The Roundabout Theater Company, the non-profit organization with the largest footprint on Broadway, named its flagship theater, now named American Airlines, in honor of the recently deceased leader of change, Todd Hymes. decided to change the
Located on West 42nd Street, this 740-seat theater opened in 1918 as Selwyn. In 2000, Roundabout took over operations and raised funds through a sponsorship deal with American Airlines, and the name was changed to American Airlines.
The airline’s naming rights expire in early 2024, and the nonprofit’s board will rename the building after Hymes, who had an extraordinary impact on the company, according to a Roundabout spokesperson. decided. Mr. Hyms joined Roundabout in 1983 as managing director and reversed his declining fortunes. he held various positions over the years, serving as both artistic director and chief executive officer at the time of his death in April.
Today, one of the largest non-profit theaters in the United States, Roundabout has five performance spaces in Midtown Manhattan. These include three Broadway houses (including Stephen Sondheim and Studio 54), the American Airlines Theater, and the Laura Perce Theater. Both the Off Broadway venue and the Roundabout Underground Black Box Theater (Off Off Broadway) are located at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center.
On Thursday night, all the Broadway marquees were dimmed in honor of Haymes. The Todd Hymes Theater will be inaugurated next spring.
American Airlines did not respond to a request for comment.
