Public Theater

Website: www.publictheater.org

Address

425 Lafayette St
New York, NY 10003

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Public Transport

By Subway:
6 to Astor Place; R/W to 8th St/NYU

Accessibility

Box Office

Lobby. Counter 42".
Parking

Valet parking garage: 403 Lafayette St. Lot: Lafayette St. & Astor Place.
Curb Ramps

Outside main entrance.
Passenger Loading Zone

Front.
Restroom

Unisex: Main floor. Door 35.5". Clear space 61"x 54". Commode 18". Grab bars.
Seating

Newman Theater seats 299. Anspacher Theater seats 275. LuEsther Hall seats 156. Martinson Hall seats 165. Susan Stein Shiva Theater seats 104.
Elevator\Escalator

Elevator: Attended. Accesses all floors.
Telephone

Main floor. Coin slot 55". Cord 30".
Entrance

Six steps or machine lift to main floor lobby. Entrance marked by large signs. Assistance available.
Visual Assistance

None.
Water Fountain

Main floor. Spout 36".
Assisted Listening System

Assistive Listening Systems that transmit sound via headsets are available.
Wheelchair Info

Access for wheelchair users and individuals with limited mobility is available. Box office needs advance notice so that seats can be removed.

Theater Description

THE PUBLIC THEATER continues the work of its visionary founder Joe Papp as a civic institution engaging, both on-stage and off, with some of the most important ideas and social issues of today.

Conceived over 60 years ago as one of the nation’s first nonprofit theaters, The Public has long operated on the principles that theater is an essential cultural force and that art and culture belong to everyone.Under the leadership of Artistic Director Oskar Eustis and Executive Director Patrick Willingham, The Public’s wide breadth of programming includes an annual season of new work at its landmark home at Astor Place, Free Shakespeare in the Park at The Delacorte Theater in Central Park, the Mobile Unit touring throughout New York City’s five boroughs, Public Lab, Public Works, Public Shakespeare Initiative, and Joe’s Pub.

Since premiering HAIR in 1967, The Public continues to create the canon of American Theater and is currently represented on Broadway by the Tony Award-winning musicals Hamilton by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Hell’s Kitchen by Alicia Keys and Kristoffer Diaz.Their programs and productions can also be seen regionally across the country and around the world. The Public has received 64 Tony Awards, 195 Obie Awards, 62 Drama Desk Awards, 61 Lortel Awards, 36 Outer Critic Circle Awards, 13 New York Drama Critics’ Circle Awards, 70 AUDELCO Awards, 6 Antonyo Awards, and 6 Pulitzer Prizes.