229 West 42nd Street
New York, NY 10036
SEATING CAPACITY: 200
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Located in the heart of the country’s premier entertainment district, Times Square, on its most iconic block, The Duke on 42nd Street offers artists and producers a unique home to share their work. With 200 seats on a custom-built fully-retractable unit and a gallery along the entire perimeter, the 57′ x 49.5′ x 19.5′ black box space is completely reconfigurable to accommodate a production’s creative needs.
Shows at the The Duke
DATES PRODUCTION 10/6/2025 - 1/11/2026 Messy White Gays (2025) 1/9/2020 - 3/8/2020 Emojiland (2020) 9/13/2019 - 10/12/2019 Mothers (2019) 1/3/2019 - 2/9/2019 Maestro (2019) 4/10/2018 - 5/20/2018 The Metromaniacs (2018) 2/24/2018 - 3/24/2018 Hello, From the Children of Planet Earth (2018) 11/11/2017 - 12/23/2017 Peter Pan (2017) 11/11/2017 - 12/23/2017 Bedlam's Peter Pan (2017) 5/16/2017 - 6/24/2017 The Government Inspector (2017) 2/27/2017 - 3/25/2017 The Moors (2017) 4/16/2013 - 5/18/2013 The Memory Show (2013) 2/2/2013 - 3/24/2013 Much Ado About Nothing (2013) 11/23/2012 - 1/5/2013 iLuminate: Artist of Light (2012) 10/13/2012 - 11/18/2012 House for Sale by Jonathan Franzen (2012) 5/1/2012 - 10/6/2012 Cock (2012) 10/25/2009 - 11/22/2009 What Once We Felt (2009) - Poor Behavior (2014) - The Rape of the Sabine Women, By Grace B. Matthias (2017) - The Saintliness of Margery Kempe (unknown) - The Revolving Cycles Truly and Steadily Roll'd (2018)
News
Review Roundup: WOMAN IN MIND Opens at the Duke of York's Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Jan 7, 2026
Directed by Michael Longhurst and starring Sheridan Smith as Susan and Romesh Ranganathan as Dr Bill, the show is now open at the Duke of York's Theatre. What did the critics think?
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Jan 7, 2026
Directed by Michael Longhurst and starring Sheridan Smith as Susan and Romesh Ranganathan as Dr Bill, the show is now open at the Duke of York's Theatre. What did the critics think?
Review: WOMAN IN MIND, Starring Sheridan Smith
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Jan 7, 2026
Alan Ayckbourn’s 1985 play Woman In Mind is a darkly comic look about mental disintegration and a mid-life ennui that would have rarely been spoken about forty years ago. In the first major West End revival since 2012, director Michael Longhurst presents a startling portrait of a woman who retreats into a fantasy world as a means of coping with her lack of purpose and love in her real life.
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Jan 7, 2026
Alan Ayckbourn’s 1985 play Woman In Mind is a darkly comic look about mental disintegration and a mid-life ennui that would have rarely been spoken about forty years ago. In the first major West End revival since 2012, director Michael Longhurst presents a startling portrait of a woman who retreats into a fantasy world as a means of coping with her lack of purpose and love in her real life.
MOULIN ROUGE! Comes to Edmonton in January
by Stephi Wild - Dec 29, 2025
Moulin Rouge! The Musical will run at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium from Jan. 13 through Jan. 18, 2026. The production is a stage adaptation of the 2001 film Moulin Rouge!
by Stephi Wild - Dec 29, 2025
Moulin Rouge! The Musical will run at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium from Jan. 13 through Jan. 18, 2026. The production is a stage adaptation of the 2001 film Moulin Rouge!
Zoltan Illes Brings BIO-LOGICAL to the Adelaide Fringe Festival 2026
by Stephi Wild - Dec 29, 2025
Zoltan Illes will bring BIO-LOGICAL to the Adelaide Fringe Festival 2026. Performances will be held Upstairs at the Duke of York Hotel. Performances run 20 February - 7 March.
by Stephi Wild - Dec 29, 2025
Zoltan Illes will bring BIO-LOGICAL to the Adelaide Fringe Festival 2026. Performances will be held Upstairs at the Duke of York Hotel. Performances run 20 February - 7 March.
THE WINTER'S TALE to be Presented at Davidson Community Players and Shepherd Shakespeare Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 22, 2025
Davidson Community Players will kick off its 61st season in January at Armour Street Theatre with a co-production of Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale in partnership with Charlotte's Shepherd Shakespeare Company.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 22, 2025
Davidson Community Players will kick off its 61st season in January at Armour Street Theatre with a co-production of Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale in partnership with Charlotte's Shepherd Shakespeare Company.
Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at The Acting Company At The Rubicon Theatre
by Evan Henerson - Dec 17, 2025
As the southland welcomes a return visit from The Acting Company, things remain as topsy-turvey as they must needs be in the woods of Athens. The company visit is a quick hit, but Risa Brainin’s production of Shakespeare’s A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM is the kind of crowd-pleasing, take-no-prisoners experience that audiences should devour.
by Evan Henerson - Dec 17, 2025
As the southland welcomes a return visit from The Acting Company, things remain as topsy-turvey as they must needs be in the woods of Athens. The company visit is a quick hit, but Risa Brainin’s production of Shakespeare’s A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM is the kind of crowd-pleasing, take-no-prisoners experience that audiences should devour.
