Theater Refurbishment?

[Phantom of London]

Posted: 3/11/14 at 1:28pm

With the Marquis Theatre closed for refurbishment, what does a refurbishment entail?

[NewSynchopation]

Posted: 3/11/14 at 1:49pm

Hopefully making it less ugly

[bobs3]

Posted: 3/11/14 at 2:24pm

They will probably replace the seats and do some new interior design to the walls.

[Phantom of London]

Posted: 3/11/14 at 2:41pm

Okay Bob thanks for that, do they do any other projects? I thought that's what they do, but can't they do refurbishment with the theater open, if they had very good project management and say take say 4/5 rows off sale and refurbish with new carpet and seats as they go, but leave the theatrer open?

[ghostlight2]

Posted: 3/11/14 at 3:24pm

For a whole lot of reasons, no they can't work on the theater while a show is in it. This is a comparatively new theater. They probably won't be doing much more than a little sprucing up.

[wood2burluvr]

Posted: 3/11/14 at 3:26pm

They are doing a lot more than just a little sprucing up. They are re configuring a lot of the backstage area and stage door due to the area being used for the new stores being built under the Marriott.

[TheaterBoy7777]

Posted: 3/11/14 at 3:28pm

The whole backstage area is being reconfigured. I hope they do something with the Theatres lobby. It's basically just steps and the bars.

[ghostlight2]

Posted: 3/11/14 at 3:31pm

Good to hear. It was a very poorly designed theater.

[ivandixon2]

Posted: 3/11/14 at 3:47pm

Any estimate on when the renovations are going to be completed? Summer? End of the year?

[amoni]

Posted: 3/11/14 at 7:55pm

what does a refurbishment entail?

All new furbish of course.

[TheaterBoy7777]

Posted: 4/13/14 at 12:33pm

The Marquis marquee is coming down, I guess they are getting a new one?

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 4/13/14 at 2:06pm

One can hope

To think this monstrosity replaced the Morosco & Helen Hayes