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Ambassador Theatre (New York City)

The Ambassador Theatre is a Broadway theater at 219 West 49th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. Opened in 1921, the Ambassador Theatre was designed by Herbert J. Krapp and was constructed for the Shubert brothers. It has 1,125 seats across two levels and is operated by The Shubert Organization. The auditorium interior is a New York City designated landmark.

Ambassador Theatre
Address219 West 49th Street
Manhattan, New York City
United States
Coordinates40°45′40″N 73°59′06″W / 40.7612°N 73.9850°W / 40.7612; -73.9850
Public transit
OwnerThe Shubert Organization
TypeBroadway
Capacity1,125
ProductionChicago
Construction
OpenedFebruary 11, 1921
Years active1921–1945, 1956–present
ArchitectHerbert J. Krapp
Website
shubert.nyc/theatres/ambassador/
DesignatedAugust 6, 1985[1]
Reference no.1308[1]
Designated entityAuditorium interior

The theater is oriented on a diagonal axis, maximizing seating capacity on its small site of 100 by 100 feet (30 by 30 m). The facade is largely made of golden brick and is simple in design. The most prominent part of the facade is a curved entrance at the southeast corner, facing Broadway, where a lobby leads to the rear of the theater's orchestra level. The auditorium contains Adam-style detailing, a large balcony, and box seats with decorated arches above them. The auditorium contains a segmental proscenium arch topped by a curved sounding board.

The Shuberts developed the Ambassador, along with the neighboring O'Neill and Walter Kerr theaters, after World War I as part of a theatrical complex around 48th and 49th Streets. The Ambassador opened on February 11, 1921, with the musical The Rose Girl. The Shuberts sold the property in 1935, and it was intermittently used as a CBS broadcast studio, a movie theater, and for live theater until 1945. The Ambassador then hosted foreign films in the late 1940s and was a studio for the DuMont Television Network in the early 1950s. In 1956, the Shuberts assumed ownership again, returning it to use as a live theater. Though many of the Ambassador's productions in the 20th century were short runs, it has hosted since 2003 the musical Chicago, the second-longest-running Broadway show since 2014.

Site edit

The Ambassador Theatre is on 219 West 49th Street, on the north sidewalk between Eighth Avenue and Broadway, in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City.[2][3] The square land lot covers 10,050 square feet (934 m2), with a frontage of 100 feet (30 m) on 49th Street and a depth of 100 feet. The Ambassador shares the block with the St. Malachy Roman Catholic Church to the west, The Theater Center to the northeast, and the Brill Building to the east. Other nearby buildings include Paramount Plaza (including Circle in the Square Theatre and the Gershwin Theatre) to the north; the Winter Garden Theatre to the northeast; the Crowne Plaza Times Square Manhattan hotel to the southeast; the Eugene O'Neill Theatre and Walter Kerr Theatre to the south; and One Worldwide Plaza to the west.[3]

Design edit

The Ambassador Theatre was designed by Herbert J. Krapp and was constructed in 1921 for the Shubert brothers.[2][4] It is part of a group of six theaters planned by the Shuberts after World War I, of which four were built.[5] Theatrical historian Ken Bloom wrote of the Ambassador in 2007: "Broadway historians blame the Ambassador's relatively lackluster career to the extreme width of the theater due to its odd placement on the lot and its relatively bland facade."[6] Nevertheless, as of 2021, the theater has hosted the musical Chicago since 2003.[7] The Ambassador is operated by the Shubert Organization.[8][9]

Facade edit

 
Detail of rounded corner, with a molding below the attic windows

The theater is shorter than its width. At ground level, the facade contains a water table made of stone. The rest of the facade has gold-beige brick, which is laid in a diaper pattern.[10] The facade is simple in design, especially when compared with Krapp's other works for the Shubert family.[5][11] The Ambassador and Ritz (now Walter Kerr) theaters, in particular, were designed in patterned brick, with the only ornamentation being in the arrangement of the brick. This sparse ornamentation may be attributed to the lack of money in the years after World War I.[5]

Similar to Krapp's earlier Broadhurst and Plymouth theaters, the Ambassador Theatre has a curved corner at the eastern portion of the facade, facing Broadway.[5][12] This corner contains the main entrance, which is through a set of metal-and-glass doors. The center section of the facade has display boxes, and the western section has three pairs of wood-and-glass doors with segmental arches above them. A marquee hangs above the first floor. The main section of the facade is decorated in a diaper pattern and lacks window openings (some windows are infilled at the second floor near the corner).[10] There are also blind arches on the second and third stories.[12]

A molding with corbels forms a fake cornice above the third floor.[10][12] The fourth floor contains windows within brick openings. There is a parapet above the fourth floor, which wraps around the eastern corner. The western facade is plain brick with a fire escape.[10]

Auditorium edit

The auditorium has an orchestra level, one balcony, boxes, and a stage behind the proscenium arch.[13] According to the Shubert Organization, the auditorium has 1,114 seats;[9] meanwhile, Playbill cites 1,080 seats[8] and The Broadway League cites 1,125 seats.[14] The physical seats are divided into 573 seats in the orchestra (including 41 in the orchestra pit), 264 at the front of the balcony, 250 at the rear of the balcony, and 8 in the boxes. There are also 19 standing-room only spots.[9]

The auditorium was originally decorated with solid gold leaf.[15][16] The color scheme was initially in gold and red,[15] similar to that of the Shubert Theatre.[16] Due to the small site dimensions, the auditorium is oriented on a diagonal axis to increase seating capacity,[11][13][17] with the stage to the northwest and the lobby to the southeast.[12] The diagonal plan could fit 1,300 seats,[15][16] but a typical layout, where the proscenium and the stage were parallel to the street, could only net 900 seats.[15] The side walls of the auditorium are significantly curved,[13] and the auditorium has a roughly hexagonal layout.[9][12] The diagonal arrangement allowed the northeast and southwest corners to be used for other rooms such as lounges.[16]

Seating areas edit

 
Interior of the auditorium, with the box section at center

The auditorium's outer walls are non-bearing walls, with the weight of the balcony resting on columns.[17] A vestibule was placed between the ticket lobby and auditorium to reduce drafty air from outdoors.[15] The rear of the orchestra contains doors from the ticket lobby. Additional doors to the orchestra are placed along the side walls at the front, near the boxes.[18] Coatrooms were placed next to the side entrances.[15] The orchestra floor is raked, sloping down toward the stage.[13] A promenade wraps around the orchestra's rear and sides. The rear of the orchestra has a standing rail made of marble, separating the promenade from the rear rows of seats.[15][19] There are also paneled-marble walls, which curve around to the sides.[15][16][19] A cornice with swags runs above the orchestra wall. There are stairways up to the balcony[19] with marble walls.[16]

The balcony level is divided into front and rear sections by an aisle halfway across its depth. The walls of the balcony level are angled sideways to accommodate the theater's shape.[19] The side walls (near the boxes) are decorated in the Adam style, with fan shapes inside arches, which in turn are augmented by motifs such as swags.[19][20] The rear walls and the balcony's underside contain plasterwork paneling. The balcony's front rail contains Adam-style paneling and lights.[19] A smoking room and a mezzanine room adjoined the balcony level.[15]

On either side of the proscenium is a wall section with two boxes at balcony level; the box nearer the stage is curved outward. The boxes' wall sections are flanked by paneling and two pilasters on either side. Paneled walls exist at the orchestra level, where the former boxes there have been removed. The fronts of each box contain paneling with Adam-style medallions. A segmental arch rises above the boxes, with Adam-style panels on either side of the arch, above the pilasters. A frieze and a cornice with modillions runs above the boxes.[13]

Other design features edit

The auditorium contains a segmental proscenium arch.[13] The proscenium measures 44 feet 11 inches (13.69 m) wide and 25 feet 3 inches (7.70 m) high.[9] Two pilasters are placed on either side, while the top of the proscenium has a frieze and cornice, which are continuations of those above the boxes. The sounding board curves onto the ceiling above the proscenium arch and is decorated with grilles and Adam-style panels.[13] The ceiling contains a shallow oval dome at the center, with a chandelier hanging from the dome and Adam-style grotesques inside.[13][20] The rear of the ceiling contains a partial dome with motifs of fans. The ceiling is otherwise divided into coffered sections with Adam-style reliefs. A frieze and a cornice run just below the ceiling.[13] The depth of the auditorium to the proscenium is 28 feet 4 inches (8.64 m), while the depth to the front of the stage is 31 feet 2 inches (9.50 m).[9]

