Hudson Theatre

==== 1950s and 1960s ====

==== 1950s and 1960s ====

[[NBC]] purchased the Hudson Theatre in June 1950<ref>{{Cite news|last=Zolotow|first=Sam|date=June 21, 1950|title=N.B.C. Buys Hudson for a Video Studio; to Enter Hit Play|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1950/06/21/archives/nbc-buys-hudson-for-a-video-studio-to-enter-hit-play.html|access-date=October 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022154842/https://www.nytimes.com/1950/06/21/archives/nbc-buys-hudson-for-a-video-studio-to-enter-hit-play.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="p1285970805">{{cite magazine|date=June 21, 1950|title=Vaudeville: Hudson to NBC; 'Detective' Moves|journal=Variety|volume=179|issue=2|pages=49|id={{ProQuest|1285970805}}}}</ref> for $595,000,<ref name="p962768513">{{cite magazine|date=December 17, 1958|title=Legitimate: Offer Hudson Theatre For Sale for $850,000; NBC Paid 595G in 1949|journal=Variety|volume=213|issue=3|pages=71, 76|id={{ProQuest|962768513}}}}</ref> and the theater became a television studio for NBC.<ref name="Morrison 1999 p." /><ref name="Bloom p. 124; NYCL p. 14; NPS p. 29">{{harvnb|Bloom|2013|ps=|p=124}}; {{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=14}}; {{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|p=29}}</ref><ref name="p1285992414">{{cite magazine|date=March 12, 1975|title=U.S. Steel-Carnegie Pension's 'Block' Threatens Porn Site; Hudson As Non-Profit Legit?|journal=Variety|volume=178|issue=5|pages=3, 75|id={{ProQuest|1285992414}}}}</ref> ''[[Detective Story (play)|Detective Story]]'', which then was being produced at the Hudson, had to be moved to the [[Broadhurst Theatre|Broadhurst]] because NBC wanted to move into the Hudson immediately.<ref name="p1285970805" /> At that time, several Broadway theaters had been converted to TV studios due to a lack of studio space in New York City.<ref>{{cite magazine|date=August 9, 1950|title=Radio: Legit to AM-TV Scorecard|volume=179|issue=9|pages=27|id={{ProQuest|1285972745}}|journal=Variety}}</ref> The shows at the studio included ''[[Broadway Open House]]'' and ''[[The Tonight Show]].''<ref name="Bloom p. 124" /> [[Steve Allen]] and [[Jack Paar]], the first and second hosts of ''The Tonight Show'', both hosted at the Hudson.<ref name="p1285992414" /><ref name="NYCL p. 14; NPS p. 29">{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=14}}; {{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|p=29}}</ref> Allen conducted his "Man on the Street" interviews outside the theater's stage entrances on 45th Street.<ref name="NYCL p. 14; NPS p. 29" /> On July 1, 1956, Steve Allen hosted the only appearance of Elvis Presley on his show, one which attracted the largest audience Allen would ever garner for the NBC network, reaching more than 20.2 million homes and some 42 million viewers, also a record for any show telecast from the theatre in its history. In fact, pollsters Sindinger & Co, found that more than 38 million adults, one third of the country's adult population were still talking about the broadcast, a record itself since 1955, when the poll was launched. In November 1958, NBC offered the Hudson for sale at $855,000,<ref name="p962768513" /> in part because many of the network's productions had since moved to [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]].<ref name="p1017038110">{{cite magazine|date=August 12, 1959|title=Radio-Television: NBC Can't Unload Hudson as Legiter So Must Renovate|journal=Variety|volume=215|issue=11|pages=28|id={{ProQuest|1017038110}}}}</ref> After unsuccessfully trying to find a buyer for several months,<ref name="p1017038110" /> NBC decided to renovate the theater back into a Broadway venue on its own.<ref name="p1017038110" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Little|first=Stuart W.|date=September 4, 1959|title=Lauren Bacall Starts Work on Broadway Stage Play|page=6|work=New York Herald Tribune|id={{ProQuest|1327419926}}}}</ref>

