The Imperial Theatre was built for large scale musicals and it shows. Not only is it a huge house (1,650 seats), but it was the 50th house the Shubert brothers built and has proven to be the crown jewel for the organization.
After years of LES MISERABLES success (there is a plaque on the sidewalk outside the box office door), Hugh Jackman brought in the crowds during his stint as Peter Allan in THE BOY FROM OZ before the newest hit DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS started production there.
For some, it will always be the Les Mis theater. With the Broadway royalty it brings in, it seems to have been appropriately named.
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