The RBTL-Morgan proposal may be the best plan imaginable for Parcel 5. But the concerns about it are legitimate, and they’re important.
Rochester Broadway Theatre League
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Parcel 5 theater plan reboots
At a press conference this afternoon, city officials in effect rebooted plans for a theater and apartment building on Parcel 5, a prime part of the former Midtown Plaza site downtown. The basics of the plan remain the same: A 3000-seat theater, fronting on Main Street, with a 150-unit apartment building at the rear. The […]
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People pack City Council for Parcel 5 forum
City Council’s chambers needs better fans. With the room jam-packed with people Thursday night, things in the back got warm really quick — God bless the people who clung to their suits, sweaters, and jackets throughout the public forum. At a City Council public forum, almost 70 people, across more than two hours, spoke about […]
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Tensions build over a new RBTL theater
In April, Mayor Lovely Warren announced that she had chosen RBTL and Morgan Communities to develop Parcel 5, a key part of the former Midtown Plaza site. City Council has to approve sale of the land, and the mayor hasn’t sent Council a request for that sale. Warren’s choice was controversial from the beginning, because […]
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City Council will hold Parcel 5 public forum
Rochester City Council will hold a public forum on Thursday, August 10, to hear comments and concerns about the development of Parcel 5 at Midtown. The open comment period starts at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers in City Hall, 30 Church Street. The city announced in April that, if City Council approves it, Parcel […]
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Campaign focus will include Parcel 5
When retailing was at its peak in downtown Rochester, much of Midtown Plaza occupied what is known as Parcel 5. Right now, though, Parcel 5 – arguably downtown’s most important development site – is a vast vacant lot, hosting occasional outdoor events and waiting for the future. And that future has become the focus of […]
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How the city made its Parcel 5 choice
If multiple large companies were moving their headquarters to downtown Rochester, or the county’s population were exploding, there’d have been a high-stakes bidding war over developing Midtown’s Parcel 5. Instead, city officials and developers had to choose from a small handful of proposals, each of them based partlyHowconfidence that current demand will continue for years. […]
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For Parcel 5: a theater topped by apartments
If City Council approves, a key part of the Midtown Plaza site will be developed as a 3000-seat theater for the Rochester Broadway Theatre League with a 50-apartment building on top of it.
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RBTL announces 2017-18 season
But you gotta wait a year for “Hamilton”
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RBTL announces 2016-17 season
The Rochester Broadway Theatre League on Thursday made its 2016-17 season announcement, including six major productions and three special performances. The current season continues with “Matilda,” April 12 through April 17; Stomp on April 22 and April 23; and “Dirty Dancing” on May 10 through May 15. Opening the 2016-17 season will be “The Curious […]
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Theater Review: RBTL presents “Beautiful”
The jukebox musical is a wild card in the world of theater. Some jukebox musicals — in which the musical selections are hits culled from a particular legacy — suffer from contrivance and superficiality steeped in a desire to cash in on the popularity of the songs. In these instances, like in the movie “Across […]
