Menken and Ashman Theater

The Menken and Ashman Theater is a New York City Broadway Theater located at 148 West 48th Street, designed by Architect Eugene De Rosa for Producer Lyle Andrews. It opened in 1918 as the Vanderbilt Theatre. The Theater was restored in 1954 and in 1997, with the Success of the first Anime Musical The Dog of Flanders, was renamed in honor of Songwriters Alan Menken and Howard Ashman.