Manhattan · NYC landmark
Music Box Theatre
239-247 West 45th Street · Manhattan, New York City
Explore the home Irving Berlin and Sam Harris created for musical revues, with a columned facade visible from the street.
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NYFE Summary
Producer Sam Harris promised Irving Berlin a theater if he would write a musical revue. Berlin supplied The Music Box Revue, then wrote new editions each year. Later productions included Of Thee I Sing, the first musical to win the Pulitzer Prize.
A recessed gallery with tall columns spans the front above the entrance. Arched dormer windows rise from the sloping roof. The design gives this playhouse the appearance of a country house among the surrounding commercial buildings.
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