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Minskoff Theatre

The Minskoff Theatre is a Broadway theater on the third floor of the One Astor Plaza office building in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. Opened in 1973, it is operated by the Nederlander Organization and is named after Sam Minskoff and Sons, the building's developers. There are approximately 1,710 seats[a] in the auditorium, spread across an orchestra level and a balcony. Over the years it has served as host to musicals, dance companies, and concerts.

Minskoff Theatre
Minskoff Theatre, showing The Lion King, May 2007
Address1515 Broadway
Manhattan, New York City
United States
Coordinates40°45′29″N 73°59′10″W / 40.75806°N 73.98611°W / 40.75806; -73.98611Coordinates: 40°45′29″N 73°59′10″W / 40.75806°N 73.98611°W / 40.75806; -73.98611
OperatorNederlander Organization
TypeBroadway
Capacity1,710[a]
ProductionThe Lion King
Construction
Opened1973
ArchitectKahn and Jacobs
Website
broadwaydirect.com/venue/minskoff-theatre/

The Minskoff was designed by Kahn and Jacobs, who designed One Astor Plaza. It was one of the first theaters constructed under the Special Theater District amendment of 1967. The theater's main entrances are from a passageway connecting 44th and 45th Streets, in the middle of a city block between Broadway to the east and Eighth Avenue to the west. There are escalators leading from the ground floor to the lobby, where further escalators lead to the auditorium. One Astor Plaza's eastern section is directly above the theater and has to be supported entirely by the theater's roof.

One Astor Plaza was initially proposed in 1967 without any theaters. The Minskoff Theatre was added during the planning process; in exchange, One Astor Plaza's developers were allowed to erect a taller building with additional floor area. The first major production at the Minskoff, Irene, was followed by a series of short-lived productions in the 1970s. The theater subsequently hosted long runs such as West Side Story, The Pirates of Penzance, Black and Blue, and Sunset Boulevard in the 1980s and 1990s. Though many of the Minskoff's early productions were unprofitable, since 2006 it has housed the musical The Lion King, which became the highest-grossing Broadway musical ever in 2014.

Design

The Minskoff Theatre is on the third floor of One Astor Plaza, also known as 1515 Broadway, along Times Square in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City.[1] Der Scutt designed the Minskoff,[2][3] with Ben Schlanger as a consulting architect.[3][4] Jo Mielziner was the consultant for the theater's original operator, Albert Selden.[3][5] The Minskoff, Gershwin, Circle in the Square, and American Place theaters were all constructed under the Special Theater District amendment of 1967 as a way to give their respective developers additional floor area.[2][6]

 
Minskoff entrance

The theater is accessed from a covered arcade under the center of One Astor Plaza,[7][8] which connects 44th and 45th Streets.[9][10] The escalators from the arcade lead to the third-floor grand foyer, which has a glass wall overlooking Times Square. Additional escalators lead from here to the seating areas. The grand foyer has bars and coat checks.[11] The glass-walled lobby has also been used for weddings but, according to a 1977 feature in the New York Daily News, weddings were not allowed during performances of shows.[12]

Auditorium

The Minskoff Theatre has approximately 1,710 seats across two levels:[13] a steeply raked orchestra level at the third story and a smaller mezzanine above.[14] When the theater opened in 1973, approximately 1,000 seats were placed on the orchestra level, while 640 were placed on the mezzanine.[5] Unlike other Broadway houses, the theater used a continental seating layout, with no middle aisle.[5][14] Consequently, rows can have up to 52 seats between egresses. The Minskoff was the first fully wheelchair-accessible Broadway theater in New York City.[14]

The ceiling of the auditorium contains crystal-basket light fixtures and is divided in two sections by a lighting grid. The mezzanine level has narrow protrusions on the side walls instead of box seats. The proscenium arch is designed with mesh panels that can be removed. The stage contains traps at several locations, and the fly system above the stage is placed on the upstage wall, rather than on the sides.[5] Unlike older theaters in New York City, the Minskoff and Gershwin theaters were subject to less stringent building codes. For example, the Minskoff was designed without fire curtains, since the city had allowed sprinkler systems to be installed in both theaters.[15]

Structural features

One Astor Plaza's eastern section is directly above the theater and has to be supported entirely by the theater's roof. The steel was provided by Bethlehem Steel; its supervising engineer Thomas Connolly said One Astor Plaza's superstructure "would have been a snap from an engineering point of view", but the theater's presence made "a humdinger of an engineering feat".[16][17] The theater roof consists of a Vierendeel truss that rests on two girders, one weighing 89 short tons (79 long tons; 81 t) and the other weighing 109 short tons (97 long tons; 99 t). These girders were the heaviest in any building at the time, and they had to be delivered in several pieces from the factory, itself an intricate operation.[16] According to Mielziner, the large trusses above the Minskoff's roof provided "a clear example of what expense a builder is willing to go to get that extra rentable space".[3]

History

Construction

Sam Minskoff & Sons had hired Kahn and Jacobs to design One Astor Plaza in 1967,[18][17] having acquired the site the previous year.[19] At the time, city officials were encouraging the westward expansion of office towers in Manhattan. There were few efforts to preserve existing Broadway theaters, since theatrical experts believed the existing theaters (all built before World War II) were functionally obsolete.[17][20] Consequently, the plans for One Astor Plaza initially did not include a theater.[16][17] The Minskoffs had applied for zoning amendments for their new tower, and a member of the New Yaork City Planning Commission (CPC) notified the Urban Design Group (UDG) about the application. This brought the attention of New York City mayor John Lindsay, a fan of Broadway theater. The UDG proposed that One Astor Plaza include a theater, a suggestion that the Minskoffs initially opposed. However, the Minskoffs ultimately relented after appealing to CPC chairman Donald H. Elliott, then to mayor Lindsay.[17]

