Marquis Theatre

I like the theater and I had pretty much unobstructed views and good seats; I guess what I don’t like (and this is more of a technology thing rather than the theater itself) is that one should be able to use electronic tickets rather than paper; and its a bit confusing to figure out where the theater is within the building, but not a deal breaker.

Last week I saw On Your Feet and it was the coziest theater I think I’ve been in. I was in the 10^th row and felt like I could reach out and touch the actors. The scenery and projections were top notch. It was a full house and just felt so tight knit and family friendly. I loved it. I would definitely see another show here.

What an amazing show with an inspiring story! Great music and like the song says «The rhythm is going to get you .»

I saw ‘On your Feet’ here and I like the fact that it’s in the Marquis Hotel. On the second floor is the entrance and it was super easy and fast to get to your seat despite the hundreds of people there. Many lines exist so it made for a fast entrance to the auditorium. The sound was crisp and clean. Enjoyed the show and would not hesitate to see another show here. The view restaurant is also in the hotel but the close at 10PM.

I’m a little lost in the sauce on this one. Just because… in my 43 years never been to the Marquis Theater, and truthfully, I was fixed on walking into a typical stand-​alone playhouse. I was not counting on the Marquis Theater to be housed in the Marriott– I was definitely in a fog, but nonetheless, the Marquis Theater is very well kept. Nothing blew me away. Elevators were a little cool– they seem like freaking glass capsules.
The Marquis Theater is a fairly decent and small theater– give or take up to 300 people. Ushers were very attentive and pleasant. But enough of the housekeeping information.
My husband and I sat on the 2^nd row of the mezzanine level and we were front and center and it was ultimately divine. We saw «On Your Feet»… and was hyped from start to finish… So much so, that if I could read my husband’s thoughts, he would have said, «Mercedes, get a hold of yourself». All while sitting, I was dancing, until the very end where cast members asked the audience to get up and dance. Girl… I let loose and got up to dance and did my thing (while he was still sitting).

The Marquis Theater is a decent venue tucked in the hotel of the Marriott Hotel. I have seen the Illusionist, Penn & Teller & now On Your Feet (Emillio & Gloria Estefan Musical).
The bathrooms are outside the theater which does not create convenience and a lot of walking. So go early because it’s a long haul if you have to go in a hurry.
But the shows are top notch!

Really wanted to enjoy «On Your Feet» but if you aren’t a die hard Estefan fan it falls a bit short of its mark.

Really nice theatre, great location, nice staff. When you walk in the hotel it makes you feel like you aren’t in NYC anymore. There’s so much space and it’s just got a cool vibe to it.
Came here last night to see Penn &Teller on Broadway. We sat in the first row of the mezzanine and the view was terrific. It seemed like all seats were decent and none had obstruction. Not the most intimate theatre, but definitely not the least either.

Saw The Illusionists here most recently. The theater is good — the seating is comfortable and with spacing that is pretty standard for theater experiences. The only ‘downside’ is really the logistics of getting to the actual theater entrance. It is on the second floor with little logic, or direction, of efficient flow and little organization if you get here before the doors open. With obvious assigned seating coming with your ticket purchase this really does not result in any real downside other than being a first impression when waiting to get in.

I came here to watch The Illusionists when my brother and sister-​in-​law were visiting from out of town. We chose to come here because my brother is generally not a fan of plays, and usually loves all things related to magic — think Illusionists (the movie), Prestige and David Copperfield.
The good:
— They do a good job of separating all the different acts and the illusionists/​magicians. By that I mean, each illusionists is given an individual personality and specialty of what they are good at — e.g. the Inventor, the Warrior, the Anti-​Conjuror etc.
— They were a few moments when I found myself holding my breath — especially when Andrew Basso was performing
The bad:
— It felt repetitive and monotonous at times, majority of the tricks/​illusions were stuff that I have already seen before in many different formats
I had considered coming here again with my boyfriend, but I don’t think I will come here again given the repetitive nature of the show. I would say come here to watch it once if you are a big magic buff, definitely not worth watching more than one time and possibly not even the one time if you don’t LOVE magic.

