Stage 42

420 West 42nd Street | also 424 West 42nd Street, 422 West 42nd Street | Hell's Kitchen | built 2000

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  1. 2002

    The Little Shubert has stadium seating and a Broadway-sized stage, but sits one seat short of 500

    Built as part of a residential tower, the 499-seat theater has stadium seating that puts the audience close to the stage. Its stage and orchestra pit are comparable in size to those of many Broadway houses. Theatre Development Fund notes that union contracts make shows expensive to mount, and that adding a seat to reach the 500-seat Tony minimum would probably require new union contracts.

    Source: tdf.org

  2. 2002

    The Little Shubert Theatre opens as the first Off-Broadway house built from the ground up

    The Little Shubert Theatre opens in 2002 as part of a residential tower. It is the first Off-Broadway theater built from the ground up in New York, and it is also the first owned by the Shubert Organization. With 499 seats, it sits one seat short of the 500-seat line that would make it a Broadway house.

    Source: Wikipedia

  3. 2003

    November 11

    Fame on 42nd Street opens at the Little Shubert and runs 264 performances

    A stage musical based on the 1980 film Fame opened officially at the Little Shubert on November 11, 2003, after previews from October 7. Drew Scott Harris directed. Following 40 previews, it played 264 performances through June 27, 2004, and its title nodded to the theater's address on 42nd Street.

    “It ran Off-Broadway at the Little Shubert Theatre from October 7, 2003 (previews), November 11, 2003 (official), through June 27, 2004, for 264 performances…”

    Source: Wikipedia

  4. 2015

    July

    The Shubert Organization renames the theater Stage 42

    The Shubert Organization renames the Little Shubert Theatre as Stage 42 in July 2015. The 499-seat house on Theatre Row remains an Off-Broadway theater under Shubert ownership.

    Source: Wikipedia

  5. 2019

    February 21

    Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish reopens here after a hit summer downtown and wins a Drama Desk Award

    Fidler Afn Dakh, the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene's Yiddish production of Fiddler on the Roof, re-opened at Stage 42 on February 21, 2019. It had been a surprise smash at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in summer 2018 and was extended four times there. Directed by Joel Grey, with Steven Skybell as Tevye, it took the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical in 2019 and closed on January 5, 2020.

    Source: playbill.com

  6. 2024

    May

    Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern, the first licensed D&D stage show, opens at Stage 42

    After previews began in April 2024, this improv-driven show opened Off-Broadway in May. Created by David Carpenter, David Andrew Laws and Sarah Davis Reynolds, it was the first licensed Dungeons & Dragons theatrical production, using Gamiotics software for audience participation. Earlier versions at the Philadelphia Fringe Festival and an Off-Off-Broadway run had lacked a license. It closed on May 11, 2025.

    “Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern is the first licensed Dungeons & Dragons theatrical production.”

    Source: Wikipedia

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