History edit

Times Square became the epicenter for large-scale theater productions between 1900 and the Great Depression.[21] During the 1900s and 1910s, many theaters in Midtown Manhattan were developed by the Shubert brothers, one of the major theatrical syndicates of the time.[22] The Shuberts originated from Syracuse, New York, and expanded downstate into New York City in the first decade of the 20th century.[23][24] The brothers controlled a quarter of all plays and three-quarters of theatrical ticket sales in the U.S. by 1925.[23][25] After World War I, the Shuberts contemplated the construction of six theaters along 48th and 49th Streets, just north of Times Square.[26][27] Of these, only four were built, and only three (the Ambassador, O'Neill, and Kerr) survive.[28][a]

Original Broadway run edit

 
Facade view

The Shuberts announced plans for their six new theaters in September 1920.[30][31][32] The Ambassador, announced that November, was the first new theater that the Shuberts planned to build along 48th and 49th Streets.[27][33] The Shuberts held a 21-year lease on the theater that extended from August 1919 to August 1940.[34] The brothers believed that the 49th Street site could be as profitable as theaters on 42nd Street, which historically was Times Square's legitimate theatrical hub.[35] The Shuberts built the Ambassador Theatre in 82 days, then a record for theatrical construction.[36] The musical comedy The Rose Girl was announced in January 1921 as the Ambassador's first production,[37] and the theater opened on February 11 with The Rose Girl.[38][39] Biff, Bang, Bang! was staged that May,[40][41] followed later the same year by the theater's first true hit:[38] the operetta Blossom Time, which ran for 516 performances.[40][42]

Generally, the Ambassador largely hosted operettas during the early 1920s,[43] and many of its early productions were not successful.[35] Its initial operettas included Al Goodman and Sigmund Romberg's The Lady in Ermine in 1922,[44][45][46] as well as an American version of Eduard Künneke's Caroline the next year featuring Tessa Kosta.[44][47] The operetta The Dream Girl opened in 1924 with music by Victor Herbert, who had died several months previously.[38][48] This was followed by a revival of the drama Candida in 1925,[43][49] as well as William A. Brady and Owen Davis's adaptation of the novel The Great Gatsby in 1926.[50][51][52] Laurence Schwab and Frank Mandel signed a two-year lease for the Ambassador in June 1926, with plans to renovate the theater and stage their own plays inside.[53][54] Subsequently, Queen High ran for 367 performances[50][55] after its opening in September 1926,[55][56] and Bartlett Cormack staged The Racket late the next year.[57][58][59]

Most of the Ambassador's productions in the late 1920s were flops, revivals, or transfers from other theaters.[60] Among the shows that transferred were the play Little Accident in 1929,[61][62] as well as Street Scene later the same year.[63] The following decade started with another transfer, the long-running prison drama The Last Mile, in 1930;[64][65] Blossom Time was revived for a brief run the next year.[66][67] The theater then showed vaudeville with the premiere of Chamberlain Brown's Scrap Book in 1932.[68][69] The Ambassador's next hit was Ayn Rand's Night of January 16th,[70] which opened in September 1935.[71][72] The same year, the Shuberts placed the theater for sale; at the time, they still held a lease on the theater.[73] The new owners insisted on staging only drama, which resulted in many flops in the late 1930s.[35] One exception to this trend was the Abbey Theatre, which staged several plays in repertory during the 1937 season,[74][75]

Intermittent theatrical use, playhouse edit

 
Entrance detail

In December 1938, the Theatrical Realty Corporation, headed by Lee Shubert, leased the Ambassador Theatre to the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) for use as a broadcasting studio.[76][77] CBS enlarged the Ambassador's stage and used it to broadcast orchestra performances in early 1939.[78] Later that year, the 1939 version of The Straw Hat Revue was presented at the Ambassador,[79][80] while the theater was still being used as a radio broadcast studio.[81] The Shuberts gave up their lease on the theater in September 1940, and the James P. Knight estate took over.[34] That December, the Knights leased the Ambassador to Cummins Pictures Inc. for films.[82][83] The New York Grand Opera Company performed at the theater in September 1941,[84][85] and the Ambassador was leased to real-estate operator Irving Maidman two months later.[86][87] The Ambassador returned to showing legitimate productions that November with Cuckoos on the Hearth, which transferred from the Mansfield Theatre.[88][89]

Central Hanover Bank & Trust acquired the Ambassador in January 1942 and resold it to J. Arthur Fischer that June in an all-cash transaction.[90][91] The burlesque revue Wine, Women and Song opened at the theater that September.[92] However, the revue was closed three months later because it was "indecent", namely violating ordinances against obscenities;[93][94] under the orders of the mayoral administration of Fiorello La Guardia, the Ambassador lost its license to operate as a legitimate theater.[95][96] The Ambassador's theatrical license was restored in August 1943,[97] just before the opening of a third and final revival of Blossom Time, which ran only 47 performances.[98] This was followed by a set of Gilbert and Sullivan plays in early 1944,[96][99] as well as transfers of Decision and School For Brides the same year.[100]

The Ambassador was leased to Joseph and Sam Siritzky in August 1945 for film screenings. The Siritzkys' lease was to run for at least five years, with options for extensions.[101][102] The Ambassador was used as a movie house and as a radio and television studio for the next 11 years.[98] The operators instituted a policy of screening foreign films in November 1946, starting with the French film Carmen.[103] For the next three years, the theater was used exclusively for screening foreign films.[104] The Siritzkys suspended their operations at the Ambassador in mid-1950 and departed to France.[105] That August, DuMont Television Network signed a five-year lease for the Ambassador and immediately began remodeling it for use as a broadcast studio.[104][106][107] The wooden stage was resurfaced with a smooth finish of magnesium chloride, and a partitioned control room was added.[108] DuMont opened its studio in September 1950[108] and used the Ambassador for telecasting.[109]

Broadway revival edit

1950s to 1970s edit

In July 1956, the Shuberts announced that they would restore the Ambassador to legitimate-theater use.[110][111][112] The comedy The Loud Red Patrick, which opened that October, was the first production at the reopened theater.[88][113] Generally, the productions of the revived Ambassador were no more successful than those that were staged in the theater's original Broadway run.[6] In 1957, the Ambassador hosted Eugenia with Tallulah Bankhead;[114][115] a transfer of the long-running The Diary of Anne Frank;[96][116] and the murder drama Compulsion with Dean Stockwell, Roddy McDowall, and Ina Balin.[88][117][118] This was followed in 1958 by a limited run of Back to Methuselah with Faye Emerson and Tyrone Power,[88][119][120] as well as Comes a Day with Judith Anderson and George C. Scott (the latter in his Broadway debut).[114][121] The next year, Jean Dixon, Melvyn Douglas, and E. G. Marshall performed in The Gang's All Here.[122][123][124]

The long-running Paddy Chayefsky play The Tenth Man transferred from the Booth Theatre in 1961,[125][126] ending its two-year run at the Ambassador.[127] Subsequently, the theater hosted A Passage to India[128][129] and the Joseph Hayes drama Calculated Risk in 1962.[128][130] Another transfer, Stop the World – I Want to Get Off, was staged at the Ambassador in 1963,[125][131] followed by Ira Wallach's Absence of a Cello the next year.[132][133][134] The Ambassador also hosted limited concert engagements from the Paul Taylor Dance Company[135][136] and Charles Aznavour in 1965.[135][137][138] The theater then hosted The Lion in Winter with Robert Preston and Rosemary Harris in 1966,[139][140][141] as well as Robert Anderson's collection of one-act plays, You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running, starting in 1967.[142][143][144] The Ambassador ended the decade with runs of Joseph Heller's We Bombed in New Haven in 1968[142][145][146] and Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt's Celebration in 1969.[142][147][148]

The Ambassador hosted various types of productions in the 1970s, ranging from adaptations of children's stories to musical parodies.[135] First was a revival of Sandy Wilson's The Boy Friend, featuring Judy Carne and Sandy Duncan, in 1970.[142][149][150] This was followed by Paul Sills' Story Theatre the same year.[142][151][152] which played in repertory with Sills's Metamorphoses near the end of its run.[153] The Ambassador also hosted Melvin Van Peebles's musical Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death in 1971,[154][155][156] as well as a revival of Scapino with Jim Dale in 1974.[157][158][159] The Ambassador hosted three solo productions in the mid-1970s:[6] Me and Bessie with Linda Hopkins (1975);[160][161] I Have a Dream with Billy Dee Williams (1976);[160][162] and Miss Margarida's Way with Estelle Parsons (1977).[163][164] The theater's other productions of that decade included Godspell in 1976[96][165][166] and Eubie! in 1978.[167][168][169]

