Performing Arts Theater

Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre

New York, NY

Plan your visit

The theatre is at 242 West 45th Street between Broadway and Eighth Avenue. The Orchestra is step-free, while the Mezzanine requires three short flights of stairs. The theatre has no elevator or escalator.

Accessibility

Wheelchair and transfer seating is available in the Orchestra, which has a step-free route. An accessible unisex restroom is on the Orchestra level. Infrared listening, captioning, and audio-description services are available, with timing dependent on the production opening date.

About Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre

The Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre is a Broadway playhouse designed by Herbert J. Krapp in a modern Spanish style. Built in 1927 as the Royale Theatre, it was renamed in 2005 for longtime Shubert Organization president Bernard B. Jacobs.

Venue policies

Children

Children under four are not admitted, and every attendee requires a ticket.

Recording

Cameras, recording devices, and electronic-device use during performances are prohibited except for accessibility services.

Food and drink

Outside food and beverages are prohibited unless medically necessary.

Late seating

Latecomers are seated at management's discretion.

Venue information last reviewed August 2026.

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