The Actors' Temple

Actors' Temple
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

May 2007

Location	339 W. 47th St., Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York
Coordinates	40°45′40.2″N 73°59′20.9″W / 40.761167°N 73.989139°W / 40.761167; -73.989139Coordinates: 40°45′40.2″N 73°59′20.9″W / 40.761167°N 73.989139°W / 40.761167; -73.989139
Built	1925
Architect	Sydney F. Oppenheimer
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP Reference #	05000445 ^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 19, 2005

The Actors' Temple, officially named Congregation Ezrath Israel, is a synagogue founded in 1917 in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. Located at 339 West 47th Street since 1923, the temple was originally dubbed "The West Side Hebrew Relief Association,"^[2] and it was the synagogue of choice for the entertainment industry. Many vaudeville, musical theater, television, and nightclub performers attended services there, including Sophie Tucker, Shelley Winters, Milton Berle, Al Jolson, Jack Benny, Joe E. Lewis, Edward G. Robinson, as well as several of the Three Stooges.^[3]

The temple declined after World War II as actors moved to California and the neighborhood changed, going from 300 members to approximately 30 in 2009.^[3] In 2005, in order to bring in additional income, the temple started renting out dance rehearsal space to New Dance Group as well as temporarily transforming into a theatre for plays.^[4] However, even with this additional income, the $120,000 annual operating costs used up the $2 million endowment by 2009.^[3] Despite these challenges, the temple continues to operate. In fact, the temple had a large fund raising program in 2011. In addition the congregation has grown to 120 dues paying members.^[5]

References

↑ Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Actors Temple History
1 2 3 Dworhin, Caroline H. (April 17, 2009). "Hells Kitchen: Plot Twist at the Actors’ Temple". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
↑ Robertson, Campbell (November 29, 2006). "Off Broadway and Nearer to God: It’s Curtain Time at a Synagogue". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
↑ www.nytimes.com

External links

Official Site
The Actor's Temple Theatre official site
The Actors' Temple at the Internet off-Broadway Database

Off-Broadway theatres

Active	47th Street Theatre 59E59 Theaters 777 Theatre Acorn Theatre The Actors' Temple Astor Place Theatre Barrow Street Theatre Baryshnikov Arts Center Chernuchin Theater Cherry Lane Theatre Claire Tow Theater Classic Stage Company Daryl Roth Theatre Davenport Theatre The Duke on 42nd Street Elektra Theatre Gramercy Arts Theatre Irish Repertory Theatre Julia Miles Theatre Laura Pels Theatre Linda Gross Theatre Lucille Lortel Theatre Lynn Redgrave Theatre Manhattan Movement & Arts Center Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater McGinn/Cazale Theatre Minetta Lane Theatre Mint Theater Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater New York City Center-Stages I & II New York Theatre Workshop New World Stages Orpheum Theatre Pearl Theatre Company Pershing Square Signature Center Players Theatre Playwrights Horizons The Public Theater St. Luke's Theatre Snapple Theater Center SoHo Playhouse Soho Repertory Theatre Stage 42 Stage 72 The Lounge at Roy Arias Stages Theatre 80 Theatre at St. Clement's Tony Kiser Theatre Vineyard Theatre Westside Theatre York Theatre

Defunct or repurposed	Gate Theatre Gramercy Theatre Jane Street Theatre Lamb's Theatre Manhattan Ensemble Theatre New Theatre Sheridan Square Playhouse Union Square Theatre Village South Theatre

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