Colonial Theater Frieze Art - Boston, MA
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N 42° 21.139 W 071° 03.930
19T E 329883 N 4690961
The frieze above the entrance to the Colonial Theater features both glass work and masonry emblems of the stage, part of the elegance of Boston's oldest continuously operating theater, now beautifully restored
Waymark Code: WM79DY
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 09/22/2009
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The Colonial Theatre, located in Boston's Historic Theatre District, is the oldest continuously operating theatre in New England. Opened on December 26, 1900, the Colonial has played host to many world premiers such as Porgy and Bess, Oklahoma!, La Cage Aux Folles, and many, many more. Today the Colonial continues to present the best Broadway shows and world premiers using 21st Century technology surrounded by 19th Century elegance.
Built in 1900, The Colonial Theatre is the oldest continuously operating theatre in Boston. The creation of this jewel sparked a theatre building boom, which included the construction of the Majestic in 1903, the Shubert in 1910, the Wilbur in 1914 and the Metropolitan (now the Wang Theatre) in 1925. The Colonial, designed by Clarence Blackall, the most experienced and celebrated theatre architect of his era, is ideal for both musical and dramatic productions.
he Colonial opened on December 20, 1900 with the heroic melodrama, Ben-Hur, featuring a cast of 350 and a chariot race using 8 live horses! The theatre has hosted many world premieres and pre-Broadway productions including Porgy And Bess; Oklahoma!; Thornton Wilder’s The Merchant Of Yonkers (the inspiration for Hello, Dolly!); Born Yesterday; Carousel; La Cage Aux Folles; Grand Hotel; and Prince and Sondheim’s Follies and A Little Night Music.
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