Delacorte Theater
Theater in Central Park, New York City
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Address | Central Park New York, New York United States |
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Coordinates | 40°46′48.36″N 73°58′7.56″W / 40.7801000°N 73.9687667°W / 40.7801000; -73.9687667Coordinates: 40°46′48.36″N 73°58′7.56″W / 40.7801000°N 73.9687667°W / 40.7801000; -73.9687667 |
Owner | City of New York |
Operator | Public Theater |
Capacity | 1,800 |
Opened | 18 June 1962[1] |
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Shakespeare in the Park |
The Delacorte Theater is a 1,800-seat open-air theater located in Central Park, in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It is home to the Public Theater's free Shakespeare in the Park productions.
Over five million people have attended more than 150 free productions of Shakespeare and other classical works and musicals at the Delacorte Theater since its opening in 1962.[2]
- ^ Gardner, Paul (19 June 1962). "Central Park's Shakespeare Amphitheatre Dedicated". The New York Times (38132). p. 28.
- ^ "Public Theater - Home". www.publictheater.org. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
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