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| Established | November 15, 2022 |
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| Location | 145
West 45th Street Midtown Manhattan, New York City |
| Coordinates | 40°45′27″N 73°59′04″W / 40.75755°N 73.98434°W |
| Founder | Julie Boardman and Diane Nicoletti [1] |
| Website |
themuseumofbroadway |
The Museum of Broadway, on 145 West 45th Street in Times Square, [2] is the first permanent for-profit museum dedicated to documenting the history and experience of Broadway theatre and its profound influence upon shaping Midtown Manhattan and Times Square. [3] The museum covers more than three hundred years of Broadway history, including costumes and props from more than 500 productions. [4] [5] The Museum of Broadway was founded in collaboration with Playbill, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, the Billy Rose Theatre Division at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, the Al Hirschfeld Foundation, Goodspeed Musicals, Creative Goods, and Concord Theatricals. [6]
Following a decade of planning for the museum as a means of bringing a new audience to Broadway amid an era of interactive museums, the museum opened on November 15, 2022. [7] It was originally scheduled to open in 2020, but its construction and development were delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. [6] The 26,000-square-foot (2,400 m2) museum comprises three sections: The Map Room, featuring a short film that outlines the history of theater in New York and the location of the extant theatres, a two-floor Broadway timeline, and the Making of a Broadway Show. [1]
References
- ^ a b Lunden, Jeff (November 26, 2022). "The Museum of Broadway reveals the show behind the show". NPR. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
- ^ Rahmanan, Anna (June 14, 2022). "Exclusive: The Museum of Broadway has an official opening date!". TimeOut. New York. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ^ Recker, Jane (June 17, 2022). "The First-Ever Broadway Museum Makes Its Debut". Smithsonian. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ^ Bahr, Sarah (November 29, 2022). "The Museum of Broadway Is Open. Here Are 10 Highlights". The New York Times. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
- ^ Andrew Gans; Roberto Araujo (November 17, 2022). "Watch: Go Inside the Interactive, Multi-Level Museum of Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ^ a b Zornosa, Laura (August 16, 2021). "Museum of Broadway in Times Square Sets New Opening Date". The New York Times. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ^ Fierberg, Ruthie (June 22, 2023). "What it took to create the Museum of Broadway". Retrieved July 3, 2023.
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