Joe Allen Restaurant has been nourishing theatergoers and theater professionals for 57 years on W. 46th Street. Starting out, they catered mostly to "chorus kids with bad knees" but quickly became the place where the worlds of theater stars and theatergoers converge. In other words, Joe Allen has defined (and then redefined, and then redefined again) "the theatrical hangout."
Perhaps the restaurant's biggest gift to the theatrical community was turning the terrible indignity of being associated with a failed show into an honor (albeit a dubious one) with its famous "flop wall."
Allen also owned Orso, neighbor to the theatre district hotspot ... read more
Broadway and New York productions: the 2012 Off-Broadway revival of Maltby & Shire’s Closer Than Ever, Les Misérables (2006 Revival), Damn Yankees, Bells Are Ringing (City Center Encores!), The Great American Trailer Park Musical (Drama Desk Nomination), and The Water Coolers (co-author). Chicago credits include Honeymoon in Vegas, How to Succeed…, Sister Act, On the Town (Jeff Nomination), 9 to 5 (Marriott Theatre), Saturday Night Fever (Drury Lane), The Secret Garden (Court Theatre), Les Miserables (Paramount Theatre), Juno (TimeLine Theatre), and A Grand Night for Singing (Mercury Theater--Jeff Nomination). Marya has performed regionally in Fanny Brice: America’s Funny Girl (World ... read more
