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The Imperial Theatre is a legitimate Broadway
Broadway theatre

Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located in the Theatre District, New York in Manhattan, New York City....
 theatre located at 249 West 45th Street (George Abbott Way
George Abbott Way

George Abbott Way is a section of West 45th Street northwest of Times Square in New York City, named for famed Broadway producer and director George Abbott....
) in midtown-Manhattan
Manhattan

Manhattan is one of the five borough of New York City, located primarily on Manhattan Island at the mouth of the Hudson River.With a United States Census of 1,620,867 living in a land area of 22.96 square miles , Manhattan, coextensive with New York County, is the most population density county in the United States, w...
. The theatre seats up to 1417 people

The Shubert Organization
The Shubert Organization

The Shubert Organization was founded by the Shubert family, Sam S. Shubert, Lee Shubert, and Jacob J. Shubert of Syracuse, New York in the late 19th century in upstate New York State, entering into New York City productions in 1900....
's fiftieth venue in New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
, it was constructed to replace their outdated Lyric Theatre. Designed by architect
Architect

An architect is trained and licenced in planning and designing buildings, and participates in supervising the construction of a building. Etymologically, architect derives from the Latin architectus, itself derived from the Greek arkhitekton , i.e....
 Herbert J. Krapp
Herbert J. Krapp

Herbert J. Krapp was a theatre architect and designer in the early part of the twentieth century.Krapp was an apprentice with the Herts & Tallant firm, where he was involved with designing the plans for the Lyceum Theatre, Shubert Theatre, Edwin Booth Theatre, New Amsterdam Theatre and Longacre Theatres, among others....
 specifically to accommodate musical theatre
Musical theatre

Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining music, songs, spoken dialogue and dance. The emotional content of the piece ? humor, pathos, love, anger ? as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an integrated whole....
 productions, it opened on December 25, 1923 with the Oscar Hammerstein II
Oscar Hammerstein II

Oscar Hammerstein II was an American writer, Theatrical producer, and Theatre director of Musical theatre for almost forty years, collaborating on many of the most important pieces of musical theatre of the twentieth century....
-Vincent Youmans
Vincent Youmans

Vincent Youmans was an United States popular composer and Broadway theatre producer....
 production Mary Jane McKane. Since then, it has hosted numerous important musicals, including Annie Get Your Gun
Annie Get Your Gun (musical)

Annie Get Your Gun is a musical theater with lyrics and music written by Irving Berlin and a book by Herbert Fields and his sister Dorothy Fields....
 (1946), Fiddler on the Roof
Fiddler on the Roof

Fiddler on the Roof is a musical theatre with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in Tsarist Russia in 1905....
 (1964), Dreamgirls
Dreamgirls

Dreamgirls is a Broadway theatre musical theater, with music by Henry Krieger and lyrics and book by Tom Eyen. Based upon the show business aspirations and successes of R&B acts such as The Supremes, The Shirelles, James Brown, Jackie Wilson, and others, Dreamgirls follows the story of a young female singing trio from Chicago, Illinoi...
 (1981), The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (musical)

Drood is a musical theatre based on the unfinished Charles Dickens novel The Mystery of Edwin Drood. It is one of the few modern examples of a Broadway theatre musical with book, lyrics, music, and orchestrations all by the same creator , and the first Broadway musical with multiple endings ....
 (1985) and Les Miserables
Les Misérables (musical)

Les Mis?rables , colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz, is a Musical theatre composed in 1980 by the French composer Claude-Michel Sch?nberg with a libretto by Alain Boublil....
 (1990), which played at the theatre until 2003.

