Lyric Theatre (New York City, 1998)

The Lyric Theatre (New York City, 1998) was a planned theatre that was never built. It was intended to be a 5,900-seat venue located on 42nd Street in New York City, and was conceived as a replacement for the original Apollo Theatre which had stood on that site.

The project was developed by Livent, a Canadian theatrical production company headed by Garth Drabinsky. The original Apollo Theatre was demolished in 1996 to make way for the new Lyric Theatre. The demolition was controversial, as the Apollo held a significant place in the city's theatrical history.

Construction of the Lyric Theatre commenced but was halted in 1998 when Livent faced financial difficulties and allegations of accounting fraud. The company subsequently filed for bankruptcy. The unfinished structure stood vacant for several years, becoming a symbol of Livent's downfall.

The site remained undeveloped until 2001, when it was taken over by Ford Motor Company. Ford commissioned a new theatre to be built on the site, which opened in 2003 as the Ford Center for the Performing Arts. The Ford Center was later renamed the Hilton Theatre and then the Foxwoods Theatre, before eventually becoming the Lyric Theatre in 2010. This later Lyric Theatre, however, is a completely different structure than the original Lyric Theatre planned by Livent, utilizing a different design and built under different management. Thus, the Lyric Theatre (New York City, 1998) remains a theatre that exists only in plans and partially completed construction.