The Westside Theatre is an

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performance space at 407 West 43rd Street between

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and Tenth Avenues in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of

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, New York City. The building houses two auditoriums: the Upstairs Theatre, which seats 270, and the Downstairs Theatre, which features a

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and has a seating capacity of 249. Formerly known as the Chelsea Theatre Center and the Westside Arts Theatre, the building was renovated in 1991.

History

The

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building, designed by

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, was constructed in 1890 for the Second

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Church, which it housed until the 1960s. The site was then occupied by various nightclubs until its establishment as a theatre in 1976."The 1889 2nd German Baptist Church – 407 West 43rd Street"
by Tom Miller and Alice Lum, ''Daytonian in Manhattan'', February 2, 2012

Selected past productions

Upstairs

Downstairs

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