Times Square Theater to open doors again

[songanddanceman2]

Times Square Theater to open doors again#1

Posted: 1/11/11 at 10:22am

So happy that this theater will finally be used for something Broadway releated again
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Times_Square_Theater_Likely_to_Get_a_New_Lease_on_Life_20110111

Namo i love u but we get it already....you don't like Madonna

[tellybox]

Times Square Theater to open doors again#2

Posted: 1/11/11 at 10:46am

I'd like to hear more about this Broadway 4D thing. I'm intrigued.

[Mister Matt]

Times Square Theater to open doors again#2

Posted: 1/11/11 at 12:35pm

"Broadway 4D" sounds like a tourist trap. Not sure why they are doing this rather than simply opening it as another Broadway house. Or perhaps a permanent home for the Cirque du Soleil or De La Guarda companies.

"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian

[theatreguy]

Times Square Theater to open doors again#3

Posted: 1/11/11 at 12:47pm

It can't be a Broadway house because 42nd Street is too busy to lose a lane (and the sidewalk space) every so often to let shows load in and out. If there were access from 43rd Street it wouldn't be a problem.

[RippedMan]

Times Square Theater to open doors again#4

Posted: 1/11/11 at 1:52pm

I like the idea of moving De La Guarda to Times Square.

[Mister Matt]

Times Square Theater to open doors again#5

Posted: 1/11/11 at 9:10pm

But wouldn't Broadway 4D have to be loaded in? And loaded out if it isn't successful?

"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian

[Mr Roxy]

Times Square Theater to open doors again#6

Posted: 1/11/11 at 9:53pm

Does anyone remember The New York Experience? It sounds like this.

Poster Emeritus

[RippedMan]

Times Square Theater to open doors again#7

Posted: 1/12/11 at 12:08am

I imagine it's something like you're watching a movie, but then there are performers around you and it's an environmental type thing?

[CATSNYrevival]

Times Square Theater to open doors again#8

Posted: 1/12/11 at 12:44am

I imagine it's something like 3D.

[Justin D]

Times Square Theater to open doors again#9

Posted: 1/12/11 at 7:47am

I still think the load in problem is a silly one. So what if they close one lane, it's not like it will be closed for a month.

Perhaps then they should renovate the theatre and transfer a show that is doing well and in no danger of closing.

It's just such a waste.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/27199361@N08/ Phantom at the Royal Empire Theatre

[bandit964]

Times Square Theater to open doors again#10

Posted: 1/12/11 at 8:33am

Let them renovate the theatre and open their "show." It will close sooner or later, and then hopefully the theatre can be used as a legit house again.

[TheaterBoy7777]

Times Square Theater to open doors again#11

Posted: 9/20/12 at 11:39am

Video of Broadway 4d, included interior theatre shots


http://ny-eb5.com/broadway4d.html

[theaterfan862]

Times Square Theater to open doors again#12

Posted: 9/20/12 at 12:44pm

Thanks for the video TheaterBoy! How recent is this video because I haven't heard anything new about this project? I hope it is done soon because I love the Times Square Theater!

[Dollypop]

Times Square Theater to open doors again#13

Posted: 9/20/12 at 10:12pm

Have you ever been inside it?

"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)

[EricMontreal22]

Times Square Theater to open doors again#14

Posted: 9/21/12 at 12:04am

Now I'm curious which iconic showstoppers they are doing--and who's gonna stage them, etc (Bryan Singer?). The concept art seemed to show Cabaret, Evita and South Pacific...

[EricMontreal22]

Times Square Theater to open doors again#15

Posted: 9/21/12 at 12:05am

I admit, it still looks like something I'd love to see if I was at a theme park or somewhere else, but when visiting New York would probably not spend my time on, but it sounds like I'm not the intended audience...

[Mildred Plotka]

Times Square Theater to open doors again#16

Posted: 9/21/12 at 1:48am

Was that a sketch of Madonna in Evita?

"Broadway...I'll lick you yet!"

[Brave Sir Robin2]

Times Square Theater to open doors again#17

Posted: 9/21/12 at 2:23am

From what it looked like, I saw:
EVITA
CATS
OKLAHOMA
SOUTH PACIFIC
CABARET
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
SWEEENEY TODD
SUNSET BOULEVARD
A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM
PIPPIN

It'll be interesting to see if they do any recent musicals, like WICKED or HAIRSPRAY.

"I saw Pavarotti play Rodolfo on stage and with his girth I thought he was about to eat the whole table at the Cafe Momus." - Dollypop

[theaterfan862]

Times Square Theater to open doors again#18

Posted: 9/21/12 at 12:44pm

No unfortunately I haven't been inside the theater Dollypop. I have always loved the facade. I actually wish I had enough money to renovate it and bring it back as a legitimate Broadway Theater.

[Scarywarhol]

Times Square Theater to open doors again#19

Posted: 9/21/12 at 1:09pm

Ugh, so much Webber sludge.

[Dollypop]

Times Square Theater to open doors again#20

Posted: 9/21/12 at 1:10pm

Okay, so you have always loved the FACADE. That's a different matter.

"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)

[theaterfan862]

Times Square Theater to open doors again#21

Posted: 9/21/12 at 1:48pm

How is it a different matter?

[EricMontreal22]

Times Square Theater to open doors again#22

Posted: 9/21/12 at 3:04pm

Specifics matter on here, theatrefan :P

It seems odd if they actually would use a song from Sunset--the other shows make sense given the context...