The performing arts in Detroit include orchestra, live music, and theater, with more than a dozen performing arts venues.[1] The stages and old time film palaces are generally located along Woodward Avenue, the city's central thoroughfare, in the Downtown, Midtown, and New Center areas. Some additional venues are located in neighborhood areas of the city.[2][3] Many of the city's significant historic theaters have been revitalized.[3][4][5][6]
During the late 1980s the great old motion picture screens and live performance stages began to be restored. The Fox Theatre, Detroit Opera House (formerly the Grand Circus Theatre; Broadway Capitol Theatre; Paramount Theatre; Capital Theatre), and The Fillmore Detroit (formerly the State Theater; Palms Theater) are notable restorations. The Fillmore Detroit is the site of the annual Detroit Music Awards held in April. Other venues were modernized and expanded such as Orchestra Hall, the home of the world-renowned Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Next to the Detroit Opera House is the restored 1,700-seat Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts (1928) at 350 Madison Avenue, designed by William Kapp and developed by Matilda Dodge Wilson. The Detroit Institute of Arts contains the renovated 1,150-seat Detroit Film Theatre. Smaller sites with long histories in the city were preserved by physically moving the entire structure. In a notable preservation, the Gem Theatre and Century Theatre were moved (off their foundation) to a new address across from the Music Hall Center in order to construct Comerica Park. Detroit's 1,571-seat Redford Theatre (1928), with its Japanese motifs, is home to the Motor City Theatre Organ Society (MCTOS).[12][13]
Along with Wayne State University’s Hilberry Theatre (Wayne State University) in Midtown, the only graduate repertory theater in the nation, Detroit has enjoyed a resurgence in theatrical productions and attendance. In the 2000s, shows ranging from touring musicals to local theater happen nightly and the theaters have sparked a significant increase in nightlife; hospitality ventures serving the area have increased accordingly. With its sports venues and casinos, the Detroit Theater District has helped revitalized high rise residential areas like those surrounding Grand Circus Park and its nearby Foxtown, Greektown, the Cultural Center and New Center area anchored by the 2,089-seat Fisher Theatre.[2]
The city has some surviving historic theaters which have been converted to other uses while others await redevelopment. Albert Kahn and Ernest Wilby designed the Beaux Arts styled National Theatre (1911) with its Moorish entry at 118 Monroe Street which also awaits redevelopment.[2] The 2,200 seat National Theatre is the oldest surviving theater from the city's first theater district.[14] The futuristic Cadillac Centre begins construction on Detroit's historic Monroe block, once a collection of eight antebellum commercial buildings demolished in 1990.[15]C. Howard Crane designed the Neo-Renaissance styled United Artists Theatre Building at 150 Bagley Street slated to become a residential high rise. The 600-seat Stratford Theatre at 4751 W. Vernor Hwy., designed by Joseph P. Jogerst, seated 1,137 when it opened in 1916. The Art Deco styled Stratford Theatre in the West Vernor-Junction Historic District has operated as a retail store since 1985. The ornate Spanish styled Hollywood Theatre (1927) at the corner of Ferdinand and Fort St. was demolished in 1963.[16] When the historic Hollywood opened, it was the city's second largest with 3,400 seats.[16] The Hollywood Bartontheatre organ was saved and awaits restoration.[17] There were over 7,000 such organs installed in American theaters from 1915 to 1933, but fewer than forty remain in their original location such as the Barton theater organ in Ann Arbor's Michigan Theatre.[18]
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Further reading
Cantor, George (2005). Detroit: An Insiders Guide to Michigan. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. ISBN0-472-03092-2.
Eisenstein, Paul (February 1997). "Relighting the Footlights: The Detroit Opera House Renovation Recaptures the Golden Age of the American stage". Popular Mechanics.
Hauser, Michael & Weldon, Marianne (2006). Downtown Detroit's Movie Palaces. Images of America. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN0-7385-4102-8.
Meyer, Katherine Mattingly; McElroy, Martin C.P. (1980). Detroit Architecture A.I.A. Guide Revised Edition. Introduction by W. Hawkins Ferry. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. ISBN0-8143-1651-4.