[[NBC]] purchased the Hudson Theatre in June 1950<ref>{{Cite news|last=Zolotow|first=Sam|date=June 21, 1950|title=N.B.C. Buys Hudson for a Video Studio; to Enter Hit Play|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1950/06/21/archives/nbc-buys-hudson-for-a-video-studio-to-enter-hit-play.html|access-date=October 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022154842/https://www.nytimes.com/1950/06/21/archives/nbc-buys-hudson-for-a-video-studio-to-enter-hit-play.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="p1285970805">{{cite magazine|date=June 21, 1950|title=Vaudeville: Hudson to NBC; 'Detective' Moves|journal=Variety|volume=179|issue=2|pages=49|id={{ProQuest|1285970805}}}}</ref> for $595,000,<ref name="p962768513">{{cite magazine|date=December 17, 1958|title=Legitimate: Offer Hudson Theatre For Sale for $850,000; NBC Paid 595G in 1949|journal=Variety|volume=213|issue=3|pages=71, 76|id={{ProQuest|962768513}}}}</ref> and the theater became a television studio for NBC.<ref name="Morrison 1999 p." /><ref name="Bloom p. 124; NYCL p. 14; NPS p. 29">{{harvnb|Bloom|2013|ps=|p=124}}; {{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=14}}; {{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|p=29}}</ref><ref name="p1285992414">{{cite magazine|date=March 12, 1975|title=U.S. Steel-Carnegie Pension's 'Block' Threatens Porn Site; Hudson As Non-Profit Legit?|journal=Variety|volume=178|issue=5|pages=3, 75|id={{ProQuest|1285992414}}}}</ref> ''[[Detective Story (play)|Detective Story]]'', which then was being produced at the Hudson, had to be moved to the [[Broadhurst Theatre|Broadhurst]] because NBC wanted to move into the Hudson immediately.<ref name="p1285970805" /> At that time, several Broadway theaters had been converted to TV studios due to a lack of studio space in New York City.<ref>{{cite magazine|date=August 9, 1950|title=Radio: Legit to AM-TV Scorecard|volume=179|issue=9|pages=27|id={{ProQuest|1285972745}}|journal=Variety}}</ref> The shows at the studio included ''[[Broadway Open House]]'' and ''[[The Tonight Show]].''<ref name="Bloom p. 124" /> [[Steve Allen]] and [[Jack Paar]], the first and second hosts of ''The Tonight Show'', both hosted at the Hudson.<ref name="p1285992414" /><ref name="NYCL p. 14; NPS p. 29">{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1987|p=14}}; {{harvnb|National Park Service|2016|ps=.|p=29}}</ref> Allen conducted his "Man on the Street" interviews outside the theater's stage entrances on 45th Street.<ref name="NYCL p. 14; NPS p. 29" /> On July 1, 1956, Allen hosted the only appearance of Elvis Presley on his show, one which attracted the largest audience Allen would ever garner for the NBC network, reaching more than 20.2 million homes and some 42 million viewers, also a record for any show telecast from the theatre in its history. In fact, pollsters Sindinger & Co, found that more than 38.1 million adults, one third of the country's adult population were still talking about the broadcast, a record itself since 1955, when the poll was launched. In November 1958, NBC offered the Hudson for sale at $855,000,<ref name="p962768513" /> in part because many of the network's productions had since moved to [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]].<ref name="p1017038110">{{cite magazine|date=August 12, 1959|title=Radio-Television: NBC Can't Unload Hudson as Legiter So Must Renovate|journal=Variety|volume=215|issue=11|pages=28|id={{ProQuest|1017038110}}}}</ref> After unsuccessfully trying to find a buyer for several months,<ref name="p1017038110" /> NBC decided to renovate the theater back into a Broadway venue on its own.<ref name="p1017038110" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Little|first=Stuart W.|date=September 4, 1959|title=Lauren Bacall Starts Work on Broadway Stage Play|page=6|work=New York Herald Tribune|id={{ProQuest|1327419926}}}}</ref>

The production [[Toys in the Attic (play)|''Toys in the Attic'']] was announced for the Hudson Theatre in late 1959.<ref>{{cite magazine|date=November 25, 1959|title=Legitimate: B'way's Hudson Theatre, Will Get Hellman Play|volume=216|issue=13|pages=69|id={{ProQuest|1017060881}}|journal=Variety}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Zolotow|first=Sam|date=November 24, 1959|title=Lerner Discusses 'Fairy Lady' Tour; Co-Author of Musical Talks of Plans for Soviet Trip – Hudson Reopening Set|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1959/11/24/archives/lerner-discusses-fairy-lady-tour-coauthor-of-musical-talks-of-plans.html|access-date=October 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022165446/https://www.nytimes.com/1959/11/24/archives/lerner-discusses-fairy-lady-tour-coauthor-of-musical-talks-of-plans.