The Walter Kerr Theatre is a Broadway theatre located at 219 West 48th Street in midtown Manhattan. Designed by Herbert J. Krapp for the Shubert family, it operated as the Ritz Theatre from 1921 to 1990. In 1990, the theatre was named after Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Theatre critic Walter Kerr, and since 1980 has been owned and operated by Jujamcyn Theaters. Being one of the smaller Broadway houses in the Theater District, the Walter Kerr seats 975. The seats are arrayed on a main level and two balconies. The top balcony has only two rows of seats. Hadestown is currently running at the Walter Kerr Theatre, after opening April 17, 2019.