August Wilson Theatre
The August Wilson Theatre is a Broadway theater at 245 West 52nd Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S. Opened in 1925, the theater was designed by C.Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Theater building
- Description: Broadway theater in Manhattan, New York
- Also known as: “Virginia Theater”
- Address: 245 West 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Studio 54 and Broadway Theatre.
Studio 54
Theater building
Photo: Americasroof, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Studio 54 is a Broadway theater and former nightclub at 254 West 54th Street in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, New York, U.S. Opened as the Gallo Opera House in 1927, it served as a CBS broadcast studio in the mid-20th century. Studio 54 is situated 370 feet north of August Wilson Theatre.
Broadway Theatre
Theater building
Photo: OptimumPx, Public domain.
The Broadway Theatre is a Broadway theater at 1681 Broadway in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S. Opened in 1924, the theater was designed by Eugene De Rosa for Benjamin S.
Neil Simon Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Ajay Suresh, CC BY 2.0.
The Neil Simon Theatre, originally the Alvin Theatre, is a Broadway theater at 250 West 52nd Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Theater District and Diamond District.
Theater District
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Broadway. Times Square. Madison Square Garden. The name says it all: the Theater District is the entertainment hub of the city, and possibly the entire nation.
Diamond District
Neighborhood
Photo: ChrisRuvolo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
A diamond district is an area where the cutting, polishing, and trade of diamonds and other gems takes place. There are a number of these districts around the world, including: It may also refer to Diamond District, an American hip-hop group formed by Oddisee, Uptown XO & Yu.
New York City
Photo: Marco Cortese, CC BY-SA 2.0.
New York is a global center for media, entertainment, art, fashion, research, finance, and trade. The bustling, cosmopolitan heart of the 4th largest metropolis in the world and by far the most populous city in the United States, New York has long been a key entry point and a defining city for the nation.
August Wilson Theatre
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.76337° or 40° 45′ 48″ northLongitude
-73.98419° or 73° 59′ 3″ westElevation
66 feet (20 metres)Inception
1927Height
117 feet (36 metres)Named after
August WilsonOpen location code
87G8Q278+88OpenStreetMap ID
way 266155276OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=theatreOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q12053066
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“August Wilson Theatre” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Arabic: “مسرح أوغست ويلسون”
- Aragonese: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Arpitan: “August Wilson Theatre”
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- Bambara: “August Wilson Theatre”
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- Bavarian: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Breton: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Cajun French: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Catalan: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Chinese: “奧古斯特·威爾遜劇院”
- Corsican: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Croatian: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Czech: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Danish: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Dutch: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مسرح اجسطQويلسون”
- Esperanto: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Estonian: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Finnish: “August Wilson Theatre”
- French: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Friulian: “August Wilson Theatre”
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- German: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Hungarian: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Hungarian: “Guild Theatre”
- Ido: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Indonesian: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Interlingua: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Interlingue: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Irish: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Italian: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Jamaican Creole English: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Japanese: “ヴァージニア劇場”
- Japanese: “オーガスト・ウィルソン劇場”
- Kabyle: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Kongo: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Latvian: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Ligurian: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Limburgan: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Lithuanian: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Low German: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Luxembourgish: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Mainfränkisch: “August Wilson Theatre”
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- Malay: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Minangkabau: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Narom: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Neapolitan: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Occitan (post 1500): “August Wilson Theatre”
- Papiamento: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Persian: “تماشاخانه آگوست ویلسن”
- Picard: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Piemontese: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Polish: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Portuguese: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Prussian: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Romagnol: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Romanian: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Romansh: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Russian: “Август Уилсон”
- Sardinian: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Scots: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Scottish Gaelic: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Serbian: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Sicilian: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Slovak: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Spanish: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Swahili: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Swedish: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Swiss German: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Turkish: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Venetian: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Vietnamese: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Vlaams: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Volapük: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Walloon: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Welsh: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Wolof: “August Wilson Theatre”
- Zulu: “August Wilson Theatre”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Roseland Ballroom and Lucky Cheng’s.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Aro and Russian Samovar Restaurant and Piano Bar.
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