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The performing arts in Detroit include orchestra live music and theater with more than a dozen performing arts venues 1 The stages and old time film palaces are generally located along Woodward Avenue the city s central thoroughfare in the Downtown Midtown and New Center areas Some additional venues are located in neighborhood areas of the city 2 3 Many of the city s significant historic theaters have been revitalized 3 4 5 6 Contents 1 History 2 Performing arts venues 3 Historic venues awaiting restoration 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksHistory Edit The old Detroit Opera House on Campus Martius in the early 1900s Detroit has a long theatrical history with many venues dating back to the 1920s 7 The Detroit Fox Theatre 1928 was the first theater ever constructed with built in film sound equipment Commissioned by William Fox and built by architect C Howard Crane the ornate Detroit Fox was fully restored in 1988 It is the largest of the nation s Fox Theatres with 5 045 seats 8 9 The city has been a place for operatic symphonic musical and popular acts since the first part of the twentieth century Portions of Leonard Bernstein s music for West Side Story produced by Detroit s Nederlander Organization were composed on the piano that resides in the library at Cranbrook in the Detroit suburb of Bloomfield Hills David T Nederlander s career began after purchasing a 99 year lease on the Detroit Opera House His son the organization s chairman James M Nederlander also a Detroit native coproduced over one hundred famous theatrical classics including West Side Story Hello Dolly The King and I and Fiddler on the Roof 10 Today the Nederlander Organization operates Detroit s Fisher Theatre the Detroit Opera House and several theaters in other major cities on the Broadway theatre circuit Organizations such as the Mosaic Youth Theatre support the city s theater community 11 During the late 1980s the great old motion picture screens and live performance stages began to be restored The Fox Theatre Detroit Opera House formerly the Grand Circus Theatre Broadway Capitol Theatre Paramount Theatre Capital Theatre and The Fillmore Detroit formerly the State Theater Palms Theater are notable restorations The Fillmore Detroit is the site of the annual Detroit Music Awards held in April Other venues were modernized and expanded such as Orchestra Hall the home of the world renowned Detroit Symphony Orchestra Next to the Detroit Opera House is the restored 1 700 seat Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts 1928 at 350 Madison Avenue designed by William Kapp and developed by Matilda Dodge Wilson The Detroit Institute of Arts contains the renovated 1 150 seat Detroit Film Theatre Smaller sites with long histories in the city were preserved by physically moving the entire structure In a notable preservation the Gem Theatre and Century Theatre were moved off their foundation to a new address across from the Music Hall Center in order to construct Comerica Park Detroit s 1 571 seat Redford Theatre 1928 with its Japanese motifs is home to the Motor City Theatre Organ Society MCTOS 12 13 Along with Wayne State University s Hilberry Theatre Wayne State University in Midtown the only graduate repertory theater in the nation Detroit has enjoyed a resurgence in theatrical productions and attendance In the 2000s shows ranging from touring musicals to local theater happen nightly and the theaters have sparked a significant increase in nightlife hospitality ventures serving the area have increased accordingly With its sports venues and casinos the Detroit Theater District has helped revitalized high rise residential areas like those surrounding Grand Circus Park and its nearby Foxtown Greektown the Cultural Center and New Center area anchored by the 2 089 seat Fisher Theatre 2 Grand Riviera Theater a former movie palace located at 9222 Grand River