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The Pearl Theatre was a theatre in Philadelphia, located at 2047 Ridge Avenue, [1] near the present-day location of the Philadelphia Housing Authority headquarters. Opened in 1927 with 1400 seats, [ 2 ] it was a notable jazz and dance venue and had a glamorous reputation among the rich and famous.
After several expansions of its seating capacity, it accommodated 18,168 for basketball and 17,380 for ice hockey, arena football, indoor soccer, and box lacrosse. The final event at the Spectrum was a Pearl Jam concert on October 31, 2009. [2] The arena was demolished between November 2010 and May 2011.
The Philadelphia Orchestra and Ensemble Arts Philly present a diverse array of educational offerings, including Jazz For Freedom, which explores social change through the history and traditions of Jazz; Musical Theater Program: Set The Stage, introducing middle school aged students to musical theater; a school ensemble program at KIPP West ...
The Arden Theatre Company is a professional regional theatre company located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.The company includes three theatres: the 175-seat Arcadia Stage and the 360-seat F. Otto Haas Stage, located in the main property at 40 N 2nd Street; and the 100-seat Bob and Selma Horan Studio Theater at the Hamilton Family Arts Center up the block at 62 N 2nd Street.
When it opened as the Philadelphia Opera House in 1908, it was the largest theater of its kind in the world, seating more than 4,000 people. The opera house officially opened on November 17, 1908, with a production of Georges Bizet's Carmen for the opening of the POC's first season.
Pearl Theatre (Philadelphia) Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts; T. Theatre of Living Arts; Trocadero Theatre; U. Union Transfer
The theatre opened in 1908 as the "Crystal Palace," seating nearly 700. [4] In 1927, the venue became a concert hall. In 1941, Warner Bros. Circuit Management Corporation took over management of the venue converting it into a movie theatre. [5] Along with the changes came a new name, the "New Palace Theatre." The theatre's popularity declined ...
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.