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The Apollo Theatre is a Grade II listed West End theatre in Shaftesbury Avenue in the City of Westminster, in central London. [2] Designed by the architect Lewin Sharp for owner Henry Lowenfeld, [3] [4] it became the fourth legitimate theatre to be constructed on the street when it opened its doors on 21 February 1901, [4] with the American musical comedy The Belle of Bohemia.
The Hammersmith Apollo, currently called the Eventim Apollo [1] for sponsorship reasons, and formerly known as the Hammersmith Odeon, is a live entertainment performance venue, originally built as a cinema called the Gaumont Palace. Located in Hammersmith, London, it is an art deco Grade II* listed building. [2]
In July 2005, Weitzenhoffer and Burns announced they were forming Nimax to buy four of London’s playhouses from Andrew Lloyd Webber, namely the Apollo Theatre, Garrick Theatre, Duchess Theatre and Lyric Theatre, taking control the following October. [2]
The Apollo Victoria Theatre is a West End theatre on Wilton Road in the Westminster district of London, across from London Victoria Station. (The theatre also has an entrance on Vauxhall Bridge Road.) Opened in 1930 as a cinema and variety theatre, the Apollo Victoria became a venue for musical theatre, beginning with The Sound of Music in 1981 ...
Ambassadors Theatre: London 5 June 1913 444 Owner – Stephen Waley-Cohen: Angles Theatre: Wisbech: c1790 c100 Wisbech Angles Theatre Council The Anvil: Basingstoke April 1994 1,400 Owner – The Anvil Trust Ltd Apollo Theatre: London 21 February 1901 658 Owner – Nimax Theatres: Apollo Victoria Theatre: London 1930 2,328 Owner – Ambassador ...
The Apollo Theater (formerly the Hurtig & Seamon's New Theatre; also Apollo Theatre or 125th Street Apollo Theatre) is a multi-use theater at 253 West 125th Street in the Harlem neighborhood of Upper Manhattan in New York City. It is a popular venue for black American performers and is the home of the TV show Showtime at the Apollo.
On 8 February 2023, it was announced that the production will transfer to the Apollo Theatre in London's West End. The show began previews from 7 October 2023 with opening night planned for 1 November 2023. Hunter and Woodward reprise their roles as Henry and Clare.
There are approximately 40 theatres in the West End, with the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, opened in May 1663, the oldest theatre in London. [7] The Savoy Theatre—built as a showcase for the popular series of comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan—was entirely lit by electricity in 1881. [8]