The Trocadero Theatre (opened as the Arch Street Opera House) is a historic theater located in Chinatown in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It offered musical comedies, vaudeville, opera, and burlesque. The Trocadero Theatre was refurbished for use as an art house cinema and fine arts theatre in 1970s, and by the 1990s had become an iconic venue for rock and punk concerts.
The building was known at various time as the Arch Street Opera House (1870–1879); Park Theatre (1879); New Arch Street Opera House (1884); Continental Theatre (1889); Gaiety Theatre (1890); Casino/Palace Theatre (1892), Troc Theatre (1940); Slocum's and Sweatman's Theatre; Sweatman's Arch Street Opera House; Simmon's & Slocum's Theatre; and Simmon's Theatre.[2] It was already referred to as the Trocadero Theater in 1908.[3]
The Trocadero was a burlesque theater from the early 1900s until the 1970s. Burlesque performer Mara Gaye performed here in the 1950s.
The Pennsylvania Opera Theater, in 1982, was presenting three productions a year at the Trocadero.[4]
In 1986, the Trocadero was again remodeled for its current use as a concert hall and dance club. The Trocadero retains a promoting team and books bands directly. It has a capacity of 1,200 patrons (standing room) or 600 patrons (fully seated). The theater hosts a wide range of events including movie screenings, comedy shows, burlesque and concerts from alternative, indie rock, heavy metal, punk rock, jam, industrial/gothic bands, and hip hop and electronica artists.[5]Bob Dylan performed at the Troc on December 11, 1997.
After several days of rumors and a last-minute attempt by local promoters to save it, Philadelphia's Trocadero Theatre, part of the city's entertainment skyline since 1870, closed in May 2019.[6]
In October 2022 it was announced that Northwest Arch LLC, the group shown to legally own the Trocadero, had applied for and subsequently received a $2.5M state-issued grant through Pennsylvania's Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program. Plans were announced soon thereafter that the theater would be undergoing a "complete renovation of the exterior and interior of the Trocadero building. The end product will be a fully updated first-class concert venue, entertainment space and full-service restaurant." No immediate timeframe was given for commencement or completion of the renovations.
Recordings and broadcasts
A concert at the Trocadero was released by Combat Records as Ultimate Revenge 2 in 1989, featuring performances by bands Raven, Death, Forbidden, Dark Angel, and Faith or Fear.
A number of DVD and television specials have been filmed at the Trocadero, including the MTV program 2 Dollar Bill for My Chemical Romance in September 2006, comedian and actor Christian Finnegan's DVD/Comedy Central special Au Contraire in October 2008, comedian and actor Michael Ian Black's DVD/Comedy Central special Very Famous in March 2011, and comedian Dan Soder's Comedy Central special in December 2015.
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The Trocadero Theatre opened as the Arch Street Opera House is a historic theater located in Chinatown in Philadelphia Pennsylvania It offered musical comedies vaudeville opera and burlesque The Trocadero Theatre was refurbished for use as an art house cinema and fine arts theatre in 1970s and by the 1990s had become an iconic venue for rock and punk concerts Trocadero TheatreExterior of venue c 2015Address1003 Arch StreetPhiladelphia PennsylvaniaU S Capacity1 200Current uselive music venueOpened1870Websitewww wbr thetroc wbr comArch Street Opera HouseU S National Register of Historic PlacesShow map of PhiladelphiaShow map of PennsylvaniaShow map of the United StatesCoordinates39 57 12 99 N 75 9 24 74 W 39 9536083 N 75 1568722 W 39 9536083 75 1568722 Coordinates 39 57 12 99 N 75 9 24 74 W 39 9536083 N 75 1568722 W 39 9536083 75 1568722Area lt 1 acre 4 000 m2 ArchitectEdwin Forrest Durang George W PlowmanArchitectural styleLate VictorianNRHP reference No 78002442 1 Added to NRHPJune 13 1978 Contents 1 History 2 Recordings and broadcasts 3 See also 4 External links 5 ReferencesHistory Edit Trocadero newspaper advertisement in The Philadelphia Inquirer April 4 1909 The theater in 1973 The theater designed by architect Edwin Forrest Durang then modified several times was added to the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places in 1973 and to the National Register of Historic Places five