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Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
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Category: Performing Arts [Edit]
Neighborhood: Theater District205 W 46th St
(between 7th Ave & Broadway)
New York, NY 10036
(212) 575-9200
- Nearest Transit:
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49th St-7th Ave (N, R, W)
Times Square-42nd St (1, 2, 3, S, 7, N, Q, R, W, A, C, E)
47-50th Sts-Rockefeller Center (B, D, F, V)
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
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6 reviews for Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
Disney's "Beauty & The Beast" rocks here which I saw at this theatre. The velvet curtains adorned the stage although with my eye glasses for distance I was unable to see with big heads in front of me. My former love was very uncomfortable being 5' 8" with his weight he'd complained more than enjoying the play.
As per a previous reviewer mention, indeed, looks can be deceiving as the building is big although the theatre is quite small.
I came here to see The Little Mermaid. The theater is beautiful. We were sitting near the front of the upper balcony and we could see everything perfectly. The building is pretty big but the theater itself is pretty small... like other yelpers have mentioned, any seat is a good seat.
The show was amazing. I can't wait to go back to this place and see another show.
This isn't a large theater so any seat you get here is still a good one. Last night we were in Row Z (4th row from the back on the Orchestra level) and saw almost everything just fine.
Our view of the very top of the stage was obstructed by the mezzanine level but 90% of the time, nothing was going on up there anyways. I think.
There is a small bar downstairs but you aren't allowed to bring any alcoholic beverages back up to the main level. The play we watched (The Little Mermaid) would have been funner with a vodka tonic, but I made do with a Diet Coke and a pack of Skittles.
Wow...this theatre is beautiful. And it's not huge, so wherever you sit you get a great view of the stage. my only gripe is that the aisle are so tiny. i could hardly fit my legs in there. seriously, it was more cramped than an airplane.
the decor is great, but nothing compared to Cadillac, and the bathrooms are roomy, and it is very pretty. it's just off of broadway, so it's real easy to get to and from, and there are plenty of places around to go before a show for dinner or an after show drink or something.
The theatre gets 3 stars for beauty and 0 stars for leg room. As a not-terribly-tall guy, I felt very uncomfortable in my mezzanine seat while watching The Little Mermaid. The golds and blues in the theatre are rich and lush looking and the current show fills the theatre beautifully, putting the already-existing proscenium to good use. See shows here, as the views are decent, but take stretch breaks frequently.
Okay, dude. So, I won't speak much to the architecture and history of this particular Broadway theater (Sorry, Megan!) but I do know that I've seen a few shows here in my day and I have one particularly fabulous story to share with you all.
So, my friend, Adrienne, had this friend who was in Hello Dolly at this theater. Dolly was played by none other than THE Carol "C-C-CRAZY" Channing. At age 74. She played the lead in a Broadway musical extravaganza at the age of 74. I swear, if I'm even ALIVE at 74, I will consider it a fucking blessing. The fact that this bitch can sing and dance at an age when most people are 6 feet under, incontinent or speaking strictly in tongues is truly awesome. Anyway, because she is so old and also, insane, Carol requested, nay, demanded, her own bathroom. The rest of the cast were apparently relegated to some dingy two stall scary death camp bathroom far, far away from the stage while Channing lived it up in some spacious WC that was a craps whiff from the stage.
So, as the legend goes, one night, Adrienne's friend was between scenes and had to go to the bathroom VERY badly and couldn't make it all the way to the plebs restroom across the theater and so he ducked into Channing's private digs to take a quick crap. Well, while he's in there, GUESS WHO SHOULD WALK IN BUT CAROL CHANNING! he quickly stood on the toilet seat as Carol entered the stall next to him. He then listened as she apparently took the longest and smelliest pooh known to man (god, i wish john g were still on yelp to read this!). according to the story, the kid almost passed out from the smell...like actually light headed and shit. BUT HERE IS THE KICKER: After unleashing her wrath upon this innocent toilet, she apparently stood up and turned around to survey the damage before flushing it down. This is when he hears her speak the words that have been haunting me for years, "CORN?! When did I have corn?!"
EWW!!!!!!!! CAROL CHANNING!!!!! EWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And that my friends, is the fucking honest to goodness truth as told to me through a friend of a friend's cousin's sister's dog.
To this day, whenever Adrienne and I are in an argument, we will just say to each other, "CORN??? WHEN DID I HAVE CORN?!?!?!" and all is well in our relationship.
