Eugene O'Neill Theatre

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The Eugene O'Neill Theatre is a Broadway theatre located at 230 West 49th Street in Midtown Manhattan.

Designed by architect Herbert J. Krapp, it was built for the Shuberts as part of a theatre-hotel complex named for 19th century tragedian Edwin Forrest. The Forrest Theatre opened on November 24, 1925, with the musical Mayflowers as its premiere production.

The venue was renamed the Coronet Theatre in 1945, with renovations by architects Walker & Gillette. In 1959 it was rechristened the O'Neill in honor of the American playwright by then-owner Lester Osterman. It later was purchased by playwright Neil Simon, who sold it to Jujamcyn Theaters in 1982.

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Notable productions

1934: Tobacco Road
1945: Dream Girl
1947: All My Sons
1952: The Children's Hour
1953: The Little Hut
1955: The Bad Seed; double-bill A Memory of Two Mondays and A View from the Bridge
1957: The Waltz of the Toreadors
1962: A Thousand Clowns
1963: She Loves Me
1966: The Odd Couple
1968: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
1969: Last of the Red Hot Lovers
1971: The Prisoner of Second Avenue
1973: The Good Doctor
1974: God's Favorite
1975: Yentl
1976: California Suite
1979: Chapter Two
1980: I Ought to Be in Pictures
1981: Annie
1982: The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
1983: Moose Murders
1985: Big River
1988: M. Butterfly
1991: La Bête
1992: Five Guys Named Moe
1994: Grease
1999: Death of a Salesman
2000: The Full Monty
2003: Nine
2004: Caroline, or Change
2005: Good Vibrations; Sweeney Todd
2006: Spring Awakening
2009: 33 Variations; Fela!
2011: 8 (One-night premiere engagement)
2011-: The Book of Mormon

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Box office record

The Book of Mormon achieved the box office record for the Eugene O'Neill Theatre. The production grossed $2,161,225 over nine performances, for the week ending December 1, 2013.