Nederlander Theatre
Nederlander Theatre
The David T. Nederlander Theatre (formerly the Billy Rose Theatre and National Theatre, commonly shortened to the Nederlander Theatre) is a 1,232-seat Broadway theatre located at 208 West 41st Street, in New York City. One of the Nederlander Organization’s nine Broadway theatres, the legacy of the theatre began with David Tobias Nederlander, for whom the theatre is named. The theater holds the distinction of being the southernmost theater in the theater district.The commonly held history is that the theatre was built by Walter C. Jordan in 1921, the theatre was originally named the National Theatre and could seat 1,200 people when it first opened.[1] It was renamed the Billy Rose Theatre in 1959, and in 1979 was very briefly renamed the Trafalgar Theatre; it became the David T. Nederlander Theatre in 1980.
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Address |
208 West 41St Street (between 7Ave & 8th Ave) New York, NY 10036 |
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Transport |
Subway: A, C, E to 42nd St–Port Authority; N, Q, R, W, 42nd St S, 1, 2, 3, 7 to 42nd St–Times Square |
Phone |
(212) 921-80000 |
Box Office |
Monday – Sat: 10 am – 8.00 pm Sun 11.30am – 6pm |
Access Information |
Theatre representatives are available to meet patrons with disabilities n the lobby of the building to escort them to designated wheelchair accessible areas |
There are designated wheelchair and companion seats in the rear of the Orchestra section. These locations are the ONLY ones that do not involve steps. |
The Nederlander Theatre is equipped with one wheelchair accessible restroom on the Orchestra level (house left), as well as wide stalls in the male and female restrooms on the Mezzanine level. |
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