Ziegfeld Theatre
141 W. 54th Street,
New York,
NY
10019
141 W. 54th Street,
New York,
NY
10019
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With the Lafayette theater in Suffern no longer doing the BigScreen classic series, we’ll have to rely on whenever the Ziegfeld does theirs….will therte be another one??
The Partridge Family, man. Everybody remembers The Partridge Family.
Her and that wacko Danny Bonaduche.
Before they landmark it I wish they would raise the roof and install a proper balcony. 1100 seats just isn’t enough, in my opinion.
Don’t forget Shirley in “The Music Man”.
Luis is so right. I would love to support any effort to landmark the Ziegfeld.
On that note, why not “Elmer Gantry”-a fabulous flick!!!
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LOL. I didn’t know Shirley Jones was the latest rage!
Hi MarkNYLA:
Great suggestions. Last year’s series included “The Sound of Music."
Be sure you send these to Craig
Something’s Coming
Don’t Know When
But it’s Soon……….
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I’ll tell you a great classics line up for the spring, something I would only love to see: all the great Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals back to back: We’re talkin':
[i] South Pacific
Carousel
The King and I
Oklahoma! [/i] (I know for a fact that there is still a TODD-AO print in good condition available)
State Fair (both versions), and
* The Sound of Music* (but please, not the lame-o “sing-a-long” version).
In fact, double up Carousel and Oklahoma! and make it a Shirley Jones tribute. Huge business, I tell ya. Huge!
This message is for everyone who has loves the Ziegfeld and its storied history.
The Ziegfeld will celebrate its 40th Anniversary later this year in December. New York’s Landmark laws do not allow any building to receive landmark status until they have reached this propitious milestone. Do anyone know if there is any kind of movement underway to bring The Ziegfeld up for landmarking?
I don’t see how this would not be eligible. This theater was the last of the great movie palaces to be build in New York and has its own singular style that incorporates modernism while still maintaining a sense of luxury that was common in the palaces of yesteryear.
It is the largest single screen theater still extant in Manhattan that is still in use. The list of movie premieres that have been held held here is long and storied and it continues to be the premiere red carpet venue in New York.
This theater needs to be protected and I would hope that the owner, which I beleive is a billionaire who owns the neighboring Alliance/Bernstein tower would agree to the designation as a way to give back to the City of New York; the city which enabled him to make his fortune. Clearview only has a lease to the theater. They are not the owners.
I think it is time to start a movement: Landmark the Ziegfeld!
Will there be a classic film series this spring at the Ziegfeld? Anyone hear anything?
Thanks, Ziegfeld Man. All the best to you too.
Hope you’re staying warm.
MPOl:
Many thanks, this is actually an international bunch here, and don’t be surprised if something in your series is not only selected, but also brings you to NYC.
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I emailed Craig a list of my Classic films suggestions already, even though I don’t live in New York.
Hi everyone:
No action here since Ground Hogs Day! So….was just watching “Bye Bye Birdie” (1963), what a fun musical that I saw in its original release and it looks great, and would look even better at guess where? So please, put on a happy face, as we’re into Feb (already?), let’s keep things rolling with Classics suggestions to Craig here and especially e-mail to him
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It all depends on the original material sent to the projector as to how good or bad it may look on the screen.
Giles: From what I understand (correct me if I’m wrong) is that there are some issues with the 70mm print of the film “West Side Story”: some of the channels or whatever are missing. I know nothing about it, but that’s what I read/heard. Glad that you enjoyed the new stage revival that you saw down in Washington, DC. Too bad if Tony was that bland. I heard a small radio commercial advertising the Broadway revival of West Side Story, with a little bit of Matt Cavenaugh’s singing; too much vibrato, and, often enough, one could sort of skip-rope through the vibratoes, because they were so wide, if one gets the drift.
William: You’re probably right about labor costs being why prices could only continue to go up, as opposed to coming down, especially with something like West Side Story. Unlike most musicals, West Side Story is far too special to have anything or anybody except a top-notch cast, orchestra and director. Otherwise, a musical such as this could be totally ruined.
