New York City's Theater District (sometimes spelled Theatre District, and officially zoned as the "Theater Subdistrict") is an area in Midtown Manhattan where most Broadway theatres are located, as well as many other theaters, movie theaters, restaurants, hotels, and other places of entertainment. It extends from West 40th Street to West 54th Street, from west of Sixth Avenue to east of Eighth Avenue, and includes Times Square.
It also contains recording studios, record labels, theatrical agencies, Music Row, ABC Television Studios, Duffy Square, Shubert Alley, the Brill Building, and Madame Tussauds New York. While 42nd Street had become seedy in the 1970s, with x-rated movie houses and peep shows, many of them were later closed and the neighborhood was improved.
It also contains recording studios, record labels, theatrical agencies, Music Row, ABC Television Studios, Duffy Square, Shubert Alley, the Brill Building, and Madame Tussauds New York. While 42nd Street had become seedy in the 1970s, with x-rated movie houses and peep shows, many of them were later closed and the neighborhood was improved.
