The theatre was the original home to the long-running musicals "La Cage aux Folles" (1983−1987) and "Beauty and the Beast", which opened in 1994 and ran over five years before moving to another theatre. Another notable tenant was "Aida", which ran for over four years, from 2000 through 2004, and 1,852 performances and won four Tony Awards. The theatre also housed "", a stage adaptation of the 2001 film, which played its final performance on October 19, 2008. A revival of "West Side Story" opened on March 19, 2009 and closed on January 2, 2011.