(Old) Ziegfeld Theatre

1341 Sixth Avenue / NYC

- Ziegfeld Theatre exterior: 1926

The Ziegfeld Theatre was a Broadway theatre located at 1341 Sixth Avenue,
corner of 54th Street in Manhattan, New York City.

- close-up of center exterior -

It was built in 1927 and, despite public protests, was razed in 1966.
A second theater of the same name, named in honor of the original, was built in 1969
and is located at 141 West 54th Street in Manhattan.

- Rio Rita (1927) -

A large single screen movie theater, the last of its kind
in Manhattan, it remains in operation today.

- Loew's Ziegfeld, 1933-


Original Interior Designs:

- Bath Scene (1915) -

- Zeppelin over London (1915) -

- Balcony Mural (1915) -


Today, a fragment of the Joseph Urban facade - a female head -
can be seen in front of a private home.



Notable Broadway premieres

  • Rio Rita (1927)
  • Show Boat (1927–1929)
  • Ziegfeld Follies of 1931 (1931)
  • Brigadoon (1947–1948)
  • Kismet (1953–1955)



    Programs available from this theatre:

  • Ziegfeld Follies of 1931
  • Show Boat (1946)
  • Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1950)


    Return to Index of Theatres