Talk:Neil Simon Theatre

This article is written in American English, which has its own spelling conventions (color, defense, traveled) and some terms that are used in it may be different or absent from other varieties of English. According to the relevant style guide, this should not be changed without broad consensus.

Neil Simon Theatre has been listed as one of the Art and architecture good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it.

Neil Simon Theatre is part of the Active Broadway theaters series, a good topic. This is identified as among the best series of articles produced by the Wikipedia community. If you can update or improve it, please do so.

Article milestones
Date	Process	Result
July 12, 2022	Good article nominee	Listed
September 19, 2023	Good topic candidate	Promoted

A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on March 27, 2022.

The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that the Neil Simon Theatre, a New York City landmark, was the first Broadway theater renamed after a living playwright?

Current status: Good article

Theatre Low‑importance

	Theatre portal This article is part of WikiProject Theatre, a WikiProject dedicated to coverage of theatre on Wikipedia. To participate: Feel free to edit the article attached to this page, join up at the project page, or contribute to the project discussion.TheatreWikipedia:WikiProject TheatreTemplate:WikiProject TheatreTheatre articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.

New York City: Theatre Low‑importance

	New York City portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject New York City, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of New York City-related articles on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.New York CityWikipedia:WikiProject New York CityTemplate:WikiProject New York CityNew York City articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.
	This article is supported by WikiProject New York City/Theatre (assessed as Mid-importance).

Historic sites Low‑importance

	This article is within the scope of WikiProject Historic sites, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of historic sites on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.Historic sitesWikipedia:WikiProject Historic sitesTemplate:WikiProject Historic sitesHistoric sites articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.

Architecture Low‑importance

	Architecture portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Architecture, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Architecture on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.ArchitectureWikipedia:WikiProject ArchitectureTemplate:WikiProject ArchitectureArchitecture articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.

My rewrite of this article is a work in progress. Please be patient.[edit]

My rewrite of this article is a work in progress as I have time. I plan to use a format similar to what I used for the Mark Hellinger Theatre. Please be patient.

Thanks. JGKlein (talk) 19:53, 17 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

External links modified[edit]

Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified 2 external links on Neil Simon Theatre. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:

When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.

This message was posted before February 2018. After February 2018, "External links modified" talk page sections are no longer generated or monitored by InternetArchiveBot. No special action is required regarding these talk page notices, other than regular verification using the archive tool instructions below. Editors have permission to delete these "External links modified" talk page sections if they want to de-clutter talk pages, but see the RfC before doing mass systematic removals. This message is updated dynamically through the template {{source check}} (last update: 18 January 2022).

If you have discovered URLs which were erroneously considered dead by the bot, you can report them with this tool.
If you found an error with any archives or the URLs themselves, you can fix them with this tool.

Cheers.—InternetArchiveBot (Report bug) 20:56, 2 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Did you know nomination[edit]

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 19:08, 20 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(

Comment or view
Article history

)

Alvin Theatre, now Neil Simon Theatre

... that CBS, which bought the Alvin Theatre, leased it to the owner of the theater that CBS was leasing? Source: Zolotow, Sam (June 27, 1946). "Feigay-Smith Show to Close Saturday; 'Billion Dollar Baby' Leaving Alvin After Run of 219-- CBS in Theatre Deal CBS Trades Theatres Stanton, Rubber Sponsors". The New York Times.
- ALT1: ... that CBS bought the Alvin Theatre and leased it to the owner of Hammerstein's Theatre, which CBS was leasing? Source: Zolotow, Sam (June 27, 1946). "Feigay-Smith Show to Close Saturday; 'Billion Dollar Baby' Leaving Alvin After Run of 219-- CBS in Theatre Deal CBS Trades Theatres Stanton, Rubber Sponsors". The New York Times.
- ALT2: ... that although the Neil Simon Theatre was renamed as a Neil Simon play was running there, the renaming wasn't related to the play? Source: "Legitimate: It's Now Neil Simon; Nee Alvin Theatre". Variety. Vol. 311, no. 10. July 6, 1983. pp. 69, 74.
- ALT3: ... that the Neil Simon Theatre was the first Broadway theater renamed for a living playwright? Source: Johnston, Laurie; Anderson, Susan Heller (June 30, 1983). "New York Day by Day". The New York Times.
- ALT3A: ... that the Neil Simon Theatre, a New York City landmark, was the first Broadway theater renamed for a living playwright? Source: Johnston, Laurie; Anderson, Susan Heller (June 30, 1983). "New York Day by Day". The New York Times.
- ALT3B: ... that the Neil Simon Theatre, the first Broadway theater renamed for a living playwright, hosted several Neil Simon plays after its renaming? Source: Johnston, Laurie; Anderson, Susan Heller (June 30, 1983). "New York Day by Day". The New York Times.
- ALT3C: ... that the landmarked Neil Simon Theatre, the first Broadway theater renamed for a living playwright, hosted several Neil Simon plays after its renaming? Source: Johnston, Laurie; Anderson, Susan Heller (June 30, 1983). "New York Day by Day". The New York Times.
- ALT3D: ... that the Neil Simon Theatre, a New York City landmark, hosted several Neil Simon plays after becoming the first Broadway theater to be renamed for a living playwright? Source: Johnston, Laurie; Anderson, Susan Heller (June 30, 1983). "New York Day by Day". The New York Times.
- ALT4: ... that New York City's Alvin Theatre was originally named for two Philadelphia men? Source: Alvin Theater (now Neil Simon Theater) (PDF) (Report). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. August 6, 1985. p. 7.
- ALT5: ... that the name of New York City's Alvin Theatre originally combined the first names of two Philadelphia men? Source: Alvin Theater (now Neil Simon Theater) (PDF) (Report). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. August 6, 1985. p. 7.
- ALT6: ... that the Alvin Theatre was purchased by its namesakes in 1930, only for its developers to take over two years later? Source: "Aarons and Freedley Buy Alvin Theatre; Purchase Ground Also From Pincus and Goldstone, Who Built Playhouse for Them". The New York Times. April 9, 1930; Builders Take Over the Alvin Theatre; Control of West 52d Street Play- house Passes From Aarons and Freedley". The New York Times. May 16, 1932.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center‎

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 13:58, 4 March 2022 (UTC).[reply]

Substantial expansion, on 37 (!) sources, subscription sources accepted AGF. I prefer ALT3, but would like to add "landmark", and/or that Simon's plays were performed there. What a playlist! On it's way to GA, I believe. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:19, 4 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Forgot: The image is licensed, and a fine illustration, - well deserved to have this beauty pictured. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:21, 4 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Gerda Arendt: Thanks for the review, I really appreciate it. I have suggested some alts under ALT3. Epicgenius (talk) 20:47, 5 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for thinking long, all acceptable, - my preference is ALT3a. I don't like the author's name twice in ALT3b, am not happy with "landmarked", and am no friend of talking about the first name when the article name is the second, but that may be just me, so no strike ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:36, 6 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review[edit]

This review is transcluded from Talk:Neil Simon Theatre/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: CPClegg (talk · contribs) 17:37, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

</noinclude>

Well-written:
1. the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct; and
2. it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation.
Verifiable with no original research:
1. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline;
2. reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose);
3. it contains no original research; and
4. it contains no copyright violations or plagiarism.
Broad in its coverage:
1. it addresses the main aspects of the topic; and
2. it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).
Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.
Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.
Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:
1. media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content; and
2. media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.