Lyceum Theatre Tickets, Box Office & Oh, Mary! Broadway Guide
Find Lyceum Theatre tickets, Broadway ticket options, box office hours, Oh, Mary! information, location, accessibility and planning tips for Broadway’s oldest continuously operating house.
The Lyceum Theatre is Broadway’s oldest continuously operating legitimate theater — a 922-seat Beaux-Arts house at 149 West 45th Street that has been running without interruption since 1903. It is smaller than most of the Broadway houses visitors encounter in the Theater District, which makes it meaningfully different: more intimate, more immediate, and better suited to the kind of production that benefits from proximity between performer and audience. It is currently home to Oh, Mary!, running through July 10, 2027. Lyceum Theatre tickets for the current run are available through official Broadway ticketing channels and at the box office.
This guide covers what kind of room the Lyceum actually is, how to think about seating in a house this size, what to know about accessibility and getting there, and how to build a complete night around a visit. Whether you are choosing seats before you book Lyceum Theatre tickets or orienting yourself before you arrive, this is the practical information that makes the evening work.
If you are searching for Lyceum Theatre tickets or Lyceum Theatre Broadway tickets, the current production is Oh, Mary!. Telecharge is the official online ticketing provider, while the Lyceum Theatre box office sells tickets in person at 149 West 45th Street. This page covers venue-level buying, box office, current-show and planning information; the dedicated Lyceum Theatre seating guide handles detailed seat-selection questions.
What Kind of Broadway House This Is
The Lyceum is a smaller Broadway house — at around 922 seats, it holds roughly 300 fewer people than a mid-size house like the Al Hirschfeld and several hundred fewer than the district’s largest venues. That difference is not just a number. It changes the feel of the room in ways that matter before you book: there is less physical distance between the back of the orchestra and the stage, the mezzanine feels closer to the action than in a larger house, and the audience as a whole feels like a single coherent group rather than a distributed crowd spread across a cavernous space.
The theater was designed by Herts & Tallant in the Beaux-Arts style — the same architects behind several other notable Broadway-era buildings — and the result is a house with genuine architectural presence: a limestone Corinthian-columned facade, a lobby with twin grand staircases finished in marble, and a mauve and rose interior with what the Shubert Organization describes as candlelit-style lighting throughout.
The Lyceum has historically been a home for plays more than for large-scale musicals, and the room reflects that. The smaller scale means productions land differently here — there is less physical separation between the audience and the performance.
The theater was the first on Broadway to receive full landmark status — both interior and exterior — designated by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1974.
Lyceum Theatre Tickets & Box Office
Lyceum Theatre tickets currently mean tickets to Oh, Mary!, the Tony Award-winning comedy now playing at 149 West 45th Street. Telecharge is the official online ticketing provider for the Broadway production, and tickets are also sold directly at the Lyceum Theatre box office.
If you are comparing Lyceum Theatre Broadway tickets, start with official primary inventory before checking resale. Oh, Mary! is currently on sale through July 10, 2027.
Lyceum Theatre box office hours
The current Lyceum Theatre box office hours are Monday–Friday 10:00 AM–8:00 PM, Saturday 10:00 AM–8:30 PM, and Sunday 12:00 PM–6:30 PM. Future sales pause 30 minutes before the start of any performance. Holiday and special-event hours can change.
$43 in-person rush
Oh, Mary! currently offers a limited number of $43 same-day rush tickets in person at the Lyceum Theatre box office, subject to availability.
$47 digital lottery
The current official digital lottery offers $47 tickets. Entries open at 12:00 AM the day before the performance, with winner drawings at 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM.
Group tickets
Official group bookings are available for groups of 10 or more, subject to performance-date availability.
This page owns Lyceum Theatre tickets, box office, current-show and venue-planning information. For the Lyceum seating chart, seating views, Orchestra vs. Mezzanine vs. Balcony and best-seat recommendations, use the dedicated Lyceum seating guide.
What the Theater Experience Feels Like
Being inside the Lyceum before a show is part of the experience in a way that not every Broadway theater can claim. The twin staircases in the lobby, the marble detailing, the warm low lighting throughout the house — these are not just historical curiosities.
