Union Square Theatre was an Off-Broadway theatre.
 Photo from 2008; the theatre was on left side of building | |
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| Address | 100 East 17th Street New York City United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°44′11″N 73°59′20″W / 40.73639°N 73.98889°W |
| Owner | Liberty Theatres[1] |
| Type | Off-Broadway |
| Capacity | 499 |
| Opened | 1985 |
| Closed | January 3, 2016 |
| Website | |
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The theatre was located in New York City at 100 East 17th Street, Manhattan, in the former Tammany Hall building, built in 1929. Its last owner was Liberty Theatres. In January 2016, the theater was closed as part of a complete renovation of the building, which include plans to demolish the theatre.[2][3][4]
Its longest-running productions were Slava's Snowshow, for 28 months, and Wit, for 18 months. Its final production was The 39 Steps.[5]
The theater had no connection to the original Union Square Theatre that staged Oscar Wilde's first play, Vera; or, The Nihilists.[6]
Selected productions
- The 39 Steps, April 2015-January 2016
- Slava's Snowshow, September 2004-January 2007
- Wit, October 1998-April 2000
- The Laramie Project by Moises Kaufman and the Members of the Tectonic Theater Project, 2000
- Visiting Mr. Green by Jeff Baron, 1997-1998
- Eating Raoul, 1992
(Source: Internet Off-Broadway Database)
References
- ^ http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150901005507/en/Reading-International-Announces-Date-2015-Annual-Meeting
- ^ http://bedfordandbowery.com/2016/01/shops-and-union-square-theatre-vacate-tammany-hall-clearing-way-for-makeover/
- ^ http://vanishingnewyork.blogspot.com/2016/01/tammany-hall-empties-out.html
- ^ http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/11/26/landmarks_nixes_tammany_halls_glass_tortoise_shell_topper.php
- ^ http://www.lortel.org/Archives/Theatre/24
- ^ The original Union Square Theatre noted for staging the first ever production of a play by Oscar Wilde.
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