Lincoln Center Receives 10M Grant For Redevelopment Project

The New York Times is reporting that Lincoln Center is the recipient of a recent $10 million grant from David M. Rubenstein, Managing Direct of the Carlyle Group.  Throughout his career, focused largely on launching and managing the Carlyle Group (a private equity firm), Rubenstein has amasses a personal fortune of $2.7 billion.  The grant will go towards Lincoln Center's much anticipated redevelopment project now underway.  

In thanks, Lincoln Center will name it's new visitors' center and ticket space on Broadway the David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center.  Formerly called the Harmony Atrium, this space runs between 62nd and 63rd Streets from Broadway to Columbus Avenue.  The redesigned space, which will be indoors, is scheduled to open on November 24th.  

To read the full New York Times Report, click here.

The Lincoln Center Theater For The Performing Arts is the world's leading presenter of performing arts. Its series ("Lincoln Center Presents") include American Songbook, Great Performers, Lincoln Center Festival, Lincoln Center Out of Doors, Midsummer Night Swing, and the Mostly Mozart Festival.
These programs offer more than 400 performances of music, opera, theater, dance, and multi-media events each year, ranging from authentic kabuki theater and dance premieres from world-renowned choreographers to groundbreaking outdoor video installations; outdoor dancing to live music on Josie Robertson Plaza; opera performed with life-size puppets; and free performances of Korean drumming and African dance. Last season alone, these events brought some 5,000 performances by more than 3,000 artists from every corner of the globe to Lincoln Center. In addition, Emmy Award-winning Live From Lincoln Center telecasts, the only series of live broadcast performances on American television today, extend the reach of Lincoln Center to millions of Americans nationwide.

To read more about the Lincoln Center redevelopment project, click here.