Longacre Theatre

Address: 220 W. 48th Street (Between and 8th Avenue) New York, NY 10036 Capacity: 1, 091 Air Conditioning: not known Access: Wheelchair spaces available - 2 Owned by: Shubert Organization Status: Broadway Theatre Click here for What's Playing! The Longacre, named for Longacre Square (now Times Square), was built in 1913 by producer/manager H.H. Frazee (also known as the owner of the Boston Red Sox who sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees). After Frazee fell into financial difficulties, the theatre changed hands many times before being sold to Astor Theatre Incorporated, a Shubert subsidiary, in 1919.

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