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The Theater Center

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Owner
  
Catherine Russell

Capacity
  
199

Phone
  
+1 212-921-7862

Type
  
Off-Broadway

Opened
  
22 May 2006

The Theater Center

Address
  
1627 Broadway, New York, NY 10019, USA

Productions
  
The Fantasticks, Perfect Crime

Similar
  
Westside Theatre, New World Stages, Astor Place Theatre, August Wilson Theatre, Ambassador Theatre

The Theater Center is a multi-theater entertainment complex located on the corner of 50th Street and Broadway in New York City.

History

The complex opened on May 22, 2006. It is a 20,000-square-foot (1,900 m2) state of the art entertainment center consisting of two theaters with a total seating capacity of 398, rehearsal studios, contemporary lobbies, WiFi, two bars with cabaret-style seating and two merchandise stands.

The Jerry Orbach Theater, named for the actor from Law & Order and the Broadway stage, houses a long-running revival of The Fantasticks, the world’s longest-running musical. Orbach was an original cast member of The Fantasticks. The Anne L. Bernstein Theater houses Perfect Crime, the longest-running non-musical play in the history of New York theater.

References

The Theater Center Wikipedia