The Egg, Albany

The Egg
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AddressEmpire State Plaza
LocationAlbany, NY 12220
USA
Coordinates42°39′02″N 73°45′30″W / 42.6505°N 73.7584°W / 42.6505; -73.7584
OwnerEmpire State Plaza
TypePerforming arts center
CapacityLewis A. Swyer Theatre: 450
Kitty Carlisle Hart Theatre: 982
Opened1978
Website
www.theegg.org

The Egg is a performing arts venue in Albany, New York. Named for its shape, the building was designed by Harrison & Abramovitz as part of the Empire State Plaza project, and built between 1966 and 1978. It is located in the northeast corner of the Plaza.[1] It has become an icon of New York's Capital District due to its unusual shape and central location. The Egg is owned by the state of New York and managed by the Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza Performing Arts Center Corporation[2] a not-for-profit that was created in 1979 to manage the performing arts facility in the Empire State Plaza.[3][4]

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  1. ^ "The Egg Architecture & History". www.theegg.org. Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza Performing Arts Center Corporation. Retrieved 2008-07-06.
  2. ^ "About". The Egg. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  3. ^ "NYSOSC General Data Document on the NARESPPACC" (PDF). www.osc.state.ny.us. November 4, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 22, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  4. ^ "NYS Authorities Budget Office list of NYS Public Authorities". www.abo.ny.gov. November 4, 2018.