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The Robinson Grand is a historic theater in Clarksburg, West Virginia refurbished into a modern performing arts and education center with seating for 950, a ballroom, and classrooms. In 1913, the Robinson Grand Theater was opened in downtown Clarksburg.
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 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.
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.
The Keith-Albee Theatre was designed by the renowned Scottish-born architect Thomas W. Lamb, who created approximately 150 theaters around the globe. Seating approximately 3,000 patrons, the Keith-Albee exemplified the opulence and grandeur of the 1920s with a New Spanish Baroque style.
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]
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.
Metropolitan Theatre is a historic theater building located at Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia.It opened July 24, 1924, two-and-a-half years after construction began, and consists of a single floor auditorium with balcony.