Hudson Theatre

The Hudson Theatre is at 139–141 West 44th Street,{{cite aia5|pages=298}}{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=1}}; {{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|p=4}} between Seventh Avenue and Sixth Avenue near Times Square, in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S.{{Cite web|title=153 West 44 Street, 10036|url=https://zola.planning.nyc.gov/l/lot/1/997/10|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020003408/https://zola.planning.nyc.gov/l/lot/1/997/10|archive-date=October 20, 2021|access-date=March 25, 2021|publisher=New York City Department of City Planning}} It is between the two wings of the Millennium Times Square New York hotel, of which the Hudson Theatre is technically part. The primary elevation of the facade is along 44th Street; a rear elevation extends north to 45th Street.{{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|p=4}} The theater's land lot originally had the addresses 139 West 44th Street and 136–144 West 45th Street.{{Cite news|date=February 6, 1902|title=The New Lyceum Theatre|pages=2|work=New-York Tribune|via=newspapers.com|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87464024/the-new-lyceum-theatre/|access-date=October 21, 2021|archive-date=October 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021142106/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87464024/the-new-lyceum-theatre/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|date=March 29, 1902|title=Projected Buildings|url=https://rerecord.library.columbia.edu/document.php?vol=ldpd_7031148_029&page=ldpd_7031148_029_00000685&no=2|url-status=live|journal=The Real Estate Record: Real Estate Record and Builders' Guide|volume=69|pages=577|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021184600/https://rerecord.library.columbia.edu/document.php?vol=ldpd_7031148_029&page=ldpd_7031148_029_00000685&no=2|archive-date=October 21, 2021|access-date=October 25, 2021|via=columbia.edu|number=1776}} It had a frontage of {{Convert|42.6|ft}} on 44th Street and {{Convert|83.4|ft}} on 45th Street, with a depth of {{Convert|200|ft}} between the two streets.{{cite magazine|date=March 28, 1908|title=Hudson Theatre Sold|url=https://rerecord.library.columbia.edu/document.php?vol=ldpd_7031148_041&page=ldpd_7031148_041_00000603&no=1|url-status=live|journal=The Real Estate Record: Real Estate Record and Builders' Guide|volume=81|pages=560|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022144203/https://rerecord.library.columbia.edu/document.php?vol=ldpd_7031148_041&page=ldpd_7031148_041_00000603&no=1|archive-date=October 22, 2021|access-date=October 25, 2021|via=columbia.edu|number=2089}} The modern hotel's lot includes the theater. The lot covers {{Convert|16,820|ft2|m2}}, with a frontage of {{Convert|117.42|ft}} on 44th Street and a depth of {{Convert|200|ft}}.

On the same block, 1530 Broadway is to the west and the Hotel Gerard and Belasco Theatre are to the east. Other nearby buildings include the High School of Performing Arts to the northeast, the Lyceum Theatre and 1540 Broadway to the north, One Astor Plaza to the west, 1500 Broadway to the southwest, and the Chatwal New York hotel and the Town Hall to the south. Generally, the area includes residential or commercial buildings much larger than the Hudson. Just before the theater's development at the beginning of the 20th century, the portion of the site on 45th Street had belonged to Paul J. Crovat, while the 44th Street portion was owned by the estate of Joseph Deutsch.{{Cite news|date=January 17, 1902|title=The Boston Orchestra.; Miss Palliser's Recital. Mrs. Campbell's Matinees. Maeterlinck's "Pelleas and Melisande" for the Victoria Theatre|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1902/01/17/archives/the-boston-orchestra-miss-pallisers-recital-mrs-campbells-matinees.html|access-date=October 21, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021143304/https://www.nytimes.com/1902/01/17/archives/the-boston-orchestra-miss-pallisers-recital-mrs-campbells-matinees.html|url-status=live}}

The Hudson Theatre was designed in the Beaux-Arts style and constructed from 1902 to 1903.{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=6}}; {{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|p=5}} The architectural firm of J. B. McElfatrick & Son was the original architect, but the firm of Israels & Harder oversaw the completion of the design.{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=10}}; {{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|p=20}} It is not known why the plans were changed. McElfatrick was a prominent theater architect, but Charles Henry Israels and Julius F. Harder are not known to have designed any other theaters.{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=10}}; {{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|p=24}} Plans indicate that McElfatrick designed the facade while Israels and Harder designed the interior.{{cite magazine|last=Couyas|first=George|date=2019|title=The Newest, Oldest Theatre on Broadway: Hudson Theatre|journal=Performing Arts Resources|volume=34|pages=145–159, XIII|id={{ProQuest|2544916916}}}}

The Hudson Theatre's massing consists of two primary rectangular sections: a narrow entrance to the south on 44th Street, as well as the auditorium on 45th Street.{{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|p=5}} Both the 44th and 45th Street elevations are clad in tan brick with Flemish bond. The four-story 44th Street elevation is the more ornate street frontage, being the primary entrance.{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=15}}; {{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|p=5}} The five vertical bays are symmetrically arranged, with the three middle bays forming a projecting pavilion, and they are split into three horizontal sections of one, two, and one stories. The facade was deliberately designed to be slightly shorter than its width,{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|ps=.|p=15}} referencing the largely residential character of the neighborhood at the time of the theater's opening. The five-story 45th Street elevation is comparatively plain in design and has little decoration.{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=16}}; {{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|p=6}}

The first-story facade consists of rusticated blocks of limestone, with a water table made of granite. The outermost bays contain wood-and-glass double doors, which are recessed deeply from the facade. Above each of the outer doorways are brackets supporting a cornice, which is topped by a bull's-eye window with cornucopias on either side. The three inner bays contain the theater's main entrance, which is also recessed.{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|pp=15–16}}; {{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|p=5}} Within the main entrance opening are three sets of wood-and-glass double doors, above which is a wooden transom bar and glass window lights above. The central set of doors has a scroll frame, which is topped by a circular window flanked by oval window lights. A marquee hangs above the inner bays and is supported by tie rods from the third story of the facade. This marquee dates from 1990 but is similar in design to the original marquee. A belt course with small dentils runs above the first floor.

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At the second and third stories, four double-height pilasters flank the inner bays, with stylized theatrical-mask motifs at the pilasters' capitals.{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=16}}; {{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|p=5}} The second-story inner bays contain French doors, which open onto wrought-iron balustrades containing motifs of lyres. Above the center bay is a broken pediment shaped as a segmental arch; the center of the pediment contains a male head (probably depicting the god Apollo) and a lyre. The next-from-center bays are topped by plain lintels, as well as console brackets supporting segmental-arched pediments. The outermost bays have double-hung sash windows with limestone surrounds and lintels.{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=16}}; {{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|pp=5–6}}

The third-story windows all have limestone surrounds and double-hung sash windows. The third-story windows are smaller than the second-story windows, though the inner windows are wider than the outer ones.{{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|p=6}} Beneath each third-story window sill are corbels.{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|ps=.|p=16}} Above the windows is a limestone string course, containing three splayed keys above each window. The center window is topped by a console bracket and a tablet with the word {{Smallcaps|hudson}}. The third story is topped by a leaf-and-tongue molding (interrupted by the {{Smallcaps|hudson}} tablet) and a cornice with modillions.

The fourth-story windows are sash windows, similar to those on the third story, except that the three middle windows are flanked by quoins. Each fourth-story opening is topped by an entablature, containing three splayed keys above each window. The top of the fourth story contains a denticulated stone cornice and a parapet with a metal balustrade. Above the parapet, the outer bays contain piers, while the center bay has an oval shield with consoles and swags. The cornice wrapped around to both the west and east elevations, but only the east cornice return is visible.

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The north elevation is plain in design and is made of tan brick in Flemish bond. The stage house, comprising most of the 45th Street elevation, is flanked by one-bay-wide, five-story-tall galleries. The base of the stage house contains three blind arches, with recessed openings in the two outer arches. The western opening has a stage door. The imposts below the tops of the arches are connected to each other, creating a belt course above the second story. The upper stories of the stage house are also divided into three bays by single and double pilasters. The capitals of these pilasters are topped by Corinthian capitals with mask decorations. Recessed brick panels flank the outer bays. Above the stage house is a metal cornice with a reeded frieze, modillions, and medallions.

On either side of the stage house are the galleries. At the first story, there are metal emergency exit doors. The upper stories have double-hung windows with cast stone lintels. A wrought-iron fire escape runs in front of both galleries. The fifth-story windows contain cast-stone lintels, above which are arches and limestone cornices.

The Hudson Theatre has multiple interior levels.{{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|p=7}} On 44th Street, the first story contains an entrance, ticket lobby, and main lobby. The second story (once the Dress Circle) was partitioned into offices after the original Broadway theater closed, while the third and fourth stories were divided into apartments. On 45th Street is the stage house, comprising the three-level auditorium, the stage, and backstage facilities. The lobbies and auditorium are ornately decorated in the Beaux-Arts Classical style, while the backstage facilities in the basement, rear, and sides of the theater are simply decorated. The three lobby spaces collectively measure {{Convert|30|ft}} wide and {{Convert|100|ft}} long, wider than any other lobby in New York City when the theater opened in 1903.{{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|p=26}}{{cite news|date=October 18, 1903|title=New Hudson Theatre|page=A9|work=New-York Tribune|id={{ProQuest|571479599}}}}{{Cite news|date=October 18, 1903|title=The New Hudson Theatre; Large Foyer, Triple-Domed Ceiling, and Diffused Lighting – Stairway of Marble and Bronze at the Left of the Promenade – Balconies Supported by Cantilevers – French Tapestry Decorations.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1903/10/18/archives/the-new-hudson-theatre-large-foyer-tripledomed-ceiling-and-diffused.html|access-date=October 20, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020165254/https://www.nytimes.com/1903/10/18/archives/the-new-hudson-theatre-large-foyer-tripledomed-ceiling-and-diffused.html|url-status=live}} The lobbies and auditorium contained several hundred concealed lamps, which could be dimmed and which comprised a diffused lighting system.{{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|p=27}}

The rectangular entrance vestibule from 44th Street measures {{Convert|36|ft}} wide by {{Convert|16|ft}} deep. It has green marble paneling on the lowest two-thirds of the room's height. The walls are {{Convert|12|ft}} high and were originally topped by a green frieze; there was also a domed ceiling with electric lights. The west and east walls of the vestibule contain doorways, which were added in 1989 and connect with the hotel wings on either side. The main section of the vestibule has a staircase to the second story, while the eastern section has double doors leading to the third and fourth stories.{{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|pp=7–8}}

File:Hudson Theatre - lobby chandelier.jpgThe ticket lobby is north of the entrance vestibule. It is approached from the vestibule by four sets of double wood-and-glass doors, which contain thresholds of white marble.{{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|p=8}} The ticket lobby has a hand-woven carpet patterned with hexagonal shapes.{{Cite news|last=Piepenburg|first=Erik|date=February 2, 2017|title=The Hudson Theater Is Back on Broadway|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/theater/hudson-theater-broadway.html|url-status=live|access-date=October 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020003417/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/theater/hudson-theater-broadway.html|archive-date=October 20, 2021|issn=0362-4331}} The walls contain antique dark green marble with gold veining; they are topped by a shallow cornice, entablature, and neoclassical plaster frieze.{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior|1987|p=17}}; {{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|p=8}} The east wall has a box office with two ticket windows, as well as a staircase to the second balcony level of the auditorium. The ticket windows have bronze frames and are flanked by caryatids, which support entablatures above them.{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior|1987|pp=17–18}}; {{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|p=8}}

The ticket lobby has a coved plaster ceiling with 264 coffers. The coffers are separated by bands and originally contained mounts for incandescent light bulbs. The light bulbs were removed and replaced with chandeliers at some point after the theater opened. A 1903 news article compared the ticket lobby's ceiling and plaster decorations to the Roman Baths of Titus.{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior|1987|ps=.|p=14}}

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Four pairs of bronze-and-glass doors lead from the ticket lobby northward to the inner lobby, also referred to as the foyer.{{Cite magazine|date=February 1904|title=The Hudson Theatre|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924015151412&view=1up&seq=212&skin=2021|url-status=live|journal=Architects' and Builders' Magazine|volume=36|issue=5|pages=200|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023131339/https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924015151412&view=1up&seq=212&skin=2021|archive-date=October 23, 2021|access-date=October 25, 2021}} The walls contain plasterwork decorations, including vertical pilasters, which support an entablature.{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior|1987|p=18}}; {{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|p=8}} The pilasters were placed on wooden bases and are variously described as being Corinthian or Ionic in style.{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior|1987|ps=.|p=18}} The pilasters were originally colored ivory, orange, and green. They flank six arches, three each on the east and west walls, which contain foliate spandrels. Five arches contain mirrors, while the rightmost arch on the east wall contains a staircase to the first balcony level.{{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|pp=8–9}} The center arch on the west wall has a fireplace with a carved marble mantelpiece.{{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|p=9}} The New York Times compared the mirrored walls to the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles.

