Astor Theatre (New York City)

The Astor Theatre was located at 1537 Broadway, at West 45th Street in Times Square in New York City. It opened September 21, 1906, with Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream and continued to operate as a Broadway theatre until 1925. From 1925 until it closed in 1972, it was a first-run movie theater.

Astor Theatre
Astor Theatre in 1936
Address1537 Broadway
Manhattan, New York City
United States
Coordinates40°45′29″N 73°59′08″W
TypeBroadway
Construction
OpenedSeptember 21, 1906
Closed1972
Demolished1982
Years active1906–25 (live theater)
1925–72 (movie theater)
ArchitectGeorge Keister
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