1980s to present edit

 
Seen at night in 2010

The theater was briefly known as the New Ambassador Theatre in April 1980, when the production Goodbye Fidel was being performed.[170] The same year, the Ambassador hosted Your Arms Too Short to Box with God,[171][172] as well as a transfer of the musical Dancin', the latter of which ran through 1982.[173][174][175] Afterward, Herman van Veen performed the one-man show All of Him in 1982,[176][177] and a revival of Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge was staged in 1983.[178][179] Ellie Greenwich performed some songs in 1985 as part of her musical Leader of the Pack.[180][181][182] Barbara Cook had a limited concert engagement in April 1987,[183][184] followed the same year by a revival of the musical Dreamgirls.[185][186] A limited run of Brazilian revue Oba Oba was staged in 1988,[187][188] followed the same year by a six-month run of Ain't Misbehavin'.[189][190] The last production of the decade was The Circle in 1989,[191] which featured Stewart Granger, Rex Harrison, and Glynis Johns for 208 performances;[192][193] The Circle marked Granger's only Broadway appearance and Harrison's last.[192] Also during the 1980s, the Shuberts renovated the Ambassador as part of a restoration program for their Broadway theaters.[194]

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) had started to consider protecting the Ambassador as a landmark in 1982,[195] with discussions continuing over the next several years.[196] The LPC designated the facades of the Ambassador, Neil Simon, and Virginia (now August Wilson) theaters as landmarks in August 1985, along with the Ambassador's and Neil Simon's interiors,[197][198] over the objections of the three theaters' owners.[199][200] The New York City Board of Estimate considered the designations for ratification in December 1985 and approved the designation of the Ambassador's interior, as well as the two other theaters' designations.[201] Though the Ambassador's interior had cultural and architectural significance, the exterior had been designated only for its cultural significance. In a concession to theatrical owners, the Board of Estimate refused to ratify designations of theaters if these were made solely on cultural grounds.[200] The board's vote to refuse landmark status for the Ambassador's facade was a very rare decision; it did not make another revocation until 1989.[202][b]

After The Circle closed, the Ambassador did not host another legitimate production for five years.[8][14] After the death of Colleen Dewhurst in 1991, there were calls to rename the Ambassador after her, given Dewhurst's longtime association with playwright Eugene O'Neill's work and the Ambassador's proximity to the O'Neill Theatre.[193] The next production at the Ambassador was comedian Red Buttons's solo Buttons on Broadway, which opened in 1995.[192][204] This was followed in 1996 by Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk, which opened in 1996[205][206] and ran 1,130 performances over the next three years.[207][208] The Ambassador's last productions of the 1990s were You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown in February 1999 with Kristin Chenoweth and Roger Bart,[207][209][210] as well as It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues that September.[211][212]

Relatively few productions have played the Ambassador since 2000.[8][14] The first was The Ride Down Mt. Morgan, which was staged in 2000.[213][214] The next year, the Ambassador hosted A Class Act[215][216] and Hedda Gabler,[217][218] the latter of which opened during a downturn in the Broadway industry caused by the September 11 attacks.[219] The play Topdog/Underdog opened at the Ambassador in 2002.[220][221] This was followed by the musical Chicago, which had already run for several years on Broadway when it transferred to the Ambassador in January 2003.[222] Chicago has played at the Ambassador ever since,[223] becoming the second-longest-running Broadway production in 2014.[224][c] As part of a settlement with the United States Department of Justice in 2003, the Shuberts agreed to improve disabled access at their 16 landmarked Broadway theaters, including the Ambassador.[225][226] The theater closed on March 12, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[227] It reopened with performances of Chicago on September 14, 2021.[7] Chicago broke the theater's box-office record several times during its run, most recently during the week ending January 1, 2023, when the musical grossed $1,299,400.[228]

Notable productions edit

Productions are listed by the year of their first performance. This list only includes Broadway shows; it does not include films screened at the theater, nor does it include shows that were taped there.[8][14]

See also edit

References edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ The other was the 49th Street Theatre at 235 West 49th Street, which opened in 1921 and was demolished in 1940.[29]
  2. ^ This was when landmark status was revoked from the Coogan Building at Sixth Avenue and 26th Street.[202] Prior to those, the Board of Estimate had only ever overturned four landmark designations since 1965, when the LPC gained the authority to designate landmarks.[203]
  3. ^ After The Phantom of the Opera, which has run at the Majestic Theatre since 1988[224]
  4. ^ Namely King Lear, Hamlet, The Merchant of Venice, Macbeth, As You Like It, and Richard III[237]
  5. ^ Including Katie Roche, The Plough and the Stars, The Playboy of the Western World, Juno and the Paycock, Drama at Inish[239]
  6. ^ Namely The Mikado, Trial by Jury, H.M.S. Pinafore, Cox and Box, The Pirates of Penzance, The Gondoliers, Iolanthe, Patience, Ruddigore, and The Yeomen of the Guard[245]

Citations edit

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  5. ^ a b c d Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985, pp. 15–16.
  6. ^ a b c Bloom 2007, p. 9.
  7. ^ a b Nagourney, Adam (September 14, 2021). "'Chicago' keeps polishing its razzle-dazzle right until showtime". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. from the original on December 22, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
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  11. ^ a b Stern, Robert A. M.; Gilmartin, Patrick; Mellins, Thomas (1987). New York 1930: Architecture and Urbanism Between the Two World Wars. New York: Rizzoli. p. 230. ISBN 978-0-8478-3096-1. OCLC 13860977.
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  24. ^ Stagg 1968, p. 208.
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  27. ^ a b "Amusement Notes: Messrs. Shubert To Build New Theatres". Women's Wear. Vol. 21, no. 117. November 18, 1920. p. 14. ProQuest 1665840914.
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  46. ^ "'Lady in Ermine' Romantic; Genuinely Musical Comedy From Abroad Pleases at Ambassador". The New York Times. October 3, 1922. ISSN 0362-4331. from the original on December 19, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
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Sources edit

  • Ambassador Theater [Overturned] (PDF) (Report). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. August 6, 1985.
  • Ambassador Theater Interior (PDF) (Report). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. August 6, 1985.
  • Bloom, Ken (2007). The Routledge Guide to Broadway (1st ed.). New York: Routledge. pp. 8–9. ISBN 978-0-415-97380-9.
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  • Stagg, Jerry (1968). The brothers Shubert. ISBN 978-0-394-41792-9. OCLC 448983.

