This article is about the Majestic Theatre on 44th Street, which is a Broadway theater. For the theater that was on Broadway in Manhattan from 1903 to 1954, seeMajestic Theatre (Columbus Circle). For the theater that was on Broadway in Los Angeles, seeMajestic Theatre (Los Angeles).
Majestic Theatre
Interactive map of Majestic Theatre
Address
245 West 44th Street Manhattan, New York United States
The facade is designed in a Spanish style with golden brick,terracotta, and stone and is divided into two sections. The western portion of the facade contains the theater's entrance, with fire-escape galleries and a terracottapediment above. The eastern portion is the stage house and is topped by archways. The auditorium containsAdam style detailing, steepstadium seating at the orchestra level, a large balcony, and an expansive plaster dome. Due to the slope of the seats, the rear of the orchestra is one story above ground. An interior leads to a large staircase, which connects to the rears of both the orchestra and the balcony. The balcony has extensive decoration, and there are alsobox seats near the front of the auditorium at balcony level.
The Majestic is part of the largest concentration of Broadway theaters on a single block.[5] The Majestic, Masque (Golden), and Royale (Jacobs) theaters and the Lincoln Hotel (Row NYC Hotel) had all been developed concurrently.[6] The site of all four buildings had previously been occupied by twenty brownstone residences.[7] The site was part of theAstor family estate from 1803[8] to 1922, when it was sold to Henry Claman.[9][10] The plots collectively measured 200 feet (61 m) wide along Eighth Avenue, 240 feet (73 m) along 44th Street, and 250 feet (76 m) along 45th Street.[10][11]
The Majestic Theatre was designed byHerbert J. Krapp in a Spanish style and constructed from 1926 to 1927 for the Chanin brothers.[3][12][13] It was part of an entertainment complex along with the Lincoln Hotel and the Masque and Royale theaters, which Krapp also designed in a Spanish style.[6][13][14] The Majestic was designed to be the largest theater in that complex, initially with about 1,800 seats.[14][15][5] The Chanin Realty and Construction Company constructed all four structures.[8][16] The Majestic is operated bythe Shubert Organization.[17][18]
The facade contains two asymmetrical sections. The western section is wider and contains the auditorium entrance. The eastern section, which contains thestage house, is narrower and taller than the western section.[19] In both sections, the ground floor is clad inrusticated blocks ofterracotta, and the upper stories contain gold-colored,bonded Roman brick.[20][21][22] The brick facade was designed to relate to the adjacent theaters and hotel.[14] According to theatrical historian William Morrison, the facade of the Majestic was a more massive version of the combined facades of the Masque and Royale.[22]
At ground level, the auditorium entrance includes four pairs of glass and aluminum doors to the west and three pairs of metal emergency exit doors to the east. There are also two large, rectangular aluminum-framed sign boards and several smaller aluminum-framed signs with transoms.[23] The entrance is topped by a cast-ironmarquee.[23][24] Above that is a sign advertising the production at the theater.[25] Additional doors lead from the stage house portion of the facade. A wideovolo band runs above the base.[23] The stage door is not actually at the stage house but is instead next to the Golden Theatre.[17]
On the upper stories, the auditorium section has two exteriorgalleries on the second and third floors, which serve as fire exits. The galleries contain wrought-iron frames and railings, which support metal canopies designed to resemble Spanish tile roofs. There is a terracottaband course above the lower gallery. The wall of the auditorium section above the upper gallery is laid in brick, with square pieces of terracotta; there are no windows.[23] The upper left corner of the auditorium section, directly above the entrance, has a terracottaPalladian window with a blind opening, twisting columns, an archedtympanum, and afinial.[18][23][22] Near the top of the auditorium facade are falsebalconettes, which consist ofcorbels supporting ornamental terracotta railings. Theparapet of the auditorium facade contains a terracottacoping. The central part of the pediment has an ornamental finial,[23] similar to that on the Jacobs Theatre.[22]
The stage house has fivesash windows per floor on the third through sixth stories. These windows containsills made of terracotta, except at the third story, where a terracotta band course is below the windows. There is a large sign in front of the second story and another sign projecting from the third-story windows. At the sixth story, the windows are flanked by terracottapilasters withIonic-stylecapitals. Each of the sixth-story windows is topped by an arched tympanum, as well as an arched band with akeystone. Acornice and a parapet with finials run above the sixth story of the stage house.[23]
