Skip to main content
My Shows
News on your favorite shows, specials & more!
Home For You Chat My Shows Register/Login Games Grosses

What Times Square Area Buildings Use To Be Theaters? — Page 3

New Post Search Report Abuse Rules

Welcome Guest. Please Login or Register.

#51

re: What Times Square Area Buildings Use To Be Theaters?

Posted: 11/23/08 at 4:10pm

The Palace was still palying movies than I believe.

I saw Golden Boy @ the Majestic I believe. Got Sammy to sign the Playbill. Great show really ripe for a revival . The score is great

Thanks for the picture.
Poster Emeritus
#52

re: What Times Square Area Buildings Use To Be Theaters?

Posted: 11/23/08 at 4:21pm

It's weird to me that a complete theater is just situated back there. You'd think a non-profit with some extra cash (maybe Lincoln Center?) would try to spruce it up. Actually the smallish theater might work well for Lincoln Center since most of the plays it produces in a Broadway house are normally plays.
#53

re: What Times Square Area Buildings Use To Be Theaters?

Posted: 11/23/08 at 4:22pm

Sorry! yea its a board for the show at the Majestic. 'Charles Strouse covers 'Golden Boy' very well in his book 'Put On a Happy Face' - worth reading if have time.
it comes across as show he wouldn't want to stage again in a hurry.

Updated On: 11/23/08 at 04:22 PM

#54

re: What Times Square Area Buildings Use To Be Theaters?

Posted: 11/23/08 at 4:32pm

I have the Strouse book. I just need to find time to read it. I ordered the Strouse CD as well from Footlight

A good theater book is Before The Parade Passes By about Gower Champion.
Poster Emeritus
#55

re: What Times Square Area Buildings Use To Be Theaters?

Posted: 11/23/08 at 4:37pm

re: What Times Square Area Buildings Use To Be Theaters?

There is very little stage area left after all the chopping around when it was divided, first into 2 then 3 cinemas. It was a very bad job with very bad sight lines in all three of the auditoriums. A company like Lincoln Centre or Roundabout would have to spend a ridiculous amount of money to make one decent theatre out of the mess thats there. This theatre will either return as full size house or be demolished- the latter getting more and more likely.

Updated On: 11/23/08 at 04:37 PM

#56

re: What Times Square Area Buildings Use To Be Theaters?

Posted: 11/23/08 at 4:42pm

I am surprised that such a prime piece of Times Square real estate was not redeveloped years ago.

Sadly, it will probably be pounded to dust as well.
Poster Emeritus
#58

re: What Times Square Area Buildings Use To Be Theaters?

Posted: 11/23/08 at 5:05pm

Its days as it is currently configured are numbered. As soon asthe economy improves, look for it to go

On that site - towards the front - was a castro convertible store with a little girl jumping up & down on a mattress.
Poster Emeritus
#64

re: What Times Square Area Buildings Use To Be Theaters?

Posted: 11/23/08 at 5:29pm

The admission price is astounding.

The theater opened 1/1/1910 & was called the Columbia It was designed by an architect called Mc Elfatrick. He mostly designed opera houses. In 1930, it was renovated by Thomas Lamb.The house is art deco & the seating capacity was 1735. It could be a big broadway house but it will never happen .
Poster Emeritus

Updated On: 11/23/08 at 05:29 PM

#66

re: What Times Square Area Buildings Use To Be Theaters?

Posted: 11/23/08 at 5:44pm

The Hippodeome was huge. They used to stage huge shows like a reenactment of civil war battles & water shows as the stage opened up & there were, I believe , 3 separate pools. It was a consistent money loser. The office building is simply named the Hippodrome.
Poster Emeritus

Updated On: 11/23/08 at 05:44 PM

#68

re: What Times Square Area Buildings Use To Be Theaters?

Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:00pm

re: What Times Square Area Buildings Use To Be Theaters?

We still have our Hippodrome in London and that staged the same kind of spectaculars with polar bears, sinking ships etc etc. It still stands but is no longer a theatre. It now houses a burlesque show until next year when it gets converted to a casino

#69

re: What Times Square Area Buildings Use To Be Theaters?

Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:06pm

re: What Times Square Area Buildings Use To Be Theaters?

The Criterion
Toys'R' Us is now on this site.
After life as a live theatre it was converted in to a multiplex cinema.

Updated On: 11/23/08 at 06:06 PM

#70

re: What Times Square Area Buildings Use To Be Theaters?

Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:09pm

The Criterion opened Sept 1936 & was for a while a Loews theater. It finished its life as part of the United Artists chain. The seating was almost 1700. It stood on the original site of the Olympia

Some of the big pictures that played there were:

1.South Pacific
2.Funny Girl
3.Lawrence Of Arabia
4.My Fair Lady
5.Patton
Poster Emeritus

Updated On: 11/23/08 at 06:09 PM

#71

re: What Times Square Area Buildings Use To Be Theaters?

Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:16pm

has anyone managed to get into the Liberty yet? or at least locate the door?
"You know what really makes me mad? When girls think they can sing just because they are on the Disney Channel."
#74

re: What Times Square Area Buildings Use To Be Theaters?

Posted: 11/23/08 at 7:16pm

Smaxie, you made me very happy, too re: What Times Square Area Buildings Use To Be Theaters? Amazing display, and THANKS for the memories!
Wow, those prices were really something, indeed, Mr. Roxy =O
I don't know what you could get for that price, nowdays. Not even one foot (toe?) into a Broadway theater re: What Times Square Area Buildings Use To Be Theaters?

Updated On: 11/23/08 at 07:16 PM

← Back to Message Board

BroadwayWorld TV

View all Videos

Ticket Central
Ticket Central
Ticket Central
Hot Show
Tickets From $59
Hot Show
Tickets From $71
Hot Show
Tickets From $71
Hot Show
Tickets From $95
More Hot Shows Discounts
Recommended For You