Multi-venue theater producing innovative work, including Hamilton.



























425 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10003 Get directions

"A downtown off‑Broadway home where the original production of the celebrated musical debuted a decade ago, this theater also functions as an intimate event space — recently hosting a reunion and panel with original cast members who compared nightly performances to running a restaurant, emphasizing the need to deliver a fresh, high-energy experience every night and the role of the audience as the final, essential ingredient." - Ashley Day
"The Public Theater is a much-loved, nonprofit performance theater known for developing, producing and importing innovative work (and also for its iconic Paula Scher-designed identity and branding). Whether touting an irreverent yet wickedly smart show at the smaller bar-slash-performance stage Joe’s Pub, or filling their proper theaters nightly for showings of world-class soon-to-hit Broadway productions (read: “Hamilton” originated here), or masterminding Shakespeare in the Park every summer, there’s a reason the Public has been a staple of the NYC arts and culture scene since the 1950s. Bonus: The building is also home to The Library at the Public, a fine dining restaurant and bar ideal for pre- and post-show dinner and drinks." - Carbone Smolan Agency
"The Public Theater is a much-loved, non-profit Off-Broadway theater known for developing, producing and importing innovative work (and also for its iconic Paula Scher-designed identity and branding). Whether touting an irreverent yet wickedly smart show at the smaller bar-slash-performance stage Joe’s Pub, or filling their proper theaters nightly for showings of world-class soon-to-hit Broadway productions (read: “Hamilton” originated here), or masterminding Shakespeare in the Park every summer, there’s a reason the Public has been a staple of the NYC arts and culture scene since the 1950s. Bonus: The building is also home to The Library at the Public, a fine dining restaurant and bar ideal for pre- and post-show dinner and drinks." - Carbone Smolan Agency
"The Public Theater, Noho by Carbone Smolan Agency. The Public Theater is a much-loved, non-profit Off-Broadway theater known for developing, producing and importing innovative work (and also for its iconic Paula Scher-designed identity and branding). Whether touting an irreverent yet wickedly smart show at the smaller bar-slash-performance stage Joe’s Pub, or filling their proper theaters nightly for showings of world-class soon-to-hit Broadway productions (read: “Hamilton” originated here), or masterminding Shakespeare in the Park every summer, there’s a reason the Public has been a staple of the NYC arts and culture scene since the 1950s. Bonus: The building is also home to The Library at the Public, a fine dining restaurant and bar ideal for pre- and post-show dinner and drinks."

"The Public Theater, Noho by Carbone Smolan Agency. The Public Theater is a much-loved, non-profit Off-Broadway theater known for developing, producing and importing innovative work (and also for its iconic Paula Scher-designed identity and branding). Whether touting an irreverent yet wickedly smart show at the smaller bar-slash-performance stage Joe’s Pub, or filling their proper theaters nightly for showings of world-class soon-to-hit Broadway productions (read: “Hamilton” originated here), or masterminding Shakespeare in the Park every summer, there’s a reason the Public has been a staple of the NYC arts and culture scene since the 1950s. Bonus: The building is also home to The Library at the Public, a fine dining restaurant and bar ideal for pre- and post-show dinner and drinks."
