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Broadway's smallest house was named after the beloved leading lady Helen Hayes in 1983 (after her namesake venue was demolished, along with the Morosco and Bijou, to construct the New York Marriott Marquis). The 597-seat space is perfect for chamber musicals or straight drama, and with a house this cozy, you can be assured of excellent sightlines. The nonprofit company Second Stage Theater recently assumed control of the venue; after extensive renovations, overseen by designer David Rockwell, the venue reopened in 2018.
The supreme Jessica Lange stars as the domineering mother of two teenagers—played by The Big Bang Theory's Jim Persons and that master child portrayer Celia Keenan-Bolger—in a surrealistic memory play by Paula Vogel (How I Learned to Drive), one of the signal dramatists of our era. Tina Landau (SpongeBob SquarePants) directs the world premiere for Second Stage.
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