Brooks Atkinson theatre Tickets

Brooks Atkinson theatre

The Times They are A Changin' at Brooks Atkinson Theater, 256 W. 47th St. The newest production at the Brooks Atkinson Theater features the music of Bob Dylan and the choreography of theatre icon Twyla Tharp. The Brooks Atkinson Theater originally opened for Broadway shows as the Mansfield Theater in 1926. It spent 12 years rarely in use and then returned as a Broadway theater venue.

When striking workers formed a picket line in front of Brooks Atkinson Theater in 1942, Eleanor Roosevelt would not cross the line and asked to receive a refund. Brooks Atkinson Theater served as a CBS television studio in the 50s. Then it returned to traditional theater use in 1960 when it was named Brooks Atkinson Theater in honor of the New York Times drama critic. In 1975 Brooks Atkinson Theater launched Same Time Next Year's 1,453 performance run.

Brooks Atkinson Theater is a historic spot for Neil Simon's plays. Neil Simon drew attention for the first time at Brooks Atkinson Theater with Come Blow Your Horn in 1961. Neil Simon's The Odd Couple, directed by Joe Mantello, featured Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick through April 2, 2006, at the Brooks Atkinson Theater. Now Brooks Atkinson Theater-goers can enjoy the music of Bob Dylan by getting These Times They Are A Changin' tickets.