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Gremlin Theatre is a small, nonprofit, professional theatre company based in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States.Gremlin primarily performs actor-centered plays in the classic American style of realism, seeking, as their mission statement reads, "to provide artistically brilliant, accessible, and enjoyable theatrical experiences."
The theater originally seated 2,300 people on the main floor and one balcony, and was part of the Finkelstein & Ruben circuit [3] – a large regional chain that developed several other theaters in downtown Saint Paul, including the Princess (1909–1931) and the Capitol (1920–1965), as well as the State Theatre in Minneapolis.
The McKnight Theatre was demolished in 2013 to make room for the new 1,093-seat Concert Hall, which opened on February 28, 2015. The Ordway opened to the public on January 1, 1985, as Ordway Music Theatre. The name was changed in 2000 to reflect the array of performing arts that take place under its roof.
The theater was renovated to accommodate HDTV broadcasts, [226] the first of which took place in early 1991 with a taping of the Seattle Opera. [227] [228] An NBC special celebrating Phil Donahue's 25 years on television was taped at the Sullivan in 1992, [229] as well as an MTV "Up Close" interview with Paul McCartney of the Beatles. [230]
The Fitzgerald Theater is the oldest active theatre in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and the home of American Public Media's Live from Here (formerly A Prairie Home Companion). [2] It was one of many theaters built by the Shubert Theatre Corporation, and was initially named the Sam S. Shubert Theater. [3]
Epstein flew to New York on November 5 to promote another one of his acts, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas. Six days later, Epstein and Sullivan met at the Hotel Delmonico and agreed to have the Beatles perform three shows—two live and one taped. [5] The Beatles ended up earning $2,400 ($18,025 in 2023 dollars) for each of the three shows. [6]
Being in the heart of Saint Paul's theatre district, the Capitol Theatre was built into the Hamm building in 1920. It was the largest, most costly, and most elaborate movie palace in the Upper Midwest, and the first movie palace in Saint Paul. It was designed by Rapp and Rapp. The theater exterior and lobby were designed in the Spanish Colonial ...
The university's fifteen-year agreement with the City of Saint Paul expired, and the university cut the program for budget reasons. The final season featured a revival of Under the Gaslight. [2] In 2018, a nonprofit raised money to buy the boat and move it to Winona, Minnesota. [4] The university sold the boat to the City of Saint Paul for one ...