The Delacorte Theater in Central Park completed an 18-month, $85-million renovation that includes reclaimed redwood exteriors, wider seats, and expanded ADA access. The upgrades add 20 ADA-accessible spots, new ramps and lifts, air-conditioned dressing rooms, and improved restrooms with more stalls for women. Two free public walkthroughs are scheduled on Saturday, August 23 and Saturday, September 13 from 11am to 3pm, with no tickets or RSVPs required. Food will be available from Public Fare during the tours. An evening "Picnic in the Park" on the Turtle Pond Lawn (5:30–8pm) will feature live music, lawn games, and pre-performance access ahead of Twelfth Night; show tickets are required for the performance but not for the picnic. Wonder is delivering meals to the Delacorte with a $10-off code.
The facelift is no small thing. The 1962 landmark now boasts reclaimed redwood exteriors (from old NYC water towers), wider seats, 20 more ADA-accessible spots, new ramps, lifts and dressing rooms that are finally air-conditioned. Even the bathrooms got an overhaul-cheers to the Central Park Conservancy for more stalls in the women's restroom. Call it accessibility, sustainability and comfort in one neatly cued act.
But the celebration doesn't stop there. Stick around for the evening "Picnic in the Park" on the Turtle Pond Lawn (5:30-8 pm), where you can spread a blanket, bring your own feast or grab something on-site before curtain. Expect live music, lawn games and plenty of midsummer magic leading into the night's performance of Twelfth Night (tickets required for the show, but not the picnic).
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