New Broadway Theater — Page 3

I would have loved to see the Shuberts build a hotel... with several theatres underneath.



I think there is a need for a Broadway Blackbox. Something similar to what Steppenwolf Theatre Company has... where the entire audience can be manipulated into any form of seating... so long as there are always 500 seats.

I agree with the idea of a theater that is more easily reconfigured. That's why I always love going to see stuff in London because a lot of those non-profits - Old Vic, National - do some clever and ingenious things.

I wonder how much something like Stage 42 cost to build? It's a relatively new theater?

What's the newest theater in Manhattan to be built from the ground up? The Marquis?

Five years later and this is still an ongoing issue even in a post-COVID world of many shows wanting to transfer with only thing stopping them is an open house (that is the size producers want). The only way to rectify this is for theatrical types to invest in the future and build a new theatre. I would say reclaim an old one but there are many spaces left that could can be a traditional theatre space. A show being forced to close when it is selling well just to open it up for another show is not healthy business practice.

They're struggling to fill current broadway houses but sure- let's have them build another one!

In 2026 it will be 40 years since the last newly built Broadway theatre opened (The Marquis). And while many have been rebuilt (Stephen Sondheim) or renovated we just need more space. Look how few Off-Broadway theatres are closing due to not being able to afford their building/land. Our one true gift was the return of the Hudson Theatre. bless ambassador theatre group and millennium hotel for giving us this theatre back.

Updated On: 6/27/24 at 10:55 AM

bigbelterbaby said: "In 2026 it will be 40 years since the last newly built Broadway theatre opened (The Marquis). And while many have been rebuilt (Stephen Sondheim) or renovated we just need more space. Look how few Off-Broadway theatres are closing due to not being able to afford their building/land. Our one true gift was the return of the Hudson Theatre. bless ambassador theatre group and millennium hotel for giving us this theatre back."

Yes, so lets build a new theater just because its been 40 years. Again, we're struggling to fill the current Broadway theaters and you're saying we need a new one??? I'd say renovate the current houses instead.

Yes when Harry Potter closes, I hope they return the lyric/ Apollo it to its pre drabinksy days

Most of the theatre owners feel that Broadway has enough theatres (including Shubert, which owns the most and scrapped plans to build a theatre on that empty lot next to the Imperial, and has chosen not to covert Stage 42 into a Broadway house).

Considering the demand by the audience, I think the owners are right.

In an unlikely world where we DID get a new theatre, a ~1200-seater would probably be most beneficial. Something in that sweet spot of the Wilson/Broadhurst/Nederlander. And, ideally, it would be a flexible space.

A large, flexible, rentable off-Bway space might be the most needed thing right now. Not everything must be on Broadway.

Broadway Flash said: "Yes when Harry Potter closes, I hope they return the lyric/ Apollo it to its pre drabinksy days"

That’s literally impossible. Despite using some elements from the Apollo and original Lyric, it was, for all intents and purposes, considered a new theatre when it opened. “Returning” it to pre-Drabinsky means you are tearing it down and rebuilding two theatres from scratch that no longer exist.

ATG might want to do it. I feel like Shubert has left that lot vacant in case they want to build something adjacent to the imperial.

Kad said: "Roth cannot unilaterally decide to take on such a project. He doesn't own or operate Jujamcyn anymore- it's ATG. He is a board member and has what appears to be a symbolic title of 'creative director.'"



Yeah, Jordan is pretty much out of the theatre biz. He's more into fashion these days (which is totally fine)!

That theatre is just so wide and huge, it’ll go right back to a flop house once Harry Potter is gone.

Or they could do what I suggest. I don’t think many producers would want to use it cause it’s a wonky huge theatre. I could see cirque du solei going in there again