The Broadhurst Theatre has a capacity of 1138 seats. Section capacities are 709 Orchestra and 429 Mezzanine. Use our interactive seating chart to view 277 seat reviews and 252 photos of views from seat.
The Broadhurst Theatre opened in 1917 as a collaboration between playwright George H. Broadhurst and the prolific Shubert brothers (now the Shubert Organization, which owns around 24 venues on Broadway). It has remained a steadily booked theater over the years, with actors including Leslie Howard, Katherine Hepburn and Diane Keaton performing at the venue.
The Broadhurst Theatre was built as an unofficial twin for the Plymouth Theatre (now Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre) which opened around the same time. Regular Broadway architect Herbert J. Krapp designed them identically on the outside – with plain brick and simple terracotta trimmings – and the interior of the Broadhurst is clean and subtle, with Greek-inspired decorative friezes and columns.
Many hit plays have been staged at the Broadhurst Theatre, which has seen work from Neil Simon with The Sunshine Boys (1972) and Rumors (1988). Other notable productions include The Petrified Forest (starring Humphrey Bogart and Leslie Howard, 1935), Amadeus (starring Ian McKellen, 1980) and The History Boys (2006). In recent years, Jude Law starred in Hamlet (2009), Al Pacino gave his Shylock in The Merchant of Venice (2011) and Tom Hanks made his Broadway debut in Nora Ephron’s Lucky Guy (2013).
There are around 1,218 seats in the Broadhurst Theatre, which has two main levels – an Orchestra and a Mezzanine – as well as Boxes and some standing space. Both levels split into Left, Right and Center sections, with the most desirable views in the middle of the Center Orchestra and front two rows of the Center Mezzanine. The wide auditorium helps sightlines remain expansive, although towards the edges views become gradually less comprehensive, and far-side seats in the Orchestra are particularly affected by structural features blocking parts of the stage.
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Partial View seat and sold as such. I don't think we missed that much (from what I could tell) box seat hangover does impede the view some. Seat was comfortable and I was able to stretch my legs under the seat in front of me easily. More
Saw A Beautiful Noise A Beautiful Noise on 21 January 2023
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I love being in the first row, but this was too close to the stage. I could only see from the knees up for the people in the back. Nonetheless, it was an amazing seat and the show I saw had a concert style, so it was great! More
Saw A Beautiful Noise A Beautiful Noise on 18 January 2023
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Great view! Saw everything! I’m 5’6” i had enough legroom to move my legs side to side, my husband though is 6ft tall and his knees touches the back of the seat in front of him. The seats are comfortable. More
Saw Jagged Little Pill Jagged Little Pill on 06 November 2021
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