{"id":2088,"date":"2025-04-11T21:27:57","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T18:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usa.camegone.com\/?p=2088"},"modified":"2025-07-23T22:55:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T19:55:08","slug":"minskoff-theatre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usa.camegone.com\/en\/theater\/minskoff-theatre\/","title":{"rendered":"Minskoff Theatre"},"content":{"rendered":"

Address:\u00a0200 W 45TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10036<\/p>\n

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Perched on the third floor of a 55-story office tower, the Minskoff opened on March 13, 1973, with an elaborate revival of the 1919 musical\u00a0Irene<\/em>\u00a0with Debbie Reynolds and Patsy Kelly. The theatre, with a spectacular view of the Great White Way, derives its name from Sam Minskoff and Sons, builders and owners of the high-rise that houses it, who run it with the Nederlander Organization.<\/p>\n

The theatre features a pedestrian arcade that runs from 44th to 45th Streets. Inside the spacious lobby, dual escalators take audiences to the third level of the Grand Foyer, where there are a coat check, concessions and bars. Additional escalators rise to the fourth, or orchestra, level. The stage is unique: All the flies are on the upstage wall instead of on the side wall.<\/p>\n

The theatre\u2019s current tenant,\u00a0The Lion King<\/em>,<\/em>\u00a0opened at the New Amsterdam but transferred here in June 2006. The most recent attractions here have been\u00a0Fiddler on the Roof<\/em>;<\/em>\u00a0Dance of the Vampires<\/em>;<\/em>\u00a0The Adventures of Tom Sawyer<\/em>;<\/em>\u00a0Saturday Night Fever<\/em>;<\/em>\u00a0The Scarlet Pimperne<\/em>l;\u00a0Sunset<\/em>\u00a0Boulevard<\/em>\u00a0(the house\u2019s seating capacity was enlarged to accommodate this Andrew Lloyd Webber hit); the revival of Lloyd Webber\u2019s\u00a0Joseph\u00a0<\/em>and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat<\/em>;<\/em>\u00a0Metro<\/em>, a spectacular musical from Poland; Cathy Rigby in a return engagement of\u00a0Peter Pan<\/em>;<\/em>\u00a0and the long-running revue\u00a0Black and Blue<\/em>,<\/em>\u00a0winner of three Tonys.<\/p>\n

Highlights of the 1980s included a well-received new production of\u00a0West Side Story<\/em>\u00a0starring Debbie Allen;\u00a0The Pirates of Penzance<\/em>, winner of three Tonys; three short-lived musicals\u2014Dance<\/em>\u00a0a Little Closer<\/em>,\u00a0Marilyn: An American Fable<\/em>,<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Teddy & Alice<\/em>;\u00a0The\u00a0<\/em>Tap Dance Kid<\/em>;\u00a0Sweet Charity<\/em>; and\u00a0Cabaret<\/em>. Personal appearances were made here by The Four Tops, The Temptations, Patti LaBelle, and Peter, Paul and Mary.<\/p>\n

During the 1970s, the Minskoff played host to\u00a0Charles Aznavour on Broadway<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Tony Bennett and Lena Horne Sing<\/em>. Henry Fonda starred in his one-man show,\u00a0Clarence Darrow<\/em>, and Bette Midler clowned in\u00a0Clams on the Half Shell<\/em>.<\/p>\n

In 1979, the theatre housed\u00a0B\u00e9jart: Ballet of the Twentieth Century,<\/em>\u00a0Got Tu Go Disco<\/em>, and\u00a0Englebert on Broadway<\/em>.<\/p>\n

In 1978, Rudolf Nureyev danced here, followed by\u00a0Angel<\/em>;<\/em>\u00a0a musical version of the play\u00a0Look Homeward, Angel<\/em>;<\/em>\u00a0the musical\u00a0King of Hearts<\/em>,<\/em>\u00a0based on the Alan Bates film; and\u00a0Ice Dancing<\/em>.<\/p>\n

In 1975, Pearl Bailey and Billy Daniels brought their production of\u00a0Hello, Dolly!<\/em>\u00a0to this theatre, followed by a rock version of\u00a0Hamlet<\/em>\u00a0called\u00a0Rockabye Hamlet,\u00a0<\/em>with Meat Loaf playing a priest. The Dutch National Ballet and Merce Cunningham and Dance Company played engagements, followed by\u00a0Pippin<\/em>,<\/em>\u00a0which moved here from the Imperial.<\/p>\n

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Information and photos taken from the site:\u00a0broadwaydirect.com\/theatre\/minskoff-theatre<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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