Krapp designed the Majestic's interior in the style of the era ofLouis XV, with an ivory and gold color scheme.[26][27] The auditorium's orchestra level and balcony are both accessed from the same lobby.[26][28] This layout was part of an effort byIrwin Chanin, one of the developers, to "democratize" the seating arrangement of the theater. For a similar reason, the Majestic was designed with a single balcony rather than the typical two since Chanin had perceived the second balcony to be distant.[28] There was also a lounge in the basement, decorated in an English style.[26][27]
The Chanin brothers wanted the three theaters' interior designs to be distinct while still adhering to a Spanish motif, in the belief that beautiful and comfortable theaters would be able to compete against other performing arts venues.[29] However, the interior of the Majestic was designed in a different style than that of the exterior. By comparison, the interiors of the neighboring Royale and Masque were continuations of the "modern Spanish" facades of these theaters.[30]
The ticket lobby, accessed from the western section of the theater building, contains three double doors that lead north to the entrance foyer.[31] The entrance foyer is rectangular in plan and extends through the depth of the theater.[26][31] The lower sections of the walls containbaseboards, above which ispaneling delineated by moldings. These are separated by verticalpiers with brass lightingsconces and decorated capitals. The eastern section of the entrance foyer contains a bar area behind a set of freestanding piers. The north wall has two service doors, and the south has three double doors from the ticket lobby.[31] Two passageways lead to the front rows of seating in the auditorium.[26] Thevaulted ceiling contains molded wave and foliate motifs, which divide the ceiling into panels withGreek key moldings. Three of the panels have central medallions withcameo panels, and there are also chandeliers on the ceiling.[31]
The west wall of the entrance foyer has a stone staircase with metal railings. It ascends to an intermediate landing and divides in two, connecting to the mezzanine at the rear of the orchestra.[31] The side walls of the staircase include molded panels set between vertical panels withAdam-style reliefs of flowers within urns.[32] The mezzanine, one story above the entrance foyer, contains a hallway surrounding the auditorium.[26][28] The hallway's walls contain paneling, while the ceiling consists of a shallow vault with moldedacanthus leaf ornaments and lighting fixtures.[31] The hallway was originally decorated in a French style with corresponding furnishings.[27]
The foyer staircase crosses the mezzanine hallway and continues to the balcony two stories above the entrance foyer.[33] The balcony staircase contains wrought-iron railings and lighting sconces on the walls.[34] The balcony staircase contains walls with alternating molded and flower/urn panels, and there areCorinthian-style capitals above the flower/urn panels. The ceiling of the staircase consists of a half-dome with vine and cameo panels.[32]
The auditorium has an orchestra level, one balcony,boxes, and astage behind theproscenium arch. It is designed with plaster decorations in highrelief.[31] The Majestic is one of the larger Broadway theaters:[17] according to the Shubert Organization, the auditorium has 1,681 seats,[18][35] while according toThe Broadway League, there are 1,645 seats.[36] The discrepancy arises from the fact that there are 1,645 physical seats and 36 standing-only spots. The physical seats are divided into 885 seats in the orchestra, 292 at the front of the balcony, 436 at the rear, and 32 in the boxes.[18] An article from 1927 noted that the theater had 1,800 seats, slightly wider than in typical Broadway theaters of the time.[26] The auditorium was designed in a fan shape to give the impression of width, although it is actually narrower than other theaters with similar seating capacities.[22]
The orchestra's rear (west) end contains a shallow promenade with doors on either end.[33] The orchestra israked, but the rear rows containstadium seating that is more steeply sloped than the front rows. The rearmost row is actually at the mezzanine level above the entrance foyer.[26][28] Halfway through the auditorium's length are exit doors on either side, connected by a wide aisle that separates the front and rear rows.[33] The orchestra and its promenade contain walls with alternating molded and flower/urn panels. Above the paneling, and around theexit signs above the side doors, are moldings with vine decorations.[37] There are brass wall sconces on the orchestra walls. The rearmost row in the orchestra's rear section has a decorative iron rail behind it, and another iron railing wraps around the front and sides.[34] The front of the orchestra contains rusticated wall surfaces with rectangular openings, which contain staircases to the boxes.[32]
