Stage 42, West 42nd Street, New York City

The Stage 42, former Little Shubert Theatre, is an Off-Broadway theater, located at 422 West 42nd Street, between 9th Avenue and Dyer Avenue, in New York City. It was built by the Shubert Organization in 2002 as part of a 41-story residential tower, completed in 2001 at 420 West 42nd Street. It has a capacity of 499 seats.

The theater was designed by architect Hugh Hardy (1932-2017) and opened in 2002 as the Little Shubert Theatre. It was renamed Stage 42 in 2015. The interior décor blends exposed technical infrastructure with warm, rich colors, and includes reproductions of artwork from the Shubert Archive collection. On the exterior of the building, the marquee consists of an ornamental canopy in architectural metal and glass.

The Stage 42, looking south across 42nd Street from Dyer Avenue (Google Street View, 2019). Below, its auditorium (photo Shubert Organization collection).