The Town Hall (New York City)

The Town Hall is a venue in Manhattan, New York City ( 123 West 43rd Street, between Sixth Avenue and Broadway). It offers about 1,500 seats and is chaired by a non-profit organization. In 2012 it was classified as a National Historic Landmark.

The Town Hall was (some of the suffragette movement ) designed by the architectural firm McKim, Mead & White for the League for Political Education and opened in 1921. For the purposes of the builders, it served the political education. In addition to lectures but also poetry readings were held, and it was particularly known as a place of musical events. In addition, the political radio show America's Town Meeting of the Air in 1935 was over 20 years long produced here. These many awards (including the Peabody Award) excellent radio show with audience participation was broadcast nationwide and thus reached an audience of millions.

In the opening, among others, Richard Strauss has appeared as a conductor of a series of concerts here and contributed significantly to the outstanding reputation of the acoustics of the Town Hall. Also known as the venue for the Jazz is the Town Hall known: Legendary are about the Town Hall Concert 1945 by Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, in the bebop was introduced to a wider audience in Manhattan, and the concert by Louis Armstrong, with whom he 1946 's career revived and led to the formation of his all-star formations. To date, there Not Just Jazz concerts are held, while also dance and poetry are included. There are also regular Morning performances for students. Popular series of events are also currently Broadway by the Year ( initiated by Scott Siegel ), Broadway theater festivals and events to performances of classical films ( which also involved artists to speak ).