The balcony level is similarly divided into front and rear sections by an aisle halfway across its depth.[33] The rear rows contain paneled walls on the side and rear, similar to the panels at orchestra level. The front rows have arched panels on the side walls, which contain motifs of leaves and flowers.[32] The walls originally had rose-and-golddamask panels.[26][27] The arched panels are flanked by pilasters, whose capitals have reliefs of urns andcaryatids. Above the arches are coved panels that curve onto the ceiling, with laurel-leaf moldings around them. The centers of the coved panels each contain a circle with latticework circumscribed by foliate motifs and swags.[32] Brass wall sconces are mounted on the balcony walls, while chandeliers hang from the coved panels on the ceiling.[34] The balcony has wide twisting-vine andtalon moldings on itssoffit, with light fixtures underneath. In front of the balcony are molded decorations.[32]
On either side of the proscenium are four boxes on the balcony level, which step down toward the stage.[22][33] The fronts of the first three boxes are shaped like semicircles, while the front of the last box is interrupted by the balcony's front.[33] The boxes' front railings contain molded motifs of talons, waves, and laurel leaves; these motifs are interspersed with urns in arches and cameo panels with dancers. The undersides of the boxes contain molded bands and medallions with overhanging light fixtures. The second box on either side is placed within an arched wall panel; it has a rectangular doorway with a triangularpediment. Flanking the second box on each side arefluted columns, above which is an arched band with acanthus leaves, as well as a coved ceiling panel.[32]
Next to the boxes is athree-centered proscenium arch. The archway is surrounded by rope and talon moldings, above which is a laurel-leaf molding and a wide band with Adam-style flowers and vines.[33] The proscenium measures about 30 feet 10 inches (9.40 m) high and 40 feet 10 inches (12.45 m) wide.[18] For the production ofThe Phantom of the Opera, some holes were cut into the proscenium arch, and catwalks were installed about 31 feet (9.4 m) above the stage.[38]
Asounding board curves onto the ceiling above the proscenium arch. The sounding board has a considerably sized elliptical relief of the goddessVenus in the center. On either side of the oval panel are curved panels with latticework and decorated perimeters.[33] The ceiling has a dome surrounded by twisted vines. There are square panels along the dome's outer reveal, with cameos in some of these panels. The panels surround acanthus-leaf bands at the center.[34]
Times Square became the epicenter for large-scale theater productions between 1900 andthe Great Depression.[39] During the 1900s and 1910s, many theaters in Midtown Manhattan were developed by theShubert brothers, one of the major theatrical syndicates of the time.[40] The Chanin brothers developed another grouping of theaters in the mid-1920s.[41][42][43] Though the Chanins largely specialized in real estate rather than theaters, Irwin Chanin had become interested in theater when he was an impoverished student at theCooper Union. He subsequently recalled that he had been "humiliated" by having to use a separate door whenever he bought cheap seats in an upper balcony level.[41][44] By October 1926, the Chanins had decided to construct and operate a theatrical franchise "in New York and half a dozen other large cities in the United States".[45][46] Herbert Krapp had already designed the46th Street,Biltmore, andMansfield theaters for the Chanins in 1925 and 1926.[14][16][47]
The Chanin brothers had acquired the Klaman site in May 1925.[48][49][50] The Chanins planned to build a hotel on Eighth Avenue and three theaters on the side streets.[48][50][43] In March 1926, Krapp filed plans with theNew York City Department of Buildings for the hotel and theaters, which were projected to cost $4.5 million.[11][10] Local news media reported that there would be a large theater on 44th Street and a medium-sized theater and a small theater on 45th Street.[9][10][5][a] The brownstones on the site were razed starting in May,[7] and the site was cleared by the next month.[52] That July, the Chanin brothers received a $7.5 million loan for the four developments from S. W. Straus & Co.[8][53] Irwin Chanin launched a competition the same month, asking the public to suggest names for the three theaters.[54] The names of the three theaters were announced in December 1926.[55][56] The large theater became the Majestic;[55][57] the mid-sized theater, the Royale;[55][58] and the small theater, the Masque.[56][59] The following month, the Chanins gaveA. L. Erlanger exclusive control over bookings at the three new theaters and their five existing houses.[60][61]
The Majestic Theatre opened on March 28, 1927, with the musicalRufus LeMaire's Affairs.[62][63][64] The Majestic was the third and last theater to open in the Chanin development.[65][b] The opening of the Majestic, Masque, and Royale signified the westward extension of the traditional Broadway theater district, as well as an expansion of the Chanins' theatrical developments.[69][70] Each of the Chanin theaters was intended for a different purpose: the 1,800-seat Majestic for "revues and light operas", the 1,200-seat Royale for "musical comedies", and the 800-seat Masque for "intimate" plays.[5] Despite these intentions, the Majestic also became popular for musical comedies soon after it opened.[71]Rufus LeMaire's Affairs was aflop, closing after 56 performances.[72][73] Later in 1927, the Majestic hosted the Black revueRang Tang[74][75] and a premiere ofLove Call.[72][76]
