Belasco Theatre

MAYBE HAPPY ENDING

Winner of 6 Tony Awards (R), including Best Musical, Maybe Happy Ending tells the deeply human story of a chance encounter that sparks connection, adventure, and maybe even love. Helmed by Tony Award-winning director Michael Arden (Parade), Maybe Happy Ending has been hailed as "one of the most visually stunning shows to hit New York in ages" (USA Today) and “the best new musical on Broadway” (The Daily Beast). 

Don't miss the show that’s loaded with love, Maybe Happy Ending!

Maybe Happy Ending Broadway Show Tickets

HISTORY

David Belasco opened the Stuyvesant in October 1907, having already bequeathed his name on his 42nd St playhouse, now the New Victory. When he relinquished the 42nd St theatre in 1910, he immediately renamed the Stuyvesant as the Belasco. He provided himself with a duplex apartment above the theatre that had the décor of a Gothic church, and housed much of his theatrical memorabilia. Following his death, the theatre was rumored to be haunted by his ghost, until it was banished by the risqué production, Oh Calcutta!. The theatre came under Shubert ownership in 1948.

ARCHITECTURE

Belasco conceived the auditorium of the Belasco Theatre as a living room. He was a proponent of the “Little Theater” movement, which held that the dramatic experience depended partly on the proximity of the audience to the actors, and the shallow depth of the Belasco auditorium accomplishes just that. George Keister was commissioned to design the theatre, with Everett Shinn producing murals (18 of them) and other interior décor. The playhouse is Keister’s earliest surviving theatre; he later designed 12 others, including the Apollo in Harlem. His choice of the neo-Georgian style, often used for residences, complemented Belasco’s desire for theatrical intimacy. The theatre also boasted a state-of-the-art lighting board capable of producing magical lighting effects. With its freight elevator connecting the basement shops with the stage, it set the technological standard for theatre design. In 2010, the historic Belasco was restored to its former grandeur.

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ACCESSIBILITY

Access Information 
The main entrance has 2 small steps. The side entrance has no steps. To use the side entrance, please alert theatre staff upon arrival.

Shubert Audience Services
The Belasco Theatre provides accommodations for patrons who are blind, deaf, partially sighted, and/or have hearing loss. 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.

Have a hearing aid?
The theatre is equipped with induction loops for t-coil hearing aids. Set your hearing aid to T to enjoy the production without the assistance of an additional device.

Need an assisted listening device?
Infrared assisted listening devices and neck induction (t-coil) loop receivers are available to borrow at the Shubert Audience Services Kiosk. Reservations are strongly recommended.

Closed Captioning
On-demand closed captioning is available on your mobile device by downloading the GalaPro app from Apple or Google. Hand-held devices are also available to borrow from the Shubert Audience Services kiosk. Reservations are strongly recommended.

Vision
On-demand audio description is available on your mobile device by downloading the GalaPro app from Apple or Google. Hand-held devices are also available to borrow from the Shubert Audience Services kiosk. Reservations are strongly recommended.

Other Accommodations
Other accommodations may be available for select performances. To learn more about these options email tickets@telecharge.com or visit TDF.org.

Getting to Your Seat
There are no elevators or escalators in this theatre.

Orchestra (first level)
The Orchestra has no steps.
There are 8 wheelchair locations: L102, J17, J18, L19, L20, O24, P23, P10
There are 5 transfer locations: L1, H101, H113, P101, P114

Mezzanine (second level)
The Mezzanine is up 1 flights of stairs. The entrance to the Mezzanine is behind row H. There are approximately 2 steps between each row with a handrail on each step.
There are 4 transfer locations: G1, G27, G101, G113

Balcony (third level)
The Balcony is up 1 flights of stairs from the Mezzanine. The entrance to the Balcony is behind row F. There are approximately 2 steps between each row with a handrail on each step.

Restroom and Water Fountain
There is a wheelchair accessible restroom. Restrooms are down 1 flight of stairs from the Orchestra. Restrooms are also in the Mezzanine and Balcony. Gender diversity is welcome here. Please use the restroom that best fits your identity or expression.

Elevators/Escalator
None Available


Theatre Policies
The use of cameras, recording devices, cell phones, beepers, and other electronic devices during the performance is prohibited, except as permitted for accessibility services. 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.