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Where was the center of this new music in New York City?

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New York City Center (previously known as the Mecca Temple, City Center of Music and Drama, and the New York City Center 55th Street Theater) is a 2,257-seat Moorish Revival theater at 131 West 55th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, one block south of Carnegie Hall.

Address: 131 W. 55th St., New York, New York, United States

Capacity: Main stage: 2,257, Stage I: 300, Stage II: 150

Opened: 1922 (Main stage), 1984 (Stages I & II)

Owner: City of New York

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New York City Center (previously known as the Mecca Temple, City Center of Music and Drama, and the New York City Center 55th Street Theater) is a 2,257-seat Moorish Revival theater at 131 West 55th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, one block south of Carnegie Hall.

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