Avenue The city has some surviving historic theaters which have been converted to other uses while others await redevelopment Albert Kahn and Ernest Wilby designed the Beaux Arts styled National Theatre 1911 with its Moorish entry at 118 Monroe Street which also awaits redevelopment 2 The 2 200 seat National Theatre is the oldest surviving theater from the city s first theater district 14 The futuristic Cadillac Centre begins construction on Detroit s historic Monroe block once a collection of eight antebellum commercial buildings demolished in 1990 15 C Howard Crane designed the Neo Renaissance styled United Artists Theatre Building at 150 Bagley Street slated to become a residential high rise The 600 seat Stratford Theatre at 4751 W Vernor Hwy designed by Joseph P Jogerst seated 1 137 when it opened in 1916 The Art Deco styled Stratford Theatre in the West Vernor Junction Historic District has operated as a retail store since 1985 The ornate Spanish styled Hollywood Theatre 1927 at the corner of Ferdinand and Fort St was demolished in 1963 16 When the historic Hollywood opened it was the city s second largest with 3 400 seats 16 The Hollywood Barton theatre organ was saved and awaits restoration 17 There were over 7 000 such organs installed in American theaters from 1915 to 1933 but fewer than forty remain in their original location such as the Barton theater organ in Ann Arbor s Michigan Theatre 18 Detroit s performance centers and theaters emanate from the Grand Circus Park Historic District and continue along Woodward Avenue toward the Fisher Theatre in the city s New Center 2 The Detroit Opera House is located at Broadway and Grand Circus The east necklace of downtown links Grand Circus and the stadium area to Greektown along Broadway 2 The east necklace contains a sub district sometimes called the Harmonie Park District in the Broadway Avenue Historic District which has taken on the renowned legacy of Detroit s music from the 1930s through the 1950s and into the present 19 Near the Opera House and emanating from Grand Circus along the east necklace are other venues including the Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts and the Gem Theatre and Century Club The historic Harmonie Club and Harmonie Centre are located along Broadway The Harmonie Park area ends near Gratiot and Randolph 2 Performing arts venues EditName Image Built Location Capacity Organization Style ArchitectFox Theatre 1928 2211 Woodward Ave 42 20 18 N 83 3 9 W 42 33833 N 83 05250 W 42 33833 83 05250 Fox Theater Building 5 174 Olympia Entertainment Neo Gothic Art Deco facade Burmese Chinese C Howard CraneDetroit Masonic Temple Theatre 1922 500 Temple Ave 42 20 30 N 83 3 37 W 42 34167 N 83 06028 W 42 34167 83 06028 Detroit Masonic Temple 4 404 Olympia Entertainment Neo Gothic George D MasonBert s Warehouse Theatre 2739 Russell St 3 000 Bert s Entertainment Bohemian warehouseDetroit Opera House 1922 1526 Broadway St 2 700 Michigan Opera Theater Nederlander Italian Renaissance C Howard CraneThe Fillmore Detroit 1925 2115 Woodward Ave 42 20 16 N 83 3 7 W 42 33778 N 83 05194 W 42 33778 83 05194 The Fillmore Detroit Theatre 2 200 Live Nation Neo Renaissance C Howard CraneFisher Theatre 1927 3011 West Grand Blvd 42 22 8 5 N 83 4 36 92 W 42 369028 N 83 0769222 W 42 369028 83 0769222 Fisher Building 2 089 Nederlander Art Deco Albert KahnOrchestra Hall 20 1919 3711 Woodward Ave 42 20 55 N 83 3 33 W 42 34861 N 83 05917 W 42 34861 83 05917 Orchestra Hall 2 014 Detroit Symphony Orchestra Neo Renaissance C Howard CraneHarpos Concert Theatre 1939 1315 Broadway St 1 975 Wisper amp Wetsman Art moderne Charles N AgreeMotorCity Casino Theatre 2007 2901 Grand River Ave 1 800 Novelty Modern Giffels Inc NORR LimitedWilson Theatre 1928 350 Madison Ave 42 20 14 N 83 2 46 W 42 33722 N 83 04611 W 42 33722 83 04611 Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts 1 700 Kresge Foundation Art Deco facade Spanish Renaissance