Among the famed 20th century composers and lyricists whose works were housed here are Cole Porter
Cole Porter

Cole Albert Porter was an American composer and songwriter from Peru, Indiana, Indiana.His works include the musical comedies Kiss Me, Kate , Fifty Million Frenchmen, DuBarry Was a Lady and Anything Goes, as well as songs like "Night and Day ", "I Get a Kick out of You", "Well, Did You Evah!", "Two Little Babes In The Wood"...
, Richard Rodgers
Richard Rodgers

Richard Charles Rodgers was an United States Musical compositionr of the music for more than 900 songs and 40 Broadway theatre musicals. He also composed music for films and television....
, Lorenz Hart
Lorenz Hart

Lorenz "Larry" Hart was the lyricist half of the famed Broadway theatre songwriting team Rodgers and Hart. Some of his more famous lyrics include, "Blue Moon ", "Isn't It Romantic?", "Mountain Greenery", "The Lady Is a Tramp", "Manhattan", "Where or When", "Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered", "Falling in Love with Love", "I%27ll_Tell_the_M...
, Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin

Irving Berlin was a Jewish American composer and lyricist, and one of the most prolific American songwriters in history. Berlin was one of the few Tin Pan Alley/Broadway theater songwriters who wrote both lyrics and music for his songs....
, Harold Rome, Frank Loesser
Frank Loesser

Frank Henry Loesser was an American songwriter who wrote the scores to the Broadway theatre hits Guys And Dolls and How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, among others....
, Lionel Bart
Lionel Bart

Lionel Bart was a writer and composer of British pop music and musicals, best known for creating the book, music & lyrics for Oliver!...
, Bob Merrill
Bob Merrill

Bob Merrill was an United States songwriter, theatre composer and lyricist, and screenwriter.Merrill was born Henry Levan in Atlantic City, New Jersey and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
, Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim

Stephen Joshua Sondheim is an American composer and lyricist for theatre and film, winner of an Academy Award, multiple Tony Awards and the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, multiple Grammy Awards, and a Pulitzer Prize....
, Jule Styne
Jule Styne

Jule Styne was a United Kingdom-born United States songwriter especially famous for a series of Broadway theatre musical theatre, which included several very well known and frequently revived shows....
, E.Y.






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The Imperial Theatre is a legitimate Broadway
Broadway theatre

Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located in the Theatre District, New York in Manhattan, New York City....
 theatre located at 249 West 45th Street (George Abbott Way
George Abbott Way

George Abbott Way is a section of West 45th Street northwest of Times Square in New York City, named for famed Broadway producer and director George Abbott....
) in midtown-Manhattan
Manhattan

Manhattan is one of the five borough of New York City, located primarily on Manhattan Island at the mouth of the Hudson River.With a United States Census of 1,620,867 living in a land area of 22.96 square miles , Manhattan, coextensive with New York County, is the most population density county in the United States, w...
. The theatre seats up to 1417 people

The Shubert Organization
The Shubert Organization

The Shubert Organization was founded by the Shubert family, Sam S. Shubert, Lee Shubert, and Jacob J. Shubert of Syracuse, New York in the late 19th century in upstate New York State, entering into New York City productions in 1900....
's fiftieth venue in New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
, it was constructed to replace their outdated Lyric Theatre. Designed by architect
Architect

An architect is trained and licenced in planning and designing buildings, and participates in supervising the construction of a building. Etymologically, architect derives from the Latin architectus, itself derived from the Greek arkhitekton , i.e....
 Herbert J. Krapp
Herbert J. Krapp

Herbert J. Krapp was a theatre architect and designer in the early part of the twentieth century.Krapp was an apprentice with the Herts & Tallant firm, where he was involved with designing the plans for the Lyceum Theatre, Shubert Theatre, Edwin Booth Theatre, New Amsterdam Theatre and Longacre Theatres, among others....
 specifically to accommodate musical theatre
Musical theatre

Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining music, songs, spoken dialogue and dance. The emotional content of the piece ? humor, pathos, love, anger ? as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an integrated whole....
 productions, it opened on December 25, 1923 with the Oscar Hammerstein II
Oscar Hammerstein II

