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Manhattan
Originally the largest theater in the city, the New Amsterdam Theater opened in 1903 with a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Known for its elaborate Art Nouveau architecture, the New Amsterdam is one of the oldest standing theaters on Broadway.
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With only 597 seats, the Helen Hayes Theater is the smallest of all of the Broadway houses. Privately owned and operated since 1979, it was announced in 2008 that the theater would be bought by SecondStage after completing a fundraising drive. The theater will remain open and active until SecondStage takes over, a transfer that is expected to happen in 2010.
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Completed in 1998, the Hilton is a Broadway theater built on the site of the old Lyric and Apollo theaters. Certain architectural elements from the previous theaters remaining at the Hilton include the Lyric's dome and the facades and the Apollo's proscenium stage. Originally named the Ford Center for the Performing Arts, it was renovated and renamed the Hilton for the US premiere of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang in 2005.
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Hospital Audiences, Inc. (HAI) provides cultural access to music, dance, theater and the visual arts, reaching out to the frail elderly, mentally and physically disabled, seriously ill children at health and social service facilities and youth in grades K through 12.
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The Shuberts conceived of the Imperial Theatre, their 50th New York venue, as a home to musical theater hits, and their dream has been realized many times over. Billy Elliot plays there currently.
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