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The Neil Simon Theatre is a well-known Broadway theatre located in midtown-Manhattan. Producers Alex Aarons and Vinton Freedley built the theatre, while famous architect Herbert J. Krapp designed it. Initially, both the producers combined their first names to name the theatre as “Alvin Theatre”. The doors of Neil Simon Theatre were opened on November 22, 1927 and the day was marked with George and Ira Gershwin's Funny Face starring Fred and Adele Astaire.
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250 West 52nd Street
New York, New York
10019
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As an aftermath of the Great Depression, the Aarons and Freedley were not able to maintain the venue and they lost control of the theatre in 1932. For some time, the building was even used as a radio studio by CBS. It was in 1977 that the Nederlander Organization purchased the building and it was renamed as “Neil Simon Theatre” in honor of America's most prolific playwright Neil Simon in 1983. Currently, the Neil Simon Theatre has high quality seating arrangement for approximately 1400 spectators.
Since 2000, the Neil Simon Theatre has been the home to two of Broadway’s most popular productions, namely The Music Man and Tony Award®-winning Best Musical, Hairspray. The historic building of Neil Simon Theatre was designated a New York City landmark in 1985. The Neil Simon Theatre is one of The Nederlander Organization’s nine Broadway theatres. This is the most popular venue for the residents of midtown-Manhattan for getting to see the best Broadway shows of the state.