Oscar Hammerstein II was an American writer, Theatrical producer, and Theatre director of Musical theatre for almost forty years, collaborating on many of the most important pieces of musical theatre of the twentieth century....
-Vincent Youmans
Vincent Youmans

Vincent Youmans was an United States popular composer and Broadway theatre producer....
 production Mary Jane McKane. Since then, it has hosted numerous important musicals, including Annie Get Your Gun
Annie Get Your Gun (musical)

Annie Get Your Gun is a musical theater with lyrics and music written by Irving Berlin and a book by Herbert Fields and his sister Dorothy Fields....
 (1946), Fiddler on the Roof
Fiddler on the Roof

Fiddler on the Roof is a musical theatre with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in Tsarist Russia in 1905....
 (1964), Dreamgirls
Dreamgirls

Dreamgirls is a Broadway theatre musical theater, with music by Henry Krieger and lyrics and book by Tom Eyen. Based upon the show business aspirations and successes of R&B acts such as The Supremes, The Shirelles, James Brown, Jackie Wilson, and others, Dreamgirls follows the story of a young female singing trio from Chicago, Illinoi...
 (1981), The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (musical)

Drood is a musical theatre based on the unfinished Charles Dickens novel The Mystery of Edwin Drood. It is one of the few modern examples of a Broadway theatre musical with book, lyrics, music, and orchestrations all by the same creator , and the first Broadway musical with multiple endings ....
 (1985) and Les Miserables
Les Misérables (musical)

Les Mis?rables , colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz, is a Musical theatre composed in 1980 by the French composer Claude-Michel Sch?nberg with a libretto by Alain Boublil....
 (1990), which played at the theatre until 2003.

Among the famed 20th century composers and lyricists whose works were housed here are Cole Porter
Cole Porter

Cole Albert Porter was an American composer and songwriter from Peru, Indiana, Indiana.His works include the musical comedies Kiss Me, Kate , Fifty Million Frenchmen, DuBarry Was a Lady and Anything Goes, as well as songs like "Night and Day ", "I Get a Kick out of You", "Well, Did You Evah!", "Two Little Babes In The Wood"...
, Richard Rodgers
Richard Rodgers

Richard Charles Rodgers was an United States Musical compositionr of the music for more than 900 songs and 40 Broadway theatre musicals. He also composed music for films and television....
, Lorenz Hart
Lorenz Hart

Lorenz "Larry" Hart was the lyricist half of the famed Broadway theatre songwriting team Rodgers and Hart. Some of his more famous lyrics include, "Blue Moon ", "Isn't It Romantic?", "Mountain Greenery", "The Lady Is a Tramp", "Manhattan", "Where or When", "Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered", "Falling in Love with Love", "I%27ll_Tell_the_M...
, Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin

Irving Berlin was a Jewish American composer and lyricist, and one of the most prolific American songwriters in history. Berlin was one of the few Tin Pan Alley/Broadway theater songwriters who wrote both lyrics and music for his songs....
, Harold Rome, Frank Loesser
Frank Loesser

Frank Henry Loesser was an American songwriter who wrote the scores to the Broadway theatre hits Guys And Dolls and How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, among others....
, Lionel Bart
Lionel Bart

Lionel Bart was a writer and composer of British pop music and musicals, best known for creating the book, music & lyrics for Oliver!...
, Bob Merrill
Bob Merrill

Bob Merrill was an United States songwriter, theatre composer and lyricist, and screenwriter.Merrill was born Henry Levan in Atlantic City, New Jersey and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
, Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim

Stephen Joshua Sondheim is an American composer and lyricist for theatre and film, winner of an Academy Award, multiple Tony Awards and the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, multiple Grammy Awards, and a Pulitzer Prize....
, Jule Styne
Jule Styne

Jule Styne was a United Kingdom-born United States songwriter especially famous for a series of Broadway theatre musical theatre, which included several very well known and frequently revived shows....
, E.Y. Harburg, Harold Arlen
Harold Arlen

