Broadway Theatre
1681 Broadway, New York, NY 10019
Directions & Box Office
- Directions: By subway, take the C/E or the 1 to 50th Street, or take the N/R to 49th Street.
- Entrance: 53rd Street Between Broadway and 8th Avenue The Broadway Theatre is located on Broadway, at the corner of 53rd Street.
- Box Office Hours:
- Monday - Saturday:
- 10am- 8pm
- Sunday:
- 12pm - 6pm
Best Seats In The House
- Seats: 1761
As with most of the larger theaters, it is usually best to try to get seats in the front mezzanine or mid to front orchestra of the Broadway Theatre.
Because of the massive size of the theater, seats toward the back of the orchestra or mezzanine can be straining on the eyes. The extreme sides of the Broadway Theatre are also to be avoided, as some action may be obstructed on the sides of the stage.
Broadway Theatre Seating Chart
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Parking for Broadway Theatre
The closest parking garages for Broadway Theatre are located at:
- ICON Matinee 52
- 215 W 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019 - 212-247-4372
- ICON Circle Parking
- 209 W 51st Street
New York, NY 10019 - 212-397-9029
The closest parking is not always the best as it often takes longer to park and retrieve your vehicle as fellow theatre goers have the same idea. A better choice of parking may be the second choice or further away by a couple of Avenues.
Additional Notes
Landlord: Shubert Organization
Official Ticketer: Telecharge
Notes:
Generally used for big musicals.Elevator: No
Escalator: No
Now Playing The Great Gatsby
- Previews Began: March 29, 2024
- Opens: April 25, 2024
- Show Closes: Open ended
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Previous Shows
Here Lies Love
- Opened: July 20, 2023
- Show Closed: November 26, 2023
The Little Prince
- Opened: April 11, 2022
- Show Closed: May 8, 2022
West Side Story
- Opened: February 20, 2020
- Show Closed: March 12, 2020
Miss Saigon (2017)
- Opened: March 23, 2017
- Show Closed: January 14, 2018
Fiddler on the Roof (2015)
- Opened: December 20, 2015
- Show Closed: December 31, 2016
Doctor Zhivago
- Opened: April 21, 2015
- Show Closed: May 10, 2015
Miss Saigon (1991)
- Opened: April 11, 1991
- Show Closed: January 28, 2001
Broadway Theatre History
It may have the most theatrical name of all the legit theaters, but the Broadway Theatre was actually originally created as a movie house.
Converted From A Movie House Into Broadway Theatre
Built in 1924 by a movie theater chain owner, it was originally named B.S. Moss's Colony Theatre. In 1930, Moss decided to convert the theater into a legitimate house, and the Broadway Theatre officially opened with Cole Porter's The New Yorkers.
In its early years, the Broadway's stage saw such stars as Milton Berle, Alfred Drake, Zero Mostel, Mae West, Eartha Kitt, Vivien Leigh, and Jose Ferrer, and audiences heard songs by the likes of Irving Berlin, Oscar Hammerstein II, Noel Coward, and even Duke Ellington.
During the Golden Age, many of the more notable shows to play at the Broadway Theatre were popular productions that transferred from other theaters, such as South Pacific, Funny Girl, The Music Man, Cabaret, Mame, Fiddler on the Roof, and The Wiz.
Notable Past Productions
In addition to the above-mentioned productions, and revivals of such classics as Oklahoma! and The King and I, the Broadway Theatre has premiered a wide variety of works over the years
This has included Menotti's opera The Saint of Bleeker Street, Mr. Wonderful starring Sammy Davis, Jr., Gypsy, Harold Prince's acclaimed revival of Candide, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Evita, long-running hits Les Miserables and Miss Saigon, Baz Luhrmann's La Boheme, the Lloyd Webber-produced Bombay Dreams, The Color Purple, and Shrek the Musical.
Broadway Theatre Design
The Broadway Theatre was designed in 1924 as a movie house by architect Eugene DeRosa, but was later converted into a live performance theater.
With roughly 1,800 seats, it is one of the largest theaters on the Great White Way. It is also one of the few theaters to actually be situated literally on Broadway, and for years it marked the most northern point of the theater district (in 1998, Studio 54 took that position when it opened as a legit Broadway space on 54th Street).
The theater typically hosts large-scale productions that fit with the massive size of the space.