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New York theaters

There are 958 theaters in New York. Combined, these New Yorker theaters employ 18,608 people, earn more than $655 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $1 billion.
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Theaters by major New York cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
New York City
 
719
 
$606,695,314
Buffalo
 
35
 
$7,415,829
Albany, NY
 
34
 
$3,679,274
Rochester, NY
 
30
 
$2,569,273
Syracuse
 
19
 
$17,293,683
Poughkeepsie
 
15
 
$766,714
Kingston
 
14
 
$1,453,353
Ithaca
 
13
 
$3,161,822
Glens Falls
 
11
 
$1,186,151
Utica
 
5
 
$2,408,605
Showing 10 of 13 metros

Job trends for New York theaters

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
101
1-10
 
79
11-25
 
44
26-100
 
83
101 to 1,000
 
46
1,000+
 
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Sizes of theaters in New York

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
359
$250k to $1M
 
130
$1M to $5M
 
73
$5M to $25M
 
16
$25M to $100M
 
3
$100M+
 
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Directory of theaters in New York

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1-20 of 958

Roundabout Theatre Company

Roundabout Theatre Company is committed to producing the highest-quality theatre with the finest artists, sharing stories that endure and providing accessibility to all audiences.
Revenue
$69.9m
Assets
$172.5m
Employees
1,376
EIN
13-6192346
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Fellowship for Performing Arts (FPA)

Founded by award-winning actor Max McLean, Fellowship for Performing Arts (FPA) is a not-for-profit New York City-based production company producing theatre from a Christian worldview to engage a diverse audience.
Revenue
$10.8m
Assets
$19.9m
Employees
10
EIN
52-1739276
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Playwrights Horizons

Playwrights Horizons is dedicated to cultivating the most important American playwrights, composers, and lyricists, as well as developing and producing their bold new plays and musicals.
Revenue
$10.6m
Assets
$44.0m
Employees
468
EIN
13-2805131
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Royal National Theatre

The National Theatre is a world-class theater committed to entertaining, challenging, and inspiring its audience through theater.
Revenue
$107.4m
Assets
$158.3m
Employees
0
EIN
38-3866410
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Theatre Communications Group

A leading publisher and advocate for not-for-profit theatre, based in New York City, with a mission to promote communal leadership.
Revenue
$5.8m
Assets
$7.8m
Employees
74
EIN
13-6160130
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Second Stage Theater (2ST)

Second Stage Theater (2ST) produces an adventurous range of premieres, musicals, bold new interpretations of contemporary plays, and unique theatrical experiences from America's most dynamic writers of the 21st century.
Revenue
$26.2m
Assets
$59.0m
Employees
756
EIN
13-3021180
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Theatre Development Fund (TDF)

Theatre Development Fund (TDF) identifies and provides support, including financial assistance, to theatrical works of artistic merit and encourages and enables diverse audiences to attend live theatre and dance in all their venues.
Revenue
$16.3m
Assets
$17.2m
Employees
152
EIN
13-6216919
IRS type
501(c)(3)

New York Theatre Workshop

NYTW provokes and presents theatrical experiences that reflect, respond to, and invigorate the world through cultivating visionary artists.
Revenue
$9.2m
Assets
$15.5m
Employees
740
EIN
13-3131491
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Manhattan Theatre Club (MTC)

Manhattan Theatre Club 's mission is to produce a season of innovative work with a series of productions as broad and diverse as New York itself.
Revenue
$26.9m
Assets
$91.4m
Employees
813
EIN
23-7086643
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival

Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival: Celebrating humanity through the works of Shakespeare in a stunning natural backdrop, and developing new plays.
Revenue
$5.2m
Assets
$14.5m
Employees
168
EIN
13-3499385
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lincoln Center Theater

Lincoln Center Theater produces plays and musicals, offers an education program (Open Stages), and presents theatrical productions at Lincoln Center.
Revenue
$23.7m
Assets
$162.2m
Employees
873
EIN
13-3004747
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lucille Lortel Theatre Foundation

The Lucille Lortel Theatre Foundation fosters Off-Broadway arts through programs, fellowships, and initiatives supporting artists and promoting community engagement.
Revenue
$9.6m
Assets
$11.1m
Employees
0
EIN
13-3995881
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Atlantic Theater Company

Atlantic Theater Company produces great plays simply and truthfully utilizing an artistic ensemble. They believe that the story of a play and the intent of the playwright are at the core of the creative process.
Revenue
$16.8m
Assets
$27.7m
Employees
666
EIN
13-3218253
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Theatre for A New Audience (TFANA)

The mission of the Theatre for A New Audience is to vitalize and develop the performance and study of Shakespeare and classic drama.
Revenue
$7.1m
Assets
$21.0m
Employees
293
EIN
13-3059081
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Associates of the National Theatre (AANT)

The National Theatre of Great Britain strives to be a national centre of theatrical arts, central to the creative life of the country and unmatched in the world for scale, range of repertoire and audience reach.
Revenue
$7.3m
Assets
$6.1m
Employees
11
EIN
13-4140412
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Manhattan Class Company

Manhattan Class Company develops new plays, talent, and audiences. It provokes conversations with premieres, PlayLabs, SongLab and education programs.
Revenue
$8.1m
Assets
$30.2m
Employees
454
EIN
13-3391844
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Theaterworksusa Twstudios

Twstudios creates and tours transformative theater for young and family audiences, commissioning and producing new works of theater.
Revenue
$6.9m
Assets
$5.3m
Employees
305
EIN
13-2583793
IRS type
501(c)(3)

La Mama Experimental Theatre Club

La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club is dedicated to the artist and all aspects of the theatre. Founded in 1961 by Ellen Stewart, La MaMa is recognized as the seedbed of new work by artists of all nations and cultures.
Revenue
$7.5m
Assets
$31.3m
Employees
100
EIN
13-2620861
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Ars Nova Theater I

As New York's premier hub for emerging artists and new work, Ars Nova develops and produces eclectic theater, comedy and music to feed today's popular culture.
Revenue
$4.0m
Assets
$11.1m
Employees
244
EIN
80-0339038
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Folksbiene Yiddish Theatre

Folksbiene Yiddish Theatre celebrates the Jewish experience through plays, concerts, and workshops in Yiddish and English. Located in New York.
Revenue
$3.7m
Assets
$475.2k
Employees
301
EIN
13-3998872
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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