The Ed Sullivan Theater on July 18, 2025, shortly after 'The Late Show' was given notice. Craig T Fruchtman/Getty Images In the if-these-walls-could-talk sweepstakes, the Ed Sullivan Theater might never shut up. Built in 1927, located at 1697-1699 Broadway between 53rd and 54th Streets, and in more or less continuing operation ever since, it has been home to virtually every great entertainment medium - theater, vaudeville, silent cinema, radio, and television - that is not rendered in pixels.