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Toys in the Attic'' opened the following year,<ref name="Bloom p. 124; NYCL p. 14; NPS p. 29" /><ref name="Playbill-0000005847">{{cite web|date=March 1, 1960|title=Toys in the Attic Broadway @ Hudson Theatre|url=http://www.playbill.com/production/toys-in-the-attic-hudson-theatre-vault-0000005847|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022044821/https://www.playbill.com/production/toys-in-the-attic-hudson-theatre-vault-0000005847|archive-date=October 22, 2021|access-date=October 22, 2021|website=Playbill}}<br />{{cite web | author=The Broadway League | title=Toys in the Attic – Broadway Play – Original | website=IBDB | date=February 25, 1960 | url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/toys-in-the-attic-2100 | access-date=October 15, 2022 | archive-date=June 9, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609143723/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/toys-in-the-attic-2100 | url-status=live }}</ref> becoming one of the few successful Broadway productions during the theater's third run.<ref name="Bloom p. 124" /> NBC agreed in September 1961 to sell the theater for $1.1 million to Samuel Lehrer,<ref name="p1327032619">{{cite news|last=Little|first=Stuart W.|date=September 15, 1961|title=City Losing, L. I. Getting Theater for Stage Plays|page=10|work=New York Herald Tribune|id={{ProQuest|1327032619}}}}</ref> who wished to replace it with a parking garage.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Esterow|first=Milton|date=September 14, 1961|title=Hudson Theatre Sold by N.B.C.; Garage Will Be Erected on Site|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1961/09/14/archives/hudson-theatre-sold-by-nbc-garage-will-be-erected-on-site.html|access-date=October 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022165448/https://www.nytimes.com/1961/09/14/archives/hudson-theatre-sold-by-nbc-garage-will-be-erected-on-site.html|url-status=live}}</ref> NBC said it could not find any theatrical company interested in the site.<ref name="p1327032619" /><ref>{{Cite news|date=September 15, 1961|title=N.B.C. Explains Sale of Hudson; Says No Theatrical Buyer Could Be Found for House|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1961/09/15/archives/nbc-explains-sale-of-hudson-says-no-theatrical-buyer-could-be-found.html|access-date=October 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022165444/https://www.nytimes.com/1961/09/15/archives/nbc-explains-sale-of-hudson-says-no-theatrical-buyer-could-be-found.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Theatrical groups heavily opposed the plans,<ref>{{Cite news|date=October 11, 1961|title=A Parking Garage To Be Built on Site Of Hudson Theatre|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1961/10/11/archives/a-parking-garage-to-be-built-on-site-of-hudson-theatre.html|access-date=October 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022165443/https://www.nytimes.com/1961/10/11/archives/a-parking-garage-to-be-built-on-site-of-hudson-theatre.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Robert Breen]], a producer who had lived in the 44th Street wing since 1942, refused to move out.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Zolotow|first=Sam|date=October 18, 1961|title=Producer Stalls Theatre's Razing; Robert Breen Refuses to Move From Home at Hudson|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1961/10/18/archives/producer-stalls-theatres-razing-robert-breen-refuses-to-move-from.html|access-date=October 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022165446/https://www.nytimes.com/1961/10/18/archives/producer-stalls-theatres-razing-robert-breen-refuses-to-move-from.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The theater's uncertain status meant that productions could run only a few weeks at a time, so the theater stood empty for long periods.<ref>{{cite news|last=Little|first=Stuart W.|date=December 20, 1961|title=NBC Sale of the Hudson Is Off, Broadway Hears|page=20|work=New York Herald Tribune|id={{ProQuest|1326107157}}}}</ref> In May 1962, NBC agreed to sell the theater for $1.25 million to Sommer Brothers Construction, which planned an office and garage building on the site.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Zolotow|first=Sam|date=May 18, 1962|title=Hudson Theatre Is Reported Sold; Buyer is Said to Plan Offices and Garage—N.B.C. Silent Razing Plan Reported|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1962/05/18/archives/hudson-theatre-is-reported-sold-buyer-is-said-to-plan-offices-and.html|access-date=October 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022165448/https://www.nytimes.com/1962/05/18/archives/hudson-theatre-is-reported-sold-buyer-is-said-to-plan-offices-and.