External links edit

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The Ambassador Theatre is a Broadway theater at 219 West 49th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City Opened in 1921 the Ambassador Theatre was designed by Herbert J Krapp and was constructed for the Shubert brothers It has 1 125 seats across two levels and is operated by The Shubert Organization The auditorium interior is a New York City designated landmark Ambassador TheatreAddress219 West 49th StreetManhattan New York CityUnited StatesCoordinates40 45 40 N 73 59 06 W 40 7612 N 73 9850 W 40 7612 73 9850Public transit49th Street Seventh Avenue N R and W 50th Street Eighth Avenue C and E 50th Street Broadway 1 OwnerThe Shubert OrganizationTypeBroadwayCapacity1 125ProductionChicagoConstructionOpenedFebruary 11 1921Years active1921 1945 1956 presentArchitectHerbert J KrappWebsiteshubert nyc theatres ambassador New York City LandmarkDesignatedAugust 6 1985 1 Reference no 1308 1 Designated entityAuditorium interiorThe theater is oriented on a diagonal axis maximizing seating capacity on its small site of 100 by 100 feet 30 by 30 m The facade is largely made of golden brick and is simple in design The most prominent part of the facade is a curved entrance at the southeast corner facing Broadway where a lobby leads to the rear of the theater s orchestra level The auditorium contains Adam style detailing a large balcony and box seats with decorated arches above them The auditorium contains a segmental proscenium arch topped by a curved sounding board The Shuberts developed the Ambassador along with the neighboring O Neill and Walter Kerr theaters after World War I as part of a theatrical complex around 48th and 49th Streets The Ambassador opened on February 11 1921 with the musical The Rose Girl The Shuberts sold the property in 1935 and it was intermittently used as a CBS broadcast studio a movie theater and for live theater until 1945 The Ambassador then hosted foreign films in the late 1940s and was a studio for the DuMont Television Network in the early 1950s In 1956 the Shuberts assumed ownership again returning it to use as a live theater Though many of the Ambassador s productions in the 20th century were short runs it has hosted since 2003 the musical Chicago the second longest running Broadway show since 2014 update Contents 1 Site 2 Design 2 1 Facade 2 2 Auditorium 2 2 1 Seating areas 2 2 2 Other design features 3 History 3 1 Original Broadway run 3 2 Intermittent theatrical use playhouse 3 3 Broadway revival 3 3 1 1950s to 1970s 3 3 2 1980s to present 4 Notable productions 5 See also 6 References 6 1 Notes 6 2 Citations 6 3 Sources 7 External linksSite editThe Ambassador Theatre is on 219 West 49th Street on the north sidewalk between Eighth Avenue and Broadway in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City 2 3 The square land lot covers 10 050 square feet 934 m2 with a frontage of 100 feet 30 m on 49th Street and a depth of 100 feet The Ambassador shares the block with the St Malachy Roman Catholic Church to the west The Theater Center to the northeast and the Brill Building to the east Other nearby buildings include Paramount Plaza including Circle in the Square Theatre and the Gershwin Theatre to the north the Winter Garden Theatre to the northeast the Crowne Plaza Times Square Manhattan hotel to the southeast the Eugene O Neill Theatre and Walter Kerr Theatre to the south and One Worldwide Plaza to the west 3 Design editThe Ambassador Theatre was designed by Herbert J Krapp and was constructed in 1921 for the Shubert brothers 2 4 It is part of a group of six theaters planned by the Shuberts after World War I of which four were built 5 Theatrical historian Ken Bloom wrote of the Ambassador in 2007 Broadway historians blame the Ambassador s relatively lackluster career to the extreme width of the theater due to its odd placement on the lot and its relatively bland facade 6 Nevertheless as of 2021 update the theater has hosted the musical Chicago since 2003 7 The Ambassador is operated by the Shubert Organization 8 9 Facade edit nbsp Detail of rounded corner with a molding below the attic windowsThe theater is shorter than its width At ground level the facade contains a water table made of stone The rest of the facade has gold beige brick which is laid in a diaper pattern 10 The facade is simple in design especially when compared with Krapp s other works for the Shubert family 5 11 The Ambassador and Ritz now Walter Kerr theaters in particular were designed in patterned brick with the only ornamentation being in the arrangement of the brick This sparse ornamentation may be attributed to the lack of money in the years after World War I 5 Similar to Krapp s earlier Broadhurst and Plymouth theaters the Ambassador Theatre has a curved corner at the eastern portion of the facade facing Broadway 5 12 This corner contains the main entrance which is through a set of metal and glass doors The center section of the facade has display boxes and the western section has three pairs of wood and glass doors with segmental arches above them A marquee hangs above the first floor The main section of the facade is decorated in a diaper pattern and lacks window openings some windows are infilled at the second floor near the corner 10 There are also blind arches on the second and third stories 12 A molding with corbels forms a fake cornice above the third floor 10 12 The fourth floor contains windows within brick openings There is a parapet above the fourth floor which wraps around the eastern corner The western facade is plain brick with a fire escape 10 Auditorium edit The auditorium has an orchestra level one balcony boxes and a stage behind the proscenium arch 13 According to the Shubert Organization the auditorium has 1 114 seats 9 meanwhile Playbill cites 1 080 seats 8 and The Broadway League cites 1 125 seats 14 The physical seats are divided into 573 seats in the orchestra including 41 in the orchestra pit 264 at the front of the balcony 250 at the rear of the balcony and 8 in the boxes There are also 19 standing room only spots 9 The auditorium was originally decorated with solid gold leaf 15 16 The color scheme was initially in gold and red 15 similar to that of the Shubert Theatre 16 Due to the small site dimensions the auditorium is oriented on a diagonal axis to increase seating capacity 11 13 17 with the stage to the northwest and the lobby to the southeast 12 The diagonal plan could fit 1 300 seats 15 16 but a typical layout where the proscenium and the stage were parallel to the street could only net 900 seats 15 The side walls of the auditorium are significantly curved 13 and the auditorium has a roughly hexagonal layout 9 12 The diagonal arrangement allowed the northeast and southwest corners to be used for other rooms such as lounges 16 Seating areas edit nbsp Interior of the auditorium with the box section at centerThe auditorium s outer walls are non bearing walls with the weight of the balcony resting on columns 17 A vestibule was placed between the ticket lobby and auditorium to reduce drafty air from outdoors 15 The rear of the orchestra contains doors from the ticket lobby Additional doors to the orchestra are placed along the side walls at the front near the boxes 18 Coatrooms were placed next to the side entrances 15 The orchestra floor is raked sloping down toward the stage 13 A promenade wraps around the orchestra s rear and sides The rear of the orchestra has a standing rail made of marble separating the promenade from the rear rows of seats 15 19 There are also paneled marble walls which curve around to the sides 15 16 19 A cornice with swags runs above the orchestra wall There are stairways up to the balcony 19 with marble walls 16 The balcony level is divided into front and rear sections by an aisle halfway across its depth The walls of the balcony level are angled sideways to accommodate the theater s shape 19 The side walls near the boxes are decorated in the Adam style with fan shapes inside arches which in turn are augmented by motifs such as swags 19 20 The rear walls and the balcony s underside contain plasterwork paneling The balcony s front rail contains Adam style paneling and lights 19 A smoking room and a mezzanine room adjoined the balcony level 15 On either side of the proscenium is a wall section with two boxes at balcony level the box nearer the stage is curved outward The boxes wall sections are flanked by paneling and two pilasters on either side Paneled walls exist at the orchestra level where the former boxes there have been removed The fronts of each box contain paneling with Adam style medallions A segmental arch rises above the boxes with Adam style panels on either side of the arch above the pilasters A frieze and a cornice with modillions runs above the boxes 13 Other design features edit The auditorium contains a segmental proscenium arch 13 The proscenium measures 44 feet 11 inches 13 69 m wide and 25 feet 3 inches 7 70 m high 9 Two pilasters are placed on either side while the top of the proscenium has a frieze and cornice which are continuations of those above the boxes The sounding board curves onto the ceiling above the proscenium arch and is decorated with grilles and Adam style panels 13 The ceiling contains a shallow oval dome at the center with a chandelier hanging from the dome and Adam style grotesques inside 13 20 The rear of the ceiling contains a partial dome with motifs of fans The ceiling is otherwise divided into coffered sections with Adam style reliefs A frieze and a cornice run just below the ceiling 13 The depth of the auditorium to the proscenium is 28 feet 4 inches 8 64 m while the depth to the front of the stage is 31 feet 2 inches 9 50 m 9 History editTimes Square became the epicenter for large scale theater productions between 1900 and the Great Depression 21 During the 1900s and 1910s many theaters in Midtown Manhattan were developed by the Shubert brothers one of the major theatrical syndicates of the time 22 The Shuberts originated from Syracuse New York and expanded downstate into New York City in the first decade of the 20th century 23 24 The brothers controlled a quarter of