47th Street Theatre
Off-Broadway theatre in Manhattan, New York
40°45′38″N 73°59′17″W / 40.7605°N 73.9881°W / 40.7605; -73.988147th Street Theatre is an Off Broadway theatre venue at 304 West 47th Street in New York City's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood. Built as Fire Engine Company No. 54 in 1888, it was designed by Napoleon LeBrun & Sons for the New York City Fire Department. It is a New York City designated landmark.[1]
By the early 1970s, the firehouse had been abandoned, and Miriam Colon revived the building as a home for the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater.[2][3] In 2007, the theater began showing productions of the Forbidden Broadway series of shows.[4] In June 2017, Spamilton, a parody of the musical Hamilton moved to the theatre from the Triad Theatre.[5]
References
- ^ "(Former) Fire Engine Company No. 54" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. November 18, 2008. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ Torres, Jose Chegui (July 16, 1978). "The firehouse and the dream". New York Daily News. p. Leisure-7. Retrieved May 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "47th Street Theatre". Time Out New York. April 14, 2010. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
- ^ Brantley, Ben (October 3, 2007). "Forbidden Broadway: Rude Awakening - Theater - Review". The New York Times. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
- ^ Baron, Tricia (June 20, 2017). "Spamilton Opens at 47th Street Theatre". Theatre Mania. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Firehouse, Engine Company 54.
- 47th Street Theatre at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
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