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New York City Center

Address:
131 West 55th St. (between 6th and 7th Avenues)

New York, NY 10019

BUILT: 1923

SEATING CAPACITY: 2935
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New York City Center History

New York City Center has played a defining role in the cultural life of the city since 1943 when it was founded by Mayor Fiorello La Guardia with the mission to make the best in the performing arts accessible to all. The distinctive neo-Moorish theater welcomes 300,000 visitors annually to experience internationally acclaimed artists on the same stage where legends like George Balanchine, Leonard Bernstein, and Barbara Cook made their mark.

Shows at the New York City Center

DATES PRODUCTION
1/23/2026 - 3/15/2026 The Monsters (2026)
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6/7/2025 - 7/13/2025 Machinal (2025)
4/30/2025 - 5/11/2025 The Wild Party (2025) [Cancelled]
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4/30/2025 - 5/11/2025 Wonderful Town (2025)
3/26/2025 - 3/30/2025 Love Life (2025)
2/5/2025 - 2/16/2025 Urinetown (2025)
10/30/2024 - 11/10/2024 Ragtime (2024)
6/12/2024 - 6/16/2024 Titanic (2024)
4/30/2024 - 5/12/2024 Message in a Bottle (2024)
2/21/2024 - 3/3/2024 Jelly's Last Jam (2024)
1/24/2024 - 2/4/2024 Once Upon a Mattress (2024)
11/1/2023 - 11/5/2023 Pal Joey (2023)
6/21/2023 - 6/25/2023 The Light in the Piazza (2023)
5/2/2023 - 5/14/2023 Lionel Bart's Oliver! (2023)
5/6/2020 - 5/10/2020 Thoroughly Modern Millie (2020) [Cancelled]
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3/18/2020 - 3/22/2020 Love Life (2020)
2/19/2020 - 2/23/2020 Mack and Mabel (2020)
11/18/2019 - 4/5/2020 Harry Townsend's Last Stand (2019)
11/13/2019 - 11/24/2019 Evita (2019)
8/1/2019 - 9/8/2019 Bat Out of Hell (2019)
2/12/2019 - 3/31/2019 The Cake (2019)
7/25/2018 - 7/28/2018 Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope (2018)
7/11/2018 - 7/12/2018 Gone Missing (2018)
6/27/2018 - 6/30/2018 Songs for a New World (2018)
6/5/2018 - Sugar in Our Wounds (2018)
10/31/2017 - 12/3/2017 Actually (2017)
9/19/2017 - 12/10/2017 The Portuguese Kid (2017)
8/2/2017 - 8/5/2017 Really Rosie (2017)
7/26/2017 - 7/27/2017 The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin (2017)
7/12/2017 - 7/15/2017 Assassins (2017)
5/10/2017 - 5/14/2017 The Golden Apple (2017)
3/22/2017 - 3/26/2017 The New Yorkers (2017)
1/24/2017 - 4/16/2017 Ring Twice for Miranda (2017)
10/24/2016 - 10/26/2016 Sunday in the Park with George (2016)
10/4/2016 - Vietgone (2016)
7/27/2016 - 7/30/2016 Kurt Vonnegut's God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater (2016)
5/3/2016 - 6/26/2016 Incognito (2016)
3/30/2016 - 4/3/2016 1776 (2016)
2/10/2016 - 2/14/2016 Cabin in the Sky (2016)
5/6/2015 - 5/10/2015 Zorba! (2015)
3/18/2015 - 3/22/2015 Paint Your Wagon (2015)
2/4/2015 - 2/8/2015 Lady, Be Good! (2015)
5/7/2014 - 5/11/2014 Irma La Douce (2014)
4/2/2014 - 4/6/2014 The Most Happy Fella (2014)
2/5/2014 - 2/9/2014 Little Me (2014)
1/15/2014 - 2/16/2014 Row After Row (2014)
2/24/2013 - 3/31/2013 Jackie (2013)
1/11/2013 - 2/17/2013 Bethany (2012)
10/30/2012 - 12/16/2012 Murder Ballad (2012)
2/8/2012 - 2/19/2012 Merrily We Roll Along (2012)
3/17/2011 - 3/20/2011 Where's Charley? (2011)
11/19/2008 - 11/23/2008 On the Town (2008)
7/5/2008 - 7/27/2008 Damn Yankees (2008)
5/8/2008 - 5/12/2008 No, No, Nanette (2008)
2/7/2008 - 2/10/2008 Applause (2008)
7/9/2007 - 7/29/2007 Gypsy (2007)
5/10/2007 - 5/14/2007 Stairway to Paradise (2007)
3/29/2007 - 4/1/2007 Face the Music (2007)
2/8/2007 - 2/11/2007 Follies (2007)
5/11/2006 - 5/15/2006 Of Thee I Sing (2006)
3/30/2006 - 4/2/2006 70, Girls, 70 (2006)
2/9/2006 - 2/12/2006 Kismet (2006)
5/12/2005 - 5/16/2005 The Apple Tree (2005)
3/31/2005 - 4/3/2005 Purlie (2005)
2/10/2005 - 2/13/2005 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (2005)
5/6/2004 - 5/9/2004 Bye Bye Birdie (2004)
3/25/2004 - 3/28/2004 Pardon My English (2004)
2/12/2004 - 2/15/2004 Can-Can (2004)
5/8/2003 - 5/11/2003 No Strings (2003)
3/27/2003 - 3/30/2003 The New Moon (2003)
