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The Times Square Theater is a former Broadway theater, located at 217 West 42nd Street, Manhattan, in New York City. ==History== The Times Square Theater was built in 1920 by the Selwyn brothers to a design by Eugene De Rosa.〔''Building Age and National Builder'' Vol. 47, Nos. 7—12 (1925), p. 82.〕〔("Times Square and Apollo Theatres" ). ''Architecture and Building'' Vol. 52, No. 12 (December 1920), pp. 104-5. Online at Google Books.〕 It was one of three theaters they built and controlled on 42nd Street, including the Apollo and the Selwyn. It opened on September 30, 1920, with Florence Reed starring in ''The Mirage''.〔Woollcott, Alexander (October 1, 1920). ("The Play" ). ''The New York Times.''〕〔("The Week's New Plays" ). ''The New York Times'' (September 26, 1920) (photo of Florence Reed).〕 G.K. Chesterton spoke on the topic "Shall We Abolish the Inevitable?" at the theater in 1921. ''Battling Butler'', the basis for the Buster Keaton film of the same name, transferred from the Selwyn to the Times Square in 1924. Notable shows presented at the Times Square included the original New York productions of George and Ira Gershwin's ''Strike Up the Band'' in 1930 and Noël Coward's ''Private Lives'' in 1931. Laurence Olivier appeared at the Times Square Theater in 1931. Only three years after ''Private Lives'', the Times Square was converted to a cinema. It would remain in operation as a movie theater until the early 1990s, when it was closed. The final scene of the 1980 motion picture ''Times Square'' was filmed at the Times Square Theater, with Robin Johnson's character performing a "midnight concert" atop the theater's marquee. The City and State of New York took possession of the Times Square Theater in 1990. In 1992, it was one of six 42nd Street theaters to come under the protection of the New 42nd Street organization. It was not immediately restored or renovated, as the theater lacks any entrances not directly on 42nd Street, rendering more difficult to use for loading of scenery and props.〔(Interview with New 42nd Street president Cora Cahan on Times Square Theater )〕 Since then, the theater has been the focus of several development proposals that were later abandoned. Canadian production company Live Entertainment Corporation of Canada briefly considered a redevelopment project in 1998. MTV and Marvel Mania also considered redeveloping the property. In 2005, the Times Square Theater was leased to Ecko Unlimited, which planned to make it a supermarket for clothing and other urban youth market items. In 2009, the company walked away from its lease. In 2012, a long term lease was signed to make the theater home to a "4D" film presentation called ''Broadway Sensation'', dedicated to the history of Broadway. The presentation was to be produced by lawyer Robert Kory and producer/director Gary Goddard and the theater renovated to house it. The attraction was expected to open in spring 2015, however, on May 28, 2014 it was reported that the project had been canceled due to financial troubles. In March 2015, the New York Post reported that the British based Ambassador Theatre Group was in negotiations to take over management of the house, converting it back into a legitimate Broadway theater after completing renovations. 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「Times Square Theater」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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