The Gershwin Theatre is a Broadway theater at 222 West 51st Street, on the second floor of the Paramount Plaza office building, in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. Opened in 1972, it is operated by the Nederlander Organization and is named after brothers George and Ira Gershwin, who wrote several Broadway musicals. The Gershwin is Broadway's largest theater, with approximately 1,933 seats across two levels. Over the years, it has hosted musicals, dance companies, and concerts.
Gershwin Theatre
The Gershwin was built as part of the Uris Building (now Paramount Plaza).
The theater as seen from 51st Street
51st Street is a 1.9-mile (3.1 km) long one-way street traveling east to west across Midtown Manhattan.
Permanent Mission of Equatorial Guinea, located on 51st Street west of 2nd Avenue
Sutton Place Synagogue (Jewish Center for the United Nations)
Greenacre Park
Venezuela consulate (left) and John Peirce Residence (right)