The City and the Theater -

This documents the rich cultural legacy of New York City and its playhouses

Complete with illustrations and biographies of more than 75 Broadway theatres, here is a vivid, thorough history of Manhattan and the rise of the theatre district from 1699, when a petiton was first made for a perfomance license, to the 20C and the birth of Time Square, and to the recent revitalisation of 42nd Street in the mid-1960s

The book also includes an A to Z listing of every Broadway theatre ever to exist, complete with photograph or illustration, address, architect, opening production, historical info, and - if applicable - when the theatre was demolished

A celebration of the people and places that have given America and the world the unique gift of Broadway