Daily News | Miller Theater on Broad Street is getting a $30 million makeover
in 1928. Yiddish theater bloomed here for decades. In 1963, a chance encounter in the lobby sparked the artistic powerhouse of Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff.
“We have this fantastic artifact right in the middle of town that offers so much,” says architect Richard Maimon, “but it needs so much.” Those needs are major, and some won’t be addressed as part of the current project, the lion’s share of which is being paid for with the Miller gift. There are no current plans, for instance, for a new, more historically accurate Broad Street façade. The existing one, a hodgepodge of new and old elements, is the legacy of a 1980s renovation.But the current project — estimated to cost $30 million — promises to improve the visitor experience.
What this middle child theater does offer, though, is a size, unusual in the city, that’s ideal for certain kinds of shows. Smaller than the Academy or Verizon Hall, three times the size of the Perelman, the Miller feels intimate while offering enough ticket income to be profitable. Renovation planning is expected to continue in 2023, construction to commence in 2024, with completion in 2025.
Along with previous renovations, the name on the front of the theater has evolved: the Samuel S. Shubert Memorial Theatre, Wilner’s Shubert, the Shubert again, and the Merriam Theater.
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