New 42nd Street

New 42nd Street
The New 42nd Street's headquarters building at night

The New 42nd Street is a not-for-profit organization in Manhattan, New York City. In 1990, The New 42nd Street was formed to oversee the redevelopment of seven neglected and historic theatres on 42nd Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues, and to restore the block to a desirable tourist destination in Manhattan. The theatres were the Apollo Theatre, the Empire Theatre, the Liberty Theatre, the Lyric Theatre, the Selwyn Theatre, the Times Square Theatre, and the Victory Theatre.

  • The Apollo and Lyric theatres were combined to form an 1,850-seat Broadway musical venue. On December 26, 1997, it opened as The Ford Center for the Performing Arts with the New York premiere of Ragtime. Subsequently, it was renamed the Hilton Theatre and is now known as the Foxwoods Theatre.
  • The Empire and Liberty became parts of an entertainment complex built by Forest City Ratner which includes the New York branch of Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum, Ripley's Believe It or Not! and a very large McDonald's.
  • The Times Square Theatre remains closed.
  • The Victory Theatre was the first theatre on the block to be restored, and reopened as the off-Broadway New Victory Theatre in 1995. The New Victory Theater is programmed by The New 42nd Street with a focus on children's entertainment, including theatre, circus, puppetry, opera and dance. The theatre's programming is complemented by an award-winning educational program in New York City schools.

The New 42nd Street also operates the New 42nd Street Building at 229 West 42nd Street, designed by the firm of Platt Bayard Dovell, which opened in 2000 and is home to the New 42nd Street Rehearsal Studios as well as The Duke on 42nd Street – a 199-seat black box theater named for Doris Duke – and three floors of office spaces used by seven non-profit organizations, including The New 42nd Street.

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