Where to sit
Cats: The Jellicle Ball seating chart — Broadhurst Theatre
A plain-language read of the Broadhurst Theatre for Cats: The Jellicle Ball. Section by section, with the trade-offs ticket sellers tend to gloss over.
About the venue
- Theatre
- Broadhurst Theatre
- Address
- 235 W 44th St, New York, NY 10036
- Neighborhood
- Theater District
- Capacity
- 1,218 seats
- Operator
- Shubert Organization
1917 Shubert Organization house — 733 orchestra + 429 balcony + 24 boxes + 32 SRO. Hosted Cats: The Jellicle Ball (2026), which closed August 8, 2026.
The short version
The Broadhurst is a mid-size Shubert house — 1,218 total seats across an orchestra of 733, a balcony of 429, 24 box seats, and 32 standing-room spots. The orchestra rake is standard-shallow and the balcony sits at a comfortable height. Because The Jellicle Ball leaned on runway aesthetics and 360-degree movement, aisle-adjacent orchestra seats gave the best view of the passerelle work; centre orchestra was the premium tier.
Section by section
Sections are ordered roughly cheapest-to-most-expensive within the house's seating tiers — but the best value isn't always the cheapest. Watch for the sweet spot.
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Orchestra (733 seats)
Best proximity to the runway staging. Aisle-adjacent seats caught the most passerelle work. Centre orchestra ran premium; sides were cheaper but still close to the action.
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Balcony (429 seats)
Full view of the ballroom-runway staging from height — the choreography read clearly from up here. It was the cheapest legitimate option.
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Boxes (24 seats)
Traditional Shubert-house side-boxes. Great for atmosphere; sightlines to the runway were angled.
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Standing Room Only (32 spots)
Released day-of when a performance was otherwise sold out. It was the cheapest paid option — priced in the $39–$49 range typical of Broadway SRO.
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