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3 unusual facts about Vivian Beaumont Theater


Vivian Beaumont Theater

On rare occasions the theater has been rented to commercial producers, such as Alexander H. Cohen and Hildy Parks, who presented Peter Brook's production of La Tragedie de Carmen in 1983.

He had the ad hoc assistance of a five-member directorate consisting of Woody Allen, Sarah Caldwell, Liviu Ciulei, Robin Phillips, and Ellis Rabb, with Edward Albee as the company playwright.

It is New York City's only Broadway-class theater (thus making its productions eligible for Tony Awards) that is not located in the Theater District near Times Square.


Timothy Crouse

He co-authored a new libretto for the musical with John Weidman that opened at the Vivian Beaumont Theater on October 19, 1987, and ran for 784 performances.


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