Theater Refurbishments

After Cabaret closes, Studio 54 should be next in line to be renovated. Every time you go it is like going to the grave of Studio 54

With a refurbishment including rebuilding the Proscenium plus the removal of the leopard carpet and inside stud lighting it would be a beautiful theater. A nice new coat of paint would do wonders for it as well

Anyone else agree or have other suggestions which theaters need a do over?

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Worth mentioning that when Studio 54 first opened as the Gallo Opera House, it looked like this.

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I remember thinking, when I saw EDWIN DROOD, that it was a gorgeous and intimate house, very well kept.

In terms of theatres that need to be refurbished, whenever this topic comes up I am a broken record but the Lyceum, the Lyceum, the Lyceum. The Shuberts better be making progress with the red tape associated with a Landmarked building.

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The Cort, or at least the balcony, desperately needs some refurbishment. It's pretty cramped up there (and I'm 5'6") and the seats are uncomfortable and falling apart.

I second the Cort. I was just there (balcony) to see INISHMAAN- There is visible water damage on the ceiling in the balcony, and the overhang (to the mezzanine) is covered in dust.

I know with Studio 54 they can get some new seats for some leg room upstairs!

Thank you Smaxie for that great pic of Studio 54 before. I agree with all the postings here & would like to add the NEDERLANDER. (It supposedly WAS recently refurbished too.) They have these seats squeezed on the sides of the orch. that are on a literal sideways slant. Ridiculous! Upstairs at Studio 54 is esp. bad. Places where enameled cement flooring is uneven which come sometime be even worse when carpeting is thrown down OVER inconsistent surfaces so you don't see it coming & all of a sudden you take a step & your heel goes down & your toes go up (& this is coming from someone who loves mountain hiking.) With so many aging patrons who already may be struggling with stairs & walking - it just can seem disrespectful sometimes (what with the ticket costs & all?) The Friedman/MTC is a good model of tasteful modern refurbishment of old spaces - or the New Amsterdam & Belasco.

My vote for prioritizing refurbishments goes to the theatres mentioned on the Most Uncomfortable Theatres thread. Starting with the horrific, torturous Broadhurst which can only reasonably seat double-above-the-knee-amputees. Anyone with knees in that abomination of a building will experience appalling torture. New seats in uncomfortable theatres should be the priority in deciding which ones to renovate, in my opinion.

The Marquis is getting top to bottom renovations -- new seats, new carpet, new railings, new interior wall design as well as the backstage area and dressing rooms.

Regarding the Marquis, for a theatre that opened in 1986, I think it's now on its second or third refurbishment. Hard to dress up a catastrophe, I suppose.

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Remember when the Marquis opened and was decorated in a shade of dusky rose, like a group of little old ladies from the the nearest convalescent home had come up with the color palette?

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"Remember when the Marquis opened and was decorated in a shade of dusky rose, like a group of little old ladies from the the nearest convalescent home had come up with the color palette?"

When the hotel opened Dusty Rose was the main color scheme for the hotel. Even the napkins and tablecloths in the restaurants and banquet rooms were Dusty Rose as well as the bedspreads in the guest rooms.

I guess when they began decorating the theater they extended that color scheme.

I attended an event in the Marquis Ballroom a few years after the hotel opened and the ballroom walls, interior columns and stage were all covered in Dusty Rose wallpaper and the chairs had Dusty Rose fabric.