Majestic Theatre

New York, NY

Performance History

Venue Info

Built: 1903
Venue Status: Status unknown
Seating Capacity: 1354

Location Info

5 Columbus Circle (fronting 58th & 59th Street)
New York, NY
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Other Names

  • Intar Theatre (unknown)
  • Columbus Circle (1945)
  • International Theatre (1945)
  • International Theatre (1944)
  • Park Theatre (1935)
  • Theatre of Young America (1934)
  • Cosmo Varieties (1931)
  • Cosmopolitan Theatre (1923)
  • Minsky's Park Music Hall (1922)
  • Park Theatre (1911)
  • Majestic Theatre (1903)

Trivia & History

The building was constructed in hopes of developing the area around Columbus Circle. However, business suffered because it was so far north. It mainly ran movies by 1908. In 1922, it switched to burlesque. It reverted to Broadway shows the following year. In 1931, it ran film and vaudeville. In 1949, it was leased by NBC Studios for Your Show of Shows. Demolishd to widen the sidewalks around the Coliseum.

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