Minskoff Theatre

The Minskoff Theatre opened on March 13, 1973, on the third floor of a 55-story office tower, and is named for Sam Minskoff and Sons, the builders and owners of the tower (the Nederlander Organization’s page). A pedestrian arcade runs through the building from 44th to 45th Street. The Lion King opened at the New Amsterdam and transferred here in June 2006.

The operator’s page gives it 1,696 seats, which makes it one of Broadway’s larger houses. It says all levels are reached by a main-lobby elevator reserved for guests with disabilities, and that the 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.

Operated by the Nederlander Organization. Address: 200 W 45th St.