It was used as a movie theatre beginning in 1937 , closed in 1985 .
It was was leased by The Walt Disney Company and renovated by Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer in 1995 -- 97 to be the flagship for Disney Theatrical Productions presentations on Broadway .
It was used as a movie theatre beginning in 1937 , closed in 1985 , and was leased by The Walt Disney Company and renovated by Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer in 1995 -- 97 to be the flagship for Disney Theatrical Productions presentations on Broadway .