What was the original name of the Broadway theater that was founded by the man Anita Sarko worked for in 1985?
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Anita Sarko Anita Sarko (c. 1947 – October 18, 2015) was an American DJ and journalist. She grew up in Detroit. attended the University of Arizona and graduated from the Michigan State University. She moved to New York City in 1979 and was soon the DJ in the VIP room at the legendary Mudd Club where she was known for the extraordinarily eclectic array of music she played. In 1983 she began spinning at another legendary NYC nightspot Danceteria. In 1985 she went to work for Studio 54 founder Steve Rubell at his new club the Palladium, becoming the musical mainstay of the Mike Todd room. Later she became a journalist and wrote for such publications as "Paper", "Interview" and "Playboy". Sarko committed suicide at the age of 68. She was survived by her husband, Erzen Krivca.
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Studio 54 Studio 54 is a former nightclub and currently a Broadway theatre, located at 254 West 54th Street, between Eighth Avenue and Broadway in Manhattan, New York City. The building, originally built as the Gallo Opera House, opened in 1927, after which it changed names several times, eventually becoming CBS radio and television Studio 52.
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Silk Stockings Silk Stockings is a musical with a book by George S. Kaufman, Leueen MacGrath, and Abe Burrows and music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The musical is loosely based on the Melchior Lengyel story "Ninotchka" and the 1939 film adaptation it inspired. It ran on Broadway in 1955. This was the last musical that Porter wrote for the stage.
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Earl Carroll Theatre Earl Carroll Theatre was the name of two important theaters owned by Broadway impresario and showman Earl Carroll. One was located in the Broadway Theater District in New York City and the other on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
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Anita Elson Anita Elson (1898–1985) was an American dancer and singer who appeared in revues in New York City and London, England, in the early 20th century.
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Broadway Theatre (Prague) Broadway Theatre (in Czech: Divadlo Broadway) is a theatre situated in Celetná street and Na Příkopě, Old Town, Prague, Czech Republic. It opened in 2002. It focuses on production of musicals.
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George Abbott Way George Abbott Way is a section of West 45th Street northwest of Times Square between Seventh and Eighth Avenues in New York City, named for famed Broadway producer and director George Abbott. It is located between Rodgers and Hammerstein Row and Restaurant Row (New York City).
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Harry Rigby (producer) Harry Rigby (c. 1925 – January 17, 1985) was a Tony Award-winning American theatre producer and writer.
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Women of Manhattan Women of Manhattan is a play written by John Patrick Shanley and originally produced in 1986.
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Gallagher's Steakhouse Gallagher's Steakhouse, a steakhouse restaurant located at 228 West 52nd Street in the Theater District in Manhattan in New York City, was founded in November 1927 by Helen Gallagher, a former Ziegfeld girl, and wife of Edward Gallagher (1873–1929), and Jack Solomon, a colorful gambler with a large loyal following from the sporting element. These were the days of Prohibition and Gallagher’s was one of the first speakeasy gathering places for gamblers, sports figures, and stars of Broadway. There is now a location in the New York-New York Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
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Broadway Play Publishing Inc. Broadway Play Publishing Inc (BPPI) was established in New York City in 1982 with a mission to publish and license the stage performance rights of the finest contemporary American plays. The Broadway Play Publishing Inc catalog consists of over 1,000 plays and over 300 authors, among them such theatrical luminaries as Constance Congdon, María Irene Fornés, A. R. Gurney, Tony Kushner, Neil LaBute, Richard Nelson, Eric Overmyer, José Rivera, Naomi Wallace, and many others. Its authors have been produced on Broadway and Off, in London's West End, and in theaters across the United States and around the world. They have won Nobel Prizes, Pulitzer Prizes, Tony Awards, Obie Awards, the MacArthur Genius Grant, Guggenheim Fellowships, and National Endowment for the Arts grants. Christopher W D Gould, Publisher. Michael Q Fellmeth, Executive Director.
