Sights

BAM Harvey Theater
Resembling Peter Brook’s grandly decrepit Bouffes du Nord in Paris, this haunting gem is a study in exposed, distressed beauty.

New Victory Theater
The tots who flock to the New Vic’s fine family shows might not appreciate the gilded, old-timey interior, but their parents sure do.

La MaMa Annex
Off-Off icon Ellen Stewart’s jewel in the crown serves as a roomy, high-ceilinged playspace for various daring artists.

Blights

Skirball Center for the Arts
This impersonal auditorium may be fine for NYU lectures, but as a venue for theater, it’s cold and distancing.

Marquis, Gershwin and Marriott Theatres
In the ’70s and ’80s three sprawling Broadway barns sprung up—and we’re still stuck with ’em.

Snapple Theater Center
This tacky, cramped emporium allows you to buy a Snapple T-shirt during intermission at the ludicrous Perfect Crime or the moldy Fantasticks.