What was the original name of the theatre which now houses The Late Show with David Letterman ?

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Originally posted by dogspit:
What was the name of the theatre which now houses The Late Show with David Letterman ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Sullivan_Theater

The facility was designed by architect Herbert J. Krapp[1]. It was built by Arthur Hammerstein between 1925 and 1927[1], and was named Hammerstein's Theater after his father, Oscar Hammerstein I. It later went by the name Manhattan Theater, Billy Rose's Music Hall, and the Manhattan once again. In the 1930s, it became a popular nightclub; after CBS obtained a long-term lease on the property, the network began broadcasting from there in 1936. It had various names during the network's tenancy, including Radio Theater #3 and the CBS Radio Playhouse. It was converted for television in 1950, when it became CBS-TV Studio 50.

The theater was renamed for Sullivan at the beginning of the 1967-68 season, though it is still TV Studio 50 in CBS's numerical list of New York television facilities, according to both the network and the actors' monthly Ross Reports. Sullivan, who started hosting his variety show from the Maxine Elliott Theatre (CBS Studio 51) on 39th Street in 1948, moved to Studio 50 a few years later.

and a question for you dogspit.

What was the name of the place & the location of the original letterman show that debued on NBC in February 1982

Yes indeed !

Thanks for the answer !

As for the Letterman question, I would guess Radio City at 30 Rockefeller Plaza