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Lucille Lortel Theatre

The Lucille Lortel Theatre is an Off-Broadway playhouse at 121 Christopher Street. You will find it in New York City. Its story as a place to visit starts in 1953.

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Where
In New York City
1,485 places to stay
Open since
1953
Wikipedia readers
17K
a year · #1,453 of 7,770
In brief

A theatre inside New York City

You can stay in New York City

Lucille Lortel Theatre is inside New York City, which has 1,485 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓

Best months: May, Jun, Aug, Sep and Oct

May, June, August, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 66–84°. When to go ↓

An airport 8 miles away

LaGuardia (LGA) has airline service, about 8 miles from Lucille Lortel Theatre.

Established in 1953

Lucille Lortel Theatre dates from 1953. About ↓

Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.

When to go

How the seasons run

Here are the months at Lucille Lortel Theatre, with their weather.

Jan40° / 27°
Feb43° / 28°
Mar50° / 34°
Apr61° / 43°
May71° / 53°
Jun80° / 63°
Jul85° / 69°
Aug84° / 68°
Sep77° / 61°
Oct66° / 50°
Nov55° / 40°
Dec45° / 32°
Typical highs and lows in New York City. Green months are the mild ones. Weather: NOAA 1991–2020 normals for New York City. New York City’s full climate →
About

Lucille Lortel Theatre

The Lucille Lortel Theatre is an Off-Broadway playhouse at 121 Christopher Street in Manhattan's West Village. It was built in 1926 as a 590-seat movie theater called the New Hudson, later known as Hudson Playhouse. The interior design is largely unchanged, though as of 2024 it had 295 seats.

Type
Theatre
Established
1953
Wikipedia readers
17K a year
From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Facts: Wikidata.
Where to stay

Lodging near Lucille Lortel Theatre

For a bed close by, look to New York City (1,485) and Jersey City (39).

Lucille Lortel Theatre12345678New York City1,485Jersey City39Newark29North Bergen Township19Secaucus18Elizabeth25Hempstead51Fort Lee9Madison Square GardenCentral ParkStudio 54Metropolitan Museum of ArtMetLife StadiumNational September 11 Memorial & MuseumMuseum of Modern ArtYankee Stadium5 mi
Lucille Lortel Theatre12Places to stay in town
  1. 1Madison Square Garden
  2. 2Central Park
  3. 3Studio 54
  4. 4Metropolitan Museum of Art
  5. 5MetLife Stadium
  6. 6National September 11 Memorial & Museum
  7. 7Museum of Modern Art
  8. 8Yankee Stadium
In town

New York City

1,485 places to stay · 1295 hotels · 35 motels · 71 inns & B&Bs · 17 lodges & cabins · 38 hostels · 28 campgrounds · 1 RV park

You’re already here.

8,584,629 people

5 min drive

Jersey City

39 places to stay · 34 hotels · 1 motel · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground

302,013 people

3 mi southwest of Lucille Lortel Theatre

15 min drive

Newark

29 places to stay · 27 hotels · 2 inns & B&Bs

323,808 people

9 mi west of Lucille Lortel Theatre

5 min drive

North Bergen Township

19 places to stay · 15 hotels · 4 motels

61,483 people

4 mi north of Lucille Lortel Theatre

Compare 8 towns
TownFrom Lucille Lortel TheatreDrivePlaces to stayPeopleTypical homeSafety
New York Cityin town—1,485 1295 hotels · 35 motels · 71 inns & B&Bs · 17 lodges & cabins · 38 hostels · 28 campgrounds · 1 RV park8,584,629$778KD
Jersey City3 mi southwest5 min39 34 hotels · 1 motel · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground302,013$567KC−
Newark9 mi west15 min29 27 hotels · 2 inns & B&Bs323,808$374KC−
North Bergen Township4 mi north5 min19 15 hotels · 4 motels61,483$474KB
Secaucus5 mi northwest5 min18 16 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins22,640$572KC−
Elizabeth11 mi southwest15 min25 16 hotels · 8 motels · 1 inn or B&B141,675$449KD
Hempstead22 mi east35 min51 30 hotels · 8 motels · 3 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins · 7 campgrounds · 1 RV park795,734$641K—
Fort Lee8 mi north10 min9 7 hotels · 2 motels40,345$448KB

Day trip from

Straight-line miles.

Getting there

Nearest airports with airline service

LGALaGuardia · major hub8 mi
TEBTeterboro9 mi
EWRNewark Liberty · major hub9 mi
Places to stay: Overture Maps (hotels, motels, inns, lodges, campgrounds, RV parks; not vacation rentals) · town figures: U.S. Census ACS · Safety: TownRatings Safety grade · airports: OurAirports. Distances are from Lucille Lortel Theatre’s main visitor area; drive times are estimates.
Make a day of it

Combine it with these

All of these are within 8 miles.

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Museum of Modern Art: hibino, CC BY 2.0 · Yankee Stadium: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 2.0

Common questions

Visiting Lucille Lortel Theatre: the answers

Is Lucille Lortel Theatre in New York City?

Yes. It’s inside New York City, NY.

When is the best time to visit Lucille Lortel Theatre?

May, June, August, September and October, with highs of 66–84°.

How far is Lucille Lortel Theatre from Oyster Bay?

About 26 miles east of Oyster Bay, as the crow flies.

What is the closest airport to Lucille Lortel Theatre?

LaGuardia (LGA), about 8 miles away.

Where should I stay near Lucille Lortel Theatre?

New York City (in town, 1,485 places to stay), Jersey City (3 mi, 39 places to stay) and Newark (9 mi, 29 places to stay).

From locals

Inside knowledge from New York City

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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.