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Walter Kerr Theatre

Walter Kerr Theatre
Photo: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 (licence)

The Walter Kerr Theatre, previously the Ritz Theatre, is a Broadway theater at 219 West 48th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S. The theater was designed by Herbert J. Krapp and was constructed for the Shubert brothers in 1921. The venue, renamed in 1990 after theatrical critic Walter Kerr, has 975 seats across three levels and is operated by ATG Entertainment. The facade is plainly designed and is made of patterned brick.

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  • Built 1921
  • Wheelchair accessible
Address
219 West 48th Street

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