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Lena Horne Theatre

Lena Horne Theatre is a theatre in New York City, New York. It seats a stated 1,094. Here is what the public record holds on it, and what an event67 rollout would cost in a room this size.

Price your eventWhat fits here
Stated capacity
1,094
people, as published
Opened
1926
100 years old
From JFK
22 km (14 mi)
John F. Kennedy International Airport
From the centre
5.3 km (3.3 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.

About this venue

It stands at 256 West 47th Street, 10036, 5.3 km (3.3 mi) from the centre of New York City.

Lena Horne Theatre was opened in 1926 and owned by Nederlander Organization, which puts it at 100 years old.

The stated 1,094 is ballroom scale: a plenary, a gala dinner, or two tracks with a wall between them.

Address
256 West 47th Street, New York City, New York 10036, United States
Owner
Nederlander Organization
Coordinates
40.7600, -73.9869
Classified as
theatre

Travel to Lena Horne Theatre

Allow half an hour each way to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), 22 km (14 mi) away, and rather more if your first session starts during the morning peak.

At 5.3 km (3.3 mi) from the city centre it is a short ride from downtown hotels rather than a walk.

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.

What fits in this room

The seats do not move, which is the whole trade. You get sightlines, acoustics and a lighting rig you would otherwise have to rent, and you give up the ability to put tables in the room. Lena Horne Theatre is 26th of 148 such houses mapped in New York City.

  • award ceremonies

    Fixed seating, sightlines and a lighting rig are the hard parts, and they are already here.

  • product launches

    A single-track room with a real stage is the right shape for a launch.

  • multi-track conferences

    Works as a plenary house with breakouts booked elsewhere in the city.

A worked example for Lena Horne Theatre

Take 950 people through the door in Lena Horne Theatre — sized to the stated capacity of Lena Horne Theatre. The first 50 activated attendees are free on every event, so only the rest are billed, and the total stops moving at 1,000 however many more turn up.

activated attendees
950activated attendees
billable, after the first 50 are free
900billable, after the first 50 are free
for the whole event, at $5 each
$4,500for 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.

1,000
activated attendees at Lena Horne Theatre, and what each dot costsOne dot ≈ 10 attendees

If this one is booked

4 other venues in New York City have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.

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
  • OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
  • Venue data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
  • Geographic data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  • Retrieved 3 September 2026. 10 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: street address, postal code, stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, owner, official website, encyclopaedia entry and more.

Last updated

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.

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Questions people actually ask

How many people does Lena Horne Theatre hold?

Open data records a stated capacity of 1,094 for Lena Horne Theatre. That figure is what the venue or an encyclopaedia entry published, and it is usually the maximum seated number — theatre, banquet and reception layouts in the same room can differ by half. Confirm the layout you want directly with the venue.

Where is Lena Horne Theatre?

256 West 47th Street, New York City, New York 10036, United States. It is 5.3 km (3.3 mi) from the centre of New York City. The nearest major airport is John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), about 22 km (14 mi) away.

What does an event app cost for an event at Lena Horne Theatre?

950 activated attendees means 900 billable after the free 50, so $4,500 for the event. That example is sized to the stated capacity of Lena Horne Theatre. 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 Lena Horne Theatre?

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 Lena Horne Theatre is booked?

Eugene O'Neill Theatre (1,108), Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (1,101) and Longacre Theatre (1,091) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 509 venues in total are mapped in New York City.

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