In 1973, the company the Shubert brothers founded was reorganized as The Shubert Organization under the direction of Gerald Schoenfeld, Chairman, and Bernard B. Jacobs, President. Today, the Shubert Organization owns and/or operates seventeen Broadway theatres -- Ambassador, Barrymore, Belasco, Booth, Broadhurst, Broadway, Cort, Golden, Imperial, Bernard B. Jacobs (formerly Royale), Longacre, Lyceum, Majestic, Music Box, Gerald Schoenfeld (formerly Plymouth), Shubert, and Winter Garden; six off-Broadway venues -- New World Stages (Stages 1-5) and Stage 42; and two theatres outside New York – The Shubert, Boston and The Forrest, Philadelphia.
The Shubert Organization has produced many outstanding and award-winning shows. 1974: Liza; Sherlock Holmes. 1976: Godspell; I Have a Dream; Sly Fox; Your Arms Too Short to Box with God. 1977: The Gin Game; The Act; The Merchant. 1978: Prince of Grand Street; Dancin’; Ain't Misbehavin'. 1979: Zoot Suit; Richard III [revival]; Devour the Snow; Last Licks. 1980: Children of a Lesser God; Division Street; Brigadoon [revival]. 1981: Piaf; Rose; The Life & Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby; Grown Ups; Amadeus; Dreamgirls. 1982: Little Shop of Horrors; Cats; Good. 1983: Angels Fall; Marcel Marceau on Broadway; The Middle Ages; ‘night Mother; All’s Well that Ends Well [revival]. 1984: The Real Thing; Glengarry Glen Ross; The Human Comedy; A Moon for the Misbegotten [revival]; Sunday in the Park with George; The Wiz [revival]; Whoopi Goldberg; Pacific Overtures. 1985: Harrigan ‘n Hart; Joe Egg; As Is; The Odd Couple [revival]; Song & Dance. 1986: Big Deal; Social Security; Long Day’s Journey into Night [revival]; The Life & Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby [revival]. 1987: Stepping Out; Standup Shakespeare; Safe Sex; Barbara Cook: A Concert for the Theater; Pygmalion [revival]; Roza; Les Liaisons Dangereuses. 1988: Sarafina; Chess; Ain’t Misbehavin’ [revival]. 1989: Jerome Robbins’ Broadway; The Heidi Chronicles; The Secret Rapture; A Few Good Men; The Circle [revival]. 1989: City of Angels; Tru. 1990: The Grapes of Wrath; Lettice and Lovage; Once on This Island. 1992: The Most Happy Fella [revival]; A Streetcar Named Desire [revival]; Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me. 1993: Wonderful Tennessee. 1994: Passion. 1995: Indiscretions. 1996: Nixon’s Nixon; Skylight. 1998: The Judas Kiss; The Blue Room. 1999: Closer; Amy’s View. 2000: The Ride Down Mt. Morgan; Dirty Blonde. 2001: Dance of Death. 2002: Amour. 2003: Vincent in Brixton. 2005: Spamalot.
2006: Three Days of Rain; Faith Healer; The Vertical Hour. 2007: The Year of Magical Thinking; Inherit the Wind; Coram Boy; Deuce. 2008: Passing Strange; The Country Girl; Thurgood; Equus [revival]. 2009: Exit the King [revival]; God of Carnage. 2009: A Steady Rain. 2010: A View from the Bridge [revival]; A Behanding in Spokane; Lend Me a Tenor [revival]; The Scottsboro Boys; The Merchant of Venice [revival]. 2011: Sister Act; Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway. 2012: Once; Nice Work if You Can Get It. 2013: Lucky Guy; I’ll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers. 2014: The Bridges of Madison County; Rocky; Of Mice and Men [revival]; The Cripple of Inishmaan; Hedwig and the Angry Inch; This is Our Youth; The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time; Disgraced; A Delicate Balance [revival]; The Elephant Man [revival]. 2015: Fish in the Dark; The Audience; The Heidi Chronicles [revival]; Skylight [revival]; Wolf Hall; The Visit; The Gin Game [revival]; King Charles III; School of Rock – The Musical. 2016: Hughie [revival]; Bright Star; An Act of God [revival]; Cats [revival]; The Humans; American Psycho; Les Liaisons Dangereuses [revival]; Dear Evan Hansen. 2017: The Present; Significant Other; Come from Away; Anastasia; Bandstand; The Band’s Visit; Meteor Shower; The Girls [U.K.]. 2018: Escape to Margaritaville; Angels in America: Millennium Approaches [revival]; Angels in America: Perestroika [revival]; Children of a Lesser God [revival]; The Waverly Gallery; American Son; King Kong; The Prom; Network; To Kill a Mockingbird. 2019: King Lear [revival]; Burn This [revival]; Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune [revival]. 2020: Company [revival]. Upcoming: Music Man [revival]; Some Like It Hot.
