New Amsterdam Theatre [New York City]
New Amsterdam Theatre
Theatre building in New York, USA
theater in New York, Verenigde Staten van Amerika
Built 1903 by Herts & Tallant for Klaw and Erlanger. Opened 26 Oct 1903 with Shakespeare's A Midsummer Nights Dream. Home to the Ziegfeld Follies from 1913 until 1927. In the 1940s converted into a cinema. 1994-1997 renovation for Walt Disney Co. Re-opened May 1997 with a concert performance of King David. Since 1997, used for the musical, The Lion King. 1771 seats. - Roof theatre: Opened 1904 as Aerial Gardens (693 seats). 1914 renamed Danse de Follies. 1923 renamed Frolic Theatre.