Welcome to Times Squares, also called The Crossroads of the World. There are The Red Steps in Duffy Square, part of the Times Square District. The Times Square District runs from 42nd Street to 47th St between Broadway and 7th Ave. The ... Read more
By the TKTS booth you'll see a statue of George M Cohan, American entertainer, composer, playwright, actor, singer, dancer and producer. He started in the business when he was 8 years old and continued until his death at 64, in 1941.... Read more
There are a smattering of theatres that are east of Broadway. One is the Belasco, just off 6th Ave on this block. The Belasco, built by David Belasco in 1907, has the distinction of having one of the most active and famous ghosts in all... Read more
The Nederlander Theatre sets the southern boundary for the 41 Broadway Theater in the Theater District. The difference between a Broadway theatre and an Off-Broadway theatre has little to do with location. Most Broadway theatres are ... Read more
This beautiful theatre was built in 1903, making it one of the three oldest surviving theatres on Broadway. Its interior is one of the first examples of Art Nuevo in NY. It is one of the largest of the Broadway landmark theatres with 17... Read more
Here, we can see evidence of the revitalization of 42nd St. The New Victory Theatre is actually the oldest operating theatre in NY. It was built in 1900 and was the first theatre above 42nd St. Prior to that, the theatres were all do... Read more
The Lyric Theatre, built in 1909, is actually two theatres that were integrated together during restoration. They took the Apollo Theatre and merged it with the Lyric. It has entrances on both 42nd and 43rd Streets. It has just complet... Read more
In 1990, an organization called the New 42nd St. was formed to tackle the urban decay that had completely overtaken 42nd St between 7th and 8th Avenues. It was a block filled with adult movie houses, strip joints, drug dealers, junkies,... Read more
The Majesic Theater is one of the premier musical houses which has the distinction of housing Broadway’s longest running musical. Ever. Phantom of the Opera opened on Jan 26th 1988 and is still going strong, 30 years later. It was ... Read more
We are getting to the center of the Theatre District, which might be obvious from all the marquees that you see on this block. There are seven Broadway houses on 44th St, two of which are east of Broadway…The Lyceum and the Hudson. And ... Read more
This small, 300-foot-long alley that bridges 44th and 45th Streets is the geographical center, the heart of Broadway. This is Shubert Alley. It has been said that “in New York, the desirability of a theatre is inversely proportional t... Read more
This theater, located at the north end of Shubert Alley, was built at the same time as the Shubert. The brothers did something unusual with both of these theatres; they kept the Venetian Renaissance façade, across the entire side of bot... Read more
The Hirschfeld Theatre is the only Broadway theatre on the west side of 8th Avenue. This theatre, built in 1924, gave Harry Houdini, the illusionist, his big break. It was renamed in 2003 to honor the NY Times illustrator Al Hirschfel... Read more
Formerly known as The 46th St Theatre, the Richard Rodgers was built in 1925 and is one of the most sought after musical houses. It was the first theatre to have democratic seating; everyone came through the same doors to get into the theat... Read more
At one time, five theaters built in the early 1900s lived between here and 45th Street. In 1982, in spite of fierce protesting from the Broadway community and New Yorkers at large, the wrecking ball took down all five theatres to make roo... Read more
On 46th Street between 8th and 9th is Restaurant Row. It is one block, jammed packed with restaurants from one end to the other, with more than a century of culinary history. From the infamous Joe Allen Restaurant, which has always catere... Read more
Not only are we in the Theatre District but we are in Hell’s Kitchen, one of New York’s unique neighborhoods. If you are working in one of the theatres, you are in this neighborhood six days a week. Many artists and crew actually D... Read more
Also known as The Actor’s Chapel, St Malachy’s has been serving the theatre community since 1920. Mass times, confessions and other services are scheduled to accommodate the theatre schedule. You can attend a mass at 11:00 pm after th... Read more
