{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"DC Theater Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org","author_name":"Deb Miller","author_url":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/author\/deb-miller\/","title":"Proprietors Michael and Tom D\u2019Angora discuss the revival of NYC\u2019s West Bank Cafe and The Laurie Beechman Theatre","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"yLtXh00vhs\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/2025\/10\/29\/proprietors-michael-and-tom-dangora-discuss-the-revival-of-nycs-west-bank-cafe-and-the-laurie-beechman-theatre\/\">Proprietors Michael and Tom D\u2019Angora discuss the revival of NYC\u2019s West Bank Cafe and The Laurie Beechman Theatre<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/2025\/10\/29\/proprietors-michael-and-tom-dangora-discuss-the-revival-of-nycs-west-bank-cafe-and-the-laurie-beechman-theatre\/embed\/#?secret=yLtXh00vhs\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Proprietors Michael and Tom D\u2019Angora discuss the revival of NYC\u2019s West Bank Cafe and The Laurie Beechman Theatre&#8221; &#8212; DC Theater Arts\" data-secret=\"yLtXh00vhs\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/The-Laurie-Beechman-Theatre-feature-image-pto-courtesy-of-the-West-Bank-Cafe.jpg","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":400,"description":"Established in 1978, NYC\u2019s West Bank Cafe, located on West 42nd Street, has been a favorite hangout for the theater community and theater-goers, known for its quality food, including its legendary risotto balls. In the early \u201880s, The Downstairs Theatre was opened, featuring nightly events and staged plays, and attracting such luminaries as playwrights Aaron [&hellip;]"}