 THE PLAYERS THEATRE |
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Built in 1907 and converted to a theatre in the mid 1940s, The Players Theatre has been a jewel in the heart of Greenwich Village, serving as a magnet for performing artists and their audiences.
The Players Theatre is home to the famous Café Wha? which has been a Greenwich Village mainstay since the 1960s. One of the Village's original and most famous rock clubs, it was the regular hang out for Allen Ginsberg, Abbie Hoffman, and Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Bruce Springsteen and many other performers. The Players Theatre is where Quentin Crisp performed An Evening with Quentin Crisp for the first time the the United States. His first opening night in America was on December 20, 1978; closing performance was on March 4, 1979. Mr. Crisp provided 81 performances during his first American tour. He also received New York's 1979 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Unique Theatrical Experience. |
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