Directors Guild of America Theater
110 W. 57th Street,
New York,
NY
10019
110 W. 57th Street,
New York,
NY
10019
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The Normandie Theatre was opened on December 6, 1951 with James Mason in “Pandora and the Flying Dutchman”. Seating for 598 was provided on a stadium plan, with a raised stepped section at the rear. Over the tears it went through several name changes:Cinema Rendezvous, Playboy, 57th Street Playhouse, Trans-Lux Normandie and possibly more in its many decades of history, this theatre is now used for industry screenings and special events. There was originally as seating capacity of 484, today the capacity is 436 (266 on the main level and 170 in the mezzanine).
In May 2013 it was closed to renovate the theater by removing asbestos and install air conditioning. It re-opened in September 2013.
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Gerald A. DeLuca
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Do they ever have screenings here open to the public?
What a shame that there’s only one post per year here, recently. I came here, when I read it was being “renovated,” thinking that there would be some activity on the message boards, because I have a dilemma. I recently came across a photo of a Manhattan theater known as the New Century, located at 932 7th Avenue, between 58th and 59th. There’s no listing for it here on Cinema Treasures at all, and I’m mystified. I wanted to post the 1937 vintage photo that I found, but the theater doesn’t exist on this site.
Ed Miller; There is a page for the New Century Theatre as the Central Park Theatre #7049. We would love you to post your photo on that page.
I don’t think the Festival was ever the Playboy. A December, 1975 NY Times Arts section shows “Jaws” playing at the Playboy (but no address given) and “The Magic Flute” playing at the Festival. Unless there was another Playboy theatre.
I saw the Talking Heads music film Stop Making Sense at this theatre when it was called 57th Street Playhouse
I remember when “The Wizard of Oz” was shown in re-issue here in June of 1955. Theater was known as the Trans Lux Normandie then.
This was before its tv premiere.
PDF of Jackie O and a photographer she knocked down while leaving the Rendezvous in 1969.
http://jfk.hood.edu/Collection/White%20Materials/White%20Assassination%20Clippings%20Folders/Kennedy%20Family%20Folders/Kennedy%20Jacqueline%20Bouvier/JBK-103.pdf
if i am not mistaken this was always a 1st run theater. to which what was the last film to play here before the Directors Guild too kit over?
When I lived in NYC it was a first run house. Films I saw there were Dressed To Kill, La Cage Au Folles 2.