Throughout March of 1982, in often cold and wet conditions, thousands actors and demonstrators gathered at a portable stage in midtown Manhattan in the heart of the theater district. For weeks they shouted and sang and pleaded in front of an empty Morosco Theatre to protest its impending demolition along with other historic venues, which were to be replaced by a huge hotel and theater complex. Along the way, some of the biggest names of the stage and screen offered their support as well like...

The first season of Closing Night begins July 17th and takes a look at Broadway's Marquis Theater. It will chronicle the many troubled productions that have come and gone throughout this theater's young history. Click here to follow and listen on your favorite podcast app! This new theater history podcast is hosted by Patrick Oliver Jones, who also heads up another Broadway Podcast Network show, Why I’ll Never Make It. Co-producer is Dan Delgado of The Industry as well as Maria Clara Ribeiro...