New Globe Theater in New York Harbor (Part 1)

In New York Harbor stands a decaying military fortification, built to defend America against the British in the War of 1812 ... and it happens to have the identical blueprint as Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. The New Globe is proposing to transform the military fort on Governors Island into a 21st-century American interpretation of the Globe. The theater is designed by Lord Norman Foster and developed in partnership with Shakespeare's Globe in London. Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kevin Kline, Sam Mendes, Al Pacino, Estelle Parsons, Mark Rylance and others provide artistic leadership. For more information, see http://www.newglobe.org

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Entertainment

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• Shakespeare
• Globe
• Theatre
• New
• York
• Governors
• Island
• Castle
• Williams
• Romer
• Pacino
• Kline
• Foster

[allonewordy]

I'm not sure. I don't think a haul of 750,000 people a year is a large chunk of the UK tourist industry. Also, I think the more theatres that can be built like the globe, the more theatre will be invigorated worldwide. It's a wonderful venue, and any attempt to create a similar atmosphere gets a thumbs up from me.

[maureenOWW]

Well, that's a large chunk of the UK tourist industry gone...

[willfulshakespeare]

excellent. I really hope it happens.