Lyric Theatre [New York City]
type: Item
label: Lyric Theatre
description: Theatre building in New York, USA
description: theater in New York, Verenigde Staten van Amerika @nl
EUTA building identifier: 4987
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: USA
City: New York City
opening date: 1998-01-18T00:00:00Z
Wikidata source: Q5477291
GPS: Point(-73.9878 40.7569)
Capacity: 1622
Address: 213 W. 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036
Web: www.foxwoodstheatre.com
architect: Richard Lewis Blinder
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Carthalia ID: 2723
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1996-1997 by Richard Blinder and Peter Kofman, using architectural elements from the Lyric Theatre (built 1903, demolished 1996) and the Apollo Theatre (built 1920, demolished 1996). Opened 26 Jan 1998 as Ford Center for the Performing Arts with a musical version of E.L. Doctorow's Ragtime. 2005 renamed Hilton Theatre, 2010 renamed Foxwoods Theatre, 2014 renamed Lyric Theatre. Used for musical performances. 1622 seats.