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Welcome to the Gerald W. Lynch Theater
Since opening its doors in 1988, the Gerald W. Lynch Theater has been an invaluable cultural resource for John Jay College and the larger New York City community. The Theater is dedicated to the creation and presentation of performing arts programming of all disciplines with a special focus on how the artistic imagination can shed light on the many perceptions of justice in our society. The Theater is also a member of CUNY Stages, a consortium of 16 performing arts center located on CUNY campuses across New York City.The Gerald W. Lynch Theater hosts a broad spectrum of events including television events such as Comedy Central Presents, Premium Blend and Live by Request, theater and dance including Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater/Ailey II, Lincoln Center Festival, The Actors Fund and private events including tapings for television and film, conferences and corporate meetings.
Past Performances & Events
Princeton’s Famous Triangle Show
Princeton Triangle Club presents: Princeton’s Famous Triangle Show Saturday, January 24, 2015: 8:00 pm For 124 years, The Princeton Triangle Club has created an original musical comedy – written and performed by students, directed and choreographed by professionals – to showcase Princeton’s greatest student talents in one of the University’s most well-known and best-loves traditions.
Broadway Unites to Benefit Actors Fund in MR. MAGOO’S CHRISTMAS CAROL
MR. MAGOO’S CHRISTMAS CAROL, benefitting the The Actors Fund, was held 0n December 15, 2014 at7:30 pm at The Gerald W. Lynch Theatre at John Jay College. Klea Blackhurst (Radio Gals), Janet Dacal (Wonderland, In the Heights) and Tony Award nominee Tony Sheldon (Priscilla Queen of the Desert) were a part of the star studded cast that
Guns and Domestic Violence: A Lethal Combination
“Guns and Domestic Violence: A Lethal Combination,” featuring NY State Assemblywoman Amy Paulin, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Commissioner Rose Pierre-Louis of the Mayor’s Office to Combat Domestic Violence, and New Yorkers Against Gun Violence Executive Director, Leah Gunn Barrett.
Wisdom as a learning outcome: Gardner Campbell at TEDx USagradoCorazon
Gardner Campbell, named “one of the top 50 innovators in Education,” is the keynote speaker at the CUNY IT conference in the Gerald W. Lynch Theater. Watch as he discusses technology and education in his TED Talk, Wisdom as a Learning Outcome. (The City University of New York)
GWL Theater News
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Review: A ‘Waiting for Godot’ as Comically Futile as a Looney Tune (New York Times)
Have you ever paused to consider the spiritual and physical affinities between t...READ MORE + - 16 November 2018 by GWL Theater, in News
REVIEW: ‘Waiting for Godot’ at White Light Festival (Hollywood SOAPBOX)
NEW YORK — Samuel Beckett’s absurdist classic, Waiting for Godot, continues to c...READ MORE + 
17 January 2015 by admin, in NewsBroadway Unites to Benefit Actors Fund in MR. MAGOO’S CHRISTMAS CAROL
Broadway comes out for the Actors Fund benefit at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater la...READ MORE +