Although kabuki was performed at the Shin Kabuki-za Theater to celebrate its grand opening in 1958, the theater came to be used for performances by actresses and entertainers and kabuki was performed only once a year or not at all in certain years.
1958（昭和33）年開業の新歌舞伎座は、こけら落としこそ歌舞伎が行われたものの女優やタレント興行中心に行われるようになり、年に一回あるかないかの状態となった。