At the end of the ceremony the Uris Theatre was renamed the Gershwin Theatre.
Sweeney Todd opened on Broadway at the Uris Theatre on March 1, 1979.
The Uris Theatre was eventually renamed the Gershwin.
With James Nederlander, he built and operated the 1,940-seat Uris Theater at 221 West 51st Street.
In 1974, he gave ten shows at the Uris Theater on Broadway, and also at the Olympia for the sixth time since his debut.
The musical opened on Broadway on November 13, 1973 at the Uris Theatre,where it ran for 103 performances and seven previews.
Mr. Butler directed a 1973 revival of the operetta "Desert Song" at the Uris Theater.
"The 37th Annual Tony Awards" was broadcast live from New York City's Uris Theater.
But with the exception of a Mott the Hoople engagement at the Uris Theater in 1974, rock and Broadway have kept a mutual distance.
One of the last buildings the brothers built together was the Uris Building housing the Uris Theater.