Above the stage, Daniel Frohman — the theater’s original builder and operator — had a private apartment constructed when the building was new. It includes a small door that opens to a bird’s-eye view of the stage. The Shubert Organization, which has operated the Lyceum since 1950, now uses the space to house the Shubert Archive.
For first-time Broadway visitors, the Lyceum is one of the more approachable houses in the district.
The Lyceum rewards visitors who want to be close to the performance — where the distance between the audience and the stage feels personal rather than vast. It is a natural fit for plays and smaller-scale productions.
Seating Guide — How to Think About the Lyceum
Seat choice at the Lyceum is less complicated than at many larger Broadway houses, largely because the theater is compact enough that the extremes are not very extreme. The theater has three seating levels: Orchestra, Mezzanine and Balcony. The Balcony is the third level, four flights of stairs above the Orchestra, with no elevator or escalator.
The orchestra is fully accessible from the street without steps. Strong sightlines throughout at this house size.
The mezzanine requires two flights of stairs from the orchestra, with approximately two steps per row within the level. No elevator access.
The Balcony is four flights of stairs above the Orchestra, with approximately two steps per row. There is no elevator or escalator access.
The Lyceum is not an unusually wide house, so side seats are less of a concern here than at the wider proscenium houses nearby.
For most visitors who can use stairs, front mezzanine center rows offer a strong combination of full stage view, reasonable proximity, and lower price than center orchestra.
At a house this intimate, the main decision is simpler than at larger theaters: Orchestra puts you at stage level and inside the action; Mezzanine gives you an elevated perspective; Balcony trades proximity for price. For a full section-by-section breakdown, see the Lyceum Theatre seating guide.
Lyceum Theatre New York — Where It Is and Why Location Matters
The Lyceum Theatre sits at 149 West 45th Street, between Sixth and Seventh Avenues — a central Theater District position that puts it closer to the heart of the district than many Broadway houses. Lyceum Theatre New York visitors often search by the full address: Lyceum Theatre 149 West 45th Street New York NY 10036 is the full address for GPS or delivery purposes.
Getting there by subway is straightforward from most parts of the city. See our guide to getting to a Broadway show for full subway routing. If you are driving, our parking near Broadway guide covers the best garage options.
Accessibility at the Lyceum Theatre
Orchestra — step-free from the sidewalk
There are no steps into the Lyceum from the sidewalk, and the orchestra level is fully accessible without stairs. Designated wheelchair seating is located within the orchestra.
Mezzanine — stairs required, no elevator
The mezzanine is located two flights of stairs above the orchestra, and there is no elevator access to the upper level.
Balcony — four flights of stairs, no elevator
The Balcony is on the third level, four flights of stairs above the Orchestra. There are approximately two steps per row, and the entrance is behind row J. No elevator or escalator is available.
Hearing access and assistive services
The Lyceum provides infrared assistive listening devices at every performance. Audio description devices, hand-held captioning devices, and downloadable audio description and captioning are available beginning four weeks after a production’s official opening. Contact Shubert Audience Services at 212-944-3700.
Accessibility provisions, seating availability, and services can vary by production and change over time. Always confirm current details directly with the box office or the official Shubert/venue page.
A Century of Broadway — The Lyceum’s History
The Lyceum Theatre opened on November 2, 1903, and has been in continuous legitimate theatrical operation ever since — making it the oldest such theater in New York City without interruption.
The Lyceum’s survival is partly architectural luck, partly the intervention of people who valued it, and partly the result of its landmark designation coming early enough to protect it.
Current Production — Oh, Mary! Broadway Tickets at the Lyceum
Oh, Mary! opened at the Lyceum on July 11, 2024, and is currently scheduled to run through July 10, 2027. Written by Cole Escola, directed by Sam Pinkleton, and running 80 minutes with no intermission, it is a dark comedy built around a wildly fictionalized portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln in the weeks before Lincoln’s assassination. Visitors searching for Oh, Mary! tickets Broadway-wide land here since the Lyceum is the show’s only home.
Official ticket buyers currently have three primary paths: standard inventory through Telecharge, $43 same-day in-person rush at the Lyceum box office, and a $47 digital lottery. Group bookings are available for parties of 10 or more.
