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Ambassador Theater
Classically horseshoe shaped, the Ambassador's one of the most intimate large-sized venues on Broadway. If you're in town while Chicago is still playing, you'll feel every kick and hear every note Roxie Hart hits, even if you're in the cheap seats in the back.
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Biltmore Theater
Pockmarked in the 1980s by arson and vandalism, the once grand Biltmore seemed destined for the wrecking ball, despite its landmarked interior. A face-lift and fresh infusion of cash revived it in the 1990s, and now it's one of the premiere theaters on Broadway. Home to the Manhattan Theater Club, it covers American and European works.
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Bouwerie Lane Theater
An off-Broadway theatre venue that's presently inhabited by the Jean Cocteau Review, the Bouwerie was designed more than 100 years ago by Henry Engelbert. Its cast-iron facade is a rare standing example of the French Second Empire style. It was occupied by a bank and then in the 1960s converted to a theater, but nonetheless has great sight lines.
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Cherry Lane Theater
A theater with a distinctive charm hidden in the West Village, Cherry Lane has a long and distinguished history. It was started by poet Edna St Vincent Millay and has given a voice to numerous playwrights and actors over the years. It remains true to its mission of creating 'live' theater that's accessible to the public. Readings, plays and spoken-word performances rotate frequently.
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City Center
This red-domed wonder almost went the way of the wrecking ball in 1943, but was saved by preservationists, only to face extinction again when its major ballet companies departed for Lincoln Center. Today, this overlooked treasure hosts Paul Taylor Dance Company, Alvin Ailey and American Ballet Theater, as well as the New York Flamenco Festival in February and other dance performances.
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Here
An acclaimed and perpetually underfunded theater group that supports the independent, the innovative, and the experimental, HERE helped develop Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues ; Basil Twist's Symphonie Fantastique ; Hazelle Goodman's On Edge ; and Trey Lyford & Geoff Sobelle's all wear bowlers . Production times and prices vary, but the on-site café offers a great opportunity to check things out.
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Joseph Papp Public Theater
Every summer the Papp presents its fabulous Shakespeare in the Park productions at Central Park's Delacorte Theater, one of its many contributions to the city's cultural lift. Started by a wealthy progressive more than 50 years ago, Joseph Papp Theater continues to help both beginner and established actors develop their craft through groundbreaking productions.
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Joyce Theater
An offbeat, intimate venue in Chelsea with clean sight lines from every corner, the Joyce is blessed with annual visits from Merce Cunningham and Pilobolus dance companies, comfortably seen from any of the renovated theater's 470 seats.
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La MaMa E.T.C.
Led by founder Ellen Stewart and begun in a small East Village basement, this home for onstage experimentation (the 'ETC' stands for 'experimental theater club') has grown into a complex of three theaters, a cafe, an art gallery and a separate rehearsal studio building. The place to find cutting-edge dramas, sketch-comedy acts and readings of all kinds.
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Landmark Sunshine Cinema
Built in the late 1800s, Sunshine Cinema used to be a Yiddish vaudeville house until it closed in the 1950s. It reopened as a movie theater in 2001 with comfy chairs, great sight lines and a Japanese rock garden. It's a great place to catch a flick, and it leans toward independent and limited-release films, although will also carry big blockbusters.
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Marie's Crisis
Aging Broadway queens, wide-eyed out-of-town gay boys, giggly tourist girls and various other fans of musical theater assemble around the piano here and take turns belting out campy numbers, often joined by the entire crowd. It's old-school fun that'll put a spring in your step, no matter how jaded you were when you walked in.
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New Victory Theater
Budding thespians and dancers alike flock to the upbeat energy of this kid-focused theater. New Victory puts on comedy, dance, music, puppetry and drama shows for the 12 and under set, and a range of offerings for the older folk (teenagers), and adults aren't forgotten either--in between 'Hip-Hop Legends' and 'Speedmouse,' there's also The Bluest Eye, an adaptation of a novel by Pulitzer Prize winner Toni Morrison.
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Pianos
Nobody's bothered to change the sign at the door, a leftover from the location's previous incarnation as a piano shop. Now it's a musical mix of genres and styles, leaning more toward pop, punk and new wave, but throwing in some hip-hop and indie bands for good measure.
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Town Hall
Town Hall was designed with democratic principles in mind in the early 1900s - box seats and those with partially obstructed views were eliminated (not a bad seat in the house) and the acoustics stunned everyone when first heard. Tours on its history and famous performances are given daily and are well worth the time. Performances range from jazz to blues to classic singers and everything else in between.
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Tribeca Film Center
It's not a working movie theater, but this labor of love from movie legend Robert DeNiro encourages the public to attend special screenings held throughout the year. It's also the de facto headquarters of the Tribeca Film Festival, another DeNiro production.
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