The north wall has a red curtain separating the foyer from the auditorium. Originally, this curtain was green and covered with gold trimming. Wide, ornamented plaster bands divide the ceiling into three sections, each of which has a Tiffany stained-glass dome.{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior|1987|p=18}}; {{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|p=9}} The domes contain gold, green, pink, and turquoise glass pieces, which date from their original installation. The center dome has a chandelier, and ten shallow crystal lamps surround the domes. The ceiling's edges have coffers with three-part stained-glass panels.

The auditorium has an orchestra level, boxes, two balconies, promenades on the three seating levels, and a large stage behind the proscenium arch. The auditorium's width is slightly greater than its depth, and the auditorium is designed with plaster decorations in high relief. The balcony levels are connected by stairs on either side and by fire stairs outside the auditorium.{{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|p=10}} The auditorium was equipped with 28 emergency exits at its opening, more than in most contemporary venues at the time of its opening. The floor had "mushrooms" for air intake and outflow. Ventilation and heating could both be adjusted to accommodate outside conditions, and a sprinkler system was included in the original design. While these mechanical features have since become standard building-design elements, they were not common at the time of the Hudson Theatre's construction. There were originally 12 restroom stalls in the theater, which were expanded to 27 when the theater reopened in 2017.{{Cite news|last=Paulson|first=Michael|date=February 7, 2017|title=Broadway's Bathroom Problem: Have to Go? Hurry Up, or Hold It|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/07/theater/broadways-bathroom-problem-have-to-go-hurry-up-or-hold-it.html|access-date=October 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022154838/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/07/theater/broadways-bathroom-problem-have-to-go-hurry-up-or-hold-it.html|url-status=live}}

File:Hudson Theatre auditorium.jpgThe Hudson Theatre was built with a capacity of 1,076 seats.{{harvnb|Bloom|2013|ps=.|p=123}} The modern auditorium has 970 seats.{{cite web|title=Hudson Theatre Seating Chart & Map|url=https://seatgeek.com/venues/hudson-theatre/seating-chart|access-date=October 20, 2021|website=SeatGeek|archive-date=October 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020181105/https://seatgeek.com/venues/hudson-theatre/seating-chart|url-status=live}} Each seat is {{Convert|23|in}} wide, larger than typical Broadway seats, which typically measure only {{Convert|17|in}} wide. The seats contain gold-colored cushions with wooden backs and were manufactured by Kirwin & Simpson.{{cite web|date=February 13, 2017|title=New York's abandoned Hudson Theatre revived by ATG|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/how-atg-revived-new-yorks-abandoned-hudson-theatre|access-date=October 20, 2021|website=The Stage|language=en-gb|archive-date=October 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020182606/https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/how-atg-revived-new-yorks-abandoned-hudson-theatre|url-status=live}}

The foyer leads directly to a promenade that curves along the rear of the orchestra. The promenade's rear wall is paneled, while its ceiling contains bands and moldings that divide it into multiple sections.{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior|1987|p=19}}; {{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|p=9}} Three tall columns separate the promenade from the orchestra seating. The promenade formerly linked to a women's lounge, with large mirrors, east of the foyer. A marble-and-bronze staircase leads up from the west end of the orchestra promenade to the balconies. A men's lounge existed under the western staircase; it was subsequently converted into restrooms. Similar promenades exist on either balcony level, separated from the seats in front by half-height partitions.{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior|1987|p=20}}; {{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|p=10}} An elevator leads to the Dress Circle level, with steps down to the first balcony, but there is no elevator access to the second balcony.{{cite web | title=Ticket Insurance & Accessibility | website=The Hudson Theatre Broadway | date=October 30, 2021 | url=https://www.thehudsonbroadway.com/plan-your-visit/accessibility/ | access-date=October 30, 2021 | archive-date=October 30, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030150016/https://www.thehudsonbroadway.com/plan-your-visit/accessibility/ | url-status=live }}

The balcony levels have paneled pilasters on their walls, ornamental moldings on their fronts, and foliate bands on their undersides.{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior|1987|p=19}}; {{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|p=10}} In front of the balconies are yellow and gold moldings with Tiffany mosaic tiles. Unlike other Broadway theaters of the 1900s, the balconies are largely cantilevered rather than being supported on columns.{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior|1987|ps=.|p=11}} According to the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC), the use of cantilevered balconies strongly suggested that Israels & Harder was responsible for the interior design, since McElfatrick & Son used support columns even after cantilevered balconies were the norm.{{cite book|last=Morrison|first=William Craig|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F2kYAAAAIAAJ|title=Macmillan Encyclopedia of Architects|publisher=Free Press|year=1982|isbn=978-0-02-925000-6|editor-last=Placzek|editor-first=A.K.|page=135|chapter=J.B. McElfatrick & Son|issue=v. 2|access-date=October 25, 2021|archive-date=October 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021001855/https://books.google.com/books?id=F2kYAAAAIAAJ|url-status=live}} At the rear of the first balcony, columns with Corinthian capitals support the second balcony.

The orchestra has yellow side-walls with paneled pilasters. Near the front of the auditorium are two curved boxes at the first balcony level, one on either side of the auditorium. These boxes are flanked by paired fluted columns and pilasters in the Corinthian style. These columns, in turn, are topped by an entablature containing a frieze with foliate ornament, a cornice with dentils, and cresting. Each frieze has a panel with Tiffany tiles, which were reported in contemporary media as being similar to decorations in the Golden House of Nero. After the Hudson Theatre stopped operating as a Broadway theater, the boxes were turned into kitchen space.

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Next to the boxes is the proscenium arch, which consists of a wide, paneled band with a Greek key pattern. The key motifs surrounded light sockets, which have mostly been removed.{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior|1987|ps=.|p=19}} The proscenium band also contains Tiffany mosaic tiles in green, yellow, and orange colors, as well as mother-of-pearl tiles. A laurel leaf molding surrounds the proscenium band. The stage area extends behind the proscenium arch to the northern wall of the stage house.

The orchestra boxes' columns support a sounding board, which curves onto the ceiling above the proscenium arch. Foliate bands and moldings surround the sounding board, form a cove. The sounding board is divided into hexagonal panels with light sockets, though few light bulbs remain. Behind the sounding board, the walls of the second balcony level curve to form the ceiling. There are wide plaster bands, containing moldings and octagonal panels; the moldings divide the ceiling into groined panels with neoclassical foliate decoration. The rear of the ceiling contains plasterwork with light sockets, as well as glazed light bulbs. According to one restoration architect, the pattern of the ceiling inspired a hexagonal motif for the restoration of the theater.

The basement lies under the entire site and protrudes below 45th Street. Five staircases and one elevator connect the basement to the ground story, while two doors lead to the Millennium Times Square hotel's wings. The doorways from the basement to the hotel were built during the 1990s. After the Hudson reopened as a Broadway theater in 2017, the basement has contains back-of-house facilities, restrooms, and bar space.{{cite web|title=Hudson Theatre|url=http://www.mjarchitecture.com/hudson-theatre|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020165256/http://www.mjarchitecture.com/hudson-theatre|archive-date=October 20, 2021|access-date=October 20, 2021|website=Martinez + Johnson Architecture}} Before that, it was used as a staff space for the hotel. The spaces had dropped and exposed ceilings, concrete masonry unit blocks, gypsum board walls, and floor finishes from the late 20th century.

The second story on the 44th Street wing was once the Hudson Theatre Dress Circle. It was partitioned into offices after the theater originally closed. It is connected to the rest of the theater only by a single staircase from the first floor. The second story has offices for the hotel, which are furnished with gypsum board walls, dropped ceilings, and carpeted floors. The east wall has a stair to the hotel.{{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|p=11}} When the Hudson Theatre reopened in 2017, a VIP lounge was installed on the second story, connecting to the rear of the story.{{cite web|date=July 31, 2018|title=Hudson Theatre • OTJ Architects|url=https://www.otj.com/case/hudson-theatre/|access-date=October 21, 2021|website=OTJ Architects|archive-date=October 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021001854/https://www.otj.com/case/hudson-theatre/|url-status=live}} Part of the dress circle was demolished to make way for restroom stalls.

The third and fourth stories on 44th Street were refitted with two residential apartments, one on each story, after the theater had closed in the late 20th century. These apartments fell into disrepair but retained many original decorative elements {{as of|2016|lc=y}}.

Times Square became the epicenter for large-scale theater productions between 1900 and the Great Depression.{{Cite web|last=Swift|first=Christopher|date=2018|title=The City Performs: An Architectural History of NYC Theater|url=https://www.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=dbe468bfd33343dc96c23db1da55f803|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200325233910/https://www.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html%3Fappid%3Ddbe468bfd33343dc96c23db1da55f803|archive-date=March 25, 2020|access-date=March 25, 2020|publisher=New York City College of Technology, City University of New York}} Manhattan's theater district had begun to shift from Union Square and Madison Square during the first decade of the 20th century.{{cite web|title=Theater District|url=https://www.nypap.org/preservation-history/theater-district|access-date=October 12, 2021|website=New York Preservation Archive Project|archive-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019151144/https://www.nypap.org/preservation-history/theater-district/|url-status=live}}{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=2}}; {{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|p=15}} The Hudson, Lyceum, and New Amsterdam, which all opened in 1903, were among the first theaters to make this shift.{{cite book|last=Leadon|first=Fran|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QzMsDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT194|title=Broadway: A History of New York City in Thirteen Miles|publisher=W. W. Norton|year=2018|isbn=978-0-393-28545-1|page=194|access-date=November 3, 2021|archive-date=November 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104134537/https://books.google.com/books?id=QzMsDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT194|url-status=live}} From 1901 to 1920, forty-three theaters were built around Broadway in Midtown Manhattan, including the Hudson Theatre.{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=4}}; {{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|p=16}} The theater was originally operated by producer Henry B. Harris, who had become well known in the theatrical community by the 1900s.{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=7}}; {{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|pp=19–20}} The site, at 44th and 45th Street, was owned by financier George Gustav Heye.{{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|p=20}}

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In January 1902, Harris formed the Henry B. Harris Company to lease the site from Heye. That March, Heye filed plans with the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) to develop a theater and six-story office structure on the site.{{cite news|date=March 27, 1902|title=Plans for the Hudson Theatre|page=12|work=New-York Tribune|id={{ProQuest|571165939}}}}{{Cite news|date=March 27, 1902|title=Plans for H. B. Harris's Hudson Theatre|pages=7|work=The Sun|via=newspapers.com|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87484370/plans-for-h-b-harriss-hudson-theatre/|access-date=October 21, 2021|archive-date=October 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021142105/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87484370/plans-for-h-b-harriss-hudson-theatre/|url-status=live}} J. B. McElfatrick was listed as the architect of record,{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=12}}; {{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|p=22}} though the permit only concerned structural elements and fire escapes. Work on the theater began on April 2, 1902,{{Cite news|date=April 3, 1902|title=Work Begun on a New Theatre|pages=7|work=New-York Tribune|via=newspapers.com|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87483494/work-begun-on-a-new-theatre/|access-date=October 21, 2021|archive-date=October 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021142105/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87483494/work-begun-on-a-new-theatre/|url-status=live}} with the Ranald H. MacDonald Construction Company as general contractor.{{cite magazine|date=April 5, 1902|title=Estimates Receivable|url=https://rerecord.library.columbia.edu/document.php?vol=ldpd_7031148_029&page=ldpd_7031148_029_00000714&no=3|journal=The Real Estate Record: Real Estate Record and Builders' Guide|volume=69|pages=600|via=columbia.edu|number=1777|access-date=October 25, 2021|archive-date=October 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025202719/https://rerecord.library.columbia.edu/document.php?vol=ldpd_7031148_029&page=ldpd_7031148_029_00000714&no=3|url-status=live}} The Pennsylvania Electric Equipment Company was hired to construct a power plant for the theater.{{Cite news|date=July 25, 1902|title=Latest News in Real Estate|pages=14|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|via=newspapers.com|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87493716/latest-news-in-real-estate/|access-date=October 21, 2021|archive-date=October 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021194443/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87493716/latest-news-in-real-estate/|url-status=live}} That August, Charles Frohman was hired to select productions for the theatre during the following five years.{{Cite news|date=August 2, 1902|title=Gossip of the Theatres.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1902/08/02/archives/gossip-of-the-theatres.html|access-date=October 21, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021142105/https://www.nytimes.com/1902/08/02/archives/gossip-of-the-theatres.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|date=August 2, 1902|title=Notes of the Stage|pages=7|work=New-York Tribune|via=newspapers.com|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87485823/notes-of-the-stage/|access-date=October 21, 2021|archive-date=October 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021142106/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87485823/notes-of-the-stage/|url-status=live}} The original plans had called for a ten-story office building to accompany the theater, but it was never built. By January 1903, Israels & Harder had submitted revised plans for the theater. Architectural and theatrical publications continued to refer to McElfatrick as the architect until early 1904.

