Nederlander Theatre Reviews Summary

Category: Performing arts theater New York

Address: 208 W 41st St, New York, NY 10036, USA

Phone: +12129218000

Rating: 4.5
based on 222 reviews.

Theater Atmosphere and Decor

Pros:

  • "The theater was just fantastic with beautiful decor and you can see the stage from any seat."
  • "Theatre retains its original β€˜old style’ charm."
  • "Very nice historical venue in Manhattan's theater district."
  • "Its an old and very beautiful theater."
  • "The whole theater had a 50s feel to it."
  • "Loved the intimate feel of this theatre!"
  • "Lasting impressions: Nice, intimate theatre."

Cons:

  • "It didn't appear there were adequate exits in the event of a fire."
  • "Yesterday, when I was at the theater it was quite cold."
  • "The theater gets quite crowded."
  • "During intermission, gets so crowded, so hard to move around within the crowds."
  • "The Air Conditioning in the theatre is also very loud and annoying."
  • "The theater is trying to scam the public."
  • "This is the worst theater I have been to in Broadway."

Seating Comfort

Pros:

  • "Seats seem to have good sight lines. Acoustics are clear."
  • "The place was clean with comfortable seats."
  • "Seats were decently comfortable."
  • "Our near front row seats were very comfortable and provided us with amazing views of the show."
  • "The view was actually good and the chairs were soft enough that my bum didn't hurt."
  • "The seats have been refurbished relatively recently, so they are fairly comfortable."
  • "Our party all have long legs, but we were incredibly comfortable in our seats in the mezzanine."

Cons:

  • "SEATS ARE RIDICULOUSLY SMALL!!!"
  • "The seating is very close together."
  • "Seats are very narrow, and you just hope everyone is just capable of seating through 3h shows."
  • "Cramped, cramped again and dangerously cramped."
  • "The seats are really tight and the view of stage was obstructed for the seats we got."
  • "Seats are tiny, like my size 7 feet had to be sideways to not hit the seat in front of me."
  • "The seats, like many theatres unfortunately, were very uncomfortable."

Show Quality and Performance

Pros:

  • "Loved THE WHO'S TOMMY. Great music. Ambitious dancing. Rockstar cast."
  • "The cast performance was incomparable."
  • "Harry is exceptionally talented and he has really good musicians with him, especially the drummer."
  • "The cast is absolutely extraordinary! The scenery is astounding!"
  • "Show was very funny, great voices and slick performance."
  • "Pretty Woman: The Musical, great show patterning the movie. Entertaining with a great score by Bryan Adams."
  • "The show it self pretty woman was just brilliant and the case as well."

Cons:

  • "A Christmas carol was an absolute waste of time."
  • "Cancelled the Hamilton performance after waiting in our seats for over an hour."
  • "Andy Karl, the lead is a very good actor but doesn't have a strong singing voice."
  • "I went to this theatre to see A Christmas Carol and was extremely disappointed."
  • "Play notwithstanding, which was excellent, this theatre is everything you don't want it to be."
  • "The show was awesome though. Really enjoyed A Christmas Carol. πŸŽ„"
  • "It should’ve been named: β€œOne Christmas Carol”. :) Definitely a unique and interesting experience but advertisement could be better letting people know it is one man show."

Staff and Service

Pros:

  • "The staff is very friendly and it's nice to see them enthused about productions."
  • "The staff was also very friendly and helpful."
  • "Staff are helpful and efficient."
  • "The staff was cool."
  • "Janice, one of the ushers, was very nice and helpful."
  • "The staff were all incredibly friendly and helpful."
  • "Staff is very efficient and great demeanor."

Cons:

  • "The staffs are rude."
  • "Incredibly rude front of house staff."
  • "She should not be working with the public Yelling at our whole group."
  • "Disturbingly poor customer service at evening performance."
  • "One of the ladies that works the auditorium... Just rude."
  • "However, there was a staff member who was working the refreshment stand near the mezzanine; This was a young man who was just awful."
  • "The older lady that works in the bathroom is RUDE!!!!!"

Facilities and Amenities

Pros:

  • "Very nice theatre. Close to subway and bus."
  • "Both the acoustics and view were great."
  • "The restroom attendants were on point, the women's line moved quickly."
  • "Security and covid checks at the door were quick."
  • "However, the bathrooms are very clean."
  • "Bathrooms were very clean."
  • "The bathrooms aren't convenient and they're overcrowded."

Cons:

  • "Those prices for simple snacks we're obscene."
  • "The line for the restroom at intermission winds down two floors of stairs."
  • "They blasted the show over PA speakers, which were poorly placed."
  • "The charge for a bag of potato chips $6 it's too much for someone like me."
  • "Female bathroom was broken and leak through the staircase."
  • "They sell snacks in super noisy and crinkly containers."
  • "The Nederlander theater needs to add additional bathrooms, it currently has one smallish male and one smallish female bathroom."

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