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| Address | 434 Lafayette Street New York City United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°43′45″N73°59′32″W / 40.7293°N 73.9922°W /40.7293; -73.9922 |
| Owner | Blue Man Productions |
| Operator | No Guarantees Productions[1] |
| Type | Off-Broadway |
| Production | Burnout Paradise[2] |
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| Opened | January 17, 1968 (1968-01-17) |
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TheAstor Place Theatre is anoff-Broadway house at 434Lafayette Street in theNoHo section ofManhattan, New York City. The theater is located in the historicColonnade Row, originally constructed in 1831 as a series of nine connected buildings, of which only four remain.
Bruce Mailman bought the building in 1965.[3] On January 17, 1968, the theater opened withIsrael Horovitz'sThe Indian Wants the Bronx starring newcomerAl Pacino. Since then, it has gained a reputation for introducing works by aspiring and oftenexperimentalplaywrights, includingTom Eyen (Women Behind Bars,The Dirtiest Show in Town) andJohn Ford Noonan (A Couple White Chicks Sitting Around Talking). Established writers likeTerrence McNally (Bad Habits),A.R. Gurney (The Dining Room,The Perfect Party) andLarry Shue (The Foreigner) also have premiered plays here. The musical revue,Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris enjoyed a successful run in 1974.[4]
Starting in 1991, the theater served as home to theBlue Man Group, which purchased the theatre in 2001[5] and performed there until February 2, 2025.[6] No Guarantees Productions, a company led by Christine Schwarzman, who is married to the businessmanStephen A. Schwarzman, leased the theater in May 2025 with plans to host dramas there.[7][8]
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