Stephen Sondheim Theatre, Broadway theatre in Manhattan, United States
The Stephen Sondheim Theatre is a theater building on West 43rd Street in Manhattan with a preserved neoclassical facade dating from 1918. The auditorium spreads over several levels and offers room for about 1050 visitors.
The theater opened in 1918 as Henry Miller's Theatre and served for decades as a venue for demanding performances on Broadway. The building was completely renewed in 2009, with the historic entrance facade retained.
The house bears the name of composer Stephen Sondheim since 2010, whose work continues to shape American musical theater. His influence appears in the theater's regular staging of sophisticated musicals that rely on complex storytelling and intricate melodies.
The theater sits in the Theater District between Sixth Avenue and Broadway and has barrier-free entrances and seating for persons with limited mobility. Performances usually take place in the evening, with additional afternoon shows offered on weekends.
The 2009 reconstruction became one of the first Broadway theaters to meet the LEED Gold standard for sustainable building through underground construction and water-saving measures. Large parts of the interior were made from recycled materials, which remains uncommon for historic theater buildings.
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