In October 1967, the CPC proposed the Special Theater District Zoning Amendment, which gave zoning bonuses to office-building developers who included theaters.[21][22][23] The proposed legislation would directly allow theaters in One Astor Plaza and the Uris Building,[24][25] which would be the first completely new Broadway theaters since the Mark Hellinger Theatre was completed in 1930.[26][27][b] The CPC approved the theater amendment that November,[6][24][29] and the New York City Board of Estimate gave final approval to the proposal the next month.[30][31] As planning progressed, members of the Broadway-theatre industry expressed concerns that theatrical experts had not been consulted in the design of One Astor Plaza's theater.[32] In March 1968, the CPC scheduled a public hearing to determine whether the Astor and Uris theater permits should be approved, including a second theater in the Uris Building.[31] Six parties testified in favor; the Shubert Organization, the largest operator of Broadway theaters, was the only dissenting speaker.[33] The CPC approved the theater over the Shuberts' objections,[27][34] as did the Board of Estimate.[35] Albert W. Selden had tentatively agreed to lease the Broadway theater in One Astor Plaza.[28][36]

Mayor Lindsay attended the groundbreaking ceremony for One Astor Plaza on October 10, 1968.[37][38] The inclusion of the Broadway theater, and the complex engineering involved in the project, delayed the building's construction. Although Minskoff & Sons president Jerome Minskoff had agreed to the theater as "our way of paying the city back", he said this had increased costs by up to 30 percent, from $55 to $70 million.[16][39] Furthermore, Selden insisted that a modern technical system be installed in the new theater, which would add $400,000 to the cost.[40] By 1971, though the theater was almost complete, it was still not officially named.[41] The next August, the theater's first production was announced: a revival of the comedy Irene.[42][43] The developers informed Broadway producers that any production in the theater would need $21,000 a week to break even.[44]

1970s

 
The facade of the theater from Times Square, at the base of One Astor Plaza

Theatrical historian Ken Bloom described most of the Minskoff's earliest productions as "a series of concerts, ballets, and flop musicals".[45] The theater hosted several previews of Irene in early 1973 prior to the venue's official opening.[46] The Minskoff officially opened with that musical on March 13, 1973.[47][48] Within five months, several dancers reported being injured when they fell on the stage, and Actors' Equity threatened to prohibit its dancers from performing there,[49] prompting the theater's operators to make improvements to the stage.[50] Irene lost money despite its popularity with audiences,[51][52] and it ultimately closed in September 1974 with 605 performances.[46][52] It was followed by two concerts in late 1974:[53] Charles Aznavour in a solo concert,[54][55] as well as Tony Bennett and Lena Horne performing together.[56][57]

Henry Fonda's solo show Clarence Darrow arrived in March 1975,[58][59] followed by Bette Midler's Clams on the Half Shell Revue that April[60][61] and Pearl Bailey and Billy Daniels's production of Hello, Dolly! in November.[62][63] The Minskoff hosted the rock musical Rockabye Hamlet, which flopped with seven performances in February 1976.[64][65] The Dutch National Ballet made its United States debut at the Minskoff in November 1976,[66][67] and the Chinese Acrobats of Taiwan performed the same month.[68][69] The Merce Cunningham Dance Company had a brief engagement in January 1977,[70][71] and the Minskoff hosted the final performances of the long-running musical Pippin, which transferred from the Imperial, later that year.[72][73] Further live appearances included Cleo Laine's concert Cleo on Broadway in October 1977;[74][75] the laser-light show Star Wars Concert Live in December 1977;[53][76] and the Murray Louis Dance Company with Rudolf Nureyev in April 1978.[77][78]

Two short-lived musicals appeared at the Minskoff in 1978:[53] Peter Udell and Gary Geld's Angel, with five performances,[79][80] and Jacob Brackman and Peter Link's King of Hearts, with 48 performances.[81][82] That December, the theater hosted a short run of the ice-skating show Ice Dancing.[83][84] Béjart Ballet performed at the Minskoff for three weeks in March 1979,[85][86] and the musical Got Tu Go Disco ran for eight performances that June.[87][88] The Minskoff staged further live performances in late 1979,[83] including appearances from Shirley Bassey in September,[89][90] Engelbert in November,[91][92] and the Chinese Acrobats & Magicians of Taiwan in December.[93][94] At the time, because no hits had opened at the Minskoff Theatre after Irene closed, the Minskoff family was negotiating to have the Nederlander Organization take over the theater.[95] Ultimately, in November 1979, Jerome Minskoff and James M. Nederlander agreed to jointly operate the theater.[96]

1980s and 1990s

In 1980, the Minskoff hosted a revival of the musical West Side Story,[97][98] which lasted for 333 performances.[99][100] The next year, Irene Saez of Venezuela was crowned the winner of the Miss Universe 1981 pageant at the Minskoff,[101] and David Merrick's musical 42nd Street was performed at the theater on CBS's Miss Universe telecast.[102][103] A revival of the musical Can-Can lasted five performances in April 1981,[104][105] and Joseph Papp's production of The Pirates of Penzance relocated from the Uris to the Minskoff that August,[106][107] running for a year and three months.[108][109] Alan Jay Lerner's musical Dance a Little Closer closed on opening night in May 1983,[110] and the musical Marilyn: An American Fable fared little better, running for 16 performances that November.[111][112] When One Astor Plaza was sold in 1984 to Tishman Speyer and the Equitable Life Assurance Society, Jerome Minskoff and James Nederlander negotiated a long-term lease for the theater.[113][114]

The musical The Tap Dance Kid relocated from the Broadhurst to the Minskoff in March 1984,[115] closing the next year after 669 total performances.[116][117] Subsequently, the Minskoff hosted three live appearances in early 1986:[83] the singer Patti LaBelle,[118][119] the folk group Peter, Paul and Mary,[120][121] and the vocal groups The Temptations and The Four Tops.[122][123] The musical Sweet Charity opened in April 1986[124][125] and subsequently had 368 performances.[124][126] During the run of Sweet Charity, the Minskoff hosted its first Tony Awards, the 1986 edition.[127] The musical Teddy & Alice lasted for 77 performances after opening in late 1987,[128][129] and the long-running Cabaret transferred from the Imperial early the next year.[130][131] The Minskoff then hosted the 1988 Tony Awards[132][133] immediately after Cabaret ended that June.[134] The Minskoff's last show of the 1980s was the musical Black and Blue, which opened in January 1989[135][136] and had 829 performances over two years.[137][138]

