Morosco Theatre

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Morosco Theatre was a prominent Broadway playhouse in New York City, best known for hosting major 20th-century productions including the original run of Arthur Miller’s "Death of a Salesman."

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instanceOf Broadway theatre
demolished building
playhouse
alsoKnownAs Morosco Theatre
surface form: Morosco Theater
architect Herbert J. Krapp
category Demolished theatres in New York City
Former Broadway theatres
city New York City
country United States of America
surface form: United States
demolished 1982
demolitionReason construction of Marriott Marquis Hotel
eraOfProminence mid-20th century
function venue for straight plays
hostedGenre comedy
drama
hostedProduction A Majority of One
Death of a Salesman
Same Time, Next Year
The Front Page
The Little Foxes
The Subject Was Roses
locatedIn Manhattan
New York City
Broadway Theatre District
surface form: Theatre District
locatedOn West 45th Street
namedAfter Oliver Morosco
nearbyTheatre Astor Theatre
Bijou Theatre
Fulton Theatre
Gaiety Theatre
Helen Hayes Theatre
notableEvent controversial demolition in Times Square redevelopment
notableFor original Broadway production of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
opened 1917
openedWithProduction Canary Dutch
openingDate February 5, 1917
originalOwner Shubert Organization
ownedBy Shubert Organization
partOf Broadway Theatre District
surface form: Broadway theatre district
producerAssociated Oliver Morosco
region Times Square
replacedBy Marquis Theatre
New York Marriott Marquis
surface form: Marriott Marquis Hotel
seatingCapacity approximately 955
state New York
streetNumber 217 West 45th Street
style Beaux-Arts

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Linda Loman workPremiereTheater Morosco Theatre
Morosco Theatre alsoKnownAs Morosco Theatre
this entity surface form: Morosco Theater