A rather unique theatre indeed, easily accessible from 42^nd St-​TImes Square and 49^th St (Q, N, R) Stations. You can technically access the entrance to the Hotel via 45^th or 46^th because its an underpass. Then you just take any of 2 escalators (left to be exact) and viola the theatre is right before you’re eyes. If you miss it or get lost I don’t get how that’s possible.
The box office is on 46^th, a very conspicuous space as well. Bathrooms are on both levels of theatre space, if you’re on the balcony no need to go downstairs just pass the glass doors, turn left, walk a short way and the bathrooms are right above the bottom level ones. The upper level bathrooms will be more empty during intermission! It would take at most 1min to reach them. The theatre is wheelchair accessible except for Balcony. You reach the Balcony via winding staircase on right. The elevators in the hotel are like bullets, see through and very entertaining to look at for a while, haha. There are plenty of outside spaces to wait, grab a quick bite or coffee (Starbucks entrance via hotel or street).
Although nobody could decide where the line would start at first (me and my guests were early on Opening Night, & were told to move a couple of times) eventually there were plenty of Ushers to control the crowd. I came for The Illusionists and it was one hella funny entertaining show for sure! For this show/​Theatre and for most the best seats for VIEWING are usually front Mid-​Mezzanine or Middle section Orchestra seats, not under Overhang. For interaction btwn the cast & audience they mostly chose people in front rows and Side aisles, so those seats in Orchestra were not bad at all! The seats are definitely roomy better than all the other theaters I’ve ever been to (about 6 on Broadway, mostly Nederlander). The audio is definitely pounding even at the top of balcony. The spotlight booth is behind you and aims right above your head, so some people can and will mess with it at the top of balcony (peace signs, hearts and waves etc). Anyways, the show had plenty of applause throughout and a standing ovation at finale.
Overall this theater is not as elegant as lets say the Lunt-​Fontanne Theatre, but definitely admirable and well equipped. I would purchase tickets for any show at this venue again. :)

I try to review the theatre itself not the show I saw.
I came here for the Illusionist show on New years eve with my fiancé, her younger brother, and my mother. But we had plenty of time to grab a quick bite at the Patzeria pizza across the street on 46^th.
The theatre is on the second floor. You can take the elevator or the escalator. The ushers in the lobby area tried their best to keep the line moving so people heading up the escalator didn’t fall over. Our orchestra seats was right in the centered.
There were also plenty of legroom and the seats were staggered. I would come back here for another show or play knowing that I won’t be sitting in cramped seats.

The Marquis is a pretty good theater, not as big and bold as some on Broadway, but nice. You have to go into a hotel and up an escalator to access it. The Illusionists was not the show I had hoped for. But in this quick review I would like to inject that of our group of 4(2 teens, 2 adults), the other 3 had a pretty good time. They all seemed to appreciate the magic and enjoyed the comedy and crowd banter that came with the show.
I enjoyed many aspects as well, to include some of the better showmanship moments and the comedy. Specifically of the different character «The Prankster» had us all laughing. But there are comedy shows all over the Times Square area with professional comics that can leave you crying laughing. I was here for top shelf, top dollar magic.
I was only in awe once. The first 4 illusions I figured out easily or literally could see how they did it. It really felt like they went for the more glam tricks that would look good from the cheap seats than for illusions that would be more incredible.
What had me in awe? The Character «The Warrior» from Belgium really did something different. He shot an arrow across half the theater while spinning to split an apple and hit a bulls eye. No idea how…
Alright a little more positivity. The World champion magician from South Korean was incredible with slight of hand and card tricks that were designed to blow away a large crowd.
Now you may not have the same experience as I had. Call me jaded, which I try to never be, but I do know magic enough to know most of the basic palming movements and diversion techniques to see though many of the basic tricks. And that’s what was disappointing. Even «The Inventor» who was on «Americas got Talent» had a couple nice tricks but both were even obvious to my daughter.
Synopsis? Go see an incredible musical on Broadway. Oh stop in to the Marquis and try for rush tickets to get your money’s worth.