all plays and three quarters of theatrical ticket sales in the U S by 1925 23 25 After World War I the Shuberts contemplated the construction of six theaters along 48th and 49th Streets just north of Times Square 26 27 Of these only four were built and only three the Ambassador O Neill and Kerr survive 28 a Original Broadway run edit nbsp Facade viewThe Shuberts announced plans for their six new theaters in September 1920 30 31 32 The Ambassador announced that November was the first new theater that the Shuberts planned to build along 48th and 49th Streets 27 33 The Shuberts held a 21 year lease on the theater that extended from August 1919 to August 1940 34 The brothers believed that the 49th Street site could be as profitable as theaters on 42nd Street which historically was Times Square s legitimate theatrical hub 35 The Shuberts built the Ambassador Theatre in 82 days then a record for theatrical construction 36 The musical comedy The Rose Girl was announced in January 1921 as the Ambassador s first production 37 and the theater opened on February 11 with The Rose Girl 38 39 Biff Bang Bang was staged that May 40 41 followed later the same year by the theater s first true hit 38 the operetta Blossom Time which ran for 516 performances 40 42 Generally the Ambassador largely hosted operettas during the early 1920s 43 and many of its early productions were not successful 35 Its initial operettas included Al Goodman and Sigmund Romberg s The Lady in Ermine in 1922 44 45 46 as well as an American version of Eduard Kunneke s Caroline the next year featuring Tessa Kosta 44 47 The operetta The Dream Girl opened in 1924 with music by Victor Herbert who had died several months previously 38 48 This was followed by a revival of the drama Candida in 1925 43 49 as well as William A Brady and Owen Davis s adaptation of the novel The Great Gatsby in 1926 50 51 52 Laurence Schwab and Frank Mandel signed a two year lease for the Ambassador in June 1926 with plans to renovate the theater and stage their own plays inside 53 54 Subsequently Queen High ran for 367 performances 50 55 after its opening in September 1926 55 56 and Bartlett Cormack staged The Racket late the next year 57 58 59 Most of the Ambassador s productions in the late 1920s were flops revivals or transfers from other theaters 60 Among the shows that transferred were the play Little Accident in 1929 61 62 as well as Street Scene later the same year 63 The following decade started with another transfer the long running prison drama The Last Mile in 1930 64 65 Blossom Time was revived for a brief run the next year 66 67 The theater then showed vaudeville with the premiere of Chamberlain Brown s Scrap Book in 1932 68 69 The Ambassador s next hit was Ayn Rand s Night of January 16th 70 which opened in September 1935 71 72 The same year the Shuberts placed the theater for sale at the time they still held a lease on the theater 73 The new owners insisted on staging only drama which resulted in many flops in the late 1930s 35 One exception to this trend was the Abbey Theatre which staged several plays in repertory during the 1937 season 74 75 Intermittent theatrical use playhouse edit nbsp Entrance detailIn December 1938 the Theatrical Realty Corporation headed by Lee Shubert leased the Ambassador Theatre to the Columbia Broadcasting System CBS for use as a broadcasting studio 76 77 CBS enlarged the Ambassador s stage and used it to broadcast orchestra performances in early 1939 78 Later that year the 1939 version of The Straw Hat Revue was presented at the Ambassador 79 80 while the theater was still being used as a radio broadcast studio 81 The Shuberts gave up their lease on the theater in September 1940 and the James P Knight estate took over 34 That December the Knights leased the Ambassador to Cummins Pictures Inc for films 82 83 The New York Grand Opera Company performed at the theater in September 1941 84 85 and the Ambassador was leased to real estate operator Irving Maidman two months later 86 87 The Ambassador returned to showing legitimate productions that November with Cuckoos on the Hearth which transferred from the Mansfield Theatre 88 89 Central Hanover Bank amp Trust acquired the Ambassador in January 1942 and resold it to J Arthur Fischer that June in an all cash transaction 90 91 The burlesque revue Wine Women and Song opened at the theater that September 92 However the revue was closed three months later because it was indecent namely violating ordinances against obscenities 93 94 under the orders of the mayoral administration of Fiorello La Guardia the Ambassador lost its license to operate as a legitimate theater 95 96 The Ambassador s theatrical license was restored in August 1943 97 just before the opening of a third and final revival of Blossom Time which ran only 47 performances 98 This was followed by a set of Gilbert and Sullivan plays in early 1944 96 99 as well as transfers of Decision and School For Brides the same year 100 The Ambassador was leased to Joseph and Sam Siritzky in August 1945 for film screenings The Siritzkys lease was to run for at least five years with options for extensions 101 102 The Ambassador was used as a movie house and as a radio and television studio for the next 11 years 98 The operators instituted a policy of screening foreign films in November 1946 starting with the French film Carmen 103 For the next three years the theater was used exclusively for screening foreign films 104 The Siritzkys suspended their operations at the Ambassador in mid 1950 and departed to France 105 That August DuMont Television Network signed a five year lease for the Ambassador and immediately began remodeling it for use as a broadcast studio 104 106 107 The wooden stage was resurfaced with a smooth finish of magnesium chloride and a partitioned control room was added 108 DuMont opened its studio in September 1950 108 and used the Ambassador for telecasting 109 Broadway revival edit 1950s to 1970s edit In July 1956 the Shuberts announced that they would restore the Ambassador to legitimate theater use 110 111 112 The comedy The Loud Red Patrick which opened that October was the first production at the reopened theater 88 113 Generally the productions of the revived Ambassador were no more successful than those that were staged in the theater s original Broadway run 6 In 1957 the Ambassador hosted Eugenia with Tallulah Bankhead 114 115 a transfer of the long running The Diary of Anne Frank 96 116 and the murder drama Compulsion with Dean Stockwell Roddy McDowall and Ina Balin 88 117 118 This was followed in 1958 by a limited run of Back to Methuselah with Faye Emerson and Tyrone Power 88 119 120 as well as Comes a Day with Judith Anderson and George C Scott the latter in his Broadway debut 114 121 The next year Jean Dixon Melvyn Douglas and E G Marshall performed in The Gang s All Here 122 123 124 The long running Paddy Chayefsky play The Tenth Man transferred from the Booth Theatre in 1961 125 126 ending its two year run at the Ambassador 127 Subsequently the theater hosted A Passage to India 128 129 and the Joseph Hayes drama Calculated Risk in 1962 128 130 Another transfer Stop the World I Want to Get Off was staged at the Ambassador in 1963 125 131 followed by Ira Wallach s Absence of a Cello the next year 132 133 134 The Ambassador also hosted limited concert engagements from the Paul Taylor Dance Company 135 136 and Charles Aznavour in 1965 135 137 138 The theater then hosted The Lion in Winter with Robert Preston and Rosemary Harris in 1966 139 140 141 as well as Robert Anderson s collection of one act plays You Know I Can t Hear You When the Water s Running starting in 1967 142 143 144 The Ambassador ended the decade with runs of Joseph Heller s We Bombed in New Haven in 1968 142 145 146 and Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt s Celebration in 1969 142 147 148 The Ambassador hosted various types of productions in the 1970s ranging from adaptations of children s stories to musical parodies 135 First was a revival of Sandy Wilson s The Boy Friend featuring Judy Carne and Sandy Duncan in 1970 142 149 150 This was followed by Paul Sills Story Theatre the same year 142 151 152 which played in repertory with Sills s Metamorphoses near the end of its run 153 The Ambassador also hosted Melvin Van Peebles s musical Ain t Supposed to Die a Natural Death in 1971 154 155 156 as well as a revival of Scapino with Jim Dale in 1974 157 158 159 The Ambassador hosted three solo productions in the mid 1970s 6 Me and Bessie with Linda Hopkins 1975 160 161 I Have a Dream with Billy Dee Williams 1976 160 162 and Miss Margarida s Way with Estelle Parsons 1977 163 164 The theater s other productions of that decade included Godspell in 1976 96 165 166 and Eubie in 1978 167 168 169 1980s to present edit nbsp Seen at night in 2010The theater was briefly known as the New Ambassador Theatre in April 1980 when the production Goodbye Fidel was being performed 170 The same year the Ambassador hosted Your Arms Too Short to Box with God 171 172 as well as a transfer of the musical Dancin the latter of which ran through 1982 173 174 175 Afterward Herman van Veen performed the one man show All of Him in 1982 176 177 and a revival of Arthur Miller s A View from the Bridge was staged in 1983 178 179 Ellie Greenwich performed some songs in 1985 as part of her musical Leader of the Pack 180 181 182 Barbara Cook had a limited concert engagement in April 1987 183 184 followed the same year by a revival of the musical Dreamgirls 185 186 A limited run of Brazilian revue Oba Oba was staged in 1988 187 188 followed the same year by a six month run of Ain t Misbehavin 189 190 The last production of the decade was The Circle in 1989 191 which featured Stewart Granger Rex Harrison and Glynis Johns for 208 performances 192 193 The Circle marked Granger s only Broadway appearance and Harrison s last 192 Also during the 1980s the Shuberts renovated the Ambassador as part of a restoration program for their Broadway theaters 194 The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission LPC had started to consider protecting the Ambassador as a landmark in 1982 195 with discussions continuing