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The Theatre Museum (TTM) is located at 30 Worth Street in Manhattan, New York City. Its mission is to preserve, protect and perpetuate the legacy of theatre, including Broadway theatre. The Theatre Museum continues the legacy of The Broadway Theatre Institute begun in 1995 by presenting Awards for Excellence in Theatre History Preservation and Theatre Arts Education. It currently functions as a museum-at-large and is not open to the public.




History


From 1986 – 2003, the Broadway Theatre Institute developed programs that fostered the appreciation of theatre in New York and served more than 100,000 school children and adults in New York City. It merged with the Theatre Museum in 2003.




Activities


In 2007, the annual Awards for Excellence Ceremony honored actress Ellen Burstyn, The New York Times Chief Theater Critic Ben Brantley, actor, dancer and choreographer Carmen de Lavallade, and Arts Horizons, an institution that uses professional performers to foster creativity in students.
The Theatre Museum has mounted exhibitions in New York throughout the year celebrating the history of the theatre, but none in a long time. Exhibitions included the architecture of the historic Times Square theatres, and the history of the American showboat, which brought entertainment on adapted barges along rivers throughout the country.
The showboat exhibition display in Red Hook, Brooklyn until May 2008 included panels displaying images of showboats, Playbills, programs, production photographs and written descriptions, artifacts, oral histories of those who lived on these entertainment barges, video clips, a painted scrim, and a calliope on performance days.
The Theatre Museum has a photo collection of historic Broadway shows, which was donated by board member Basil Hero, president of Broadway Digital Entertainment, a pioneer in preserving Broadway’s greatest masterpieces.




Board


The founding members of The Theatre Museum in 2003 were Helen Marie Guditis, Tony Award winning producer Stewart F. Lane, Richard F. Bernstein, Esq, Linda B. Leff and William Rappaport.
Ms. Guditis sat on Manhattan Community Board 5 and represented that board on the Times Square Alliance Board of Directors, which serves the Theater District in New York City. She has also served on the board of directors of the League of Professional Theatre Women and the New York Women’s Agenda.
The Theatre Museum’s board of trustees included Stewart F. Lane, Helen Marie Guditis, George Thomas, William Walters, James Heinze and Basil Hero.
Mr. Lane is a writer, director and producer whose credits include Fiddler on the Roof, Thoroughly Modern Millie and La Cage aux Folles, which won him his first Tony Award at the age of 33. Mr. Hero has been cited in The New York Times for his work with PBS to digitally preserve such masterpieces as the original Death of a Salesman with Lee J. Cobb and The Iceman Cometh with Jason Robards. William Walters is a VP of Theatrical Stage Workers Local One I.A.T.S.E.




Award recipients


1995

Jujamcyn Theaters - Theatre History Preservation
Dr. Mary Henderson - Theatre Arts Education
1997

The Empire State Development Fund - Theatre History Preservation
The Theatre Development Fund - Theatre Arts Education
Gwen Verdon - Lifetime Achievement
1999

George Mason University - Theatre History Preservation
American Theater Wing - Theatre Arts Education
Celeste Holm - Distinguished Contributor to the Theatre
Mortimer Becker - Lifetime Achievement
2000

Harvard Theatre Collection - Theatre History Preservation
New York University - Theatre Arts Education
The Drama Book Shop - Distinguished Service to the Theatre
Tharon Musser - Lifetime Achievement
Honoring 100th Anniversary of The Shubert Organization - Special Award
2002

The Theatre Historical Society of America - Theatre History Preservation
The Paper Bag Players - Theatre Arts Education
New York City Police Department and New York City Fire Department - Distinguished Service to the Theatre
Tony Walton - Lifetime Achievement
Richard Rogers in Celebration of his 100th Birthday - Special Award
2003

The Players - Theatre History Preservation
The BMI- Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop - Theatre Arts Education
Materials for the Arts - Distinguished Service to the Theatre
John Willis - Lifetime Achievement
St. Malachy's-The Actors' Chapel's 100th Anniversary - Special Award
2004

Dodger Costumes - Theatre History Preservation
F.H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts - Theatre Arts Education
The Princess Grace Foundation USA - Distinguished Service to the Theatre
Betty Comden - Lifetime Achievement
Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Times Square - Special Award
2005

Laurence Maslon and Michael Kantor for their PBS Broadway Series - Theatre History Preservation
Periwinlkle Productionsand Ten Chimney's Foundation - Theatre Arts Education
2006

Fred Papert and The Manhattan Theatre Club - Theatre History Preservation
Lundeana M. Thomas Ph. D and The Drama League Directors Project - Theatre Arts Education
2007

Ben Brantley - Theatre History Preservation
Carmen de Lavallade and Arts Horizons - Theatre Arts Education
Ellen Burstyn - Lifetime Achievement
2008

Five Towns College - Theatre Arts Education
Ricky McKay - Individual Theatre History Preservation
The Theatre Museum of Repertoire America - Organization Theatre History Preservation
Joe Franklin - Lifetime Achievement
2010

The Mint Theatre Company – Theatre History Preservation
Samuel French, Inc. – Theatre Arts Education
Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman – Career Achievement
2011

Frank Cullen – Theatre History Preservation
Frank Sinatra High School for the Arts – Theatre Arts Education
Sheldon Harnick – Career Achievement
Bonnie Comley – Distinguished Service to the Theatre
2012

Don B. Wilmeth – Theatre History Preservation
Stagedoor Manor – Theatre Arts Education
Fred Olsson – Career Achievement
Theatre Communications Group – Distinguished Service to the Theatre
2013

Emerson College – Theatre Arts Education
Helen M. Guditis – Distinguished Service to the Theatre
100th Anniversary of The Palace Theatre - Special Award
2014

Fathom Events - Theatre History Preservation
BroadwayWorld - Theatre Arts Education
100th Anniversary of The Marx Brothers - Special Award




External links


Official site




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