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The New Amsterdam Theater stands at 214 West 42nd Street at the southern end of Times Square. The iconic Beaux-Arts style building is a cornerstone of the Theater District and one of the earliest theaters on Broadway, dating back to 1902. The elegant exterior of the theater includes gray limestone, red brick, and a triple-height segmented arch. An 11-story office tower rises above the theater and is connected by a passageway at the ground level.

Inside the historic theater, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, an Art Nouveau style offers exquisite detailing, with marble panels, mirrored panels, and 12 terracotta panels, which form a frieze. The lobby pays homage to great playwrights in history, with scenes from Shakespeare plays on the eastern wall, scenes from Richard Wagner’s operas on the western wall, a scene from Faust over the north entrance, and a Greek drama over the doorway to the auditorium foyer on the south.

The New Amsterdam Theater is an architectural marvel and holds an important place in the history of Broadway. The theater was once home to the Ziegfeld Follies, a lavish musical production with a risqué nightclub on the roof. Today the New Amsterdam hosts large-scale Disney productions and has 1,702 seats across three levels.