The shabby, no-light, duplex apartment that is home to the “The Humans,” this year’s Tony winner for best new play, is moving uptown. Such moves were once common on Broadway, as changing fortunes of shows or theater owners forced relocations mid-run. But the show had to be out of the Helen Hayes this summer so Second Stage could begin a lengthy renovation of the building. PhotoPhotoDavid Zinn designed it for the 420-seat Laura Pels Theater, an Off Broadway venue run by the nonprofit Roundabout Theater Company on West 46th Street. The Roundabout production received enthusiastic reviews, and commercial producers, Scott Rudin and Barry Diller, moved it to Broadway in February.

Source: New York Times August 03, 2016 21:14 UTC