The Minskoff once again hosted the Tony Awards in 1991,[139][140] followed that November by a limited run of the musical Peter Pan.[141][142] The Polish musical Metro flopped in April 1992 with 24 performances,[143][144] and the theater was largely empty until February 1993, when it was used for a taping of a Great Performances episode about Black and Blue.[145] A revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat came to the theater in November 1993,[146][147] running for six months.[148] Another musical by Lloyd Webber, Sunset Boulevard, opened at the Minskoff in November 1994.[149][150] During the run of Sunset Boulevard, the 49th Tony Awards were hosted at the Minskoff in 1995.[151][152] Sunset Boulevard ran for two years, closing in March 1997 with 977 performances.[153][154] The musical The Scarlet Pimpernel then opened at the Minskoff in November 1997.[155][156] After receiving negative criticism,[157] the producers revised the musical over eight days in October 1998;[158] the modified musical ran through May 1999.[157][159] This was followed in October by Saturday Night Fever,[160][161] which ran through December 2000.[162]

2000s to present

 
Lobby view

The Minskoff's first production of the 21st century was The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, which opened in April 2001[163][164] and failed after 21 performances.[165][166] The empty theater was used for a tribute to the late composer Lee Strasberg in February 2002.[167] The Minskoff did not have another production until December 2002, when the musical Dance of the Vampires opened.[168][169] The show lost its entire $12 million investment, making it one of the most expensive flops in Broadway history,[170] and closed after 56 performances.[170][171] The Minskoff again stood empty until February 2004, when the musical Fiddler on the Roof was revived;[172][173] it ran for 781 performances.[174] By then, some figures in the theatrical industry had begun to believe that the Minskoff was an unlucky theater, as it had rarely hosted a profitable show. Several of the longer-lasting shows, such as Irene and Sunset Boulevard, had closed at a loss.[175]

In November 2005, the long-running musical The Lion King was booked for the Minskoff, having been forced to relocate after eight years at Disney's New Amsterdam Theatre.[176] The theater was then renovated to accommodate The Lion King,[177] which changed theaters in June 2006.[178][179] The Lion King has run continuously at the Minskoff since its relocation.[175] A new set within the Minskoff Theatre was created in 2007 for the syndicated news magazine The Insider, which broadcast there for a year.[180][181] In addition, starting in 2011, the Minskoff has hosted the Jimmy Awards for high school students every June.[182][183] The Lion King became Broadway's highest-grossing musical ever in 2014,[184][185] and it became the third-longest-running Broadway production in 2015 after overtaking the previous record-holder, Cats.[186][187][c]

As part of a settlement with the United States Department of Justice in 2014, the Nederlanders agreed to improve disabled access at their nine Broadway theaters, including the Minskoff.[188][189] Subsequently, the Nederlanders added restroom stalls in 2017; the renovation took place when The Lion King was running.[190] The Lion King achieved the box office record for a show at the Minskoff Theatre, grossing $3,696,977 over twelve performances for the week ending January 2, 2019.[191] The theater closed on March 12, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[192] It reopened on September 14, 2021, with performances of The Lion King.[193][194] The pandemic had also forced the cancellation of two Jimmy Awards ceremonies at the theater: the 2020 edition, which was scrapped entirely, and the 2021 edition, which was hosted online.[195]

Notable productions

Productions are listed by the year of their first performance.[196][13]

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b This capacity is approximate and may vary depending on the show.
  2. ^ The Hellinger was initially a movie theater and did not become a Broadway venue until 1949. The Lunt-Fontanne Theatre and Palace Theatre were converted from movies to Broadway theaters afterward, but both theater buildings are physically older than the Hellinger.[26] The last venue to be built as a Broadway theater, operating continuously in that capacity, was the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, completed in 1928.[28]
  3. ^ After The Phantom of the Opera at the Majestic Theatre, which has run since 1988, and Chicago at the Ambassador Theatre, which has run since 1997 (and at the Ambassador since 2003).[187]

