The Stuart Street Playhouse, formerly The 57 Hotel (itself formerly a Howard Johnsons and now a Radisson), housed a two-screen cinema. It was renovated to be used as a live performance space. The Stuart Street Playhouse is a 200-seat venue with all the comforts of a movie house and a proscenium-arch stage. The interior of the theater was renovated in the summer of 1999 under the supervision of architect Tom Bakalars. The Playhouse's main purpose remains the same--to present Off-Broadway plays and musicals.