David T. Nederlander Theatre (formerly "Billy Rose Theatre" or "National Theatre") is a 1,232-seat Broadway theatre located at 208 West 41st Street, in New York City (commonly the "Nederlander Theatre"). One of the Nederlander Organization's nine Broadway theatres, the legacy of the theatre began with David Tobias Nederlander, for whom the theatre is named.
Built by Walter C. Jordan in 1921, the theatre was originally named the National Theatre. It was renamed the Billy Rose Theatre in 1959, and in 1979 was very briefly renamed the Trafalgar Theatre; it became the David T. Nederlander Theatre in 1980. It housed Times Square Church before The Nederlander Organization sold the Mark Hellinger Theatre to the church's pastor, David Wilkerson.
Located in the Times Square Theatre District, the Nederlander had recently held the title of the only Broadway theatre located south of 42nd Street to currently host a performance—until the musical Rent closed on September 7, 2008, after twelve years. Set in the Alphabet City neighborhood of Manhattan's East Village, the Rent production occasioned the remodelling of the façade and interior of the theatre to resemble a downtown nightclub.
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