over the next several years 196 The LPC designated the facades of the Ambassador Neil Simon and Virginia now August Wilson theaters as landmarks in August 1985 along with the Ambassador s and Neil Simon s interiors 197 198 over the objections of the three theaters owners 199 200 The New York City Board of Estimate considered the designations for ratification in December 1985 and approved the designation of the Ambassador s interior as well as the two other theaters designations 201 Though the Ambassador s interior had cultural and architectural significance the exterior had been designated only for its cultural significance In a concession to theatrical owners the Board of Estimate refused to ratify designations of theaters if these were made solely on cultural grounds 200 The board s vote to refuse landmark status for the Ambassador s facade was a very rare decision it did not make another revocation until 1989 202 b After The Circle closed the Ambassador did not host another legitimate production for five years 8 14 After the death of Colleen Dewhurst in 1991 there were calls to rename the Ambassador after her given Dewhurst s longtime association with playwright Eugene O Neill s work and the Ambassador s proximity to the O Neill Theatre 193 The next production at the Ambassador was comedian Red Buttons s solo Buttons on Broadway which opened in 1995 192 204 This was followed in 1996 by Bring in da Noise Bring in da Funk which opened in 1996 205 206 and ran 1 130 performances over the next three years 207 208 The Ambassador s last productions of the 1990s were You re a Good Man Charlie Brown in February 1999 with Kristin Chenoweth and Roger Bart 207 209 210 as well as It Ain t Nothin But the Blues that September 211 212 Relatively few productions have played the Ambassador since 2000 8 14 The first was The Ride Down Mt Morgan which was staged in 2000 213 214 The next year the Ambassador hosted A Class Act 215 216 and Hedda Gabler 217 218 the latter of which opened during a downturn in the Broadway industry caused by the September 11 attacks 219 The play Topdog Underdog opened at the Ambassador in 2002 220 221 This was followed by the musical Chicago which had already run for several years on Broadway when it transferred to the Ambassador in January 2003 222 Chicago has played at the Ambassador ever since 223 becoming the second longest running Broadway production in 2014 224 c As part of a settlement with the United States Department of Justice in 2003 the Shuberts agreed to improve disabled access at their 16 landmarked Broadway theaters including the Ambassador 225 226 The theater closed on March 12 2020 due to the COVID 19 pandemic 227 It reopened with performances of Chicago on September 14 2021 7 Chicago broke the theater s box office record several times during its run most recently during the week ending January 1 2023 when the musical grossed 1 299 400 228 Notable productions editProductions are listed by the year of their first performance This list only includes Broadway shows it does not include films screened at the theater nor does it include shows that were taped there 8 14 1921 Blossom Time 229 42 1924 The Dream Girl 229 48 1925 Candida 230 1925 The Student Prince 231 1926 The Great Gatsby 232 51 1927 The Racket 232 58 1928 The Outsider 232 233 1928 Redemption 232 234 1929 Little Accident 61 235 1929 Street Scene 63 236 1930 The Last Mile 64 65 1930 1931 Six Shakespeare plays 237 d 1931 Death Takes a Holiday 237 238 1931 Blossom Time 66 67 1933 Young Sinners 239 240 1933 June Moon 239 241 1934 Biography 239 242 1935 Night of January 16th 70 72 1936 Mulatto 243 1937 Eight Abbey Theatre plays 74 e 1938 You Can t Take It with You 244 1939 The Straw Hat Revue 79 80 1944 Ten Gilbert and Sullivan plays 245 f 1957 The Diary of Anne Frank 246 116 1957 Compulsion 246 117 1958 Back to Methuselah 246 119 1960 The 49th Cousin 247 248 1961 The Tenth Man 247 126 1961 Blood Sweat and Stanley Poole 247 249 1962 Something About a Soldier 247 250 1962 A Passage to India 247 129 1963 Stop the World I Want to Get Off 247 131 1965 The World of Charles Aznavour 247 137 1966 The Lion in Winter 139 140 1966 The Investigation 251 252 1967 You Know I Can t Hear You When the Water s Running 142 143 1968 We Bombed in New Haven 251 145 1969 Celebration 251 147 1970 The Boy Friend 251 149 1970 Paul Sills Story Theatre 251 151 1971 Ain t Supposed to Die a Natural Death 154 155 1973 Warp 253 254 1974 Scapino 157 158 1975 We Interrupt This Program 253 255 1975 Me and Bessie 160 161 1976 Des Journees Entieres Dans les Arbres 253 256 1977 Godspell 253 165 1977 Miss Margarida s Way 163 164 1978 Same Time Next Year 253 257 1978 Eubie 167 168 1980 Your Arms Too Short to Box with God 192 171 1980 Dancin 173 174 1982 Herman Van Veen All of Him 176 177 1983 A View from the Bridge 192 179 1985 Leader of the Pack 180 181 1987 Barbara Cook A Concert for the Theatre 192 184 1987 Dreamgirls 192 186 1988 Ain t Misbehavin 192 189 1989 The Circle 192 191 1995 Fool Moon 192 258 1996 Bring in da Noise Bring in da Funk 205 208 1999 You re a Good Man Charlie Brown 207 209 1999 It Ain t Nothin But the Blues 211 2000 The Ride Down Mt Morgan 207 213 2001 A Class Act 215 2001 Hedda Gabler 217 2002 Topdog Underdog 220 2003 Chicago 223 See also editPortals nbsp Architecture nbsp New York City nbsp Theatre List of Broadway theatres List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan from 14th to 59th StreetsReferences editNotes edit The other was the 49th Street Theatre at 235 West 49th Street which opened in 1921 and was demolished in 1940 29 This was when landmark status was revoked from the Coogan Building at Sixth Avenue and 26th Street 202 Prior to those the Board of Estimate had only ever overturned four landmark designations since 1965 when the LPC gained the authority to designate landmarks 203 After The Phantom of the Opera which has run at the Majestic Theatre since 1988 224 Namely King Lear Hamlet The Merchant of Venice Macbeth As You Like It and Richard III 237 Including Katie Roche The Plough and the Stars The Playboy of the Western World Juno and the Paycock Drama at Inish 239 Namely The Mikado Trial by Jury H M S Pinafore Cox and Box The Pirates of Penzance The Gondoliers Iolanthe Patience Ruddigore and The Yeomen of the Guard 245 Citations edit a b Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 1 a b White Norval Willensky Elliot Leadon Fran 2010 AIA Guide to New York City 5th ed New York Oxford University Press p 303 ISBN 978 0 19538 386 7 a b 215 West 49 Street 10019 New York City Department of City Planning Archived from the original on December 18 2021 Retrieved March 25 2021 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 13 a b c d Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 pp 15 16 a b c Bloom 2007 p 9 a b Nagourney Adam September 14 2021 Chicago keeps polishing its razzle dazzle right until showtime The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on December 22 2021 Retrieved December 21 2021 a b c d e Ambassador Theatre Playbill September 14 2021 Archived from the original on December 18 2021 Retrieved December 18 2021 a b c d e f Ambassador Theatre Shubert Organization August 26 2021 Archived from the original on December 2 2021 Retrieved December 18 2021 a b c d Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 18 a b Stern Robert A M Gilmartin Patrick Mellins Thomas 1987 New York 1930 Architecture and Urbanism Between the Two World Wars New York Rizzoli p 230 ISBN 978 0 8478 3096 1 OCLC 13860977 a b c d e Morrison 1999 p 114 a b c d e f g h i Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1985 p 18 a b c d The Broadway League January 29 2003 Ambassador Theatre New York NY IBDB Archived from the original on July 30 2020 Retrieved December 18 2021 a b c d e f g h i Shuberts to Open New Ambassador With The Rose Girl New York Herald Tribune February 6 1921 p B1 ProQuest 576343447 a b c d e f Ambassador Theater The Billboard Vol 33 no 5 January 29 1921 p 7 ProQuest 1031628056 a b Shuberts Ambassador Theater Opens in January Is First of the Six New Houses Being Constructed in This City New York Tribune November 18 1920 p 10 ProQuest 576327698 Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1985 pp 18 19 a b c d e f Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 1985 p 19 a b Morrison 1999 p 115 Swift Christopher 2018 The City Performs An Architectural History of NYC Theater New York City College of Technology City University of New York Archived from the original on March 25 2020 Retrieved March 25 2020 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 4 a b Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 8 Stagg 1968 p 208 Stagg 1968 p 217 Bloom 2007 p 8 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 125 a b Amusement Notes Messrs Shubert To Build New Theatres Women s Wear Vol 21 no 117 November 18 1920 p 14 ProQuest 1665840914 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 10 Cinema 49 in New York NY Cinema Treasures Retrieved December 22 2021 Six New Theatres Planned For This City By Shuberts Over 250 Plays Booked for Circuit Throughout Country Season s Program Most Expensive Ever Outlined Women s Wear Vol 21 no 65 September 16 1920 p 12 ProQuest 1666168273 The Legitimate Shubert Plans The Billboard Vol 32 no 39 September 25 1920 p 20 ProQuest 1031617328 Shuberts to Stage Many New Plays In 1921 1922 Season Dramatic and Musical Productions To Be Given in Enlarged Circuit of Theaters 6 More Houses Here New York Tribune September 16 1920 p 10 ProQuest 576247252 Building More Theatres in Times Square New Operations in Astor Estate Blocks The New York Times November 28 1920 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on December 19 2021 Retrieved December 19 2021 a b Eddie Cantor Gets Lee Shubert Offer Producer Seeking Return to Stage of Comedian Who Now Is Willing to Play Sundays The New York Times September 21 1940 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on December 20 2021 Retrieved December 20 2021 a b c Bloom 2007 p 8 New Ritz Theater Is Added To the Shuberts String Of New York Playhouses New York Herald Tribune March 20 1921 p B1 ProQuest 576350551 Rose Girl to Open