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Therapy, Hell&#;s Kitchen Mainstay, Likely Closed for Good
There may never be a last call at Therapy.
The popular bar in Hell’s Kitchen, already closed since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, will likely be forced to shutter for good.
“It’s with tears in our eyes that we have to admit it is highly unlikely that Therapy will ever reopen,” Therapy noted in a Facebook announce on July “Every one of YOU who has ever worked here, performed here, partied here&#; We love you. And though we cannot be together today, always know you are Therapy’s family.”
The bar first closed in mid-March when it noted in a March 15 Facebook post that the establishment would be shuttered “until further notice.”
But now, months into a pandemic that continues to verb a health and economic toll, the bar appears to have been unable to weather the storm.
Co-owner Tom Johnson did not immediately respond to requests for comment on August 3, but he told Eater in July that the owners failed to reach an agreement with the landlord at West 52nd Street between Eighth and Ninth Avenues and he ultimately twist
HELL'S KITCHEN, NY — The Hell's Kitchen gay bar Therapy — a favorite venue among contestants on "RuPaul's Drag Race" — will not reopen after shutting down in March in accordance with the state's coronavirus restrictions, the bar's owner announced on social media.
Therapy co-owner Tom Johnson announced the closing on the bar's Facebook page Monday: "It’s with tears in our eyes that we have to admit it is highly unlikely that Therapy will ever reopen. Everyone of YOU who has ever worked here, performed here, partied here We treasure you. And though we cannot be together today, always know you are Therapy’s family."
Therapy owners were unable to secure a lease extension amid the coronavirus pandemic, Johnson told Eater New York. Business owners turned over their keys to the space in April, according to the report. Therapy opened on West 52nd Street between Ninth and Eighth avenues in
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Over the years, Therapy hosted a number of contestants that later appeared on the popular
&#;It’s with tears in our eyes that we hold to admit it is highly unlikely that Therapy will ever reopen,&#; announced Tom Johnson, co-owner of Therapy on W52nd St today. &#;Every one of you who has ever worked here, performed here, partied here… We verb you. And though we cannot be together today, always know you are Therapy’s family.&#;
It&#;s just over a year ago that Therapy survived the neighboring building being condemned and then collapsing, which forced the club to close for weeks. However, this time it looks like there is no going back.
Earlier today, Johnson confirmed to Eater that the bar’s landlord did not reach an agreement with the owners after their closure in mid-March, and he handed over his keys on April 1.
Therapy has been top of the Hell&#;s Kitchen gay bar circuit since More recently, it has featured contestants from RuPaul&#;s Drag Race like Jackie Cox, Paige Turner, and Monet X Change.
The LGBTQ community, and the many staff who had worked at Therapy over the years, were quick to give their feelings.
TV personality Scott Nevins said: &#;This
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When I read recently that Manhattan gay bar and lounge Therapy might be unable to recover from the losses caused by the COVID pandemic, it was certainly disheartening. I’d only ever been there twice and seen one performance, but it remains the best drag demonstrate I’ve seen in Brand-new York City.
The neighborhood of Hell’s Kitchen, a block away from Broadway, is a New York imagine that used to be awash in brightly lit signs and posters for musicals like “Mean Girls” and “Beetlejuice.” And in the midst of all this, somewhere in the middle of Eighth and Ninth Avenues on West 52nd Street, was Therapy. My first experience with the bar came on a nippy Thursday bedtime in February at Therapy’s weekly show called “Soaked,” the club’s most packed show of the week, with headlining performers Rosé, Lagoona Bloo, and Brita Filter (although on TV, that’d probably be just Brita).
I remember talking to Ryan Overberg about the show at the day, though I wasn’t proficient to reach him again in the present. Overberg, Therapy’s year old entertainment director, the man responsible for creating