Favorite Theatres- Page 2

[mallardo]

Posted: 1/4/05 at 11:51am

To me the Virginia is a uniquely beautiful theater.

[ken8631]

Posted: 1/4/05 at 12:25pm

How about some seat and legroom though, in addition to a beautiful theatre? The Amsterdam has SMALL seats and no legroom (at least in the balcony)!

[OSTRICH]

Posted: 1/4/05 at 4:44pm

PALACE THEATRE

[whatyouown223]

Posted: 1/4/05 at 5:07pm

the gershwin may be contemporary, but it's got lots of leg room.

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 1/4/05 at 5:09pm

Lyceum - I have so many fond memories of watching horror movies backstage on my computer, drinking with the doorman, eating dinner on a torn up couch in the greenroom - I can't help but smile when I think of all the stuff I've done in there. Plus, it's the oldest and most gorgeous theatre.

Plymouth - Again, so many fond memories. This time not so much personal as it was just me being in there so many times to see TABOO - I will never be able to sit in there and see another show again without being incredibly depressed.

Nederlander - I love the whole raw, almost decrepit, trashy appearance - even thought most of that is fake. I'm sure a little bit is personal, as well.

The Shubert - For the history, and again - the good times I've had in that theatre. My fondest memory of the Shubert was sitting on the floor with Bernadette playing fetch with the Lamb and 2 little dogs. I had on a wool sweater, and she had to keep rescuing me from the Lamb's random, spasmodic attacks. It was so funny - it's a shame they're all gone

Winter Garden - Agan, part personal, part historical.

The absolute worst theatres:

Gershwin
Marquis

[Candleshoe2]

Posted: 1/4/05 at 6:16pm

The "Fabulous Fox Theatre" in St. Louis. It has a very intricate Egyptian design. Has anyone else ever been here?

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 1/4/05 at 7:25pm

Re the St Louis Fox

It has an almost exact duplicate in Detroit. The interior is identical (Byzantine) . The only difference is in St Louis the lobby is in a free standing structure outside the theater. The Detroit Fox has its lobby encased in an office building.

The theaters architecht was C Howard Crane.Some of his other theaters were United Artists Chicago(Demolished ) , Brooklyn Fox ( NY - Demolished ) & the little bandbox Music Box in NYC. To think the Music Box was designed by the same architect as the ST Louis Fox is amazing. There used to be a gem in St Louis called the Ambassador ( Rapp & Rapp ) . It was once described as carnival art deco. Regretfully, it was demolished a number of years ago. A great loss.