The Hammerstein . the Grand . Tv Studios . Audio Studios
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THE HAMMERSTEIN . THE GRAND . TV STUDIOS . AUDIO STUDIOS . EVENT PRODUCTION . POST PRODUCTION 01 When Hammerstein accepted a payment of $1.2 after decade, have performed and recorded at million from the Metropolitan Opera for a 10-year Manhattan Center. From Arturo Toscanini in the ‘30s HAMMERSTEIN THE HISTORY moratorium on opera performances in 1910, the new to Grammy Award-winning recordings by Leonard lessees, the Shubert Brothers, brought vaudeville Bernstein, Itzhak Perlman, Placido Domingo, to shows and popular music concerts to the Manhattan today’s Oscar-winning film composers such as Eliot Opera House. Renaming the building Manhattan Goldenthal for Frida, the legend continues. Center in 1920, the Freemasons, new owners of the . building, built the Grand Ballroom on the roof of the Today, Manhattan Center is New York’s celebrated GRAND THE existing opera house, and unintentionally created an destination for extraordinary performances and Theater impresario Oscar Hammerstein acoustical masterpiece. It has become the venue of unforgettable special events. It is the premiere mid- I begins our story with the debut of the choice for performances and recordings ever since. size venue for corporate galas, charity fundraisers, . Manhattan Opera House in 1906. Built “to bring award shows, rock concerts, and fashion shows. With TV STUDIOS opera to the people,” the Manhattan Opera In 1926, it was used as the scoring stage for Warner its unique location in the heart of midtown, House quickly rivaled the Metropolitan Opera Brothers Studio’s Don Juan, the film industry’s first Manhattan Center proudly serves New York as a in popularity, drawing both audiences and star motion picture with a synchronized, pre-recorded world-class facility where media and entertainment . performers to this exciting new venue. musical soundtrack. World-renowned artists, decade come together. AUDIO STUDIOS . EVENT PRODUCTION PRODUCTION EVENT . POST PRODUCTION POST 02 THE HAMMERSTEIN HAMMERSTEIN THE The Hammerstein combines a magnificent, Hammerstein is the venue of choice for . century-old former opera house with fully- corporate event planners, producers, and GRAND THE integrated 21st century media and concert promoters. entertainment production technology. This elegant room features a hand-painted . ceiling, ornate woodwork, and three PRODUCTION EVENT balconies with side boxes. “THE HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM IS SO APPEALING WITH ITS GREAT NATURAL SESIGN AND PRODUCER- Soaring 75 feet above the main floor, the FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE” ceiling holds numerous rigging points suitable for production lighting, sound, or set design. Integration with the in-house . AUDIO STUDIOS audio recording studios, television studios, ROOM CAPACITY: video control rooms, and post-production Concert/Standing suites makes the space an incredible venue 3,500 for productions, special events, live or Seated Dinner 1,000 taped broadcasts. Reception/Theater Style 2,500 . Room Size 12,000 Sq Ft TV STUDIOS Production possibilities in this highly Stage Size 60’ (W) x 32’ (D) flexible event space are virtually limitless. Stage Adjustable Depth 24’ to 70’ Events hosted in The Hammerstein range Ceiling height 75’10” from international product launches and . television awards programs to designer Dressing Rooms 10 PRODUCTION POST fashion shows and fundraisers. Opera Boxes 120 1st Balcony 535 One of New York’s most elegant and 2nd Balcony 535 versatile special event destinations, The Lower Level/Salon 180 03 THE HAMMERSTEIN FLOOR PLAN HAMMERSTEIN THE EAST EMERGENCY COURT EMERGENCY PASSAGE GARBAGE COMPACTOR Hammerstein . technical up stage storage coordinator's GRAND THE office Platform Above + 27'7" ramp8" step down 2868 dwn Audio Room 8" step up 3068 . 2'-6" TV STUDIOS dwn up 9r (deck) handrail dwn 11r Highest Point of Ceiling + 75'10" Procenium opening is . Platform to Platform 63'8" wide AUDIO STUDIOS pen to Grid 82' 4" 43'4" high and can be reduced to 30' high by the valence STAGE " 9'-0" -0 ' 70'-0" 4 5 . EVENT PRODUCTION PRODUCTION EVENT 24'-0" Floor to underside of Balcony 8' + Lowest Point of Ceiling 68'10" Balcony chase dwn line 43'-9" no step up up Dimmer Room . ramp down POST PRODUCTION POST r doo WEST LOADING DOCK up Platform Above + 38' AV dwn 2r Roll 72" width 72" width EMERGENCY PASSAGE Rigging wall - keep clear at all times WEST EMERGENCY COURT 4" 8" up 0' 10' 20' 30' 40' 50' 04 THE GRAND HAMMERSTEIN THE The Grand integrates elegance and Academy Award-winning film scores . grandeur with a state-of-the-art Nexo and Oscar-nominated soundtracks are GRAND THE concert sound system. frequently recorded in The Grand. The list of renowned artists who have recorded The Grand’s dazzling 40-foot-high legendary performances at The Grand . ceiling includes strategic rigging points reads like a “who’s who” of the greatest TV STUDIOS catering to any production requirement. performers and conductors of all time. Interconnected to our audio recording Arturo Toscanini, Leopold Stokowski, Fritz studios and HD control rooms, The Grand, Reiner, Leonard Bernstein, Zubin Mehta, . like The Hammerstein, is the ideal location Itzhak Perlman, Pierre Boulez, The New AUDIO STUDIOS for any multimedia production, live York Philharmonic, James Levine, The performance. Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Robert Shaw Chorale, Placido Domingo, Luciano The superb acoustics of The Grand have Pavarotti, The New York City Opera, and made this magnificent venue perfect for the list goes on. music recording, whether the project is a PRODUCTION EVENT full-blown orchestral film score, a classical Located directly above The Hammerstein, orchestra recording, or simply an intimate The Grand is a luxuriously appointed chamber ensemble. ballroom. ROOM CAPACITY: The natural reverberation of the room Concert 1,200 . gives any recording a particular sound Seated Dinner 600 PRODUCTION POST quality that defies emulation. Artists find “[THE GRAND BALLROOM] IT’S Room Size 94’ x 98’ the ambience inspiring, allowing them PROBABLY THE BEST IN THE CITY, IF Stage Size to effortlessly achieve their very best NOT THE COUNTRY” 80’ x 60’ performance. Ceiling height 40’ Dressing Rooms 5 Salon 63’ x 24’ 05 THE GRAND FLOOR PLAN HAMMERSTEIN THE EAST WALL 121sf . THE GRAND GRAND THE 211sf up TO DRESSING ROOMS dwn LIGHTING STORRAGE STAGE 615sf STORRAGE UNDER BALCONY HEIGHT - 9'6" . KEEP CLEAR AT ALL TIMES 21'-6" TV STUDIOS DIMMERS LEG LEG LEG LEG 14'-9" BALCONY RAILING HEIGHT - 15'6" 15'-9" . 11'-0" AUDIO STUDIOS STAGE APRON Lounge 1066sf UPSTAGE BLACK OPEN STAGE AREA STAGE STORRAGE 34'-3" 51'-0" . 73'-3" EVENT PRODUCTION PRODUCTION EVENT NORTH WALL or STAGE BACK 51'-6" Pantry 515sf BALCONY LINE 14'-9" LEG LEG LEG LEG . POST PRODUCTION POST 21'-6" 646sf AUDIO RECORDING SUITE WITH 96 CHANNEL NEVE VR dwn up 211sf WEST WALL 0' 10' 20' 30' 40' 50' 06 PRODUCTION HAMMERSTEIN THE services . THE GRAND GRAND THE . TV STUDIOS . AUDIO STUDIOS Manhattan Center is a comprehensive event management and production services resource dedicated to assisting event planners with every aspect of the development, . coordination and production of an event. Manhattan Center EVENT PRODUCTION PRODUCTION EVENT brings the highest professional standards to staging, scenic design, lighting design, sound design, video projection, video recording and audio recording. We scale the level of production to perfectly fit our client’s needs whether the production is a world premiere, a televised awards program, a global business conference, a new product announcement, . a fashion designer runway debut, or a trade show. We can PRODUCTION POST even provide a live web-cam transmission of the event for our clients. 07 THE HAMMERSTEIN HAMMERSTEIN THE TV 1 All of our studios are euipped with lkegami HD cameras mounted with Canon HD lenses. TV 1 CONTROL ROOM - Kayenn 350-25 HD Production Switcher with 72 inouts and 36 outputs TV 1 is 71’ x 54’ x 16” - 7 NEC LDC 5220-AVT LCD Monitors with Miranda KX Multiviewer . - Chyron Hyper X3 GRAND THE Both control rooms are fully integrated with The Hammerstein - 3-GVG K2 Servers and The Grand and also our audio recording studios, enabling the broadcasting and videotaping of any event to be handled - 1-GVG K2 Solo Server completely in-house. - 1 Edit Share ENERGY 48 with AIC . TV STUDIOS . AUDIO STUDIOS . EVENT PRODUCTION PRODUCTION EVENT . POST PRODUCTION POST television STUDIO 08 TV 1 FLOOR PLAN FRT. OVERHEAD SOFFT @ + ELEV. TO LOAD. DOCK TV 1 STUDIO UP TO DRESS RMS. TO UP UP 68’-0” 41’-0” RAMP DOWN TO STUDIO FLOOR LVL. TO DOWN RAMP DN DN TO CTRL. RMS. H.C. STUDIO LEVEL +0’-0” LIFT DN 5’-6” INTERMEDIATE LEVEL +3’-0” DN TO REMOVABLE RAILINGS FOR AUDIENCE SEAT PLATFORMS TO AUDIENCE 8’-0” 35TH ENTRY ST. & LOBBY LEVEL +7’-0” ENTRY LOBBY 09 TV 2 HAMMERSTEIN THE . THE GRAND GRAND THE All our studios are equipped with Ikegami HD cameras mounted with Canon HD lenses. TV STUDIOS TV2 is a 60’ x 30’ x 14’ . AUDIO STUDIOS Both control rooms are full integrated with The Hammerstein and The Grand and also our audio recording studios, enabling the broadcasting and videotaping of any event to be handled completely . in-house. PRODUCTION EVENT TV 2 CONTROL ROOM - Ikegami HSS-300 HD 2 ME Switcher - 7 Ikegami LCD HLM 4600 Monitors with Miranda Mulitviewer . - Chryon Hyper X3 POST PRODUCTION POST - 3-GVG K2 Summit - 1 GVG K2 Solo - 1 Edit Share 10 TV 2 FLOOR PLAN 60’-2” A B C D E F G H J K L M N P R I/O CABLE RACKS ALONG WALL 4” x 4” WIRING TROUGH ALONG WALL 26’-4” STUDIOS FLOOR RAISED +4.5” ABOVE SLAB I/O CABLE RACKS ALONG WALL 4” x 4” WIRING TROUGH ALONG WALL LIGHTING CONSOLE: ETC INSIGHT 108 DRAPERIES: 30 LINEAL FT. RED VELOUR 50% FULLNESS ONE PIECE D13’-11” TO BOTTOM OF LOWER GRID PIPES TWO PIECES 54 LINEAL FT.