Type Off-Broadway | Phone +1 212-239-6200 | |
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Owner 42nd Street Development Corporation Capacity Acorn: 199
Beckett: 99
Clurman: 99
Kirk: 99
Lion: 88
Studio: 55 Address 410 W 42nd St, New York, NY 10036, USA Similar Kirk Theatre (The), Signature Theatre Company, AMC Empire 25, Regal Cinemas E‑Walk 1, Lyric Theatre Profiles | ||
Theatre Row is the name for a section of 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan between Ninth and Eleventh Avenues. The name comes from the numerous Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway theatres that line the street.
In the 1970s, it was an infamous area of brothels and peepshows, but a campaign to clean up the street was launched, leading to the reclamation of the many smaller theatres along the stretch returning to use by live theatre, often of a more experimental or non-commercial variety.
Today, the stretch holds by a series of theatres, many if which have been renovated or newly built in recent years. From east to west, theatres along Theatre Row are:
The Theatre Row Building is currently home to 6 resident theatre companies: The Actors Company Theatre, Keen Company, The New Group, Resonance Ensemble, Theater Breaking Through Barriers, and the United Solo Theatre Festival.