years later The building was known at various time as the Arch Street Opera House 1870 1879 Park Theatre 1879 New Arch Street Opera House 1884 Continental Theatre 1889 Gaiety Theatre 1890 Casino Palace Theatre 1892 Troc Theatre 1940 Slocum s and Sweatman s Theatre Sweatman s Arch Street Opera House Simmon s amp Slocum s Theatre and Simmon s Theatre 2 It was already referred to as the Trocadero Theater in 1908 3 The Trocadero was a burlesque theater from the early 1900s until the 1970s Burlesque performer Mara Gaye performed here in the 1950s The Pennsylvania Opera Theater in 1982 was presenting three productions a year at the Trocadero 4 In 1986 the Trocadero was again remodeled for its current use as a concert hall and dance club The Trocadero retains a promoting team and books bands directly It has a capacity of 1 200 patrons standing room or 600 patrons fully seated The theater hosts a wide range of events including movie screenings comedy shows burlesque and concerts from alternative indie rock heavy metal punk rock jam industrial gothic bands and hip hop and electronica artists 5 Bob Dylan performed at the Troc on December 11 1997 After several days of rumors and a last minute attempt by local promoters to save it Philadelphia s Trocadero Theatre part of the city s entertainment skyline since 1870 closed in May 2019 6 In October 2022 it was announced that Northwest Arch LLC the group shown to legally own the Trocadero had applied for and subsequently received a 2 5M state issued grant through Pennsylvania s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program Plans were announced soon thereafter that the theater would be undergoing a complete renovation of the exterior and interior of the Trocadero building The end product will be a fully updated first class concert venue entertainment space and full service restaurant No immediate timeframe was given for commencement or completion of the renovations Recordings and broadcasts EditA concert at the Trocadero was released by Combat Records as Ultimate Revenge 2 in 1989 featuring performances by bands Raven Death Forbidden Dark Angel and Faith or Fear A number of DVD and television specials have been filmed at the Trocadero including the MTV program 2 Dollar Bill for My Chemical Romance in September 2006 comedian and actor Christian Finnegan s DVD Comedy Central special Au Contraire in October 2008 comedian and actor Michael Ian Black s DVD Comedy Central special Very Famous in March 2011 and comedian Dan Soder s Comedy Central special in December 2015 The Dead Milkmen recorded their live album Chaos Rules Live at the Trocadero at the Troc In 1991 Tesla had a hit single with the live cover version of the Five Man Electrical Band song Signs which was recorded at the Troc The Trocadero was the location for Lamb of God s live DVD Killadelphia and for Job for a Cowboy s Altered From Catechization music video On June 2 2012 professional wrestling promotion Chikara held the Chikarasaurus Rex How to Hatch a Dinosaur internet pay per view at the Trocadero 7 Chikara held their next two pay per views Under the Hood on December 2 2012 8 and Aniversario Never Compromise on June 2 2013 at the venue 9 See also Edit Philadelphia portalChestnut CabaretExternal links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Trocadero Theatre Trocadero Theater Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia Information at CinemaTreasures com Historic photographs at Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Listing and photographs at the Historic American Buildings SurveyReferences Edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service January 23 2007 Listing at Philadelphia Buildings and Architects Philadelphia Trocadero Theater The Billboard Google Books November 21 1908 Retrieved March 14 2019 Rockwell John March 18 1982 Opera Pennsylvanians give Haydn s Orlando Paladino New York Times Retrieved 2015 12 20 Billboard Mar 15 1986 March 15 1986 Retrieved 19 November 2017 Philadelphia s Iconic Trocadero Theatre to Close Owner Confirms EXCLUSIVE 18 March 2019 Chikarasaurus Rex How to Hatch a Dinosaur Chikara Archived from the original on 2012 06 07 Retrieved 2012 06 02 Under the Hood Chikara Retrieved 2013 04 12 Aniversario Never Compromise Chikara Archived from the original on 2013 05 08 Retrieved 2013 04 12 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Trocadero Theatre amp oldid 1119436758, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
