Selwyn Theatre

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The Selwyn Theatre, now known as the American Airlines Theatre, is a historic Broadway playhouse in New York City that has hosted numerous notable theatrical productions since the early 20th century.

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Selwyn Theatre canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Broadway theatre
historic building
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts
borough Manhattan
builtFor Arch Selwyn
Edgar Selwyn
category Broadway theatres in Manhattan
Theatres completed in 1918
country United States of America
currentName American Airlines Theatre
designedBy George Keister
function legitimate theatre
hasSponsor American Airlines
hasUse Broadway plays
Broadway revivals
theatrical productions
landmarkDesignationBy New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
landmarkDesignationYear 1990
landmarkStatus New York City Landmark (exterior)
New York City Landmark (interior)
locatedIn Manhattan
New York City
Theatre District, Manhattan
locatedOn West 42nd Street
namedAfter Selwyn brothers
notableProduction All My Sons (revival)
linked to: All My Sons

Big River (revival)
linked to: Big River

Nine (revival)
On the Twentieth Century (revival)
The 39 Steps
The Importance of Being Earnest (revival)
The Man Who Came to Dinner
The Man Who Had All the Luck
The Pajama Game (revival)
linked to: The Pajama Game

The Price (revival)
linked to: The Price

The Royal Family
The Women
numberOfSeatingCapacity approximately 740
opened 1918
operatedBy Roundabout Theatre Company
originalName Selwyn Theatre
ownedBy Roundabout Theatre Company
partOf 42nd Street redevelopment
Broadway theatre district
renamedAs American Airlines Theatre
renovated late 1990s
reopened 2000
state New York
streetAddress 227 West 42nd Street

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American Airlines Theatre formerName Selwyn Theatre
Selwyn Theatre originalName Selwyn Theatre