Richard Rodgers Theatre

The Richard Rodgers Theatre is a theater building on Broadway in the Manhattan borough of New York City. Its facade displays white brick, terracotta ornaments, and decorative theater masks above the symmetrical entrance area.

Architect Irwin Salmon Chanin designed the building, which opened in 1925 as Chanin's 46th Street Theatre. It changed names several times over the decades until being named after the composer in 1990.

Visitors today watch performances of Hamilton, a musical about one of America's founding fathers that has been running here since 2015. The building carries the name of composer Richard Rodgers, who created musicals with Oscar Hammerstein II including Oklahoma! and The Sound of Music.

The theater sits at 226 West 46th Street in Manhattan's Theater District and offers 1,319 seats across two levels. Entry takes place through the main entrance on 46th Street, where the coat check and lobbies are also located.

The 2013 renovation uncovered original details around the stage frame that had been hidden beneath later architectural additions. Restorers discovered figurative forms and floral patterns from the building's early years that are now visible again.

Location: Manhattan

Architects: Irwin Salmon Chanin

Official opening: 1925

Capacity: 1319

Address: West 46th Street

GPS coordinates: 40.75917,-73.98667

Latest update: December 4, 2025 23:41