Broadway’s landmarked Cort Theatre on West 48th Street has been renamed the James Earl Jones Theatre by the Schubert Organization and reopened after an interior restoration by Wilmington, NC-based Francesca Russo Architect and an expansion designed by @KostowGreenwoodArchitects. Built in 1912, the theater is the only surviving theater designed by Thomas Lamb. Working with only 35 feet of street, the 20,000-square-foot addition sits between the historic theatre and a new hotel construction. The annex includes multiple levels of lounges and concession spaces, accessible restrooms, new dressing room, rehearsal spaces, and wardrobe facilities, allowing for expansion of the stage-left wing and an upgrade of the rigging system. Five strategically placed corner windows, measuring eight feet in height and width, plus a through-block pedestrian courtyard across the street, allow for views between neighboring buildings. The windows are also strategically placed so that the elements of the historic façade can be seen up close when traversing the annex’s stairway. @shubertorg #JamesEarlJonesTheatre #ThomasLamb #Architecture #Design #Archilovers #ArchitectureLovers #TheaterDesign #Broadway #NYCLandmarks #Restoration