A real thread for "What's your favorite theater?"

[Mbmusic]

Posted: 1/3/08 at 11:37pm

I think it's actually a good idea to have a thread like this, but the last one seemed to be some kind of joke so I made a new one. Anyway, my top 5 are:

Shubert
Gershwin
Broadhurst
Lunt-Fontanne
Broadway
Updated On: 1/3/08 at 11:37 PM

[neddyfrank2]

Posted: 1/3/08 at 11:43pm

Ther have been like ten of these threads.

[nitsua]

Posted: 1/3/08 at 11:46pm

Since you don't specify, my vote goes for the Curran in San Francisco.

[Baiseur82]

Posted: 1/4/08 at 12:02am

Here are mine

The Palace
When I was like 13 I saw my first Broadway show there. Also later in life that is where I got to meet Rosie face to face.

The Nederlander
This is back to my Renthead days. Although I was there a few months ago and the state of that place kind of made me sad. I still have a lot of great memories in that place though.

The Gershwin
I just really like this one.

[uncageg]

Posted: 1/4/08 at 12:06am

The Space - Denver Center Theater Company
Eugene O'Neill Theater - Broadway
The Ricketson - Denver Center Theater Company

[DaintyJack]

Posted: 1/4/08 at 12:06am

My favorites are the best kept, and so in my opinion they are the Broadway, Imperial, Lunt, and the former Plymouth.

[me2]

Posted: 1/4/08 at 1:17pm

I like the Palace. I'm 6'5", and I appreciate not being in severe pain while I watch a show . . . like at the Brooks Atkinson, for example.
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[WaltSummersPI]

Posted: 1/4/08 at 1:21pm

The Shubert, Imperial.

[Broadway_Bound_Star]

Posted: 1/4/08 at 1:29pm

Yes! The palace! Its very comfortable!

[Mealz1042]

Posted: 1/4/08 at 1:49pm

for sentimental reasons, the nederlander. Gotta love that little piece of sh*t

Anyway sorry if this makes me a bad person but all of the big beautiful ones really just seem the same to me. They're gorgeous and I admire them when I'm there before the show but that's the end of it, really.

I actually was at the Helen Hayes for the first time last night and I thought it was really cute and fitting for the show. I liked how even in the balcony you're very close to the stage.

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 1/4/08 at 1:51pm

NYC:
Lunt-Fontanne
Winter Garden
St. James

Other:
Opera House - Boston
Wang Theatre - Boston

[dshnookie]

Posted: 1/4/08 at 1:58pm

Definitely agree with Millie with the Wang and Opera House here in Boston. In NYC, Lunt-Fontanne, Palace, and Helen Hayes (and I was most surprised with this one, seeing as Xanadu is a fairly smaller production and this theater is small as well I thought it'd be a dump - a nice surprise)

[broadwayfan7]

Posted: 1/4/08 at 2:11pm

The Hilton

[jeffrey1dog]

Posted: 1/4/08 at 2:21pm

Gershwin - The lobby is huge & beautiful.

Marquis - Excellent view of the stage in all seats.

Helen Hayes - Cause it's small & all seats are great there too.

[overthemoon419]

Posted: 1/4/08 at 3:47pm

Circle in the Square

[steven22]

Posted: 1/4/08 at 4:02pm

in no particular order

majestic
gershwin
hilton
wint garden
golden
eugen o neil
new amsterdam
minskoff

[WestVillage]

Posted: 1/4/08 at 4:33pm

Without a doubt ... The Mark Hellinger .... oh, please let it become a Broadway house again ... Its such a grand theatre, and that lobby ... nothing else like it on Broadway.

[jerseyboyschick2]

Posted: 1/4/08 at 5:13pm

The Palace. It's so comfy there:)

The Nederlander. It's recent state isn't all that great...but it's a great theater all the same:)

The Minskoff. I just think it's a really beautiful theater. I always love going to it:)

[philly03]

Posted: 1/4/08 at 6:30pm

I think the Broadhurst could be my favourite...not a bad seat (all too much anyway!), and it's small. & I also like how the Mezz. isn't seperated like the Lunt's and Majestics & probably some others are.

The Gerswhin - It's all fashy & shwank when you walk in, it's really nice.

& Probably the Marquis or the Majestic would be followed after that.


And as for the out of town ones, I really like the Academy of Music (on the outside anyway) in Philadelphia, and I think the DuPont (& Linda Eder agrees!) is probably the most beautiful theatre all together.