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In McKelligon Canyon, looking southeast. McKelligon Canyon is the location of a 1,503-seat amphitheater located in El Paso, Texas, United States, where the play Viva El Paso! is presented. [1] The amphitheater is also used for concerts, graduation ceremonies, and other special events. Adjacent is the 300-seat McKelligon Canyon Pavilion.
Viva! El Paso rehearsal, 2015. Viva! El Paso is an annually performed musical which celebrates El Paso's cultural history through dance, drama, narration and songs. It has been running almost continually since 1978 and was updated with a new script and music in 2016. The musical play is performed outdoors in the McKelligon Canyon amphitheater. [1]
In October 2024, Megaplex Theaters announced that it would add a new location in St. George, Utah at The Paseo. [22] In November 2024, Megaplex re-opened Redstone Theatre at Kimball Junction in Park City after completing major upgrades. These upgrades included new seating, remodeled restrooms, Dolby Atmos, and better concessions stands. [23] [24]
Viva! 2006 Viva! El Paso reprises its showing at the McKelligon Canyon Amphitheatre after being hosted at the Abraham Chavez Theatre in 2005 as renovations to the Canyon were being done. The shows directors are Jaime Barba, Beth Leffler, and head choreographer Marco Alferez. Viva! 2007 The 30th anniversary directed by Jaime Barba.
The El Paso Symphony was established in the 1930s, it is the oldest performing arts organization in El Paso and the longest continuously running symphony orchestra in the state of Texas. [16] It has received both national and international recognition as a result of its very successful tours of Germany in 1996 and Turkey in 2000, and continues ...
Cineplex Odeon Corporation was one of North America's largest movie theatre operators and live theatre, with theatres in its home country of Canada and the United States.The Cineplex Odeon brand is still being used by Cineplex Entertainment at some theatres that were once owned by the Cineplex Odeon Corporation, with newer theatres using the Cineplex Cinemas (French: Cinémas Cineplex) brand.
In the 1990s, Cinemark Theatres was one of the first chains to incorporate stadium-style seating into their theatres. [25] In 1997, several disabled individuals filed a lawsuit against Cinemark, alleging that their stadium style seats forced patrons who used wheelchairs to sit in the front row of the theatre, effectively rendering them unable to see the screen without assuming a horizontal ...
The Abraham Chavez Theatre is named after Maestro Abraham Chavez, who was the longtime conductor of the El Paso Symphony. It was built in the early 1970s, with the framework of the curved structure of the theatre visible under construction in scenes shot at the nearby Laughlin Hotel (since demolished) in the 1972 Steve McQueen film The Getaway ...