Nederlander Theatre

The Nederlander Theatre is the southernmost Broadway house — 208 West 41st Street, right on the edge of the district near Port Authority — and one of the Nederlander Organization’s flagship venues. It opened September 1, 1921 as the National Theatre, changed hands and names several times through the 20th century, and was renamed for David T. Nederlander in 1980 by his son James M. Nederlander after the organization acquired it.

The house seats approximately 1,232 across an orchestra and a single balcony (sources cite figures between 1,168 and 1,235 depending on box count and configuration). It’s a mid-sized proscenium venue — comfortable rake, moderate balcony overhang, no third-tier seating. Sightlines are traditional-proscenium; the front balcony is set close enough to the stage that it competes well with rear-orchestra seats on price-per-view.

Most famous historically as the long-time home of Rent (1996-2008), which drew a generation of theatergoers to a stretch of 41st Street that at the time was considered marginal to the theatre district.

Address: 208 W 41st Street, between 7th and 8th Avenues — a short walk from Times Square subways, and the closest Broadway theatre to Port Authority Bus Terminal.