Off-Broadway's Public Theater is renaming one of its five stage venues following a gift from the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Foundation that will fund a "significant" restoration, per press notes. The company's Anspacher Theater—which famously hosted the world premieres of such landmark works as Hair, for colored girls..., and Topdog/Underdog—has become the Barbaralee Theater, named for Foundation head Dr. Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel.

Restoration plans aren't yet finalized, nor has a timeline been shared for the accompanying work. The first production set to play the newly rechristened stage will be the upcoming world premiere of Anna Ziegler's Antigone (This Play I Read in High School), which begins performances February 26.

“The Diamonstein-Spielvogel Foundation admires the commitment, professionalism, and inclusive outreach of The Public Theater," says Diamonstein-Spielvogel in a statement. "This historic building has always served the community—first as a library, then a resettlement house for immigrants and refugees, and now as a home for innovative and engaging theatre. This new project brings together several ideas that are important to both the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Foundation and The Public—preserving the multiple histories of New York City while enhancing its cultural life. The rich and multiple pasts of The Public Theater add resonance to our shared goals to preserve and improve it, and to ensure that The Public continues to play its groundbreaking role in New York City theatre."

"It is impossible to look at New York’s cultural landscape without seeing Barbaralee’s fingerprints all over it," adds Public Theater Executive Director Patrick Willingham. "She has dedicated her life to preserving the beauty, history, and humanity of this city. Her generosity to The Public strengthens not just our stages, but our mission to build a theatre that truly belongs to everyone."

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