At Vynl, our music theme, decor, and friendly service set us apart from the rest. The atmosphere is as eclectic as our menu which boasts traditional, American favorites as well as Thai dishes and your favorite breakfast fare. Enjoy amazing drinks like the Britney Spears or the Sir Elton John while watching your favorite music videos. There's always something for everyone at Vynl. Let the good music (and times!) roll at Vynl! Welcome!
The Gershwin Theatre is a Broadway theatre located at 222 West 51st Street in midtown-Manhattan in the Paramount Plaza building. The theatre is named after brothers George Gershwin, a composer, and Ira Gershwin, a lyricist. It has the largest seating capacity of any Broadway theatre, with 1,933 seats.Designed in an Art Nouveau style by set designer Ralph Alswang, it is situated on the lower levels of a towering office complex built at an estimated cost of $12.5 million on the site of the historical Capitol Theatre. It opened as the Uris Theatre on November 28, 1972 (named for the building developer Uris Brothers) with the musical Via Galactica starring Raul Julia. It proved to be an inauspicious start for the venue, with the first show to lose a million dollars closing after only seven performances. From 1974-76 it served as a concert hall for limited engagements by a number of legendary pop music and jazz performers.
IPPUDO started in 1985 with a seating of only ten in the city of Fukuoka. It revolutionized the ramen world with its balance of fashionable décor, hospitable service, and delicious bowls of ramen. It appealed to the young and old alike, kick-starting a ramen craze that has lasted over three decades. With over 70 branded outlet in Japan, and 50 Internationally, IPPUDO has established itself as the market leader in Japan, with more than 65 outlets under the brand. Making ramen a universal food, and educating customers about Japanese food culture throughout the world, remains IPPUDO’s continuous mission.
Paramount Plaza is a 48-story skyscraper on Broadway in New York City that houses two Broadway theatres. In 2007 it was listed as number 46 on the list of tallest buildings in New York City.HistoryThe Uris Building, designed by Emery Roth and Sons, was built in 1970 on the site of the former Capitol Theatre movie palace. It was developed by the Uris brothers, who, at the time, claimed to be the largest private real estate developers in New York City. Building the tower demonstrated a confidence in the Times Square neighborhood, which was then in decline and dominated by sex-related businesses.The 204m tower that occupies most of the block west of Broadway between West 51st and West 50th Streets has interior space of 208,200m2.It was originally called the Uris Building for the developers, and the associated Uris Theatre (later renamed the Gershwin Theatre) is one of the largest Broadway houses. A smaller theatre operated by the non-profit Circle in the Square company is also in the space.After the death of his brother, Harold Uris sold Uris Building Corp, including this building, to the National Kinney Corporation which in 1974 faced with 30 percent vacancy rates took the building into bankruptcy before it was taken over by the Paramount Investment Group.Paramount renamed the building. Portions of The King of Comedy and Silent Movie were shot there. The Uris Theatre was eventually renamed the Gershwin. The southern of the two sunken plazas on Broadway has a gymnasium and an entrance to the 50th Street subway station of the New York City Subway. Between November 1998 and January 2012, the northern one housed Mars 2112, a theme restaurant that catered to tourists.
The Neil Simon Theatre, formerly the Alvin Theatre, is a Broadway venue built in 1927 and located at 250 West 52nd Street in midtown-Manhattan.As of 2011, the record for its longest running show is held by the musical Hairspray, which opened August 15, 2002, and ran for 2,642 performances before closing on January 4, 2009.On October 19, 2010, RAIN – A Tribute to The Beatles opened at the Neil Simon Theatre and ran through January 15, 2011, when it moved to the Brooks Atkinson Theater. The new musical Catch Me If You Can began performances at the theatre in spring 2011.