Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
| Nikon at Jones Beach Theater | |
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| View of the half-stadium in 2007. | |
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| place |
 Wantagh
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| Coordinates | 40 ° 36 '4.4 " N , 73 ° 30' 9.4" W |
| owner | NYS OPRHP |
| operator | Live nation |
| start of building | 1950 |
| opening | 1952 |
| Renovations | 1992, 2008, 2013 |
| Extensions | 1992, 1998, 2008 |
| surface | Concrete floor |
| architect | Robert Moses |
| capacity | 20,000 seats |
| Events | |
The Nikon at Jones Beach Theater is an amphitheater in Wantagh , New York .
history
The half-stadium opened as the Jones Beach Marine Theater in 1952 with a seating capacity of 8,200 and was mainly used as a venue for musicals. The architect Robert Moses designed the theater to match Jones Beach State Park in the early 1950s. A wide variety of theater productions took place here until the early 1990s; The pieces A Night in Venice , Show Boat , South Pacific , The Sound of Music , The King and I , Anatevka , Oklahoma! , Annie Get Your Gun , The Music Man, and Damn Yankees .
In 1991 and 1992 the venue was renovated and expanded under the contract of promoter Ron Delsner. The theater held around 11,200 spectators in 1992. In 1998 the building was expanded again and accommodated 15,000 visitors. At the beginning of 2008, the half stadium was expanded again and has since then accommodated 20,000 people. The first concert in the completely renovated amphitheater with the largest possible capacity played Eric Clapton on June 5, 2008 during his Eric Clapton World Tour .
In 2002, the Tommy Hilfiger Corporation secured the naming rights for the structure for four years. On April 13, 2006, the company announced that it did not want to continue the sponsorship agreement. The camera manufacturer Nikon accepted an offer and named the arena after their company for an indefinite period of time. In 2009 the event area was expanded with the “Bay Stage”, which is located outside the building and offers a capacity of 5,000 seats. It can be seen from the VIP box in the main theater.
In October 2012, Hurricane Sandy destroyed large parts of the theater from the lower area. The entire lower area of the building was completely flooded and destroyed both electrical and structural parts of the half-stadium. The venue was on 31 May 2013 following renovations at a cost of 20 million US dollars reopened.
Web links
- Official website at Live Nation (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Robert A. Caro : The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York . In: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. 1974, p. 816-819 .
- ^ Forum Pages. In: Jones Beach Lifeguard Corps. Jblc.net, accessed May 28, 2016 .
- ^ Jones Beach, the marvel by the sea. In: Newsday News. Newsday.com, accessed May 28, 2016 .
- ↑ About Us. In: Jones Beach State Park. Jonasbeach.com, accessed May 28, 2016 .
- ↑ Universal, Nestle's Ink Deal. (No longer available online.) In: Chief Marketer. Promomagazine.com, archived from the original on February 4, 2012 ; accessed on May 28, 2016 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater. In: Jones Beach State Park. Jonasbeach.com, accessed May 28, 2016 .
- ^ The Bay Stage at Jones Beach Theater. In: Jones Beach State Park. Jonasbeach.com, accessed May 28, 2016 .
- ^ Nicole Murphy: Jones Beach Looking to Rebuild After Wrath of Sandy. In: The Wantagh Patch. Patch.com, accessed May 28, 2016 .
- ↑ Jones Beach Theater Reopens Friday Night. In: CBS News New York. Cbslocal.com, accessed May 28, 2016 .
