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 Amsterdam - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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 New Amsterdam Theatre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The New Amsterdam Theatre is a playhouse located at 214 West 42nd Street in New York City's Broadway district.
At the time of construction, it was the largest theatre in New York with a seating capacity of 1,702.
The Nederlander Organization purchased the landmark property in 1982, but it would not be restored to its original usage and grandeur until 1992 when the 42nd Street Development Project bought the property and joined with The Walt Disney Company to undertake a full restoration.
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 The New Amsterdam Theatre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The main ground floor theatre was 86 feet wide by 90 feet deep from the edge of the stage to the back wall of the general reception room and 80 feet from the floor of the orchestra to the dome in the ceiling.
In 1937 the exterior and the lobby were renovated, and a new marquee was erected.
Also there is a New Amsterdam room downstairs which is a broad round space that connects the men's and ladies' lounges and features deluxe upholstered benches.
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 New Amsterdam Theatre
Three motifs were used in the decoration: the history of New Amsterdam from Henrick Hudson to 1903, the history of the theatre, and art nouveau floral and fauna.
The New Amsterdam had a complete miniature theatre that could be used all year, although it was only used in the summer months.
The New Amsterdam Room downstairs, a broad round space connecting the men's and lady's lounges, is reached by grandly carpeted spiral staircases and features deluxe upholstered benches on which you can wait for the rest of your party to take care of business in the restrooms or at the inevitable (but elegant) souvenir stand.
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 New Amsterdam Theatre
The New Amsterdam Theatre is located on the south side of 42nd Street west of 7th Avenue, between 7th and 8th Avenue.
In 1937 the New Amsterdam Theatre was the last legitimate theatre on 42nd Street.
The New Amsterdam Theatre is across the street from the Ford Center and the American Airlines Theatres.
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As the nation's seekers of entertainment remain loyal to their movie screens and television sets that run rampant with a non-stop, dizzying array of pre-recorded/reel images and diversions, stages of all shapes and sizes are being housed with live musicals and dramas that fill the void for audiences hungrying for a live, interactive, theatrical experience.
In New York City, the range of theatres remodeled for specific theatre groups or shows is a prime example.
The revamped theatre, another construction project contributing to the revitalization of the 42nd St. area, is a re-working of two legendary sites, the Lyric (1903) and the Apollo (1920), and has a generous seating capacity of 1, 839.
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 Encyclopedia: New Amsterdam Theatre
Broadway theatre is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States.
As were many other legitimate theaters during the Depression years, the New Amsterdam was converted to a movie house in 1937.
New York State purchased the New Amsterdam in 1992 and subsequently resold it to the Walt Disney Co for $29 million.
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 New Amsterdam (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
New Amsterdam, the colonial settlement in the New Netherland colony that became New York City
Nieuw Amsterdam, Netherlands, in the Dutch municipality of Emmen
New Amsterdam Brewing Company in New York City
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 Cinema Treasures | New Amsterdam Theatre
The NEW AMSTERDAM theatre is one of the finest theatres in the nation, and we are blessed that the Disney organization performed a remarkable restoration of this beauty for us all, but in one quarter it has been labeled as the **first** Movie Palace, and that is simply not true.
Therefore, while the NEW AMSTERDAM did show movies for part of its life, it could not be called a "movie palace" by the usual and customary definition of the term, even if it is shown in a commercially produced video on the subject.
I know the New amsterdam has a rooftop theatre which has been abandoned for even longer, the rooftop theatre is actually in the biography of the new amsterdam but the Cine 42 is not besides a picture of its marquee from the 80's.
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 New Amsterdam Theatre - New York, NY, 10036 - Citysearch
It took the Disney Corporation to transform this junked-out theatre from a symbol of Manhattan's fall from grace into the most beautiful showplace in the city.
Inside, multihued braided branches and sculpted greenery trace the lime-and-lavender walls, shimmering murals of frolicking fairies preside over the balcony, and the heads of nymphs poke from the walls.
The theatre is built steeply, so the cheap seats in the top balcony provide something of an aerial view.
