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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child seating chart — Lyric Theatre
A plain-language read of the Lyric Theatre for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. It gives facts from the sources we could read; any view of our own is labelled as ours.
About the venue
- Theatre
- Lyric Theatre
- Address
- 214 W 43rd St, New York, NY 10036
- Neighborhood
- Times Square
- Capacity
- 1,622 seats
- Operator
- Ambassador Theatre Group
Home of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
The short version
The Lyric, which Ambassador Theatre Group's page says was built on the foundations of the original Lyric and Apollo theatres, is one of Broadway's larger houses, with 1,622 seats on three levels that ATG's access page names the Orchestra, the Dress Circle and the Balcony. Its entrances are on 42nd and 43rd Streets; the accessible 42nd Street entrance has an elevator to the Orchestra and the Dress Circle, and no elevator reaches the Balcony. In our view, the front of the Dress Circle is worth pricing against centre orchestra, and before buying near the back of the orchestra, look at a seat-view photo.
Section by section
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Orchestra
Accessible seating is here and in the Dress Circle, both reached by elevator from the 42nd Street entrance (ATG's access page). In our view, centre orchestra is the seat to want; before buying near the back, look at a seat-view photo.
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Dress Circle
Reached by elevator from the 42nd Street entrance; the accessible restrooms are in its lobby (ATG's access page). In our view, its front rows are worth pricing against centre orchestra.
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Balcony
No elevator reaches the Balcony (ATG's access page). In our view, the section to look at when price matters more than closeness.
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