Wang Theatre

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Coordinates: 42°21′1″N 71°3′53″W / 42.35028°N 71.06472°W / 42.35028; -71.06472
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Wang Theatre
Madison Square Garden Company (co-booking)
TypeTheatre
Capacity3,500
Opened1925
Website
www.bochcenter.org
Metropolitan Theatre
MPS
Boston Theatre MRA
NRHP reference No.80000445 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 9, 1980

The Wang Theatre is a

Boston Theatre District. The theatre is operated as part of the Boch Center.[2] The theatre was designated as a Boston Landmark by the Boston Landmarks Commission
in 1990.

Metropolitan Theatre

The structure was originally known as the Metropolitan Theatre when it opened in 1925.

Clarence Blackall, with the assistance of Detroit theatre architect C. Howard Crane
. It seats more than 3,600 people.

Music Hall

In 1962 it became the home of the Boston Ballet and was renamed the Music Hall. During the 1960s and 1970s, audiences could see the

Kirov Ballet as well as popular movies and performing artists. With time though, they could no longer attract the large touring companies because of the size of their stage as well as their outdated production facilities. Converted to a non-profit center in 1980 and renamed the Metropolitan Center,[3]
they were able to attract theatrical performances again.

Bob Marley and the Wailers' 1978 concert at the Music Hall was released in 2015 in honor of Bob Marley's 70th birthday as Easy Skanking in Boston '78.[4]

Wang Center

Plaque adorning the front of Wang Theatre

In 1983, Dr.

Finegold Alexander & Associates restored the theatre with Conrad Schmitt Studios performing the elegant decoration, gilded moldings, murals, scagliola and marbleized surfaces.[7]

In 2008, the Citi Performing Arts Center announced a co-booking arrangement with

The Madison Square Garden Company for the Wang Theatre.[8]

The lobby was used in the movies American Hustle, for the live band performance and casino scenes, and The Witches of Eastwick, as part of the house in which Jack Nicholson's character lived. It was also used for numerous scenes in the ABC TV pilot Gilded Lilys.[9]

Lobby Interior

See also

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in northern Boston, Massachusetts

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References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "Improvements in Evidence at the Wang Center Dedication", Boston Globe, December 8, 1983
  3. ^
    ISBN 9780738576312
    .
  4. ^ Morse, Steve (2023-02-17). "Marley concert from 1978 marks reggae legend's 70th birthday - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  5. ^ "Met Center gets a $4m Gift from the Wang Family", Boston Globe, June 3, 1983
  6. ^ Wang Theatre History
  7. ^ Project info
  8. ^ Waddell, Ray (2008-08-07). "MSGE Expands Boston Footprint". Billboard.
  9. ^ The Witches of Eastwick
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