Booth Theatre

HISTORY

Lee Shubert built the Booth Theatre in partnership with the producer Winthrop Ames. Named for the actor Edwin Booth (1833-1893), brother to the infamous John Wilkes Booth, the venue was actually the second New York theatre to bear this name. The first was built by Booth himself in 1869 on 23rd Street and 6th Avenue. Ames’s father had been devoted to preserving the actor’s legacy, so Winthrop’s decision to name this theatre after Booth honored not only the actor, but connected his own family’s interest with the actor’s rich theatrical history. Ames intended to present the most challenging and prestigious productions possible here.

ARCHITECTURE

The Booth was designed by Henry Herts to be one of a pair of playhouses: the Booth and the Shubert Theatres abut each other along Shubert Alley in one seamless unit. Styled with “restrained classicism,” the Booth is the smaller, less extravagant of the two houses. The sgraffito that adorns the exterior of both theaters is the last known surviving example in New York of this once popular decorating technique. Ames had an extensive knowledge of the architecture and technical advances of contemporary European theatres and modeled his theatre and productions after them.

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Access Information 
Theatre is not completely wheelchair accessible.

Shubert Audience Services
The Booth Theatre provides accommodations for patrons who are blind, deaf, partially sighted, and/or have hearing loss, except as permitted for accessibility services. The theatre provides infrared assistive listening devices for every performance at the theatre. In addition, beginning four weeks after a show’s official opening night performance, hand-held audio description devices, hand-held captioning devices, and unlimited access to downloadable audio description and/or captioning for personal mobile devices are all available free of charge. Prior thereto, we offer live-caption via CART using a hand-held device, upon request with two-weeks’ advance notice. For assistance, or If you have questions, contact Shubert Audience Services at 212-944-3700 or audienceservices@shubertorg.com. There is also a representative at the Shubert Audience Services kiosk at every performance to assist any patron with any of our devices, software, or technology. Hand-held devices are limited, although additional devices can be obtained with at least twenty-four hours’ notice.

Accessibility by Seating Section 
Orchestra: Seating is accessible to all parts of the Orchestra without steps. Wheelchair seating is located in the Orchestra only.

Mezzanine (second level): 2 flights of stairs (up 31 steps). Please note, once on the Mezzanine Level there are approximately 2 steps up/down per row. Entrance to Mezzanine is behind Row H.

Handrails: Available at the end of every stepped seat row in the Mezzanine.

Wheelchair  | Companion Seat Locations:
Orchestra: P101 | 102, O101 -102; P105 | P104, O105 - 106; P107 | P108, O108 - 109; P120 | P119, O119 - 120; P110 | P109, O112 -113; P112  P113, O115 - 116

Aisle Seat with Folding Armrest | Companion Locations:
Orchestra: L101 | L102; L120 | L119

Elevators/Escalator
None Available

Restroom 
Wheelchair accessible restroom available.

Water Fountain
Located in concessions lobby. Accessible at 36".

Theatre Policies
The use of cameras, recording devices, cell phones, beepers, and other electronic devices during the performance is prohibited. Everyone attending a performance must have a ticket. Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of management. Wheelchair and mobility-impaired seating is intended for patrons with mobility disabilities. Children under the age of four years will not be admitted. No outside food or beverage permitted, unless medically necessary. No weapons permitted on the premises.

COMING SOON

JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN

Sadie Sink stars in this bitingly funny new play from Kimberly Belflower that flips the script on the American classic.

At a high school in a one-stoplight town in Georgia, an English class is studying The Crucible. The students, however, are more preoccupied with navigating young love, sex ed, and a few school scandals than what’s in their syllabus. But as they delve into this literary classic, the class begins to question the play’s perspective, especially whether John Proctor is the hero they’ve been taught he is.

Directed by Tony Award® winner Danya Taymor, John Proctor is the Villain is a new comedy from a major new American voice, capturing a generation in mid-transformation, running on pop music, optimism, and fury - and discovering that their future is not bound by the past.

John Proctor is the Villain Broadway Show Tickets

THEATRE SPECS

Booth Theatre
222 West 45 Street
Between Broadway and 8th Avenue
New York NY 10036

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