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The Uptown Theater is an Art Deco building built in 1927. It is situated in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . Designed by the Philadelphia-based architectural firm of Magaziner, Eberhard & Harris , the theatre is located on 2240 N. Broad Street .
Allan Spivak purchased the theatre in September 1987; [8] renovations were then undertaken to convert the venue from a cinema into an off-Broadway type of venue. The newly-improved theatre's first show was a production of the 1986 Outer Critics Circle Awards-winning (and 2014 Tony Award-winning) musical Lady Day, which opened on October 21, 1987.
The Arden Theatre Company is a professional regional theatre company located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.The company includes three theatres: the 175-seat Arcadia Stage and the 360-seat F. Otto Haas Stage, located in the main property at 40 N 2nd Street; and the 100-seat Bob and Selma Horan Studio Theater at the Hamilton Family Arts Center up the block at 62 N 2nd Street.
Uptown Theater (Philadelphia) W. Walnut Street Theatre; Wilma Theater (Philadelphia) The Wynne Theater This page was last edited on 8 October 2024, at 00:59 (UTC). ...
Trocadero Theater, Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia; Information at CinemaTreasures.com; Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-1495, "Arch Street Opera House, 1003–1005 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA", 2 photos, 2 photo caption pages
Uptown Theatre or Uptown Theater may refer to: Uptown Theatre (Toronto), demolished; Uptown Theatre (Chicago), closed; Uptown Theater (Napa, California) Uptown Theatre (Milwaukee), demolished; Uptown Theater (Kansas City, Missouri) Uptown Theater (Minneapolis) Uptown Theater (Philadelphia) Uptown Theater (Washington, D.C.) Uptown Theater ...
Plays and Players Theatre is a theater in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Founded in 1911, it is one of the oldest professional theater companies in the United States. The theater building was designed and constructed in 1912 by Philadelphia architect Amos W. Barnes as a dramatic school, but soon was used as a theater for Broadway theatre try-outs, known as the Playhouse.
The new theatre was built in 1927 at the cost of $2 million, and was designed by architect Herbert J. Krapp; [1] [2] it was named after the 19th century actor Edwin Forrest, who was born in Philadelphia, and owned and lived in the Edwin Forrest House. The opening performance was The Red Robe in 1928. [1]