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The theater in 2014. In 1951 the Uptown Theatre was bought by Sam Stiefel, who also owned Washington's Howard Theatre and Baltimore's Royal Theatre, and became part of the "chitlin circuit," hosting live music shows that were primarily rhythm and blues, soul, and gospel directed towards an African American audience.
Trocadero Theater, Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia; Information at CinemaTreasures.com; Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-1495, "Arch Street Opera House, 1003–1005 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA", 2 photos, 2 photo caption pages
The theatre's mission was honed over the next few years, switching the focus to contemporary plays with social resonance. In 1997, InterAct gained its own premises at 2030 Sansom Street, Center City Philadelphia, where it remained located until 2016. "The Adrienne," the former home of The Wilma Theater, has been the home of many renowned ...
Uptown Theatre or Uptown Theater may refer to: Uptown Theatre (Toronto), demolished; Uptown Theatre (Chicago), closed; Uptown Theater (Napa, California) Uptown Theatre (Milwaukee), demolished; Uptown Theater (Kansas City, Missouri) Uptown Theater (Minneapolis) Uptown Theater (Philadelphia) Uptown Theater (Washington, D.C.) Uptown Theater ...
Theatres on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia (5 P) Demolished theatres in Philadelphia (12 P) Pages in category "Theatres in Philadelphia"
Allan Spivak purchased the theatre in September 1987; [8] renovations were then undertaken to convert the venue from a cinema into an off-Broadway type of venue. The newly-improved theatre's first show was a production of the 1986 Outer Critics Circle Awards-winning (and 2014 Tony Award-winning) musical Lady Day, which opened on October 21, 1987.
Zev Pavilion Stage. 4:15 p.m. Charlie Musselwhite 6 p.m. Durand Jones 8 p.m. Take Me to the River: Memphis. Beale Street Landing Stage. 4 p.m. Lucky 7 Brass Band 5:30 p.m. Marcella Simien 7 p.m ...
Plays and Players Theatre is a theater in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Founded in 1911, it is one of the oldest professional theater companies in the United States. The theater building was designed and constructed in 1912 by Philadelphia architect Amos W. Barnes as a dramatic school, but soon was used as a theater for Broadway theatre try-outs, known as the Playhouse.