Marquis Theatre (New York). Although three operating and two unused theatres had to be demolished to make room for this new musical house and the vast Marriott Marquis Hotel that surrounds it, the Broadway community soon learned to appreciate the fine comfort, sightlines, and acoustics in the 1,600‐seat playhouse. John C. Portman and Roger Morgan designed the hotel‐theatre complex with the box office and entrance at street level on Broadway but the auditorium on the third floor. It may be quite a trek to one's seat, but with escalators, elevators, and superior handicap access, the Marquis remains one of the district's most comfortable venues. The theatre opened in 1986 with the hit musical Me and My Girl and most of its subsequent tenants have been large musicals.
Marquis Theatre
| American Theater Guide: Marquis Theatre |
| Wikipedia: Marquis Theatre |
The Marquis Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 1535 Broadway in midtown-Manhattan. Situated on the third floor of the Marriott Marquis Hotel, the 1611-seat venue was designed by developer/architect John C. Portman, Jr. Because construction of the hotel involved the demolition of five legitimate theaters - the original Helen Hayes, the Morosco, the Bijou, and remnants of the Astor and the Gaiety, New York City officials permitted Portman to construct the new property only if he agreed to include a theater within the structure. It presently is one of nine operated by the Nederlander Organization.
The Marquis - with state-of-the-art backstage facilities and a sleekly modern auditorium - opened on July 9, 1986 with a series of concerts by Shirley Bassey.
It was confirmed on August 24, 2009 that White Christmas will be revived and return for 61 performances beginning November 13, 2009 and run through January 13, 2010. Its previous tenant, the Dolly Parton musical, 9 to 5 closed on September 6, 2009.
Notable productions
- 1986: Me and My Girl
- 1990: Shogun: The Musical
- 1991: Gypsy; Nick & Nora
- 1992: Man of La Mancha
- 1993: The Goodbye Girl
- 1994: Damn Yankees
- 1995: Victor/Victoria
- 1998: The Capeman
- 1999: Annie Get Your Gun
- 2002: Thoroughly Modern Millie
- 2004: La Cage aux Folles
- 2005: The Woman in White
- 2006: The Drowsy Chaperone
- 2008: Cry-Baby; White Christmas
- 2009: Soul of Shaolin; 9 to 5; White Christmas (revival)
External links
- Official website
- New York Theatre Guide
- Marquis Theatre at the Internet Broadway Database
- http://www.broadway.com/White-Christmas-Returning-to-Broadway-for-the-Holidays/broadway_news/5031597
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
 | Me and My Girl (American Theater) |
| Morosco Theatre (American Theater) |
| Thoroughly Modern Millie (American Theater) |
 | Where is the globe theatre- shakespeares theatre? Read answer... |
| What is theatre and characteristics of theatre arts? Read answer... |
| Why in the hospital is a theatre called a theatre? Read answer... |
 | Please tell me where Row J is at the Marriot Marquis theatre. I cannot find it on the map? |
| Is the grand theatre the biggest theatre? |
| Which theatres were competing with the globe theatre? |
Copyrights:
 |
 | American Theater Guide. The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. Copyright © 2004 by Oxford University Press, Inc. All rights reserved. Read more |
 |
| Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Marquis Theatre". Read more |
- How do you get into theatre?
- What is theatre for?
- Who is marquis?
- What is theatre?
- What is a Marquis?
- Was the globe theatre the first theatre?
- Why to do theatre?
- What do you do at a theatre?
- What were the stages in theatre in Medieval theatre?
- Theatr within theatr in pirandello?
Mentioned in
- Me and My Girl (American Theater)
- Morosco Theatre (American Theater)
- Thoroughly Modern Millie (American Theater)
- The Old Soak (American Theater)
- Me and My Girl, musical (Classical Work)
- Julie Andrews (children's author/illustrator)
- Astor Theatre
- Fulton Theatre/Helen Hayes Theatre
- New York Marriott Marquis
- The Capeman
- Élan Luz Rivera
- Nederlander Organization
- Eric Kunze
- Adelphi Theatre (New York)
