Out of 41 theater venues in New York hosting Broadway shows, 32 had a seating capacity of over 1,000 as of February 2024. Overall, the Gershwin Theatre, located in Midtown Manhattan, had the largest audience capacity, with 1,933 seats. By contrast, the Hayes Theater, named after renowned actress Helen Hayes, was the smallest venue to host Broadway shows, with 597 seats.
What are the most popular Broadway shows on social media?
In 2024, the most popular Broadway show on TikTok was The Lion King, with more than four million followers. Hamilton followed in the ranking with about half that number. In contrast, Hamilton was by far the most popular Broadway show on Instagram in 2024, registering almost 1.8 million followers, while The Lion King came in fifth place.
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Internet Broadway Database. (February 12, 2024). Number of seats at Broadway theaters in New York, United States as of February 2024, by venue [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 30, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286797/number-of-seats-broadway-theaters-new-york/
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