The Winter Garden Theatre is a Broadway theatre located at 1634 Broadway in midtown-Manhattan.
It was built by William Kissam Vanderbilt in 1896 to be the American Horse Exchange.
In 1911 the Shuberts leased the building and Architect William Albert Swasey redesigned the building as a theatre. It is the fourth New York City venue to be christened the Winter Garden, it opened on March 10, 1911, with the early Jerome Kern musical La Belle Paree. Th...
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The Winter Garden Theatre is a Broadway theatre located at 1634 Broadway in midtown-Manhattan.
It was built by William Kissam Vanderbilt in 1896 to be the American Horse Exchange.
In 1911 the Shuberts leased the building and Architect William Albert Swasey redesigned the building as a theatre. It is the fourth New York City venue to be christened the Winter Garden, it opened on March 10, 1911, with the early Jerome Kern musical La Belle Paree. The show starred Al Jolson and launched him on his highly successful singing and acting career. He played the Winter Garden many times after that.
The Winter Garden was completely remodeled in 1922 by Herbert J. Krapp. The large stage is wider than those in most Broadway houses, and the proscenium arch is relatively low. The building is situated uniquely on its lot, with the main entrance and marquee, located on Broadway, connected to the 1526-seat Seventh Avenue auditorium via a long hallway, and the rear wall of the stage abutting 50th Street....
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