Colonial Theater Tickets
The Colonial Theatre is the oldest continually-operating theatre in Boston, Massachusetts. Designed by Clarence Blackall the theatre first opened its doors for a performance of Ben-Hur on December 20, 1900. It is located at 106 Boylston on the Boston Common at the former site of the Boston Public Library,
In the early and mid 20th century, Boston was a well-known venue for Broadway producers to try out new productions before bringing them to New York. The residents of Boston were therefore treated to a sneak peek at many well-known Broadway shows at the Colonial. Other notable Boston theatres of the day are the Majestic, Shubert, Wilbur and the Metropolitan.
Notable shows which were previewed at the Colonial before opening on Broadway include:
* Anything Goes
* Red, Hot and Blue
* Porgy and Bess
* Oklahoma! (called Away We Go! in Boston)
* The Merchant of Yonkers
* Born Yesterday
* Carousel
* Annie Get Your Gun
* La Cage aux Folles
* Grand Hotel
* Follies
* A Little Night Music
* The Diary of Anne Frank
* High Fidelity
Nowadays it houses pre-broadway shows, is usually the first theater in the country to house the original national touring groups, and puts on the highly technical musicals that small play houses (Ex: the shubert) can't put on. Some include Miss Saigon, Beauty and the Beast (1991 film), and Spamalot. It origially put on others like the Phantom of the Opera and Les Miserables (which also went to the Wang Center), but after the renovation of the newly restored Opera House, some of its usuals were taken away.
Built in 1900, The Colonial Theatre is the oldest operating theatre in Boston. It led to the creation of the theater boom in Boston which led to the construction of the Majestic Theater in 1903, the Shubert Theater in 1910, The Wilbur in 1914, and the Wang Center for the Performing Arts in 1925. It was built inside a new office building on the site of the old Boston Public Library(the new one was placed at Copley Square).
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