The Shed at Hudson Yards, NYC
Possibly the greatest theater ever built opens tomorrow in NYC. Known as The Shed, the multipurpose space is ginormous. Its architecture is breathtaking and groundbreaking (it can move its 8-million pound enclosure with a small 180-hp electric motor, about the size of one found in a Prius).
Seeing that voluminous space got us thinking: Jitterbug! could be mounted as an immersive experience with the audience following the story through the streets of Harlem and into the tenements and legendary clubs and ballrooms that are long gone and rapidly fading memories; where the ghosts of Cab Calloway, Chick Webb, Bojangles, and the Cotton Club gangsters are still very much alive singing, dancing, and killing.
You can learn more about the making of The Shed by watching this short video below.
Seeing that voluminous space got us thinking: Jitterbug! could be mounted as an immersive experience with the audience following the story through the streets of Harlem and into the tenements and legendary clubs and ballrooms that are long gone and rapidly fading memories; where the ghosts of Cab Calloway, Chick Webb, Bojangles, and the Cotton Club gangsters are still very much alive singing, dancing, and killing.
You can learn more about the making of The Shed by watching this short video below.
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