Where to sit
Buena Vista Social Club seating chart — Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
A plain-language read of the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre for Buena Vista Social Club. It gives facts from the sources we could read; any view of our own is labelled as ours.
About the venue
- Theatre
- Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
- Address
- 236 W 45th St, New York, NY 10036
- Neighborhood
- Theater District
- Capacity
- 1,069 seats
- Operator
- Shubert Organization
1917 Herbert J. Krapp house; originally the Plymouth Theatre, renamed for Gerald Schoenfeld in 2005. Hosting Buena Vista Social Club (2025-).
The short version
The Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre opened in 1917 as the Plymouth, built by the Shuberts together with the adjoining Broadhurst, which faces West 44th Street; it was architect Herbert J. Krapp's first independent commission, with Adamesque detailing (the Shubert Organization's page), and was renamed in 2005 for the organization's late chairman. Its exterior and its interior are both New York City landmarks, designated in December 1987. Shubert's figures put 653 of the 1,069 seats in the orchestra and 392 in the mezzanine, one flight up (31 steps), with 24 box seats. In our view, centre orchestra is the place to be close to the music, and the front of the mezzanine shows the whole staging.
Section by section
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Orchestra
653 seats, reached without steps (Shubert's access notes). In our view, centre orchestra is the place to be close to the music; on the sides, look at a seat-view photo before you buy.
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Mezzanine (front rows)
392 seats on the second level, one flight up (31 steps), about two steps down per row (Shubert's access notes). In our view, the front rows are worth pricing against centre orchestra for the whole stage picture.
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Mezzanine (rear rows)
Shubert's access notes put the mezzanine entrance behind row K. In our view, look at a seat-view photo before you buy in the back rows.
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