NYC Life TVis not a Broadway or theatre channel, it's part of New York City's government run television channels. There are 3 of them, NYCLife, NYCGov and NYCWorld. They each focus on different things. One of the many things NYCLife does is run arts and culture programs. but there are other programs on the schedule as well, not just theatre programs.
The show Vixmom was referring to referencing Broadway theatres is a Web-based program called
Spotlight on BroadwayEach theatre is profiled (narrated by David Hyde Pierce and other Broadway actors) with a brief history including video and pictures. The Foxwoods/Lyric causes confusion because they will be re-naming the theatre in the near future (it hasn't happened yet). Spiderman is currently playing at the Foxwoods but the show will close in January.
King Kong, the Australian musical which opened earlier to mixed reviews, will probably go into the theatre. It's that or the Broadway, since Cinderella is not doing well and will probably close in January also. The Gershwin could hold the show but right now Wicked is there and Wicked is not going anyplace any time soon (it just celebrated it's 10th Anniversary, having opened on Halloween of 2003)
Spotlight on Broadway refers to the Foxwoods as The Lyric. It's called the Lyric because the Foxwoods (originally called the Ford Center for the Performing Arts and then the Hilton and now Foxwoods) was created out of 2 old Broadway theatres, the Apollo and the Lyric. This work was done in 1996-1997 when 42nd Street was in the middle of a complete makeover. Because they merged 2 spaces the theatre is HUGE. It has 1,930 seats. It's really too big for most shows which is why it has sat empty for a long time. Ragtime opened in the space in 1998 when it was the Ford Center then it had other shows (most not successful) including
2000 Jesus Christ Superstar (a revival)
2001: 42nd Street (a revival)
2005: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (the London production moved across the pond)
2006: Hot Feet (a "dance" musical which quickly folded); Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (the first production in the franchise)
2007: The Pirate Queen (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil's attempt to tell an Irish folk tale; another big flop); Young Frankenstein (Mel Brooks' not as bad as they said it was show (in my humble opinion) after The Producers)
2010: Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark (the debacle that will close in January)
At some point before King Kong opens I think they will officially re-name the theatre, since it is no longer owned and operated by the Foxwoods (a casino in CT) Corporation.