Harold Arlen was an United States Jewish composer of popular music.Having written over 400 songs, a number of which have become known the world over, Arlen is a highly regarded contributor to the Great American Songbook....
, and George
George Gershwin

George Gershwin was an American composer and pianist. He wrote most of his vocal and theatrical works in collaboration with his elder brother, lyricist Ira Gershwin....
 and Ira Gershwin
Ira Gershwin

Ira Gershwin was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable songs of the 20th century....
. Performers who have graced the stage include Gertrude Lawrence
Gertrude Lawrence

Gertrude Lawrence was an English people actress and musical comedy performer known for her stage appearances in the West End Theatre and on Broadway theatre....
, John Gielgud
John Gielgud

Sir Arthur John Gielgud, Order of Merit , Companion of Honour was an England actor and singer, particularly known for his warm and expressive voice, which his colleague Alec Guinness likened to "a silver trumpet muffled in silk"....
, Clifton Webb
Clifton Webb

Clifton Webb was an United States actor, dancer and singer....
, Montgomery Clift
Montgomery Clift

Edward Montgomery Clift was an United Statesn film actor. He was known for his brooding, sensitive, working-class character roles, and received four Academy Award nominations during his career....
, Mary Boland
Mary Boland

Mary Boland was an United States stage and film actress....
, Ray Bolger
Ray Bolger

Ray Bolger was an United States entertainer of stage and screen, best known for his portrayal of the Scarecrow and Kansas farmworker Hunk in the 1939 film, The Wizard of Oz ....
, Desi Arnaz
Desi Arnaz

Desi Arnaz was a Cuban musician, actor and television producer....
, Mary Martin
Mary Martin

Mary Virginia Martin was an Tony Award and Emmy Award winning actress. She originated many roles over her career including Nellie Forbush in South Pacific and Maria in The Sound of Music....
, Ethel Merman
Ethel Merman

Ethel Merman was an United States actress and singer known for musical theatre, well known for her powerful voice, and often hailed by critics as "The Grande Dame of the Broadway stage"....
, Zero Mostel
Zero Mostel

Samuel Joel ?Zero? Mostel was an United States actor of theatre and film, best known for his portrayal of comic characters such as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and Max Bialystock in The Producers ....
, Danny Kaye
Danny Kaye

Danny Kaye was an American award-winning actor, singer and comedian....
, Jerry Orbach
Jerry Orbach

'Jerome Bernard Orbach' was an United States Tony Award-winning actor, perhaps best known for his starring role as Lennie Briscoe in the Law & Order television series and for being a noted musical theater star; most notably El Gallo in The Fantasticks, Julian Marsh in 42nd Street, and Billy Flynn in the original production of Chi...
, Shelley Winters
Shelley Winters

Shelley Winters was an Academy Award-winning American actress who appeared in dozens of films, as well as on stage and television....
, Bernadette Peters
Bernadette Peters

Bernadette Peters is an United States actress and singer from New York City. Over the course of a career that has already spanned five decades, she has starred in musical theatre, films and television, as well as performing in solo concerts and recordings....
, Ben Vereen
Ben Vereen

Character Actor Ben Vereen is an United States actor, dancer, and singer who has appeared in numerous Broadway theatre shows. Vereen graduated from Manhattan's High School of Performing Arts....
, George Rose
George Rose

George Rose was a Kingdom of Great Britain politician.Born in Brechin, Scotland, Rose was the son of the Reverend David Rose of Lethnet, by Margaret, daughter of Donald Rose of Wester Clune....
, Hugh Jackman
Hugh Jackman

Hugh Michael Jackman is an Australian actor who is involved in film, musical theatre, and television.A singer, dancer and actor in stage musicals, principally The Boy From Oz, Jackman has won international recognition for his roles in major films, his forte being action/superhero, period and romance characters....
, and John Lithgow
John Lithgow

John Arthur Lithgow is an American actor perhaps best-known for his starring role as Dr. Dick Solomon in the NBC sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun....
.

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