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Lucille Lortel Theatre
Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York, on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village. This Off-Broadway playhouse, run by the actress Lucille, Lortel (1902– ) as the Theatre de Lys, opened in 1952, and from 1954 to 1961 housed The Threepenny Opera, Marc Blitzstein's English version of Brecht's Die Dreigroschenoper; it was followed by Brecht on Brecht (1962), which also had a long run. Later productions included John Arden's Serjeant Musgrave's Dance (1966) and The Deer Park (1967), adapted by Norman Mailer from his own novel. Notable productions of the 1970s were a revue, Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weill (1972), David Mamet's A Life in the Theatre (1977), and Sam Shepard's Buried Child (1978). Robert Harling's Steel Magnolias began a long run in 1987.
Lucille Lortel, after whom the theatre took its name in 1981, has been called ‘the Queen of Off-Broadway’. She has produced hundreds of plays, beginning in 1947 at the White Barn Theatre, Conn., a summer theatre in the grounds of her home. She has supported the work of such playwrights as O'Casey, Athol Fugard, Samuel Beckett, Genet, Ionesco, and many African playwrights, and has won almost every theatre award. |
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PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Lucille Lortel Theatre." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Lucille Lortel Theatre." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-LucilleLortelTheatre.html PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Lucille Lortel Theatre." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-LucilleLortelTheatre.html |
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Lucille Lortel Theatre
Lucille Lortel Theatre (New York). The 299‐seat playhouse on Christopher Street is considered the premiere Off‐Broadway theatre because of its Greenwich Village location, ideal size, and impressive history. It was renovated in 1951 from an old movie house and named the Theatre de Lys after producer‐owner William de Lys. The theatre became the center of the new Off‐Broadway boom in 1954 when producer Lucille Lortel acquired it. Her first production in the space was the long‐running The Threepenny Opera (1954), which defined what an Off‐Broadway musical hit was. Lortel also instigated a Matinee Series in 1956, which ran for years and became legendary. With its intimate orchestra seating and small balcony, the house is ideal for plays and small musicals. The playhouse was rightfully named after Lortel in 1981.
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Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Lucille Lortel Theatre." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Lucille Lortel Theatre." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-LucilleLortelTheatre.html Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Lucille Lortel Theatre." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-LucilleLortelTheatre.html |
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