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|date=May 23, 1962|title=Legitimate: Blue Ribbon Not For Demolition|volume=136|issue=13|pages=57|id={{ProQuest|1032416883}}|journal=Variety}}</ref> After ''[[Strange Interlude]]'' played the theater in 1963,<ref name="Playbill-0000005843">{{cite web|date=May 27, 1963|title=Strange Interlude Broadway @ Hudson Theatre|url=http://www.playbill.com/production/strange-interlude-hudson-theatre-vault-0000005843|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716184810/https://www.playbill.com/production/strange-interlude-hudson-theatre-vault-0000005843|archive-date=July 16, 2020|access-date=October 22, 2021|website=Playbill}}<br />{{cite web | author=The Broadway League | title=Strange Interlude – Broadway Play – 1963 Revival | website=IBDB | date=March 11, 1963 | url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/strange-interlude-2993 | access-date=October 15, 2022 | archive-date=April 25, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425025212/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/strange-interlude-2993 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Taubman|first=Howard|date=March 13, 1963|title=Theater: 'Strange Interlude' Returns; Actors Studio Presents O'Neill Revival A Brilliant Production of Gargantuan Drama|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1963/03/13/archives/theater-strange-interlude-returns-actors-studio-presents-oneill.html|access-date=October 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022165444/https://www.nytimes.com/1963/03/13/archives/theater-strange-interlude-returns-actors-studio-presents-oneill.html|url-status=live}}</ref> the theater was vacant for two years.<ref name="NYCL p. 14; NPS p. 29" />

The production [[Toys in the Attic (play)|''Toys in the Attic'']] was announced for the Hudson Theatre in late 1959.<ref>{{cite magazine|date=November 25, 1959|title=Legitimate: B'way's Hudson Theatre, Will Get Hellman Play|volume=216|issue=13|pages=69|id={{ProQuest|1017060881}}|journal=Variety}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Zolotow|first=Sam|date=November 24, 1959|title=Lerner Discusses 'Fairy Lady' Tour; Co-Author of Musical Talks of Plans for Soviet Trip – Hudson Reopening Set|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1959/11/24/archives/lerner-discusses-fairy-lady-tour-coauthor-of-musical-talks-of-plans.html|access-date=October 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022165446/https://www.nytimes.com/1959/11/24/archives/lerner-discusses-fairy-lady-tour-coauthor-of-musical-talks-of-plans.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Toys in the Attic'' opened the following year,<ref name="Bloom p. 124; NYCL p. 14; NPS p. 29" /><ref name="Playbill-0000005847">{{cite web|date=March 1, 1960|title=Toys in the Attic Broadway @ Hudson Theatre|url=http://www.playbill.com/production/toys-in-the-attic-hudson-theatre-vault-0000005847|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022044821/https://www.playbill.com/production/toys-in-the-attic-hudson-theatre-vault-0000005847|archive-date=October 22, 2021|access-date=October 22, 2021|website=Playbill}}<br />{{cite web | author=The Broadway League | title=Toys in the Attic – Broadway Play – Original | website=IBDB | date=February 25, 1960 | url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/toys-in-the-attic-2100 | access-date=October 15, 2022 | archive-date=June 9, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609143723/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/toys-in-the-attic-2100 | url-status=live }}</ref> becoming one of the few successful Broadway productions during the theater's third run.<ref name="Bloom p. 124" /> NBC agreed in September 1961 to sell the theater for $1.1 million to Samuel Lehrer,<ref name="p1327032619">{{cite news|last=Little|first=Stuart W.|date=September 15, 1961|title=City Losing, L. I. Getting Theater for Stage Plays|page=10|work=New York Herald Tribune|id={{ProQuest|1327032619}}}}</ref> who wished to replace it with a parking garage.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Esterow|first=Milton|date=September 14, 1961|title=Hudson Theatre Sold by N.B.C.; Garage Will Be Erected on Site|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1961/09/14/archives/hudson-theatre-sold-by-nbc-garage-will-be-erected-on-site.html|access-date=October 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022165448/https://www.nytimes.com/1961/09/14/archives/hudson-theatre-sold-by-nbc-garage-will-be-erected-on-site.html|url-status=live}}</ref> NBC said it could not find any theatrical company interested in the site.