The Ziegfeld Theater Through the Years After decades in New York City,the Ziegfeld Theater will be closing.
The structure, which hosted hundreds of star-studded movie premieres, will become the Ziegfeld Ballroom, expected to open in 2017.
In honor of the theater’s famed run, take a look back at the Ziegfeld, through the years.
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Opening Day of the Ziegfeld Theater in February 1927 The Premiere of Cabaret at the Ziegfeld in February 1972 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis at the Ziegfeld Theater for a Day of the Dolphin Preview in December 1973 Christopher Reeve at the Private Benjamin Premiere in October 1980 Elizabeth Taylor at the The Mirror Crack’d Premiere in December 1980 Robert Redford at the Premiere of The Milagro Beanfield War in March 1988 Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Sally Fields, Dolly Parton, and Julia Roberts at the Steel Magnolia Premiere in November 1989 Brad Pitt and Juliette Lewis at the A River Runs Through It Premiere in October 1991 Madonna at the A League of Their Own Premiere in June 1992 Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown at the Waiting To Exhale Premiere in December 1995 Keanu Reeves at the Much Ado About Nothing Premiere in May 1993 Denzel Washington and Pauletta Washington at the Philadelphia Premiere in December 1993 Bruce Willis, Demi Moore, Scout Willis and Rumer Willis at the Striptease Premiere in June 1996 Matt Damon, Minnie Driver, and Ben Affleck at the Good Will Hunting Premiere in December 1997 Leonardo DiCaprio and Cate Blanchett at the Premiere of The Aviator in December 2004 The Premiere of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of The Sith in May 2005 Steven Spielberg, Dakota Fanning, and Tom Cruise at the War Of The Worlds Premiere in June 2005 Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint at the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Premiere in November 2005 Jennifer Hudson, Anika Noni Rose, and Beyonce at the Dreamgirls Premiere in December 2006 The Premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in December 2012 Anne Hathaway at the Les Miserables Premiere in December 2012 Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie at the The Normal Heart Screening in May 2014 Oprah Winfrey, David Oyelowo, and Ava DuVernay at the Selma Premiere in December 2014 Jennifer Lawrence at the Joy Premiere in December 2015 NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images...