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Majestic Theatre
Majestic Theatre, 2007
Address	247 West 44th Street
City	New York City
Designation	New York City Landmark
Architect	Herbert J. Krapp
Owned by	The Shubert Organization
Capacity	1655 (est.)
Type	Broadway
Opened	March 28, 1927
Production	The Phantom of the Opera
	Coordinates: 40°45′28″N 73°59′14″W / 40.75790, -73.98734

The Majestic Theatre is a Broadway theatre located at 245 West 44th Street in midtown Manhattan.

An earlier theatre with the same name had been located at 5 Columbus Circle, the present site of the Time-Warner building. Designed in 1903 by John Duncan, the architect of Grant's Tomb, the theatre hosted original musicals, including The Wizard of Oz and Babes in Toyland, and briefly served as a studio for NBC. It was renamed the Park Theatre in 1911 and demolished in 1954.

Designed by architect Herbert J. Krapp, the present-day Majestic was constructed by the Charnin Brothers as part of an entertainment complex including the John Golden Theatre, the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, and the Milford Plaza hotel. It opened on March 28, 1927 with the musical Rufus LeMaire's Affairs.

The Majestic was purchased by the Shubert brothers during the Great Depression and currently is owned and operated by the Shubert Organization. Both the interior and exterior were designated New York City landmarks in 1987.

The Majestic, one of the largest Broadway theatres with 1607 seats, traditionally has been used as a venue for major musical theatre productions. Among the notable shows that have premiered at the Majestic are Carousel (1945), South Pacific (1949), The Music Man (1957), Camelot (1960), A Little Night Music (1973), and The Wiz (1975). It was also the second home of 42nd Street and the third home of 1776. The theatre has housed The Phantom of the Opera since it opened on January 26, 1988. With more than 8,000 performances, it presently is the longest-running production in Broadway history.

• 1927: The Letter
• 1931: The Student Prince
• 1933: Pardon My English
• 1936: On Your Toes
• 1941: Hellzapoppin
• 1947: Call Me Mister; Allegro
• 1953: Me and Juliet
• 1954: Fanny
• 1960: Camelot (musical)
• 1963: Tovarich; Jennie
• 1964: Anyone Can Whistle; A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum; Golden Boy
• 1966: Funny Girl; Breakfast at Tiffany's
• 1967: Marat/Sade; Fiddler on the Roof
• 1970: Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen
• 1972: Sugar
• 1974: Mack and Mabel
• 1977: The Act
• 1978: First Monday in October; Ballroom
• 1979: I Remember Mama
• 1980: Grease
• 1988: Phantom of the Opera

Broadway Theatres: History and Architecture by William Morrison, published by Dover Publications (1999) ISBN 0-486-40244-4

• Official website
• Majestic Theatre at the Internet Broadway Database
• Postcard pictures of the Majestic
• Google Maps