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 New Amsterdam - New Amsterdam Theatre Tickets
Ordering New Amsterdam Theaters Tickets early insures you a place in the general seating area of your choice.
All of our New Amsterdam Theaters Tickets are either shipped via Federal Express or available for pick up at one of our four Chicago offices..
The entire New Amsterdam Theaters Schedule and Tickets are available 24 hours a day on our site.
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In David Johnston's terrific new play, Candy Darling (the Andy Warhol superstar) becomes the caseworker in the afterlife for Catholic pacifist/activist Dorothy Day.
New Victory Theatre is currently presenting this play from Australia, which is based on the true story of two teenage boys who accidentally killed a motorist while tossing rocks from a highway overpass.
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From the friezes in the lobby to the ornately-sculpted staircases, the New Amsterdam set the standard of architectural elegance among the other great theatrical palaces across the country.
As much of the original New Amsterdam Theatre architecture, including period artwork, will be preserved as is possible, in keeping with current building and safety standards.
New York is the center of the theater world and the New Amsterdam Theatre is at the historical center of New York Theatre."
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 The Lion King on Broadway - Ticket and Seating Info - Claws and Paws dot Com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Information abot the New Amsterdam theatre, its policies, and getting tickets for the show.
The theatre is located between 7th and 8th Avenue.
They check with the New Amsterdam Theatre, and see if the seats are availible for that show.
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 Amazon.com: A Day at the New Amsterdam Theatre (Disney): Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The New Amsterdam : The Biography of a Broadway Theater by Mary Henderson
The volume is as much a tribute to the renovated New Amsterdam Theatre, the one-time home of The Ziegfield Follies, as it is a celebration of stagehands, technicians, and performers working six days a week to put on eight shows.
Never-before-photographed areas of the theatre are featured, and readers will see all the nooks and crannies where the theatre's supposed ghosts are said to reside.
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At one point, the film effortlessly demonstrates how immigrants were drafted right off the boats as they had a suitcase from a foreign country one moment, and an American Uniform the next practically unable to speak the English language, yet ready to wage war against an unknown enemy.
The camera tracks all the characters as we have been inside from the beginning of the film, and we have been introduced to the poverty and wretchedness of the times in a dark and cold shelter.
Despite her romantic engagement with Amsterdam, through her savage beating Scorcese displays no one was spared during the riots from the hands of predatory thieves who were vying to survive.
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 Playbill News: Original Ziegfeld Alumni Gather for New Amsterdam's 100th
Layton will visit her old haunt (though not the roof) one more time on Oct. 27 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the New Amsterdam Theatre, the former home of the famous Ziegfeld Follies and now the Broadway base of Disney Theatricals.
For the past six years, she has returned to the New Amsterdam stage for the annual Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS benefits.
The New Amsterdam is currently playing host to The Lion King, its 164th production, and only its second since the theatre was restored and reopened by Disney in 1997 after 60 years without a legitimate entertainment.
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 MARY POPPINS Arrives on Broadway October 14, 2006 at the New Amsterdam Theatre
THE LION KING began performances at the New Amsterdam Theatre on October 15, 1997 and opened on Thursday, November 13, 1997.
Tickets for THE LION KING are available at the New Amsterdam Theatre Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets or by calling Ticketmaster at (212) 307-4747.
Issuers of news releases and not PR Newswire are solely responsible for the accuracy of the content.
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 Browsing Theater and Music -> Theater Scrapbooks -> Scrapbook One -> New Amsterdam Theatre Program, Week of ...
New Amsterdam Theatre Program, Week of December 11, 1905
Theaters include the New Amsterdam Theater, the Garden Theater, and the Garrick Theater.
Theatre programs in separate folios are located in an envelope inside Theater Scrapbook One.
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AIDA - Musical (Palace Theatre, 1554 Broadway at 47th St., 307-4747) Superstars of the music world, Elton John and Tim Rice, have combined their talents to create the score for this new version of the love triangle immortalized by Verdi.
JEKYLL and HYDE-Musical (2 hrs., 30 mins.) (Opened 4/28/97) (Plymouth Theatre, 236 W. 45th St., 239-6200) An evocative tale of romance and the epic battle between good and evil, Jekyll and Hyde brings new life to Robert Louis Stevenson's classic story.
