The Theater was built in 1984 and was the original home of four of the most successful shows in off-Broadway History, including
Forbidden Broadway,
Forever Plaid, and
Spamilton, as well as
Celebrity Autobiography; the hit comedy show is now in its ninth year at the venue. A month-long workshop production of
Seth Rudetsky's show
Disaster! went on to a Broadway production at the
Nederlander Theater. Some of the notable performers who have performed on the Triad stage include
Martin Short,
Kristen Wiig,
Kevin Hart,
Ryan Reynolds,
Matthew Broderick,
Bob Weir of
Grateful Dead,
Vanessa Williams,
Jake LaMotta,
Brooke Shields,
Paul Rudd,
David Steinberg,
Slash,
George Benson,
Gregg Allman,
Gavin DeGraw,
Bebe Neuwirth,
Jim Dale,
Peter Boyle,
Tracy Morgan,
Tommy Tune,
Ben Vereen,
Air Supply,
Dion, and many others from the worlds of comedy, music and theater.
Lady Gaga made her professional debut on our stage as part of the Circle in the Square Cabaret Program. In the 1980s,
Christopher Walken, Elizabeth Taylor, Liza Minnelli, Jack Nicholson, Robert De Niro and many other well known performers would use the Triad for their own weekly private performances. The Triad Theater has also been used as a location for photo and
film shoots; these include an episode of the Hulu comedy
Difficult People, episodes of the interview series
Speakeasy for
Front and Center, and the cover photo shoot of
Adrien Brody for
Manhattan Magazine and
Miami Magazine. ==Productions==