Minetta Lane Theatre

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Minetta Lane Theatre
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(2022)
Minetta Lane Theatre
Address18 Minetta Lane
New York City, New York
United States
Coordinates 40°43′50″N74°00′04″W / 40.730464°N 74.001191°W / 40.730464; -74.001191
OwnerLiberty Theatres (Reading International)
Capacity 391
Opened1984
Tenants
Audible

The Minetta Lane Theatre is a 391-seat off-Broadway theatre at 18 Minetta Lane in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan in New York City. [1] The theatre is owned by Liberty Theatres, a subsidiary of Reading International, which also owns the Orpheum in the East Village, Manhattan. [1]

After hosting a brief transfer of Balm in Gilead in 1984, the theatre had its inaugural production with 3 Guys Naked from the Waist Down in 1985. Notable productions since include Marvin's Room in 1992, Jeffrey in 1994, The Last Five Years in 2002, and Adding Machine in 2008. [2]

Since 2018, audiobook company Audible has used the theatre as its creative home for its full productions and staged readings. [3] Notable productions since Audible's residency include Harry Clarke and Girls & Boys in 2018, The Half-Life of Marie Curie in 2019, Dead Outlaw in 2024, and Mexodus in 2025.

References

  1. 1 2 "Minetta Lane Theatre". The Royal George Theatre. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  2. "Minetta Lane Theatre". Lortel Archives . Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  3. Chow, Andrew R. (May 30, 2018). "Audible Moves into the Minetta Lane Theater". The New York Times.