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Theatres That Have Closed--Can You Say "Emergency?"

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RuthNY:
I am starting a list of theatres or other performing arts organizations that have closed or announced possible closings in the past year.  Please feel free to add any that I have forgotten.

In no particular order:

Buffalo Studio Arena
Theatre de la Jeune
Opera Pacific
Milwaukee Shakespeare
Magic Theatre
American Music Theatre of San Jose
Shakespeare Santa Cruz (recently saved from the brink, but for how long?)
North Shore Music Theatre
Carousel Dinner Theatre

nmno:
Wow, I hadn't heard about the Magic (which according to it's website hasn't closed but will if it doesn't raise $350K by next week...)  Interesting since I got lots of emails from folks about AMT and SSC; perhaps because those were due to loss of funds that was a little more beyond their control vs. the Magic which is just fiscal mismanagement.  or maybe I'm just better connected to south bay theatre.
Two years ago, AMT and SJ Rep were bailed out by the city before nearly closing...  now this new batch.  I may have to rethink returning to the bay area when my show closes - don't know if there will be any decent jobs left.

PSMKay:
House Theatre in Chicago's on the brink, they sent out a begging letter recently.  Next Theatre in Evanston did a show switch but seems to be doing alright otherwise.  Live Bait also shuttered recently but that was due to the owners leaving the industry rather than the economy.

Chicago seems to be doing OK in general so far, but our hundreds of tiny theatre companies do a pretty good ongoing impersonation of Napoleon's army in Russia on a perpetual basis.

loebtmc:
Along these lines, the LA alternative paper has decided, while keeping the writer, to eliminate the position of theater reviewer (note the language...) - boding a return to the days when LA theater was considered far, far beneath any other major city in terms of arts and culture. Sigh. Ah well...



--- Quote ---LA Weekly Eliminates Theatre Editor
After almost 30 years, the Theater Editor position in a city with 2,000 professional plays opening every year was determined by Phoenix to be a fiscal extravagance.
--- End quote ---

smejs:
Baltimore Opera canceled the rest of its season and filed for bankruptcy.

Akron Ohio's Carousel Dinner Theatre closed Jan 3rd after 35 years.  (Oops, just saw you already had this one.)

And of course over a dozen shows on Broadway (though can we really count White Christmas in this list?) closed this month.

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