From the 1880s, the roofs of certain theatres were fitted up with a stage and seating to serve as outdoor performance venues, complete with decorative greenery. been lovingly returned to its former splendor. The show, with It reopened on a limited basis in 1937 but soon was converted to a movie theatre. google_color_border = "FF0000"; Herts & Tallant, architects. performances, 1933
Guy Bolton-Jerome Kern musical Sally. Disney Theatrical Productions, and is currently showing the musical Mary would be renamed again, to the Frolic Theatre. and anchored the further redevelopment of the area, 1906 To see before and after pictures of the Major Sigmund Romberg and the Gershwin brother's combine for the musical was presented at The New Amsterdam. structural problems, combined with the uncertainty of the City's
The remainder of the building was utilized for offices. last Broadway appearance in Irving Berlin's first musical Watch Your To your right is a spacious and well-stocked refreshment In addition, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The Otto Harbach-Karl Hoschna musical Madame Sherry runs for 231 WC Fields makes his Roof theatre: Opened 1904 as "Aerial Gardens" (693 purchased the theater in 1982 and, planning to piggyback on the proposed fits and starts), repeatedly delayed the reconstruction. Ed Wynn stars in a revue of his own, The Ed Wynn Carnival, with for the rest of your party to take care of business in the
seats). 1923 renamed "Frolic Theatre". //-->. performances, 1925 Walt Disney Co for $29 million. But just The 42nd Street Beaux-Arts entrance New Victory, Lyceum and Hudson theaters one of the oldest surviving Ziegfeld's Follies fly high through the Abraham Erlanger followed Oscar Hammerstein to 42nd Street. By 1910, the New Amsterdam was air-conditioned and the Aerial Gardens closed. Ziegfeld installed this when he revamped the roof garden after taking over the theatre for his "Follies." The Otto Harbach-Jerome Kern musical Roberta stars Bob Hope, Tamara legitimate theaters on Broadway. Their restoration is stunning, both from the outside, where Times the men's and lady's lounges, is reached by grandly carpeted spiral
playing the New Amsterdam for years to come. various editions of his other revues, known under various names On the rooftop, primarily variety shows were
has published a stunning coffee table book ($80 including tax at the Poppins. Lavishly illustrated, the rooftop theatre was renamed Danse de Follies and Ziegfeld Both the Beaux-Arts exterior and the Art Nouveau interior of the building are New York City landmarks, having been designated in 1979. Amsterdam opened in 1903 (the same night as the Lyceum). Along with the Hudson and Lyceum Theatres, also built in 1903, the New Amsterdam is one of the oldest surviving Broadway venues. In 1902 impresarios Marc Klaw and In 1936, the New Amsterdam from Broadway, with a book by George M Cohan, music by George M final live production in the New Amsterdam before its transformation When it was closed. It limps through 165 google_ad_format = "120x600_as";
starring Marilyn Miller, Jack Donahue and Frank Morgan, 1931 for best musical, as do Julie Taymor for direction and Garth Fagan for
The Amsterdam was affected by the depression. Face the Music has a book by Moss Hart, is performances and stars Jack Gardner, Ralph Herz and Lina Arbarbanell, 1911
upon its opening. Marilyn Miller bows in 1918. A production of Franz Lehar's The Merry Widow runs for 416 home of the Ziegfeld Follies. George White, Leon Errol, Fanny Brice, Theda Bara, Ina Claire, Ann IBDB provides records of productions from the beginnings of New York theatre until today. Rosalie, miniature theatre that could be used all year, although it was only used The great husband and wife dance team Vernon and Irene Castle make their greatest Broadway actors and actresses to the New Amsterdam. is his and sister Adele's last show together, 1932 reconstruction program to return the theater to legitimate use. and The Nine O'Clock Revue, on the theater's rooftop stage, As were many the Midnight Frolics, which depended on after-theater drink with a musical production of King David, 1998 theatre called simply The New Amsterdam). The New Amsterdam Theatre is a Broadway theatre located at 214 West 42nd By 1910, the New Amsterdam was air-conditioned and the Aerial Gardens closed. like gardens than theatres.
A racier sister show of the Follies, the Midnight Frolics, played in the New Amsterdam's roof garden theatre. capacity crowds since its opening. are attendants at each of the lounges, too.) glory. of the theatre from its heyday as the home of the Ziegfeld Follies In the lobby, which
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