Alvin Theatre

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Alvin Theatre was a historic Broadway playhouse in New York City, renowned for premiering numerous major American plays and musicals before being renamed the Neil Simon Theatre.

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Alvin Theatre canonical 15

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Broadway theatre
historic theatre
architect Herbert J. Krapp
buildingUse live stage performances
country United States of America
culturalRegion Broadway
dateRenamed 1983
genre dramatic theatre
musical theatre
heritage historic Broadway playhouse
inception 1927
locatedIn Manhattan
New York City
Broadway Theatre District
surface form: Theatre District, Manhattan

United States theatre scene
locatedOn West 52nd Street
namedAfter Alex A. Aarons
Vinton Freedley
namedForPortmanteauOf Alex A. Aarons
Vinton Freedley
notableFor premiering major American musicals
premiering major American plays
opened 1927
owner Alex A. Aarons
Vinton Freedley
partOf Broadway Theatre District
surface form: Broadway theatre district
production Annie
Anything Goes
Company
Funny Face
Porgy and Bess
The Odd Couple
renamedAs Neil Simon Theatre
significance important venue in 20th-century American theatre
state New York
status renamed
streetAddress 250 West 52nd Street
successor Neil Simon Theatre
theatreType proscenium theatre

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