(2 hrs., 45 mins.) (Opened 11/13/97) (New Amsterdam Theatre, 214 W. 42nd St., 307-4100) The stage version of Disney's animated mega-hit follows the adventures of Simba as he struggles to accept the responsibilities of adulthood and his destined role of king of the jungle.
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 New Amsterdam Theater - The Lion King: tickets, seating chart, info at New York City Theatre.com
Disney presents a musical that brings THE LION KING'S wildly popular story, the Oscar winning Elton John/Tim Rice songs, and an entire African landscape to the stage of the gloriously renovated New Amsterdam theatre.
Directed and designed by Tony Award winner Julie Taymor, THE LION KING fills the theatre with sights and sounds of one of Broadways most imaginative new talents - all to bring new life to Disneys crowd pleasing story of a young princes adventure-filled journey to adulthood - and the throne.
Children under 4 years of age will not be admitted into the New Amsterdam Theater.
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 New Amsterdam Theatre Tickets - Maps, Events, Seating Chart - Ticket Brokers
If you would like to attend an event at New Amsterdam Theatre, Coast To Coast Tickets can get you in the door and into great seats.
Whether the entertainment du jour is a live music concert, theater performance, or sporting event, we offer a variety of seating options and excellent customer service, Order online or contact us toll-free to order your tickets for New Amsterdam Theatre today.
Tickets for events at New Amsterdam Theatre may be sold for more than the price listed on the ticket.
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 New Amsterdam Theater, New York City, Theater, Theatre, Concert Halls and Music Venues
New Amsterdam Theater, New York City, Theater, Theatre, Concert Halls and Music Venues
New Amsterdam Theatre: 214 West 42nd St., Btwn 7th & 8th Aves.
This 1,771 seat house opened in 1903 in the heart of Manhattan’s theatre district.
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The main theatre was a movie grind house from 1937 to 1983, at which time the theatre closed for renovations.
A 693 seat rooftop theatre housed Ziegfeld's Frolics, and served as a radio studio and rehearsal space through the 1950s -- it was too far gone to be part of the restoration.
History: America's premiere vaudeville theatre from 1913 to 1932, the Palace was used as a movie house for the next three decades.
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 Disney Presents The Lion King Tickets New York - New Amsterdam Theatre - Concert tickets available now
New Amsterdam Theatre, New York, NY Disney Presents The Lion King Tickets New York
We carry New York Disney Presents The Lion King tickets, some of the best seats available, including front row, and many of our tickets are fairly cheap and a good bargain.
Disney Presents The Lion King is performing at New Amsterdam Theatre in New York, NY.
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 Disney on Broadway - The Lion King - Box Office   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
NO outside food is allowed into the theatre.
NO recording devices are allowed in the theatre, including still cameras.
Gift certificates may be redeemed for the appropriate price level seat(s) depending upon ticket availability.
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 Amazon.co.uk: The New Amsterdam: The Biography of a Broadway Theater: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
This book offers an excellent overview of the New Amsterdam Theater from the beginning through the recent renovation with discussions of the architecture of the building, the decorative artwork and of course a history of shows that have played at the theater from the beginning.
The New Amsterdam: The Biography of a Broadway Theatre makes this history come alive with photos of movie posters, actors, sets, and costumes.
Disney is to be commended for committing their resources to the painstaking and comprehensive restoration project that has saved the New Amsterdam from its undeserved fate as a forgotten and abandoned relic from Broadway's' glamourous past.
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 5 Times Square - Ernst and Young Headquarters, New York, NY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The structure borders subways along 41st Street and on Seventh Avenue and is immediately adjacent to the New Amsterdam Theatre, built in the 1890s.
Corner of the historical New Amsterdam Theatre is in the far right corner.
For the New Amsterdam Theater’s Historical Preservation Plan, MRCE evaluated the construction impacts of the new Ernst and Young building, assessing the New Amsterdam’s sensitivity, prepared underpinning requirements, and set criteria for vibrations and building movements.
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