Second Stage Theater

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Tony Kiser Theater
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McGinn/Cazale Theater
Second Stage's McGinn/Cazale Theater (2011)
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Address2162 Broadway
New York City
United States
OwnerSecond Stage Theater
TypeOff-Broadway
Capacity108
Opened1984

Second Stage Theater is a theater company founded in 1979 by Robyn Goodman and Carole Rothman and located in

Helen Hayes Theater
.

History

Robyn Goodman and Carole Rothman founded Second Stage Theater in 1979, to produce "second stagings" of contemporary American plays, later expanding to new works as well.[1]

In 1982 they secured a permanent venue with the McGinn–Cazale Theater. In 1999, the company opened a new 296-seat venue, the 43rd Street Theater, designed by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas; this location was renamed the Tony Kiser Theater in 2011.[2] The Second Stage Theater Uptown series was inaugurated in 2002 to showcase the work of emerging artists at the McGinn/Cazale Theater at 76th Street.

Helen Hayes Theater

Second Stage finalized its acquisition of the

Helen Hayes Theater, a 597-seat Broadway theater located at 240 West 44th Street, in April 2015 for $24.7 million.[3] The first Second Stage production at the Hayes Theater was Lobby Hero, by Kenneth Lonergan, starring Michael Cera and Chris Evans during early 2018, after renovations and upgrades.[4] Second Stage is one of only four nonprofit theater companies that own and operate theaters on Broadway. The company continues to lease and operate its original theaters on the Upper West Side and in Midtown Manhattan.[5]

Awards and honors

The company's more than 125 citations include six 2016

Clarence Derwent Awards, 12 Drama Desk Awards, nine Theatre World Awards, 17 Lucille Lortel Awards, the Drama Critics' Circle Award and 23 AUDELCO Awards. In 2010 Next to Normal received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.[7]

In the following table, the seasons correspond to the year of the play's production; the ceremonies are traditionally held in the same or the following year as the production.

References

Notes

  1. ^ Witchel, Alex (November 28, 1993). "Fighting Loss With Work and Art". New York Times. Archived from the original on November 2, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  2. ^ "History & Mission". 2st.com. Retrieved 2023-05-29. In 2011 the 43rd Street Theater was named after long-time Chairman of the Board, Anthony C.M. Kiser, and became The Tony Kiser Theater.
  3. ^ Gioia, Michael. "Sold! Second Stage Completes Million-Dollar Purchase for the Helen Hayes, Adding Fourth Non-Profit to Broadway" playbill.com, April 18, 2015
  4. ^ McPhee, Ryan. "Chris Evans Will Make Broadway Debut Alongside Michael Cera in Lobby Hero" Archived 2017-12-30 at the Wayback Machine playbill.com, April 20, 2017
  5. ^ Robin Pogrebin, Second Stage Will Set Up a Broadway Shop at Helen Hayes Archived 2018-01-09 at the Wayback Machine, New York Times, July 17, 2008, retrieved November 11, 2014
  6. ^ Obie Awards, 2017 Winenrs Archived 2019-05-07 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ History and Mission Archived 2018-01-09 at the Wayback Machine, Second Stage Theater, retrieved January 8, 2018

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