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The Garrick Cinema (periodically referred to as the New Andy Warhol Garrick Theatre, Andy Warhol's Garrick Cinema, Garrick Theatre, or Nickelodeon) was a 199-seat movie house [4] at 152 Bleecker Street in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan in New York City.
The Cafe Au Go Go was a Greenwich Village night club located in the basement of the New Andy Warhol Garrick Theatre building in the late 1960s, and located at 152 Bleecker Street in Manhattan, New York City. The club featured many musical groups, folk singers and comedy acts between the opening in February 1964 until closing in December 1970.
Important figures in the New York underground art/cinema world, such as writer John Giorno and film-maker Jack Smith, also appear in Warhol films (many presented at the 55th Street Playhouse and the New Andy Warhol Garrick Theatre) of the 1960s, revealing Warhol's connections to a diverse range of artistic scenes during this time.
Lorraine Hansberry (1953–1960) [18] Alicia Keys; Dua Lipa at 21 Bleecker Street (2019–2020) Herman Melville lived at 33 Bleecker Street as a boy. [19] Cookie Mueller lived at 285 Bleecker Street, above Ottomanelli's (1976–1989) [20] Thomas Paine (1737–1809) lived at 293 Bleecker briefly in 1808–1809 (Conway, Life of Thomas Paine, vol ...
Flesh was first shown at the Andy Warhol Garrick Theatre at 152 Bleecker Street in Manhattan on September 26, 1968. [9] [1]In June 1970, Jimmy Vaughan arranged a deal with Constantin, one of the largest film distributors in West Germany, to book the film into mainstream cinemas throughout Germany where it was seen by three million people, becoming one of the top five moneymakers of 1970.
The theatre was sold in 1957 to Essoldo Cinemas, opening on 21 January of that year with the film Love Me Tender. After a brief period as the Essoldo, the name reverted to the Garrick Theatre. From May 1962 no live shows were staged. [3] [4] It became a bingo hall in 1963; from 1984 it was a Top Rank bingo club, later becoming Mecca Bingo.
The club, which is considering admitting women for the first time, has faced scrutiny after the publication of its membership list.
Garrick Theatre is a West End theatre built 1889 commissioned by W. S. Gilbert. Garrick Theatre may also refer to: Altrincham Garrick Playhouse; Garrick Cinema, a movie house in New York City; Garrick Theater (Chicago) (1891–1961), built by Louis Sullivan; Garrick Theatre (Guildford), an amateur theatre in Western Australia