Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space

Email: info@symphonyspace.org

Website: www.symphonyspace.org

Address

95th Street & Broadway
New York, NY 10023

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Public Transport

By Subway:
1 2 3 trains to 96th St/Broadway
By Bus:
M104 M106 M96

Accessibility

Assisted Listening System

Infrared hearing devices are offered that can be used in any seat during any performance in the Sharp or Thalia. The devices are free to use. To request an assisted listening device, patrons should see the House Manager
Curb Ramps

Ramps are available on either side of our theater.
Elevator/Escalator

The Thalia theatre is accessible via elevator from the main lobby or through the side entrance located on 95th
Parking

Public Parking at 169 West 95th Street (special rate: $25 for 6 hours with your Symphony Space ticket stub) and Convenient Parking both provide easy and reasonably-priced access to our venue.
Restroom

Restrooms with accessible features are located inside the Sharp theater and on the Thalia level.
Telephone

None on premises
Visual Assistance

Guide dogs accommodated. Please inquire when buying tickets.
Wheelchair Info

Designated wheelchair-accessible seating as well as a ramp with access to the orchestra section

Theater Description

Symphony Space got its start on January 7, 1978. That day, Isaiah Sheffer and Allan Miller opened the padlocked doors to the Symphony Theatre to the hundreds of people waiting in the cold to see Wall to Wall Bach, the first of many free twelve-hour music marathons that would become a signature event. The building had started life as a public market, and at various times it was an ice skating rink, boxing arena and movie theatre. It took two unique visionaries to see that this down-at-the-heels theatre would be embraced by its cultured and educated neighbors and become the centerpiece of the Upper West Side Renaissance.As that first Wall to Wall drew to a close late in the winter night, hundreds of professional and amateur singers raised their voices to join with a pick-up orchestra of classical stars and neighborhood professionals in the stunningly evocative Bach B-minor Mass. It was an inspiring event to those lucky enough to be there, but it also made it to national television, courtesy of Morton Dean and the CBS Evening News. New Yorkers had come together to create their own performing arts center, and Symphony Space was born.Years later, a neighborhood favorite has become a New York institution - and Symphony Space still brings artists and audiences together to make magic. A packed house listening intently as an actor conjures up the mood of a short story...the soulful notes of a jazz trumpet fading into the night...children laughing with glee at the antics of a master puppeteer...dancers creating rhythmic patterns across a darkened stage...high school students cheering one of their own as she accepts congratulations after a public reading of her work...images of cinematic brilliance flickering across a screen...families coming together to watch their kids rock out...this is Symphony Space today.