McDonald's in Lights

This is the largest metropolitan McDonald's restaurant in America, located at 42nd Street in the Theatre district. The 17,500-square-foot McDonald's restaurant is housed in the landmark Candler building. It features a full-length theatre marquee with 7,500 light bulbs.

At The Stagedoor: Two-Time Oscar Winner TOM HANKS Making his Broadway Debut in Nora Ephron's "Lucky Guy"

Two-time Academy Award winning actor, Tom Hanks makes his Broadway debut in Nora Ephron's final work, "Lucky Guy." Hanks plays Mike McAlary, a gutsy New York City newspaper columnist who won a Pulitzer Prize for exposing that a Haitian immigrant had been sodomized by police in 1997. “Lucky Guy” has been nominated for six Tony Awards, including best play and best leading actor for Hanks. "Lucky Guy" plays the Broadhurst Theatre located at 235 West 44th Street. After the matinee show yesterday, Hanks greeted his fans and signed autographs outside the stagedoor.

Broadway Flea Market

The annual Broadway Flea Market took place yesterday at the Shubert Alley and along West 44th Street. Theater fans converged at the venue searching for one-of-a-kind theatre memorabilia, lost cast recordings, signed show posters, Playbills, and rare costume sketches. Some of the items auctioned off included shirts worn by Hugh Jackman and Ricky Martin.

Manhattanhenge Sunset in the Theater District - July 11, 2012 at 44th Street

 These sunset images were taken earlier this evening at 44th Street in the theatre district of Manhattan. Today is full-sun Manhattanhenge when the sun sets in alignment with the east-west streets of Manhattan's main street grid. The term Manhattanhenge references Stonehenge, at which the sun aligns with the stones on the solstices in England.

Theatre District's 45th Street

One of the most popular attractions in Manhattan is the Broadway Theatre District or more commonly known as Broadway. The theatre district runs from 53rd to 42nd Streets between 6th and 8th Avenues. This is a view of 45th Street at night showing the lights of the Booth, Schoenfeld, Jacobs, Golden and the Al Hirschfeld Theatres.