James Earl Jones seating plan with real 3D views from every section
- Address
- 138 West 48th Street, New York, NY
- Capacity
- ~1,092
- Opened
- 1912
- Run by
- The Shubert Organization
- Formerly
- Cort Theatre
Built in 1912 as the Cort, in Louis XVI style with a marble facade, and renamed in 2022 for James Earl Jones, who made his Broadway debut on this stage in 1958. It was the first Broadway house named for a Black actor. The Shubert Organization has owned it since 1927 and completed a full restoration for the renaming.
The Shubert Organization prints 1,092 but its own breakdown (502 orchestra, 264 mezzanine, 283 balcony, 24 boxes and 36 standing places) sums to 1,109, so the stated total does not follow from it. The Broadway League says 1,084 and Playbill 1,049.
Three levels — an orchestra of about five hundred, a mezzanine of about two hundred and sixty and a balcony of about two hundred and eighty — which is a genuinely vertical room by Broadway standards. The published totals for this house do not reconcile with each other, so treat the seat count as approximate and the map as authoritative. The balcony is steep and high.
Frequently asked questions
- How can I see the view from my seat at the James Earl Jones?
- Click any section on the interactive James Earl Jones seating map above and a real panoramic 3D view from that part of the house opens instantly. Drag to look around in 360°, so you know what you will see before you buy.
- Where is the James Earl Jones?
- 138 West 48th Street, New York, NY. It is in the Theater District in midtown Manhattan.
- How many seats does the James Earl Jones have?
- About 1,092 seats. The Shubert Organization prints 1,092 but its own breakdown (502 orchestra, 264 mezzanine, 283 balcony, 24 boxes and 36 standing places) sums to 1,109, so the stated total does not follow from it. The Broadway League says 1,084 and Playbill 1,049.
- Who runs the James Earl Jones?
- The Shubert Organization. The theatre opened in 1912 as the Cort Theatre.
- What are the best seats at the James Earl Jones?
- Centre orchestra or centre mezzanine. The balcony is a long climb with a complete view at the end of it; the boxes are side-on and period.
What’s on at the James Earl Jones
The James Earl Jones Theatre was dark as of 30 July 2026, with WANTED, from 15 October 2026 booked next. The seating map above is the theatre rather than the production, so it is worth looking at before tickets go on sale rather than after.