2/13/2003 - 2/16/2003 House of Flowers (2003)
5/2/2002 - 5/6/2002 The Pajama Game (2002)
3/21/2002 - 3/24/2002 Golden Boy (2002)
2/7/2002 - 2/10/2002 Carnival! (2002)
5/3/2001 - 5/7/2001 Hair (2001)
3/22/2001 - 3/25/2001 Bloomer Girl (2001)
2/8/2001 - 2/11/2001 A Connecticut Yankee (2001)
5/4/2000 - 5/8/2000 Wonderful Town (2000)
3/24/2000 - 3/27/2000 Tenderloin (2000)
2/10/2000 - 2/13/2000 On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (2000)
11/14/1999 - 11/28/1999 Abby's Song (1999)
5/6/1999 - 5/9/1999 Do Re Mi (1999)
4/1/1999 - 4/1/1999 Ziegfeld Follies of 1936 (1999)
2/11/1999 - 2/14/1999 Babes in Arms (1999)
4/30/1998 - 5/3/1998 St. Louis Woman (1998)
3/26/1998 - 3/30/1998 Li'l Abner (1998)
2/12/1998 - 2/15/1998 Strike Up the Band (1998)
5/1/1997 - 5/4/1997 The Boys from Syracuse (1997)
3/20/1997 - 3/23/1997 Promises, Promises (1997)
2/13/1997 - 2/16/1997 Sweet Adeline (1997)
5/2/1996 - 5/4/1996 Chicago (1996)
4/1/1996 - 4/1/1996 One Touch of Venus (1996)
2/15/1996 - 2/17/1996 Du Barry Was A Lady (1996)
5/1/1995 - 5/1/1995 Pal Joey (1995)
3/30/1995 - 4/1/1995 Out of this World (1995)
2/16/1995 - 2/18/1995 Call Me Madam (1995)
5/4/1994 - 5/7/1994 Lady in the Dark (1994)
3/2/1994 - 3/5/1994 Allegro (1994)
2/9/1994 - 2/12/1994 Fiorello! (1994)
1/13/1987 - 1/18/1987 The Mikado (1987)
6/5/1980 - 6/22/1980 The Music Man (1980)
4/11/1974 - 4/11/1974 Music! Music! (1974)
12/21/1971 - 12/21/1971 Anne of Green Gables (1971)
12/1/1968 - 12/1/1968 Carnival! (1968)
6/13/1968 - 6/13/1968 My Fair Lady (1968)
5/23/1968 - 6/9/1968 The King and I (1968)
12/13/1967 - 12/13/1967 Brigadoon (1967)
6/8/1966 - 6/26/1966 Guys and Dolls (1966)
5/31/1966 - 7/9/1966 Annie Get Your Gun (1966)
12/15/1965 - 1/2/1966 Oklahoma! (1965)
6/16/1965 - 6/16/1965 The Music Man (1965)
5/12/1965 - 5/30/1965 Kiss Me, Kate (1965)
4/28/1965 - 5/9/1965 Guys and Dolls (1965)
3/11/1965 - 3/27/1965 Die Dreigroschenoper (1965)
12/23/1964 - 1/3/1965 Brigadoon (1964)
5/20/1964 - 6/28/1964 My Fair Lady (1964)
5/6/1964 - 5/6/1964 Porgy and Bess (1964)
10/10/1963 - 10/10/1963 Gentlemen, Be Seated! (1963)
6/12/1963 - 6/23/1963 The King and I (1963)
5/29/1963 - 6/9/1963 Pal Joey (1963)
5/15/1963 - 5/26/1963 Oklahoma! (1963)
2/27/1963 - 3/10/1963 Oklahoma! (1963)
2/13/1963 - 2/24/1963 Wonderful Town (1963)
1/30/1963 - 2/10/1963 Brigadoon (1963)
5/16/1962 - 5/27/1962 Can-Can (1962)
3/28/1962 - 4/8/1962 The Consul (1962)
10/26/1961 - 10/26/1961 The Crucible (1961)
10/12/1961 - 10/12/1961 The Wings of the Dove (1961)
5/31/1961 - 5/31/1961 Pal Joey (1961)
5/30/1961 - 6/10/1961 Brigadoon (1962)
5/23/1961 - 5/23/1961 The King and I (1961)
5/17/1961 - 5/17/1961 Porgy and Bess (1961)
4/12/1961 - 4/25/1961 Show Boat (1961)
5/11/1960 - 5/29/1960 The King and I (1960)
4/27/1960 - 5/8/1960 Finian's Rainbow (1960)
3/12/1959 - 3/12/1959 Lute Song (1959)
2/25/1959 - 2/25/1959 Say, Darling (1959)
2/10/1959 - 2/22/1959 The Most Happy Fella (1959)
12/4/1958 - 12/4/1958 The Seven Deadly Sins (1958)
4/6/1958 - 4/18/1958 Trouble in Tahiti (1958)
4/3/1958 - 4/3/1958 The Ballad of Baby Doe (1958)
3/19/1958 - 3/30/1958 Oklahoma! (1958)
2/19/1958 - 3/2/1958 Annie Get Your Gun (1958)
9/11/1957 - 9/29/1957 Carousel (1957)
5/15/1957 - 5/15/1957 The Pajama Game (1957)
4/10/1957 - 4/10/1957 The Merry Widow (1957)
5/31/1956 - 6/17/1956 Carmen Jones (1956)
4/18/1956 - 5/6/1956 The King and I (1956)
5/31/1955 - 6/12/1955 Guys and Dolls (1955)
5/18/1955 - 5/29/1955 Finian's Rainbow (1955)
4/20/1955 - 5/1/1955 Guys and Dolls (1955)
8/31/1953 - 10/5/1953 Oklahoma! (1953)
1/23/1952 - 2/10/1952 Come of Age (1952)
5/23/1950 - A Streetcar Named Desire (1950)
9/7/1948 - 9/18/1948 Show Boat (1948)
1/6/1947 - 2/15/1947 Bloomer Girl (1947)
4/1/1946 - 4/1/1946 The Airborne Symphony (1946)
- Regina (1959)
- The Cradle Will Rock (1960)
- The Architecture of Becoming (unknown)
- The Most Deserving (unknown)
- Tick, Tick... BOOM! (2014)
- Pump Boys and Dinettes (2014)
- The Maids (2014)
- Ripcord (2015)
- The World of Extreme Happiness (2015)
- Annie Get Your Gun (2015)
- Prodigal Son (2015)
- The Red Shoes (2017)
- India Pale Ale (2018)

