Venue: 59E59 Theaters
Address: 59 E 59th St, New York, NY 10022
Town: Manhattan, US

59E59 Theaters is a live theatrical venue at 59 East 59th Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, United States. The building's three stages host both off-Broadway (in Theater A) and off-off-Broadway productions (in Theaters B and C). The complex is owned and operated by the Elysabeth Kleinhans Theatrical Foundation, a not-for-profit foundation. Elysabeth Kleinhans established the Elysabeth Kleinhans Theatrical Foundation to create a new theater complex in East Midtown Manhattan. In 2002, the building at 59 East 59th Street was donated to the Foundation. The building was soon renovated, creating three new theaters: Theater A (the largest), Theater B, and Theater C. The new building and its theaters were designed by architect, Leo Modrcin. 59E59 Theaters opened its inaugural season in February 2004 with a production of The Stendhal Syndrome produced by then resident company, Primary Stages, in Theater A. Shortly following, in April 2004, the other two spaces, Theater B and Theater C, opened their doors with the Theaters' first annual Brits Off Broadway-a festival dedicated to premiering new work by Off Broadway-style British companies. Since 2004, the theaters have been continuously occupied with shows running from three to seven weeks. They run about 30 productions every year. In 2017, Elysabeth Kleinhans and Peter Tear stepped down from their roles, and Val Day, a longtime agent with William Morris and ICM, was appointed as Artistic Director. With the addition of a new Artistic Director, 59E59 Theaters moved to the final phase of transitioning from the founding team to a traditional theater management structure, a process which started in 2012 with the appointment of Brian Beirne as Managing Director. In 2024, 59E59 Theatres celebrated its 20th Anniversary. In celebration of this, the Elysabeth Kleinhans Theatrical Foundation made a $10 million donation to make the performance spaces and equipment rental-free for incoming productions and theater companies. Brit