William E Kapp Smith Hinchman amp GryllsRedford Theatre 1928 17354 Lahser Ave 42 25 2 N 83 15 27 W 42 41722 N 83 25750 W 42 41722 83 25750 Redford Theatre Building 1 571 Motor City Theater Organ Society Exotic Revival Japanese motifs Ralph F Shreive with Verner Wilheim and Molby 13 Majestic Theatre 1915 4140 Woodward Ave 42 21 11 N 83 03 37 W 42 35301 N 83 06031 W 42 35301 83 06031 Majestic Theater 1 260 Art Deco C Howard CraneRiverfront 4 Movie Theatres 1978 Renaissance Center42 19 44 38 N 83 2 22 95 W 42 3289944 N 83 0397083 W 42 3289944 83 0397083 Riverfront 4 Movie Theatres 1 250 Modern John PortmanSkidmore Owings and MerrillGreektown Casino Theatre 2009 555 East Lafayette St 1 200 Novelty Modern RossettiMGM Grand Detroit Theatre 2007 1777 Third St 1 200 MGM Mirage Modern SmithGroupJJRBonstelle Theatre 1903 3424 Woodward Ave 42 20 46 N 83 3 25 W 42 34611 N 83 05694 W 42 34611 83 05694 Bonstelle Theatre 1 173 Wayne State University Neoclassical Albert Kahn C Howard CraneDetroit Film Theatre 1927 5201 Woodward Ave 42 21 31 N 83 3 57 W 42 35861 N 83 06583 W 42 35861 83 06583 Detroit Film Theatre 1 150 Detroit Institute of Arts Neo Renaissance Paul Philippe CretSenate Theatre 1926 6424 Michigan Ave 42 19 52 57 N 83 7 22 02 W 42 3312694 N 83 1227833 W 42 3312694 83 1227833 Senate Theater 900 Detroit Theater Organ Society Art Deco Christian W BrandtHilberry Theatre 1916 4743 Cass Ave 532 Wayne State University Neoclassical Field Hinchman and SmithCity Theatre 2004 2301 Woodward Ave 500 Olympia EntertainmentGem Theatre 1927 333 Madison St 42 20 15 N 83 2 47 W 42 33750 N 83 04639 W 42 33750 83 04639 Century Building and Little Gem Theatre 450 Italian Renaissance George D MasonCentury Theatre 1903 333 Madison St 42 20 15 N 83 2 47 W 42 33750 N 83 04639 W 42 33750 83 04639 Century Building and Little Gem Theatre 250 Italian Renaissance George D MasonChrysler IMAX Dome Theatre 2001 5020 John R St 230 Detroit Science Center Postmodern BEI Associates Neumann Smith William Kessler AssociatesDetroit Repertory Theatre 1963 13103 Woodrow Wilson St 194 Detroit Repertory TheatreThe Players 1925 3321 East Jefferson Ave The Players Club Florentine Renaissance Arts and Crafts Art Deco murals William E Kapp Smith Hinchman amp GryllsBohemian National Home 1914 3009 Tillman St Studio Theatre 112 Wayne State University Black boxBoll Family YMCA Theatre 1401 Broadway St YMCA Plowshares Theatre Company ModernHistoric venues awaiting restoration EditName Image Built Location Capacity Organization Style ArchitectNational Theatre 14 inactive 1911 118 Monroe St 42 19 58 N 83 2 45 W 42 33278 N 83 04583 W 42 33278 83 04583 National Theatre 800 Phoenix Properties LLC Baroque Beaux Arts Moorish Albert KahnUnited Artists Theatre Building inactive 1928 150 Bagley St 2 070 Ilitch Holdings Spanish Gothic C Howard CraneVanity Ballroom inactive 1929 1024 Newport St 2 000 Art Deco Charles N AgreeGrande Ballroom inactive 1928 8952 Grand River Ave 1 500 Art Deco Moorish Revival Charles N AgreeAlger Theater inactive 1935 16541 East Warren Avenue 1 500 Friends of the Alger Theater 21 22 Art DecoSee also Edit Michigan portalCaesars Windsor Grand Riviera Theater List of concert halls Music of Detroit Michigan BuildingReferences Edit Arts amp Culture Detroit Economic Growth Corporation Archived from the original on October 9 2013 Retrieved July 24 2008 Detroit is home to the second largest theatre district in the United States a b c d e f Hill Eric J amp Gallagher John 2002 AIA Detroit The American Institute of Architects Guide to Detroit Architecture Wayne State University Press ISBN 0 8143 3120 3 a b Martone L 2011 Moon Spotlight Detroit amp Ann Arbor Avalon Travel Publishing p 16 ISBN 9781598809398 Retrieved March 3 2017 via Google Books Poremba D L 2001 Detroit in Its World Setting A Three Hundred Year Chronology 1701 2001 Wayne State University Press p 363 ISBN 9780814328705 Retrieved March 3 2017 via Google Books Detroit City of