Barrymore Theatre New York
Barrymore Theatre Tickets
About the Barrymore Theatre
In 1928, famed actress Ethel Barrymore had a theater not just named after her, but built for her. Opening that December with The Kingdom of God, the Barrymore Theatre is the sole remaining venue named for Broadway moguls the Shubert brothers’ affiliated performers.
The Barrymore Theatre has housed revivals, small dramas and star-studded performances thanks to its intimate but grand design. Frequent Shubert collaborator Herbert J. Krapp drew on a medley of influences from Roman terracotta above the entrance, to a lavish and warm fusion of Edwardian, neo-classical and Mediterranean décor inside.
Ethel Barrymore trod the boards of her namesake for around a decade in various plays and revivals, and the theater has enjoyed a distinguished history since. Past productions include Noel Coward’s Design for Living (1933), Marlon Brando in A Streetcar Named Desire (1947), Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun (1959), and more recently the Broadway transfers of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (2014) and The Inheritance (2019).
Know Before You Go
• Lower lounge bar serves before performances
• Coat check doesn’t accept strollers or furs
• Children under four are not permitted into the theater
Map and Address
243 W 47th St, New York, NY 10036