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The Neon Woman The Neon Woman is a comic play written by Tom Eyen. The play is an outrageous murder mystery set in a seedy Baltimore burlesque house run by a retired stripper (Divine). It was written as a vehicle for "Pink Flamingos" star Divine (Harris Glenn Milstead), who had previously starred in a revival of Eyen's "Women Behind Bars". The cast also featured Helen Hanft, Brenda Bergman, William Duff-Griffin, Maria Duval, Sweet William Edgar, Lee Corbet, Debra Greenfield, Hope Stansbury and George Patterson, and was directed by longtime Eyen collaborator Ron Link. It played at Hurrah, a trendy dance club on Manhattan's Upper West Side. It opened on April 16, 1978, and played 84 performances, closing on July 15, 1978.
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Cinema Theater (Rochester, New York) The Cinema Theater is a motion picture theater in Rochester, New York. Opened as a neighborhood motion picture theater since 1914, it is one of the oldest continuously operated motion picture theaters in the United States. The theater is located at the corner of South Clinton Avenue and South Goodman Street in Rochester. Originally named "The Clinton", but due to a circular arrangement of wooden benches with an open area in the middle, it was affectionately referred to as the "flea pit”, a name which stuck for many years — and long after the original dirt floor was covered and the benches were replaced with seats. In 1949 it was renamed the Cinema by its owners, Morris Slotknick and Philip Cohen, and four years later it was enlarged to extend a full city block, and its distinctive Art Deco facade installed. The business was acquired by Jo Ann Morreale in 1985.
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Hunt Stromberg Jr. Hunt Stromberg Jr. (May 16, 1923 – November 24, 1986) was a Broadway, radio and television producer best remembered for the discovery and casting of Maila Nurmi as Vampira, and for producing the 1973 film "".
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Mayor (musical) Mayor is a musical with a book by Warren Leight and music and lyrics by Charles Strouse. It is based on the memoir by former New York City Mayor Ed Koch and depicts a single day in the life of the city's mayor. The musical ran on Broadway in 1985 after an Off-Broadway run.
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Pantages Theatre (Hollywood) The Hollywood Pantages Theatre, formerly known as RKO Pantages Theatre, is located at Hollywood and Vine (6233 Hollywood Boulevard), in Hollywood. Designed by architect B. Marcus Priteca, it was the last theater built by the vaudeville impresario Alexander Pantages. The palatial Art Deco theater opened on June 4, 1930, as part of the Pantages Theatre Circuit.
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Sam Levene Sam Levene (August 28, 1905 – December 28, 1980) was an American Broadway and film actor. He made his Broadway debut in 1927 with five lines in a play titled "Wall Street", and over a span of nearly 50 years, appeared on Broadway in 37 Shows, of which 33 were the original Broadway Productions, many now considered legendary. Levene made his film debut in 1936, recreating the role of Patsy that he had played in the Broadway production of "Three Men on a Horse" in 1935. He also appeared in the USO Tour of this same Show; the Radio Version; the Musical version that opened on Broadway called "Let It Ride" (1961) as well as the 1969 Broadway Revival of the play directed by George Abbott, the original Broadway Director and co-author.
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Chester Erskine Chester Erskine (November 29, 1905 – April 7, 1986) was a Hollywood and Broadway director, writer, and producer.
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William Ross (theatrical producer) William Ross, a prominent producer and stage manager on Broadway, was born in New York City on 5 September 1915 and died 23 August 1994. He served as vice president of the Actors' Equity Association and the first president of the Stage Managers' Association. He was recipient of the Philip Loeb Humanitarian Award and the Paul Robeson Award for his work in racial integration of stage casting.
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Karole Armitage Karole Armitage (born March 3, 1954) is an American dancer and choreographer currently based in New York City. She is artistic director of Armitage Gone! Dance, a contemporary dance company that performs several times annually in New York City as well as touring internationally. Dubbed the “punk ballerina” in the 1980s, she is Tony-nominated for her choreography of the Broadway musical "Hair".
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Encore Hollywood Encore Hollywood, a post production facility, was created in 1985 with headquarters in Hollywood, California.
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Naked Angels (theater company) Naked Angels is an American theater company founded in 1986 and based in New York City. It was named after John Tytell's book about the Beat Generation, "Naked Angels". It is notable for having produced plays on controversial social topics, such as the critically acclaimed Broadway transfer "Next Fall", and for featuring many Hollywood stars.