EVENT: Basie Theater Renovation Turns Back the Clock 82 Years

FOR years, performers like Bruce Springsteen, George Carlin and Whoopi Goldberg took the stage at the aging Count Basie Theater amid decaying plaster and leaking ceilings. Repairmen stood on call to fix any seat that suddenly gave way. We used to tell the performers that the audience here was great; the house itself, not so good, said Numa Saisselin, the chief executive of the 82-year-old theater. Now we no longer have to make excuses. For all those who kept the faith and kept coming back here,...

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