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The Colonial Theatre was designed by the architectural firm of Clarence Blackall and paid for by Frederick Lothrop Ames Jr. The theatre first opened its doors for a performance of Ben-Hur on December 20, 1900 with a sold out show and Winston Churchill attending. [1]
Lady Gaga performing at TD Garden as part of The Monster Ball Tour, July 1, 2010 Since its opening in 1995, the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, has hosted many local, regional and international artists, spanning a wide range of musical genres. A list of notable concerts are given in the table below. All events are arranged in a chronological order. 1990s 1995 Concerts at FleetCenter Date(s ...
Plays were banned in Boston by the Puritans until 1792. [5] [6] Boston's first theater opened in 1793. [7] [8] In 1900, the Boston Theater District had 31 theaters, with 50,000 seats. [6] In the 1940s, the city had over 50 theaters. [2] Since the 1970s, developers have renovated old theaters. [2]
The New Repertory Theatre (New Rep) is a Boston-area regional theater company founded in 1984, it has produced more than 70 East Coast, US, or World premieres. [1] Since 2005 New Rep has been the resident company at the Mosesian Center for the Arts in Watertown, MA. [2]
The Boston Opera House, also known as the Citizens Bank Opera House, [1] is a performing arts and esports venue located at 539 Washington St. in Boston, Massachusetts. It was originally built as the B.F. Keith Memorial Theatre , a movie palace in the Keith-Albee chain .
The theatre was originally built in 1904 as the Franklin Square Theatre and regularly scheduled burlesque shows, Broadway touring shows and headline acts. It transitioned to showing silent films by 1912 when vaudeville magnate Sylvester Poli purchased the theatre from the estate of Pauline L. Taylor.
Portions of the March 3–4, 1992, shows at the Orpheum by the Allman Brothers were used on their 1992 live CD An Evening with the Allman Brothers Band: First Set and the cover photo was taken in front of the venue's marquee. Currently, the theater is owned by The Druker Company, Ltd.
Through its network of presenting partners, BAA presents touring Broadway shows, family productions, and other live shows in over 40 North American venues. In 2008, Broadway Across America and its subsidiary Broadway Across Canada sold over 6.4 million tickets throughout its 40 theatres in the United States and Canada.