The Palace now has 1,648 seats, up from 1,740 in 2018 and 1,800 in 1913. The seats are wider and there is more legroom. The Palace is also more accessible, with additional wheelchair locations and an elevator to all floors.
The theater added 10,000 square feet to its front and backstage areas; Improvements include new lighting fixtures and elevators for the orchestra and stage pieces.
“Walking in there, I have the same feeling I had when I was 7 and 8 years old,” Nederlander said. “It's not a pun, but it's like I just walked into a palace and it all goes back to vaudeville.”