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minskoff, theatre, broadway, theater, third, floor, astor, plaza, office, building, theater, district, midtown, manhattan, york, city, opened, 1973, operated, nederlander, organization, named, after, minskoff, sons, building, developers, there, approximately, . The Minskoff Theatre is a Broadway theater on the third floor of the One Astor Plaza office building in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City Opened in 1973 it is operated by the Nederlander Organization and is named after Sam Minskoff and Sons the building s developers There are approximately 1 710 seats a in the auditorium spread across an orchestra level and a balcony Over the years it has served as host to musicals dance companies and concerts Minskoff TheatreMinskoff Theatre showing The Lion King May 2007Address1515 BroadwayManhattan New York CityUnited StatesCoordinates40 45 29 N 73 59 10 W 40 75806 N 73 98611 W 40 75806 73 98611 Coordinates 40 45 29 N 73 59 10 W 40 75806 N 73 98611 W 40 75806 73 98611OperatorNederlander OrganizationTypeBroadwayCapacity1 710 a ProductionThe Lion KingConstructionOpened1973ArchitectKahn and JacobsWebsitebroadwaydirect wbr com wbr venue wbr minskoff theatre wbr The Minskoff was designed by Kahn and Jacobs who designed One Astor Plaza It was one of the first theaters constructed under the Special Theater District amendment of 1967 The theater s main entrances are from a passageway connecting 44th and 45th Streets in the middle of a city block between Broadway to the east and Eighth Avenue to the west There are escalators leading from the ground floor to the lobby where further escalators lead to the auditorium One Astor Plaza s eastern section is directly above the theater and has to be supported entirely by the theater s roof One Astor Plaza was initially proposed in 1967 without any theaters The Minskoff Theatre was added during the planning process in exchange One Astor Plaza s developers were allowed to erect a taller building with additional floor area The first major production at the Minskoff Irene was followed by a series of short lived productions in the 1970s The theater subsequently hosted long runs such as West Side Story The Pirates of Penzance Black and Blue and Sunset Boulevard in the 1980s and 1990s Though many of the Minskoff s early productions were unprofitable since 2006 it has housed the musical The Lion King which became the highest grossing Broadway musical ever in 2014 Contents 1 Design 1 1 Auditorium 1 2 Structural features 2 History 2 1 Construction 2 2 1970s 2 3 1980s and 1990s 2 4 2000s to present 3 Notable productions 4 References 4 1 Notes 4 2 Citations 4 3 Sources 5 External linksDesign EditThe Minskoff Theatre is on the third floor of One Astor Plaza also known as 1515 Broadway along Times Square in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City 1 Der Scutt designed the Minskoff 2 3 with Ben Schlanger as a consulting architect 3 4 Jo Mielziner was the consultant for the theater s original operator Albert Selden 3 5 The Minskoff Gershwin Circle in the Square and American Place theaters were all constructed under the Special Theater District amendment of 1967 as a way to give their respective developers additional floor area 2 6 Minskoff entrance The theater is accessed from a covered arcade under the center of One Astor Plaza 7 8 which connects 44th and 45th Streets 9 10 The escalators from the arcade lead to the third floor grand foyer which has a glass wall overlooking Times Square Additional escalators lead from here to the seating areas The grand foyer has bars and coat checks 11 The glass walled lobby has also been used for weddings but according to a 1977 feature in the New York Daily News weddings were not allowed during performances of shows 12 Auditorium Edit The Minskoff Theatre has approximately 1 710 seats across two levels 13 a steeply raked orchestra level at the third story and a smaller mezzanine above 14 When the theater opened in 1973 approximately 1 000 seats were placed on the orchestra level while 640 were placed on the mezzanine 5 Unlike other Broadway houses the theater used a continental seating layout with no middle aisle 5 14 Consequently rows can have up to 52 seats between egresses The Minskoff was the first fully wheelchair accessible Broadway theater in New York City 14 The ceiling of the auditorium contains crystal basket light fixtures and is divided in two sections by a lighting grid The mezzanine level has narrow protrusions on the side walls instead of box seats The proscenium arch is designed with mesh panels that can be removed The stage contains traps at several locations and the fly system above the stage is placed on the upstage wall rather than on the sides 5 Unlike older theaters in New York City the Minskoff and Gershwin theaters were subject to less stringent building codes For example the Minskoff was designed without fire curtains since the city had allowed sprinkler systems to be installed in both theaters 15 Structural features Edit One Astor Plaza s eastern section is directly above the theater and has to be supported entirely by the theater s roof The steel was provided by Bethlehem Steel its supervising engineer Thomas Connolly said One Astor Plaza s superstructure would have been a snap from an engineering point of view but the theater s presence made a humdinger of an engineering feat 16 17 The theater roof consists of a Vierendeel truss that rests on two girders one weighing 89 short tons 79 long tons 81 t and the other weighing 109 short tons 97 long tons 99 t These girders were the heaviest in any building at the time and they had to be delivered in several pieces from the factory itself an intricate operation 16 According to Mielziner the large trusses above the Minskoff s roof provided a clear example of what expense a builder is willing to go to get that extra rentable space 3 History EditConstruction Edit Sam Minskoff amp Sons had hired Kahn and Jacobs to design One Astor Plaza in 1967 18 17 having acquired the site the previous year 19 At the time city officials were encouraging the westward expansion of office towers in Manhattan There were few efforts to preserve existing Broadway theaters since theatrical experts believed the existing theaters all built before World War II were functionally obsolete 17 20 Consequently the plans for One Astor Plaza initially did not include a theater 16 17 The Minskoffs had applied for zoning amendments for their new tower and a member of the New Yaork City Planning Commission CPC notified the Urban Design Group UDG about the application This brought the attention of New York City mayor John Lindsay a fan of Broadway theater The UDG proposed that One Astor Plaza include a theater a suggestion that the Minskoffs initially opposed However the Minskoffs ultimately relented after appealing to CPC chairman Donald H Elliott then to mayor Lindsay 17 In October 1967 the CPC proposed the Special Theater District Zoning Amendment which gave zoning bonuses to office building developers who included theaters 21 22 23 The proposed legislation would directly allow theaters in One Astor Plaza and the Uris Building 24 25 which would be the first completely new Broadway theaters since the Mark Hellinger Theatre was completed in 1930 26 27 b The CPC approved the theater amendment that November 6 24 29 and the New York City Board of Estimate gave final approval to the proposal the next month 30 31 As planning progressed members of the Broadway theatre industry expressed concerns that