National Black Theater Plans Next Act in a New Harlem High-Rise
The pathbreaking company plans to replace its Harlem home with a 21-story building with apartments, retail and a new theater.
National Black Theater is working with developers to replace its longtime home. This rendering shows a planned 21-story building that will include a mix of housing, retail and a gleaming new theater.Credit.Luxigon, via National Black Theater
June 4, 2021Updated 3:49 p.m. ET
It was more than 50 years ago that Barbara Ann Teer rented space in a building at 125th Street and Fifth Avenue in Harlem that would serve as the home of a nascent organization called National Black Theater.