The Shubert Organization played a leading role in the rehabilitation and rejuvenation of the Times Square Theatre District during the 1970s to the 2000s. Its extensive participation in projects like Manhattan Plaza, The Times Square Business Improvement District (BID), The Mayor’s Midtown Citizens Committee, and TKTS, in addition to its ongoing commitment in maintaining and restoring its playhouses, have been crucial to the area’s allure to millions of visitors every year.
The Shubert Organization also has been instrumental in bringing computerized ticketing to the Broadway theatre industry. Shubert Ticketing is a leading international provider of ticketing services, delivering innovative solutions for users of the pioneering Telecharge interface and private-label technology. Shubert’s ticketing system sells millions of tickets each year via a range of online distribution channels, at box offices and call centers, and through hundreds of third-party agents. Shubert’s various ticketing brands offer unparalleled distribution and marketing to the theatre industry and beyond: Telecharge for retail ticket sales; Broadway Inbound for group buyers, tour operators, and the travel industry; and Plum Benefits for corporate consumers.
With the passing of Bernie (in 1996) and Jerry (in 2008), as Jacobs and Schoenfeld were affectionately known by friends and colleagues alike, the Shubert Organization entered a new era. Philip J. Smith, who had worked for the company for over 50 years, assumed the role of Chairman and Co-CEO, while Robert E. Wankel, who had been with Shubert over 35 years served as President and Co-CEO. Mr. Smith retired in June 2020, and Mr. Wankel became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
The Shubert Organization has produced many outstanding and award-winning shows. 1974: Liza; Sherlock Holmes. 1976: Godspell; I Have a Dream; Sly Fox; Your Arms Too Short to Box with God. 1977: The Gin Game; The Act; The Merchant. 1978: Prince of Grand Street; Dancin’; Ain't Misbehavin'. 1979: Zoot Suit; Richard III [revival]; Devour the Snow; Last Licks. 1980: Children of a Lesser God; Division Street; Brigadoon [revival]. 1981: Piaf; Rose; The Life & Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby; Grown Ups; Amadeus; Dreamgirls. 1982: Little Shop of Horrors; Cats; Good. 1983: Angels Fall; Marcel Marceau on Broadway; The Middle Ages; ‘night Mother; All’s Well that Ends Well [revival]. 1984: The Real Thing; Glengarry Glen Ross; The Human Comedy; A Moon for the Misbegotten [revival]; Sunday in the Park with George; The Wiz [revival]; Whoopi Goldberg; Pacific Overtures. 1985: Harrigan ‘n Hart; Joe Egg; As Is; The Odd Couple [revival]; Song & Dance. 1986: Big Deal; Social Security; Long Day’s Journey into Night [revival]; The Life & Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby [revival]. 1987: Stepping Out; Standup Shakespeare; Safe Sex; Barbara Cook: A Concert for the Theater; Pygmalion [revival]; Roza; Les Liaisons Dangereuses. 1988: Sarafina; Chess; Ain’t Misbehavin’ [revival]. 1989: Jerome Robbins’ Broadway; The Heidi Chronicles; The Secret Rapture; A Few Good Men; The Circle [revival]. 1989: City of Angels; Tru. 1990: The Grapes of Wrath; Lettice and Lovage; Once on This Island. 1992: The Most Happy Fella [revival]; A Streetcar Named Desire [revival]; Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me. 1993: Wonderful Tennessee. 1994: Passion. 1995: Indiscretions. 1996: Nixon’s Nixon; Skylight. 1998: The Judas Kiss; The Blue Room. 1999: Closer; Amy’s View. 2000: The Ride Down Mt. Morgan; Dirty Blonde. 2001: Dance of Death. 2002: Amour. 2003: Vincent in Brixton. 2005: Spamalot.
