Hudson Theatre
The Hudson Theatre in 2003.
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| Address | 139-141 West 44th Street New York City United States |
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| Owner | Millennium & Copthorne Hotels |
| Operator | Ambassador Theatre Group |
| Capacity | 970 |
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| Opened | 1903 |
| Reopened | 2017 |
| Architect | J.B. McElfatrick & Son; Israels & Harder |
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Hudson Theatre
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| NRHP Reference # | 16000780 |
| Added to NRHP | November 15, 2016 |
The Hudson Theatre is a Broadway theater located at 139-141 West 44th Street, between Times Square and 6th Avenue, New York City. Opened in 1903, it became a leading theatrical venue before also serving in later years as a network radio and television studio, a night club, and a corporate event space. It is reopening as a Broadway theater on February 11, 2017.
In December 2015, it was announced that the UK-based Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) had signed a long term lease on the theater. The company plans to invest in a multimillion-dollar refurbishment of the venue, bringing it back into full-time use as a Broadway playhouse. The theater is owned by Millennium & Copthorne Hotels.
In 2016 the Hudson Theatre was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The architectural firm of J. B. McElfatrick & Son made initial drawings for the Hudson Theatre in 1902, but the firm of Israels & Harder took the project over by 1903. When the Hudson opened, on October 19 of that year with Ethel Barrymore starring in Cousin Kate, it had a number of distinctive architectural features, including an unusually large foyer, a triple-domed ceiling, and a system of diffused lighting. Built by theatrical producer Henry B. Harris, his wife managed the theatre after his death on the RMS Titanic.
From the 1930s through the 1950s the theater served as a radio and television studio, originally as a CBS Radio Playhouse from 1937 to 1950, until NBC purchased it in 1950, where Broadway Open House and The Kate Smith Hour originated. In 1954, it became home to The Tonight Show with host Steve Allen.
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