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- The Liberty Theatre is a former Broadway theater at 234 West 42nd Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. Opened in 1904, the theater was designed by Herts & Tallant and built for Klaw and Erlanger, the partnership of theatrical producers Marc Klaw and A. L. Erlanger. The theater has been used as an event venue since 2011 and is part of an entertainment and retail complex developed by Forest City Ratner. The theater is owned by the city and state governments of New York and leased to New 42nd Street, which subleases the venue to Forest City Ratner. The Liberty consisted of an auditorium facing 41st Street and a lobby facing 42nd Street. The facade on 42nd Street is largely hidden but was designed in the neoclassical style, similar to the neighboring New Amsterdam Theatre, which was designed by the same architect. The lobby from 42nd Street led to the auditorium in the rear, as well as men's and women's lounges in the basement. The auditorium, designed in the Art Nouveau style, contains two balconies cantilevered above a ground-level orchestra. The theater has a steel frame and was designed with advanced mechanical systems for its time. The original design included depictions of the Liberty Bell and bald eagles, which have since been removed. The Liberty opened on October 10, 1904, and hosted several hit productions in its early years, which largely consisted of comedies, dramas, or musicals. D. W. Griffith briefly screened movies at the theater in the 1910s. After Klaw and Erlanger ended their partnership in 1919, Erlanger continued to operate the theater until 1932, when it was leased to Max Rudnick, who presented movies and vaudeville. The Liberty hosted its last legitimate show in 1933, and the Brandt family took over the venue, operating it as a movie theater until the 1980s. The city and state governments of New York acquired the theater as part of the 42nd Street Redevelopment Project in 1990. Forest City Ratner developed an entertainment and retail complex on the site in the 1990s, but the Liberty Theatre remained largely abandoned until the early 21st century, when it became a restaurant space and event venue. (en)
- El Teatro Liberty fue un teatro de Broadway que funcionó desde 1904 hasta 1933, ubicado en el 236 de la Calle 42 Oeste en Nueva York. Fue construida por el consorcio . Desde 1933 hasta fines de los 80 operó continuamente como una sala de cine. En 1992 la entonces abandonada sala fue comprada por la ciudad de Nueva York junto con otras propiedades como parte del proyecto de renovación New 42nd Street. En 1996 fue utilizado como escenario para la lectura del poema de T. S. Eliot La tierra baldía por parte de la actriz Fiona Shaw, dirigido por . The New York Times reseñó el teatro como destruido. La fachada del teatro Liberty fue luego incorporada al museo de Ripley, ¡aunque usted no lo crea! que pertenece al complejo de entretenimiento de las . En 2011 se completaron los trabajos de renovación y el antiguo teatro Liberty fue convertido en el restaurante . El espacio de la sala principal se convirtió en un espacio para alquilar mientras que los ambientes que dan a la calle 42 se mantuvieron como el restaurante Liberty Diner. De marzo a noviembre del 2015, la obra : Ziegfeld's Midnight Frolic de se presentó como una obra immersiva en el teatro. La historia investiga la muerte de Olive Thomas, estrella del cine mudo y una de las . Luego de esta exhibición, el espacio quedó vacío, siendo que el Liberty Diner fue cerrado (y con él el acceso al espacio del auditorio) cuando los operadores perdieron la posesión del inmueble. (es)
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