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The Liberty Theatre was a Broadway theater from 1904 to 1933,〔("Liberty Theatre (Built: 1904 Closed: 1933)" )''Internet Broadway Database'' (Retrieved on February 22, 2008)〕 located at 236 West 42nd Street in New York City. It was built by the partnership of Klaw and Erlanger.〔(Liberty Theatre - Cinema Treasures )〕 From 1933 until the late 1980s the Liberty operated continuously as a movie theatre. In 1992 the then vacant theatre was purchased by the City of New York along with many other properties as part of the New 42nd Street renovation project. In 1996 it was used for a staged reading of T. S. Eliot's poem ''The Waste Land'', with actress Fiona Shaw, directed by Deborah Warner. ''The New York Times'' review described the theater as "derelict". The facade of the Liberty theater was later absorbed into Ripley's Odditorium, which is part of the Forest City Enterprises entertainment complex.〔(New 42nd Street website ) information on Liberty Theatre history〕 In 2011, renovations were completed and the former Liberty Theatre auditorium was converted for use as a Famous Dave's restaurant.〔()〕 The main auditorium space is now a rental event space, with the restaurant portion along 42nd Street operating as the Liberty Diner.〔(official site )〕 In 2015, Cynthia von Buhler's Speakeasy Dollhouse: Ziegfeld's Midnight Frolic is staged as an immersive play in the theater. The story investigates the death of silent film star and Ziegfeld Girl Olive Thomas. ==Notable productions== *1904: ''Little Johnny Jones'' *1913: ''Sweethearts *1917: ''Going Up (musical) *1919: ''George White's Scandals'' *1919: ''Hitchy-Koo of 1919'' *1922: ''Little Nellie Kelly'' *1924: ''Lady, Be Good!'' *1925: ''Tip-Toes'' *1928: ''Blackbirds of 1928'' 〔Blackbirds of 1928 starred Adelaide Hall and Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson. http://www.amazon.com/Underneath-Harlem-Moon-Paris-Adelaide/dp/B005ZOLV7C〕〔http://www.myspace.com/adelaidehall/photos/8228520#%7B%22ImageId%22%3A8228520%7D〕 *1929: ''Tiptoe With Me'' *1930: ''Brown Buddies'' 〔http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/6569/Brown-Buddies〕 *1996: ''The Waste Land'' *2015: ''Speakeasy Dollhouse'': Ziegfeld's Midnight Frolic 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Liberty Theatre」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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