On March 22, 1982, Broadway suffered one of the greatest acts of destruction in its history.

In a matter of hours, five historic theaters were reduced to piles of rubble, all to make way for a single hotel.

Final Curtain tells the story of the activist group Save the Theaters as they challenged powerful developers, city officials, Broadway producers, and even the United States government. The group waged a years-long battle to save the theaters that defined the heart of the theater district.

This is the story of the people who refused to let Broadway history disappear without a fight.