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Originally opened in 1986 as a movie theater, it has since evolved into a prominent multi-stage live performance venue. Since 2011, Skyway Theatre has served as a key player in the local and national live music scene, offering a space for concerts, electronic dance music (EDM) events, comedy shows, and other forms of entertainment.
The theater opened January 16, 1926, with the film King of Main Street, starring Adolphe Menjou. When Michael Shea retired in 1930 , Shea's interests were headed by V. R. McFaul, who owned and managed several dozen Shea's Theaters in the metro Buffalo area until his death in 1955. Loew's Theatres took over the chain's interests in 1948. [3]
In 1915, The Shubert began to play movies, accompanied by a 40-piece pit orchestra. In 1918 the flu epidemic closed all Minneapolis theaters. The Shubert remodeled; new lights were installed, the orchestra pit was expanded, and the theater was repainted. Throughout the 1920s the prevalence and popularity of films began to push out live theater.
The Way It Was : A Highly Personal Account of the Old Log Theater's Early Years. Minneapolis: Old Log Theater. Guilfoyle, Peg (2006). The Guthrie Theater : Images, History, and Inside Stories. Minneapolis: Nodin Press. ISBN 1-932472-39-8. Guthrie, Tyrone (1964). A New Theatre. New York: McGraw-Hill. LCCN 64022458. Guthrie, Tyrone (2008).
The Shea's 710 Theatre (originally known as the Studio Arena Theatre) is a theatre in Buffalo, New York. It was founded in the 1920s and briefly closed in 2008 citing $3 million in debt and laying off its staff. It was reopened as the 710 Main Theatre in 2012 and is managed by Shea's Performing Arts Center. [1]
The theater currently seats 2,579 guests with 1,500 on the main floor and 1,100 on the three-level balcony, making it the largest of the three Hennepin Avenue theaters. [ 3 ] Productions that have originated at the Orpheum included Victor/Victoria and The 101 Dalmatians Musical , the pre-Broadway world premiere of The Lion King and the national ...
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Kleinhans Music Hall is a concert venue located on Symphony Circle in Buffalo, New York.The hall "is renowned for its acoustical excellence and graceful architecture." [4] Kleinhans is currently the home of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, a regular venue for the Buffalo Chamber Music Society, and is rented out for other performing groups and local events.