 Theatre Suburbia was formed in the summer of 1961 and opened its inaugural season with Philip Barry's, "The Philadelphia Story" on October 27, 1961.Tickets for the first show sold for $1.50 and the original building at 1410 W 43rd Street would not get air conditioning until its second season.The theatre remained on 43rd Street until 2008, when the theatre moved to a modern facility at 4106 Way Out West Drive.