Helen Hayes Theatre, Broadway theater in Midtown Manhattan, United States
The Helen Hayes Theatre contains an auditorium with plaster decorations, relief features, and a proscenium arch spread across two seating levels.
The venue opened in 1912 as The Little Theatre with 299 seats, built by producer Winthrop Ames as a response to commercial theater trends.
Second Stage Theater purchased the building in 2015 and repositioned its programming to emphasize contemporary American works from different creative voices.
The theater provides ADA accessibility through ramps in the lower lobby, elevators on all floors, and assistance through a LOOP system for hearing support.
At 597 seats, this red brick building with Flemish bond and limestone trim represents the smallest theater capacity on Broadway.
Location: Manhattan
Inception: March 12, 1912
Official opening: March 12, 1912
Capacity: 597
Address: 238 W. 44th Street, New York, NY 10036
GPS coordinates: 40.75789,-73.98781
Latest update: May 27, 2025 11:36
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