Apollo Theatre (42nd Street)

Apollo Theatre
New Apollo Theatre, Academy Theatre, Bryant Theatre
	42nd Street entrances to the Apollo and Times Square Theatres in 1922. The auditorium of the Apollo is behind the Times Square.
Address	223 W. 42nd Street; Manhattan, New York City; United States
Coordinates	40°45′25″N 73°59′16″W / 40.7569°N 73.9877°W
Type	Broadway theatre
Current use	Lyric Theatre
Construction
Opened	November 17, 1920
Demolished	1996
Years active	1920–1990
Architect	Eugene De Rosa

The Apollo Theatre was a Broadway theatre whose entrance was located at 223 West 42nd Street in Manhattan, New York City, while the theatre proper was on 43rd Street. It was demolished in 1996 and provided part of the site for the new Ford Center for the Performing Arts, now known as the Lyric Theatre.

^ "Academy Theatre". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
^ "'Jimmie' Opens the Apollo", The New York Times (November 18, 1920).

[1] "Academy Theatre". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved October 17, 2022.

[2] "'Jimmie' Opens the Apollo", The New York Times (November 18, 1920).

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