2006: Three Days of Rain; Faith Healer; The Vertical Hour. 2007: The Year of Magical Thinking; Inherit the Wind; Coram Boy; Deuce. 2008: Passing Strange; The Country Girl; Thurgood; Equus [revival]. 2009: Exit the King [revival]; God of Carnage. 2009: A Steady Rain. 2010: A View from the Bridge [revival]; A Behanding in Spokane; Lend Me a Tenor [revival]; The Scottsboro Boys; The Merchant of Venice [revival]. 2011: Sister Act; Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway. 2012: Once; Nice Work if You Can Get It. 2013: Lucky Guy; I’ll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers. 2014: The Bridges of Madison County; Rocky; Of Mice and Men [revival]; The Cripple of Inishmaan; Hedwig and the Angry Inch; This is Our Youth; The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time; Disgraced; A Delicate Balance [revival]; The Elephant Man [revival]. 2015: Fish in the Dark; The Audience; The Heidi Chronicles [revival]; Skylight [revival]; Wolf Hall; The Visit; The Gin Game [revival]; King Charles III; School of Rock – The Musical. 2016: Hughie [revival]; Bright Star; An Act of God [revival]; Cats [revival]; The Humans; American Psycho; Les Liaisons Dangereuses [revival]; Dear Evan Hansen. 2017: The Present; Significant Other; Come from Away; Anastasia; Bandstand; The Band’s Visit; Meteor Shower; The Girls [U.K.]. 2018: Escape to Margaritaville; Angels in America: Millennium Approaches [revival]; Angels in America: Perestroika [revival]; Children of a Lesser God [revival]; The Waverly Gallery; American Son; King Kong; The Prom; Network; To Kill a Mockingbird. 2019: King Lear [revival]; Burn This [revival]; Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune [revival]. 2020: Company [revival]. Upcoming: Music Man [revival]; Some Like It Hot.
The Shubert Organization played a leading role in the rehabilitation and rejuvenation of the Times Square Theatre District during the 1970s to the 2000s. Its extensive participation in projects like Manhattan Plaza, The Times Square Business Improvement District (BID), The Mayor’s Midtown Citizens Committee, and TKTS, in addition to its ongoing commitment in maintaining and restoring its playhouses, have been crucial to the area’s allure to millions of visitors every year.
The Shubert Organization also has been instrumental in bringing computerized ticketing to the Broadway theatre industry. Shubert Ticketing is a leading international provider of ticketing services, delivering innovative solutions for users of the pioneering Telecharge interface and private-label technology. Shubert’s ticketing system sells millions of tickets each year via a range of online distribution channels, at box offices and call centers, and through hundreds of third-party agents. Shubert’s various ticketing brands offer unparalleled distribution and marketing to the theatre industry and beyond: Telecharge for retail ticket sales; Broadway Inbound for group buyers, tour operators, and the travel industry; and Plum Benefits for corporate consumers.
With the passing of Bernie (in 1996) and Jerry (in 2008), as Jacobs and Schoenfeld were affectionately known by friends and colleagues alike, the Shubert Organization entered a new era. Philip J. Smith, who had worked for the company for over 50 years, assumed the role of Chairman and Co-CEO, while Robert E. Wankel, who had been with Shubert over 35 years served as President and Co-CEO. Mr. Smith retired in June 2020, and Mr. Wankel became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
