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Roger Rocka's Dinner Theater – Fresno, California, dinner and a musical or play put on by the Good Company Players; Showboat Dinner Theatre – St. Petersburg, Florida, a popular Tampa Bay venue in the 1970s–1980s, featuring popular stars of stage and screen, such as Dorothy Lamour, Hayden Rorke, Cesar Romero, and Myrna Loy [7]
The theater was the brainchild of the Clarksburg Amusement Company, formed the previous year by several prominent figures: Robert Lafferty: President; Claude Robinson: Vice-president and driving force behind the theater's creation. He moved from New York to West Virginia to oversee its development. Charles Alexander: Secretary-treasurer
West Virginia State University held its commencement ceremonies in the Coliseum until 2013. Recently the Coliseum started hosting more concerts in the area bringing icons such as Judas Priest, Jelly Roll, Motionless In White and Heart to the city. The Charleston Light Opera Guild conducts performances in the Little Theater throughout the year. [10]
The CVB is the sole owner of the theatre and has an operating agreement with the city's of Wheeling's Sports and Entertainment Authority. An average of 52-thousand patrons attend concerts, shows and special community activities each year at the historic theatre generating an estimated positive economic impact between $3 and $5-million per year.
With a capacity of 3,483 (2,377 on the orchestra level and 1,106 on the balcony), the Municipal Auditorium is the largest theater in West Virginia. Concerts, graduations, Broadway stage shows and other special events, including the annual presentation of The Nutcracker, are held on the auditorium's 65-by-85.5-foot stage. [3]
Dinner theaters as regional entertainments for local audiences in the US peaked in the 1970s. Alhambra Dinner Theatre owner Tod Booth stated that in 1976, there were 147 professional dinner theaters in operation nationwide. [31] The dinner theaters that used former movie actors to star in the productions were particularly successful.
Victoria Theater in 2015 First opening its doors in 1904, Victoria Theater is the oldest operating theater in West Virginia . Located in the registered historic market district of the city of Wheeling , the Victoria is a ~800 seat Victorian style theater with many Beaux-Arts design influences.
Opened June 12, 1931, it was designed by architect John Eberson, [1] whose theaters included the since-demolished Colonial and Astor in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Calvert in Washington, D.C., and the Capitol in Chicago, Illinois; and the extant Cinema le Grand Rex in Paris, France, the Capitol in Sydney, Australia, the Dixie in Staunton, Virginia, and the American in the Bronx, New York City.