News


Review: LYON OPERA BALLET at New York City Center Presents Two Stunning Works
by Marina Kennedy - Feb 20, 2026

Lyon Opera Ballet, under the direction of Cedric Andrieux, is performing a superb program at New York City Center through Saturday, February 21.
Video: Amber Ruffin Talks Relevance of BIGFOOT! A NEW MUSICAL on THE VIEW
by Josh Sharpe - Feb 19, 2026

Writer Amber Ruffin recently visited The View to discuss Bigfoot! A New Musical, which is currently in previews off-Broadway at New York City Center. Watch the segment now.
Olly Alexander and Iz Hesketh Join Cast for UK Reading of RIGHT BEFORE I GO
by Stephi Wild - Feb 19, 2026

Olly Alexander and Iz Hesketh will join Vanessa Williams and Matt Henry in a UK reading of Stan Zimmerman's suicide awareness play, RIGHT BEFORE I GO, at London's Soho Theatre.
Zhailon Levingston Appointed Board Chair Of Broadway Advocacy Coalition
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 19, 2026

The Broadway Advocacy Coalition has named director and activist Zhailon Levingston as its new Board Chair. A co-creator of the Theater of Change course at Columbia Law School, Levingston steps into leadership as the Tony Award-winning nonprofit expands its arts-based advocacy programs.
Video: First Look At Jasmine Amy Rogers, Jelani Alladin And Jordan Donica In THE WILD PARTY
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 19, 2026

Go behind the scenes of ENCORES! THE WILD PARTY, starring Jasmine Amy Rogers (BOOP!), Jelani Alladin (Frozen), and Jordan Donica (Camelot) as City Center releases a new look at the stars during their first cast photo shoot. Watch the video!
Saratoga Performing Arts Center Unveils 2026 New York City Ballet Season
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 18, 2026

Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) has announced its 2026 NEW YORK CITY BALLET (NYCB) residency from July 8-11 as part of its celebratory 60th anniversary season.
Ballet Hispánico's MUJERES: Women in Motion Celebrates Women Choreographers
by Elizabeth Blosfield - Feb 18, 2026

MUJERES: Women in Motion opens at New York City Center with a gala performance on April 23 and runs through April 26.
BAT OUT OF HELL - THE MUSICAL is Coming to The Fabulous Fox
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 18, 2026

Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical, where the timeless music of Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf reigns supreme, will be at The Fabulous Fox in St. Louis.
Video: Steven Pasquale & Katrina Lenk Sing 'I Know Your Heart' in HIGH SPIRITS
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 18, 2026

New York City Center Encores! just concluded the run of the first show of its season- High Spirits. Watch Steven Pasquale and Katrina Lenk perform 'I Know Your Heart' in this video.
THE MONKEY KING, FRANKENSTEIN & More Win 13th Annual MUAHS Guild Awards
by Josh Sharpe - Feb 16, 2026

The Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild has announced the winners of the 13th Annual MUAHS Guild Awards, which include San Francisco Opera's The Monkey King and Frankenstein at Segerstrom Center for the Arts. Check out the full list of nominations and winners here.
Video: Grey Henson Wears BIGFOOT! Costume for Appearance on TODAY
by Josh Sharpe - Feb 13, 2026

On Friday morning, Bigfoot! star Grey Henson donned his furry costume for a visit to TODAY, appearing on the morning show alongside writer Amber Ruffin to promote the new musical. Watch their interview and see Henson in costume now.
The 41st Annual Bessie Awards Presented at Dixon Place
by Miranda Stück - Feb 13, 2026

Dixon Place, longtime home for innovative dance artists and work, proudly hosts this year's Bessie Awards. In addition to award categories: Outstanding Choreographer/Creator, Outstanding Performer, Outstanding Revival, Outstanding Sound Design or Music Composition, Outstanding Visual Design, Outstanding Breakout Choreographer, the Lifetime Achievement and Outstanding Service to the Field of Dance was presented for years 2024 and 2025.
BAT OUT OF HELL - THE MUSICAL is Coming to Boch Center Wang Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 13, 2026

BAT OUT OF HELL - THE MUSICAL will grace the stage at Boston's Boch Center Wang Theatre, bringing the energy of London's West End to the U.S. on April 25, 2026.
New York City Ballet to Host 2026 Spring Gala Featuring World Premiere
by Stephi Wild - Feb 13, 2026

On Thursday, May 7, 2026, New York City Ballet will present its 2026 Spring Gala, Set in Stone: Creation & Preservation, with a one-time only gala program featuring a World Premiere by choreographer and NYCB Principal Dancer Tiler Peck.
Review Roundup: Manhattan Theatre Club Off-Broadway Premiere of THE MONSTERS
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 12, 2026

Read reviews for Manhattan Theatre Club's Off-Broadway premiere of The Monsters, written and directed by Ngozi Anyanwu. The Monsters is about two siblings, LIL and BIG, who reunite after a long time apart and must wrestle with their pasts. 
BAT OUT OF HELL " THE MUSICAL to Play Shea’s Buffalo Theatre for One Night Only
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 12, 2026

BAT OUT OF HELL – THE MUSICAL will play Shea’s Buffalo Theatre for one night only. The West End production features songs by Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf, including “I Would Do Anything for Love.” Tickets go on sale this week.
Photos: First Look at Grey Henson in BIGFOOT!
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 11, 2026

The highly anticipated Off-Broadway production of BIGFOOT! released first-look photos of Tony Award nominee Grey Henson as the titular character. Check out photos here!
Plaza Theatre's rePLAY Series Continues After Sold-Out Show
by Stephi Wild - Feb 11, 2026

Following a successful sold-out performance of THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (IN NEW YORK), Plaza Theatre will present THE TALE OF THE ALLERGIST'S WIFE on March 13-14 as part of their ongoing rePLAY Series.
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld February 11, 2026- CHICAGO and More Up In The Grosses
by - Feb 11, 2026

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is February 11, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Dance Theatre Of Harlem’s FIREBIRD To Feature Live Gateways Festival Orchestra At New York City Center
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 11, 2026

In a historic collaboration, Dance Theatre of Harlem and the Gateways Festival Orchestra will present Stravinsky's FIREBIRD at New York City Center from April 16 to 19. The performance will feature a 58-person orchestra led by Jeri Lynne Johnson and Tania León.

New York City Center Frequently Asked Questions

What show is next for New York City Center?
New York City Center's next show is The Monsters which begins performances on 1/23/2026.

What when was New York City Center built?
New York City Center was built in 1923.

How many seats does New York City Center have?
New York City Center has 2935 seats.

What were the longest running shows at New York City Center?
Prodigal Son which ran from 2/9/2015 to 3/27/2016, Harry Townsend's Last Stand which ran from 12/4/2019 to 4/5/2020, Oklahoma! which ran from 2/27/1963 to 5/26/1963, Ring Twice for Miranda which ran from 2/12/2017 to 4/16/2017 and

What show is currently in New York City Center?
New York City Center's current show is The Monsters which began performances on 1/23/2026.


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