BACKSTAGE: The Manhattan Center Blog
Manhattan Center’s TV-1 Studio Hosts American Beauty Star Live Finale. It was a Pretty Picture.
And then, there were three. Lucy Garland, Axel Vasquez and Diana Osorio were the survivors from the original 14 contestants who made it to the stage of Manhattan Center’s TV-1 Studio for Lifetime’s Live Finale of...
D’USSE Palooza Hits The Hammerstein Ballroom. Jay-Z Pops In. Night Pops Off.
Way back in the Paleozoic Age, you know, circa 2012, Kameron McCullough had grown frustrated with the nightlife in NYC. The serpentine lines, the annoying “please-let-me-in” cries at the velvet ropes, the...
Luke Bryan and Halestorm Rock The Hammerstein Ballroom
Since 1906, The Hammerstein Ballroom at Manhattan Center has been New York’s musical mecca. Name a star, and at one point or another, his or her name has been up in lights at this iconic venue. The tradition continued...
Every Event at Manhattan Center Comes with a Nice Little Bonus: A 1,000-Room Luxury Hotel
We suppose it’s not enough for The Manhattan Center to offer three iconic venues for event planners from every corner of the globe: The Hammerstein Ballroom, The Grand Ballroom and The Bank. And a midtown west location...
Samsung Charity Gala Raises $3 Million at Star-studded Event in The Hammerstein Ballroom
We’re used to being surrounded by stars at The Hammerstein Ballroom. It started back in 1906 with its eponymous and famous founder, Oscar. It was mostly opera in those days but the stars of that form often aligned...
Josh Groban Has a New Show and Album. You Thought You Were Busy.
Some people have Type-A personalities but still manage to be chill. Josh Groban is one of those people. We know because he stopped by Manhattan Center for an interview at our Paste Studios to discuss his long and...
Live from New York — It’s Saturday Night with BYUtv!
New York City — For nearly ten years Brigham Young University has produced BYUtv’s Studio-C, the Internet’s favorite group of comedians. That’s what you’re called when you build up more than one million You Tube...
Let’s Talk Tesla. No, Not the Car.
Elon Musk gets all the credit for his cool electric car. But what’s really cool is the guy he named it for: Nikola Tesla. Born and raised in the Austrian Empire, Tesla invented alternating current, remote control,...
Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite at MC. Baby, We’ve Got the Blues.
Year after year, The Hammerstein Ballroom at Manhattan Center hosts some of the world’s biggest musical acts. But upstairs in a far more intimate setting we call The Cabin, stars of all stripes show up to chat, sing and...
Who Should You Work With On Your Next Event?
Meet Tony Cimmino, Director of Events, Manhattan Center. Having worked at Manhattan Center for 22 years, Tony can tell you a story or three. One of his favorites involves a certain high-maintenance Diva from the pantheon of Rock & Roll....
Ricky Gervais Shoots Child Support Episode at TV-1. No Laugh Track Required.
Ricky Gervais has had a long and storied career as a stand-up comic, writer and Golden Globe and Emmy award-winning actor for his work in The Office. These days, he can also be found as the co-host of the hit...
A Look Back At What Makes Manhattan Center Great Today
Way back in 1906 there was a rather ambitious fellow named Oscar Hammerstein I. Never to be as well known as his grandson, who, in tandem with Richard Rogers, created some of the greatest musicals of 1940’s and 50’s including Oklahoma!,...
Play NYC Signs Three-year Deal with Manhattan Center
From developers, to players, to live eSports events, the world of gaming is a global growth phenomenon. To accommodate that growth now and into the future, Play NYC inked a three-year deal with New York’s premier event venue: The Manhattan...
Something to Laugh About: Atamanuik Brings The President Show to MC
Anthony Atamanuik is making a pretty good living out of playing Donald Trump. In fact, he parlayed his comic riffs into a full-time 20-episode gig on Comedy Central. One of those episodes, a special called The Make...
Dick Wolf FBI Pilot Filmed at Manhattan Center
When you’re the guy responsible for the Law & Order and Chicago franchises, you know a thing or two about creating award-winning crime dramas. That guy, Dick Wolf, has brought his latest foray in the genre to Manhattan Center. More specifically, to Studio TV-1...
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