<ref name="p1327032619" /><ref>{{Cite news|date=September 15, 1961|title=N.B.C. Explains Sale of Hudson; Says No Theatrical Buyer Could Be Found for House|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1961/09/15/archives/nbc-explains-sale-of-hudson-says-no-theatrical-buyer-could-be-found.html|access-date=October 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022165444/https://www.nytimes.com/1961/09/15/archives/nbc-explains-sale-of-hudson-says-no-theatrical-buyer-could-be-found.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Theatrical groups heavily opposed the plans,<ref>{{Cite news|date=October 11, 1961|title=A Parking Garage To Be Built on Site Of Hudson Theatre|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1961/10/11/archives/a-parking-garage-to-be-built-on-site-of-hudson-theatre.html|access-date=October 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022165443/https://www.nytimes.com/1961/10/11/archives/a-parking-garage-to-be-built-on-site-of-hudson-theatre.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Robert Breen]], a producer who had lived in the 44th Street wing since 1942, refused to move out.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Zolotow|first=Sam|date=October 18, 1961|title=Producer Stalls Theatre's Razing; Robert Breen Refuses to Move From Home at Hudson|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1961/10/18/archives/producer-stalls-theatres-razing-robert-breen-refuses-to-move-from.html|access-date=October 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022165446/https://www.nytimes.com/1961/10/18/archives/producer-stalls-theatres-razing-robert-breen-refuses-to-move-from.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The theater's uncertain status meant that productions could run only a few weeks at a time, so the theater stood empty for long periods.<ref>{{cite news|last=Little|first=Stuart W.|date=December 20, 1961|title=NBC Sale of the Hudson Is Off, Broadway Hears|page=20|work=New York Herald Tribune|id={{ProQuest|1326107157}}}}</ref> In May 1962, NBC agreed to sell the theater for $1.25 million to Sommer Brothers Construction, which planned an office and garage building on the site.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Zolotow|first=Sam|date=May 18, 1962|title=Hudson Theatre Is Reported Sold; Buyer is Said to Plan Offices and Garage—N.B.C. Silent Razing Plan Reported|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1962/05/18/archives/hudson-theatre-is-reported-sold-buyer-is-said-to-plan-offices-and.html|access-date=October 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022165448/https://www.nytimes.com/1962/05/18/archives/hudson-theatre-is-reported-sold-buyer-is-said-to-plan-offices-and.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|date=May 23, 1962|title=Legitimate: Blue Ribbon Not For Demolition|volume=136|issue=13|pages=57|id={{ProQuest|1032416883}}|journal=Variety}}</ref> After ''[[Strange Interlude]]'' played the theater in 1963,<ref name="Playbill-0000005843">{{cite web|date=May 27, 1963|title=Strange Interlude Broadway @ Hudson Theatre|url=http://www.playbill.com/production/strange-interlude-hudson-theatre-vault-0000005843|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716184810/https://www.playbill.com/production/strange-interlude-hudson-theatre-vault-0000005843|archive-date=July 16, 2020|access-date=October 22, 2021|website=Playbill}}<br />{{cite web | author=The Broadway League | title=Strange Interlude – Broadway Play – 1963 Revival | website=IBDB | date=March 11, 1963 | url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/strange-interlude-2993 | access-date=October 15, 2022 | archive-date=April 25, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425025212/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/strange-interlude-2993 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Taubman|first=Howard|date=March 13, 1963|title=Theater: 'Strange Interlude' Returns; Actors Studio Presents O'Neill Revival A Brilliant Production of Gargantuan Drama|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1963/03/13/archives/theater-strange-interlude-returns-actors-studio-presents-oneill.html|access-date=October 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022165444/https://www.nytimes.com/1963/03/13/archives/theater-strange-interlude-returns-actors-studio-presents-oneill.html|url-status=live}}</ref> the theater was vacant for two years.<ref name="NYCL p. 14; NPS p. 29" />