If you are landing on this page because you have Lyceum Theatre tickets to Oh, Mary! and want to understand the room before you arrive, the seating guide and accessibility sections above are the most directly useful.
Build the Night Around the Lyceum Theatre
The Lyceum’s central Theater District position is one of its practical strengths as a planning anchor.
Getting there
The Times Square–42nd Street station (1, 2, 3, 7, N, Q, R, W, S trains) is a short walk from the theater. If you are driving in from outside the city, consult our parking near Broadway guide.
Dinner before the show
The Lyceum’s position gives you strong pre-show dining options in multiple directions. The restaurants near Broadway guide covers specific picks.
Hotels and overnight stays
The Theater District and Times Square area have Broadway-adjacent hotels at every price point. The hotels near Broadway guide covers the best-positioned options.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Lyceum Theatre is at 149 West 45th Street in Manhattan, between Sixth and Seventh Avenues in the Theater District. The nearest subway is the Times Square–42nd Street station, served by the 1, 2, 3, 7, N, Q, R, W, and S trains.
Current hours are Monday–Friday 10am–8pm, Saturday 10am–8:30pm, and Sunday 12pm–6:30pm. Future sales pause 30 minutes before a performance begins, and holiday hours can differ.
Here — the Lyceum Theatre is the only venue where Oh, Mary! plays, so any search for tickets to the show points to this address at 149 West 45th Street.
Telecharge is the official online ticketing provider for Oh, Mary! at the Lyceum Theatre. Tickets are also sold in person at the Lyceum box office at 149 West 45th Street.
Yes. Current official options include $43 same-day in-person rush tickets at the Lyceum box office and a $47 digital lottery. Both are subject to availability and current rules.
Yes. The Lyceum Theatre Broadway audiences visit today opened in 1903 and has run continuously ever since — the longest unbroken run of any Broadway house. It’s also why searches for “oh mary tickets broadway” point specifically to this address, since the Lyceum is the show’s only venue.
The Lyceum is currently home to Oh, Mary!, now playing through July 10, 2027. Check the official production calendar for the exact performance date you want.
Center Orchestra gives the most immediate stage-level experience, while Front Mezzanine Center gives an elevated full-stage view. The Lyceum also has a third-level Balcony, which is farther from the stage and requires four flights of stairs. Use the dedicated seating guide for detailed seat selection.
The Lyceum Theatre has 922 seats across Orchestra, Mezzanine, Balcony and boxes. It is one of the smaller Broadway houses in the district.
The Orchestra is accessible from the sidewalk without steps, with designated wheelchair seating in the Orchestra. The Mezzanine is two flights up and the Balcony is four flights up. The theater has no elevator or escalator.
The Lyceum opened in 1903 and has been in continuous legitimate theatrical operation without interruption since. It was also the first Broadway theater to receive full landmark designation, both interior and exterior, in 1974.
Yes — the Lyceum is an excellent choice for first-timers, particularly those seeing a play rather than a large-scale musical. The smaller scale makes the experience feel immediate rather than overwhelming.
The Lyceum Theatre in Brief
The Lyceum is Broadway’s oldest continuously operating theater — a 1903 Beaux-Arts house that has been a working part of the district for over 120 years without interruption. At around 922 seats, it is one of the smaller Broadway houses in the neighborhood.
For current show information and Lyceum Theatre tickets, verify programming directly on the official Shubert/Lyceum venue page. For broader Broadway planning, the Broadway hub and the Theater District neighborhood guide are the right starting points.
The Landmark Is Set — Now Choose the Right Seat
The Lyceum is a compact Broadway landmark where seat choice is about comedy detail, center alignment, and stair realities. Start with the new seating guide, then build the rest of the night around Oh, Mary!, dinner, hotels, subway access, parking, and nearby Theater District planning.
Lyceum Seating Chart & Best Seats
Compare Orchestra, Mezzanine, Balcony, Boxes, comedy sightlines, stair warnings, accessibility, and the best seats for Oh, Mary! before buying.
Open Seating Guide Current ShowOh, Mary! Broadway Guide
Plan the show around comedy timing, facial expression, adult humor, 80-minute pacing, no intermission, and the best Lyceum seat perspective.
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Plan the Lyceum Theatre Night
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