James Earl Jones Theatre - 138 West 48th Street, Manhattan
Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award Winner
This project has improved the stunning interior of the Jones, a Shubert theater, restored its facade, and added an annex that reflects the Neoclassical architecture while providing essential theater services. Renowned theater architect Thomas Lamb designed the former Cort Theatre, which opened in 1912, with Marie Antoinette’s Petit Trianon at Versailles as the inspiration. The lush rose and gold interior featured Tiffany art glass, murals, and elegant plasterwork.
After decades of use, those elements have been brought back to their original appearance. Lost plaster details replicating those at Versailles were re-established. Murals by artist Arthur Brounet were restored. New custom fabrics, carpets, and wall coverings grace the theater. All of this work incorporated upgraded theatrical systems.
The opportunity to build an annex at an adjacent property allowed the theater to improve accessibility, add concession spaces and restrooms, and increase rehearsal spaces. The design references the classical style while the interior features a digital mural with a playful cameo of Marie Antoinette. A new marquee with the theater’s new name was designed to evoke the configuration of the original, embellished with French and Neo-classical details.
PROJECT TEAM
The Shubert Organization, Inc.
A.Liss & Company
ASR Electrical Contracting, Inc.
Aurora Lampworks
Barbizon Electric
Baybrent Construction Corp
Bluehill Construction, Inc.
CBA Elevator Consultants, LLC
Christopher Aluminum & Glass
Cord Contracting Co., Inc
CTC Maintenance & Restoration
Eagle Ironworks, LLC
Eagle One Roofing Contractors, Inc.
Edgekraft
Eligator Acoustics Associates
Facade Maintenance Design
Femenella & Associates, Inc.
Fox Rothschild, LLP
Francesca Russo Architect
George Breslaw Plumbing, LLC
Gilsanz Murray Steficek, LLP
Going Sign Company
Grand Image, LTD
Grand Light, LLC
Howard | Shapiro & Associates
Hudson Scenic Studio, Inc.
I. WEISS and Sons, Inc.
Jablonski Building Conservation, Inc.
Jaroff Designs / Jaroff Studio
JRM - Construction Management, LLC
King Hoist & Scaffold, Inc.
Koenig Iron Works Inc.
Kostow Greenwood Architects, LLP
Liberty Elevator Corporation
Long Island Concrete
M. Chetrit Consulting Engineers, PC
Malatesta Paladino Inc.
McLaren Engineering Group
Milo Plastering, LLC
M.M.I. Mechanical, Inc.
Navillus, Inc.
New York Environmental
NYCCODE, LLC
NYC Fire Sprinkler Corp.
PAR Plumbing Company, Inc.
Park Avenue Building & Roofing Supplies, LLC
Patella Woodworking
Pavane & Kwalbrun Consulting Engineers
R & J Construction Corp
Re:Source
Rite-Way Internal Removal, Inc.
Rose Brand Fabrics
Safeway Atlantic, LLC
SAG Engineering & Consulting
Sansi North America, LLC
Schuler Shook
Setex Inc.
Sherman Art Conservation
Skyline Windows, LLC
Soho Contracting Corp.
Thompson Overhead Door Co.
Trinidad Construction Corp.
United HVAC
Value Locksmith Corp., Inc.
Wellington Sales & Installation
Whitney Cox Photographer
WM Erath & Son, Inc
Zone Defense Inc.
Video: Gil Gilbert
The Lucy G. Moses Preservation Awards are the New York Landmarks Conservancy’s highest honors for outstanding preservation. We are grateful for the generous support of the Henry and Lucy Moses Fund, which makes the Awards possible.
Lucy Goldschmidt Moses was a dedicated New Yorker whose generosity benefited the City for over five decades. Mrs. Moses and her husband, attorney Henry L. Moses, shared a wide range of philanthropic interests. “I don’t think we’re worth anything unless we do for others,” said Mrs. Moses in a 1983 interview with The New York Times.
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