#1
Posted: 1/23/23 at 2:22pm
Is this theatre still working? It looks abandoned as the marquee has been totally empty for years. What gives?
What goes on with the Lucille Lortel?
#2
Posted: 1/23/23 at 2:24pm
Colin Quinn has a show there right now. I walk past the theatre all the time, I think they were just doing some (needed) renovations that stretched way longer than expected.
Updated On: 1/23/23 at 02:24 PM
#3
Posted: 1/23/23 at 2:24pm
Colin Quinn's latest show, Small Talk, is currently playing there. It looks like there's been some updating inside the theater as well.
A little swash, a bit of buckle - you'll love it more than bread.
#4
Posted: 1/23/23 at 2:45pm
That's so crazy because it literally looks abandoned. Why don't they at least have anything on the marquee? It's all blank.
#5
Posted: 1/23/23 at 2:47pm
When was the last time you walked by? I was over there last week and there was a sign up for the show.
#6
Posted: 1/23/23 at 2:49pm
Broadway Flash said: "That's so crazy because it literally looks abandoned. Why don't they at least have anything on the marquee? It's all blank."
There is signage and window cards on the front of house. Marquees are expensive --- and not worth the cost of creating and installing them for shows that only run a month or two. There's not a lot of walk-in business over there.
#7
Posted: 1/23/23 at 3:31pm
Is this the first show theyve had there in a while?
#8
Posted: 1/23/23 at 3:34pm
They do have a marquee with changeable letters that usually will have the show name and dates. Not sure if OP is ignoring that and expecting something more elaborate or if they’ve really left it blank, but there is a marquee there (unless it’s been damaged and/or removed for some reason, it’s been a while since I’ve worked/seen a show there)
#9
Posted: 1/23/23 at 3:54pm
According to IOBDB, the theatre was empty for a full year prior to Colin Quinn's current show - so yeah actually, that IS pretty unusual. I'd be curious to know why that was, but I guess the important thing is that they're back in action.
#10
Posted: 1/23/23 at 3:57pm
I pass the theatre somewhat often and haven't seen anything on the marquee in a while. I'm wandering if this play Small Talk is the first thing they've had in there in some years.
#11
Posted: 1/23/23 at 3:59pm
JoeW4 said: "According to IOBDB, the theatre was empty for a full year prior to Colin Quinn's current show - so yeah actually, that IS pretty unusual. I'd be curious to know why that was, but I guess the important thing is that they're back in action."
They actually haven't been empty all that time. They do quite a few1-2 nighter rentals (that wouldn't be listed on IODBD) -- including being one of the venues for the New York Comedy Festival.
#12
Posted: 1/23/23 at 4:22pm
an interesting nugget: https://regionalcouncils.ny.gov/cfa/project/258795
curious as to why there's been no further public announcement about this...
"He found something that he wanted, had always wanted and always would want— not to be admired, as he had feared; not to be loved, as he had made himself believe; but to be necessary to people, to be indispensable."
-F. Scott Fitzgerald's This Side of Paradise
#13
Posted: 1/28/23 at 8:24pm
I was at Lortel for today's matinee. The marquee is up listing the show dates, with signage and window cards out front as well. The theater certainly doesn't look abandoned. It's a very nice space, my one quibble (as with most New York theaters) is there aren't enough bathrooms.
PS the show is classic Colin Quinn, if you're a fan of his you'll have a great time. The 75 minutes flew by.
#14
Posted: 1/28/23 at 9:38pm
Isn’t that where Kate’s one woman show was?
#15
Posted: 1/28/23 at 11:02pm
SouthernCakes said: "Isn’t that where Kate’s one woman show was?"
No, Kate’s show is at the Connelly
#16
Posted: 1/29/23 at 12:24pm
SouthernCakes said: "Isn’t that where Kate’s one woman show was?"
Are we supposed to guess who "Kate" is?
Winslet
Middleton
Hudson
McKinnon
Jackson
Buah
Hepburn
Smith
Any of the above??
#17
Posted: 1/29/23 at 2:13pm
JSquared2 said: "SouthernCakes said: "Isn’t that where Kate’s one woman show was?"
Are we supposed to guess who "Kate" is?
Winslet
Middleton
Hudson
McKinnon
Jackson
Buah
Hepburn
Smith
Any of the above??"
get a life
#18
Posted: 1/29/23 at 3:17pm
JoeW4 said: "SouthernCakes said: "Isn’t that where Kate’s one woman show was?"
No, Kate’s show is at the Connelly"
Oh! Thanks! There are so many good spaces downtown it’s nice to see them getting some commercial tenants.
#19
Posted: 1/29/23 at 3:56pm
Kate
The queen of bone-piercing absurdist social satire, Kate Berlant—a comedian's comedian whom you might recognize from her appearances on such cult faves as The Characters and Search Party—returns to NYC with a multicharacter solo comedy show. Bo Burnham (Inside), who has long cited Berlant as an influence on his work, directs this limited theatrical run.
https://www.timeout.com/newyork/theater/kate
"Anything you do, let it it come from you--then it will be new."
Sunday in the Park with George
Updated On: 1/29/23 at 03:56 PM
#20
Posted: 2/1/23 at 7:27pm
Here's the main issue with the Lortel. It's a not for profit venue. This is why a majority of shows that play there are from other NFP theaters such as Red Bull Theater and Manhattan Class Company. There's very little incentive for any other type of show to take out rent to produce there as there are severe restrictions on who can put on shows in the Lortel.
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