Music Box Theatre

Music Box Theatre

 

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The Music Box Theatre is a Broadway theatre located at 239 West 45th Street (George Abbott Way) in midtown-Manhattan.The once most aptly named theatre on Broadway, the intimate Music Box was designed by architect C. Howard Crane and constructed by composer Irving Berlin and producer Sam H. Harris specifically to house Berlin’s famed Music Box Revues. It opened in 1921 and hosted a new musical production every year until 1925, when it presented its first play, Cradle Snatchers, starring Humphrey Bogart. The following year, Chicago, the Maurine Dallas Watkins play that served as the basis for the hit musical, opened here. It housed a string of hits for the playwriting team of George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, from their first collaboration Once in a Lifetime to their hit play The Man Who Came to Dinner. Cole Porter and George and Ira Gershwin also presented shows here.In the 1950s, playwright William Inge found a home at the Music Box, where he had success with Picnic, Bus Stop, and The Dark at the Top of the Stairs.

 

 

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Address

239 W 45th St (between 7Ave & Broadway) New York, NY 10036

Transport

Subway: N, Q, R, 42nd St S, 1, 2, 3, 7 to 42nd St–Times Square

Phone

(212) 239-6200

Box Office

Monday – Sat: 10 am – 8.00 pm Sun Noon – 6pm

Access Information

Theatre is not completely wheelchair accessible. There are no steps into the theatre from the sidewalk. Please be advised that where there are steps either into or within the theatre, we are unable to provide assistance.

Seating is accessible to all parts of the Orchestra without steps. Wheelchair seating is available in the Orchestra only.

Wheelchair accessible restroom available (main floor).