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Gershwin Theatre
Address
222 West 51st Street
City
New York City
Country USA
Architect Ralph Alswang
Owned by Paramount Group with lease to Nederlander Organization
Capacity 1,933 [1]
Type Broadway theatre
Opened November 28, 1972
Previous names Uris Theatre
Production Wicked
gershwintheatre.com/
Coordinates: 40°45′55″N 73°59′04″W / 40.765266°N 73.984450°W / 40.765266; -73.984450

The Gershwin Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 222 West 51st Street in midtown-Manhattan in the Paramount Plaza building. The theatre is named after famous composer George Gershwin and lyricist Ira Gershwin. It has the highest seating capacity of any Broadway theatre, with 1,933 seats.[2]

Designed in an Art Nouveau style by set designer Ralph Alswang, it is situated on the lower levels of a towering office complex built at an estimated cost of $12.5 million[3] on the site of the historical Capitol Theatre. It opened as the Uris Theatre on November 28, 1972 (named for the building developer Uris Brothers) with the musical Via Galactica starring Raul Julia. It proved to be an inauspicious start for the venue, closing after only seven performances. From 1974-76 it served as a concert hall for limited engagements by a number of legendary pop music and jazz performers.

The American Theatre Hall of Fame located in the lobby is a popular gathering place for audience members pre-show and during intermission.

On June 5, 1983, during the Tony Awards ceremony, the theatre was rechristened to honor the distinguished American composer.

Notable productions

References

  1. ^ Seating Chart- gershwin-theater.com - Retrieved January 21, 2008
  2. ^ "Theatre 101". The Theatre Development Fund. http://www.tdf.org/TDF_ServicePage.aspx?id=103&%20do=v. Retrieved 2009-06-09.  
  3. ^ Gershwin Theater - Wicked: broadway theater map

External links

Preceded by
Hollywood Palladium		 Host of the
Grammy Awards
1975		 Succeeded by
Hollywood Palladium
Preceded by
Radio City Music Hall		 Host of the
Tony Awards
1999		 Succeeded by
Radio City Music Hall
Broadway theatres
 
Active by owner
Other (6)
No longer
on Broadway
New 42nd Street (7)

New Victory Theater · Apollo + Lyric (now combined into Hilton Theatre ) · Selwyn (now American Airlines Theatre)  · Empire Theatre + Liberty Theatre (leased) · Times Square Theatre

Gershwin Theatre
Address
222 West 51st Street
City
New York City
Country USA
Architect Ralph Alswang
Owned by Paramount Group with lease to Nederlander Organization
Capacity 1,933 [1]
Type Broadway theatre
Opened November 28 1972
Previous names Uris Theatre
Production Wicked
gershwintheatre.com/
Coordinates: 40°45′55″N 73°59′04″W / 40.765266°N 73.984450°W / 40.765266; -73.984450

The George Gershwin Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 222 West 51st Street in midtown-Manhattan in the Paramount Plaza building. The theatre is named after famous composer George Gershwin. It has the highest seating capacity of any Broadway theatre, with over 1,900 seats.[2]

Designed in an Art Nouveau style by set designer Ralph Alswang, it is situated on the lower levels of a towering office complex built at an estimated cost of $12.5 million[3] on the site of the historical Capitol Theatre. It opened as the Uris Theatre on November 28 1972 (named for the building developer Uris Brothers) with the musical Via Galactica starring Raul Julia. It proved to be an inauspicious start for the venue, closing after only seven performances. From 1974-76 it served as a concert hall for limited engagements by a number of legendary pop music and jazz performers.

The American Theatre Hall of Fame located in the lobby is a popular gathering place for audience members pre-show and during intermission.

On June 5 1983, during the Tony Awards ceremony, the theatre was rechristened to honor the distinguished American composer.

Notable productions

References

  1. ↑ Seating Chart- gershwin-theater.com - Retrieved January 21, 2008
  2. ↑ "Theatre 101". The Theatre Development Fund. http://www.tdf.org/TDF_ServicePage.aspx?id=103&%20do=v. Retrieved on 2009-06-09. 
  3. ↑ Gershwin Theater - Wicked: broadway theater map

External links

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