Where to sit
The Lion King seating chart — Minskoff Theatre
A plain-language read of the Minskoff Theatre for The Lion King. It gives facts from the sources we could read; any view of our own is labelled as ours.
About the venue
- Theatre
- Minskoff Theatre
- Address
- 200 W 45th St, New York, NY 10036
- Neighborhood
- Theater District
- Capacity
- 1,696 seats
- Operator
- Nederlander Organization
Home of The Lion King since 2006.
The short version
The Minskoff opened in 1973, named for Sam Minskoff and Sons; the Nederlander Organization's page gives it 1,696 seats, and says all levels are reached by a main-lobby elevator reserved for guests with disabilities, and that designated wheelchair and companion seats are at the rear of the orchestra or in the mezzanine. In our view, centre orchestra is the seat to want, and the front of the mezzanine is worth pricing against it.
Section by section
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Orchestra
Designated wheelchair and companion seats are at the rear (the operator's page). In our view, centre orchestra is the seat to want.
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Front Mezzanine
In our view, the front rows are worth pricing against centre orchestra.
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Rear Mezzanine
In our view, the section to look at when price matters more than closeness.
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