Renovating the historic Ed Sullivan Theater has been a monumental undertaking. The theater was built in 1927 and has seen many different embodiments over the past 88 years. It received an $18 million makeover for the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, restoring much of its old grandeur, while creating a fresh, contemporary look. You can read about this fascinating process in the following articles.
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Envisioning a New Home for The Late Show: The Ed Sullivan Theater Restoration
This beautiful mini-documentary reveals the process behind the restoration of the historic Ed Sullivan Theater. The Design Republic Film is directed by Robert Gregson, a New York City-based filmmaker. Design Republic took on the monumental task of restoring the theater. They are a highly experienced architectural design firm specializing in corporate workplace, retail, and media technology design. Design Republic was honored to work with CBS and the Late Show with Stephen Colbert on this breathtaking restoration, which revealed and renewed the otherwise lost grandeur of this neo-gothic Broadway theater’s design. The film features interviews with Design Republic architects Neil Tucker and Ojay Obinani, Executive Producer of the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Meredith Bennett, and Stephen Colbert.
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Stephen Colbert outside the window of his office, which overlooks Broadway and his new marquee at the Ed Sullivan Theater. (Credit: Damon Winter | The New York Times)
Online news sources were buzzing earlier today with a new article from the New York Times featuring Mr. Wonderful entitled ‘Stephen Colbert, the Late Night Hope’. The article touches base on many of the topics we have already read recently through other sources and media outlets, though provides some additional eye-candy with exterior and interior views of the newly renovated Ed Sullivan Theatre in which haven’t been seen before now. And what we imagined is true, “she’s a beaut, Clark!”
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Late last night, the new ‘Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ marquee arrived via truck at its new home outside the Ed Sullivan Theater.
Twitter user @BrianLinek and Instagram user @GreatMomentsWithMrLee were lucky enough to capture the sections of the marquee being hoisted into their new home. Come morning, lucky New Yorkers passing by Broadway were treated to the site of the newly installed marquee.
As seen on our Pinterest board, workers continue to put the finishes touches on the marquee, which is currently missing Stephen Colbert’s name, ahead of the shows September 8th, 2015 premiere. But where could Colbert’s name go? Is this perhaps just a temporary place filler for something fancier to be unveiled closer to September?
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Ed Sullivan Theater
Renovating the historic Ed Sullivan Theater has been a monumental undertaking. The theater was built in 1927 and has seen many different embodiments over the past 88 years. It received an $18 million makeover for the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, restoring much of its old grandeur, while creating a fresh, contemporary look. You can read about this fascinating process in the following articles.
Continue reading
Envisioning a New Home for The Late Show: The Ed Sullivan Theater Restoration
This beautiful mini-documentary reveals the process behind the restoration of the historic Ed Sullivan Theater. The Design Republic Film is directed by Robert Gregson, a New York City-based filmmaker. Design Republic took on the monumental task of restoring the theater. They are a highly experienced architectural design firm specializing in corporate workplace, retail, and media technology design. Design Republic was honored to work with CBS and the Late Show with Stephen Colbert on this breathtaking restoration, which revealed and renewed the otherwise lost grandeur of this neo-gothic Broadway theater’s design. The film features interviews with Design Republic architects Neil Tucker and Ojay Obinani, Executive Producer of the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Meredith Bennett, and Stephen Colbert.
Continue reading
Stephen Colbert outside the window of his office, which overlooks Broadway and his new marquee at the Ed Sullivan Theater. (Credit: Damon Winter | The New York Times)
Online news sources were buzzing earlier today with a new article from the New York Times featuring Mr. Wonderful entitled ‘Stephen Colbert, the Late Night Hope’. The article touches base on many of the topics we have already read recently through other sources and media outlets, though provides some additional eye-candy with exterior and interior views of the newly renovated Ed Sullivan Theatre in which haven’t been seen before now. And what we imagined is true, “she’s a beaut, Clark!”
Continue reading
Late last night, the new ‘Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ marquee arrived via truck at its new home outside the Ed Sullivan Theater.
Twitter user @BrianLinek and Instagram user @GreatMomentsWithMrLee were lucky enough to capture the sections of the marquee being hoisted into their new home. Come morning, lucky New Yorkers passing by Broadway were treated to the site of the newly installed marquee.
As seen on our Pinterest board, workers continue to put the finishes touches on the marquee, which is currently missing Stephen Colbert’s name, ahead of the shows September 8th, 2015 premiere. But where could Colbert’s name go? Is this perhaps just a temporary place filler for something fancier to be unveiled closer to September?
Continue reading