The Red Steps and TKTS Booth
In 1999, the Theatre Development Fund, the NYC 2000 Millennium Committee, and the Van Alen Institute held an open call to design a new TKTS booth. The winning concept by Choi Ropiha turned the booth not just into a venue to buy tickets but a gathering place where visitors could sit on a vibrant red glass staircase and watch the theater of public life. The new TKTS booth and Red Steps, designed by Perkins Eastman based on the original concept, were unveiled on October 16, 2008.