August Wilson Theatre

Located in central Manhattan, The August Wilson Theatre was built in 1925, when it was known as The Guild Theatre. It was later renamed to honor respected playwright August Wilson, paying homage to his influence on American theater.

You can find the theater in the heart of Midtown Manhattan’s Theater District, close to iconic tourist attractions, including Times Square and the Empire State Building. It has a 1,200-seat capacity and offers an eclectic range of performances, from high drama to world-famous musicals.

One of the finest theatres on Broadway, August Wilson Theatre has been entertaining audiences since 1925! First opening as the Guild Theatre, with a production of George Bernard Shaw’s Caesar and Cleopatra, August Wilson Theatre is a special and intimate venue, known for its phenomenal productions, great sight lines and amazing acoustics!

Taking its current namesake in honor of internationally respected, Pulitzer Prize-winning American playwright August Wilson two weeks after he passed away, this stunning and historic venue has been a consistent source of first-rate shows and performances over the years, with Annie, My Fair Lady, Little Shop of Horrors, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Our Town, and many more taking to the August Wilson Theatre stage!

It is fully accessible to all patrons, with wheelchair-friendly areas and comfortable seating across all levels. With unforgettable performances from My Fair Lady to Mean Girls, it offers the perfect New York night out for viewers of all tastes and budgets.

Just think about this – and some might even remember this as though it happened yesterday:
It is somewhere in the early 1970s, and news just broke of a bank robbery that is unfolding at the Chase Manhattan bank branch in Brooklyn. What started as means to obtain money, goes awry and results in a hostage situation. 

Some years later, a critically acclaimed film documenting the events is released, becoming a massive box-office hit, to the extent that the film is deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” and preserved in the National Film Registry. 

Fast forward to today:
A brand new play based on the Academy Award-winning film is now a gut-wrenching, pulse-pounding, on-the-edge-of-your-seat kind of play, and is about to ignite the stage on Broadway! Thus, your chance to experience the true crime story that captivated the world in the 1970s live on stage is finally here, and this is one you simply cannot let slip through your hands! It’s a raw reminder of what happens when passion and desperation collides; it’s pure grit, heart, and humour; it’s a tale of the chaos of a man and a city on edge; it oozes with themes of passion, desperation, and survival – and yes, New York, Stephen Adly Guirgis’ electrifying stage adaptation of Dog Day Afternoon is coming to the August Wilson Theatre for a limited engagement this season!  

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