44th Street Theatre
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The 44th Street Theatre was a Broadway theater at 216 West 44th Street in the Theater District of Manhattan in New York City from 1912 to 1945. It was originally named Weber and Fields' Music Hall when it opened in November 1912 as a resident venue for the comedy duo Weber and Fields, but was renamed to the 44th Street Theatre in December 1913 after their tenure at the theatre ended. It should not be confused with the Weber and Fields' Broadway Music Hall, often referred to as simply Weber and Fields' Music Hall and also known as Weber's Music Hall or Weber's Theatre, which was used by both Weber and Fields or just Weber from 1896 through 1912.
The 44th Street Theatre's rooftop theatre, the Nora Bayes Theatre, named for the singer Nora Bayes, presented many productions of the Federal Theatre Project in the mid-1930s. Its basement club became the Stage Door Canteen during World War II.
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