1981 Event "Shakespeare's Cabaret" closes at Bijou Theater New York City after 54 performances 1981 Event "Shakespeare's Cabaret" opens at Bijou Theater New York City for 54 performances 1974 Event "Sextet" closes at Bijou Theater New York City after 9 performances 1974 Event "Sextet" opens at Bijou Theater New York City for 9 performances 1917 Event Bijou Theater opens at 222 W 45th St. New York City (Demolished 1982) 1882 Event Boston's Bijou Theatre, 1st American playhouse lit exclusively by electricity, 1st performance, Gilbert and Sullivan's "Iolanthe"
