Broadway Theatre District★5.0

Overview

Broadway refers to the 41 professional theaters of 500 or more seats in the Theater District and Lincoln Center, which with London's West End form the highest commercial level of English-language live theater. The Theater District runs from West 40th to 54th streets between Sixth and Eighth avenues and includes Times Square; only three theaters (the Broadway, Palace, and Winter Garden) are actually on Broadway. Most shows are musicals, and most are commercial productions with open-ended runs.

Tips for Visitors

• Schedule: evening shows Tuesday to Saturday at 7 or 8 p.m., matinees Wednesday and Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m., and most shows dark Monday
• Discounts: TKTS booths in Times Square, Lower Manhattan, and Lincoln Center sell same-day tickets at 20 to 50 percent off
• Also nearby: Shubert Alley, Duffy Square, the Brill Building, Madame Tussauds, and Ripley's Believe It or Not!
• History: The Phantom of the Opera became the longest-running Broadway musical in 2006; the Shubert Organization owns 17 theaters, Nederlander nine, and Jujamcyn five

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