The Palladium Times Square, (formerly Playstation Theatre) is located in the former Astor Plaza Cinema. Designed by David Rockwell, the theater is one of the most advanced on Broadway. Designed to be user-friendly and give both the fans and artists an overall superior event and concert experience. The auditorium features two VIP mezzanines with lounge seating, a state of the art in-house lighting system and an in-house sound system by JBL. If you are lucky enough to make it backstage you will find luxury dressing room suites with full bathrooms including showers, flat-screen TV’s and wireless Internet capabilities for band and crew!
The Palladium Times Square marquee is an 85 foot long LED, high definition screen, capable of displaying both live and digital video. It is one of the largest marquees on Broadway, directly connected to the MTV marquee and is manufactured by Mitsubishi. It offers interactive text messaging capabilities with the fans and live events are able to be broadcast live from the stage directly to the marquee in real time. Distributed throughout the venue are five media panels that terminate at the marquee, allowing electronic media outlets to plug directly into the marquee to access live footage from inside the theater. The theater is also wired directly to the MTV studios.