Apollo Theatre (42nd Street)
Former theater in Manhattan, New York / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the theater on 125th Street, see Apollo Theater. For other uses, see Apollo (disambiguation).
The Apollo Theatre was a Broadway theatre whose entrance was located at 223 West 42nd Street in Manhattan, New York City, while the theatre proper was on 43rd Street. It was demolished in 1996 and provided part of the site for the new Ford Center for the Performing Arts, now known as the Lyric Theatre.
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New Apollo Theatre, Academy Theatre, Bryant Theatre | |
Address | 223 W. 42nd Street[1] Manhattan, New York City United States |
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Coordinates | 40.7569°N 73.9877°W / 40.7569; -73.9877 |
Type | Broadway theatre |
Current use | Lyric Theatre |
Construction | |
Opened | November 17, 1920[2] |
Demolished | 1996 |
Years active | 1920–1990 |
Architect | Eugene De Rosa |
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