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The New Amsterdam Theatre is a Broadway theatre located at 214 West 42nd Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues in the Theater District of Manhattan, New York City, off of Times Square. It was built in 1902–1903 and was designed by the architecture firm of Henry Hertz and Hugh Tallant;〔Alexander, Cathy. "New Amsterdam Theatre" in , pp.888-89〕 the Roof Garden, where more risqué productions were presented, and which is no longer extant, was added in 1904, designed by the same firm.〔, p. 88〕〔, p. 256〕 The remainder of the building was utilized for offices.〔 From 1913 to 1927, the theatre was the home of the ''Ziegfeld Follies'', whose producer, Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr., maintained an office in the building, and operated a nightclub on the roof.〔 ''George White's Scandals'' and Eva LeGallienne's Civic Repertory Theatre were subsequent tenants. It was used as a movie theatre beginning in 1937, closed in 1985, and was leased by The Walt Disney Company and renovated by Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer in 1995–97 to be the flagship for Disney Theatrical Productions presentations on Broadway.〔 Both the Beaux-Arts exterior and the Art Nouveau interior of the building are New York City landmarks, having been designated in 1979.〔〔 In addition, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Along with the Lyceum Theatre, also built in 1903, the New Amsterdam is the oldest surviving Broadway venue. ==Construction and original run== The Beaux-Arts facade〔 of the New Amsterdam is a narrow slice which leads to the theatre's interior, the first concrete example of architectural Art Nouveau in New York,〔Waters, Theodore "The New Amsterdam Theatre: A triumph of the new art", ''Everybody's Magazine'' (July–December 1903) pp 488〕 The building was constructed in 1902–03〔〔 by the partnership of impresarios A.L. Erlanger and Marcus Klaw, and was designed by architects Herts & Tallant. Decorating was carried out by an extensive team of painters and sculptors that included George Gray Barnard, Robert Blum, the brothers Neumark, George Daniel M. Peixotto,〔(''The Jewish Encyclopedia'': "Peixotto" )〕 Roland Hinton Perry and Albert G. Wenzel. At the time of construction, it was the largest theatre in New York, with a seating capacity of 1,702. The theatre opened in November 1903 with a production of Shakespeare's ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. For many years, it hosted the ''Ziegfeld Follies'', showcasing such talents as Fanny Brice, Eaton siblings and silent film star Olive Thomas whose ghost supposedly haunts the theatre.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Olive Thomas Collection )〕 A racier sister show of the ''Follies'', the ''Midnight Frolics'', played in the New Amsterdam's Roof Garden theatre. The New Amsterdam was the scene of Marilyn Miller's greatest triumphs in the musicals ''Sally'' (1920) and ''Sunny'', which opened in September 1925 co-starring Clifton Webb as Harold Wendell-Wendell and ran for three seasons.〔Parker, John (ed), ''Who's Who in the Theatre'', 10th revised edition, London, 1947: 1429〕 But the theatre also hosted serious productions, and in June 1927 Basil Rathbone appeared there as Cassius in ''Julius Caesar''.〔Parker, John (ed), ''Who's Who in the Theatre'', 10th revised edition, London, 1947: 1184〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「New Amsterdam Theatre」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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