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| owner = [[Reading Company|Liberty Theatres]]<ref>http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150901005507/en/Reading-International-Announces-Date-2015-Annual-Meeting</ref> |
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'''Union Square Theatre''' was the name of two different theatres in New York City near [[Union Square]]. The first was a [[Broadway theatre]] that opened in 1870, was converted into a cinema in 1921 and closed in 1936. The second was an [[Off-Broadway]] theatre that opened in 1985 and closed in 2016. |
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'''Union Square Theatre''' was an [[Off-Broadway]] theatre. |
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==58 East 14th Street== |
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The first theatre with this name in New York City was located at 58 East 14th Street. It opened in 1870 and played a mixture of plays and operettas.<ref name=IBDB>[https://www.ibdb.com/Venue/View/1368#1810 Acme Theatre], Internet Broadway Database, accessed May 21, 2016</ref> It staged [[Oscar Wilde]]'s first play, ''[[Vera; or, The Nihilists]]''.<ref>[http://oscar-wilde-in-america.tumblr.com/post/54098624392/where-the-first-performance-of-an-oscar-wilde-play The original Union Square Theatre], Oscar Wilde in America</ref> After 1883, it hosted [[vaudeville]] as part of the [[Keith-Albee-Orpheum]] circuit. In 1921, it was renamed the Acme Theatre and converted into a cinema that eventually showed that later showed Soviet films and closed in 1936.<ref name=IBDB/> |
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==100 East 17th Street== |
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Its longest-running productions were ''[[Slava's Snowshow]]'', for 28 months, and [[Wit (play)|''Wit'']], for 18 months. Its final production was [[The 39 Steps (play)|''The 39 Steps'']].<ref>http://www.lortel.org/Archives/Theatre/24</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The second theatre was located at 100 East 17th Street, Manhattan, in the former [[Tammany Hall]] building, built in 1929. It opened in 1985, and its last owner was Liberty Theatres. On January 3, 2016, the theater was closed as part of a complete renovation of the building, including the planned demolition of the theatre.<ref>http://bedfordandbowery.com/2016/01/shops-and-union-square-theatre-vacate-tammany-hall-clearing-way-for-makeover/</ref><ref>http://vanishingnewyork.blogspot.com/2016/01/tammany-hall-empties-out.html</ref><ref>http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/11/26/landmarks_nixes_tammany_halls_glass_tortoise_shell_topper.php</ref> Its longest-running productions were ''[[Slava's Snowshow]]'', for 28 months, and [[Wit (play)|''Wit'']], for 18 months. Its final production was [[The 39 Steps (play)|''The 39 Steps'']].<ref>[http://www.lortel.org/Archives/Theatre/24 Union Square Theatre], Internet Off-Broadway Database</ref> |
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The theater had no connection to the original Union Square Theatre that staged Oscar Wilde's first play, ''[[Vera; or, The Nihilists]]''.<ref>[http://oscar-wilde-in-america.tumblr.com/post/54098624392/where-the-first-performance-of-an-oscar-wilde-play The original Union Square Theatre] noted for staging the first ever production of a play by Oscar Wilde.</ref> |
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* ''[[The 39 Steps (play)|The 39 Steps]]'', April 2015–January 2016 |
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* [[Wit (play)|''Wit'']], October 1998–April 2000 |
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* [[Wit (play)|''Wit'']], October 1998-April 2000 |
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* ''[[The Laramie Project]]'' by [[Moises Kaufman]] and the Members of the [[Tectonic Theater Project]], 2000 |
* ''[[The Laramie Project]]'' by [[Moises Kaufman]] and the Members of the [[Tectonic Theater Project]], 2000 |
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* ''[[Visiting Mr. Green]]'' by [[Jeff Baron]], |
* ''[[Visiting Mr. Green]]'' by [[Jeff Baron]], 1997–1998 |
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* ''[[Eating Raoul (musical)|Eating Raoul]]'', 1992 |
* ''[[Eating Raoul (musical)|Eating Raoul]]'', 1992 |
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(Source: [http://www.lortel.org/Archives/Theatre/24 Internet Off-Broadway Database]) |
(Source: [http://www.lortel.org/Archives/Theatre/24 Internet Off-Broadway Database]) |
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Revision as of 09:34, 21 May 2016
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| Address | 58 East 14th Street; 2nd theatre at 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 | Broadway / Off-Broadway |
| Capacity | Unknown / 499 |
| Opened | 1870 / 1985 |
| Closed | 1936 / January 3, 2016 |
| Website | |
| theroyalgeorgetheatre | |
Union Square Theatre was the name of two different theatres in New York City near Union Square. The first was a Broadway theatre that opened in 1870, was converted into a cinema in 1921 and closed in 1936. The second was an Off-Broadway theatre that opened in 1985 and closed in 2016.
58 East 14th Street
The first theatre with this name in New York City was located at 58 East 14th Street. It opened in 1870 and played a mixture of plays and operettas.[2] It staged Oscar Wilde's first play, Vera; or, The Nihilists.[3] After 1883, it hosted vaudeville as part of the Keith-Albee-Orpheum circuit. In 1921, it was renamed the Acme Theatre and converted into a cinema that eventually showed that later showed Soviet films and closed in 1936.[2]
100 East 17th Street
The second theatre was located at 100 East 17th Street, Manhattan, in the former Tammany Hall building, built in 1929. It opened in 1985, and its last owner was Liberty Theatres. On January 3, 2016, the theater was closed as part of a complete renovation of the building, including the planned demolition of the theatre.[4][5][6] Its longest-running productions were Slava's Snowshow, for 28 months, and Wit, for 18 months. Its final production was The 39 Steps.[7]
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
- ^ a b Acme Theatre, Internet Broadway Database, accessed May 21, 2016
- ^ The original Union Square Theatre, Oscar Wilde in America
- ^ 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
- ^ Union Square Theatre, Internet Off-Broadway Database
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