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The Orpheum Theatre is a music venue located at 1 Hamilton Place in Boston, Massachusetts. One of the oldest theaters in the United States, it was built in 1852 and was originally known as the Boston Music Hall, the original home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The concert hall was converted for use as a vaudeville theater in 1900. It was renamed the Orpheum Theatre in 1906. In 1915, the Orpheum was acquired by Loew's Theatres and substantially rebuilt. Today, it operates as a mixed-use hall, for live music concerts.
Note: The theater has no connection with Boston's "Music Hall", which is now known as the Citi Performing Arts Center.
History
When the Boston Symphony moved to Symphony Hall in 1900, the Boston Music Hall closed. It was converted, for use as a vaudeville theater, in 1900 and operated under a number of different names, including the Music Hall and the Empire Theatre. In 1906, it was renamed the Orpheum Theatre. In 1915, the theater was acquired by the Loew's Theatres. Loew's reopened the Orpheum in 1916 with a completely new interior designed by architect Thomas W. Lamb.
Operated by Loew's, the theater was at first a combination vaudeville and movie theater and later a straight first-run movie house until closing in the late 1960s. Since the 1970s, it has functioned as a multi-use music venue. From 1975 to 1979, the Orpheum served as the home of the Opera Company of Boston, under director Sarah Caldwell, until that company moved to the current Boston Opera House.
Artists that have performed at the Theatre include Grateful Dead, The Allman Brothers Band, Pink Floyd, Queen, Bob Dylan, KISS, Donna Summer, Bruce Springsteen, Prince, The Time, Van Halen, The Police, Ozzy Osbourne, Phil Collins, U2, Aerosmith, Tangerine Dream, Warren Zevon, Robert Plant & The Strange Sensation, Tin Machine, David Bowie, Sting, The Smashing Pumpkins, Vampire Weekend, Counting Crows, Trey Anastasio, Alicia Keys, P!nk, The Cheetah Girls, Aly & AJ, Jonas Brothers, Kings of Leon, Kelly Clarkson, Graham Colton Band, Scissor Sisters and Nick Jonas & The Administration, among others.
The Theatre hosted The Rolling Thunder Revue on November 25, 1975. U2's performance in 1983 was recorded and broadcast on The King Biscuit Flower Hour. Tin Machine recorded a portion of their live album, Tin Machine Live: Oy Vey, Baby, at the Orpheum. The Police recorded the first half of their Live album at the Orpheum as well.
Currently, the theater is owned by the Drucker Realty Company. The contract to operate the Orpheum was acquired by Don Law, a Boston concert promoter, from the Live Nation entertainment company, in 2009. Law has announced a major renovation for the theater, after which it is scheduled to reopen in late 2009.
The current entrance to the theater is the former alley entrance, replacing the original entrance on Washington Street, which was converted into retail space.
See also
- Boston Music Hall, predecessor to the Orpheum (1852–1900)
External links
Image gallery
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Beck ticket, 2002
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Dresden Dolls, 2006
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Interior, 2008
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Decemberists, 2008
References
- http://cinematreasures.org/theater/1789/
- Goodison, Donna (May 6, 2009). "Live Nation sells halls". Boston Herald.
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