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Belasco Theatre
111 West 44th Street · Manhattan, New York City
Explore David Belasco’s ideas about intimate drama, stage lighting and a theater designed around the audience.
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NYFE Summary
David Belasco used this theater as both a playhouse and a workshop for stage effects. He wanted the audience close to the actors, with an auditorium that felt more like a living room than a vast hall. He also kept an apartment above the theater.
The rooms brought together decorative plaster, murals by Everett Shinn and elaborate lighting. Belasco tested staging and lighting techniques here that influenced other theaters. A restoration in 2010 renewed the historic interior.
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Check the operator’s current opening, admission and access information before travelling. Historic status does not guarantee public access to every interior.
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