The down escalator from the auditorium leads to a narrow area at ground level. The up escalator ends at a narrow hallway that leads to the auditorium. The box office is so small that, as designed, theater visitors had to exit the building to take an escalator up to the theater. The ground-level box office is decorated with black marble and brass railings. The hotel's third through seventh stories also contain theater offices. The main entrance is at 210 West 46th Street while the stage door is hidden behind a column on 45th Street. The theater was included as part of a deal between Portman and the New York City Board of Estimate to increase the size of the hotel, which was completed in 1985. It is the only Broadway theater that is entirely within a hotel. The site occupies the west side of Broadway, between 45th and 46th Streets, in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. and is on the third story of the New York Marriott Marquis hotel. The Marquis Theatre was designed by John C. The first major production at the Marquis, the long-running Me and My Girl, was followed by a series of short-lived productions in the 1990s and 2000s. The hotel had controversially replaced several existing theaters, and the design features of the new Marquis Theatre were highly criticized, even by the hotel's supporters. The theater also has no freight elevator, no dedicated restroom facilities, and small hallways.Ī theater was proposed on the site in 1973 as part of a hotel (later the Marriott Marquis), the completion of which was delayed until 1985. Due to a lack of space, the wings on each side of the proscenium arch are smaller than mandated by city building codes. The box office is at ground level, and there are escalators leading from the ground floor to the auditorium. The theater's main entrance and box office are at 210 West 46th Street. Portman Jr., who designed the Marriott Marquis and included the theater to increase the size of the hotel. There are about 1,612 seats in the auditorium, spread across an orchestra level and a balcony. Opened in 1986, it is operated by the Nederlander Organization. The Marquis Theatre is a Broadway theater on the third floor of the New York Marriott Marquis hotel in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City.
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