In its early years, the Majestic hosted several original productions that flopped, as well as more successful productions that were transferred from elsewhere.[77] For example, notable original failures in 1928 includedThe Patriot withJohn Gielgud, running 12 performances,[78][79] andThe Big Fight with boxerJack Dempsey, running 31 performances.[72][80] By contrast, successful transfers of that year includedBehold the Bridegroom, which had 88 total performances,[78][81] andRio Rita, which had nearly 600 total performances.[78][82] In July 1929, the Shubert brothers bought the Chanin brothers' half-ownership stakes in the Majestic, Masque, and Royale theaters for a combined $1.8 million.[83][84][85] In exchange, the Shuberts sold a parcel of land on theUpper West Side to the Chanins,[83][85] who bought several adjacent lots and developedthe Century apartment building there.[86]
The Shuberts were experiencing financial problems by then, and following a foreclosure proceeding, the Shuberts leased the Majestic and Masque in September 1934.[105] TheMoscow Art Players performed eight Russian plays inrepertory[106] for a month in early 1935.[107][108] Otherwise, most of the Majestic's productions in 1935 were failures, except for Earl Carroll'sSketchbook.[103] Chartock again leased the Majestic in 1936 for another season of Gilbert and Sullivan works.[109] The Broadway theater industry declined during theGreat Depression,[66] and the Majestic, Masque, and Royale were auctioned in November 1936 to satisfy a $2 million mortgage against the theaters.[110] A representative of the Shubert family bought the rights to operate the theaters for $700,000,[111] but theBankers Securities Corporation retained a half interest.[112] In 1937, the Majestic saw little success with revivals ofThe Bat[104][113] andThe Cat and the Canary,[104][114] but the original production of the operettaThree Waltzes had a longer run of 122 performances.[104]
Fire exit gallery outside the Majestic
In the late 1930s, many long-running productions from other theaters were transferred to the Majestic to complete their runs there, includingSusan and God in 1938.[115] The musicalStars in Your Eyes premiered at the Majestic in 1939,[116][117] followed by a longer run ofYokel Boy the same year.[118][119] Long-running transfers from other theaters continued into the next decade, includingMargin for Error in 1940[120][121] andHellzapoppin in 1941.[120][122] The Majestic hosted a revival ofPorgy and Bess in 1942, which ran nearly 300 performances,[123][124] as well asNative Son,[120][125] a Black drama thatLee Shubert unsuccessfully attempted to close prematurely.[126] This was followed in 1943 by yet another long-running transfer,Junior Miss,[127][128] as well as the originalThe Merry Widow, which had 321 performances.[123][129] A relocation of the musicalMexican Hayride played at the Majestic in 1944.[127][130]
The Shubert brothers bought the Majestic, Masque (by then renamed the John Golden), and Royale theaters from the Bankers Securities Corporation in 1945, giving the family full ownership of these theaters.[112] AfterRodgers and Hammerstein presented four musicals at the Majestic in the 1940s and 1950s,[123] the theater became known as a preferred venue for the duo's musicals, along with the neighboring St. James.[131] The first of these,Carousel, opened in 1945 and ran 890 performances,[123][132] though its revival in 1949 flopped.[133][134] The long-runningHarold Rome musicalCall Me Mister transferred to the Majestic in 1947,[123][135] and theAmerican Repertory Theater showedAlice in Wonderland the same year.[136] Rodgers and Hammerstein'sAllegro also opened in 1947 running 315 performances[127][137] despite a negative reception from theatrical critics.[123] Much more positively received wasSouth Pacific,[123] with 1,925 performances over the next four years.[138][139] The final Rodgers and Hammerstein production of this era wasMe and Juliet, which ran 358 performances[140][141] even though theatrical critics saw it as mediocre.[142]
View of the interior as seen from the orchestra level
TheNew York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) had started considering protecting the Majestic as a landmark in 1982,[200] with discussions continuing over the next several years.[201] The LPC designated the Majestic's facade and interior as a landmark on December 8, 1987.[202][203] This was part of the LPC's wide-ranging effort in 1987 to grant landmark status to Broadway theaters.[204] TheNew York City Board of Estimate ratified the designations in March 1988.[205] The Shuberts, theNederlanders, andJujamcyn collectively sued the LPC in June 1988 to overturn the landmark designations of 22 theaters, including the Majestic, on the merit that the designations severely limited the extent to which the theaters could be modified.[206] The lawsuit was escalated to theNew York Supreme Court and theSupreme Court of the United States, but these designations were ultimately upheld in 1992.[207]
