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The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts > Exhibitions The City and The TheatreFrom June 19, 2004 through October 2, 2004
In tribute to Mary Henderson’s recently re-issued definitive history of theater in New York City, The City and the Theatre, this exhibit of photographs and architectural renderings follows The Great White Way from 41st Street up to 52nd Street in a fascinating look at the evolution of Broadway’s theater buildings from their beginnings to the present day. Among the many legendary buildings highlighted are the old Metropolitan Opera, the Belasco, the Empire, and the Alwin. On display are original architectural drawings by Anthony Dumas (1910s to 1930s) juxtaposed, in the cases of surviving theaters, with nighttime photographs by Christopher Frith of their current incarnations. Also on view are contemporary drawings by Stanley Stark of old theaters that have been integrated into new buildings, including the Gershwin, the Marquis, and the new Broadway theaters. |
