Best historic theaters

Carnegie Hall
It is the city’s, and perhaps the world’s, most famous place to hear music, and can be surprisingly affordable and relaxed.
154 W 57th St between Sixth and Seventh Aves (212-247-7800)

Radio City Music Hall
Everything about the palatial Art Deco totem screams entertainment. Even if a performer is dull, the setting makes any concert dazzle.
1260 Sixth Ave at 50th St (212-247-4777)

Apollo Theater
The legendary Harlem theater helped launch the careers of Ella Fitzgerald, Michael Jackson and untold others.
253 W 125th St between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd (Seventh Ave) and Frederick Douglass Blvd (Eighth Ave), Harlem (212-531-5305)

The Town Hall
Supposedly, the phrase not a bad seat in the house was coined to describe the Town Hall, a theater that’s seen its share of political meetings, famed folk concerts and everything in between.
123 W 43rd St between Sixth Ave and Broadway (212-840-2824)

Beacon Theatre
This gaudy Upper West Side theater just received a fancy renovation—but will Allman Brothers fans trash the joint during the band’s annual residency?
2124 Broadway at 74th St (212-496-7070)

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