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Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

Globe Theatre (1910–1957)
Cigarette trading card showing the Globe Theatre, c. 1910s
Address	205 West 46th Street New York, New York United States
Coordinates	40°45′33″N 73°59′10″W / 40.75922°N 73.9861°W / 40.75922; -73.9861
Owner	Stahl Organization and Nederlander Organization
Operator	Nederlander Organization
Type	Broadway
Capacity	1,509
Production	Summer: The Donna Summer Musical
Construction
Opened	10 January 1910
Closed	1931
Reopened	5 May 1958
Rebuilt	1957
Years active	1910–1931 1958–present
Architect	Carrere & Hastings
Website
broadwaydirect.com/venue/lunt-fontanne-theatre/

Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in 2003

The Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (previously known as the Globe Theatre) is a Broadway theatre located at 205 West 46th Street in midtown-Manhattan.

History

Designed by the architect firm of Carrere and Hastings, it was built by producer Charles Dillingham and opened as the Globe Theatre (in honor of London's Shakespearean playhouse) on January 10, 1910 with a musical entitled The Old Town. Although it was situated on 46th street with a grand Beaux-Arts facade, it also had a small entrance on Broadway between 46th and 47th Streets. Most of the Globe's early shows were dramatic plays, including two revivals of La Dame aux Camélias. In the late teens and 1920s, the focus shifted to musicals.

The original design and construction called for the ceiling and the roof 20 feet above it to roll back to reveal starlight and keep the theatre cooler in summer. No other Broadway theatre had such a design. There is no record of it ever actually opening. Other innovations included seats being individually cooled by ice or heated by hot air from vents underneath.^[1]

In the 1930s, the Globe was converted into a movie house operated by the Brandt chain. City Playhouses Inc. (which consisted of developers Robert W. Dowling and William Zeckendorf) bought it in 1957 and had the firm Roche and Roche gut renovate it. Major changes were made, including the removal of the second balcony level, the Broadway entrance, and much of the original decor. It was rechristened the Lunt-Fontanne in honor of Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne and reopened on May 5, 1958 with Friedrich Dürrenmatt's The Visit, starring the distinguished theatrical couple.

In 1960, City Playhouses sold the theatre to producers Cy Feuer and Ernest H. Martin; they sold it on to developer Stanley Stahl in 1965.^[2][3][4] The theatre, which seats 1,415, is currently owned by the Stahl estate and the Nederlander Organization.

Production history

See also

• List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan from 59th to 110th Streets


• National Register of Historic Places listings in Manhattan above 59th to 110th Streets

References

Further reading

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  ISBN 0-486-40244-4
  


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  "The Globe Theatre Opens With Success". The New York Times. January 11, 1910.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.

• Official website


• 
  Lunt-Fontanne Theatre at the Internet Broadway Database
  


• New York City Architecture website


• Seating chart guide