The
Marquis Theatre is a
Broadway theatre located at 46th Street Between Broadway and Eighth Avenue in midtown-
Manhattan. Situated on the third floor of the
Marriott Marquis Hotel, the 1611-seat venue was designed by developer/architect John C. Portman, Jr. Because construction of the hotel involved the demolition of five theaters – the original
Helen Hayes, the
Morosco, the
Bijou, and remnants of the
Astor and the
Gaiety –
New York City officials permitted Portman to construct the new property only if he agreed to include a theater within the structure. It presently is one of nine operated by the
Nederlander Organization.