The auditorium entrance viewed from across the street
In March 1987, Shubert chairmanBernard B. Jacobs announced that theAndrew Lloyd Webber musicalThe Phantom of the Opera would be hosted at the Majestic, following negotiations with producerCameron Mackintosh.[208]42nd Street was moved to the St. James the next month to make way forPhantom.[209] Initially, Mackintosh was hesitant to relocatePhantom to the Majestic, citing the seating areas' dimensions, and was considering moving the musical to a competing theater.[210][c] Mackintosh changed his mind after theatrical consultantPeter Feller, working with the Shuberts, suggested modifying the theater slightly to fitPhantom's set requirements.[208] The Shuberts spent over $1 million on the modifications.[38][211] The proscenium opening was enlarged, allowing audiences to see the musical's titular character.[38] The roof was strengthened, supporting the weight of the falling chandelier used in the show. Finally, a pit was dug beneath the stage to accommodate scenery and set changes.[38][212] After a record advance sale of $17 million,[211][213]Phantom officially opened on January 26, 1988.[214][215] The musical, which had been successful during itsWest End run in London, was also successful in its Broadway production.[216]Phantom was still playing to full houses a year after its opening.[217]
The Broadway run ofPhantom played continuously at the Majestic through the end of the 1990s.[218] In addition toPhantom, the Majestic hosted memorials such as those ofLeonard Bernstein,[219] Mary Martin,[220] and Bernard B. Jacobs.[221] The Majestic also hosted the50th Tony Awards in 1996 on the set ofPhantom.[222] ForUta Hagen's 80th birthday in 1999, the Majestic staged a one-time reading of the playWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, in which Hagen had starred.[223]Phantom continued to be popular in the 21st century, and it becamethe longest-running show in Broadway history in 2006, surpassing the musicalCats.[224][225] Between performances, the Majestic hosted memorials and tributes, such as those ofTony Randall,[226]Cy Coleman,[227]Kitty Carlisle,[228] andGerald Schoenfeld.[229] As part of a settlement with theUnited States Department of Justice in 2003, the Shuberts agreed to improve disabled access at their 16 landmarked Broadway theaters, including the Majestic.[230][231] The Shuberts sold 48,000 square feet (4,500 m2) of unusedair development rights above the Majestic toTishman Realty in 2008,[232] which were used for a nearby hotel,[233] and the Shuberts sold a further 58,392 square feet (5,424.8 m2) of air rights above the Majestic and Broadhurst in 2013.[234][235]Phantom became the first Broadway musical in history to run for 10,000 performances on February 11, 2012.[236][237] By April 2019,Phantom had been staged over 13,000 times.[238]
The theaterclosed on March 12, 2020, due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[239] It reopened on October 22, 2021, with performances ofPhantom[240][241] and a party outside the Majestic.[242] The musical struggled to regain pre-pandemic attendance levels, grossing $850,000 to $1 million per week, which was not enough to cover the show's extremely high operating costs.[243] As a result, its producers announced in September 2022 that the production would close on February 18, 2023, shortly after its 35th anniversary.[244] Attendance surged after the announcement, with a record gross of $2.2 million on the week of November 21, 2022, and the closing date was extended to April 16, 2023.[245][243] The musical set the Majestic's box-office record shortly before its closure, grossing $3,029,826 over eight performances in March 2023.[246]Phantom had run for 13,981 performances at the time of its closure.[245][247]
The Majestic Theatre seen in 2025, during the run ofGypsy
AfterPhantom closed, the vertical sign outside the Majestic was repainted from black to its original red.[248] In mid-2024, the musicalGypsy starringAudra McDonald was scheduled as the theater's next production.[249] It began previews at the Majestic on November 21, 2024,[250] and officially opened on December 19.[251][252] The production closed in August 2025 after running for 269 performances.[253] Afterward, the theater hosted a one-night concert performance featuring the cast of the TV showHazbin Hotel in October 2025.[254]
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^According to aNew York Times article from December 1986, Mackintosh was considering hosting the musical at theMartin Beck Theatre (operated by Jujamcyn) or theMinskoff Theatre (operated by the Nederlanders).[210] ATimes article from March 1987 says that, before the Majestic Theatre was chosen, Mackintosh had considered the Nederlanders'Mark Hellinger Theatre in addition to the Martin Beck Theatre.[208]
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