Detroit 1990 Retrieved March 3 2017 via Google Books City of Detroit 1997 City of Detroit Michigan Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30 City of Detoirt Retrieved March 3 2017 via Google Books Hauser Michael amp Weldon Marianne 2006 Downtown Detroit s Movie Palaces Images of America Charleston SC Arcadia Publishing ISBN 0 7385 4102 8 Hodges Michael H September 8 2003 Fox Theater s Rebirth Ushered in City s Renewal Michigan History The Detroit News Archived from the original on December 5 2012 Retrieved November 23 2007 Marzejka Laurie J January 25 1998 Detroit s Historic Fox Theatre Michigan History The Detroit News Archived from the original on January 21 2013 Retrieved July 9 2009 James M Nederlander biography Film Reference Archived from the original on April 15 2015 Retrieved August 17 2008 Mosaic Youth Theatre Archived from the original on April 18 2009 Retrieved July 8 2009 AIA Detroit Urban Priorities Committee January 10 2006 Top 10 Detroit Interiors Model D Media Archived from the original on July 23 2008 Retrieved November 23 2007 a b Redford Theatre Building Michigan State Historic Preservation Office Archived from the original on June 6 2011 Retrieved January 14 2008 a b National Theatre Buildings of Detroit Archived from the original on December 13 2009 Retrieved July 16 2009 Hyde Charles May June 1991 Demolition by Neglect The Failure to Save the Monroe Block PDF Michigan History Magazine Archived from the original PDF on January 14 2008 Retrieved January 20 2008 a b The Hollywood Theatre Detroit MI The Detroit News March 17 1963 Archived from the original on February 8 2012 Retrieved January 14 2008 via StevenBall com Hooray for Hollywood Journal of the American Theatre Organ Society November December 1998 Archived from the original on April 20 2008 Retrieved January 14 2008 via StevenBall com Aldridge Henry B September October 1998 The Michigan Theatre Celebrates Twenty Five Years of Organ Overtures Journal of the American Theatre Organ Society Archived from the original on September 28 2007 Retrieved January 14 2008 via StevenBall com Harmonie Park District Archived from the original on May 9 2015 Retrieved January 31 2010 Orchestra Hall restoration PDF Michigan State Historic Preservation Office Archived from the original PDF on December 21 2007 Retrieved December 10 2007 algertheater algertheater org Archived from the original on March 4 2017 Retrieved March 3 2017 Alger Theater Buildings of Detroit Archived from the original on July 28 2011 Retrieved July 16 2009 Further reading EditCantor George 2005 Detroit An Insiders Guide to Michigan Ann Arbor University of Michigan Press ISBN 0 472 03092 2 Eisenstein Paul February 1997 Relighting the Footlights The Detroit Opera House Renovation Recaptures the Golden Age of the American stage Popular Mechanics Hauser Michael amp Weldon Marianne 2006 Downtown Detroit s Movie Palaces Images of America Charleston SC Arcadia Publishing ISBN 0 7385 4102 8 Meyer Katherine Mattingly McElroy Martin C P 1980 Detroit Architecture A I A Guide Revised Edition Introduction by W Hawkins Ferry Detroit Wayne State University Press ISBN 0 8143 1651 4 Sharoff Robert 2005 American City Detroit Architecture Detroit Wayne State University Press ISBN 0 8143 3270 6 Sobocinski Melanie Grunow 2005 Detroit and Rome Building on the Past Ann Arbor Regents of the University of Michigan ISBN 0 933691 09 2 External links EditDetroit Entertainment District Detroit Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Hall Detroit Opera House Motopera Theatre Hilberry Theatre Wayne State University Nederlander Detroit Fisher and Masonic Theatres Olympia Entertainment The Fox Theatre and the City Theatre Studio Theatre Wayne State UniversityMap all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KML Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Performing arts in Detroit amp oldid 1110638089, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
