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Helen Hayes Theater
Seats
597
Past Shows
85
1970 – present
Avg Score
Theater Scorecard
Typical VenueOne of Broadway's smallest houses (597 seats) and one of its newest, built in 2015 as Second Stage's permanent home. The intimate scale means excellent sightlines from nearly every seat, though the modern design prioritizes function over grandeur.
Accessibility
Elevator from lower lobby to Mezzanine. LOOP system for t-coils and cochlear implants.
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Theater Tips
Seating
Best Seats
Given the small size of the Helen Hayes Theater, most seats offer excellent views. Center orchestra seats provide the most immersive experience.
Accessibility
Elevator from lower lobby to Mezzanine. LOOP system for t-coils and cochlear implants.
All Shows
Covers productions from 1970 to present. Critic scores available from 2005.
Becky Shaw
Marjorie Prime
Purpose
Cult of Love
JOB
Mother Play
Appropriate
The Cottage
The Thanksgiving Play
Between Riverside and Crazy
The Kite Runner
Clyde's
Grand Horizons
Linda Vista
What the Constitution Means to Me
Torch Song
Straight White Men
Lobby Hero
The Humans
Dames at Sea
Colin Quinn: Long Story Short
Next Fall
Rock of Ages
Xanadu
Bridge & Tunnel
Latinologues
Golda's Balcony
Say Goodnight Gracie
The Smell of the Kill
By Jeeves
George Gershwin Alone
Dirty Blonde
Epic Proportions
Band in Berlin
Getting and Spending
Colin Quinn -- An Irish Wake
The Last Night of Ballyhoo
Sally Marr...and her escorts
Shakespeare for My Father
The High Rollers Social and Pleasure Club
Prelude to a Kiss
Miss Margarida's Way
Artist Descending a Staircase
Romance / Romance
The Nerd
Oh Coward!
Corpse!
The News
Torch Song Trilogy
Solomon's Child
The Curse of an Aching Heart
Ned and Jack
I Won't Dance
The Five O'Clock Girl
Perfectly Frank
Charlie and Algernon
Strider
Once a Catholic
Knockout
The Crucifer of Blood
A Touch of the Poet
The Night of the Tribades
Gemini
Unexpected Guests
The Runner Stumbles
The Royal Family
Lamppost Reunion
Rodgers & Hart
Don't Call Back
Man on the Moon
The Member of the Wedding
The Rules of the Game
Love for Love
Medea and Jason
Will Rogers' USA
My Sister, My Sister
Clarence Darrow
Crown Matrimonial
Nash at Nine
6 Rms Riv Vu
The Little Black Book
Wise Child
To Live Another Summer, To Pass Another Winter
The Me Nobody Knows
Hay Fever
85 shows