Playwrights Horizons, New York City

Name: Playwrights Horizons
Address: 416 West 42nd Street, New York City, United States
Telephone: +1 212-564-1235

#410 among attractions in New York City

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Facts and practical information

Playwrights Horizons is a not-for-profit Off-Broadway theater located in New York City dedicated to the support and development of contemporary American playwrights, composers, and lyricists, and to the production of their new work. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 40°45'31"N, 73°59'37"W

Address

416 West 42nd StreetMidtown Manhattan (Hell's Kitchen)New York City United States

Contact

+1 212-564-1235

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Day trips

Playwrights Horizons – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Birdland, AMC Empire 25, St. Luke's Theatre, The Actors' Temple.

~1100 ftE
Dancing, Nightlife
Birdland, New York City
6 min walk • Birdland is a jazz club started in New York City on December 15, 1949. The original Birdland, which was located at 1678 Broadway, just north of West 52nd Street in Manhattan, was closed in 1965 due to increased rents, but it re-opened for one night in 1979.
~810 ftSE
Concerts and shows, Theater, Cinema
AMC Empire 25, New York City
4 min walk • The Empire Theatre is the former Eltinge Broadway theatre located on West 42nd Street in Manhattan, New York City. It serves as the entrance to a multiplex movie theater.
~1550 ftE
Theater
St. Luke's Theatre, New York City
8 min walk • St. Luke's Theatre is a 174-seat Off-Broadway theatre at St. Luke's Lutheran Church at 308 West 46th Street, on Restaurant Row, just west of Eighth Avenue in Manhattan's Theater District.
~1600 ftNE
Synagogue
The Actors' Temple, New York City
8 min walk • The Actors' Temple, officially named Congregation Ezrath Israel, is a synagogue founded in 1917 in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, originally for the Orthodox shopkeepers in the area.
~1440 ftNW
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Pearl Theatre, New York City
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~1610 ftSW
Church
Metropolitan Community Church of New York, New York City
8 min walk • The Metropolitan Community Church of New York is an LGBT Christian church in New York City, located at 446 36th Street between Ninth and Tenth Avenue in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood on the West Side of Midtown Manhattan.
~1250 ftE
Theater, Concerts and shows
Al Hirschfeld Theatre, New York City
7 min walk • The Al Hirschfeld Theatre, originally the Martin Beck Theatre, is a Broadway theater at 302 West 45th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. Opened in 1924, it was designed by G.
~1520 ftE
Theater, Concerts and shows, Entertainment
St. James Theatre, New York City
8 min walk • The St. James Theatre, originally Erlanger's Theatre, is a Broadway theater at 246 West 44th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City.
~1430 ftE
Church, Art Deco architecture, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Luke's Lutheran Church, New York City
7 min walk • Saint Luke's Lutheran Church, also known as The German Evangelical Lutheran Congregation of Saint Luke's and St. Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Church, is a historic Lutheran church located on Restaurant Row at 308 West 46th Street between Eighth and Ninth Avenues in the Theater District of Manhattan, New York City.
~410 ftNE
Theater, Romanesque revival architecture
Westside Theatre, New York City
2 min walk • The Westside Theatre is an off-Broadway performance space at 407 West 43rd Street between Ninth and Tenth Avenues in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.
~170 ftNE
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West Bank Cafe, New York City
1 min walk • The Laurie Beechman Theatre is an 80-seat dinner theater in the basement of the West Bank Cafe at 407 West 42nd Street in the Manhattan Plaza apartment complex in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, New York City.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Playwrights Horizons?

Nearby attractions include Stage 42, New York City (1 min walk), Theatre Row, New York City (1 min walk), West Bank Cafe, New York City (1 min walk), The Orion, New York City (2 min walk).

How to get to Playwrights Horizons by public transport?

The nearest stations to Playwrights Horizons:

Bus

W 42 St / 9 Av • Lines: M42 (2 min walk)
West 42nd Street & 10th Avenue • Lines: M42 (3 min walk)

Metro

42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal • Lines: A, C, E (6 min walk)
50th Street • Lines: A, C (11 min walk)

Train

Pennsylvania Station (13 min walk)
New York Penn Station (15 min walk)

Ferry

Midtown/West 39th Street (15 min walk)