New York City Center

New York City Center
131 W 55th St
New York, NY 10019
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One of New Yorks Grande Dames of the theater district, City Center is home to Paul Taylor Dance Company, The Encore! series of Lost Musicals and The Manhattan Theater Club's Stage 1. Newly renovated and very comfortable, the theater seats 2684 patrons in two floors. The sightlines are great and the atmosphere marvelous for theatergoers of all ages.

Current Productions

Dance

Message in a Bottle

Off-Broadway

Performances begin: April 30, 2024

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Titanic

New York City

Performances begin: June 11, 2024

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Past Productions

Oedipus Rex

New York City

Closed: July 8, 1998

Family/Kids

Abby’s Song

New York City

Closed: November 28, 1999

Concert/Event

Tenderloin

New York City

Closed: March 27, 2000

Concert/Event

Wonderful Town

New York City

Closed: May 7, 2000

Concert/Event

Oedipus Rex

New York City

Closed: October 8, 2000

Concert/Event

My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs

New York City

Closed: October 16, 2000

Concert/Event

Arsenic and Old Lace

New York City

Closed: November 11, 2000

Concert/Event

Little Murders

New York City

Closed: January 30, 2001

Concert/Event

A Connecticut Yankee

New York City

Closed: February 11, 2001

Concert/Event

The Devil and Daniel Webster

New York City

Closed: March 13, 2001

Concert/Event

Bloomer Girl

New York City

Closed: March 25, 2001

Concert/Event

Hair

New York City

Closed: May 7, 2001

Concert/Event

City Center Encores! Broadway Bash!

New York City

Closed: November 19, 2001

Here…Now. (Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre)

New York City

Closed: December 31, 2001

H.M.S. Pinafore

New York City

Closed: January 6, 2002

Musical

The Pirates of Penzance

New York City

Closed: January 13, 2002

Musical

The Mikado

New York City

Closed: January 20, 2002

Concert/Event

Carnival

New York City

Closed: February 10, 2002

Cirque Orchestra

New York City

Closed: February 24, 2002

Concert/Event

Golden Boy

New York City

Closed: March 24, 2002

Concert/Event

The Pajama Game

New York City

Closed: May 6, 2002

Musical

Patience (City Center)

