On Wednesday, Lincoln Center announced that the much-desired redevelopment for the concert hall the New York Philharmonic calls home will be completed by this fall — ahead of schedule.
, the theater makeover has faced financial road bumps and repeated delays.
"We're feeling really hopeful that this will be something which will be really exciting to New York," Timms told Gothamist. "It will be really inspiring for New Yorkers, and it will be a sign of confidence in the future of our city." Timms said Lincoln Center had 10 outdoor performing arts stages set up for about six months last year, which attracted more than 300,000 visitors and greatly expanded their audience. Of those visitors, half were people of color, half were under 45, and a quarter had never been to Lincoln Center before.
Designers moved the stage forward 25 feet, increased the incline of seating , and added seats around the stage, which they say brings the audience 30 percent closer to the performers. Lincoln Center has also brought on Shanta Thake, longtime director of The Public Theater and Joe's Pub, as their new chief artistic officer, with the intent to expand programming even more than in the past.
There's a new welcome center, which serves as the box office and includes a small café, in the hall's southeast corner. In moving the box office from its previous location in the main lobby, they were able to double the size of the lobby and add more interactive elements.
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