The Nederlander Theatre has a capacity of 1196 seats. Section capacities are 599 Orchestra and 597 Mezzanine. Use our interactive seating chart to view 198 seat reviews and 186 photos of views from seat.
The Nederlander Theatre first opened in 1921, then named National Theatre. Like many Broadway venues, it been rechristened a handful of times, but since 1980 has been named after the founder of the Nederlander Organization, David Nederlander. It is perhaps best known today as the home of runaway hit musical Rent.
Standing as the lone theater on West 41st Street, the Nederlander is slightly removed from the main bustle of 44th and 45th streets, where Broadway venues including the Al Hirschfeld Theatre and Imperial Theatre dominate. The Nederlander was renovated in 2008 to improve facilities and despite its slightly dated look, its rough charm made it the perfect match for Rent, which remains its longest-running show.
Before Rent took to the Nederlander’s stage between 1996 and 2008, the theater was already hugely successful, with playwrights including Noel Coward (Private Lives, 1969) and Harold Pinter (Betrayal, 1980) receiving Broadway premiers and revivals on its stage. Post-Rent, its highlights include Newsies (2012 – 2014) and War Paint (2017) starring Patti LuPone.
There are around 1,200 seats in the Nederlander Theatre, spread across the Orchestra and Mezzanine above. The two sections are similar in size and shape, with each divided into Left, Right and Center blocks of seating. Views are best from the front and center of either section, and the Mezzanine also makes the most of a steep rake to keep sightlines clean but distant in the back rows. In the Orchestra, seats vary towards the rear, with the Mezzanine overhang and comparatively shallow rake affecting views of the stage. In both sections, patrons sitting in the far rows and corners will experience more angled views than the rest of the seating chart. Prices start high in front rows, with good value cheap seats at the back of the Mezzanine.
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View was surprisingly not bad. Could still make out faces from this seat which I was not expecting. Of course it would be nice to be a little closer but for the price of this ticket, I can’t complain. The view appears closer looking than what i... More
Saw Shucked Shucked on 17 March 2023
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Aisle seat without a seat in front of you so plenty of legroom. Did not miss anything with this side view. There’s a stairway steps away behind the right box which allows for the fastest exit to the street. More
Saw Mr. Saturday Night Mr. Saturday Night on 29 March 2022
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The seats at the Nederlander don’t offer a lot of elbow room and are a little tight, but there’s worse. The view is pretty far over so you may miss certain things. For The Lehman trilogy it wasn’t a big issue. More
Saw The Lehman Trilogy The Lehman Trilogy on 17 October 2021
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