Where to sit
The Outsiders seating chart — Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre
A plain-language read of the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre for The Outsiders. Section by section, with the trade-offs ticket sellers tend to gloss over.
About the venue
- Theatre
- Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre
- Address
- 242 W 45th St, New York, NY 10036
- Neighborhood
- Theater District
- Capacity
- 1,080 seats
- Operator
- Shubert Organization
Home of The Outsiders since 2024.
The short version
The Bernard B. Jacobs opened in 1927 as the Royale Theatre — the first of the three Chanin-Krapp Spanish-style houses on this stretch of 45th Street, with a lavish interior by Roman Melzer (formerly an architect to Czar Nicholas II) and a series of 'Spanish Lovers' murals by Willy Pogany. Renamed in 2005 for the longtime Shubert Organization president, the 1,080-seat room is mid-sized and well-proportioned, with sightlines that hold up across both the orchestra and the mezzanine. The Outsiders' rain-soaked rumble in Act II uses the full height and depth of the stage, so a centre seat anywhere captures the choreography; front mezzanine is the consensus best-value tier.
Section by section
Sections are ordered roughly cheapest-to-most-expensive within the house's seating tiers — but the best value isn't always the cheapest. Watch for the sweet spot.
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Orchestra
Centre orchestra is the premium tier — closest to the action, full proximity to the rain sequence. Side orchestra is cheaper but loses some of the upstage staging.
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Front Mezzanine
The single best value seat in the Jacobs. Full stage picture, no neck angle. Cheaper than premium orchestra.
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Rear Mezzanine
Furthest from the stage but no real obstructions. Cheapest legitimate option.
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