Belasco Theatre
111 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10019
Directions & Box Office
- Directions: By Subway, take the 1/2/3 or the N/R/W to 42nd Street, walk north on Broadway and then make a right onto 44th Street.
- Entrance: 44th Street between Broadway and 6th Avenues The Belasco Theater is located on the north side of 44th Street, between Broadway and Sixth Avenue.
- Box Office Hours:
- Monday-Saturday:
- 10am - 8pm
- Sunday:
- 12pm - 6pm
Best Seats In The House
- Seats: 813
The front orchestra section or the front section of the mezzanine are the best bet to see a show in this theatre.
The extreme right and left sides of the first several rows of the orchestra have a somewhat obstructed view. Many parts of the mezzanine also suffer from limited vision and cramped seating.
Patrons heading to the balcony seats must use the entrance that is at the far right of the main entrance. Balcony ticket holders should be prepared for a long journey up a seemingly endless staircase. Although unofficial, the balcony seats in this theatre will not accommodate theatregoers who are larger than 250lbs, assuming they could even make it up the endless stairs in the first place.
Small seats is something that many other Broadway theatres that are owned by the Shubert Organization suffer from. If smoke is used in the show, it will linger in the balcony for quite a long time as the ventilation system is wholly inadequate and often feels akin to the old days that allowed cigarette smoking in the theatres.
The front row A of the balcony has limited vision as there is a huge brass safety rail directly in the sight line, which can be very annoying, so Row B is better. The boxes in this theatre have awful sight lines and terrible audio and should be avoided as should the on-stage seating, which many shows at this theatre have been known to accommodate to increase the show profitability, but reduce the quality of the overall experience for both the audience and the actors.
There are few great seats in this theatre and the trick here is to get seats that can be just "tolerated" as no seat is a luxury experience.
Belasco Theatre Seating Chart
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Parking for Belasco Theatre
The closest parking garages for Belasco Theatre are located at:
- Central Parking System
- 100 West 44th Street
New York, NY 10036 - 212-398-0464
- Edison Parking
- 38 West 43rd Street
New York, NY 10036 - 212-764-4521
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:
Broadway mogul David Belasco built this theater and named it after himself.Elevator: No
Escalator: No
Now Playing Maybe Happy Ending
- Previews Began: October 16, 2024
- Opens: November 12, 2024
- Show Closes: Open ended
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Upcoming Shows
Smash
- Previews Begin: April 3, 2025
- Opens: April 30, 2025
- Show Closes: Open ended
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Previous Shows
Appropriate
- Opened: March 25, 2024
- Show Closed: June 30, 2024
How to Dance in Ohio
- Opened: December 10, 2023
- Show Closed: February 11, 2024
Good Night, Oscar
- Opened: April 24, 2023
- Show Closed: August 27, 2023
Ain't No Mo'
- Opened: December 1, 2022
- Show Closed: December 23, 2022
Girl From the North Country
- Opened: April 29, 2022
- Show Closed: June 19, 2022
Girl From the North Country 2020
- Opened: March 5, 2020
- Show Closed: January 23, 2022
Gettin' the Band Back Together
- Opened: August 13, 2018
- Show Closed: September 16, 2018
Farinelli and the King
- Opened: December 17, 2017
- Show Closed: March 25, 2018
The Terms of My Surrender
- Opened: August 10, 2017
- Show Closed: October 22, 2017
The Glass Menagerie (2017)
- Opened: March 15, 2017
- Show Closed: May 21, 2017
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
- Opened: April 22, 2014
- Show Closed: September 13, 2015
Belasco Theatre History
In 1907, Broadway mogul David Belasco opened a theater on 44th Street and called it the Stuyvesant. He might have named it for himself, except that he already had one on 42nd Street called the Belasco.
However, when that one got a name-change in 1910, the man known as the "Bishop of Broadway" (because of his unconventional clothing choice) re-christened the Stuyvesant as the Belasco Theatre.
Ever the impresario, Belasco had his theater built state-of-the-art, with high tech lighting and set equipment and special effects capabilities. Although it is on 44th Street, arguably the heart of the theatre district, the Belasco Theatre is located east of Seventh Avenue, where only a few lonely Broadway houses still stand; perhaps as a result, it isn't as popular as many of the other theaters on the Great White Way.
The Belasco Theatre was eventually bought by the Shubert Organization, but legend has it that its namesake continued to attend performances there, albeit in ghost form, even after his death in 1931.
Belasco Theatre Design
The Belasco Theatre was designed by architect George Keister with a white-trimmed, red brick colonial-inspired exterior. The small lobby is dingy and painted an unattractive brown and cream; high on the walls and the ceiling are faded paintings of pastoral scenes. The interior of the Belasco Theatre shows some signs of age but is nonetheless very handsome, with numerous murals and beautiful stained glass light fixtures. The restroom lounges have a certain cozy charm, but are desperately in need of renovation.