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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.
Anthony DeSantis, KStJ [1] (January 5, 1914 - June 6, 2007) was an American entrepreneur and theater owner in Chicago, Illinois. He is most well known for the foundation of the area's Drury Lane theatres. During DeSantis' lifetime, his empire included six separate theaters. [2]
Hillsboro Artists' Regional Theatre (HART), originally the Hillsboro Actors Repertory Theater, is a community theatre group in Hillsboro, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1994, the non-profit group presents around six plays each year. Their 99-seat theater is located in downtown Hillsboro next to the Hillsboro Civic Center along Washington Street.
Starr Hall handed over the keys to her store, Arch & Starr, in downtown Gig Harbor to Tiffany Brooks on Sept. 20, 2024. Under Brooks, the store will become CURATED-Gig Harbor, a gifting boutique.
In 2006, due to rising rent in downtown Austin, theater owners took steps to hand the theater over to a non-profit group called the "Heroes of the Alamo" foundation, operating the theater as a cultural arts center. However, with the historic Ritz Theater on 6th Street offered as an alternative location, the original Alamo was closed. The final ...
His family has frequently been involved, with daughter Jessica Booth and wife Lisa Valdini appearing in a number of shows and son Tod Jr. contributing in various aspects, including acting, directing and stage managing of the dinner theatre before becoming general manager and director of the Alhambra's Children's Theatre. [3] As with other ...
The Journal-News is a newspaper based in Hillsboro, Illinois. It was formed by the 2004 merger of two Hillsboro newspapers: the Hillsboro Journal, which had existed since 1886, and the Montgomery County News, which had existed since 1983. [1] As of 2017 the paper was owned by John and Susan Galer. [2]
The theatre was originally founded in 1979 as the Burt Reynolds Dinner Theater, owned and operated by the namesake actor. During the Dinner Theater's operating years, 1979-1996, it featured more celebrity performers than any other arts venue in Palm Beach County, including the opening season's Vanities (starring Sally Field, Tyne Daly, and Gail Strickland). [2]