Review: BE A LION at Booth Playhouse
by Vickie Evans - Dec 12, 2025
What a remarkable and entertaining night of theatre. 'Be A Lion' was absolutely sensational. Based on a spinoff of The Wizard of Oz/The Wiz, 'Be A Lion' answers the proposed question, 'What happened to the Emerald City after 'The Wizard' left? What an incredible journey with sensational songs and glamourous costumes.
by Vickie Evans - Dec 12, 2025
What a remarkable and entertaining night of theatre. 'Be A Lion' was absolutely sensational. Based on a spinoff of The Wizard of Oz/The Wiz, 'Be A Lion' answers the proposed question, 'What happened to the Emerald City after 'The Wizard' left? What an incredible journey with sensational songs and glamourous costumes.
Drew Droege's MESSY WHITE GAYS Enters Final Weeks of Performances Off-Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 11, 2025
Messy White Gays, the brutal new satire from the mind of Drew Droege, is entering the final weeks of its limited engagement at The Duke on 42nd Street.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 11, 2025
Messy White Gays, the brutal new satire from the mind of Drew Droege, is entering the final weeks of its limited engagement at The Duke on 42nd Street.
Review: Truth, Beauty, Freedom, Love! MOULIN ROUGE Brings All That, And More, To The McCallum
by David Green - Dec 11, 2025
The Tony Winning Best Musical MOULIN ROUGE was the highly anticipated opener to the McCallum's Broadway Season and it brought an enthusiastic audience all the promised spectacle, glitz, excess, bawdiness and More, More, More!!! There is much to love about this thrill ride of a production -- but the real headliners of this jukebox musical are Justin Townsend's lighting, Derek McLane's scenic design and Sonya Teyah's Tony Winning choreography. They stole the show, even from the superbly talented cast!
by David Green - Dec 11, 2025
The Tony Winning Best Musical MOULIN ROUGE was the highly anticipated opener to the McCallum's Broadway Season and it brought an enthusiastic audience all the promised spectacle, glitz, excess, bawdiness and More, More, More!!! There is much to love about this thrill ride of a production -- but the real headliners of this jukebox musical are Justin Townsend's lighting, Derek McLane's scenic design and Sonya Teyah's Tony Winning choreography. They stole the show, even from the superbly talented cast!
English Touring Opera Will Tour THE GONDOLIERS and PAGLIACCI in Spring 2026
by Stephi Wild - Dec 11, 2025
Featuring two brand new productions - Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Gondoliers and a new English translation of Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci – as well as a new opera for children, the tour will bring opera to thousands of people across the country.
by Stephi Wild - Dec 11, 2025
Featuring two brand new productions - Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Gondoliers and a new English translation of Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci – as well as a new opera for children, the tour will bring opera to thousands of people across the country.
Review: ARIODANTE, Royal Ballet and Opera
by Gary Naylor - Dec 10, 2025
Musically impressive with real high points, the drama does not quite hold together
by Gary Naylor - Dec 10, 2025
Musically impressive with real high points, the drama does not quite hold together
Tony Danza, Michael Longfellow, and Thomas Sadoski Will Lead Industry Reading of Ben Andron's Broken Snow
by Stephi Wild - Dec 9, 2025
Broadway Engine will present an industry reading of BROKEN SNOW on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, continuing the development of the new play written by Ben Andron and directed by Colin Hanlon.
by Stephi Wild - Dec 9, 2025
Broadway Engine will present an industry reading of BROKEN SNOW on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, continuing the development of the new play written by Ben Andron and directed by Colin Hanlon.
Review: THE IMPROVISED SHAKESPEARE COMPANY at The Kennedy Center
by Laurie Sara Oliver - Dec 7, 2025
The Improvised Shakespeare Company has kicked off their 8th annual tour at the Kennedy Center, running through December 23. Stop by any night, or on all of them, to see a unique performance by theatrical elites.
by Laurie Sara Oliver - Dec 7, 2025
The Improvised Shakespeare Company has kicked off their 8th annual tour at the Kennedy Center, running through December 23. Stop by any night, or on all of them, to see a unique performance by theatrical elites.
HERO: THE BOY FROM TROY, A MUSICAL ABOUT YOUNG JOHN LEWIS National Tour Creative Team Announced
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 4, 2025
HERO: THE BOY FROM TROY, A MUSICAL ABOUT YOUNG JOHN LEWIS, will celebrate it's second national tour, January 15-March 6, 2026.
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 4, 2025
HERO: THE BOY FROM TROY, A MUSICAL ABOUT YOUNG JOHN LEWIS, will celebrate it's second national tour, January 15-March 6, 2026.
Review: MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL at Broadway In Tucson
by Zach Wetzel - Dec 4, 2025
MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL at Broadway in Tucson casts a poignant spell over Centennial Hall this December 2-7. A transcendent spectacle, MOULIN ROUGE is a feast for the senses and will give audiences plenty to talk about.
by Zach Wetzel - Dec 4, 2025
MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL at Broadway in Tucson casts a poignant spell over Centennial Hall this December 2-7. A transcendent spectacle, MOULIN ROUGE is a feast for the senses and will give audiences plenty to talk about.
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