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The Colonial Theatre (est.1900) is the oldest continually-operating theatre in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Designed by the architectural firm of Clarence Blackall and paid for by Frederick Lothrop Ames (see also Ames Building, Boston) the theatre first opened its doors for a performance of ''Ben-Hur'' on December 20, 1900. ''Ben-Hur'' operated with a cast and crew of 350 people and featured eight live horses on stage in full gallop during the chariot race scene. The play was so mechanically and technically extraordinary, it was featured on the cover of Scientific American. It is located at 106 Boylston Street on Boston Common at the former site of the Boston Public Library. In the 1990s, Colonial president Jon Platt led a renovation of the Colonial.〔(Lobby hero: Jon Platt books the Colonial )〕 In 1998, Platt sold his Boston theater interests to SFX Entertainment (now Live Nation). In 2003, Emerson College began leasing the building.〔(EMERSON COLLEGE, COLONIAL THEATRE LINK )〕 In 2006, Emerson bought the Colonial building to use the upper floors for dormitories.〔(Emerson College to add dorm to Colonial Building )〕 In 2008, Key Brand Entertainment purchased most of Live Nation's theatrical assets, including the lease on the Colonial Theatre.〔(Live Nation Finds a Buyer for Its Theater Business )〕 When the lease ended, the Citi Performing Arts Center took over the lease, but continued booking in partnership with Key.〔(Deal near to reopen the Colonial: Citi Center has plan with Broadway group )〕 When the Citi lease ended in 2015, Emerson College closed the Colonial for renovations.〔( Colonial Theatre to close at least a year, but future uncertain )〕 ==Shows== The Colonial has long been used to house both touring productions of Broadway shows, and to preview shows before their Broadway debuts. 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'' *''Promises, Promises'' *''La Cage aux Folles'' *''Grand Hotel'' *''Follies'' *''Beatlemania (musical)'' *''A Little Night Music'' *''The Diary of Anne Frank'' *''Seussical The Musical'' *''Tallulah'' *''High Fidelity'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Colonial Theatre (Boston)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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