Performing Arts Theater

Second Stage Theater

New York, NY

Plan your visit

Confirm whether the ticket says Hayes Theater at 240 West 44th Street or Irene Diamond Stage at 480 West 42nd Street. For Hayes performances, the Harris Levin Bar opens one hour before curtain. Times Square and 42nd Street subway stations are nearby.

Accessibility

The Hayes is wheelchair accessible through its stage-door entrance because the main lobby has steps. Elevators connect the lower lobby and mezzanine, with accessible restrooms. The theater offers wheelchair locations, an induction loop and listening devices, open-captioned performances, audio description, and Theater Access NYC guidance.

About Second Stage Theater

This address is the Hayes Theater, Second Stage Theater’s active 581-seat nonprofit Broadway home. Second Stage develops and presents plays and musicals by living American writers at the Hayes and at its off-Broadway Irene Diamond Stage in the Pershing Square Signature Center.

Venue policies

Venue check

Verify Hayes Theater versus the Irene Diamond Stage on every ticket.

Accessibility entry

Wheelchair users should use the stage-door entrance.

Box office

No advance sales during the 30 minutes before curtain.

Bar

The Hayes bar generally opens one hour before the show and at intermission.

Venue information last reviewed August 2026.

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