New York, July 14 (TIWN) A large power outage hit much of Manhattan's midtown and part of upper west side on Saturday evening.

Officials said all power should be restored to the 73,000 customers affected by the outage by midnight ET. Local media reported no major incidents of disturbance or injuries amid the blackout that began around 7 p.m. ET.  EARLIER: A massive power outage crippled New York Saturday, leaving some people stranded as elevators stopped and subway services stalled.  According to the New York Fire Department, the outage was caused by a transformer fire, leaving much of Rockefeller Center and the Upper West Side powerless. The blackout also affected a number of Broadway productions including “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” “Hadestown,” “Lion King,” “Ain’t Too Proud,” “To Kill a Mockingbird,” and “The Cher Show,” which were all canceled. Several other shows were delayed.