New York City

Closed: May 19, 2002

Concert/Event

Shall We Dance

New York City

Closed: October 21, 2002

Concert/Event

Antigone

New York City

Closed: November 3, 2002

Concert/Event

Families of Freedom 2

New York City

Closed: November 20, 2002

Concert/Event

City Center Encores! 10th Anniversary Bash

New York City

Closed: November 25, 2002

Musical

House of Flowers

New York City

Closed: February 16, 2003

Play

Edgar August

New York City

Closed: March 10, 2003

Play

I Take Your Hand in Mine

New York City

Closed: March 17, 2003

Concert/Event

The New Moon

New York City

Closed: March 30, 2003

Play

Ismail Merchant: My Passage From India

New York City

Closed: March 31, 2003

Concert/Event

Suki Kim: The Interpreter

New York City

Closed: April 14, 2003

Concert/Event

Tom Fontana

New York City

Closed: April 28, 2003

Concert/Event

Fear of Flying

New York City

Closed: May 5, 2003

Musical

No Strings

New York City

Closed: May 12, 2003

Gotta Dance! A Dance Tribute to Hollywood

New York City

Closed: October 27, 2003

Concert/Event

City Center 60th Anniversary Encores! Bash

New York City

Closed: November 17, 2003

Musical

Iolanthe

New York City

Closed: January 11, 2004

Play

HMS Pinafore

New York City

Closed: January 18, 2004

Play

The Mikado

New York City

Closed: January 25, 2004

Can-Can

New York City

Closed: February 15, 2004

Nijinsky

New York City

Closed: February 22, 2004

Musical

Pardon My English

New York City

Closed: March 28, 2004

Musical

Bye-Bye Birdie

New York City

Closed: May 10, 2004

Concert/Event

Fall for Dance Festival

New York City

Closed: October 3, 2004

Concert/Event

Lysistrata

New York City

Closed: October 10, 2004

Concert/Event

Dancing on Air: A Dance Tribute to Television

New York City

Closed: October 25, 2004

Musical

The Pirates of Penzance

New York City

Closed: January 23, 2005

Musical

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

New York City

Closed: February 13, 2005

Paul Taylor Dance Company’s Season of Solid Gold

New York City

Closed: March 20, 2005

Musical

Purlie

New York City

Closed: April 3, 2005

Martha Graham Dance Company

New York City

Closed: April 17, 2005

Musical

The Apple Tree

New York City

Closed: May 16, 2005

Write on the Edge

New York City

Closed: June 6, 2005

Concert/Event

That’s Entertainment: 20th Anniversary Jubilee

New York City

Closed: October 24, 2005

Musical

H.M.S. Pinafore

New York City

Closed: January 15, 2006

Musical

The Mikado

New York City

Closed: January 14, 2006

Quintessential G & S!

New York City

Closed: January 12, 2006

Concert/Event

The Public Sings: A 50th Anniversary Celebration

New York City

Closed: January 30, 2006

Musical

Kismet

New York City

Closed: February 12, 2006

Paul Taylor Dance Company

New York City

Closed: March 19, 2006

Musical

70, Girls, 70

New York City

Closed: April 2, 2006

Musical

Of Thee I Sing

New York City

Closed: May 15, 2006

Poeta en Nueva York

New York City

Closed: June 23, 2006

Play

The Persians

New York City

Closed: September 20, 2006

Last Supper at Uncle Tom’s Cabin/The Promised Land

New York City

Closed: September 29, 2006

Fall for Dance

New York City

Closed: October 8, 2006

Push

New York City

Closed: October 15, 2006

American Ballet Theatre

New York City

Closed: November 5, 2006

Concert/Event

One World: A Spectacular Global Celebration

New York City

Closed: October 23, 2006

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre

New York City

Closed: December 31, 2006

Musical

The Yeomen of the Guard

New York City

Closed: January 13, 2007

Musical

The Mikado

New York City

Closed: January 14, 2007

Musical

The Rose of Persia

New York City

Closed: January 11, 2007

Concert/Event

Su Historia

New York City

Closed: January 28, 2007

Musical

Follies

New York City

Closed: February 12, 2007

New York Flamenco Festival

New York City

Closed: February 18, 2007

Concert/Event

Paul Taylor Dance Company

New York City

Closed: March 18, 2007

Concert/Event

Broadway for Medicine

New York City

Closed: March 12, 2007

Musical

Face the Music

New York City

Closed: April 1, 2007

Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg

New York City

Closed: April 29, 2007

Musical

Stairway to Paradise

New York City

Closed: May 14, 2007

Rising Stars of Siberia

New York City

Closed: May 23, 2007

what’s written on this slate

New York City

Closed: June 10, 2007

Musical

Gypsy

New York City

Closed: July 29, 2007

Play

Electra

New York City

Closed: October 14, 2007

Concert/Event

Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company

New York City

Closed: October 21, 2007

Concert/Event

Dance Rocks: An Electrifying Evening of Entertainment

New York City

Closed: October 29, 2007

Concert/Event

Pennsylvania Ballet: Carmina Burana/Serenade

New York City

Closed: November 18, 2007

Concert/Event

Pennsylvania Ballet: Concerto Barocco, As It’s Going, Lambarena

New York City

Closed: November 17, 2007

Princess Ida

New York City

Closed: January 12, 2008

Comedy

The Pirates of Penzance

New York City

Closed: June 13, 2008

Comedy

Trial By Jury/ G&S A La Carte

New York City

Closed: January 10, 2008

Concert/Event

Mariana Bekerman Dance Company

New York City

Closed: January 14, 2008

The Mikado

New York City

Closed: June 14, 2008

Concert/Event

Tango X2 20th Anniversary

New York City

Closed: January 24, 2008

Concert/Event

National Heritage Masters Gospel Caravan and Peru Negro

New York City

Closed: January 26, 2008

Applause

New York City

Closed: February 10, 2008

Concert/Event

Diana Vishneva – Beauty in Motion

New York City

Closed: February 24, 2008

Concert/Event

Paul Taylor Dance Company 2008 Season

New York City

Closed: March 16, 2008

Musical

Juno

New York City

Closed: March 30, 2008

Concert/Event

Ernst C. Stiefel 7@7 Reading Series

New York City

Closed: June 2, 2008

Akram Khan Company

New York City

Closed: April 27, 2008

No, No, Nanette

New York City

Closed: May 12, 2008

Concert/Event

New York City Center Spring Benefit

New York City

Closed: May 12, 2008

H.M.S. Pinafore

New York City

Closed: June 15, 2008

The Gondoliers

New York City

Closed: June 15, 2008

Musical

Damn Yankees

New York City

Closed: July 27, 2008

Concert/Event

Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company: Free Dress Rehearsal/Demonstration

