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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 ]
In 1913, the Robinson Grand Theater was opened in downtown Clarksburg. The Robinson Grand, a pioneer in its era, became the thirteenth theater in the United States to be equipped with sound technology in 1927. During its golden age, it hosted a diverse array of events, including movies, plays, wedding receptions, and the Miss West Virginia Pageant.
The Capitol Theatre, designed by architect Charles W. Bates of Wheeling, was built by general contractor R. R. Kitchen at a cost of $1,000,000 and first opened on Thanksgiving day 1928. The theater initially presented movies and stage shows and later concerts by the Wheeling Symphony Society, which moved into the building in 1929.
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]
Dinner theater (sometimes called dinner and a show) is a form of entertainment that combines a restaurant meal with a staged play or musical."Dinner and a show" can also refer to a restaurant meal in combination with live concert music, where patrons listen to a performance during a break in the meal.
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.
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.
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.