973-1975: Raisin

1969: 1776

1961-1965, 1995-1996: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

1955-1957: Damn Yankees

1950-1953: Guys and Dolls

1947-1948: Finian's Rainbow

1925-1926: The Greenwich Village Follies