theatrical experts had not been consulted in the design of One Astor Plaza s theater 32 In March 1968 the CPC scheduled a public hearing to determine whether the Astor and Uris theater permits should be approved including a second theater in the Uris Building 31 Six parties testified in favor the Shubert Organization the largest operator of Broadway theaters was the only dissenting speaker 33 The CPC approved the theater over the Shuberts objections 27 34 as did the Board of Estimate 35 Albert W Selden had tentatively agreed to lease the Broadway theater in One Astor Plaza 28 36 Mayor Lindsay attended the groundbreaking ceremony for One Astor Plaza on October 10 1968 37 38 The inclusion of the Broadway theater and the complex engineering involved in the project delayed the building s construction Although Minskoff amp Sons president Jerome Minskoff had agreed to the theater as our way of paying the city back he said this had increased costs by up to 30 percent from 55 to 70 million 16 39 Furthermore Selden insisted that a modern technical system be installed in the new theater which would add 400 000 to the cost 40 By 1971 though the theater was almost complete it was still not officially named 41 The next August the theater s first production was announced a revival of the comedy Irene 42 43 The developers informed Broadway producers that any production in the theater would need 21 000 a week to break even 44 1970s Edit The facade of the theater from Times Square at the base of One Astor Plaza Theatrical historian Ken Bloom described most of the Minskoff s earliest productions as a series of concerts ballets and flop musicals 45 The theater hosted several previews of Irene in early 1973 prior to the venue s official opening 46 The Minskoff officially opened with that musical on March 13 1973 47 48 Within five months several dancers reported being injured when they fell on the stage and Actors Equity threatened to prohibit its dancers from performing there 49 prompting the theater s operators to make improvements to the stage 50 Irene lost money despite its popularity with audiences 51 52 and it ultimately closed in September 1974 with 605 performances 46 52 It was followed by two concerts in late 1974 53 Charles Aznavour in a solo concert 54 55 as well as Tony Bennett and Lena Horne performing together 56 57 Henry Fonda s solo show Clarence Darrow arrived in March 1975 58 59 followed by Bette Midler s Clams on the Half Shell Revue that April 60 61 and Pearl Bailey and Billy Daniels s production of Hello Dolly in November 62 63 The Minskoff hosted the rock musical Rockabye Hamlet which flopped with seven performances in February 1976 64 65 The Dutch National Ballet made its United States debut at the Minskoff in November 1976 66 67 and the Chinese Acrobats of Taiwan performed the same month 68 69 The Merce Cunningham Dance Company had a brief engagement in January 1977 70 71 and the Minskoff hosted the final performances of the long running musical Pippin which transferred from the Imperial later that year 72 73 Further live appearances included Cleo Laine s concert Cleo on Broadway in October 1977 74 75 the laser light show Star Wars Concert Live in December 1977 53 76 and the Murray Louis Dance Company with Rudolf Nureyev in April 1978 77 78 Two short lived musicals appeared at the Minskoff in 1978 53 Peter Udell and Gary Geld s Angel with five performances 79 80 and Jacob Brackman and Peter Link s King of Hearts with 48 performances 81 82 That December the theater hosted a short run of the ice skating show Ice Dancing 83 84 Bejart Ballet performed at the Minskoff for three weeks in March 1979 85 86 and the musical Got Tu Go Disco ran for eight performances that June 87 88 The Minskoff staged further live performances in late 1979 83 including appearances from Shirley Bassey in September 89 90 Engelbert in November 91 92 and the Chinese Acrobats amp Magicians of Taiwan in December 93 94 At the time because no hits had opened at the Minskoff Theatre after Irene closed the Minskoff family was negotiating to have the Nederlander Organization take over the theater 95 Ultimately in November 1979 Jerome Minskoff and James M Nederlander agreed to jointly operate the theater 96 1980s and 1990s Edit In 1980 the Minskoff hosted a revival of the musical West Side Story 97 98 which lasted for 333 performances 99 100 The next year Irene Saez of Venezuela was crowned the winner of the Miss Universe 1981 pageant at the Minskoff 101 and David Merrick s musical 42nd Street was performed at the theater on CBS s Miss Universe telecast 102 103 A revival of the musical Can Can lasted five performances in April 1981 104 105 and Joseph Papp s production of The Pirates of Penzance relocated from the Uris to the Minskoff that August 106 107 running for a year and three months 108 109 Alan Jay Lerner s musical Dance a Little Closer closed on opening night in May 1983 110 and the musical Marilyn An American Fable fared little better running for 16 performances that November 111 112 When One Astor Plaza was sold in 1984 to Tishman Speyer and the Equitable Life Assurance Society Jerome Minskoff and James Nederlander negotiated a long term lease for the theater 113 114 The musical The Tap Dance Kid relocated from the Broadhurst to the Minskoff in March 1984 115 closing the next year after 669 total performances 116 117 Subsequently the Minskoff hosted three live appearances in early 1986 83 the singer Patti LaBelle 118 119 the folk group Peter Paul and Mary 120 121 and the vocal groups The Temptations and The Four Tops 122 123 The musical Sweet Charity opened in April 1986 124 125 and subsequently had 368 performances 124 126 During the run of Sweet Charity the Minskoff hosted its first Tony Awards the 1986 edition 127 The musical Teddy amp Alice lasted for 77 performances after opening in late 1987 128 129 and the long running Cabaret transferred from the Imperial early the next year 130 131 The Minskoff then hosted the 1988 Tony Awards 132 133 immediately after Cabaret ended that June 134 The Minskoff s last show of the 1980s was the musical Black and Blue which opened in January 1989 135 136 and had 829 performances over two years 137 138 The Minskoff once again hosted the Tony Awards in 1991 139 140 followed that November by a limited run of the musical Peter Pan 141 142 The Polish musical Metro flopped in April 1992 with 24 performances 143 144 and the theater was largely empty until February 1993 when it was used for a taping of a Great Performances episode about Black and Blue 145 A revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber s musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat came to the theater in November 1993 146 147 running for six months 148 Another musical by Lloyd Webber Sunset Boulevard opened at the Minskoff in November 1994 149 150 During the run of Sunset Boulevard the 49th Tony Awards were hosted at the Minskoff in 1995 151 152 Sunset Boulevard ran for two years closing in March 1997 with 977 performances 153 154 The musical The Scarlet Pimpernel then opened at the Minskoff in November 1997 155 156 After receiving negative criticism 157 the producers revised the musical over eight days in October 1998 158 the modified musical ran through May 1999 157 159 This was followed in October by Saturday Night Fever 160 161 which ran through December 2000 162 2000s to present Edit Lobby view The Minskoff s first production of the 21st century was The Adventures of Tom Sawyer which opened in April 2001 163 164 and failed after 21 performances 165 166 The empty