Ziegfeld Theatre
6th Avenue at W. 54th St., New York, NY
Seats (approximate)
1660
Built
1927
Closed
1965
Demolished
1966
ABOUT THIS THEATRE
Description
Florenz Ziegfeld built, financed by William Randolph Hearst. Designed by Joseph Urban and Thomas A. Lamb. It became a movie house in 1933 until Billy Rose bought it in 1944 and returned it to legit theatre for 11 years. In 1955, NBC used the theatre as television studio until 1963. Then live entertainment returned until 1967 wthen it was razed for a skyscraper.
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