The Circle in the Square Theatre has a capacity of 693 seats.Use our interactive seating chart to view 115 seat reviews and 114 photos of views from seat.
The Circle in the Square was originally founded in 1951 by a collective of directors, actors and producers in Greenwich Village in Lower Manhattan. Over the first 20 years, the theatre group occupied several different locations, staging acclaimed productions of plays by Tennessee Williams, Eugene O'Neill and Thornton Wilder.
The current building in Midtown Manhattan was built in 1970 and is one of two theatres, alongside the Gershwin Theatre, within the Paramount Plaza office tower. The theatre's auditorium was built to replicate the amphitheatres of Ancient Greece and Rome and is one of only two Broadway houses to use a thrust stage – the other being the Vivian Beaumont Theater within the Lincoln Center complex.
The first production at the theatre was a revival of Eugene O'Neill's Mourning Becomes Electra in 1972. Circle in the Square operated as a non-profit producing house for the next 25 years where it mounted several Broadway premieres including Peter Nichols' The National Health, alongside revivals of classic American plays. However, the theatre suffered a string of commercial and critical flops which lead to the founders of the theatre filing for bankruptcy in 1997.
A revitalised Circle in the Square reopened in 1999, now as a receiving house for major Broadway producers and commercial theatre companies. Profits from the theatre are invested into the Circle in the Square Theatre School, which operates within the venue, and offers students training programs in musical theatre and acting.
Notable recent productions at Circle in the Square include the Tony Award-winning revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!, Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill starring Audra McDonald, the acclaimed revival of the musical Once on this Island, and the Broadway premiere of Fun Home, which was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
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Didn't miss any angles in this seat! I think the shoulder room was the only thing to complain about. The two parties surrounding me lounged themselves and ended up throwing things on top of me. Other than that, good view and legroom! More
Saw KPOP KPOP on 17 November 2022
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Circle is my favorite Broadway theater because no matter where you are, the house is beautifully intimate. Depending on the production certain sides and sections may be more preferable but generally you can’t go wrong. More
Saw KPOP KPOP on 27 October 2022
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My ticket number was actually B 407. This number was not offered in the drop down menu; so, I picked the number that was shown on this site’s map ( B “239”). This is a partial view ticket; however, I felt that I missed very little. As another audi... More
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