59E59 Theatres Reviews

The bartender (I think her name was miranda) was soooooo amazing. Warm and friendly and made our night.

A very nice theater still with that new feeling. Great show and the usher was very helpful by allowing me to sit where I'd be comfortable. The show "The Hello Girls" was absolutely first rate and ready for Broadway. Great singing, great staging, great musicality and choreorgraphy. I'd go again in an instant. Oh, there are at least two theaters in the site, maybe three.

Love love love having a pocket/purse size copy of the Constitution! Very important to read it, carry it, and be sure it is upheld.
Also thought the play was excellent.

Luv that small theater ..they have quite rich in ideas plays ...

Wonderful intimate space and terrific production of Cross That River. The staff were helpful. The location was easy to get to. The seats were very comfortable. You could easily view the production from every seat in the theater. Loved it! And the ticket prices were very reasonable as well. Highly recommended. And if Cross That River is still playing, go see it!

I saw Bernie and Mikey's Trip to the Moon on Saturday, December 1.That is the best play I have seen this year. The story and the delivery - without mike system, which I prefer - were excellent. And Benjamin Rosloff's role, although shorter, was beautiful, His delivery was touching.

Just attended my eleventh play in two seasons of vastly different performances in these tiny theaters and simply floored by the variety of professional actors, innovations, cleverness, staging, direction discovered in every single play presented here. Outstanding, so much more satisfying that any big Broadway production, this is theater at its best, and no matter where you sit it's the "best seat in the house" as theaters are small and well cantilevered for perfect stage viewing.

Great space with an incredible variety of shows. The people who work there are amazing.

Very nice theater. Almost private performance. Would love to visit again.

Friendly staff, low ticket prices, in house bar, comfortable seating.

This theater is nicely designed- a compact vertical stack of four performance spaces with bright open look. Very comfortable; the staff is friendly and helpful. The plays are worthy of being staged with many different genres represented.

Multiple theaters in 1 building with a varied roster of shows. Brits Off Broadway is an excellent annual event; other times I have seen truly awful shows rented by external companies. So read the descriptions! The venue itself, though, is very pleasant and well maintained. Bsr on premises, too.

Intimate theatre with most seats offering an excellent view (based on being in theater A)

Nice little theater. Intimate. Saw great Hershey Felder performance of Berlin.

Great modern theater, spacious, well air conditioned, with clean bathrooms.

This was first visit, suspect it will not be my last. 3 theaters running at the same time, but very clean professional and intimate.

Have seen two shows in the last week, both of which were excellent. This is a wonderful venue for plays and musicals. Highly recommended!!

All the theaters here are great places. All have good seating. From an intimate setting to a large hall, all the seats are good. The theaters are often rented out by various groups, so make sure you do a little research before you go. It is great Off Broadway site.

Loved the simplicity of this place, saw "The Violin" and was thoroughly entertained. Really worth going there.

Secret Life of Humans was well done! An engaging performance using many facets of the small stage. Would return for future performances. Smaller but not cramped.

This was a fantastic performance The actors without exception were perfection A small theatre with a wonderful feeling of intimacy I would definitely recommend this production about Judy Holliday's life to everyone

Love this venue. Always something innovative going on.

Okay, I loved this place not because the theaters are great. They're a bit low budget, with small spaces circuitously reached, and the lobby is literally a postage stamp. (I use "literally" wrong, okay?) But the spirit of this place is infectious. The shows are invariably small and usually fun, and the performers -- most of whom seem very happy to have finally reached New York -- often meet up with the audience in the bar afterwards. This is a very un-New York theater I'm happy to visit whenever I can.

Multi-venue theater offering new work from American and international companies. Nice little bar, too.

Multi Theater venue for smaller shows. It's a very efficient operation.

This group of three tiny theaters is for the off-broadway aficionado. Visit their fabulous bar after the show and mingle with the actors.

Have seen several shows here thru the years. Some good, some not so good. The
Originalist is excellent.

Not a bad seat in the house. Saw "Einstein's Dreams" and loved it. Small theatre at it's best

It is a well run non-profit facility with three theaters showing usually high quality productions. It is an excellent place to see plays with comfortable seats and good sight lines from any seat. They host the Brits Off Broadway festival each year which brings good new British theater to New York. Don t arrive too early for the performances as they only allow you to go to the theater about 15 minutes before the performances [unless you want to make use of their full bar which is up on the mezzanine]. On Thursday evenings the bar has live music.

