Playhouse 91 Closes Its Doors

Off-Broadway has lost another of its theaters. Playhouse 91, recently home to the long-running Menopause the Musical, will soon be no more, according to Variety.

The 299-seat theater is located on 316 East 91st Street. The space has reportedly been a theatrical venue since 1980. Past tenants include After the Fall with Frank Langella, Crossing the Bar, Women Beware Women, A Bronx Tale with Chazz Palminteri, Identical Twins from Baltimore, Tovah: Out of Her Mind, The Fishkin Touch, The Gathering which later played on Broadway, The Jazz Singer, Straight Jacket and The Syringa Tree. Menopause the Musical opened September 26, 2002, and just closed on May 14.

Playhouse 91 was operated by Patricia Greenwald, Leonard Soloway and Steven M. Levy, who have opted to return the space to original owner, Howard Estrin. It is unknown what the space will become, but it's unlikely it will remain a theater.

In recent years, off-Broadway has lost the Variety Arts, the John Houseman and the Douglas Fairbanks. However new theaters have popped up, including the high-profile 37 Arts and New World Stages complexes.