The Shubert Theatre

221-33 West 44 Street, NYC

The Sam S. Shubert Theatre was built on land owned by the Astor Estate. It was the first of four theatres to be built on the site. It opened on October 2, 1913 with a production of Hamlet, starring J. Forbes-Robertson.
From its beginning the Shubert served as a flagship theatre for the Shuberts. Lee and J.J. Shubert named it in memory of their brother Sam, who died in 1905 in a train crash. Because it is a large theatre it was the home of many big musicals which were popular back then.
Below is just a sampling of shows that had a run at the Shubert:
Sigmund Romberg's Maytime
The Greenwich Village Follies
Idiot's Delight
Over Here
By Jupiter
Othello (Paul Robeson, José Ferrer, Uta Hagen)
Bloomer Girl
High Button Shoes
Anne of a Thousand Days (Rex Harrison)
Kiss Me Kate
Paint Your Wagon
The Millionaress
Can-Can
Bells Are Ringing
I Can Get It for You Wholesale (Barbara Streisand's Broadway debut)
Promises, Promises
A Little Night Music
Seascape
The Constant Wife (Ingrid Bergman's last Broadway appearance)
A Chorus Line
Crazy for You
Chicago
For more information on the Shubert Theatre, read Broadway Theatres: History and Architecture by William Morrison available through Amazon.com.