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Barrymore Theatre

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1096 capacity

The Ethel Barrymore Theatre, built in 1928, is the last surviving theatre built by Lee and J.J Shubert for an individual artist. Ethel Barrymore premiered several plays there.

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Barrymore Theatre location and directions

Barrymore Theatre

243 West 47th Street, New York, NY, United States, 10036

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Accessibility

Wheelchair seating includes 5 wheelchair seats and 26 companion seats. There are no elevators or escalators.

About Barrymore Theatre

The Ethel Barrymore Theatre was built in 1928 and designed by Herbert J. Krapp. It is the only surviving theatre that Lee and J.J. Shubert built for the purpose of staging productions starring an individual artist affiliated with them.

Ethel Barrymore achieved stardom under the management of producer Charles Frohman. The Shuberts offered to build her a theatre and commission a play for her to premiere in her namesake house. The play, The Kingdom of God opened on December 20, 1928. Other plays she performed there include The Love Duel, Scarlet Sister Mary, The School for Scandal, and An International Incident.

How to get to the Barrymore Theatre on Broadway

Audiences can take the C, E, or 1 subway line to 50th St. and walk three blocks to the theatre on 47th St. and Broadway. By bus, the Barrymore Theatre is closest to the 8th Ave/W 46th St. on the M20 line.