I saw The Hello Girls in theater A, I was surprised and thrilled by how small the theater was. I really felt like the action was taking place all around me. The facilities were great and while I didn't get anything at the bar, the selection seemed to be quite surprisingly good. I was really impressed by my experience here overall.

Had never been, but saw Maestro there and loved it. Price was more reasonable than Broadway and yet the quality was first-rate. Conveniently located as well.

Great show here, good experience. Small comfortable theaters with a very intimate experience. I'll be looking for more shows here.

We enjoyed a wonderful play called EDUCATION at the theater. It dealt with freedom of expression and art, religious intolerance, and upholding schools behavior codes. The actors were cast perfectly for their roles. They were believable and convincing.
It is not to be missed!

I just finished a show there. It was such a joy being in the building with such professional people. Can't wait to see more theater there!

Nice place, right in the center of the city. I ve seen Bernie & Mikey here, interesting play, good scenery, liked how the actors played. Will definitely come back to see other plays if have a chance.

A wonderful, important play, Separate and Equal, was performed by a very gifted cast in the most intimate theater I've ever been in my life.

Looks like relatively new theater complex. Why are seats so close together?

Wonderful performance! *Photo was taken during bows*

Small production of great variety, some very good, some so so. The last one we saw there, Old Stock, was not so good

Small venue with great acoustics, and new and interesting shows.

Three ring circus for a huge portfolio of small short run plays, including some real gems. Conveniently located for East Siders and very reasonably priced.

All 3 theaters have great sight lines, comfortable seats, good ushers. Hearing devices for theaters a and b available.. Radio type, not staticy infrared. Restrooms in basement and 2nd floor. Elevator to all theaters. Great shows.

Small theater, comfortable seats. Good view anywhere in the theater.

Excellent little theater, saw many plays here and never was disappointed.

Small theater, but a great "big broadway" one men performance of very dear to all American's heart subject - music and life of Irvine Berlin, immigrant American songwriter

Einstein's Dream was great, but so was the last show at 59e59. A gem of a theater!

Great theatre, no railings made it hard for this old gal to go up and down stairs.

Boom was an interesting presentation. Rick Miller is extremely talented and energetic. He gives a Canadian perspective on the 50s and 60s.

First time 'off Broadway' for me and an all round superb experience.

This theater is unusual among off-off Broadway houses in that it has a consistent curatorial vision. The productions here are consistently well thought out, whether they're original commissions or British imports. I would be lying if I said I've never seen something here that I didn't enjoy, but I will say that when they miss, they usually miss while taking a big swing at themes and values that really mean something.

Saw "The Undertaking" here, which was a great show. Theater B was a fantastic small theater, each row well-elevated so even not as tall people (like my wife) can see well. The sound, the lighting and the visuals were top notch - this performance involved a lot of film and animation projections as well as background music and pre-recorded interviews. The stage was designed very well, the vertical, hanging white strips that served as backdrop reflected the projected images well, but were inobtrusive when there were scenes without visuals. It was quite nice to see a perfprmance in such an intimate space. The ushers were friendly and helpful. They could maybe use a little more space and seating near the bar where you must wait before the theater is ready, but, even so, it did not feel too crowded there. The tickets were reasonably priced. It was a great experience, and I can't wait to go back to this theater to see another interesting show.

Intimate setting with quality production and acting

This place has performances that match broadway but at half the price and a fourth of the theater size, so you are right near the performers. My boyfriend and I saw Made in China, and it was the BEST show EVER. It was very funny. It was very much "worth my money" because they draw attention to human rights issues using humor. I was worried it might have racist humor about china but it was perfectly politically correct while also remaining incredibly funny.

"The White Chip" was a really enjoyable show in an intimate theater space.

"The Originalist" was a fine production, quite insightful.

Quality of the shows is consistently good. Acting is excellent and facility is comfortable, price is reasonable compared to other theaters. Location is close to Grand Central, Subway, buses. We have never been disappointed going here.

We've seen a number of singular and creative plays and performances here. Einstein's Dreams took one of my all time favorite books and blew it up into a wonderful, delightful and completely surprising musical play.