Museum of Broadway

The Museum of Broadway, on 145 West 45th Street in Times Square,[2] is the first permanent for-profit museum dedicated to documenting the history and experience of Broadway theatre and its profound influence upon shaping Midtown Manhattan and Times Square.[3] The museum covers more than three hundred years of Broadway history, including costumes and props from more than 500 productions.[4][5] The Museum of Broadway was founded in collaboration with Playbill, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, the Billy Rose Theatre Division at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, the Al Hirschfeld Foundation, Goodspeed Musicals, Creative Goods, and Concord Theatricals.[6]

Museum of Broadway
Museum of Broadway construction, 2022
EstablishedNovember 15, 2022 (2022-11-15)
Location145 West 45th Street
Midtown Manhattan, New York City
Coordinates40°45′27″N 73°59′04″W
FounderJulie Boardman and Diane Nicoletti[1]
Websitethemuseumofbroadway.com

Following a decade of planning for the museum as a means of bringing a new audience to Broadway amid an era of interactive museums, the museum opened on November 15, 2022.[7] It was originally scheduled to open in 2020, but its construction and development were delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] The 26,000-square-foot (2,400 m2) museum comprises three sections: The Map Room, featuring a short film that outlines the history of theater in New York and the location of the extant theatres, a two-floor Broadway timeline, and the Making of a Broadway Show.[1]

References
  1. Lunden, Jeff (November 26, 2022). "The Museum of Broadway reveals the show behind the show". NPR. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  2. Rahmanan, Anna (June 14, 2022). "Exclusive: The Museum of Broadway has an official opening date!". TimeOut. New York. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  3. Recker, Jane (June 17, 2022). "The First-Ever Broadway Museum Makes Its Debut". Smithsonian. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  4. Bahr, Sarah (November 29, 2022). "The Museum of Broadway Is Open. Here Are 10 Highlights". The New York Times. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  5. Andrew Gans; Roberto Araujo (November 17, 2022). "Watch: Go Inside the Interactive, Multi-Level Museum of Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  6. Zornosa, Laura (August 16, 2021). "Museum of Broadway in Times Square Sets New Opening Date". The New York Times. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  7. Fierberg, Ruthie (June 22, 2023). "What it took to create the Museum of Broadway". Retrieved July 3, 2023.
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