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The Colonial Theatre in New York City was a theater located at Broadway and 62nd Street in Upper West Side, Manhattan. Originally named the Colonial Music Hall, it was opened in 1905 by Fred Thompson and Elmer Dundy. Designed by George Keister, the theater had a seating capacity of 1,293.Thompson and Dundy operated the theater for only a few weeks before selling it to Percy G. Williams, who changed the name to Colonial Theatre. It functioned exclusively as a vaudeville house during Williams' stewardship. In 1912, under the management of B.F. Keith, the name was changed to Keith’s Colonial Theatre.