55th Street Playhouse
An event space in New York City, New York. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Opened
- 1888
- 138 years old
- From JFK
- 21 km (13 mi)
- John F. Kennedy International Airport
- From the centre
- 5.9 km (3.7 mi)
- of New York City
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
The building
It stands at 154 55th Street, 5.9 km (3.7 mi) from the centre of New York City.
55th Street Playhouse was opened in 1888, which puts it at 138 years old.
Neither a capacity nor a floor area is published for 55th Street Playhouse in any open source, so the numbers on this page describe where it is and what it is, not how many it holds. The venue will quote you directly.
- Address
- 154 55th Street, New York, NY 10022
- Coordinates
- 40.7592, -73.9692
- Classified as
- event space
Access and arrival
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) is 21 km (13 mi) out, a standard transfer of twenty to forty minutes outside rush hour.
The centre of New York City is 5.9 km (3.7 mi) away, which is a taxi rather than a walk and a reason to publish an arrival map.
New York City has 509 venues mapped in total and a population of 8,478,072. The New York City guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
The kind of event it takes
Think of it as one room in a bigger plan: a training day, a members' evening, a committee that needs to be in the same place. It is 231st of 509 venues mapped in New York City.
- networking mixers
An independent space with its own character, which a mixer benefits from more than a conference does.
- fundraisers and galas
A room with a personality is worth more at a gala than square footage is.
The app bill, at this size
A 55th Street Playhouse programme at 240 activated attendees — a plausible programme at a venue of this kind in New York City — prices like this. Nothing is charged for the first 50, and nothing at all is charged past 1,000.
- activated attendees
- 240activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 190billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at $5 each
- $950for the whole event, at $5 each
You are billed for people, not for the room, so this figure does not change if you move the event down the road. event67 has no floor-plan or booking product — the venue handles the space, the app handles the people in it.
Other rooms in New York City
4 other venues in New York City have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- William Hall Walker Gymnasiumarena
- 218 West 57th Streetevent space
- AMT Theaterevent space
- Bohemian National Hallevent space
Where these numbers come from
event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.
- Wikidata, CC0
- Venue data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
- Geographic data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved 3 September 2026. 5 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: street address, year opened, encyclopaedia entry, nearest airport with distance, photograph on Wikimedia Commons.
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What it costs
- Free up to 50
- activated attendees, on one live event
- $5
- per activated attendee beyond 50
- $4,750
- the most one event can ever cost, whatever happens past 1,000
Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
Questions people actually ask
What is the capacity of 55th Street Playhouse?
Not published. Neither a seated capacity nor a floor area for 55th Street Playhouse appears in any of the open sources behind this page, so quoting one would be a guess. The venue will give you the figure; ask for seated, theatre and reception separately.
Where is 55th Street Playhouse?
154 55th Street, New York, NY 10022. It is 5.9 km (3.7 mi) from the centre of New York City. The nearest major airport is John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), about 21 km (13 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at 55th Street Playhouse?
240 activated attendees means 190 billable after the free 50, so $950 for the event. That example is a plausible programme at a venue of this kind in New York City. The rate is $5 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at $4,750 however many more attend. Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
Is event67 affiliated with 55th Street Playhouse?
No. event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data — OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and public census sources — and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.
What else is nearby if 55th Street Playhouse is booked?
William Hall Walker Gymnasium, 218 West 57th Street and AMT Theater are in the same city and have their own pages here. 509 venues in total are mapped in New York City.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in New York City
- William Hall Walker Gymnasium
arena
- 218 West 57th Street
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- AMT Theater
event space
- Bohemian National Hall
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- Hosting an event in New York City
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