Orpheum Theatre (Manhattan)
Players Theatre Orpheum Concert Garden New Orpheum | |
Stomp | |
| Opened | 1904 |
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The Orpheum Theatre, formerly Player's Theatre, is a 299-seat
.There may have been a concert garden on the site as early as the 1880s, but there was a theatre there by 1904.Jewish Rialto" along Second Avenue.[2] By the 1920s, the theatre was exhibiting films, but was converted back to dramatic use in 1958,[1] with the first production, Little Mary Sunshine, opening in November 1959.[3]
Significant productions include the revival and revamping of
Stomp, with over 11,000 performances of the show having taken place there.[4]
The theatre is owned by Liberty Theatres, a subsidiary of
Reading International, who also own Minetta Lane Theatre.[5]
References
- ^ a b Damien Farley. "Orpheum Theatre". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
- ^ "Second Avenue". New York Songlines. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Orpheum Theatre". The Internet Off-Broadway Database. 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
- National Public Radio. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- ^ "Minetta Lane Theatre". The Royal George Theatre. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
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