New York City

Closed: October 5, 2008

Concert/Event

The San Francisco Ballet at City Center

New York City

Closed: October 18, 2008

Concert/Event

Lar Lubovitch

New York City

Closed: November 8, 2008

Musical

On The Town

New York City

Closed: November 23, 2008

Musical

Music in the Air

New York City

Closed: February 8, 2009

Concert/Event

Paul Taylor Dance Company

New York City

Closed: March 15, 2009

Musical

Finian’s Rainbow

New York City

Closed: March 29, 2009

Concert/Event

Ernst C. Stiefel 7@7 Reading Series 2009

New York City

Closed: May 11, 2009

Musical

The Wiz

New York City

Closed: July 5, 2009

Concert/Event

Tanguera The Tango Musical

New York City

Closed: October 18, 2009

Concert/Event

A Halloween Thriller

New York City

Closed: October 31, 2011

Concert/Event

Merrily We Roll Along

New York City

Closed: February 19, 2012

Concert/Event

Pipe Dream

New York City

Closed: April 1, 2012

Concert/Event

Barcelona Ballet

New York City

Closed: April 20, 2012

Concert/Event

When Everything Was Possible, A Concert (with comments)

New York City

Closed: April 29, 2012

Concert/Event

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

New York City

Closed: May 13, 2012

Concert/Event

Uncle Vanya

New York City

Closed: July 28, 2012

Concert/Event

Fall for Dance Festival

New York City

Closed: October 13, 2012

Concert/Event

Open House New York

New York City

Closed: October 7, 2012

Concert/Event

American Ballet Theatre

New York City

Closed: October 20, 2012

Comedy

Louis CK

New York City

Closed: October 28, 2012

Concert/Event

Jump for Joy

New York City

Closed: November 5, 2012

Concert/Event

20 Years of Encores!

New York City

Closed: November 12, 2012

Concert/Event

Encores 20th Anniversary Gala

New York City

Closed: November 12, 2012

Musical

Cotton Club Parade

New York City

Closed: November 18, 2012

Concert/Event

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater 2012

New York City

Closed: December 30, 2012

Concert/Event

New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players

New York City

Closed: January 20, 2013

Musical

Fiorello!

New York City

Closed: February 3, 2013

Concert/Event

Pacific Northwest Ballet

New York City

Closed: February 16, 2013

Concert/Event

Ballet Flamenco de Andalucia

New York City

Closed: March 9, 2013

Musical

It’s a Bird…It’s a Plane…It’s Superman

New York City

Closed: March 24, 2013

Concert/Event

New York City Opera: Moses in Egypt

New York City

Closed: April 20, 2013

Concert/Event

New York City Opera: La Périchole

New York City

Closed: April 27, 2013

Concert/Event

On Your Toes

New York City

Closed: May 13, 2013

Musical

The Cradle Will Rock

New York City

Closed: July 13, 2013

Concert/Event

Violet

New York City

Closed: July 17, 2013

Musical

I’m Getting My Act Together and Taking It On The Road

New York City

Closed: July 27, 2013

Musical

I’m Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road

New York City

Closed: July 27, 2013

Concert/Event

Roberto Bolle and Friends Gala

New York City

Closed: September 17, 2013

Concert/Event

Ballet Hispanico at Fall for Dance Festival

New York City

Closed: October 1, 2013

Concert/Event

Career Transition For Dancers 28th Anniversary Jubilee Gala “Broadway & Beyond!”

New York City

Closed: October 8, 2013

Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty

New York City

Closed: November 3, 2013

Drama

A Bed and a Chair: A New York Love Affair

New York City

Closed: November 17, 2013

Musical

The Most Happy Fella

New York City

Closed: April 6, 2014

Drama

Eugene Onegin

New York City

Closed: June 1, 2014

Musical

Rugantino

New York City

Closed: June 14, 2014

Musical

tick, tick… BOOM!