Actors Robert Edeson and Alice Fischer formally christened the theater as the Hudson Theatre{{Cite news|date=April 12, 1903|title=The New Hudson Theater|pages=16|work=The Brooklyn Citizen|via=newspapers.com|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87494425/the-new-hudson-theater/|access-date=October 21, 2021|archive-date=October 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021171609/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87494425/the-new-hudson-theater/|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|date=April 11, 1903|title=Gossip of the Stage|pages=13|work=Times Union|via=newspapers.com|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87494768/gossip-of-the-stage/|access-date=October 21, 2021|archive-date=October 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021171618/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87494768/gossip-of-the-stage/|url-status=live}} at a ceremony on March 30, 1903.{{Cite news|date=March 31, 1903|title=Wine Spilled on New Theatre; Miss Fischer and Robert Edeson Name the Hudson Playhouse|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1903/03/31/archives/news-of-plays-and-players-war-on-ticket-speculators-sidewalk.html|access-date=November 2, 2022|issn=0362-4331}} The Hudson opened on October 19, 1903, with Ethel Barrymore starring in Cousin Kate.{{Cite news|date=October 20, 1903|title=Miss Ethel Barrymore in "Cousin Kate"; A Teacup and Saucer Romeo and Juliet Play by H.H. Davies|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1903/10/20/archives/miss-ethel-barrymore-in-gousin-kate-a-teacup-and-saucer-romeo-and.html|access-date=October 21, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021171616/https://www.nytimes.com/1903/10/20/archives/miss-ethel-barrymore-in-gousin-kate-a-teacup-and-saucer-romeo-and.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|date=October 20, 1903|title=New Hudson Theatre Opened|pages=7|work=The Sun|via=newspapers.com|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87494380/new-hudson-theatre-opened/|access-date=October 21, 2021|archive-date=October 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021171610/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87494380/new-hudson-theatre-opened/|url-status=live}}{{harvnb|Bloom|2013|ps=|p=123}}; {{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=14}}; {{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|pp=27–28}} Generally, the theater was positively reviewed by both architectural and theatrical critics. At the opening, the Times wrote: "No richer and more tasteful theater is to be found short of the splendid Hofburg Theater in Vienna". Theatre magazine described the Hudson as being "more than modest externally, yet boasts an auditorium which for beauty of proportions chasteness of coloring, and good taste of equipment, is unsurpassed by any theatre in America".{{cite magazine|date=1903|title=New York's Splendid New Theatres|url=http://www.public-library.uk/dailyebook/Theatre%20magazine%20Volume%203%20(1903).pdf|journal=Theatre|volume=3|page=296|access-date=October 25, 2021|archive-date=October 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021163144/http://www.public-library.uk/dailyebook/Theatre%20magazine%20Volume%203%20(1903).pdf|url-status=live}} Architectural Record wrote that the decorative scheme "errs on the side of understatement", given the grandeur of the interior.{{cite magazine|last=David|first=A.C.|date=Jan 1901|title=The New Theaters of New York|url=https://usmodernist.org/AR/AR-1904-01.pdf|journal=Architectural Record|volume=16|pages=54|access-date=October 25, 2021|archive-date=July 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719064047/https://usmodernist.org/AR/AR-1904-01.pdf|url-status=live}}

From its inception, the Hudson Theatre was intended as a venue for "drawing-room comedies".{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=14}}; {{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|p=27}} Such comedies included The Marriage of Kitty, which in November 1903 became the second production to be hosted at the Hudson.{{cite news|date=November 29, 1903|title=Theatrical Incidents and News Notes: "What's the Matter With Susan?" "Whitewashing Julia," "Winsome Winnie" This Week|page=A8|work=New-York Tribune|id={{ProQuest|571417989}}}} The following year, the Hudson hosted Sunday,{{cite news|date=November 16, 1904|title=The Drama: Miss Barrymore at the Hudson 'Sunday'|page=7|work=New-York Tribune|id={{ProQuest|571516125}}}} where Barrymore reportedly first said "That's all there is, there isn't any more", later a popular quip. Man and Superman opened at the Hudson in 1905.{{cite news|date=September 6, 1905|title=Hudson Theatre: Robert Loraine in 'Man and Superman'|page=7|work=New-York Tribune|id={{ProQuest|571701977}}}}{{cite web|date=December 18, 1914|title=The Marriage of Kitty Broadway @ Hudson Theatre|url=http://www.playbill.com/production/the-marriage-of-kitty-hudson-theatre-vault-0000006026|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024073705/https://www.playbill.com/production/the-marriage-of-kitty-hudson-theatre-vault-0000006026|archive-date=October 24, 2021|access-date=October 21, 2021|website=Playbill}}
{{cite web | author=The Broadway League | title=The Marriage of Kitty – Broadway Play – Original | website=IBDB | date=November 30, 1903 | url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-marriage-of-kitty-5788 | access-date=October 15, 2022 | archive-date=July 31, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731194246/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-marriage-of-kitty-5788 | url-status=live }} This was the first time that its playwright, George Bernard Shaw, allowed one of his plays to be shown in a different manner than what he originally intended.{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=15}}; {{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|pp=27–28}} Barrymore returned in 1908 for the production of Lady Frederick.{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=15}}; {{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|p=28}}{{cite web|date=February 1, 1909|title=Lady Frederick Broadway @ Hudson Theatre|url=http://www.playbill.com/production/lady-frederick-hudson-theatre-vault-0000005998|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024090502/https://www.playbill.com/production/lady-frederick-hudson-theatre-vault-0000005998|archive-date=October 24, 2021|access-date=October 21, 2021|website=Playbill}}
{{cite web | author=The Broadway League | title=Lady Frederick – Broadway Play – Original | website=IBDB | date=November 9, 1908 | url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/lady-frederick-6607 | access-date=October 15, 2022 | archive-date=November 30, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130153812/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/lady-frederick-6607 | url-status=live }} The same year, Henry Harris bought the Hudson Theatre from Heye for $700,000.{{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|p=28}}{{Cite news|date=April 2, 1908|title=Harris Buys the Hudson|pages=7|work=The New York Times|via=newspapers.com|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87499118/harris-buys-the-hudson/|access-date=October 21, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021181055/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87499118/harris-buys-the-hudson/|url-status=live}}

File:Hudson Theatre NYC 1910s.jpgHenry Harris died on the RMS Titanic when it sank in 1912.{{harvnb|Bloom|2013|ps=|p=123}}; {{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=8}}; {{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|p=21}}{{Cite news|date=April 16, 1912|title=Henry B. Harris|pages=5|work=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle|via=newspapers.com|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9196449/henry-b-harris-obit/|access-date=October 21, 2021|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141843/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9196449/henry_b_harris_obit/|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|date=April 21, 1912|title=Concerning H.B. Harris; A Man of Large Ambitions, He Was Respected Alike by Business Rivals and Associates—Plans for Continuing His Enterprises.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1912/04/21/archives/concerning-hb-harris-a-man-of-large-ambitions-he-was-respected.html|access-date=October 21, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021181055/https://www.nytimes.com/1912/04/21/archives/concerning-hb-harris-a-man-of-large-ambitions-he-was-respected.html|url-status=live}} All of his theaters were closed for one night in his memory,{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=8}}; {{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|p=21}} and his memorial service was hosted at the Hudson.{{cite news|date=April 29, 1912|title=Honor Henry B. Harris: Titanic Victim's Hudson Theatre Crowded to Doors His Wife Occupies Box Masons, Business Associates and Other Intimate Friends Praise His Memory|page=4|work=New-York Tribune|id={{ProQuest|574900045}}}} Harris's wife Renee survived the Titanic with minor injuries{{Cite news|date=September 3, 1969|title=Renee Harris, 93, First Woman To Produce Plays Here, Is Dead|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1969/09/03/archives/renee-harris-93-first-woman-to-produce-plays-here-is-dead.html|access-date=October 23, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023003540/https://www.nytimes.com/1969/09/03/archives/renee-harris-93-first-woman-to-produce-plays-here-is-dead.html|url-status=live}} and took over the Hudson's operation, in doing so becoming one of the first women to be a Broadway producer. Early on, Renee Harris was named as the "estate of Henry B. Harris" in production credits, as with Lady Windermere's Fan, which premiered in 1914.{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|ps=.|p=25}}{{cite web|date=January 26, 1932|title=Lady Windermere's Fan Broadway @ Hudson Theatre|url=http://www.playbill.com/production/lady-windermeres-fan-hudson-theatre-vault-0000005967|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021204134/https://www.playbill.com/production/lady-windermeres-fan-hudson-theatre-vault-0000005967|archive-date=October 21, 2021|access-date=October 21, 2021|website=Playbill}}
{{cite web | author=The Broadway League | title=Lady Windermere's Fan – Broadway Play – 1914 Revival | website=IBDB | date=March 30, 1914 | url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/lady-windermeres-fan-7989 | access-date=October 15, 2022 | archive-date=July 8, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708035433/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/lady-windermeres-fan-7989 | url-status=live }}

