Broadhurst Theatre

The Broadhurst Theatre opened in September 1917, one of the Shubert Organization’s original Times Square houses and now among the mid-size venues in the Shubert cluster. Named for producer George Broadhurst, it seats 1,186 across an orchestra (733), a mezzanine (429) and 24 box seats, with 32 standing-room places besides, per the Shubert Organization’s figures.

The mezzanine is one flight up and climbs about two steps per row. In our view, the house is large enough for a big musical without the back of the mezzanine feeling remote, and the box seats are better for atmosphere than for the view. Shubert’s figures do not say whether a production sells those standing-room places; check the show’s own terms.

Address: 235 W 44th St, on the block between the Shubert, the Majestic, and the St. James — the heart of the Shubert cluster and a short walk from Times Square.