NEW AMSTERDAM THEATRE. 214 W. 42nd Street. Architects: Herts & Tallant . Opening: November 2, 1903; A Midsummer Night’s Dream .
The renovation of the New Amsterdam was an exceptionally dramatic catalyst in the 42nd Street Redevelopment Project of the later 1990s. It brought back to life one of the great theaters of the early 20th century.
Klaw and Erlanger built their new theater as the flagship of their Theatrical Syndicate . They spent $ 1.5 million and for...