Some of Renee Harris's productions had at least 300 performances, including Friendly Enemies (1918),{{cite web|date=August 1, 1919|title=Friendly Enemies Broadway @ Hudson Theatre|url=http://www.playbill.com/production/friendly-enemies-hudson-theatre-vault-0000005946|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022002106/https://www.playbill.com/production/friendly-enemies-hudson-theatre-vault-0000005946|archive-date=October 22, 2021|access-date=October 21, 2021|website=Playbill}}
{{cite web | author=The Broadway League | title=Friendly Enemies – Broadway Play – Original | website=IBDB | date=July 22, 1918 | url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/friendly-enemies-8315 | access-date=October 15, 2022 | archive-date=November 26, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126032801/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/friendly-enemies-8315 | url-status=live }} Clarence (1919),{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=14}}; {{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|p=28}}{{cite web|date=June 1, 1920|title=Clarence Broadway @ Hudson Theatre|url=http://www.playbill.com/production/clarence-hudson-theatre-vault-0000005945|access-date=October 21, 2021|website=Playbill|archive-date=October 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021204146/https://www.playbill.com/production/clarence-hudson-theatre-vault-0000005945|url-status=live}}
{{cite web | author=The Broadway League | title=Clarence – Broadway Play – Original | website=IBDB | date=September 20, 1919 | url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/clarence-6684 | access-date=October 15, 2022 | archive-date=May 17, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517013234/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/clarence-6684 | url-status=live }} and So This Is London (1922).{{cite web|date=June 1, 1923|title=So This Is London Broadway @ Hudson Theatre|url=http://www.playbill.com/production/so-this-is-london-hudson-theatre-vault-0000005933|access-date=October 21, 2021|website=Playbill|archive-date=October 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025205740/https://www.playbill.com/production/so-this-is-london-hudson-theatre-vault-0000005933|url-status=live}}
{{cite web | author=The Broadway League | title=So This Is London – Broadway Play – Original | website=IBDB | date=August 30, 1922 | url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/so-this-is-london-9098 | access-date=October 15, 2022 | archive-date=May 9, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509090724/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/so-this-is-london-9098 | url-status=live }}{{efn|Friendly Enemies had 440 performances; Clarence had 300; and So This Is London had 357.{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|pp=26–27}}; {{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|p=28}}}} George M. Cohan presented several productions at the Hudson,{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|ps=.|p=14}} including Song and Dance Man (1924),{{cite web|date=June 16, 1930|title=The Song and Dance Man Broadway @ Hudson Theatre|url=http://www.playbill.com/production/the-song-and-dance-man-hudson-theatre-vault-0000005930|access-date=October 22, 2021|website=Playbill|archive-date=February 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209115728/https://www.playbill.com/production/the-song-and-dance-man-hudson-theatre-vault-0000005930|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|last=Cobbin|first=John|date=January 1, 1924|title=The Play; From George M. to His Profession.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1924/01/01/archives/the-play-from-george-m-to-his-profession.html|access-date=October 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022143938/https://www.nytimes.com/1924/01/01/archives/the-play-from-george-m-to-his-profession.html|url-status=live}} American Born (1925),{{cite web|date=December 1, 1925|title=American Born Broadway @ Hudson Theatre|url=http://www.playbill.com/production/american-born-hudson-theatre-vault-0000005918|access-date=October 22, 2021|website=Playbill|archive-date=October 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026060525/https://www.playbill.com/production/american-born-hudson-theatre-vault-0000005918|url-status=live}}
{{cite web | author=The Broadway League | title=The Song and Dance Man – Broadway Play – Original | website=IBDB | date=December 31, 1923 | url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-song-and-dance-man-9451 | access-date=October 15, 2022 | archive-date=January 27, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127081134/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-song-and-dance-man-9451 | url-status=live }}{{Cite news|date=October 6, 1925|title=George Cohan Charms in 'American Born'; His Graceful Skill Lifts Him Above His New Play, a Straggling Entertainment.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1925/10/06/archives/george-cohan-charms-in-american-born-his-graceful-skill-lifts-him-a.html|access-date=October 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022143937/https://www.nytimes.com/1925/10/06/archives/george-cohan-charms-in-american-born-his-graceful-skill-lifts-him-a.html|url-status=live}} and Whispering Friends (1928).{{cite web|date=May 26, 1928|title=Whispering Friends Broadway @ Hudson Theatre|url=http://www.playbill.com/production/whispering-friends-hudson-theatre-vault-0000005908|access-date=October 22, 2021|website=Playbill|archive-date=October 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025234701/https://www.playbill.com/production/whispering-friends-hudson-theatre-vault-0000005908|url-status=live}}
{{cite web | author=The Broadway League | title=Whispering Friends – Broadway Play – Original | website=IBDB | date=February 20, 1928 | url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/whispering-friends-10585 | access-date=October 15, 2022 | archive-date=November 20, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120035557/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/whispering-friends-10585 | url-status=live }}{{Cite news|date=February 21, 1928|title='Whispering Friends' a Turgid Drama; George M. Cohan Less Skillful Than Usual in His Comedy of Human Relationships.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1928/02/21/archives/whispering-friends-a-turgid-drama-george-m-cohan-less-skillful-than.html|access-date=October 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022143940/https://www.nytimes.com/1928/02/21/archives/whispering-friends-a-turgid-drama-george-m-cohan-less-skillful-than.html|url-status=live}} Howard Schnebbe leased the Hudson Theatre in May 1928 after Renee Harris announced her intention to take a break from theatrical management.{{Cite news|date=May 22, 1928|title=H. Schnebbe Leases Hudson Theatre|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1928/05/22/archives/h-schnebbe-leases-hudson-theatre.html|access-date=October 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022143938/https://www.nytimes.com/1928/05/22/archives/h-schnebbe-leases-hudson-theatre.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|date=May 27, 1928|title=Schnebbe Leases Hudson Theatre|pages=49|work=New York Daily News|issn=2692-1251|via=newspapers.com|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87544637/schnebbe-leases-hudson-theatre/|access-date=October 22, 2021|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022143941/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87544637/schnebbe-leases-hudson-theatre/|url-status=live}} Later that year, a Brooklyn Daily Eagle article said eight of the theater's original employees were still on the payroll, including Schnebbe and his brother Alan.{{Cite news|date=September 9, 1928|title=Hudson Theater is Now Aged Twenty-six|pages=66|work=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle|via=newspapers.com|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87545285/hudson-theater-is-now-aged-twenty-six/|access-date=October 22, 2021|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022143938/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87545285/hudson-theater-is-now-aged-twenty-six/|url-status=live}} The Hudson's performances during the late 1920s also included Black musicals such as Hot Chocolates (1929){{harvnb|Bloom|2013|ps=|pp=124–125}}; {{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=14}}.{{cite web|date=June 4, 1929|title=Hot Chocolates Broadway @ Hudson Theatre|url=http://www.playbill.com/production/hot-chocolates-hudson-theatre-vault-0000005901|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209040821/https://www.playbill.com/production/hot-chocolates-hudson-theatre-vault-0000005901|archive-date=February 9, 2021|access-date=October 21, 2021|website=Playbill}}
{{cite web | author=The Broadway League | title=Hot Chocolates – Broadway Musical – Original | website=IBDB | date=June 20, 1929 | url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/hot-chocolates-10906 | access-date=October 15, 2022 | archive-date=August 4, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804213442/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/hot-chocolates-10906 | url-status=live }} and Messin' Around (1929).{{Cite news|date=April 23, 1929|title="Messin' Around" Presents a Novelty; Negro Show of the Hudson Has a Boxing Match Between Women.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1929/04/23/archives/messin-around-presents-a-novelty-negro-show-of-the-hudson-has-a.html|access-date=October 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022143939/https://www.nytimes.com/1929/04/23/archives/messin-around-presents-a-novelty-negro-show-of-the-hudson-has-a.html|url-status=live}}

During the late 1920s (possibly in 1929{{efn|News sources from 1932 mentioned that Renee Harris had rejected an offer three years prior.}}), a developer offered Renee Harris $1.2 million so the theater's site could be redeveloped with an office building, but she had refused. The Hudson began to lose money in the early 1930s when the theatrical industry was heavily impacted by the Great Depression.{{harvnb|Bloom|2013|ps=|p=124}}; {{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=14}}; {{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|p=28}} The losses continued even though Henry Harris's brother William Harris Jr. worked actively with Howard Schnebbe to manage the theater. In November 1931, the Emigrant Savings Bank moved to foreclose on the theater's mortgage, saying Renee Harris owed $569,000.{{cite news|date=November 5, 1931|title=Emigrant Bank Wants Back Money on Hudson Theater|page=41|work=New York Herald Tribune|id={{ProQuest|1114234754}}}}{{Cite news|date=November 5, 1931|title=Names Referee In Theatre Suit.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1931/11/05/archives/names-referee-in-theatre-suit.html|access-date=October 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022143940/https://www.nytimes.com/1931/11/05/archives/names-referee-in-theatre-suit.html|url-status=live}} A foreclosure auction, originally scheduled for that December,{{cite news|date=December 13, 1931|title=Hudson Theater Property Will Be Sold at Auction: Old Holding of Harris Estate to Go on Block Tomorrow|page=D2|work=New York Herald Tribune|id={{ProQuest|1114160021}}}}{{Cite news|date=December 13, 1931|title=West Side Properties at Auction.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1931/12/13/archives/west-side-properties-at-auction.html|access-date=October 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022143943/https://www.nytimes.com/1931/12/13/archives/west-side-properties-at-auction.html|url-status=live}} was delayed by one month.{{Cite news|date=December 15, 1931|title=Hudson Theatre Sale Postponed.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1931/12/15/archives/hudson-theatre-sale-postponed.html|access-date=October 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022143942/https://www.nytimes.com/1931/12/15/archives/hudson-theatre-sale-postponed.html|url-status=live}} Emigrant acquired the Hudson for $100,000 in January 1932.{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|99691945}} |title=Plaintiffs Acquire Realty at Auction: Apartment House in West Fifty-seventh Street and Hudson Theatre Among Parcels |date=21 Jan 1932 |page=39 |work=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331}}{{cite news|date=January 21, 1932|title=Hudson Theater Brings $100,000 at Foreclosure: Property in West 44th Street Was Once Valued at Million|page=34|work=New York Herald Tribune|id={{ProQuest|1114847605}}}}{{Cite news|date=January 21, 1932|title=Hudson Theatre Sold for $100000|pages=407|work=New York Daily News|issn=2692-1251|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87546394/hudson-theatre-sold-for-100000/|url-status=live|access-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022143942/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87546394/hudson-theatre-sold-for-100000/|archive-date=October 22, 2021|via=newspapers.com}} The theater continued to host performances during this time,{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|ps=.|p=30}} including The Show-off in 1932.{{cite web|date=February 5, 1924|title=The Show Off Broadway @ Hudson Theatre|url=http://www.playbill.com/production/the-show-off-hudson-theatre-vault-0000005887|access-date=October 22, 2021|website=Playbill|archive-date=October 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025214427/https://www.playbill.com/production/the-show-off-hudson-theatre-vault-0000005887|url-status=live}}
{{cite web | author=The Broadway League | title=The Show Off – Broadway Play – 1932 Revival | website=IBDB | date=December 12, 1932 | url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-show-off-11694 | access-date=October 15, 2022 | archive-date=February 25, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220225034049/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-show-off-11694 | url-status=live }}{{Cite news|last=Atkinson|first=Brooks|date=December 13, 1932|title=S.N. Behrman's "Biography," With Ina Claire as a Theatre Guild Actress – Revival of "The Show-Off."|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1932/12/13/archives/sn-behrmans-biography-with-ina-claire-as-a-theatre-guild-actress.html|access-date=October 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022154837/https://www.nytimes.com/1932/12/13/archives/sn-behrmans-biography-with-ina-claire-as-a-theatre-guild-actress.html|url-status=live}} A Brooklyn Daily Eagle article in 1933 said that the Hudson was "perhaps the most active theater in town", with many shows in the auditorium and booking offices in the 44th Street wing.{{Cite news|date=October 29, 1933|title=Hudson Theater is a Beehive Again|pages=30|work=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle|via=newspapers.com|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87546708/hudson-theater-is-a-beehive-again/|access-date=October 22, 2021|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022154837/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87546708/hudson-theater-is-a-beehive-again/|url-status=live}}

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CBS announced in January 1934 that it had leased the Hudson Theatre and would use the stage as a studio for radio broadcasts.{{Cite news|date=January 16, 1934|title=WABC Leases Theatre; Columbia Will Broadcast From Stage of the Hudson.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1934/01/16/archives/wabc-leases-theatre-columbia-will-broadcast-from-stage-of-the.html|access-date=October 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022154841/https://www.nytimes.com/1934/01/16/archives/wabc-leases-theatre-columbia-will-broadcast-from-stage-of-the.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news|date=January 18, 1934|title=Radio Waves and Ripples|page=18|newspaper=The Washington Post|issn=0190-8286|id={{ProQuest|150508003}}}}{{cite magazine|date=February 1, 1934|title=CBS Hires a Hall on Broadway|journal=Broadcasting|volume=6|issue=3|pages=5|id={{ProQuest|1505555855}}}} The move followed an unsuccessful attempt to take over the unused rooftop theater at the New Amsterdam Theatre. The studio was dedicated on February 3, 1934, with free admission to the broadcasts.{{Cite news|date=February 4, 1934|title=New Radio Theatre Is Dedicated Here: Playhouse Opened by Columbia System to Permit Public to Witness Broadcasts.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1934/02/04/archives/new-radio-theatre-is-dedicated-here-playhouse-opened-by-columbia.html|access-date=October 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022155207/https://www.nytimes.com/1934/02/04/archives/new-radio-theatre-is-dedicated-here-playhouse-opened-by-columbia.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news|date=February 4, 1934|title=Radio Program Opens With Musical Fanfare: C.B.S. Dedicates Free Theater in 1½-Hour Program|page=13|work=New York Herald Tribune|id={{ProQuest|1114785013}}}} As part of the renovation, a commercial booth and an announcer's booth replaced the box seating on the first floor. The Hudson was known as CBS Radio Playhouse Number 1 during this time.{{harvnb|Bloom|2013|ps=.|p=124}} The CBS studio was relatively short-lived, only operating until 1937.{{cite book|last=Morrison|first=William|title=Broadway Theatres : History & Architecture|publisher=Dover Publications|year=1999|isbn=978-0-486-40244-4|publication-place=Mineola, N.Y|page=39}}

