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New York City Private Broadway Studio Tour 45 min

TourTruth score 8.0 out of 10

Very goodTop 16% in New York City

18 reviews · Rated on 1 provider · How we score

  • New York City
  • 45 min
  • Updated October 31, 2026

Explore Open Jar Studios on a private New York City Broadway studio tour, with theater insider stories and rare artifacts from musical productions.

About this tour

Go behind the scenes of Broadway at Open Jar Studios, a working rehearsal complex where new stage musicals take shape. This 45-minute private New York City Broadway studio tour offers a rare look at the creative process, guided by theater industry professionals with firsthand stories from the rehearsal room.

Explore the studio complex and discover the materials that help bring a production to life, from original musical rewrites and audition materials to a set model for a show headed to Broadway. Your guide also explains how technology helps teams document staging and movement during rehearsals. Depending on studio activity, you may peek into a rehearsal room used by a favorite show, though access to any specific room is not guaranteed.

With insider perspectives and theatrical artifacts up close, this New York City Broadway studio tour offers a fresh view of how a hit musical develops before opening night. Meet your guide in the lobby at 1601 Broadway and step into the working world behind the curtain.

Highlights

  • Step inside Open Jar Studios, a sought-after Broadway rehearsal complex
  • Hear theater insiders explain how new musicals take shape
  • See rare scripts, audition materials, and a musical set model
  • Explore how technology captures staging and movement

What's included

Included

  • Guided exploration of the rehearsal studio complex

Ratings on each provider

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Important information

  • Wheelchair accessible, including transportation options and all areas and surfaces
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
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  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Meet your guide in the ground-floor lobby at 1601 Broadway; enter on 48th Street, just west of Krispy Kreme
  • Access to specific rehearsal rooms is not guaranteed

Frequently asked questions

Where does the tour meet?

Meet your guide in the ground-floor lobby at 1601 Broadway. Enter on 48th Street, just west of Krispy Kreme.

Will I see a rehearsal room?

You may get a peek inside an active rehearsal room, but access to any specific studio is not guaranteed.

Is the tour wheelchair accessible?

Yes. The tour areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible, and nearby transportation options are wheelchair accessible.

Can infants and small children join?

Yes. Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller.

Are service animals allowed?

Yes. Service animals are allowed.

How this score is calculated

This score is based on one provider. Viator rates it 5.00 from 18 reviews. We place that rating among all Viator ratings and weight it by its review count. If the tour is found on another provider later, both ratings are combined.

How the score works and rating distribution in New York City
  • Each provider rating is turned into a percentile: the share of that provider's ratings it beats, weighted by review counts.
  • Listings on different providers are combined in proportion to their review counts.
  • Tours with few reviews are pulled toward the average until more reviews come in, so a handful of perfect reviews can't top the list.
  • The result is shown from 0 to 10: this tour scores 8.0. Top 16% in New York City means it ranks in the top 16% of tours in New York City by this score.

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