Ambassador Theatre (New York)

Ambassador Theatre
Address	219 West 49th Street
City	New York City
Country	USA
Architect	Herbert J. Krapp
Owned by	The Shubert Organization
Capacity	1,108 to 1,155
Opened	February 11, 1921
Production	Chicago
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The Ambassador Theatre is a Broadway theatre located at 219 West 49th Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue in Midtown Manhattan.

Designed by architect Herbert J. Krapp for the Shuberts, the structure is unusual in that it is situated diagonally on its site to fit the maximum number of seats possible. Its external appearance, indistinguishable from many other Broadway houses, does not hint at the strange layout within. The building has been designated a New York City landmark. The theatre's grid height is 54 feet 9 inches (16.69 m).

The theatre opened on February 11, 1921, with the musical The Rose Girl. The Shuberts sold the property in 1935, and for the next two decades it was used as a movie theater and television studio for NBC and the DuMont Television Network. In 1956, the Shuberts assumed ownership again and returned it to strictly legitimate use.

Notable productions

• 1921: The Rose Girl, premiere production on February 11, 1921; Blossom Time (Das Dreimäderlhaus) (592 performances)
• 1927: The Racket, starring Edward G. Robinson
• 1931: Death Takes a Holiday
• 1933: June Moon
• 1939: Strawhat Revue of 1939 starring Danny Kaye, Alfred Drake and Imogene Coca
• 1955: The Diary of Anne Frank
• 1957: Compulsion
• 1963: Stop the World – I Want to Get Off
• 1966: The Lion in Winter
• 1967: You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running (94 weeks)
• 1968: We Bombed in New Haven, starring Jason Robards, Jr., Diana Sands and Ron Leibman
• 1969: Celebration
• 1971: Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death
• 1974: Me and Bessie (453 performances)
• 1977: Godspell
• 1978: Same Time, Next Year; Eubie!
• 1980: Division Street, starring John Lithgow and Christine Lahti (21 performances)
• 1983: A View from the Bridge
• 1985: Leader of the Pack
• 1987: Dreamgirls (revival)
• 1996: Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk starring Savion Glover
• 1999: It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues; You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
• 2000: The Ride Down Mt. Morgan
• 2001: A Class Act
• 2002: Topdog/Underdog
• 2003 to present: Chicago

External links

• Media related to Ambassador Theatre (New York) at Wikimedia Commons
• Official site
• Ambassador Theatre at the Internet Broadway Database