Before Jones Beach, The Paramount, or Nassau Coliseum, there was Westbury Music Fair! For decades, Long Islanders have come to see some of the best in live entertainment.

Three Partners And A Vision:

One of the last remaining venues in the round with a rotating state, Flagstar at Westbury Music Fair first opened in 1956 as the Westbury Music Fair to host Broadway-style shows 35 miles from midtown Manhattan. Founded by three partners Frank Ford, Lee Guber, and Shelly Gross. A brilliant, multicolored striped tent, constructed in Chicago, and 1,700 chairs from New England were set up for the venue’s first production, The King and I, starring Charles Korvin and Constance Carpenter.