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The George Gershwin Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 222 West 51st Street in midtown-Manhattan in the Paramount Plaza building. The theatre is named after George Gershwin.
   Designed in an Art Nouveau style by set designer Ralph Alswang, it's situated on the lower levels of a towering office complex built at an estimated cost of $12.5 million on the site of the historical Capitol Theatre. It opened as the Uris Theatre on November 28 1972 (named for the building developer Uris Brothers) with the musical Via Galactica starring Raul Julia. It proved to be an inauspicious start for the venue, closing after only seven performances. From 1974-76 it served as a concert hall for limited engagements by a number of legendary pop music and jazz performers.
   The American Theatre Hall of Fame located in the lobby is a popular gathering place for audience members pre-show and during intermission.
   On June 5 1983, during the Tony Awards ceremony, the theatre was rechristened to honor the distinguished American composer.

Notable productions

1973: Seesaw; Gigi
1974: Sammy Davis, Jr.; Andy Williams with Michel Legrand; Anthony Newley with Henry Mancini; The Fifth Dimension
1975: Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, and Count Basie
1976: Bing Crosby; Barry Manilow; Paul Anka; Al Green with Ashford & Simpson
1979: Sweeney Todd
1981: Annie
1983: Show Boat
1984: Shirley MacLaine on Broadway; Patti LaBelle on Broadway
1985: Singin' in the Rain
1987: Starlight Express
1989: Meet Me in St. Louis
1993: Raffi
1997: Candide; 1776
2000: Riverdance on Broadway
2003: Wicked

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