John Golden Theatre, West 45th Street, New York City

The John Golden Theatre, originally the Theatre Masque, is located at 252 West 45th Street, between Eighth Avenue and Seventh Avenue, near Times Square, in the Theater District in New York City. It has 800 seats across two levels and is operated by the Shubert Organization. Both the facade and the auditorium interior were designated New York City landmarks in 1987.

This historic theater opened on February 24, 1927, as the Theatre Masque, with the play Puppets of Passion by Italian playwright Rosso Di San Secondo. It was designed by Herbert J. Krapp in a Spanish style and was built for Irwin S. Chanin. The Chanin organization was a major construction company in New York and, during the 1920s, they helped create much of the ambience of the heart of the Theater District. Architect Krapp designed all the Chanins' theaters.

The original color scheme of the auditorium was red and blue, accented with gray, while the seat coverings were colored burnt orange. The interior is laid out in a similar Spanish style to the exterior. The Golden was designed with a single balcony rather than the typical two, since Chanin had perceived the second balcony to be distant. Following a 2013 renovation, the theater has had an orange/red and blue/green color scheme, resembling the original.

The Shubert brothers took over the Masque in 1930 but subsequently went into receivership, and producer John Golden (1874-1955) leased the theater in 1936. Golden renamed the theater after himself in 1937.

The Shuberts regained full control of the Golden in 1945 and it has mostly remained in legitimate use as theater since then, except from 1946 to 1948, when it was used as a cinema.