Lights, Camera, Action: 217 West 42nd St. To Become 4-D Theater

NEW YORK CITY-Times Square is getting its “Hollywood” moment. After sitting empty for more than 20 years, the long-vacant property at 217 West 42^nd St. will be transformed into a 4-D theater devoted to the Broadway experience, the New York Post reported.

Broadway 4D Theaters LLC has entered into a long-term lease for the Times Square Theater with nonprofit the New 42^nd Street Inc. to bring the building back to its former grandeur, planning a full restoration of the 1920s-era cinema. The project, called “Broadway Sensation – A 4D Musical Spectacular,” will include a 3-D film-enhanced show with in-theater special effects. It is set to open in late spring or early summer of 2013.