the Ambassador The New York Times January 19 1921 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on December 19 2021 Retrieved December 19 2021 a b c Bloom 2007 p 8 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 125 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 16 The Stage Door New York Tribune February 12 1921 p 8 ProQuest 576327915 a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 125 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 21 Biff Bing Bang Has Dash Canadian Expeditionary Show Reveals Some Talented Actors The New York Times May 10 1921 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on December 19 2021 Retrieved December 19 2021 a b The Broadway League September 29 1921 Blossom Time Broadway Musical Original IBDB Archived from the original on December 18 2021 Retrieved December 18 2021 Blossom Time Broadway Ambassador Theatre Playbill Archived from the original on December 18 2021 Retrieved December 18 2021 a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 125 a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 125 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 16 The Broadway League October 2 1922 The Lady in Ermine Broadway Musical Original IBDB Archived from the original on December 19 2021 Retrieved December 19 2021 The Lady in Ermine Broadway Ambassador Theatre Playbill Archived from the original on December 19 2021 Retrieved December 19 2021 Lady in Ermine Romantic Genuinely Musical Comedy From Abroad Pleases at Ambassador The New York Times October 3 1922 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on December 19 2021 Retrieved December 19 2021 The Broadway League January 31 1923 Caroline Broadway Musical Original IBDB Archived from the original on December 18 2021 Retrieved December 19 2021 Caroline Broadway Ambassador Theatre Playbill Archived from the original on December 19 2021 Retrieved December 19 2021 a b The Broadway League August 20 1924 The Dream Girl Broadway Musical Original IBDB Archived from the original on December 18 2021 Retrieved December 18 2021 The Dream Girl Broadway Ambassador Theatre Playbill Archived from the original on December 18 2021 Retrieved December 18 2021 Peggy Wood Returns to Stage In Title Role of Candida The New York Herald New York Tribune March 24 1925 p 16 ProQuest 1112913076 a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 125 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 22 a b The Broadway League February 2 1926 The Great Gatsby Broadway Play Original IBDB Archived from the original on December 18 2021 Retrieved December 18 2021 The Great Gatsby Broadway Ambassador Theatre Playbill Archived from the original on October 26 2019 Retrieved December 18 2021 Hammond Percy February 3 1926 The Theaters The Great Gatsby Provides Recreation for the Adult Playgoer The New York Herald New York Tribune p 14 ProQuest 1112702271 Ambassador Theater Leased New York Herald Tribune June 5 1926 p 24 ProQuest 1112556765 Allen Kelcey June 4 1926 Amusements Ambassador Theatre Leased Women s Wear Vol 32 no 130 p 4 ProQuest 1676676835 a b The Broadway League September 8 1926 Queen High Broadway Musical Original IBDB Archived from the original on December 19 2021 Retrieved December 19 2021 Queen High Broadway Ambassador Theatre Playbill Archived from the original on December 19 2021 Retrieved December 19 2021 Queen High Finds Favor With Packed Theater Novelty Lacking but Good Taste and Pretty Chorus Conspire to Banish Dullness New York Herald Tribune September 9 1926 p 14 ProQuest 1112656960 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 126 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 22 a b The Broadway League November 22 1927 The Racket Broadway Play Original IBDB Archived from the original on December 19 2021 Retrieved December 18 2021 The Racket Broadway Ambassador Theatre Playbill Archived from the original on December 18 2021 Retrieved December 18 2021 Ruhl Arthur November 23 1927 The Racket Tips The Lid on Chicago Underworld Again Bartlett Cormack s Melodrama at Ambassador Has Punch and Is Written and Played With Authority New York Herald Tribune p 15 ProQuest 1133772991 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 pp 125 126 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 16 a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 126 New Zone Pleases Theatre Managers Lee Shubert Tells Whalen That His Managers Agree on Signal Success of Traffic Plan The New York Times January 22 1929 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on December 19 2021 Retrieved December 19 2021 a b Street Scene Broadway Playhouse Theatre Playbill December 27 1929 Archived from the original on December 19 2021 Retrieved December 19 2021 a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 126 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 23 a b Shumlin Herman September 28 1930 Its Sponsor in Person Describes How The Last Mile Won Out New York Herald Tribune p G5 ProQuest 1113229184 a b Bloom 2007 p 8 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 23 a b The Broadway League March 4 1931 Blossom Time Broadway Musical 1931 Revival IBDB Archived from the original on December 19 2021 Retrieved December 18 2021 Blossom Time Broadway Ambassador Theatre Playbill Archived from the original on December 19 2021 Retrieved December 18 2021 Scrap Book Opens A Pioneer Venture At the Ambassador Chamberlain Brown Vaudeville Gives Every Type of Theatrical Amusement New York Herald Tribune August 7 1932 p F8 ProQuest 1114543358 Pay Demand Halts scrapbook s Run Matinee Audience Dismissed After Musicians Ask Salaries Before the Performance The New York Times August 11 1932 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on December 19 2021 Retrieved December 19 2021 a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 126 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 24 News of the Stage A Melodrama Arrives This Evening Theatres Enjoy a Prosperous Saturday The New York Times September 16 1935 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on December 19 2021 Retrieved December 19 2021 a b The Broadway League September 16 1935 Night of January 16 Broadway Play Original IBDB Archived from the original on December 19 2021 Retrieved December 18 2021 Night of January 16 Broadway Ambassador Theatre Playbill April 4 1936 Archived from the original on December 18 2021 Retrieved December 18 2021 News of the Stage Mr Cochran Speaks Tonight s Premiere Ambassador Theatre For Sale Nowhere Bound Closing The New York Times January 30 1935 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on December 19 2021 Retrieved December 19 2021 a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 pp 126 127 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 17 The Irish Players Make Bow Tonight Teresa Deevy s Katie Roche to Have Its American Premiere at the Ambassador The New York Times October 2 1937 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on December 19 2021 Retrieved December 19 2021 Ambassador Theatre Leased The New York Times December 27 1938 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on December 20 2021 Retrieved December 20 2021 Farm of Jack Delaney Bought by City Broker New York Herald Tribune December 27 1938 p 26 ProQuest 1255892913 Radio Inside Stuff Radio Variety Vol 133 no 7 January 25 1939 p 30 ProQuest 1505819029 a b Bloom 2007 p 9 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 127 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 17 a b The Broadway League December 14 1936 You Can t Take It With You Broadway Play Original IBDB Archived from the original on December 13 2021 Retrieved December 18 2021 You Can t Take It With You Broadway Booth Theatre Playbill Archived from the original on December 13 2021 Retrieved December 18 2021 News of the Stage The Shuberts Announce the Imminence of a Musical Show Strawhat Revue for the Ambassador The New York Times September 15 1939 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on December 20 2021 Retrieved December 20 2021 Theater Chain Arranges Lease Of Ambassador Cummins Corporation Will Show Pictures in House Shuberts Built in 1921 New York Herald Tribune December 19 1940 p 48 ProQuest 1264405572 Closed Ambassador Theatre Deal The New York Times December 19 1940 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on December 20 2021 Retrieved December 20 2021 Rigoletto Is Heard New York Grand Opera Company at Ambassador Theatre The New York Times September 14 1941 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on December 20 2021 Retrieved December 20 2021 Italian Opera Continues At Ambassador Theater Popular Priced Troupe Also Produces One French Work New York Herald Tribune September 14 1941 p E6 ProQuest 1284479680 Stage Syndicate Gets Ambassador Irving Maidman Head of Group Leasing the Theatre From Bank for Six Months The New York Times November 15 1941 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on December 20 2021 Retrieved December 20 2021 Ambassador Theater Leased by Operators New York Herald Tribune November 15 1941 p 24 ProQuest 1267768759 a b c d Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 127 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 17 News of the Theater Walrus and the Carpenter Folds Cuckoos on the Hearth Moves Tomorrow New York Herald Tribune November 14 1941 p 20 ProQuest 1264032863 Syndicate Sells Large House on Riverside Drive 14 Story Building at 102d Street Changes Hands in 965 590 Transfer New York Herald Tribune June 4 1942 p 30A ProQuest 1265560418 Theatre Men Buy the Ambassador Property in Times Sq Area Taken Over by Bank Is Purchased for Cash The New York Times June 4 1942 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on December 21 2021 Retrieved December 21 2021 Barnes Howard September 29 1942 The Theaters Bad Burlesque Jimmy Savo New York Herald Tribune p 16 ProQuest 1320082551 Convictions Close Show as Indecent 3 of Wine Women and Song Face Jail The New York Times December 4 1942 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on December 21 2021 Retrieved December 21 2021 Wine Women and Song Closes As Jury Rules Show Is Indecent New York Herald