The Birdland jazz club announced that the Birdland Theater, a 100-seat space that will occupy the lower level of the club at 315 West 44th Street in Manhattan, would open in the spring. The programming will include cabaret, jazz, dance, burlesque and comedy. 

The theater will allow for the extension of the current “Broadway at Birdland” programming with more performances by Broadway stars and limited-run Off Broadway productions, said the club owner, Gianni Valenti. The theater will add new dressing rooms, bathrooms and backstage space.