Theatre 80

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Theatre 80 is an Off-Broadway theater located at 80 St. Mark's Place in Manhattan's East Village neighborhood. It is owned and operated by Lorcan Otway, who restored and renovated the building with his father and opened it as a theater in the 1960s.[1][2][3] The theater was home to a number of productions, including the 1967 premiere of You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown whose revenue helped the Otways keep the theater.[4] By 1971 it became a movie theater.[5]

Prior to its current status as a cabaret-style theater, the building, which also houses the Museum of the American Gangster, was a nightclub during Prohibition.[6]

The Otways filed for bankruptcy on December 30, 2021, to prevent the sale of the building amid controversy with their mortgage lender.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Clark, Roger (2021-02-09). "Theater 80 Tries to Hang On During Pandemic". NY1. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  2. ^ Anderson, Lincoln (2021-12-29). "Will the curtain drop on Theatre 80 St. Mark's? Looming auction could be venue's last act". The Village Sun. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  3. ^ Hughes, Bill (2021-12-30). "A Theater Treasure of St. Marks Place Faces Closure". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  4. ^ Besonen, Julie (2015-11-13). "A Museum of Cash, Guns and Gangsters in the East Village". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  5. ^ Nevius, James (2014-09-04). "The strange history of the East Village's most famous street". Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  6. ^ "Theatre 80 St Marks". My Blog. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  7. ^ Yerak, Becky (2021-12-30). "Historic Theater Building in New York City's East Village Enters Bankruptcy". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2022-01-03.

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Coordinates: 40°43′39.5″N 73°59′8.8″W / 40.727639°N 73.985778°W / 40.727639; -73.985778

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