Shubert Theatre
A theatre in Boston, Massachusetts. It seats a stated 1,600. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Stated capacity
- 1,600
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1910
- 116 years old
- From BOS
- 5 km (3.1 mi)
- Logan International Airport
- From the centre
- 1 km (0.6 mi)
- of Boston
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 263-265 Tremont Street, right in the centre of Boston.
Shubert Theatre was opened in 1910, operated by Boch Center and owned by The Shubert Organization, which puts it at 116 years old.
The stated 1,600 is ballroom scale: a plenary, a gala dinner, or two tracks with a wall between them.
- Address
- 263-265 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02116-5607
- Operator
- Boch Center
- Owner
- The Shubert Organization
- Official site
- www.bochcenter.org
- Coordinates
- 42.3504, -71.0651
- Classified as
- theatre
Access and arrival
Logan International Airport (BOS) sits 5 km (3.1 mi) out, so a same-day return is realistic for anyone flying in for one session.
A central address is worth more than it looks: no shuttle, no parking plan, and evening sessions that people actually stay for.
Boston has 182 venues mapped in total and a population of 673,458. The Boston guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
The kind of event it takes
A fixed-seat house suits a single-track programme: keynotes, panels, award ceremonies and film. It does not suit a trade floor, banqueting or anything that needs the seats to move, so pair it with a nearby function room if you need both.
- 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.
The app bill, at this size
Take 950 people through the door in Shubert Theatre — sized to the stated capacity of Shubert 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.
Other rooms in Boston
4 other venues in Boston have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Lavietes Pavilion2,195 seats
- Colonial Theatre, Boston1,700 seats
- Ohiri Field1,500 seats
- Berklee Performance Center1,215 seats
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, stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, operator, 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.
Questions people actually ask
How many people does Shubert Theatre hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 1,600 for Shubert 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 Shubert Theatre?
263-265 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02116-5607. It is 1 km (0.6 mi) from the centre of Boston. The nearest major airport is Logan International Airport (BOS), about 5 km (3.1 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at Shubert 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 Shubert 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 Shubert 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 Shubert Theatre is booked?
Lavietes Pavilion (2,195), Colonial Theatre, Boston (1,700) and Ohiri Field (1,500) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 182 venues in total are mapped in Boston.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in Boston
- Lavietes Pavilion
2,195 seats
- Colonial Theatre, Boston
1,700 seats
- Ohiri Field
1,500 seats
- Berklee Performance Center
1,215 seats
- Hosting an event in Boston
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