Majestic Theatre

The Majestic Theatre opened in 1927 as the centerpiece of the Chanin brothers’ development on West 44th Street, designed by Herbert Krapp in his signature Spanish Renaissance style. With 1,645 seats across an orchestra and a mezzanine, it is one of the largest houses on Broadway, and it housed The Phantom of the Opera for thirty-five years (1988–2023).

The Shubert Organization’s page for the theatre says Krapp gave the orchestra a steep rake, decades before the vogue for stadium seating in movie theaters, and credits that rake with its sight lines. Shubert’s figures put 885 seats in the orchestra, 292 in the front mezzanine and 436 in the rear mezzanine, with 32 box seats. Its access notes say the orchestra has no steps through row H and steps from row I back, and that the mezzanine climbs about two steps per row. In our view, the centre of the front mezzanine is worth pricing against the rear orchestra, and if a show uses the top of the stage, look at a photo from the back of the orchestra before you buy there.

The Majestic is operated by the Shubert Organization. Stage door access is on West 45th Street, opposite the Booth and Shubert.