Wilbur Theatre
 The Wilbur, 2009 | |
| Address |
244-250 Tremont Street Boston, Massachusetts United States |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 1,200 |
| Current use | comedy and music venue |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1913 |
| Architect | Blackall,Clarence H.; Haynes Construction Co. |
| Tenants | |
| Bill Blumenreich | |
| Website | |
| Coordinates | 42°21′2″N 71°3′56″W / 42.35056°N 71.06556°WCoordinates: 42°21′2″N 71°3′56″W / 42.35056°N 71.06556°W |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | Boston Theatre MRA |
| NRHP Reference # | [1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 9, 1980 |
The Wilbur Theatre is a historic theater at 244-250 Tremont Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The Wilbur Theatre was originally opened in 1914 but was revitalized in 2008. The Wilbur Theatre dwells in the heart of Boston's historic theater district and is known for hosting live comedy and music.
Clarence Blackall built the theatre in 1913. The Wilbur was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 and designated as a Boston Landmark by the Boston Landmarks Commission in 1987.
In 1998 SFX Entertainment (now Live Nation) bought the Boston theater properties of Jon B. Platt, which included the lease on the Wilbur.[2] The lease ended in 2006.[3]
In 2007 the theatre was put on the market.[4] Bill Blumenreich, owner of the Comedy Connection,[5] put the building on lease in 2008. It now serves as the new home of the Comedy Connection in Boston (formerly located in Quincy Market), hosting both comedy and musical talent.[6]
See also
References
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- ↑ National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Bound for Boston: SFX subsidiary gains legit house American Artists
- ↑ The Wilbur Theatre is up for Sale
- ↑ Palmer Jr, Thomas C. (August 16, 2007). "Next act awaits the Wilbur Theatre". The Boston Globe.
- ↑ Palmer Jr, Thomas C. (March 12, 2008). "Comedy club owner to lease the Wilbur". The Boston Globe.
- ↑ http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/general/view/2008_08_05_Wilbur_Theatre_gets_its_acts_together/
Further reading
- Yearbook of the Boston Architectural Club, 1915. Includes illus. of Wilbur Theatre
- George McKinnon. "A born-again Wilbur will celebrate success." Boston Globe, 20 Jan 1980
- Anthony J. Yudis. "Theatre plaza to spotlight the district." Boston Globe, 09 Oct 1983
External links
- Library of Congress. Drawing of Ye Wilbur Theatre, Tremont St. and Hollis St., Boston, Massachusetts, 1927.
- Boston Athenæum Theater History. Wilbur Theatre (1914- ), 250-252 Tremont Street
- New York Public Library:
- Photo of interior, Wilbur Theatre, Boston, Mass., 20th century
- Program for the Wilbur Theatre, Boston (Oct. 1956)
- Bostonian Society:
- Photo of 244-272 Tremont Street, c. 1935
- Photo of 250-268 Tremont Street, c. 1959
- City of Boston, Landmarks Commission. Wilbur Theatre Study Report, 1983
Images
Program, 1915
Seating chart, c. 1917
Advertisement, 1922
Program, 1922
Lobby, 2009
Sign, 2010
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