biggest theatre?

[Justin D]

Posted: 5/18/05 at 9:36am

Now i know what the biggest broadway theatres are, interms of audience, does anyone know which one has the biggest stage area?

[DancerGirl16]

Posted: 5/18/05 at 9:38am

I assume the Gershwin...it's huge.

[Thesbijean]

Posted: 5/18/05 at 9:39am

I dunno, I think it is either the Palace or the Hilton

[Sant]

Posted: 5/18/05 at 10:04am

When it comes to the capacity of the auditorium, the biggest Broadway theatres are

* GERSHWIN (1809 seats)
* HILTON (1807 seats)
* NEW AMSTERDAM (1801 seats)
* BROADWAY (1761 seats)
* PALACE (1706 seats)
* ST. JAMES (1706 seats, same as Palace)
* MINSKOFF (1691 seats)
* MAJESTIC (1607 seats)

These figures were found at Playbill.com.

[~FloweryFriend~]

Posted: 5/18/05 at 11:14am

I would guess the Hilton or the Gershwin... but that's purely a guess.

[jasobres]

Posted: 5/18/05 at 12:09pm

Tie between Gershwin and City Center.

[sassypanz]

Posted: 5/18/05 at 4:41pm

Radio City!

[StephanietheStar]

Posted: 5/18/05 at 4:44pm

The gershwin for shows...It actually is more the size of a Chicago theatre and I sat in the LAST row center for wicked..:/

The friggin Radio City Music STATE..geez..i wouldn't never wanna go there for a show unless I was the first 15 rows...I wouldn't be able to see ANYTHING!

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 5/18/05 at 4:47pm

anyone know how big the Wintergarden is?

[jjdude2000]

Posted: 5/18/05 at 5:07pm

city Center isn't all that huge.

[sassypanz]

Posted: 5/18/05 at 6:01pm

What`s the smallest??

[Unknown User]

Posted: 5/18/05 at 6:13pm

wouldnt it be hard to pin down stage area because any given show could make adjustments to the stage (which is often why seats are removed)?

[TGIF]

Posted: 5/18/05 at 6:17pm

The Beaumont looks pretty big.

[noahrp3]

Posted: 5/18/05 at 6:19pm

I think the Virginia is the smallest. I could be wrong though.

[defy_gravity]

Posted: 5/18/05 at 6:26pm

The Wintergarden is pretty small... I saw Mamma Mia! there... but it's not the smallest.

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 5/18/05 at 6:38pm

Well I saw Mamma Mia and thought the theater was beautiful. And then i saw Phantom and thought that theater was pretty big too, but not as nice as the Wintergarden. I like how the Wintergarden felt sorta intiminte, but not overly intimite. How big is the Walter-Kerr? I mean I know it houses Doubt, but didnt Urinetown play there as well? I'm alwasy surprised at the versitility (sp?) of some of the these theaters. The fact that they can hold musicals and still hold a good size for a regular play.

[jjdude2000]

Posted: 5/18/05 at 6:42pm

The Phantom stage isn't very large. The Marquis is pretty large though.

[morosco]

Posted: 5/18/05 at 7:49pm

A lot of posts are about seating capacities but the original post asked:
"...does anyone know which one has the biggest stage area?"

When it comes to stage area, I still think it's The Hilton.

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 5/18/05 at 7:58pm

Gershwin has the largest house.
Hilton has the largest stage.