Nicest or favorite Broadway Theater.

Sitting in the Lyric Theater today, and it is the nicest Broadway Theater I can remember being in. Am I forgetting or missed a nicer Broadway Theater?

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As far as the least comfortable theater that I have been in would be The New Amsterdam. I have sat both in the balcony and the orchestra and the leg room is almost non-existentent ( and I am not extremely tall or anything), but the theater is gorgeous.

As for the most comfort in seats and for leg room, I say the Lyric, Marquis, Broadway, Minskoff, Gershwin and Sondheim but they are all pretty much charmless as theaters except the Lyric and yes the Broadway has some charm to it.
Favorite theaters as in having rich architecture, I say the New Amsterdam, Kerr, Belasco, Lyceum, Hirschfeld, Palace (even though it feels dirty and needs cleaning & upgrades), Majestic, Longacre and Lyric. The Nederlander organization probably owns the most theaters in dire need of upgrades or renovating as the Simon (ugly), Marquis(no character-charmless), Minskoff (basically huge auditorium as is the Gershwin), Lunt-Fontanne (tacky interior painting) and yes the Palace all feel dirty and are bla. I wonder when the last time these theaters were thoroughly cleaned inside such as painted, carpeting washed, replaced or new seats?

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Updated On: 1/4/15 at 03:38 PM

I also love the Lyric. It's a beautiful theatre with one of the nicest lobbies. I also love the St. James, the Shubert, and the Belasco. I'm not a fan of the Sondheim theatre. It's so stark and lacks any charm.

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Updated On: 1/4/15 at 03:48 PM

The Broadway is the only house (that I've been in) that has both comfort and is not ugly as sin. I've also been in the Times Square Church, which used to be the Mark Hellinger, which would be the nicest theatre if it were still operating.

Love the lobby of the Lyric, the entire renovation of the Belasco, and the Broadway for comfort/style

I feel the show influences me because I can't imagine saying the following about "Lysistrata Jones", but the Walter Kerr was such a nice theatre when Night Music was playing there. It was intimate, classy/tasteful, and beautiful. It was the perfect theatre choice for that revival.

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My favorite was the old Helen Hayes Theatre, now gone, alas.

It was beautiful both inside and out.

I loved going there, and loved the plays that played there --- all but fond memories now.

I've never been inside the old Helen Hayes, but from the few pictures I found of it online, it looks absolutely beautiful.

Updated On: 1/6/15 at 08:28 PM

My favorite theaters are the Walter Kerr, Belasco, Lyceum, and New Amsterdam.

The Lyric Theater is beautiful, but I think the Majestic and the New Amsterdam won my vote.

New Amsterdam….really nice theater, I agree.
The Walter Kerr…awesome place too….but at 6'3 here….some serious tight quarters there.

The newer theatres- Gershwin, Marquis, Minskoff, and Lyric- are all significantly more comfortable than their older counterparts. However, with the exception of the Lyric, they're charmless.

The New Amsterdam and the Kerr are beautiful houses, but horrifically cramped.

I think the Palace has the best combination of comfort and charm.