He helped secure landmark status for more than two dozen theaters in the 1980s, then initiated the design competition that led to a new TKTS booth. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Theaters (Buildings)”
Will the Virus Cooperate With Broadway’s Spring Rebound?
By Gotham Rex on April 10, 2022
It will be the busiest April for Broadway openings in more than a decade. But some of its biggest stars have been sidelined by positive tests. Source: New York Times
He’s Been a Killer and a Mob Associate. Is He a Hit Man?
By Gotham Rex on March 24, 2022
George Bratsenis appears in a New Jersey court today to enter a plea in a murder-for-hire case. Source: New York Times
James Earl Jones Will Have a Broadway Theater Named After Him
By Gotham Rex on March 2, 2022
The landmark theater will be renamed in honor of the 91-year-old actor who has made 21 Broadway appearances and won two competitive Tony Awards. Source: New York Times
Sardi’s Is Back After 648 Days, Its Fortunes Tied to Broadway
By Gotham Rex on December 25, 2021
The caricatures are back up. But many shows are canceling performances just as Sardi’s reopens, a hurdle for a restaurant catering to the theater crowd. Source: New York Times
Two More Broadway Shows Close as Omicron Takes a Toll on Theater
By Gotham Rex on December 23, 2021
“Thoughts of a Colored Man” and “Waitress” became the latest productions to end their runs because of coronavirus cases among their cast or crew. Source: New York Times
Broadway Is Canceling Shows Due to Positive Covid Tests
By Gotham Rex on December 15, 2021
Broadway, where cancellations were once vanishingly rare, has seen a raft of them as positive coronavirus tests among cast and crew members have upended productions. Source: New York Times
Broadway Play "Clyde's" Will Be Livestreamed
By Gotham Rex on November 23, 2021
The digital experimentation born of the pandemic shutdown is continuing: the final 16 performances of Lynn Nottage’s “Clyde’s” will be streamed, for $59. Source: New York Times
Cherry Lane Theater Is Back on the Market After Sale Falls Through
By Gotham Rex on November 10, 2021
It seemed as if the Lucille Lortel Theater Foundation’s purchase of the theater was a done deal in July. But now the property is back on the market. Source: New York Times
Art Houses Want Audiences Back. Can a MoviePass-Style Program Help?
By Gotham Rex on October 29, 2021
Mubi Go, which has debuted in New York, allows cinephiles to watch one movie per week at a theater — and also stream hundreds of handpicked films from home. Source: New York Times
Live Performance Is Back, With New Rituals Joining the Old Ones
By Gotham Rex on October 19, 2021
Seeing theater these days can involve waiting in lines to show proof of vaccination and getting rapid coronavirus tests for young children. Many fans seem undeterred. Source: New York Times
Curtains Up! How Broadway Is Coming Back From Its Longest Shutdown.
By Gotham Rex on September 13, 2021
Determined to reopen, crews are dusting off spotlights, dancers are relearning steps, and everyone is testing, testing, testing as theater seeks to rebound from the devastating pandemic. Source: New York Times
Historic Cherry Lane Theater Sold for $11 Million
By Gotham Rex on July 19, 2021
The Lucille Lortel Theater Foundation, which has managed the 97-year-old theater for the past decade, will take over the building in Greenwich Village. Source: New York Times
Broadway, Awaiting Crowds’ Return, Will Get More Wheelchair Access
By Gotham Rex on July 14, 2021
Jujamcyn Theaters, which operates five theaters on Broadway, had been accused by federal prosecutors in Manhattan of violating the Americans With Disabilities Act. Source: New York Times
‘We’re Not Back to Normal,’ but New Yorkers Savor Reopening Weekend
By Gotham Rex on June 20, 2021
With virus restrictions lifted, New Yorkers had mixed reactions to ending the precautions they’d grown used to. Source: New York Times