Two New York Icons – One Historic Moment is how the event is being described when next month the newly restored Beacon Theatre in New York City reopens with a performance by singer/song writer and 'born & bred' New Yorker, Paul Simon. “The Beacon is one of New York’s most beloved and historic venues and we are proud that the restoration has returned it to its original grandeur,” said James L. Dolan, chairman and president and chief executive officer of, James L. Dolan, President and Chief Executive Officer, of Cablevision Systems Corporation, parent company of Madison Square Garden Entertainment. “There is no better person to help us reopen the Beacon following a seven-month $15 million restoration than the celebrated singer/songwriter and New Yorker, Paul Simon." MSG Entertainment acquired the Beacon Theatre in November of 2006.  The Beacon now plays host to more than 100 events, concerts and family shows annually.  Beginning in August, the Beacon was closed for a seven-month restoration, in which MSGE spent $15-million restoring all aspects of the building. The 2,800-seat venue located at Broadway and 74th street in Manhattan, was built in 1928 and designed in the art deco styling of the day. Designated a New York landmark building by the NYC Landmarks Preservation Committee in 1979, the Beacon has become a venerable rock room for generations of New Yorkers and an intimate setting for unforgettable concerts and events. Paul Simon’s highly anticipated two-night run on February 13 and 14 to reopen the Theatre will mark his first show at the Beacon in nearly six years. Throughout his incomparable and distinguished musical career Paul Simon has been the recipient of many honors and awards including 12 Grammy Awards, three of which ("Bridge Over Troubled Water", "Still Crazy After All These Years" and "Graceland") were albums of the year. In 2003 he was given a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for his work as half of the duo Simon and Garfunkel. He is an inductee of The Songwriters Hall of Fame and is in the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame both as a member of Simon and Garfunkel and as a solo artist. His song "Mrs. Robinson" from the motion picture "The Graduate" was named in the top ten of The American Film Institute's 100 Years 100 Songs. He was a recipient of The Kennedy Center Honors in 2003 and was named as one of Time Magazine's "100 People Who Shape Our World" in 2006. On May 23rd, 2007, Mr. Simon was the recipient of the first annual Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. Named in honor of the legendary George and Ira Gershwin, this newly created award recognizes the profound and positive effect of popular music on the world’s culture, and will be given annually to a composer or performer whose lifetime contributions exemplify the standard of excellence associated with the Gershwins.