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Ethel Barrymore Theater Tickets
The theater is the last theater built by the Shubert Brothers – J.J. and Lee. Architect Herbert Krapp, who was instrumental in designing many theaters for the Shuberts has designed this theater, too. The Ethel Barrymore Theater no longer had the simple façade of the other Shubert theaters. Krapp seems to have been given greater leeway in designing the façade, which was very Romanesque – it was modeled on the designs of the public baths in ancient Rome, with terra cotta grillwork, two stories tall. Combining the Elizabethan, Mediterranean, and Adamsesque styles, the interior décor had a bit more paint and plaster. The boxes were highly decorative, featuring sunburst pattern over a columned portico, with hardly room for seats. The theater, happens to be the only theater built by the Shuberts for the performers connected with them, to have survived. It also is the only of the very few theaters that have retained their original names. The theater was named for the famed Ethel Barrymore, who belonged to the well-known Barrymore acting family, and is the grandaunt of the currently popular actress and producer Drew Barrymore. The Shubert Brothers offered to build a theater for her in 1928, and also to commission a play for her to premiere at the theater. The Ethel Barrymore Theater, unlike many, survived the depression years as a legitimate theater. To compete with the lower-priced, air-cooled movie houses, along with other Shubert theaters, it was air-conditioned in the late 1930s. The Ethel Barrymore Theater opened on December 20, 1928, with the production of The Kingdom of God, starring Ethel Barrymore. In April 1929, she followed up with another performance in The Love Duel, with Scarlett Sister Mary in 1930, and with a revival of The School for Scandal in 1931. She made her final appearance in the theater bearing her name with An International Incident in 1940. There were quite a few notable productions in the 1930s and the 1940s, such as Cole Porter’s Gay Divorce in 1932, starring Fred Astaire; Noel Coward’s Design for Living in 1933 and Point Valaine in 1935, both starring Alfred Lunt and Lynne Fontanne; Rodgers and Hart’s Pal Joey in 1940, starring Gene Kelly; and Tennessee William’s A Streetcar Named Desire in 1947 with Jessica Tandy and Marlon Brando; among others. The latter half of the 20th century also had many notable star-studded productions, such as Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun in 1959, with Sidney Poitier and Ruby Dee; Wait Until Dark with Lee Remick in 1966; and David Hare’s Amy’s View with Dame Judi Dench in 1999, to name just a few. Currently, the theater is showing "November," starring Nathan Lane as the Commander and Chief in a new political comedy by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet. We, at Reedstickets.net, can easily procure the Ethel Barrymore Theater tickets for you for this show. Our efficient services help you avoid standing in lines for hours on end for the Ethel Barrymore Theater tickets for the premium seats of your choice.
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