In January 1937, Sam H. Grisman took over the theater.{{Cite news|date=January 7, 1937|title=Hudson Theatre to be 'Legit' House Again|pages=44|work=New York Daily News|issn=2692-1251|via=newspapers.com|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87547505/hudson-theatre-to-be-legit-house-again/|access-date=October 22, 2021|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022154837/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87547505/hudson-theatre-to-be-legit-house-again/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|date=January 7, 1937|title=News of the Theaters|page=19|work=New York Herald Tribune|id={{ProQuest|1222211110}}}} The Hudson reopened as a Broadway venue the next month{{Cite news|date=February 15, 1937|title=News of the Stage; Hampden Tonight in Ibsen Revival-Two More Plays Close, These Abruptly-Playhouse Has a Hit|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1937/02/15/archives/news-of-the-stage-hampden-tonight-in-ibsen-revivaltwo-more-plays.html|access-date=October 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022154837/https://www.nytimes.com/1937/02/15/archives/news-of-the-stage-hampden-tonight-in-ibsen-revivaltwo-more-plays.html|url-status=live}} with a production of An Enemy of the People.{{harvnb|Bloom|2013|ps=|p=124}}; {{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=31}}.{{cite web|date=January 15, 1924|title=An Enemy of the People Broadway @ Hudson Theatre|url=http://www.playbill.com/production/an-enemy-of-the-people-hudson-theatre-vault-0000005883|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715132516/https://www.playbill.com/production/an-enemy-of-the-people-hudson-theatre-vault-0000005883|archive-date=July 15, 2020|access-date=October 22, 2021|website=Playbill}}
{{cite web | author=The Broadway League | title=An Enemy of the People – Broadway Play – 1937 Revival | website=IBDB | date=February 15, 1937 | url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/an-enemy-of-the-people-12199 | access-date=October 15, 2022 | archive-date=September 22, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922050758/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/an-enemy-of-the-people-12199 | url-status=live }} Among the other productions at the revived Hudson were The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938){{cite web|date=May 8, 1937|title=The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse Broadway @ Hudson Theatre|url=http://www.playbill.com/production/the-amazing-dr-clitterhouse-hudson-theatre-vault-0000005882|access-date=October 22, 2021|website=Playbill|archive-date=October 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024184005/https://www.playbill.com/production/the-amazing-dr-clitterhouse-hudson-theatre-vault-0000005882|url-status=live}}
{{cite web | author=The Broadway League | title=The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse – Broadway Play – Original | website=IBDB | date=March 2, 1937 | url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-amazing-dr-clitterhouse-12203 | access-date=October 15, 2022 | archive-date=June 14, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614141626/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-amazing-dr-clitterhouse-12203 | url-status=live }}{{Cite news|date=May 5, 1937|title=News of the Stage; ' Dr. Clitterhouse' to Close Saturday—Some New Dates—Peter Arno Producer Again|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1937/05/05/archives/news-of-the-stage-dr-clitterhouse-to-close-saturdaysome-new.html|access-date=October 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022154841/https://www.nytimes.com/1937/05/05/archives/news-of-the-stage-dr-clitterhouse-to-close-saturdaysome-new.html|url-status=live}} and Lew Leslie's Blackbirds of 1939.{{cite web|date=February 18, 1939|title=Lew Leslie's Blackbirds of 1939 Broadway @ Hudson Theatre|url=http://www.playbill.com/production/lew-leslies-blackbirds-of-1939-hudson-theatre-vault-0000005872|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022042219/https://www.playbill.com/production/lew-leslies-blackbirds-of-1939-hudson-theatre-vault-0000005872|archive-date=October 22, 2021|access-date=October 22, 2021|website=Playbill}}
{{cite web | author=The Broadway League | title=Lew Leslie's Blackbirds of 1939 – Broadway Musical – Original | website=IBDB | date=February 11, 1939 | url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/lew-leslies-blackbirds-of-1939-12429 | access-date=October 15, 2022 | archive-date=June 17, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220617001229/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/lew-leslies-blackbirds-of-1939-12429 | url-status=live }}{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|ps=.|p=31}} The Emigrant Savings Bank owned the revived theater until 1939, when the Shubert Organization took over.{{Cite news|date=November 7, 1939|title=Shuberts Lease Another Theatre; Acquisition of the Hudson Indicates That 'I Know What I Like'|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1939/11/07/archives/shuberts-lease-another-theatre-acquisition-of-the-hudson-indicates.html|access-date=October 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022154844/https://www.nytimes.com/1939/11/07/archives/shuberts-lease-another-theatre-acquisition-of-the-hudson-indicates.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Allen|first=Kelcey|date=November 27, 1939|title='I Know What I Like': (Hudson Theatre)|volume=59|page=22|work=Women's Wear Daily|issue=103|id={{ProQuest|1627591719}}}} Before Shubert took over the Hudson Theatre, it was closed for over six months. From 1941 to 1944, the Hudson hosted Arsenic and Old Lace,{{cite web|date=September 25, 1943|title=Arsenic and Old Lace Broadway @ Fulton Theatre|url=http://www.playbill.com/production/arsenic-and-old-lace-fulton-theatre-vault-0000004543|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024184023/https://www.playbill.com/production/arsenic-and-old-lace-fulton-theatre-vault-0000004543|archive-date=October 24, 2021|access-date=October 22, 2021|website=Playbill}}
{{cite web | author=The Broadway League | title=Arsenic and Old Lace – Broadway Play – Original | website=IBDB | date=January 10, 1941 | url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/arsenic-and-old-lace-1056 | access-date=October 15, 2022 | archive-date=August 7, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807190508/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/arsenic-and-old-lace-1056 | url-status=live }} which set a record with 1,444 performances.{{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|pp=28–29}} The producers of Arsenic and Old Lace, Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, bought the Hudson for $300,000 in January 1944.{{cite news|date=January 16, 1944|title=Lindsay and Crouse Purchase Hudson Theater for $300,000|page=37|work=New York Herald Tribune|id={{ProQuest|1325067594}}}}{{cite news|date=January 17, 1944|title=Amusements—: Lindsay And Crouse Acquire Hudson Theatre|volume=68|page=15|work=Women's Wear Daily|issue=11|id={{ProQuest|1653910508}}}} Their subsequent production, State of the Union, had 765 performances at the Hudson.{{harvnb|Bloom|2013|ps=|p=124}}; {{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=33}}.{{cite web|date=January 28, 1946|title=State of the Union Broadway @ Hudson Theatre|url=http://www.playbill.com/production/state-of-the-union-hudson-theatre-vault-0000005856|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608182334/https://www.playbill.com/production/state-of-the-union-hudson-theatre-vault-0000005856|archive-date=June 8, 2020|access-date=October 22, 2021|website=Playbill}}
{{cite web | author=The Broadway League | title=State of the Union – Broadway Play – Original | website=IBDB | date=November 14, 1945 | url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/state-of-the-union-1742 | access-date=October 15, 2022 | archive-date=October 30, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030011721/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/state-of-the-union-1742 | url-status=live }} Another long-running production was Detective Story, which had 581 performances from 1949 to 1950.{{cite web|date=July 3, 1950|title=Detective Story Broadway @ Hudson Theatre|url=http://www.playbill.com/production/detective-story-hudson-theatre-vault-0000005849|access-date=October 22, 2021|website=Playbill|archive-date=October 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025190218/https://www.playbill.com/production/detective-story-hudson-theatre-vault-0000005849|url-status=live}}
{{cite web | author=The Broadway League | title=Detective Story – Broadway Play – Original | website=IBDB | date=March 23, 1949 | url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/detective-story-1826 | access-date=October 15, 2022 | archive-date=January 30, 2022 | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220130/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/detective-story-1826 | url-status=live }}

NBC purchased the Hudson Theatre in June 1950{{Cite news|last=Zolotow|first=Sam|date=June 21, 1950|title=N.B.C. Buys Hudson for a Video Studio; to Enter Hit Play|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1950/06/21/archives/nbc-buys-hudson-for-a-video-studio-to-enter-hit-play.html|access-date=October 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022154842/https://www.nytimes.com/1950/06/21/archives/nbc-buys-hudson-for-a-video-studio-to-enter-hit-play.html|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|date=June 21, 1950|title=Vaudeville: Hudson to NBC; 'Detective' Moves|journal=Variety|volume=179|issue=2|pages=49|id={{ProQuest|1285970805}}}} for $595,000,{{cite magazine|date=December 17, 1958|title=Legitimate: Offer Hudson Theatre For Sale for $850,000; NBC Paid 595G in 1949|journal=Variety|volume=213|issue=3|pages=71, 76|id={{ProQuest|962768513}}}} and the theater became a television studio for NBC.{{harvnb|Bloom|2013|ps=|p=124}}; {{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=14}}; {{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|p=29}}{{cite magazine|date=March 12, 1975|title=U.S. Steel-Carnegie Pension's 'Block' Threatens Porn Site; Hudson As Non-Profit Legit?|journal=Variety|volume=178|issue=5|pages=3, 75|id={{ProQuest|1285992414}}}} Detective Story, which then was being produced at the Hudson, had to be moved to the Broadhurst because NBC wanted to move into the Hudson immediately. At that time, several Broadway theaters had been converted to TV studios due to a lack of studio space in New York City.{{cite magazine|date=August 9, 1950|title=Radio: Legit to AM-TV Scorecard|volume=179|issue=9|pages=27|id={{ProQuest|1285972745}}|journal=Variety}} The shows at the studio included Broadway Open House and The Tonight Show. Steve Allen and Jack Paar, the first and second hosts of The Tonight Show, both hosted at the Hudson.{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=14}}; {{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|p=29}} Allen conducted his "Man on the Street" interviews outside the theater's stage entrances on 45th Street. In November 1958, NBC offered the Hudson for sale at $855,000, in part because many of the network's productions had since moved to Hollywood.{{cite magazine|date=August 12, 1959|title=Radio-Television: NBC Can't Unload Hudson as Legiter So Must Renovate|journal=Variety|volume=215|issue=11|pages=28|id={{ProQuest|1017038110}}}} After unsuccessfully trying to find a buyer for several months, NBC decided to renovate the theater back into a Broadway venue on its own.{{cite news|last=Little|first=Stuart W.|date=September 4, 1959|title=Lauren Bacall Starts Work on Broadway Stage Play|page=6|work=New York Herald Tribune|id={{ProQuest|1327419926}}}}

