The Broadhurst Theatre
…heatre up until 1924, and he maintained ownership of the theatre with the Shuberts up until his death in 1952. The Broadhurst has held its original name for all these years, which is uncommon for a theater of its time. Broadhurst on Broadway On September 27, 1917, the Broadhurst opened with George Bernard Shaw’s Misalliance, which was New York’s first performance of the comedy that was written in 1910. Later that year, Eva Le Gallienne began her l…