United Palace of Cultural Arts
4140 Broadway,
New York,
NY
10033
4140 Broadway,
New York,
NY
10033
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Looks like this house was used in Babygirl, where a production of Hedda Gabler is being rehearsed.
Although you’d need extremely big names to attract enough audiences to fill a 3300 seat theater for an Ibsen revival..,!
Portions of the interior are used to “double” for a Broadway “legit” playhouse in the first episode of the new season of “Only Murders in the Building” on the Hulu subscription network.
I think Bway just summed it up best.
Absolutely beautiful. I knew it was beautiful, but wow, did this compliment it. Hopefully they move it there for many years to come. Everyone knows radio city is beautiful. But the 175th/United Palace? Fantastic. Thank you Rev Ike for saving it!!
The opening number especially really showed off the lobby, staircases, etc.
Anybody know why the Tony Awards moved to the United Palace? Is this permanent?
I agree with MarkP. It is such a beautiful theater. That should be the new home of the Tony Awards. I had no clue how beautiful this theater was.
What an awesome show last night from the United Palace. The place looked beautiful and it was nice to see such excitement there.
Its a union shop. My wife is a member of the wardrobe union and they have been there all day.
I wonder if the United Palace is a non union theatre? The Tony’s knew they were coming here in late 2022 so I don’t think the move from Radio City to the Palace had anything to do with the current writers strike. I bet the stage is not as big as Radio City and no stage lifts. Hope CBS TV shows wide shots of the theatre ect. They will probably cut the stage down in sections for the Tony awards live show.
NYTimes article with some great photos Here
The new Pfizer/Biontech covid booster ad uses the 175th Street for its location.
What happened to Radio City?
That’s great that there hosting the tonys
Oh wow what awesome news Luis
This is great news! The Tony Awards is going to be presented “In The Heights!” For the first time, the former Loew’s 175th Street Movie Palace, one of the Five Wonder Theaters in New York (all of which still stand) will be hosting the Tony’s! With 3,600 seats, it is New York’s 5th largest theater and it is also one of the country’s most spectacular theaters! https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/13/theater/tony-awards-united-palace-washington-heights.html
“All About Eve” never actually played at Loew’s 175th Street. After its Roxy premiere engagement, the 20th-Fox release had its first-run in Washington Heights at the RKO Coliseum, and then went on to other cinemas in the area.
All About Eve is a proven crowd-pleaser.
All About Eve gets some of the greatest audience reactions I’ve ever been a part of. One of Thelma Ritter’s facial expressions got a big round of applause.
The article Howard Hass reference above has a very extensive high quality photo gallery of the theatre. Article also mentions the theatre was extensively renovated around 1970 when the theatre was bought by the Reverend Ike and concerted into the United Palace Church.
The article can be found at:
https://www.6sqft.com/behind-the-scenes-at-the-united-palace-theatre-washington-heights-opulent-wonder-theatre/
On Friday November 15th: Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest.
Reposting from Paris Theatre photo comment by Orlando the following-
The United Palace, when it shows its' monthly movies uses a brand new red velvet, gold trimmed curtain that closes at the movies end.
On 7 April 2019, the United Palace organization celebrates its 50th anniversary as owner, occupant and operator of the venue with a special screening of the sci-fi classic “2001: A Space Odyssey” (the last movie shown at Loew’s 175th before it closed as a commercial movie house in 1969). The special event includes pre-movie entrance music played on the “Wonder Morton” theater organ and a live guest appearance by movie star Keir Dullea. After the movie show, a special ceremony features Dullea in an on-stage Q&A session with UPCA Board Chairperson Jean Houston and the audience, followed by a musical performance with inspirational singer/songwriter Karen Drucker. The festivities conclude with an after-party on stage (with ticket sales providing supporting funds for UPCA’s “Movies at the Palace” classic film series programming).
For detailed event and admission pricing information, visit the venue’s official website at: https://www.unitedpalace.org/product/2001-a-space-odyssey-and-50-year-anniversary-celebration/
Took the one hour tour today. What a beauty. Glad to see this was never demolished.
Article- https://www.6sqft.com/behind-the-scenes-at-the-united-palace-theatre-washington-heights-opulent-wonder-theatre/