Venue

New World Stages

340 W 50th St, New York, NY 10019

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New World Stages, originally Dodger Stages, is a five-theater Off-Broadway venue. The theater complex has housed 34 different shows, as well as numerous events, readings and auditions.

From 1994 to 2001, New World Stages was the Loews Cineplex Entertainment Worldwide Plaza, a movie theater complex known for its inexpensive tickets. The complex was closed from 2001 until 2004, when, following substantial renovations, it re-opened as Dodger Stages. At the time of re-opening, the main bar was referred to as Bar 39, at first a non-alcoholic bar, which started selling alcohol in October 2004, changed to the Downstage Lounge, and then later, joined media partner Time Out New York to become the Time Out New York Lounge. Dodger Stages became New World Stages on March 16, 2006, after Dodger Stage Holding separated into Dodger Theatricals and Stage Entertainment. Stage Entertainment took over ownership of New World Stages.

New World Stages is owned by a Dutch company, Stage Entertainment, founded by Joop van den Ende. The company owns 26 theaters in 8 different countries (USA, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Spain, France, Germany, Italy and Russia) and produces numerous shows in all of those countries, as well as Belgium.