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The
Ziegfeld Theatre was a
Broadway theatre formerly located at the intersection of
Sixth Avenue and
54th Street in
Manhattan,
New York City. It was built in 1927 and razed in 1966.
The theatre was named for
Florenz Ziegfeld, who built the theatre with financial backing from
William Randolph Hearst. It was designed by
Joseph Urban and
Thomas W. Lamb. It opened on
February 2,
1927 with the musical
Rio Rita, which moved to another theatre when
Show Boat opened at the Ziegfeld on
December 27,
1927. The theatre became the Loew's Ziegfeld in 1933 and operated as a
movie theater until showman
Billy Rose bought it in 1944.
NBC used the Ziegfeld as a
television studio from 1955 to 1963. The
Perry Como Show used the theatre beginning in 1956. It was one of the locations used for the
Emmy Awards in
1959 and
1961.
In 1963 the Ziegfeld reopened as a legitimate Broadway theatre. This was short-lived however, as Rose began to assemble abutting properties for a new real estate project. The Ziegfeld was torn down in 1967 to make way for a skyscraper, the Fisher Bros. Burlington House (later renamed the Alliance Capital, and then AllianceBernstein building.) A movie theatre was built down the street (at 141 W. 54th Street) with the name "The Ziegfeld," and houses photographs of the older Broadway theatre.
A fragment of the Joseph Urban facade, a female head, can be seen in front of the private home at 52 E. 80th Street.. The box from the cornerstone, and its contents are in the
New York Public Library Billy Rose Theater Collection-Special Collections
.
Notable Broadway premieres
Notable Broadway revivals
The Red Mill (revised version) (1945)
Show Boat (revised version) (1946-1947)
Of Thee I Sing (1951)
Music in the Air (1951)
Antony and Cleopatra and Caesar and Cleopatra on alternative nights (1951-1952). This was an imported British production starring Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, and the Old Vic acting company.
Porgy and Bess (1953) (the famous world tour featuring Leontyne Price)Further Information
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