LuisV I’m not sure where the entrance will be. 41st may be the best choice. liberty’s facade is already fully restored, but hidden. From what I hear, the theatre will be worked on very shortly. Karen seemed to have a real sense of the history of the liberty. She was very pleased with the plans.
I just got off the phone with the manager at Ripley’s. She said the Liberty is fully in tact. Ripley’s is in fact, not housed in in the liberty. As she put it, the Liberty is intombed whithin the new complex. Ripley’s has been built around the liberty. Karen told me that plans have already been made to restore and to use it once again for stage productions. That is great news! It’s wonderful to see such an historic land mark brought back to it’s former glory.
We just got back from New York the first part of August. Ripley’s is up and running. It opened in June.The facade is totally covered with advertising. If you look close, as others have mentioned, It has been restored to it’s former glory.I can’t tell you if the inside has been gutted. I don’t think it has.
The Liberty is Broadways most historic theatre as far as I’m concerned. George M. Cohan’s most famous play,“ Little Johnny Jones” first ran at the Liberty in 1904. It featured the songs, “Give My Regards to Broadway” and “ Yankee Doodle Boy”. That Play lead to the legendary movie about Mr. Cohan’s life called “Yankee Doodle Dandy” Starring James Cagney. Mr. Cohan ruled Broadway for Decades. Some of his greatest music includes “ Over There”, “You’re A Grand Old Flag” and “That’s All” just to mention a few. He was the one who really put Broadway on the map. He was known as “The Man who owns Broadway”. He is also considered the father of American musical comedy. Cohan is arguably the most honored American entertainer. He was given the Congressional Gold Medal by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. And to think It all started at the Liberty Theatre.
LuisV I’m not sure where the entrance will be. 41st may be the best choice. liberty’s facade is already fully restored, but hidden. From what I hear, the theatre will be worked on very shortly. Karen seemed to have a real sense of the history of the liberty. She was very pleased with the plans.
I just got off the phone with the manager at Ripley’s. She said the Liberty is fully in tact. Ripley’s is in fact, not housed in in the liberty. As she put it, the Liberty is intombed whithin the new complex. Ripley’s has been built around the liberty. Karen told me that plans have already been made to restore and to use it once again for stage productions. That is great news! It’s wonderful to see such an historic land mark brought back to it’s former glory.
We just got back from New York the first part of August. Ripley’s is up and running. It opened in June.The facade is totally covered with advertising. If you look close, as others have mentioned, It has been restored to it’s former glory.I can’t tell you if the inside has been gutted. I don’t think it has.
The Liberty is Broadways most historic theatre as far as I’m concerned. George M. Cohan’s most famous play,“ Little Johnny Jones” first ran at the Liberty in 1904. It featured the songs, “Give My Regards to Broadway” and “ Yankee Doodle Boy”. That Play lead to the legendary movie about Mr. Cohan’s life called “Yankee Doodle Dandy” Starring James Cagney. Mr. Cohan ruled Broadway for Decades. Some of his greatest music includes “ Over There”, “You’re A Grand Old Flag” and “That’s All” just to mention a few. He was the one who really put Broadway on the map. He was known as “The Man who owns Broadway”. He is also considered the father of American musical comedy. Cohan is arguably the most honored American entertainer. He was given the Congressional Gold Medal by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. And to think It all started at the Liberty Theatre.