New York City

Closed: June 28, 2014

Musical

Randy Newman’s Faust: The Concert

New York City

Closed: July 1, 2014

Comedy

The Maids

New York City

Closed: August 16, 2014

Concert/Event

The Band Wagon Encores! Presentation

New York City

Closed: November 16, 2014

Dance

Four Seasons: A Spinning Planet

New York City

Closed: November 22, 2014

Dance

m¡longa

New York City

Closed: March 1, 2015

Dance

Ballet Flamenco Sara Baras – Voces, Suite Flamenca

New York City

Closed: March 7, 2015

Musical

Paint Your Wagon

New York City

Closed: March 22, 2015

Musical

Little Shop of Horrors

New York City

Closed: July 2, 2015

Benefit/Fundraiser

Career Transition For Dancers’ 30th Anniversary Pearl Jubilee

New York City

Closed: September 28, 2015

Musical

The Pirates of Penzance (or The Slave of Duty)

New York City

Closed: October 16, 2015

Benefit/Fundraiser

Annie Get Your Gun: In Concert

New York City

Closed: October 28, 2015

Concert/Event

Cabin in the Sky

New York City

Closed: February 14, 2016

Concert/Event

1776

New York City

Closed: April 3, 2016

Benefit/Fundraiser

MasterVoices – 2016 Spring Benefit

New York City

Closed: April 28, 2016

Opera

Dido and Aeneas

New York City

Closed: April 29, 2016

Concert/Event

Do I Hear a Waltz?

New York City

Closed: May 15, 2016

Concert/Event

Runaways

New York City

Closed: July 9, 2016

Concert/Event

Off-Center Jamboree!

New York City

Closed: July 16, 2016

Concert/Event

Kurt Vonnegut’s God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater

New York City

Closed: July 30, 2016

Musical

MasterVoices – 75th Anniversary Season

New York City

Closed: April 27, 2017

Concert/Event

27

New York City

Closed: October 21, 2016

Benefit/Fundraiser

Sunday in the Park With George

New York City

Closed: October 26, 2016

Play

Ring Twice for Miranda

New York City

Closed: April 16, 2017

Concert/Event

The Golden Apple

New York City

Closed: May 14, 2017

Play

Uncle Vanya

New York City

Closed: June 18, 2017

Play

Uncle Vanya

New York City

Closed: June 18, 2017

Musical

Assassins

New York City

Closed: July 15, 2017

Concert/Event

The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin (Concert Production)

New York City

Closed: July 27, 2017

Musical

Really Rosie

New York City

Closed: August 5, 2017

Concert/Event

Brigadoon (Concert Production)

New York City

Closed: November 19, 2017

Dance

Houston Ballet

New York City

Closed: October 26, 2019

Musical

Evita

New York City

Closed: November 24, 2019

Dance

Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake

New York City

Closed: February 9, 2020

Musical

Mack & Mabel

New York City

Closed: February 23, 2020

Comedy

Thoroughly Modern Millie

New York City

Closed: May 10, 2020

Musical

The Tap Dance Kid

New York City

Closed: February 6, 2022

Musical

The Life

New York City

Closed: March 20, 2022

Musical

Into the Woods

New York City

Closed: May 15, 2022

Musical

Parade

New York City

Closed: November 6, 2022

Play

Becomes a Woman

New York City

Closed: March 18, 2023

Play

The Best We Could (A Family Tragedy)

New York City

Closed: March 26, 2023

Play

Dear World

New York City

Closed: March 19, 2023

Musical

Oliver!

Off-Broadway

Closed: May 14, 2023

Musical

The Light in the Piazza

New York City

Closed: June 25, 2023

Dance

Pal Joey

New York City

Closed: November 5, 2023

Musical

Sugar Hill: The Ellington/Strayhorn Nutcracker

Off-Broadway

Closed: November 26, 2023

Comedy

Once Upon a Mattress

Off-Broadway

Closed: February 4, 2024

Play

Brooklyn Laundry

Off-Broadway

Closed: March 31, 2024

Musical

Jelly’s Last Jam

Off-Broadway

Closed: March 3, 2024