What Broadway theatre has the biggest stage?

[aces25]

What Broadway theatre has the largest stage, by size alone? 

[Laurapattifan]

The Vivian Beaumont?

[yfs]

The Beaumont could well be right. The August Wilson is very deep because it was originally built by The Theatre Guild to hang multiple plays in repertory. 

 

 

[muscle23ftl]

I'd dare to guess the Broadway Theater or the Gershwin? 

[brettcx5]

I may be wrong, but I believe tge Gershwin had the biggest onstage space. But the Beaumont Theatre has the biggest stage, including backstage and the wings. The wings in the Beaumont are enormous!

[TotallyEffed]

And the Beaumont is so beautifully deep. I remember Kelli O’Hara looked miles away on those sands dunes in the distance. Breathtaking.

[Mr. Nowack]

I do recall hearing that the Majestic, Gershwin and old Mark Hellinger (why not still count it) have the largest BACKstage spaces. And that the continuing occupancy of the first two make it hard for really big shows to find spaces.

[Esther Blodgett]

Of the "old" Broadway houses, I have always read that the largest stage belongs, somewhat oddly, to the Al Hirschfeld.

[BroadwayNYC2]

If anyone feels like diggining through theatre specs, Shubert lists them on their site http://shubert.nyc/theatres/. At quick glance, I think the Broadway takes the largest proscenium opening and depth of their theatres

[bowtie7]

Gershwin probably has the widest proscenium opening at 65' but with a depth of only 40'6".

Beaumont is listed as having a maximum proscenium opening of 55'8" but an incredible 75'4" of stage depth with the apron.

Lyric 48' proscenium 53'1" depth (prior to Harry Potter renovation.

Broadway 43'6" proscenium 54'3" deep.

As far as backstage space: Gershwin 101'5" wall to wall, Lyric 95'8", Broadway 71'6', sorry couldn't find an accurate listing for the Beaumont.

Information based on 1999 Stage Specs except for Beaumont which did not match other information I had.

[Lot666]

The stages at the Gershwin and the Palace feel the biggest to me.

[bandit964]

bowtie: do you have the specs for the August Wilson?