This is a strange place. You have to go through a couple levels of «funneling» to get to the theater itself, which I guess isn’t a big deal. Upon arriving in the theater, we were directed to our (small) seats, and scruched ourselves. Right away we noticed it was a little warm. As the rows around us filled, everyone was talking about how hot it was and fanning themselves.
Two things to note here: we were at the top of the theater, so perhaps all the heat gathers? But the night starting off that way wasn’t a great sign. Also it was a mild day for December, so I suppose that could have been a factor, but this theater is in the middle of a hotel so it’s not like there is a sun factor. It’s not that old a place — not brand new but not ancient — so I don’t understand how the HVAC system isn’t equipped to address the design of the room itself.
Anyway, as the show started there was a steady flapping sound as all of us in the section fanned ourselves, trying to stay cool. At intermission a number of people approached the ushers, asking if there was anything they could do, and to a one they were shut down, with very vague and dodgy answers. The heat kept building, making it very hard to enjoy the show, and by the end of the night I was downright dizzy. It was a very weird and uncomfortable experience, and the kind of thing that will lead me to actively avoid this theater going forward.

Watch out! Marquis Theatre tickets are not refundable, even if you are in the 72-​hour Ticketmaster grace period.
Marquis Theatre does not participate in the Ticketmaster refund program. Disappointing.

Went to go see Jekyll & Hyde before it closed and was quite surprised at the amount of leg room I had in this theater. I’m 5’9″ and most of the time, my knees are in the back of the person in front of me. Here, I had plenty of room to slouch down into the seat without hitting the seat back.
This theater is in Marriott and the box office is on the ground floor while the theater is up one level. Be prepared to walk around for a bit looking for the place inside the hotel due to how massive the hotel is once you are inside.

The Marriott Marquis, otherwise known as the best place to use the bathroom in times square, also houses a Broadway theater. It is up the escalators on the second floor.
This theater is fine. There is a reasonable amount of legroom, and sight-​lines are pretty good from even the last row of the mezzanine.
My issue with this theater is that it has no character. It is pretty ugly in fact. None of the charm that the other Broadway houses have. Also, the restrooms are FAR away. Don’t expect to run out to the bathroom quickly because it is far away. As in at the other end of the Marriott.
I have seen everything from The Drowsy Chaperone to Crybaby, to Follies to Evita here. I would not recommend the current tenant, Jekyll and Hyde.
As I have said the views are just fine, good even, I just wish the space had some, (or any) character.

A relatively heinous theatre, aesthetically speaking (thanks to its being built in 1986), the Marquis offers great views of the stage no matter where you sit and comfortable seats with more leg room than older theatres. It rubs me the wrong way that 5 Broadway Theatres were torn down to build this hotel and they were forced to include the building of a theatre… thus this hotel conference room-​styled theatre was born.
Anyways…people don’t pick shows based on the theatre. Avoid the far back of the orchestra as the overhang slightly obstructs the stage.
There are ample restrooms in the hotel lobby… and it’s one of the most handicap accessible theatres in New York.

We saw Evita here on Saturday night and this could have been my first five star review for a theatre in NYC.
There were many pluses — great ushers, intimate setting, great sight lines, comfy seats with GREAT leg room and wonderful AC.
Negative — both bathrooms on the floor of the theatre were under construction. Went up one floor, woman’s bathroom had 4 stalls. I went up two more floors, snuck through a curtain and found a hotel bathroom to use pre show.
Had they done only ONE restroom at a time, this would be my hands down favorite theatre.
Enter through the Marriott Hotel, by the way, not what looks like the entrance on Broadway!

Saw Evita here with Ricky Martin. Beside the fact that it was a fabulous show, it is a fabulous theatre as well. COMFY seats, ok leg room. Not impossible to get to the bathroom and back during intermission. Maybe not reasonably priced, but readily available snacks and bar… One of the nicer venues on Broadway.