theater was used for a tribute to the late composer Lee Strasberg in February 2002 167 The Minskoff did not have another production until December 2002 when the musical Dance of the Vampires opened 168 169 The show lost its entire 12 million investment making it one of the most expensive flops in Broadway history 170 and closed after 56 performances 170 171 The Minskoff again stood empty until February 2004 when the musical Fiddler on the Roof was revived 172 173 it ran for 781 performances 174 By then some figures in the theatrical industry had begun to believe that the Minskoff was an unlucky theater as it had rarely hosted a profitable show Several of the longer lasting shows such as Irene and Sunset Boulevard had closed at a loss 175 In November 2005 the long running musical The Lion King was booked for the Minskoff having been forced to relocate after eight years at Disney s New Amsterdam Theatre 176 The theater was then renovated to accommodate The Lion King 177 which changed theaters in June 2006 178 179 The Lion King has run continuously at the Minskoff since its relocation 175 A new set within the Minskoff Theatre was created in 2007 for the syndicated news magazine The Insider which broadcast there for a year 180 181 In addition starting in 2011 the Minskoff has hosted the Jimmy Awards for high school students every June 182 183 The Lion King became Broadway s highest grossing musical ever in 2014 184 185 and it became the third longest running Broadway production in 2015 after overtaking the previous record holder Cats 186 187 c As part of a settlement with the United States Department of Justice in 2014 the Nederlanders agreed to improve disabled access at their nine Broadway theaters including the Minskoff 188 189 Subsequently the Nederlanders added restroom stalls in 2017 the renovation took place when The Lion King was running 190 The Lion King achieved the box office record for a show at the Minskoff Theatre grossing 3 696 977 over twelve performances for the week ending January 2 2019 191 The theater closed on March 12 2020 due to the COVID 19 pandemic 192 It reopened on September 14 2021 with performances of The Lion King 193 194 The pandemic had also forced the cancellation of two Jimmy Awards ceremonies at the theater the 2020 edition which was scrapped entirely and the 2021 edition which was hosted online 195 Notable productions EditProductions are listed by the year of their first performance 196 13 1973 Irene 46 197 1974 Charles Aznavour on Broadway 54 55 1974 Tony amp Lena Sing 56 57 1975 Bette Midler s Clams on the Half Shell Revue 60 61 1975 Hello Dolly 62 63 1976 Rockabye Hamlet 64 198 1976 Debbie 199 1976 1978 Dutch National Ballet 200 1977 Merce Cunningham Dance Company 70 1977 Pippin 72 73 1977 Cleo on Broadway 74 75 1978 Angel 79 198 1978 King of Hearts 81 198 1979 Bejart Ballet of the Twentieth Century 85 86 1979 Shirley Bassey on Broadway 89 90 1979 Engelbert on Broadway 91 92 1980 West Side Story 99 201 1981 Miss Universe 1981 202 1981 Can Can 104 201 1981 The Pirates of Penzance 109 201 1983 Dance a Little Closer 203 201 1983 Marilyn An American Fable 111 201 1984 The Tap Dance Kid 116 117 1986 Patti LaBelle 118 119 1986 Peter Paul amp Mary From Bleecker to Broadway 120 121 1986 The Temptations and The Four Tops 122 123 1986 Sweet Charity 124 126 1987 Teddy amp Alice 128 201 1988 Cabaret 134 131 1989 Black and Blue 137 201 1991 Peter Pan 141 142 1992 Metro 143 144 1993 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat 148 147 1994 Sunset Boulevard 153 204 1997 The Scarlet Pimpernel 205 204 1999 Saturday Night Fever 162 204 2001 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 165 45 2002 Dance of the Vampires 171 45 2004 Fiddler on the Roof 174 2006 The Lion King 206 References EditNotes Edit a b This capacity is approximate and may vary depending on the show The Hellinger was initially a movie theater and did not become a Broadway venue until 1949 The Lunt Fontanne Theatre and Palace Theatre were converted from movies to Broadway theaters afterward but both theater buildings are physically older than the Hellinger 26 The 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Broadway Musical Original IBDB Archived from the original on December 13 2021 Retrieved February 8 2022 Pippin Broadway Imperial Theatre 1972 Playbill Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 a b Pippin to Close Sunday The New York Times June 10 1977 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 a b The Broadway League October 5 1977 Cleo on Broadway Broadway Special Original IBDB Archived from the original on January 20 2022 Retrieved January 20 2022 Cleo on Broadway Broadway Minskoff Theatre 1977 Playbill Archived from the original on January 20 2022 Retrieved January 20 2022 a b Palmer Robert October 7 1977 Jazz Cleo Laine Sings The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 Johnston Laurie December 27 1977 Laser Expert Uses Light as His Palette and the Sky as His Canvas The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 Kisselgoff Anna April 12 1978 Ballet Nureyev Dances Two World Premieres The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 Robins Wayne April 12 1978 Dance Premier fireworks Newsday p 176 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 via newspapers com a b The Broadway League May 10 1978 Angel Broadway Musical Original IBDB Archived from the original on January 20 2022 Retrieved January 20 2022 Angel Broadway Minskoff Theatre 1978 Playbill Archived from the original on January 20 2022 Retrieved January 20 2022 Eder Richard May 11 1978 Stage Angel Turns Wolfe Into Music The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 a b The Broadway League October 22 1978 King of Hearts Broadway Musical Original IBDB Archived from the original on January 20 2022 Retrieved January 20 2022 King of Hearts Broadway Minskoff Theatre 1978 Playbill Archived from the original on January 20 2022 Retrieved January 20 2022 Klein Alvin October 23 1988 Theater It s a King of Hearts With a Nice Touch The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 a b c Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 331 Curry s Ice Dancing Moves to Minskoff Back Stage Vol 19 no 50 December 16 1978 p 55 ProQuest 963195444 a b The Broadway League March 6 1979 Bejart Ballet of the Twentieth Century Broadway Special Original IBDB Archived from the original on January 20 2022 Retrieved January 20 2022 Bejart Ballet of the Twentieth Century Broadway Minskoff Theatre 1979 Playbill Archived from the original on January 20 2022 Retrieved January 20 2022 a b Kisselgoff Anna March 7 1979 Dance Bejart Opens With Bolero and Life The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 The Broadway League June 25 1979 Got Tu Go Disco Broadway Musical Original IBDB Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 Got Tu Go Disco Broadway Minskoff Theatre 1979 Playbill Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 Lawson Carol July 4 1979 News of the Theater The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 a b The Broadway League September 10 1979 Shirley Bassey Broadway Special Original IBDB Archived from the original on January 20 2022 Retrieved January 20 2022 Shirley Bassey Broadway Minskoff Theatre 1979 Playbill Archived from the original on January 20 2022 Retrieved January 20 2022 a b Wilson John S September 12 1979 Pop Shirley Bassey The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 a b The Broadway League November 9 1979 Engelbert Humperdinck on Broadway Broadway Special Original IBDB