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Nederlander Theatre
Nederlander Theatre (New York) The 1,200‐seat playhouse on West 41st Street has gone by many names during its history, and has changed ownership several times. It was built as the National Theatre in 1921 when there were still a handful of Broadway playhouses south of 42nd Street. But as the others disappeared, the National found itself outside of the Times Square district and it became a problematic house. William Neil Smith designed the theatre with a dark Italian walnut interior and a festive facade of galleries. The National was renamed the Billy Rose Theatre in 1958 when producer Rose bought it and renovated it, only to be rechristened the Trafalgar Theatre when the Nederlanders purchased it in 1979. The next year it was renamed the Nederlander after the organizations's founder, the late David Nederlander. Although the playhouse has had its hit plays and musicals over the decades, none ran as long as Rent (1996).
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Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Nederlander Theatre." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Nederlander Theatre." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-NederlanderTheatre.html Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Nederlander Theatre." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-NederlanderTheatre.html |
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