The Ed Sullivan Theater is a theater at 1697–1699 Broadway, between 53rd and 54th Streets, in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. Built from 1926 to 1927 as a Broadway theater, the Sullivan was developed by Arthur Hammerstein in memory of his father, Oscar Hammerstein I. The two-level theater was designed by Herbert J. Kra…
The Ed Sullivan Theater is a theater at 1697–1699 Broadway, between 53rd and 54th Streets, in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. Built from 1926 to 1927 as a Broadway theater, the Sullivan was developed by Arthur Hammerstein in memory of his father, Oscar Hammerstein I. The two-level theater was designed by Herbert J. Krapp with over 1,500 seats, though the modern Ed Sullivan Theater was downsized to 370 seats by 2015. The neo-Gothic interior is a New York City landmark, and the building is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Owner: Paramount Global
Capacity: 457
Opened: November 30, 1927
Address: 1697 Broadway · Manhattan, New York · United States
Current use: Television studio
Production: The Ed Sullivan Show (1953–1971) · The Merv Griffin Show (1969–1970) · Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell (1975–1976) · Late Show with David Letterman (1993–2015) · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015–present)
Years active: 1927–1936 (Broadway theater) · 1936–present (broadcasts)
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