The production Toys in the Attic was announced for the Hudson Theatre in late 1959.{{cite magazine|date=November 25, 1959|title=Legitimate: B'way's Hudson Theatre, Will Get Hellman Play|volume=216|issue=13|pages=69|id={{ProQuest|1017060881}}|journal=Variety}}{{Cite news|last=Zolotow|first=Sam|date=November 24, 1959|title=Lerner Discusses 'Fairy Lady' Tour; Co-Author of Musical Talks of Plans for Soviet Trip – Hudson Reopening Set|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1959/11/24/archives/lerner-discusses-fairy-lady-tour-coauthor-of-musical-talks-of-plans.html|access-date=October 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022165446/https://www.nytimes.com/1959/11/24/archives/lerner-discusses-fairy-lady-tour-coauthor-of-musical-talks-of-plans.html|url-status=live}} Toys in the Attic opened the following year,{{cite web|date=March 1, 1960|title=Toys in the Attic Broadway @ Hudson Theatre|url=http://www.playbill.com/production/toys-in-the-attic-hudson-theatre-vault-0000005847|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022044821/https://www.playbill.com/production/toys-in-the-attic-hudson-theatre-vault-0000005847|archive-date=October 22, 2021|access-date=October 22, 2021|website=Playbill}}
{{cite web | author=The Broadway League | title=Toys in the Attic – Broadway Play – Original | website=IBDB | date=February 25, 1960 | url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/toys-in-the-attic-2100 | access-date=October 15, 2022 | archive-date=June 9, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609143723/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/toys-in-the-attic-2100 | url-status=live }} becoming one of the few successful Broadway productions during the theater's third run. NBC agreed in September 1961 to sell the theater for $1.1 million to Samuel Lehrer,{{cite news|last=Little|first=Stuart W.|date=September 15, 1961|title=City Losing, L. I. Getting Theater for Stage Plays|page=10|work=New York Herald Tribune|id={{ProQuest|1327032619}}}} who wished to replace it with a parking garage.{{Cite news|last=Esterow|first=Milton|date=September 14, 1961|title=Hudson Theatre Sold by N.B.C.; Garage Will Be Erected on Site|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1961/09/14/archives/hudson-theatre-sold-by-nbc-garage-will-be-erected-on-site.html|access-date=October 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022165448/https://www.nytimes.com/1961/09/14/archives/hudson-theatre-sold-by-nbc-garage-will-be-erected-on-site.html|url-status=live}} NBC said it could not find any theatrical company interested in the site.{{Cite news|date=September 15, 1961|title=N.B.C. Explains Sale of Hudson; Says No Theatrical Buyer Could Be Found for House|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1961/09/15/archives/nbc-explains-sale-of-hudson-says-no-theatrical-buyer-could-be-found.html|access-date=October 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022165444/https://www.nytimes.com/1961/09/15/archives/nbc-explains-sale-of-hudson-says-no-theatrical-buyer-could-be-found.html|url-status=live}} Theatrical groups heavily opposed the plans,{{Cite news|date=October 11, 1961|title=A Parking Garage To Be Built on Site Of Hudson Theatre|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1961/10/11/archives/a-parking-garage-to-be-built-on-site-of-hudson-theatre.html|access-date=October 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022165443/https://www.nytimes.com/1961/10/11/archives/a-parking-garage-to-be-built-on-site-of-hudson-theatre.html|url-status=live}} and Robert Breen, a producer who had lived in the 44th Street wing since 1942, refused to move out.{{Cite news|last=Zolotow|first=Sam|date=October 18, 1961|title=Producer Stalls Theatre's Razing; Robert Breen Refuses to Move From Home at Hudson|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1961/10/18/archives/producer-stalls-theatres-razing-robert-breen-refuses-to-move-from.html|access-date=October 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022165446/https://www.nytimes.com/1961/10/18/archives/producer-stalls-theatres-razing-robert-breen-refuses-to-move-from.html|url-status=live}} The theater's uncertain status meant that productions could run only a few weeks at a time, so the theater stood empty for long periods.{{cite news|last=Little|first=Stuart W.|date=December 20, 1961|title=NBC Sale of the Hudson Is Off, Broadway Hears|page=20|work=New York Herald Tribune|id={{ProQuest|1326107157}}}} In May 1962, NBC agreed to sell the theater for $1.25 million to Sommer Brothers Construction, which planned an office and garage building on the site.{{Cite news|last=Zolotow|first=Sam|date=May 18, 1962|title=Hudson Theatre Is Reported Sold; Buyer is Said to Plan Offices and Garage—N.B.C. Silent Razing Plan Reported|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1962/05/18/archives/hudson-theatre-is-reported-sold-buyer-is-said-to-plan-offices-and.html|access-date=October 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022165448/https://www.nytimes.com/1962/05/18/archives/hudson-theatre-is-reported-sold-buyer-is-said-to-plan-offices-and.html|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|date=May 23, 1962|title=Legitimate: Blue Ribbon Not For Demolition|volume=136|issue=13|pages=57|id={{ProQuest|1032416883}}|journal=Variety}} After Strange Interlude played the theater in 1963,{{cite web|date=May 27, 1963|title=Strange Interlude Broadway @ Hudson Theatre|url=http://www.playbill.com/production/strange-interlude-hudson-theatre-vault-0000005843|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716184810/https://www.playbill.com/production/strange-interlude-hudson-theatre-vault-0000005843|archive-date=July 16, 2020|access-date=October 22, 2021|website=Playbill}}
{{cite web | author=The Broadway League | title=Strange Interlude – Broadway Play – 1963 Revival | website=IBDB | date=March 11, 1963 | url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/strange-interlude-2993 | access-date=October 15, 2022 | archive-date=April 25, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425025212/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/strange-interlude-2993 | url-status=live }}{{Cite news|last=Taubman|first=Howard|date=March 13, 1963|title=Theater: 'Strange Interlude' Returns; Actors Studio Presents O'Neill Revival A Brilliant Production of Gargantuan Drama|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1963/03/13/archives/theater-strange-interlude-returns-actors-studio-presents-oneill.html|access-date=October 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022165444/https://www.nytimes.com/1963/03/13/archives/theater-strange-interlude-returns-actors-studio-presents-oneill.html|url-status=live}} the theater was vacant for two years.

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The Sommer Brothers never redeveloped the Hudson Theatre's site because they could not acquire enough land on 45th Street for their office development. As a result, in 1965, they placed the theater for sale.{{cite magazine|date=June 16, 1965|title=Legitimate: Hudson Theatre Up for Purchase|volume=239|issue=4|pages=55|id={{ProQuest|1017115088}}|journal=Variety}} It was then acquired by Abraham Hirschfeld. The same year, the Hudson hosted the satirical burlesque production This Was Burlesque starring Ann Corio.{{Cite news|date=March 17, 1965|title=Altered 'Burlesque' Moves to Broadway|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1965/03/17/archives/altered-burlesque-moves-to-broadway.html|access-date=October 23, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023003539/https://www.nytimes.com/1965/03/17/archives/altered-burlesque-moves-to-broadway.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news|date=March 18, 1965|title=The Theater: The Old Shock Treatment|page=16|work=Wall Street Journal|issn=0099-9660|id={{ProQuest|133058401}}}} This show had 125 performances before touring the country. Leroy C. Griffith announced in 1966 that he would operate the Hudson Theatre for burlesque productions.{{Cite news|last=Zolotow|first=Sam|date=April 27, 1966|title=2 More Theaters to Do Burlesque; Broadway and Coney Island Houses Booked by Griffith|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1966/04/27/archives/2-more-theaters-to-do-burlesque-broadway-and-coney-island-houses.html|access-date=October 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=September 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906152535/https://www.nytimes.com/1966/04/27/archives/2-more-theaters-to-do-burlesque-broadway-and-coney-island-houses.html|url-status=live}} Later that year, Seymour Durst moved to acquire several lots on the city block, including the Hudson Theatre, though he denied he bought the theater itself.{{cite magazine|date=December 14, 1966|title=Legitimate: Durst Denies Purchase Of Hudson Theatre, N.Y.|volume=245|issue=4|pages=64|id={{ProQuest|1017154398}}|journal=Variety}} Variety magazine reported in February 1967 that Durst had not only bought the Hudson Theatre but also was looking to lease it to an adult film exhibitor.{{cite magazine|date=December 14, 1966|title=Legitimate: Let Hudson Theatre, N.Y., For Grind Screen Policy|volume=245|issue=12|pages=56|id={{ProQuest|963102912}}|journal=Variety}} Among the films shown there were Andy Warhol's I, a Man{{Cite news|last=Thompson|first=Howard|date=August 25, 1967|title=The Screen:Andy Warhol's 'I, a Man' at the Hudson|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1967/08/25/archives/the-screenandy-warhols-i-a-man-at-the-hudson.html|access-date=October 23, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023004553/https://www.nytimes.com/1967/08/25/archives/the-screenandy-warhols-i-a-man-at-the-hudson.html|url-status=live}} and Bike Boy.{{Cite news|last=Thompson|first=Howard|date=October 6, 1967|title=Screen::More Warhol 'Bike Boy' Opens at the Hudson Theater|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1967/10/06/archives/screenmore-warhol-bike-boy-opens-at-the-hudson-theater.html|access-date=October 23, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001231602/https://www.nytimes.com/1967/10/06/archives/screenmore-warhol-bike-boy-opens-at-the-hudson-theater.html|url-status=live}} The theater also hosted the Broadway production How to Be a Jewish Mother during December 1967 and January 1968.{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|ps=.|p=34}}{{cite web|date=January 13, 1968|title=How to Be a Jewish Mother Broadway @ Hudson Theatre|url=http://www.playbill.com/production/how-to-be-a-jewish-mother-hudson-theatre-vault-0000005841|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328142118/http://www.playbill.com/production/how-to-be-a-jewish-mother-hudson-theatre-vault-0000005841|archive-date=March 28, 2019|access-date=October 22, 2021|website=Playbill}}
{{cite web | author=The Broadway League | title=How to Be a Jewish Mother – Broadway Play – Original | website=IBDB | date=December 28, 1967 | url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/how-to-be-a-jewish-mother-3108 | access-date=October 15, 2022 | archive-date=December 26, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226003344/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/how-to-be-a-jewish-mother-3108 | url-status=live }}

The United States Steel Corporation and Carnegie Pension Fund had acquired the site in 1968 and leased it to Durst.{{Cite news|last=Oser|first=Alan S.|date=September 10, 1975|title=About Real Estate|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1975/09/10/archives/about-real-estate-times-square-site-undergoes-a-gradual-conversion.html|url-status=live|access-date=October 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023003540/https://www.nytimes.com/1975/09/10/archives/about-real-estate-times-square-site-undergoes-a-gradual-conversion.html|archive-date=October 23, 2021|issn=0362-4331}} The theater was renamed the Avon-Hudson in 1968, becoming a pornographic theater. It was the flagship venue of the Avon porn-theater chain.{{cite magazine|date=December 20, 1972|title=Pictures: Hudson Hopes N.Y.C. Will Lose; Opens Despite 30-Day License Suspension|journal=Variety|volume=269|issue=6|pages=4|id={{ProQuest|1032458603}}}} In December 1972, the theater's license was temporarily suspended due to "disorderly conduct" and "conspiracy to show obscene films",{{Cite news|date=December 14, 1972|title=Movie House Ban Upheld|pages=3|work=New York Daily News|issn=2692-1251|via=newspapers.com|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87580857/movie-house-ban-upheld/|access-date=October 23, 2021|archive-date=October 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023003539/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87580857/movie-house-ban-upheld/|url-status=live}} but the theater continued to operate anyway. By 1975, U.S. Steel was attempting to remove pornographic shows from the theater. Avon was forced to shut down its pornographic productions at the Hudson that April, relocating them to the nearby Henry Miller Theatre.{{cite magazine|date=April 30, 1975|title=Pictures: Avon Porn Chain Closes Flagship In B'way District|volume=278|issue=12|pages=7|id={{ProQuest|1286009108}}|journal=Variety}} Avon unsuccessfully sued U.S. Steel over the eviction and then allegedly ripped out seats before leaving.{{cite magazine|date=August 20, 1975|title=Pictures: Avon From Porn To Holiness Pics In Steel's Deal|journal=Variety|volume=280|issue=2|pages=5|id={{ProQuest|1401274097}}}} The theater was part of the "Bond site", owned by William J. Dwyer & Company,{{Cite news|last=Dembart|first=Lee|date=August 13, 1975|title=Blue Ribbon Restaurant in Times Square Shuts Doors|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1975/08/13/archives/blue-ribbon-restaurant-in-times-square-shuts-doors.html|access-date=October 23, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023215006/https://www.nytimes.com/1975/08/13/archives/blue-ribbon-restaurant-in-times-square-shuts-doors.html|url-status=live}} which itself represented U.S. Steel.

In late 1975, Dwyer reopened the Hudson Theatre as a cinema following a renovation.{{Cite news|date=September 3, 1975|title=Briefs on the Arts|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1975/09/03/archives/briefs-on-the-arts-berkshires-to-get-chamber-series-concert-to-mark.html|access-date=October 23, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024022317/https://www.nytimes.com/1975/09/03/archives/briefs-on-the-arts-berkshires-to-get-chamber-series-concert-to-mark.html|url-status=live}} The theater screened The Hiding Place for several weeks and was then empty again, but Dwyer wished specifically to avoid showing porn features, choosing instead to air budget productions.{{cite magazine|date=November 5, 1975|title=Pictures: Hudson's Four Wall Deal|volume=280|issue=13|pages=37|id={{ProQuest|1401278694}}|journal=Variety}} After failing to attract enough visitors with a $1 ticket price, the Hudson shifted to airing Spanish-language films,{{cite magazine|date=December 2, 1975|title=Pictures: Hudson Cleansed Of Pomo, But It's Deficit Haunted|volume=281|issue=4|pages=4, 70|id={{ProQuest|1286036213}}|journal=Variety}} then to running features such as Jaws.{{cite magazine|date=December 30, 1975|title=Pictures: 'Jaws' In Porn Waters|volume=281|issue=8|pages=5|id={{ProQuest|1286050921}}|journal=Variety}} Irwin Meyer and Stephen R. Friedman then considered converting the Hudson back into a Broadway venue.{{cite magazine|date=November 16, 1977|title=Legitimate: Meyer-Friedman Join Osterman B'way Theatre Operating Firm; Hudson, Miller Back To Legit?|volume=289|issue=2|pages=91|id={{ProQuest|1401320664}}|journal=Variety}} In April 1981, following a $1.5 million renovation by Ron Delsener,{{Cite news|last=Adler|first=Bill|date=April 10, 1981|title=Ron Delsener's Savoy|pages=156, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77449881/ 157]|work=New York Daily News|issn=2692-1251|via=newspapers.com|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87628375/ron-delseners-savoybill-adler/|access-date=October 23, 2021|archive-date=October 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023215006/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87628375/ron-delseners-savoybill-adler/|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|last=Palmer|first=Robert|date=April 10, 1981|title=Pop Jazz; Rock Clubs a Growth Industry|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/04/10/arts/pop-jazz-rock-clubs-a-growth-industry.html|access-date=October 23, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023215008/https://www.nytimes.com/1981/04/10/arts/pop-jazz-rock-clubs-a-growth-industry.html|url-status=live}} the Hudson Theatre reopened as the Savoy dinner club.{{harvnb|Bloom|2013|ps=|p=124}}; {{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=15|ps=.}}{{Cite news|last=Shepard|first=Richard F.|date=July 21, 1982|title=Going Out Guide|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/07/21/theater/going-out-guide.html|url-status=live|access-date=October 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524110856/http://www.nytimes.com/1982/07/21/theater/going-out-guide.html|archive-date=May 24, 2015|issn=0362-4331}} The club hosted performances by such personalities as Peter Allen, Miles Davis, and James Taylor.{{cite magazine|date=October 19, 1990|title=Hudson Theatre, After $7M Facelift, Is Getting New Life Yet Again|journal=Back Stage|volume=31|issue=42|pages=3|id={{ProQuest|962916908}}}} After hosting rock and similar genres, the Savoy closed for several months, reopening in July 1982.

