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Justin Brooks Atkinson (November 28, 1894 – January 14, 1984) was an American theatre critic. He worked for The New York Times from 1922 to 1960. In his obituary, the Times called him "the theater's most influential reviewer of his time."
14 de ene. de 1984 · Brooks Atkinson, the drama critic of The New York Times for 31 years, and the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for foreign correspondence in 1947, died of pneumonia yesterday at Crestwood Hospital in...
The Lena Horne Theatre (previously the Mansfield Theatre and the Brooks Atkinson Theatre) is a Broadway theater at 256 West 47th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. Opened in 1926, it was designed by Herbert J. Krapp in a Spanish Revival style and was constructed for Irwin Chanin.
The Brooks Atkinson, built in 1926 and originally called the Mansfield Theatre, was named after the celebrated actor Richard Mansfield who died at the height of his career. Irwin Chanin, the theater’s owner, named it for Mansfield after hearing him speak while at college at Cooper Union.
The Brooks Atkinson Theatre itself is a beautiful work of art. Be sure to leave time to admire its meticulous restoration before the show by gazing up at the ceiling and the walls. The stage is intimate, and most seating "feels" close to the performers.
The resulting show was hailed by Hammerstein’s former collaborator Sigmund Romberg as “a monumental piece of work,” and Brooks Atkinson of The New York Times called it “an original and beautiful excursion… done with impeccable taste by two artists and brought to life with a warm, romantic score, idiomatic lyrics and some exquisite ...
17 de mar. de 2015 · Built in 1926 and originally named the Mansfield Theatre, the Brooks Atkinson Theatre was renamed in 1960 to honor the famed New York Times drama critic Brooks Atkinson.
