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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.
Florenz Edward Ziegfeld Jr. ( / ˈzɪɡfɛld /; March 21, 1867 – July 22, 1932) was an American Broadway impresario, notable for his series of theatrical revues, the Ziegfeld Follies (1907–1931), inspired by the Folies Bergère of Paris. He also produced the musical Show Boat. He was known as the "glorifier of the American girl". [1]
Jun 23, 2015 · After the success of his Follies, Ziegfeld revolutionized theater performance with the musical Show Boat (1927) and continued making Broadway hits—including Sally (1920), Rio Rita (1927), and...
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The Great Ziegfeld is a 1936 American musical drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and produced by Hunt Stromberg. It stars William Powell as the theatrical impresario Florenz "Flo" Ziegfeld Jr., Luise Rainer as Anna Held, and Myrna Loy as Billie Burke . The film, shot at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios in Culver City, California in the fall of ...
Nov 23, 2008 · Nov. 23, 2008. A century is a mere blink in the history of mankind, but it’s a long time in the history of show business. Just about a hundred years ago, a Chicago-born talent manager started a ...
BOOK REVIEWS Ziegfeld and His Follies: A Biography of Broadway’s Greatest Producer. Cynthia Brideson and Sara Brideson. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky, 2015. ISBN 978-0-8131-6088-7. $38.00. The stunning success about producer Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., his intriguing life, his renowned Follies and his other
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.
