Sony Hall

Sony Hall
The Diamond Horseshoe
Century Theatre
Mayfair Theatre
Stairway Theatre
Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe
exterior of Sony Hall.
The exterior of the Paramount Hotel. Sony Hall is located in the basement of this building.
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Address235 W. 46th St.
New York City
United States
Coordinates40°45′34″N 73°59′13″W / 40.75944°N 73.98694°W / 40.75944; -73.98694
OperatorBlue Note Entertainment Group
TypeFormer Broadway house
Capacity1,000 standing, 500 seated
Current useConcert venue
OpenedDecember 24, 1938 (1938-12-24)
Website
www.sonyhall.com

Sony Hall is a concert venue operated by Blue Note Entertainment Group located on West 46th Street in the Theater District, Manhattan, New York City. Like many theaters in NYC, it has served many functions since its opening in 1938. Located in the basement of the Paramount Hotel, it began as Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe nightclub where the 1945 film Diamond Horseshoe was filmed, and later spent time as a burlesque theater before becoming a legitimate Broadway theatre under the names Century Theatre, Mayfair Theatre, and Stairway Theatre. As a Broadway theater, it is best known for the transfer of the Tony Award-winning original Broadway production of On Golden Pond in 1979. After becoming a private venue through the 1980s and remaining mostly closed through the 1990s and 2000s, it reemerged in 2013 after a 20-million-dollar renovation as a theater hosting the immersive production Queen of the Night. It is currently run as a live music performance venue showcasing audio and visual technology by Sony.