Archived from the original on January 20 2022 Retrieved January 20 2022 Engelbert Humperdinck on Broadway Broadway Minskoff Theatre 1979 Playbill Archived from the original on January 20 2022 Retrieved January 20 2022 a b Pop Engelbert a Singer The New York Times November 11 1979 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 Kisselgoff Anna December 20 1979 Acrobats of Taiwan Open Holiday Run at Minskoff The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 Coming Up New York Daily News December 12 1979 p 573 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 via newspapers com Legitimate Nederlander May Get Minskoff N Y Shift Peter Pan Variety Vol 296 no 6 September 12 1979 p 105 ProQuest 1401364761 Lawson Carol November 7 1979 News of the Theater Geraldine Fitzgerald Heads for Broadway The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 le Sourd Jacques February 16 1980 West Side Story proves it s a classic The Journal News p 4 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 via newspapers com Kerr Walter February 15 1980 Theater West Side Story Returns Growing Younger The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 a b The Broadway League February 14 1980 West Side Story Broadway Musical 1980 Revival IBDB Archived from the original on January 20 2022 Retrieved January 20 2022 West Side Story Broadway Minskoff Theatre 1980 Playbill Archived from the original on January 20 2022 Retrieved January 20 2022 Lawson Carol October 3 1980 Broadway Saint Subber coming back with Himalayas play starring Sheen The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 Melia John LaRosa Paul July 21 1981 Miss Venezuela s the winner New York Daily News p 180 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 via newspapers com Lawson Carol June 26 1981 Broadway Orson Bean to make directing debut with play by Casey Kelly The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 Kaufman Bill July 19 1981 It s New York s turn Newsday pp 342 394 395 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 via newspapers com a b The Broadway League April 30 1981 Can Can Broadway Musical 1981 Revival IBDB Archived from the original on January 20 2022 Retrieved January 20 2022 Can Can Broadway Minskoff Theatre 1981 Playbill Archived from the original on January 20 2022 Retrieved January 20 2022 Revived Can Can Closes After Five Performances The New York Times May 4 1981 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 Rich Frank September 30 1981 Stage New Cast at Helm of Pirates of Penzance The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 Smith Bruce August 13 1981 The new pirates cove New York Daily News p 77 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 via newspapers com Pirates set for final bow and stern New York Daily News November 27 1982 p 138 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 via newspapers com a b The Broadway League January 8 1981 The Pirates of Penzance Broadway Musical 1981 Revival IBDB Archived from the original on January 20 2022 Retrieved January 20 2022 Dance Closer Ends The New York Times May 13 1983 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 a b The Broadway League November 20 1983 Marilyn Broadway Musical Original IBDB Archived from the original on January 20 2022 Retrieved January 20 2022 Marilyn Broadway Minskoff Theatre 1983 Playbill Archived from the original on January 20 2022 Retrieved January 20 2022 Marilyn Closing The New York Times December 3 1983 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 Legitimate Astor Plaza Sold Theater Is Staying Variety Vol 315 no 11 July 12 1984 p 7 ProQuest 1438412171 Depalma Anthony July 25 1984 About Real Estate Broadway s 1 Astor Plaza Is Sold in Syndication Deal The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 6 2022 Retrieved February 6 2022 Chadwick Bruce March 8 1984 Tap Dance Kid to a new home New York Daily News p 329 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 via newspapers com a b The Broadway League December 21 1983 The Tap Dance Kid Broadway Musical Original IBDB Archived from the original on January 16 2022 Retrieved January 20 2022 The Tap Dance Kid Broadway Broadhurst Theatre 1983 Playbill Archived from the original on January 17 2022 Retrieved January 20 2022 a b Tap Dance Kid Closing The New York Times August 7 1985 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 a b The Broadway League February 18 1986 Patti LaBelle Broadway Special Original IBDB Archived from the original on January 19 2022 Retrieved January 19 2022 Patti LaBelle Broadway Minskoff Theatre 1986 Playbill Archived from the original on January 20 2022 Retrieved January 19 2022 a b Holden Stephen February 23 1986 Music Patti LaBelle s Show The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 a b The Broadway League March 18 1986 Peter Paul amp Mary From Bleecker to Broadway Broadway Special Original IBDB Archived from the original on January 19 2022 Retrieved January 19 2022 Peter Paul amp Mary From Bleecker to Broadway Broadway Minskoff Theatre 1986 Playbill Archived from the original on January 20 2022 Retrieved January 19 2022 a b Holden Stephen March 20 1986 Pop Peter Paul and Mary The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on March 27 2019 Retrieved February 8 2022 a b The Broadway League March 25 1986 The Temptations and The Four Tops Broadway Special Original IBDB Archived from the original on January 19 2022 Retrieved January 19 2022 The Temptations The Four Tops Broadway Minskoff Theatre 1986 Playbill Archived from the original on January 20 2022 Retrieved January 19 2022 a b Pareles Jon March 28 1986 Where the Audience Counts as Much as the Comics The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 a b c The Broadway League April 27 1986 Sweet Charity Broadway Musical 1986 Revival IBDB Archived from the original on January 19 2022 Retrieved January 19 2022 Sweet Charity Broadway Minskoff Theatre 1986 Playbill Archived from the original on January 20 2022 Retrieved January 19 2022 leSourd Jacques April 28 1986 Charity is still a mighty sweet revival The Herald Statesman pp 15 18 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 via newspapers com a b Sweet Charity to Close The New York Times March 11 1987 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 Nemy Enid June 2 1986 Five Tonys Are Won by Drood The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 a b The Broadway League November 12 1987 Teddy amp Alice Broadway Musical Original IBDB Archived from the original on January 19 2022 Retrieved January 19 2022 Teddy amp Alice Broadway Minskoff Theatre 1987 Playbill Archived from the original on January 19 2022 Retrieved January 19 2022 Teddy and Alice to Close The New York Times January 12 1988 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 Nelsen Don January 19 1988 Cabaret Moves New York Daily News p 441 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 via newspapers com a b Cabaret to Switch Theaters The New York Times January 12 1988 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 O Connor John J June 7 1988 Reviews Television Tony Awards Show A Hard Sell Commercial The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 Fetherston Drew June 6 1988 U S Fares Well With Tonys Newsday p 9 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 via newspapers com a b The Broadway League October 22 1987 Cabaret Broadway Musical 1987 Revival IBDB Archived from the original on December 13 2021 Retrieved January 19 2022 Cabaret Broadway Imperial Theatre 1987 Playbill Archived