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The Broadway House Guide

Who Owns Broadway?

Three commercial operators run 33 of the 41 Broadway theaters. The rest belong to nonprofit companies, Disney, and one independent.

  • 17Shubert Organization houses
  • 9Nederlander Organization houses
  • 7ATG Entertainment houses
  • 8nonprofit & other

The Shubert Organization (17 houses, about 20,315 seats), Nederlander Organization (9 houses, about 13,579 seats) and ATG Entertainment (7 houses, about 9,013 seats) control 85% of every seat on Broadway. Four nonprofit companies run 6 more houses, Disney has one on 42nd Street, and Circle in the Square is independent.

The operator is the landlord: it owns or leases the building, books productions into it, and usually runs the box office and the online ticket seller. That is why seat maps, fees and ticketing sites look the same across one operator’s houses — and why “which theater is it in?” tells you where to buy.

  1. Broadway Theatre2 levels · 1681 BroadwaySeats1,763
  2. Majestic Theatre2 levels · 245 West 44th StreetSeats1,681
  3. Winter Garden Theatre2 levels · 1634 BroadwaySeats1,600
  4. Shubert Theatre3 levels · 225 West 44th StreetSeats1,502
  5. Imperial Theatre2 levels · 249 West 45th StreetSeats1,457
  6. Broadhurst Theatre2 levels · 235 West 44th StreetSeats1,218
  7. Ambassador Theatre2 levels · 219 West 49th StreetSeats1,125
  8. Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre2 levels · 242 West 45th StreetSeats1,100
  9. James Earl Jones Theatre3 levels · 138 West 48th StreetSeats1,092
  10. Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre2 levels · 236 West 45th StreetSeats1,079
  11. Longacre Theatre3 levels · 220 West 48th StreetSeats1,077
  12. Ethel Barrymore Theatre2 levels · 243 West 47th StreetSeats1,058
  13. Music Box Theatre2 levels · 239 West 45th StreetSeats1,025
  14. Belasco Theatre3 levels · 111 West 44th StreetSeats1,016
  15. Lyceum Theatre3 levels · 149 West 45th StreetSeats922
  16. Booth Theatre2 levels · 222 West 45th StreetSeats800
  17. John Golden Theatre2 levels · 252 West 45th StreetSeats800
  18. Gershwin Theatre2 levels · 222 West 51st StreetSeats1,933
  19. Minskoff Theatre2 levels · 1515 BroadwaySeats1,710
  20. Palace Theatre3 levels · 1564 BroadwaySeats1,648
  21. Marquis Theatre2 levels · 210 West 46th StreetSeats1,612
  22. Lunt-Fontanne Theatre2 levels · 205 West 46th StreetSeats1,505
  23. Neil Simon Theatre2 levels · 250 West 52nd StreetSeats1,467
  24. Richard Rodgers Theatre2 levels · 226 West 46th StreetSeats1,400
  25. Nederlander Theatre2 levels · 208 West 41st StreetSeats1,235
  26. Lena Horne Theatre2 levels · 256 West 47th StreetSeats1,069
  27. St. James Theatre3 levels · 246 West 44th StreetSeats1,709
  28. Lyric Theatre3 levels · 214 West 43rd StreetSeats1,622
  29. Al Hirschfeld Theatre2 levels · 302 West 45th StreetSeats1,404
  30. August Wilson Theatre2 levels · 245 West 52nd StreetSeats1,225
  31. Eugene O'Neill Theatre2 levels · 230 West 49th StreetSeats1,108
  32. Walter Kerr Theatre3 levels · 219 West 48th StreetSeats975
  33. Hudson Theatre3 levels · 141 West 44th StreetSeats970
  34. Stephen Sondheim Theatre2 levels · 124 West 43rd StreetSeats1,055
  35. Studio 542 levels · 254 West 54th StreetSeats1,006
  36. Todd Haimes Theatre2 levels · 227 West 42nd StreetSeats740
  37. New Amsterdam Theatre3 levels · 214 West 42nd StreetSeats1,702
  38. Vivian Beaumont Theater2 levels · 150 West 65th StreetSeats1,080
  39. Circle in the Square Theatrethrust, 1 level · 235 West 50th StreetSeats776
  40. Samuel J. Friedman Theatre2 levels · 261 West 47th StreetSeats650
  41. Hayes Theater2 levels · 240 West 44th StreetSeats597

Gold bars show each house’s seat count against the largest on Broadway (1,933).

Questions, Answered

Who owns the most Broadway theaters?
The Shubert Organization, with 17 of the 41 houses — about 20,315 seats.
How many Broadway theaters does each company own?
The Shubert Organization: 17; Nederlander Organization: 9; ATG Entertainment: 7; Roundabout Theatre Company: 3; Disney Theatrical Productions: 1; Lincoln Center Theater: 1; Circle in the Square (independent): 1; Manhattan Theatre Club: 1; Second Stage Theater: 1.
Does Disney own a Broadway theater?
Yes — Disney Theatrical Productions operates the New Amsterdam Theatre on 42nd Street.
How do I find the official ticket seller for a Broadway theater?
Look up who operates the house, then buy through that operator’s box office or its official online seller. Resale sites can charge well over face value.

Every figure here is derived from the house-by-house facts in our guide, each cited to the theater’s Wikipedia article and checked 2026-10-09. Seat counts are approximate — capacity shifts a little with each production. Spot an error?Tell us.