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The theater was closed by 1983, and Harry Macklowe acquired the Hudson Theatre the next May.{{harvnb|Stern|Fishman|Tilove|2006|ps=.|pp=648–649}} He acquired several other properties on the block in the mid-1980s.{{Cite news|last=Gottlieb|first=Martin|date=January 10, 1985|title=Nighttime Demolition Leaves a 44th St. Mystery|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/01/10/us/nighttime-demolition-leaves-a-44th-st-mystery.html|access-date=October 23, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024000637/https://www.nytimes.com/1985/01/10/us/nighttime-demolition-leaves-a-44th-st-mystery.html|url-status=live}} The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) designated both the facade and the interior as landmarks on November 17, 1987.{{Cite news|last=Dunlap|first=David W.|date=November 18, 1987|title=Plan Blocked for Tower Atop Landmark|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/11/18/nyregion/plan-blocked-for-tower-atop-landmark.html|access-date=October 23, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=November 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108233040/http://www.nytimes.com/1987/11/18/nyregion/plan-blocked-for-tower-atop-landmark.html|url-status=live}} This was part of the LPC's wide-ranging effort in 1987 to grant landmark status to Broadway theaters.{{Cite news|last=Dunlap|first=David W.|date=November 22, 1987|title=The Region; The City Casts Its Theaters In Stone|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/11/22/weekinreview/the-region-the-city-casts-its-theaters-in-stone.html|url-status=live|access-date=October 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016164623/https://www.nytimes.com/1987/11/22/weekinreview/the-region-the-city-casts-its-theaters-in-stone.html|archive-date=October 16, 2021|issn=0362-4331}} The New York City Board of Estimate ratified the designations in March 1988.{{Cite news|last=Purdum|first=Todd S.|date=March 12, 1988|title=28 Theaters Are Approved as Landmarks|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/12/nyregion/28-theaters-are-approved-as-landmarks.html|access-date=November 20, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030050107/https://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/12/nyregion/28-theaters-are-approved-as-landmarks.html|url-status=live}}

Macklowe developed the surrounding lots into the Hotel Macklowe (later the Millennium Times Square New York) in 1988.{{Cite news|last=Kennedy|first=Shawn G.|date=August 10, 1988|title=Real Estate; A Mixed-Use Tower Rising Off Times Sq.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/08/10/business/real-estate-a-mixed-use-tower-rising-off-times-sq.html|access-date=October 24, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=May 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525083737/http://www.nytimes.com/1988/08/10/business/real-estate-a-mixed-use-tower-rising-off-times-sq.html|url-status=live}} The Hudson was incorporated into the hotel as a conference center and auditorium space.{{Cite news|last=Roberts|first=Sam|date=August 4, 1990|title=Hotel Is Macklowe's Bid for a Shinier Image|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/08/04/nyregion/hotel-is-macklowe-s-bid-for-a-shinier-image.html|access-date=October 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019054534/https://www.nytimes.com/1990/08/04/nyregion/hotel-is-macklowe-s-bid-for-a-shinier-image.html|url-status=live}} The modifications included preserving the landmarked decorations, including the Tiffany glass, marble stairs, and woodwork, as well as refurbishing the seating. A new deck, dressing rooms, and stage rigging were added, and a projectionists' booth and a Dolby sound system were installed. During the hotel's construction, models of guestrooms and conference rooms were built on the Hudson's stage.{{cite NY2000|pages=652}}

The Hudson underwent a $7 million renovation to convert it into a conference center for corporate meetings, fashion shows, and product launches. Among the events in the conference center was the World Chess Championship 1990, when Soviet grandmasters Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov competed in New York City's first World Chess Championship since 1907.{{Cite news|last=McFadden|first=Robert D.|date=October 8, 1990|title=Broadway and Chess World: It's Not Just Another Opening|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/08/nyregion/broadway-and-chess-world-it-s-not-just-another-opening.html|access-date=October 24, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=May 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525193559/http://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/08/nyregion/broadway-and-chess-world-it-s-not-just-another-opening.html|url-status=live}} The championship took place while the renovation was still ongoing. The Hotel Macklowe's general manager said he was planning to show six to twelve theatrical productions each year in the theater. The hotel's management wished to attract fashion shows to the conference center as well, despite the relatively small size of the Hudson's stage.{{cite news|last=Pogoda|first=Dianne M.|date=August 1, 1991|title=Macklowe Struts Stuff To Lure Fashion Shows|volume=162|page=2|work=Women's Wear Daily|issue=22|id={{ProQuest|1862428180}}}} In addition to independent corporate events,{{Cite news|last=Kennedy|first=Shawn G.|date=October 25, 1989|title=Real Estate; 2 Hotels Build For Business Travelers|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/10/25/business/real-estate-2-hotels-build-for-business-travelers.html|access-date=October 24, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=December 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219165412/http://www.nytimes.com/1989/10/25/business/real-estate-2-hotels-build-for-business-travelers.html|url-status=live}} weddings could be hosted in the theater.{{Cite web|title=Millennium Hotel Broadway|url=https://travel.usnews.com/Hotels/review-Millennium_Hotel_Broadway-New_York-New_York-23147/|access-date=January 1, 2021|publisher=U.S. News & World Report|archive-date=January 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122002314/https://travel.usnews.com/Hotels/review-Millennium_Hotel_Broadway-New_York-New_York-23147/|url-status=live}} Starting in November 2004, Jablonski Berkowitz Conservation restored the theater;{{Cite news|title=Tiffany mosaic discovered during restoration of New York theatre|last=Ilnytzky|first=Ula|work=Whitehorse Star|date=June 28, 2005|page=12|id={{proQuest|362308455}}}} the $1.2 million project lasted a year, with work occurring between events and seminars.{{Cite news|last=Ramirez|first=Anthony|date=July 2, 2005|title=A Theater's Tiffany Past Uncovered Tile by Tile|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/02/theater/newsandfeatures/a-theaters-tiffany-past-uncovered-tile-by-tile.html|access-date=October 25, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=March 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200304024353/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/02/theater/newsandfeatures/a-theaters-tiffany-past-uncovered-tile-by-tile.html|url-status=live}} The project included restoring the theater's Tiffany glass decorations.{{Cite news|last=Kahn|first=Eve M.|date=May 5, 2005|title=Currents: Restoration; A Tiffany Treasure Unmasked And Open to the Public|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/05/theater/currents-restoration-a-tiffany-treasure-unmasked-and-open-to-the.html|access-date=October 25, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025175417/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/05/theater/currents-restoration-a-tiffany-treasure-unmasked-and-open-to-the.html|url-status=live}}

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During March 2015, Playbill reported that Howard Panter of the British company Ambassador Theatre Group (later ATG Entertainment{{cite web | last=Culwell-Block | first=Logan | title=Ambassador Theatre Group Rebrands as ATG Entertainment | website=Playbill | date=April 16, 2024 | url=https://playbill.com/article/ambassador-theatre-group-rebrands-as-atg-entertainment | access-date=June 19, 2024}}) might convert the Hudson back into a Broadway theater.{{cite web|last=Viagas|first=Robert|date=December 16, 2015|title=Hudson Theatre Will Be Reopened as Broadway House|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/hudson-theatre-will-be-reopened-as-broadway-house-com-375844|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021140441/https://www.playbill.com/article/hudson-theatre-will-be-reopened-as-broadway-house-com-375844|archive-date=October 21, 2021|access-date=October 19, 2021|website=Playbill}} That December, an ATG subsidiary signed a lease with M&C Hotels with the intention of converting the Hudson back to a Broadway venue.{{cite web|last=Gerard|first=Jeremy|date=December 16, 2015|title=Ambassador Theatre Group Acquires New York's Hudson Theatre For Broadway Shows|url=https://deadline.com/2015/12/hudson-theatre-ambassador-theatre-group-broadway-1201668290/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020003408/https://deadline.com/2015/12/hudson-theatre-ambassador-theatre-group-broadway-1201668290/|archive-date=October 20, 2021|access-date=October 19, 2021|website=Deadline}}{{Cite news|last=Paulson|first=Michael|date=December 16, 2015|title=Broadway Is Getting Another Theater, Its 41st|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/17/theater/broadway-is-getting-another-theater-its-41st.html|access-date=October 21, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021171617/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/17/theater/broadway-is-getting-another-theater-its-41st.html|url-status=live}} The renovation included technical upgrades as well as expansions to the backstage and front of house areas. The Tony Awards Administration Committee ruled in October 2016 that the Hudson Theatre was a Tony-eligible theater, with "970 seats without the use of the orchestra pit and 948 seats when the orchestra pit is utilized by a production".{{cite web|last=Viagas|first=Robert|date=October 14, 2016|title=Tony Administration Committee Rules on Cats and Paramour|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/tony-administration-committee-rules-on-cats-and-paramour|access-date=October 25, 2021|website=Playbill|archive-date=October 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020014129/https://www.playbill.com/article/tony-administration-committee-rules-on-cats-and-paramour|url-status=live}} The New York state government also nominated the Hudson Theatre for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).{{cite web | last=Sugar | first=Rachel | title=Revamped Broadway theater may gain national historic recognition | website=Curbed NY | date=September 29, 2016 | url=https://ny.curbed.com/2016/9/29/13110284/broadway-hudson-theatre-national-register-of-historic-places | access-date=October 25, 2021 | archive-date=October 13, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201013022306/https://ny.curbed.com/2016/9/29/13110284/broadway-hudson-theatre-national-register-of-historic-places | url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Viagas|first=Robert|date=September 30, 2016|title=Broadway's Hudson Theatre Being Considered for National Register of Historic Places|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/broadways-hudson-theatre-being-considered-for-national-register-of-historic-places|access-date=October 25, 2021|website=Playbill|language=en|archive-date=November 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126180311/https://www.playbill.com/article/broadways-hudson-theatre-being-considered-for-national-register-of-historic-places|url-status=live}} The theater was added to the NRHP on November 15, 2016.{{cite web|date=2016|title=National Register of Historic Places 2016 Weekly Lists|url=https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/upload/weekly-list-2016-national-register-of-historic-places.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010021413/https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/upload/weekly-list-2016-national-register-of-historic-places.pdf|archive-date=October 10, 2021|access-date=October 25, 2021|publisher=National Park Service|page=187}}

