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The Orpheum Theatre, originally the Pantages Theatre, is located at 1192 Market Street at Hyde, Grove and 8th Streets in the Civic Center district of San Francisco, California. The theatre first opened in 1926 as one of the many designed by architect B. Marcus Priteca for theater-circuit owner Alexander Pantages .
After nine years of renovations, the museum opened to the public in 2003. In June 2016, during LGBT Pride Month, the museum hosted an exhibition called "Reel to Real: Portrayals and Perceptions of Gays in Hollywood". [8] The museum was closed for 17 months in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in California. It reopened in August 2021. [9]
The Orpheum Circuit was started by the vaudeville impresario Gustav Walter, who opened the Orpheum Opera House in San Francisco in June 1887. This first Orpheum seated 3500 and quickly became one of the most popular theaters in San Francisco attracting a wide variety of people. [1] The Orpheum's tickets were scaled to draw a mixed audience.
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In the 1990s, Tom Hanks used the Orpheum as a substitute for the Orpheum in Pittsburgh for his film That Thing You Do. [11] The Orpheum has also been featured in the Guns N' Roses video, "November Rain," and in the Sean Penn-produced video for Jewel's "You Were Meant for Me". [11] In 2006, the film Dreamgirls was shot at the Orpheum. [6]
The story follows pugilist and saloon owner James J. Corbett and his romance with Nob Hill debutante Cynthia Carter. The story takes place from 1897 to 1906 in San Francisco, and featured a moving cable car on stage, a ballet battle of the Tong Wars, and the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
The Curran Theatre (2017). The San Francisco Theatre District is a neighborhood in San Francisco named for the legitimate theaters located there. [1] [2] [3] The district encompasses part of the Union Square shopping district and the Tenderloin and Civic Center neighborhoods. [4]
The Concert for Carolina benefit show will be held Saturday, Oct. 26. Here’s what to know if you want to go.