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Designed by Robert W. Gibson and built in 1892, Music Hall became the center of performing arts at Snug Harbor and stands as an excellent example of a late 19th-century concert hall in New York City. Its exterior Ionic capitals are echoed inside, where a proscenium featuring Orpheus and other mythological characters looks down upon audiences. Originally built to present entertainment to the retired sailors who once lived at Snug Harbor, it now welcomes all audiences for music, theater, dance, and films. Performers from vaudeville to the present have appeared on its stage, including Joan Baez, David Bowie, Galt MacDermott, Ingrid Michaelson, Buster Poindexter, Tony Randall, Spyro Gyra, Jethro Tull, Norah Jones, and many others. In 2011, Lady Gaga used the stage to film her music video Marry the Night, a song expressing her love for New York City.
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