Theatres you like
Theatres you like
#1Theatres you like
Posted: 2/11/09 at 3:44pmWhat are your favourite theatres from the inside and outside
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#2re: Theatres you like
Posted: 2/11/09 at 3:49pmI thought you were banned.
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#2re: Theatres you like
Posted: 2/11/09 at 4:41pmnope
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#3re: Theatres you like
Posted: 2/11/09 at 7:31pmI like the Virginia Theatre, inside and out. Inside only, the Imperial, outside only, the Music Box.
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#4re: Theatres you like
Posted: 2/11/09 at 7:45pmImperial, Richard Rodgers, Studio 54.
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#6re: Theatres you like
Posted: 2/11/09 at 7:48pmThe outside and lobby of the theatre are great, but the actual theatre is a godforsaken BARN.
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#7re: Theatres you like
Posted: 2/11/09 at 7:49pm
Lyceum. By and large the best house on Broadway. The outside is beautiful and elegant. The marquee is nice and understated. The inside is lavishly detailed. I love it.
And off-Broadway, I love the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Harvey Theater. It's so beautifully rundown. It's like the "Urban Outfitters" of theaters. It's like garbage chic. And the stage is really cool and interesting. It's a great space.
#8re: Theatres you like
Posted: 2/11/09 at 7:55pmI love the Gershwin... not just because of Wicked. the way you enter the theatre is really neat and when you get to the auditorium is really neat... because of Wicked. Cleveland has some beautiful theaters.
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#11re: Theatres you like
Posted: 2/11/09 at 8:06pmThe Ethel Barrymore is intimate and gorgeous.
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#12re: Theatres you like
Posted: 2/11/09 at 8:14pmThe Nederlander. I love how the mezzanine overhangs the first few rows of the Orchestra instead of the last few rows. It's super close to the stage so even though you're in the "cheap seats" you're still a lot closer to the stage then in other theatres where the mezzanine begins at the back of the Orchestra section and the balcony even further back.
#13re: Theatres you like
Posted: 2/11/09 at 8:16pmThe Ford Center/Oriental Theatre in Chicago has a GORGEOUS interior.
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#14re: Theatres you like
Posted: 2/11/09 at 8:27pm
I love the Richard Rodgers and the Imperial- just beautiful, with great sight lines and a cool layout.
Least favorite- the Hilton
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#15re: Theatres you like
Posted: 2/11/09 at 8:50pm
From the outside, the Shubert.
From the inside, just about all the other older theaters, except for the first four rows of the Neil Simon.
Oh, and the lobby of the Imperial is not the greatest, but the current tenant makes the visit more than worth while.
Special mention goes out to the August Wilson (formerly the Virginia) for their assistance to my handicapped companion.
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#16re: Theatres you like
Posted: 2/11/09 at 8:54pm
Interiors: The Majestic, Palace, Lunt-Fontanne, Studio 54, Kerr, New Amsterdam
Exteriors: The Marriot Marquis 
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#18re: Theatres you like
Posted: 2/11/09 at 8:57pm
I love the inside of the Imperial, Al Hirschfeld and Palace , the outside of the Minskoff, and the outside and inside of the Gershwin, Lunt-Fontanne, and New Amsterdam.
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#19re: Theatres you like
Posted: 2/11/09 at 8:58pmoh yes! I forgot about the Al Hirschfeld!! Beautiful
#20re: Theatres you like
Posted: 2/11/09 at 9:38pm
"From the inside, just about all the other older theaters, except for the first four rows of the Neil Simon. "
Why?
(I've never been there and know nothing about it.)
#21re: Theatres you like
Posted: 2/11/09 at 9:58pmI love the August Wilson, even though the last time I was there it was the Virginia. My absolute favorite, though, is the O'Neill. I also really like the Richard Rodgers. On the other hand, I'm not too fond of the Majestic.
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#22re: Theatres you like
Posted: 2/11/09 at 10:04pmAlmost every Broadway house has been mentioned! Quick, somebody start a score sheet.........
#24re: Theatres you like
Posted: 2/11/09 at 10:08pmI liked the Marquis, despite the inconvenient location.
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