The American Theatre was constructed at 42nd Street and 8th Avenue and opened May 22, 1893. Its most famous production was its first show, The Prodigal Daughter, which featured a steeplechase of ...

42nd Street. Most notably, Florenz Ziegfeld began presenting his legendary Follies productions here in 1913. The New Amsterdam became a New York City landmark in 1982, but the theatre’s interior ...