The Connelly Theater is an Off-Broadway theatre at 220 East 4th Street in the East Village of Manhattan in New York City. It was originally built in the 1860s as the choir hall for an orphanage.[1] The theater consists of a 200-seat main auditorium and a smaller 50-seat auditorium rented from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York. It is occupied mainly by the Cornelia Connelly Center, though in the 2010s and early 2020s, it also staged avant-garde off-Broadway shows.[2] In 2024, the Archdiocese of New York began restricting the theater from staging shows that were not approved by the Catholic Church.[2][3]
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| Address | 220 E 4th St Manhattan, New York City United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°43′25″N 73°59′00″W / 40.723508°N 73.983391°W |
| Type | Off-Broadway |
| Capacity | 99-165 |
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References
edit- ^ Luxenberg, Josh. "About Us". Connelly Theater. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ a b Paulson, Michael (October 22, 2024). "This N.Y.C. Theater Was a Haven for Adventurous Art. Then the Archdiocese Intervened". The New York Times. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ^ Culwell-Block, Logan (October 22, 2024). "Off-Broadway's Connelly Theater Will Now Only Allow Catholic Church-Approved Productions". Playbill. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
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