New York’s Palace Theater Gets an $80 Million Refresh (and 30 Feet Higher)

The Palace now has 1,648 seats, down from 1,740 in 2018 and 1,800 in 1913. The seats are wider, and there may be extra legroom. The Palace can also be extra accessible, with extra wheelchair places, and an elevator to all flooring.The theater added 10,000 sq. toes to its front-of-house and backstage areas; enhancements embrace new rigging for lighting and lifts for the orchestra and set items.

“Walking in there, I’ve the identical feeling I had after I was 7 and eight years previous,” Nederlander mentioned. “No pun meant, but it surely’s like I simply walked right into a palace, and it goes all the best way again to vaudeville.”