August Wilson Theatre
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The August Wilson Theatre is a Broadway theater at 245 West 52nd Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. Opened in 1925, the theater was designed by C. Howard Crane and Kenneth Franzheim and was built for the Theatre Guild. It is named for Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson (1945–2005). The August Wilson has approximately 1,225 seats across two levels and is operated by Jujamcyn Theaters. The facade is a New York City designated landmark.
Showing Slave Play, 2021
A portion of the stage house facade. The entrance arch with rusticated limestone voussoirs is at ground level. Above these are casement windows with shutters on the second story, as well as a French window with a small balcony on the third story.
View of original auditorium decorations
Theresa Helburn at the Guild Theatre's groundbreaking in 1924
52nd Street (Manhattan)
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52nd Street is a 1.9-mile-long (3.1 km) one-way street traveling west to east across Midtown Manhattan, New York City, United States. A short section of it was known as the city's center of jazz performance from the 1930s to the 1950s.
The theatres of 52nd Street in 2007
Looking east from 6th Avenue, 52nd Street at night (May 1948); photo by William P. Gottlieb
The south side of 52nd Street, between 5th & 6th Avenues – looking east from 6th Avenue (c. 1948); photo by William P. Gottlieb
"Swing Street" street sign