from the original on January 19 2022 Retrieved January 19 2022 Rich Frank January 27 1989 Review Theater Black Blues and Jazz The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 Winer Linda January 27 1989 Leaving Broadway Black and Blue Newsday p 185 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 via newspapers com a b The Broadway League January 26 1989 Black and Blue Broadway Musical Original IBDB Archived from the original on January 19 2022 Retrieved January 19 2022 Black and Blue Broadway Minskoff Theatre 1989 Playbill Archived from the original on January 19 2022 Retrieved January 19 2022 Black and Blue Closes The New York Times January 23 1991 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 Rothstein Mervyn June 3 1991 Yonkers and Will Rogers Win the Top Tony Awards The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 Tonys cap a year of controversy with celebration New York Daily News June 3 1991 p 230 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 via newspapers com a b The Broadway League November 26 1991 Peter Pan Broadway Musical 1991 Revival IBDB Archived from the original on January 19 2022 Retrieved January 19 2022 Peter Pan Broadway Minskoff Theatre 1991 Playbill Archived from the original on January 20 2022 Retrieved January 19 2022 a b Richards David November 10 1991 Arts and Entertainment Theater The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 a b The Broadway League April 16 1992 Metro Broadway Musical Original IBDB Archived from the original on January 19 2022 Retrieved January 19 2022 a b Metro Closes at Minskoff The New York Times April 28 1992 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 O Connor John J February 17 1993 Review Television Pros Old and Young In Broadway Blues The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 Brantley Ben November 11 1993 Review Theater Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Joseph And His Brothers To Music The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 a b Wilson Edwin November 17 1993 Theater Beneath the Bluegrass Wall Street Journal p A20 ISSN 0099 9660 ProQuest 398504973 a b The Broadway League November 10 1993 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Broadway Musical 1993 Revival IBDB Archived from the original on January 19 2022 Retrieved January 19 2022 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Broadway Minskoff Theatre 1993 Playbill Archived from the original on January 19 2022 Retrieved January 19 2022 O Haire Patricia Roura Phil Furse Jane November 18 1994 B way basks in Sunset New York Daily News p 2091 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 via newspapers com Richards David November 18 1994 Theater Review Sunset Boulevard Boulevard Of Broken Dreams The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 le Sourd Jacques June 5 1995 Sunset Love are Tony s best The Daily Item pp 19 21 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 via newspapers com The 1995 Tony Winners The New York Times June 6 1995 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 a b The Broadway League November 17 1994 Sunset Boulevard Broadway Musical Original IBDB Archived from the original on January 19 2022 Retrieved January 19 2022 Sunset Boulevard Broadway Minskoff Theatre 1994 Playbill Archived from the original on January 20 2022 Retrieved January 19 2022 Grimes William February 4 1997 For Sunset Boulevard It s the End of the Road The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 O Toole Fintan November 10 1997 Pimpernel cuts with a dull blade though musical s star shines New York Daily News pp 597 598 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 via newspapers com Brantley Ben November 10 1997 Theater Review Two Faces And Both In Trouble The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 332 Canby Vincent November 15 1998 Theater Finally a Dandy of a Pimpernel The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 Gold Sylviane January 31 1999 Theater Giving Mouth to Mouth to The Pimpernel The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 Brantley Ben October 22 1999 Theater Review Singed by a Disco Inferno The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 Kuchwara Michael October 23 1999 Barely stayin alive The Post Star p 28 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 via newspapers com a b The Broadway League October 21 1999 Saturday Night Fever Broadway Musical Original IBDB Archived from the original on January 19 2022 Retrieved January 19 2022 Saturday Night Fever Broadway Minskoff Theatre 1999 Playbill Archived from the original on January 19 2022 Retrieved January 19 2022 Winer Linda April 27 2001 This Tom Sawyer Is For the Kids Newsday pp 99 114 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 via newspapers com Weber Bruce April 27 2001 Theater Review An Older and Calmer Tom Sawyer The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 a b The Broadway League April 26 2001 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Broadway Musical Original IBDB Archived from the original on January 19 2022 Retrieved January 19 2022 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Broadway Minskoff Theatre 2001 Playbill Archived from the original on January 20 2022 Retrieved January 19 2022 Salinas Tom May 17 2001 Sunday Bloody Sunday Three B way show to close Back Stage Vol 42 no 19 p 2 ProQuest 221062668 Lyons Charles February 24 2002 Thesps pay tribute to Strasberg Variety Vol 386 no 1 p 64 ProQuest 236299510 Brantley Ben December 10 2002 Theater Review It Ain t Over Till the Goth Vampire Sings The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 Winer Linda December 10 2002 Seductive Vampire Is of Mixed Blood Newsday pp 96 97 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 via newspapers com a b McKinley Jesse January 16 2003 Dance of the Vampires a 12 Million Broadway Failure Is Closing The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 a b The Broadway League December 9 2002 Dance of the Vampires Broadway Musical Original IBDB Archived from the original on January 19 2022 Retrieved January 19 2022 Dance of the Vampires Broadway Minskoff Theatre 2002 Playbill Archived from the original on January 20 2022 Retrieved January 19 2022 Brantley Ben February 27 2004 Theater Review A Cozy Little McShtetl The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 Winer Linda February 27 2004 Creatively fiddling Newsday pp 105 106 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 via newspapers com a b The Broadway League February 26 2004 Fiddler on the Roof Broadway Musical 2004 Revival IBDB Archived from the original on January 19 2022 Retrieved January 19 2022 Fiddler on the Roof Broadway Minskoff Theatre 2004 Playbill Archived from the original on January 20 2022 Retrieved January 19 2022 a b At This Theatre Minskoff Theatre Playbill February 15 1926 Archived from the original on February 9 2022 Retrieved December 30 2021 McKinley Jesse November 11 2005 Lion King Picks New Home to Make Room for Mary Poppins The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on February 8 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 Disney transforms theatre for Lion King Prince George Citizen June 24 2006 p 28 ProQuest 361809011 Gans Andrew June 13 2006 Circle of Life Lion King Reopens at the Minskoff Theatre June 13 Playbill Archived from the original on October 19 2021 Retrieved October 16 2021 Changing Lion s den Variety June 11 2006 Archived from the original on 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