Delacorte Theater
The theater in 2021 | |
| Address | Central Park Manhattan, New York United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°46′48.36″N 73°58′7.56″W / 40.7801000°N 73.9687667°W |
| Owner | City of New York |
| Operator | Public Theater |
| Capacity | 1,800 |
| Opened | June 18, 1962 |
| Tenants | |
| Shakespeare in the Park | |
The Delacorte Theater is a 1,800-seat open-air theater in Central Park, in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is home to the Public Theater's free Shakespeare in the Park productions. As of September 2023, it has been closed for renovations that are expected to complete in spring 2025.
Over five million people have attended more than 150 free productions of Shakespeare and other classical works and musicals at the Delacorte Theater since its opening in 1962.