Best Theaters & Live Shows for Kids
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The Wellmont Theater
Venerable performing arts venue. Long-standing theater hosting a variety of popular musical acts, comedians & special events.
Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament
Knights & jousting-themed dinner theater. Jousting, horsemanship & falconry plus a 4-course, utensil-free meal served in a castle-like space.
Luna Stage
Small theater for new & classic plays. Petite performance venue with 2 small theater spaces showcasing new, contemporary & classic plays.
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC)
Large, iconic performing-arts venue. This expansive performing-arts center & event venue hosts many festivals & national acts.
South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC)
Modern facility for plays & concerts. Contemporary venue showcasing a variety of performing arts, including theater, music & dance.
Mile Square Theatre
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AMC 84th Street 6
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LOOK Dine-In Cinemas W57
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Beacon Theatre
Long-running, stately live-music venue. Big-name musical acts are usually on the marquee at this classy, 2,800-seat theater.
Apollo Theater
Legendary Harlem performance hall. Showbiz legends & amateurs alike take the stage at this longtime music hall.
Triad Theater
Performing arts space. 130-seat off-Broadway theater that hosts musicals, cabaret shows, comedians & musicians.
Loew's Jersey Theatre
Films & plays in a restored 1929 theater. 1929 movie palace is now a nonprofit arts & entertainment center that hosts concerts, plays & films.
AMC Lincoln Square 13
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LeFrak Theater - American Museum of Natural History
Elegant beaux-arts museum theater. Films in 2D & 3D are shown at this wheelchair-accessible theater within a leading museum.
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Premier New York City arts complex. Multi-venue complex home to many prominent groups like Metropolitan Opera & New York City Ballet.
Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre
Puppet shows in a historic wooden house. Actual 1870s wooden Swedish cottage in Central Park, home to popular puppet & marionette shows.
Signature Theatre Company
Sleek performing arts center & cafe. Sleek, Frank Gehry-designed performing arts venue with 3 theaters, a cafe & a bookstore.
Kit Kat Club at the August Wilson Theatre
Vintage venue staging major productions. Major productions are hosted in this 1925 theater, named for the Pulitzer-winning playwright.
Gershwin Theatre
Stage shows & a Broadway hall of fame. Plays, concerts & ballets are staged in this 1,900-seat venue with photo & memorabilia hall of fame.
Al Hirschfeld Theatre
Broadway venue opened in 1924. Designed in the Byzantine style, the former Martin Beck was renamed for the theatrical illustrator.
Broadway Theatre
Major Broadway venue. Broadway theater dating to 1924 known for hosting large musical productions in its 1,761-seat space.
Walter Kerr Theatre
Mid-sized Broadway venue hosting plays. This 975-seat venue, dating to 1921, stages plays that often receive critical acclaim.
Barrymore Theatre
Acclaimed Broadway comedies & dramas. Built in 1928 for Ethel Barrymore, this historic 1,058-seat Broadway venue stages acclaimed plays.
Winter Garden Theatre
Enduring home of revues & musicals. This century-old spot with 1920s-era garden decor has hosted many major debuts of revues & musicals.
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
Distinguished shows & well-known stars. Ornate 1,079-seat venue with shows by diverse playwrights, often with big-name leads.
Lyric Theatre
Popular Broadway musicals. Elegant 1,932-seat theater that plays host to big-name Broadway musicals in a historic building.
Minskoff Theatre
Notable Broadway performance center. Multilevel, 1,600-seat Broadway stage venue showcasing major productions & dance since 1973.
New Amsterdam Theatre
Historic art nouveau stage & film venue. Storied 1903 stage & film venue still operating amid art nouveau decor & theatrical memorabilia.
The Paris Theater
Single-screen indie movie theater. Single-screen movie theater with balcony seating that shows independent & foreign films.
Paper Mill Playhouse
Big Broadway-esque theater. 1,200-seat theater luring big name actors to star in its takes on well-known Broadway productions.
IPIC Theaters
Upscale cinema with in-theater dining. Upscale cinema chain with plush seating, gourmet light bites & cocktails, plus in-theater service.
The Summit Playhouse
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Ritz Theatre & Performing Arts Center
Intimate locale for shows since 1926. A former opera house, this renovated 2,791-seat venue hosts concerts, comedy, dance recitals & more.
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Brooklyn
Dine-in theater with craft beers & food. Stylish theater chain for new & classic films features cocktails & creative bites served seat-side.
Brooklyn Children's Theatre
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Cranford Dramatic Club Theatre
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The Billie Holiday Theatre
Intimate venue for the performing arts. 218-seat theater featuring original theatrical works by African-American playwrights & performers.
Maggie's Little Theater
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Kings Theatre
Iconic venue for concerts & performances. Landmark theater featuring regular concerts, performances & events in a spacious, ornate interior.
Dunellen Theatre
Theater built in 1920 for live events. Live entertainment like musical acts & comedy set in a 1920s theater also offering private rentals.
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