The Hudson reopened with a revival of the Stephen Sondheim musical Sunday in the Park with George.{{Cite news|last=Paulson|first=Michael|date=December 13, 2016|title=Jake Gyllenhaal to Star in Broadway Revival of 'Sunday in the Park'|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/13/theater/jake-gyllenhaal-broadway-sunday-in-the-park-with-george.html|access-date=October 20, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020103853/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/13/theater/jake-gyllenhaal-broadway-sunday-in-the-park-with-george.html|url-status=live}} Stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Annaleigh Ashford participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on February 8, 2017.{{cite web|last=Viagas|first=Robert|date=February 8, 2017|title=Broadway's Newest—and Oldest—Theatre Relights With the Help of Two Stars|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/broadway-newestand-oldesttheatre-relights-with-the-help-of-two-stars|access-date=October 20, 2021|website=Playbill|archive-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019145936/https://www.playbill.com/article/broadway-newestand-oldesttheatre-relights-with-the-help-of-two-stars|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|date=February 8, 2017|title=Jake Gyllenhaal and Annaleigh Ashford Help Open Broadway's New Hudson Theatre|url=https://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/gyllenhaal-ashford-hudson-theatre-reopening_79968.html|access-date=October 20, 2021|website=TheaterMania|archive-date=October 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020003418/https://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/gyllenhaal-ashford-hudson-theatre-reopening_79968.html|url-status=live}} The Hudson became the 41st Broadway theater and was both the newest and oldest Broadway theater in operation. The reopened Hudson hosted productions such as 1984 (2017),{{cite web|date=May 18, 2017|title=1984 Broadway @ Hudson Theatre|url=http://www.playbill.com/production/1984-hudson-theatre-2017-2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422082153/https://www.playbill.com/production/1984-hudson-theatre-2017-2018|archive-date=April 22, 2021|access-date=October 22, 2021|website=Playbill}}
{{Cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=1984 – Broadway Play – Original|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/1984-513416|access-date=November 10, 2021|website=IBDB|language=en|archive-date=November 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110153946/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/1984-513416|url-status=live}} The Parisian Woman (2017),{{cite web|date=November 9, 2017|title=The Parisian Woman Broadway @ Hudson Theatre|url=http://www.playbill.com/production/the-parisian-woman-2017-2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126083918/https://www.playbill.com/production/the-parisian-woman-2017-2018|archive-date=January 26, 2021|access-date=October 22, 2021|website=Playbill}}
{{Cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=The Parisian Woman – Broadway Play – Original|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-parisian-woman-515423|access-date=November 10, 2021|website=IBDB|language=en|archive-date=November 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110153946/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-parisian-woman-515423|url-status=live}} Head over Heels (2018),{{cite web|date=January 6, 2019|title=Head Over Heels Broadway @ Hudson Theatre|url=http://www.playbill.com/production/head-over-heels-hudson-theatre-2018-2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526031645/http://www.playbill.com/production/head-over-heels-hudson-theatre-2018-2019|archive-date=May 26, 2019|access-date=October 22, 2021|website=Playbill}}
{{Cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Head Over Heels – Broadway Musical – Original|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/head-over-heels-517717|access-date=November 10, 2021|website=IBDB|language=en|archive-date=November 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110153946/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/head-over-heels-517717|url-status=live}} Burn This (2019),{{cite web|date=March 15, 2019|title=Burn This Broadway @ Hudson Theatre|url=http://www.playbill.com/production/burn-this-hudson-theatre-2018-2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908022022/https://www.playbill.com/production/burn-this-hudson-theatre-2018-2019|archive-date=September 8, 2021|access-date=October 22, 2021|website=Playbill}}
{{Cite web|author=The Broadway League|title=Burn This – Broadway Play – 2019 Revival|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/burn-this-520708|access-date=November 10, 2021|website=IBDB|language=en|archive-date=November 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110153948/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/burn-this-520708|url-status=live}} and American Utopia (2019).{{cite web|date=February 16, 2020|title=David Byrne's American Utopia Broadway @ Hudson Theatre|url=http://www.playbill.com/production/david-byrnes-american-utopiahudson-theatre-2019-2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927165331/https://playbill.com/production/david-byrnes-american-utopiahudson-theatre-2019-2020|archive-date=September 27, 2021|access-date=October 22, 2021|website=Playbill}} The theater closed on March 12, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite news|last=Paulson|first=Michael|date=March 12, 2020|title=Broadway, Symbol of New York Resilience, Shuts Down Amid Virus Threat|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/12/theater/coronavirus-broadway-shutdown.html|access-date=October 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=September 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916114023/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/12/theater/coronavirus-broadway-shutdown.html|url-status=live}} Another engagement of American Utopia, planned for the Hudson before the pandemic,{{cite web|last=Evans|first=Greg|date=October 14, 2020|title='David Byrne's American Utopia' Announces Broadway Return, Premiere Date|url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/david-byrne-american-utopia-broadway-return-2021-1234597598/|access-date=October 20, 2021|website=Deadline|archive-date=October 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020003406/https://deadline.com/2020/10/david-byrne-american-utopia-broadway-return-2021-1234597598/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Gans|first=Andrew|date=October 14, 2020|title=David Byrne's American Utopia Sets 2021 Date for Broadway Return|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/david-byrnes-american-utopia-sets-2021-date-for-broadway-return|access-date=October 20, 2021|website=Playbill|archive-date=October 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021140435/https://www.playbill.com/article/david-byrnes-american-utopia-sets-2021-date-for-broadway-return|url-status=live}} moved to the St. James Theatre.{{cite web|last=Evans|first=Greg|date=June 17, 2021|title='David Byrne's American Utopia' Finds Home On Broadway For September Return|url=https://deadline.com/2021/06/david-byrnes-american-utopia-st-james-theatre-broadway-september-reopening-1234776937/|access-date=October 20, 2021|website=Deadline|archive-date=October 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020003406/https://deadline.com/2021/06/david-byrnes-american-utopia-st-james-theatre-broadway-september-reopening-1234776937/|url-status=live}} The Hudson reopened on February 22, 2022, with previews of Plaza Suite,{{cite web | title="Plaza Suite," starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, starts previews on Broadway | website=CBS News | date=February 26, 2022 | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/plaza-suite-sarah-jessica-parker-matthew-broderick-broadway/ | access-date=February 28, 2022 | archive-date=February 26, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226205503/https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/plaza-suite-sarah-jessica-parker-matthew-broderick-broadway/ | url-status=live }} which officially ran from March to July 2022.{{Cite news|last=Green|first=Jesse|date=March 29, 2022|title=Review: In 'Plaza Suite,' the Ghosts of #MeToo Haunt the Halls|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/28/theater/plaza-suite-review.html|access-date=April 2, 2022|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=April 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402010033/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/28/theater/plaza-suite-review.html|url-status=live}} This was followed in October 2022 by a limited revival of Death of a Salesman, which ran for three months.{{cite web | title=Catch 'Em Before They Close: Here's Everything Leaving Broadway This Month | website=NBC New York | date=January 8, 2023 | url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/entertainment/the-scene/new-york-live/broadway/catch-em-before-they-close-heres-everything-leaving-broadway-this-month/4035366/ | access-date=January 8, 2023}} A revival of A Doll's House opened at the Hudson in March 2023, running for three months.

ATG and Jujamcyn Theaters also agreed to merge in early 2023; the combined company operated seven Broadway theaters, including the Hudson.{{cite web | last=Culwell-Block | first=Logan | title=Broadway Theatre Owners Jujamcyn and Ambassador Theatre Group Joining Forces | website=Playbill | date=February 14, 2023 | url=https://playbill.com/article/broadway-theatre-owners-jujamcyn-and-ambassador-theatre-group-joining-forces | access-date=March 5, 2023}}{{Cite news|last=Paulson|first=Michael|date=February 14, 2023|title=Broadway and West End Theater Owners Agree to Join Forces|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/14/theater/jujamcyn-atg-broadway.html|access-date=March 5, 2023|issn=0362-4331}} Comedian Alex Edelman's one-man show Just for Us opened at the Hudson in June 2023 and ran for eight weeks, and a revival of Merrily We Roll Along opened in October 2023 and ran at the theater until July 2024. A revival of Once Upon a Mattress was subsequently staged from August to November 2024. Simon Rich's play All In: Comedy About Love opened at the theater on December 10, 2024, for a 10-week engagement,{{cite web | last=Culwell-Block | first=Logan | title=John Mulaney, Renée Elise Goldsberry, More Are Bringing Short Stories by Simon Rich to Broadway | website=Playbill | date=September 9, 2024 | url=https://playbill.com/article/john-mulaney-renee-elise-goldsberry-more-are-bringing-short-stories-by-simon-rich-to-broadway | access-date=September 9, 2024}}
{{cite web | last=Rubin | first=Rebecca | title=Lin-Manuel Miranda Returning to Broadway in 'All In: Comedy About Love' | website=Variety | date=September 23, 2024 | url=https://variety.com/2024/legit/news/lin-manuel-miranda-broadway-all-in-comedy-about-love-1236153446/ | access-date=October 21, 2024}} followed in April 2025 by the musical The Last Five Years.{{cite web |author=The Broadway League |title=The Last Five Years – Broadway Musical – Original |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-last-five-years-540016 |access-date=February 22, 2025 |website=IBDB}}

{{cite web |date=July 22, 2024 |title=The Last Five Years (Broadway, Hudson Theatre, 2025) |url=https://playbill.com/production/the-last-five-years-broadway-hudson-theatre-2025 |access-date=February 22, 2025 |website=Playbill}}{{cite web |last=Leib |first=Mason |date=July 22, 2024 |title='The Last Five Years' starring Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren gets opening date on Broadway |url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/years-starring-nick-jonas-adrienne-warren-gets-opening/story?id=112172331 |access-date=February 22, 2025 |website=ABC News}}

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Productions are listed by the year of their first performance. This list only includes Broadway shows; it does not include other live shows or films presented at the theater. Live shows that were presented when the theater operated as the Savoy nightclub are listed under {{section link||The Savoy}}.{{cite web | author=The Broadway League | title=Hudson Theatre – New York, NY | website=IBDB | date=October 9, 2022 | url=https://www.ibdb.com/theatre/hudson-theatre-1206 | access-date=January 3, 2023}}{{cite web | title=Hudson Theatre (1903) New York, NY | website=Playbill | date=July 22, 2016 | url=https://www.playbill.com/venue/hudson-theatre-vault-0000000200 | access-date=January 3, 2023}}

• 1981: Genesis{{Cite news|last=Holden|first=Stephen|date=November 30, 1981|title=Rock: Genesis at the Savoy|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/11/30/arts/rock-genesis-at-the-savoy.html|access-date=October 20, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019205543/https://www.nytimes.com/1981/11/30/arts/rock-genesis-at-the-savoy.html|url-status=live}}
• 1982: Rufus & Chaka Khan – Stompin' at the Savoy – Live{{cite book | last=Bogdanov | first=Vladimir | title=All Music Guide to Soul: The Definitive Guide to R&B and Soul | publisher=Rowman & Littlefield Publishers | year=2003 | isbn=978-1-61713-496-8 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xiELEQAAQBAJ&pg=PT1881 | access-date=December 9, 2024 | page=1881}}
• 1983: King Sunny Adé and his African Beats{{Cite news|last=Palmer|first=Robert|date=February 7, 1983|title=Music Noted in Brief; King Sunny Ade Band In New York Debut|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/07/arts/music-noted-in-brief-king-sunny-ade-band-in-new-york-debut.html|access-date=October 20, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019174002/https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/07/arts/music-noted-in-brief-king-sunny-ade-band-in-new-york-debut.html|url-status=live}}

Plaza Suite previously set the Hudson Theatre's box-office record with a gross of {{currency|1,708,387|US|linked=no}} over one week in June 2022.{{cite web | title=Broadway's 'Plaza Suite' sets new box office record | website=UPI | date=June 15, 2022 | url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/06/15/Plaza-Suite-Sarah-Jessica-Parker/1671655291778/ | access-date=November 19, 2023}} The record was later broken by Merrily We Roll Along, which grossed {{currency|1,471,644|US|linked=no}} over one week in November 2023.{{cite web | last=Evans | first=Greg | title='Merrily We Roll Along' Breaks Another House Record With $1.5M Gross – Broadway Box Office | website=Deadline | date=October 3, 2023 | url=https://deadline.com/2023/10/broadway-box-office-merrily-we-roll-along-2-1235562639/ | access-date=November 19, 2023}} The current record {{as of|2025|lc=y}} is held by All In: Comedy About Love, which grossed {{currency|2,080,707|US|linked=no}} for the week ending on February 2, 2025.{{cite web | last=Evans | first=Greg | title=Jimmy Fallon 'All In' Broadway Week Sets $2M House Record | website=Deadline | date=February 4, 2025 | url=https://deadline.com/2025/02/broadway-box-office-jimmy-fallon-house-record-1236278018/ | access-date=February 4, 2025}}

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• {{cite book|last=Bloom|first=Ken|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DQqOAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA113|title=Routledge Guide to Broadway|publisher=Taylor & Francis|year=2013|isbn=978-1-135-87117-8|doi=10.4324/9780203943274}}
• {{cite report|last=|first=|date=November 25, 2016|title=Hudson Theatre|url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/df5f36c7-3b5d-4735-a6fb-222105af8d22|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=|publisher=National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service|ref={{harvid|National Park Service|2016}}}}
• {{Cite report|date=November 17, 1987|publisher=New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission|url=http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/1340.pdf|title=Hudson Theater|ref={{harvid|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987}}}}
• {{Cite report|date=November 17, 1987|publisher=New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission|url=https://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/1341.pdf|title=Hudson Theater Interior|ref={{harvid|Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior|1987}}}}

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• [http://collections.mcny.org/C.aspx?VP3=SearchResult_VPage&VBID=24UAYWQYZU16&SMLS=1&RW=1853&RH=964 Hudson Theatre (New York, N. Y.)], Museum of the City of New York website

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