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The Broadway House Guide

Booth Theatre

  • 800 seats
  • 2levels
  • Proscenium stage
  • Opened 1913

Imani's take

Eight hundred seats and wood paneling — this is a play house, built for faces. There is no bad-distance seat in here, so spend for center over close. It opens onto Shubert Alley, which is the best pre-show people-watching in the district.

— Imani Carter, spectacle editor

Where to Sit at the Booth Theatre

Levels, bottom to top: Orchestra → Balcony. A intimate house. Boxes: 12 box seats.

Seat count by section — 778 fixed seats as broken down in our source; the 800 above is the house's listed capacity, which can include standing room and production-specific seating.
  • Orchestra 514 (66%)
  • Balcony 252 (32%)
  • Boxes 12 (2%)

One balcony over the orchestra

Two levels only, so the balcony is the whole upper house — its front rows are some of the best seats in the building for anything with choreography or a big set. The last rows of the orchestra sit under the overhang — fine for a play, a little boxed-in for a big musical.

Where the seats actually are

The largest block is the orchestra, with 514 seats.

About those boxes

Box seats look glamorous and sit at a hard angle to the stage — expect to lose part of the far side of the set. Buy them to be seen, not to see.

Our rule of thumb

At 800 seats this is one of Broadway’s small rooms, so there is no truly distant seat. Spend on center over close, and don’t be afraid of the cheapest tier.

Still torn? Carmen's orchestra vs. mezzanine vs. balcony breakdown and our cheap-tickets playbook apply to every house.

Good to Know

  • Wood-paneled walls, unusual for a Broadway house
  • Shares a stage house with the Shubert Theatre, on Shubert Alley

Getting There

222 West 45th Street, New York, NY.

  • 1237NQRWSTimes Sq–42 St · about 0.15 mi away
  • ACE42 St–Port Authority Bus Terminal · about 0.15 mi away

Distances are straight-line from the station's mapped center; big complexes like Times Square have many entrances, some closer. Check the MTA for service changes.

Schematic map of Broadway theaters, 41st to 54th StreetEach dot is a Broadway house placed by its street address, almost all between Sixth and Eighth Avenues. North is up.54535251504948474645444342418th Ave7th Ave6th AveBroadwayTimes SqAl Hirschfeld Theatre — 1,404 seatsAmbassador Theatre — 1,125 seatsAugust Wilson Theatre — 1,225 seatsBelasco Theatre — 1,016 seatsBernard B. Jacobs Theatre — 1,100 seatsBooth Theatre — 800 seatsBooth TheatreBroadhurst Theatre — 1,218 seatsBroadway Theatre — 1,763 seatsCircle in the Square Theatre — 776 seatsEthel Barrymore Theatre — 1,058 seatsEugene O'Neill Theatre — 1,108 seatsGerald Schoenfeld Theatre — 1,079 seatsGershwin Theatre — 1,933 seatsHayes Theater — 597 seatsHudson Theatre — 970 seatsImperial Theatre — 1,457 seatsJames Earl Jones Theatre — 1,092 seatsJohn Golden Theatre — 800 seatsLena Horne Theatre — 1,069 seatsLongacre Theatre — 1,077 seatsLunt-Fontanne Theatre — 1,505 seatsLyceum Theatre — 922 seatsLyric Theatre — 1,622 seatsMajestic Theatre — 1,681 seatsMarquis Theatre — 1,612 seatsMinskoff Theatre — 1,710 seatsMusic Box Theatre — 1,025 seatsNederlander Theatre — 1,235 seatsNeil Simon Theatre — 1,467 seatsNew Amsterdam Theatre — 1,702 seatsPalace Theatre — 1,648 seatsRichard Rodgers Theatre — 1,400 seatsSamuel J. Friedman Theatre — 650 seatsShubert Theatre — 1,502 seatsSt. James Theatre — 1,709 seatsStephen Sondheim Theatre — 1,055 seatsStudio 54 — 1,006 seatsTodd Haimes Theatre — 740 seatsWalter Kerr Theatre — 975 seatsWinter Garden Theatre — 1,600 seatsN ↑ · Vivian Beaumont: Lincoln Center, W 65th St (off map)

Accessibility

We have no sourced detail on this house’s accessible routes yet. Broadway houses must offer wheelchair and companion seating, and assistive-listening devices are widely available; book accessible seats directly with the official seller or through The Shubert Organization.

Booth Theatre FAQ

How many seats does the Booth Theatre have?
About 800 seats, across 2 levels (Orchestra and Balcony). Exact capacity can shift slightly from production to production.
Where is the Booth Theatre?
222 West 45th Street, in Manhattan's Theater District. It is operated by The Shubert Organization.
What subway stop is closest to the Booth Theatre?
Times Sq–42 St (1, 2, 3, 7, N, Q, R, W, S trains), about 0.15 miles away; 42 St–Port Authority Bus Terminal (A, C, E trains), about 0.15 miles away.
Does the Booth Theatre have a mezzanine?
The house has 2 levels: Orchestra and Balcony. Ticket sellers often label the first upper level the “mezzanine” even where the architecture calls it a balcony, so check the seller’s seat map for exact section names.
When did the Booth Theatre open?
It opened in 1913. Architect: Henry Beaumont Herts.

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Facts checked 2026-10-09. Seat counts are approximate and can change with each production's configuration. The opinions are Broadway Show Girls'; spot an error?Tell us.