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Fox Theatre in Oakland Fox Theatre in Redwood City, California. Fox Theatres was a large chain of movie theaters in the United States dating from the 1920s either built by Fox Film studio owner William Fox, or subsequently merged in 1929 by Fox with the West Coast Theatres chain, to form the Fox West Coast Theatres chain. [2]
The theater's name comes from the indigenous Mahican term for "the place downstream" in relation to the Housatonic River. [2] The theater itself has hosted events for the Berkshire County community since it was built in 1905 [3] and as the performing arts center since 2005, with offerings ranging from movies to live music, dance, drama, and comedy.
Fox Theatre or Fox Theater or Fox Theater Building may refer to: U.S. Fox Tucson Theatre (Tucson, Arizona) Fox Theater (Bakersfield, California)
Shakespeare & Company is an American theatre company and venue complex located in Lenox, Massachusetts, in the Berkshires region of western Massachusetts. It was founded in 1978 by artistic director Tina Packer. The company performs plays by Shakespeare and new plays of "social and political significance", reaching over 75,000 patrons annually ...
In 1982, the Berkshire Theatre Festival purchased Beaupré Performing Arts Center's property in Stockbridge, renaming it the Lavan Center for the Performing Arts. [3] The site was used as a dormitory, classroom, and performance space for the organization's apprentices and interns. [3] In 1993, a formal season of plays was offered in the Unicorn ...
American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres, Inc. (AB-PT) became the name of United Paramount Theatres, Inc. on February 9, 1953, [3] to reflect its post merger status as the parent company of the merged companies, American Broadcasting Company and United Paramount Theatres. [9] The Federal Communications Commission approved the merger that same day.
In 1983, the venue became known as the Berkshire Public Theatre, which produced plays until 1994. In 1994 the space changed hands once again and became the Berkshire Music Hall. When Barrington Stage Company purchased the building in 2005, the venue underwent a full renovation and became a 520-seat theater, opening its doors in the summer of ...
Apr. 5—From staff reports Minutes after tickets for comedian Ellen DeGeneres' June 23 standup show went on sale Friday, the Fox Theater announced DeGeneres would perform a second day. Just a ...