Tribune December 4 1942 p 1 ProQuest 1264799454 Obscenity Costs Theatre License Moss Revokes Permit of the Ambassador Which Housed Wine Women and Song The New York Times December 5 1942 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on December 21 2021 Retrieved December 21 2021 a b c d Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 17 Zolotow Sam August 25 1943 Ambassador Gets Its License Back Theatre Commissioner Moss Closed Last Year to Reopen Sept 4 With Blossom Time The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on December 21 2021 Retrieved December 21 2021 a b Bloom 2007 p 8 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 127 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 17 Zolotow Sam February 11 1944 Savoyards Bring Mikado Tonight Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Co Opens at Ambassador Show of Youmans to End in Boston The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on December 21 2021 Retrieved December 21 2021 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 127 Ambassador Goes to Film Operators Siritkys Lease House for Five Years as Outlet for Major Motion Picture Company The New York Times August 4 1945 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on December 20 2021 Retrieved December 20 2021 McCord Bert August 6 1945 News of the Theater New York Herald Tribune p 8 ProQuest 1337137366 Of Local Origin The New York Times November 26 1946 p 47 ISSN 0362 4331 ProQuest 107662626 a b Theater Goes Television In New York The Washington Post August 13 1950 p L4 ISSN 0190 8286 ProQuest 152280003 Pictures Siritzkys Back To France Suspend N Y Operations Variety Vol 178 no 13 June 7 1950 p 5 ProQuest 1285985322 News of the Theater DuMont TV Leases Ambassador New York Herald Tribune August 3 1950 p 14 ProQuest 1327382700 Radio TV Notes The New York Times August 7 1950 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on December 21 2021 Retrieved December 21 2021 a b Brown Harold September 17 1950 Television Today Broadway Ghosts Still Haunt Theater Newly Made Into a TV Studio Notes New York Herald Tribune p D10 ProQuest 1325154895 Radio Television Esso Closed Circuit TV Powwow Seen Setting Pattern for Industry Variety Vol 192 no 9 November 4 1953 p 28 ProQuest 963276362 Zolotow Sam July 13 1956 Plays to Return to Ambassador Theatre to Rejoin Legitimate Fold With Opening of Loud Red Patrick on Oct 2 British Topical Drama The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on December 21 2021 Retrieved December 21 2021 Ambassador Back Oct 2 As Legitimate Theater New York Herald Tribune July 14 1956 p 4 ProQuest 1337527525 Theatres Amusements Ambassador Returning To Legit Theatre Ranks Women s Wear Daily Vol 93 no 11 July 17 1956 p 51 ProQuest 1564901390 Zolotow Sam October 3 1956 Opening Tonight for Red Patrick Wayne and Kennedy Star in First Play to Be Staged at Ambassador Since 45 The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on December 21 2021 Retrieved December 21 2021 a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 127 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 26 Atkinson Brooks January 31 1957 Theatre Henry James Dramatized Tallulah Bankhead Is Seen in Eugenia The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on December 21 2021 Retrieved December 21 2021 a b The Broadway League October 5 1955 The Diary of Anne Frank Broadway Play Original IBDB Archived from the original on November 11 2021 Retrieved December 18 2021 The Diary of Anne Frank Broadway Cort Theatre Playbill Archived from the original on November 11 2021 Retrieved December 18 2021 a b The Broadway League October 24 1957 Compulsion Broadway Play Original IBDB Archived from the original on December 18 2021 Retrieved December 18 2021 Compulsion Broadway Ambassador Theatre Playbill Archived from the original on December 18 2021 Retrieved December 18 2021 Atkinson Brooks October 25 1957 Theatre Compulsion The Cast The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on December 21 2021 Retrieved December 21 2021 a b The Broadway League March 26 1958 Back to Methuselah Broadway Play 1958 Revival IBDB Archived from the original on December 18 2021 Retrieved December 18 2021 Back to Methuselah Broadway Ambassador Theatre Playbill Archived from the original on December 18 2021 Retrieved December 18 2021 Atkinson Brooks March 27 1958 Theatre Shavians Prose Back to Methuselah Is at Ambassador The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on December 21 2021 Retrieved December 21 2021 Atkinson Brooks November 7 1958 Theatre Comes a Day The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on December 21 2021 Retrieved December 21 2021 Bloom 2007 p 9 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 pp 127 128 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 17 The Broadway League September 1 1959 The Gang s All Here Broadway Play Original IBDB Archived from the original on December 21 2021 Retrieved December 21 2021 The Gang s All Here Broadway Ambassador Theatre Playbill Archived from the original on December 21 2021 Retrieved December 21 2021 Drury Allen September 27 1959 Report on a Political Gang The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on December 21 2021 Retrieved December 21 2021 a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 128 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 17 a b The Broadway League November 5 1959 The Tenth Man Broadway Play Original IBDB Archived from the original on December 18 2021 Retrieved December 18 2021 The Tenth Man Broadway Booth Theatre Playbill Archived from the original on December 18 2021 Retrieved December 18 2021 Little Stuart W May 2 1961 2 Year Run of Tenth Man Coming to a Close May 13 New York Herald Tribune p 16 ProQuest 1327546921 a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 128 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 27 a b The Broadway League January 31 1962 A Passage to India Broadway Play Original IBDB Archived from the original on December 18 2021 Retrieved December 18 2021 A Passage to India Broadway Ambassador Theatre Playbill Archived from the original on December 18 2021 Retrieved December 18 2021 The Broadway League October 31 1962 Calculated Risk Broadway Play Original IBDB Archived from the original on December 21 2021 Retrieved December 21 2021 Calculated Risk Broadway Ambassador Theatre Playbill Archived from the original on December 21 2021 Retrieved December 21 2021 a b The Broadway League October 3 1962 Stop the World I Want to Get Off Broadway Musical Original IBDB Archived from the original on December 18 2021 Retrieved December 18 2021 Stop the World I Want to Get Off Broadway Sam S Shubert Theatre Playbill Archived from the original on December 18 2021 Retrieved December 18 2021 Bloom 2007 p 9 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 128 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 27 The Broadway League September 21 1964 Absence of a Cello Broadway Play Original IBDB Archived from the original on December 22 2021 Retrieved December 21 2021 Absence of a Cello Broadway Ambassador Theatre Playbill Archived from the original on December 21 2021 Retrieved December 21 2021 The Theater Absence of a Cello Pleasing Play Is Built on Shaky Premise The New York Times September 22 1964 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on December 21 2021 Retrieved December 21 2021 a b c Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 128 Hughes Allen April 1 1965 Dance Taylor Premieres Troupe Opens Series at Ambassador Theater The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on December 21 2021 Retrieved December 21 2021 a b The Broadway League October 14 1965 The World of Charles Aznavour Broadway Special Original IBDB Archived from the original on December 18 2021 Retrieved December 18 2021 The World of Charles Aznavour Broadway Ambassador Theatre Playbill Archived from the original on December 18 2021 Retrieved December 18 2021 Taubman Howard October 15 1965 Singer Composer Opens Show at Ambassador The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on December 21 2021 Retrieved December 21 2021 a b Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 128 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 28 a b The Broadway League March 3 1966 The Lion in Winter Broadway Play Original IBDB Archived from the original on December 18 2021 Retrieved December 18 2021 The Lion in Winter Broadway Ambassador Theatre Playbill Archived from the original on December 18 2021 Retrieved December 18 2021 Kauffmann Stanley March 4 1966 Theater The Lion in Winter Opens Preston Stars in Drama by James Goldman The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on December 21 2021 Retrieved December 21 2021 a b c d e f Bloom 2007 p 9 Botto amp Mitchell 2002 p 128 Landmarks Preservation Commission 1985 p 17 a b The Broadway League March 13 1967 You Know I Can t Hear You When the Water s Running Broadway Play Original IBDB Archived from the original on December 6 2021 Retrieved December 18 2021 You Know I Can t Hear You When the Water s Running Broadway Ambassador Theatre Playbill Archived from the original on December 6 2021 Retrieved December 18 2021 Kerr Walter March 14 1967 Theater You Know I Can t Hear You When the Water s Running 4 Short Plays by Robert Anderson Open The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on December 21 2021 Retrieved December 21 2021 a b The Broadway League October 16 1968 We Bombed in New Haven Broadway Play Original IBDB Archived from the original on December 18 2021 Retrieved December 18 2021 We Bombed in New Haven Broadway Ambassador Theatre Playbill Archived from the original on December 18 2021 Retrieved December 18 2021 Barnes Clive October 17 1968 Theater Heller s We Bombed in New Haven Opens Novelist s First Play Is at the Ambassador Leibman and Holland Dominate the Action The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on December 21 2021 Retrieved December 21 2021 a b The Broadway League January 22 1969 Celebration Broadway Musical Original IBDB Archived from the original on December 18 2021 Retrieved 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