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Westside Theatre Upstairs
Website:
westsidetheatre.com
Address
407 West 43rd Street
New York City, NY 10036
Public Transport
Accessibility
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Box Office
1st floor. Counters 45".and 36" Box office has a wheelchair accessible drawer for distributing tickets -
Parking
Garage: 42nd Street between 9th & 10th Aves. No vans.Edison Parking Fest, 332 W. 44th St -
Curb Ramps
Ramps available at 43rd St. & 9th Ave. -
Passenger Loading Zone
Front. Curb 2.5". -
Restroom
Women's and Men's: 2nd Level, up 21 steps. Wheelchair-accessible (unisex) restroom is located on the lobby level. All restrooms have wheelchair-accessible sink and paper towel dispenser -
Seating
Seats 270 -
Elevator/Escalator
None -
Telephone
None on premises -
Entrance
Ramp available for entrance into building. The Upstairs Theatre, as well as restrooms and concessions, is located on the second floor, accessible via a full flight of stairs (21 steps) with handrails on both sides. There are nine additional steps to reach the seating area in the house (at rows F and G). There are two steps in the aisle at every row. -
Visual Assistance
None available -
Water Fountain
Concessions are on same level as theatre. -
Assisted Listening System
Induction loop Infrared listening system in the theatre. Headsets are available free of charge on a first come first served basis from the ticket taker. A driver’s license or ID with printed address is required as a deposit. -
Wheelchair Info
The Upstairs Theatre is located on the second floor and is not wheelchair accessible. There is no elevator. There are 21 steps up to the theatre entrance and restrooms
Theater Description
The Westside Theatre is an off-Broadway venue located at 407 West 43rd Street between Ninth and Tenth Avenues in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. The building houses two auditoriums: the Upstairs theater, which seats 270, and the Downstairs theater, which features a thrust stage and has a seating capacity of 249. Formerly known as the Chelsea Theatre Center and the Westside Arts Theatre, the building was renovated in 1991.The Romanesque Revival style building was constructed in 1890 for the Second German Baptist Church, which it housed until the 1960s. The site was then occupied by various nightclubs until its establishment as a theatre in 1976[1]
