The Pershing Square Signature Center is a complex of three
Off-Broadway
An off-Broadway theatre is any professional theatre venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, inclusive. These theatres are smaller than Broadway theatres, but larger than off-off-Broadway theatres, which seat fewer tha ...
theatres in the
Theatre Row section of
West 42nd Street in
New York City
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. It is on the first floors of the 43-floor
MiMa Building apartment complex. Pershing Square Signature Center is the theatrical home and headquarters of
Signature Theatre Company. The individual theaters are also available to rent and have hosted several notable productions.
frequently presents their work at the Pershing Square Signature Center.
The theatre derives its name from the
Pershing Square Foundation
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, which donated $25 million to the theatre. The complex is more than a mile west of Manhattan's
Pershing Square, which is also on 42nd Street.
In October 2008, Signature announced the building of the Pershing Square Signature Center. Designed by
Frank Gehry Architects, the Center comprises the three theatres, two rehearsal studios, a café and bar, bookstore, and offices all on one level. It opened in 2012.
The Irene Diamond Stage has a seating capacity of 294 seats, the Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre has a seating capacity of 191 seats and the flexible Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre has a capacity of 199 to 250, depending on the seating configuration.
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Theatres completed in 2012
Theatres in Manhattan
Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan
2012 establishments in New York City
42nd Street (Manhattan)