LuisV: You’re right on that count, I think. From what I’ve heard, a lot of these long-running Broadway shows HAVE closed down, due to lack of buying from consumers. Too bad about that. The only thing about buying tickets online, however, is that one has to really KNOW the online venue that they’re using. A lot of these online ticket venues aren’t very secure. I’ve read/heard a number of stories about people buying tickets online for a show, concert, etc., because they’re anxious to get a discount on tickets, and end up being the victims of identity theft or whatever, because the online venues that they used turned out to be bogus websites. That’s why I’m not willing to do financial transactions online anymore than I can help, including purchase tickets. I have, on occasion, bought advance tickets online for an occasional movie, but that’s because I was thoroughly familiar with the venues that I used, due to their being from theatres that I frequently patronize and therefore am familiar with and know the staff pretty well.
Again though, LuisV, with a stageplay, I prefer to sit closer to the stage and not too far back, so yes, in that respect, I am somewhat fussier.
I’ve either read on this site or heard that 2k looks like dreck on the Arclight Dome screen!
‘Boeing Boeing’ was a blast, I saw it with Bradley Whitford and he was hysterical – heard the Jerry Lewis film version of the play is vastly inferior.
response to this posting:
“A movie theater operator friend tells me 2 k shouldn’t be used on movie screens larger than 40 feet wide.
Perhaps it would have looked better with a 4k projector?
posted by HowardBHaas on Dec 27, 2008 at 10:38am"
NEC’s systems (which are installed at the Arclight Dome) are meant for screens 40 feet and wider according to the online literature I’ve seen regarding the system.
In a bad recession, shows will close earlier than usual and fewer new shows will open, but prices, per se, will not come down. There are plenty of discounts available for the great majority of shows especially if you are felxible with the day of the week and where you prefer to sit. I saw Boeing Boeing for just $20 last fall and it was one of the best comedies I’ve ever seen on Broadway.
In bad times, movies tend to do better and that bodes well for the Ziegfeld.
the odd thing about pricing though, was that for the preview run, there weren’t any reduced priced tix (I payed full price), though for it’s Broadway run, my friend saw quite a few reduced prices from online tickets outlets.
The problem with Broadway prices as to why they will not come down is the labor. (talent, musicians and stagehands, ushers and other front of house people) And if it does get really bad and it tanks, the producers will close the show earlier than scheduled.
on topic regarding ‘West Side Story’ (I’m surprised east coast dates of the 70mm print screening haven’t been announced, yet… NYC or DC [AFI Silver]) I saw ‘West Side Story’ at the National (DC) and I generally liked it, the dancing and singing were top notch, and the casting of Anita and Maria were great, the role of Tony though was the one thorn in it’s side, he was so bland.
Ouch!! That’s really too bad. Suppose we really do get in a bad, bad recession and the economy totally and completely tanks? They’ll be in trouble too, no?
“What are the chances of prices coming down if people DON’T boycott?”
The answer, in my opinion, is NONE either way.
Hi, LuisV.
This:
“The playing of WSS at the Ziegfeld would be a wonderful complement to the stage production coming soon to the Palace. One generates interest in the other. ”
is something that I totally agree with, and which has always been the case. When the ORIGINAL Broadway stage version of West Side Story opened at NYC’s Winter Garden in late September 1957, toured a number of other large cities, including Boston, the release of the film version of WSS four years later helped popularize this great musical per se. So, in a way, it’s deja vu all over again, only the movie from 1961 is still around. Hopefully, there won’t be a remake of the film version of “West Side Story”, because THAT would be a disaster! The heart and soul would be cut right out of it!
I did see the movie “Hairspray” back in the late 1980’s, which I thought was lots of fun and enjoyed a great deal. Never having seen “In The Heights” on stage at all, I don’t have anything to compare it with if and when “Heights” comes out in film version. Since I don’t live in New York, I don’t get there very often. Lucky you, if you’re able to see that many Broadway shows. Somehow, I have the feeling that musicals aren’t like they used to be, but that’s a matter of taste, I guess. Come to think of it, though, whatever happened to Broadway musicals that originated in NYC’s Broadway going on tour in other bigger cities here in the United States? That’s how it used to be. I’d love to see the Broadway revival of WSS come to Boston, the way the ORIGINAL Broadway stage play of WSS did, but that’s just me.
What are the chances of prices coming down if people DON’T boycott? Just curious.