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Opened in 1921 as a grand movie palace and vaudeville live performance venue, the theater was known as the Macomb Theatre until 1987, when it went through a series of name, use and ownership changes. [3] The theatre was designed by noted theater architect, C. Howard Crane, who also designed Detroit's Orchestra Hall and Fox Theatre. [4]
The Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts is a 1,731-seat theatre located in the city's theatre district at 350 Madison Street in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. It was built in 1928 as the Wilson Theatre , designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1976, [ 2 ] and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
The walls were filled in and replaced by stairs and more lawn seating during the early 1980s, thus increasing the amphitheater's capacity to more than 15,000. [3] The original sound system was novel in its day, a huge theatrical performance system designed for an outdoor theater with a custom console and large-array distributed speaker system.
The organ console, with the lift in the lowered position. The Redford Theatre features a 3-manual/10-rank theatre organ, built by the Bartola Musical Instrument Company.The "Golden-Voiced Barton" has been altered only slightly from its original state, with the addition of a piano and modifications to the tuba.
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.
The Kirkpatrick Auditorium was designed by architectural firm Layton Hicks & Forsyth, and constructed by JH Frederickson & Co. John A Brown (Chairman of Board), Eugene Mantrin (President), Building Committee: PT Stuart (chairman), EB Galloway, CSMC Creight, EDS Vaught in 1928.
Between the 2005 and 2006 seasons the amphitheater was rebuilt at a cost of about $13 million, to add 54 elevated luxury booths (seating capacity of 4 per booth), expand the general seating under the amphitheater roof from 2,600 to 5,000, and install new state of the art house lighting and sound systems.
The Fox Theatre is a performing arts center located at 2211 Woodward Avenue in Downtown Detroit, Michigan, near the Grand Circus Park Historic District.Opened in 1928 as a flagship movie palace in the Fox Theatres chain, it was at over 5,000 seats the largest theater in the city.