Ford Center for the Performing Arts

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Ford Center for the Performing Arts was a major Broadway theater in New York City, later renamed the Lyric Theatre, known for hosting large-scale musical productions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Broadway theatre
theatre building
associatedWith Times Square redevelopment
borough Manhattan
category Broadway theatres in Manhattan
Theatres completed in 1998
city New York NERFINISHED
country United States of America
createdBy combining two historic theatre interiors
designedFor large-scale musical productions
formedFrom Apollo Theatre (original 1920 house) NERFINISHED
Lyric Theatre (original 1903 house) NERFINISHED
hasBalconySeating true
hasOrchestraSeating true
hasOrnateInterior true
hasProsceniumStage true
isBroadwayHouse true
isCommercialTheatre true
laterRenamedAs Foxwoods Theatre NERFINISHED
Hilton Theatre NERFINISHED
Lyric Theatre NERFINISHED
locatedIn Manhattan
New York City
locatedOn West 42nd Street NERFINISHED
neighborhood Theatre District NERFINISHED
notableFor hosting technologically complex productions
large stage and auditorium
notableProduction 42nd Street (revival) NERFINISHED
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang NERFINISHED
Ragtime NERFINISHED
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark NERFINISHED
Young Frankenstein NERFINISHED
opened 1998
openedAs Ford Center for the Performing Arts NERFINISHED
ownerDuringOpening Livent NERFINISHED
partOf Broadway theatre district NERFINISHED
primaryUse musical theatre
renovated late 1990s
seatingCapacity approximately 1900
state New York
streetAddress 213 West 42nd Street
subsequentOwner Ambassador Theatre Group NERFINISHED
Clear Channel Entertainment NERFINISHED
Jujamcyn Theaters NERFINISHED
Live Nation NERFINISHED
Nederlander Organization NERFINISHED
SFX Entertainment NERFINISHED
successorName Lyric Theatre (current Broadway theatre) NERFINISHED

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Lyric Theatre formerName Ford Center for the Performing Arts
James M. Nederlander Theatre formerName Ford Center for the Performing Arts
this entity surface form: Ford Center for the Performing Arts Oriental Theatre
Ragtime broadwayTheatre Ford Center for the Performing Arts
The Addams Family (Broadway musical) tryoutTheatre Ford Center for the Performing Arts
this entity surface form: Ford Center for the Performing Arts Oriental Theatre