The Empyrean Club, a new theater-meets-nightclub concept, is headed for Bushwick and aiming to open in 2027 with a New York staging of the musical American Psycho. Developers plan to convert 421 Troutman Street, a mural-lined block near the Jefferson Street L stop, into a roughly 10,300-square-foot venue that folds a 299-seat mainstage into sushi counters, cocktail lounges and late-night social spaces.
What’s Planned At 421 Troutman Street
In a press release via PR Newswire, the Empyrean Club says the purpose-built site will total about 10,300 square feet and hold roughly 590 guests, including a 299-seat mainstage theater. The announcement lays out a kind of cultural relay race, with programming designed to move audiences from staged performances into dining, conversation pits and late-night offerings under one roof.
Who’s Behind The Project
According to TheaterMania, the managing partnership includes Max Hunter, founding artistic director of the Bridge Production Group, Tony Award-winning producer Lucas Katler and designer Jesse Singer. Hunter called the venue “a place of ecstasy, artistry, and real interpersonal connection” in a press release carried by PR Newswire. The partners say the hybrid model is intended to support artists by combining ticketed theatre with food, beverage and membership revenue.
Why American Psycho?
The musical has been back in the spotlight after a sold-out revival at London’s Almeida Theatre and a brief Broadway run in 2016, as Playbill reports. Industry coverage notes that the Empyrean production is set to reunite key creatives including Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Duncan Sheik, per TheaterMania and related outlets. Organizers initially explored a smaller, more intimate staging, and the show’s renewed momentum helped push the concept toward a full-scale, purpose-built Bushwick home.
Neighborhood Context
Online records and local coverage show 421 Troutman Street has recently been home to framing company Quebracho, and the block is known for its large murals and small businesses. The site appears in the company history on Quebracho's site, while nearby street art and creatives have been spotlighted in Brownstoner. Local venue listings put the address a short walk from House of Yes and the Jefferson Street L station, situating the Empyrean Club right in Bushwick’s late-night corridor, as reflected in guides from Ticket Fairy.
What This Could Mean For Bushwick
Producers describe the Empyrean Club as a multi-vertical business intended to “create long-term value for artists, audiences, communities and investors” by blending performances, dining, memberships and nightlife, an approach outlined in industry coverage. That kind of mashup has become a go-to strategy for making live performance financially sustainable, even as it tends to revive familiar neighborhood debates about permits, late-night hours and how hospitality-heavy concepts coexist with longtime local businesses.
Casting and exact performance dates have not yet been announced; Playbill and other outlets report that producers plan to reveal more details as the 2027 opening approaches. For now, the Empyrean Club stands as the latest example of producers steering theater out of Midtown and into Brooklyn’s nightlife neighborhoods, an experiment that could quietly reshape where and how New Yorkers see new musical work.
