BAM Harvey Theater [New York City]
type: Item
label: BAM Harvey Theater
description: theatre building in Brooklyn, USA
Flanders Arts Institute venue ID: 137901
Wikidata source: Q45033553
Field: architecture
Type of information: Performance venue
Importance: Not rated
Country: USA
City: New York City
GPS: Point(-73.979 40.6883)
Web: harvey-lichtenstein-theater
Address: 651 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217
city section: Brooklyn
Kunstenpunt Wiki Qid: Q185341
Carthalia ID: 1536
theatricalia id: 1g1/bam-new-york
Note: Built 1904 by John Bailey McElfatrick. Opened 29 Aug 1904 as Majestic Theatre with The Wizard of Oz. Closed ca. 1968. Since 1987 operated by the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) and renamed BAM Majestic Theatre. Renovations by Hugh Hardy that maintained much of the delapidated interior. 1999 renamed BAM Harvey Theatre in honour of the American arts administrator and president of BAM, Harvey Lichtenstein (1929-2017). Originally 1708 seats, now 874 seats.
opening date: 1904-08-29T00:00:00Z