Al Hirschfeld Theatre

Midtown


Originally the Martin Beck Theatre, this opulent theater was renamed in 2003 when it was purchased from the Beck family. When it opened in 1924 to great acclaim, it proceeded to be the venue for some of Broadway's best-loved shows for decades, including Guys and Dolls and Hair. Its current production is the Baz Luhrmann jukebox musical, Moulin Rouge!


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