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The Ziegfeld Theatre was a single-screen movie theater located at 141 West 54th Street in midtown Manhattan in New York City. It opened in 1969 and closed in 2016. The theater was named in honor of the original Ziegfeld Theatre (1927–1966), which was built by the impresario Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
May 17, 2024 · Photo from Wikimedia Commons by Irving Underhill. The original theater was designed by Joseph Urban (with interior by noted theater designer Thomas W. Lamb ). The New York Times hailed Urban...
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Built just a few hundred feet from the site of original Ziegfeld Theatre (demolished in 1966), this ‘new’ Ziegfeld Theatre opened December 17, 1969 with a gala premiere of “Marooned” starring Gregory Peck. The movie house was one of the last big palaces built in the United States.
Long before the 1969 opening of the current Ziegfeld Theatre single-screen movie theatre (closed January 2016), there was an earlier Ziegfeld Theatre, an Art Deco masterpiece designed for legit theatre use. The original Ziegfeld Theatre opened February 2, 1927 with 1,628 seats and Florenz Ziegfeld’s production of “Rio Rita” The theatre ...
Jan 31, 2016 · Walter Reade, Jr. opened the current Ziegfeld Theater in 1969, adding it to his empire of locations, mostly in New York State and New Jersey. Joe approached the ladies and introduced himself, and spoke to them extensively about the theater, and THSA.
Mar 5, 2018 · Located on the corner of 6th Avenue and 54th Street, the theatre was named for the legendary producer Florenz “Flo” Ziegfeld, famed for his risqué revues that “glorified the American girl.” The $2,500,000 theatre was financed by William Randolph Hearst, who not so coincidently was having an affair with one of Ziegfeld’s showgirls.
Dec 12, 2017 · NYC's historic Ziegfeld Theatre reopened this October as a brand new event space designed in the Art Deco style. Here's a look inside Midtown's new space.
