A jewel of San Francisco's Market Street, the Orpheum Theatre is one of the city's grandest historic playhouses and a principal home for touring Broadway productions. Opened in 1926 and designed in a lavish Spanish Gothic style modelled on a Spanish cathedral, the theatre dazzles with its ornate plasterwork and soaring detailing, and it has spent close to a century presenting vaudeville, films and the large-scale musicals for which it is best known today. The auditorium seats around two thousand two hundred people across orchestra and balcony levels, combining the scale needed for major touring productions with the splendour of its richly decorated interior. Its sweeping balconies, elaborate ceiling and grand proscenium create a sense of occasion, while careful restoration and modernisation have kept the historic house equipped for the technical demands of contemporary blockbuster shows. Programming is dominated by the touring Broadway series for which the theatre is a flagship, presenting the biggest national tours of musicals and plays, alongside concerts and special events. As one of the city's premier presenting houses, it draws audiences from across the Bay Area for landmark productions and serves as a centrepiece of San Francisco's theatrical life. Its location on Market Street places it in the city's Civic Center area, close to City Hall, the symphony and opera houses and the wider downtown, and well served by the city's transit network. That central, accessible setting makes the theatre easy to reach and a natural part of a night out in the heart of San Francisco. By preserving a spectacular 1920s movie palace as a home for the grandest touring productions, the Orpheum Theatre remains one of the city's most treasured venues. Its blend of architectural splendour, a storied history and a programme of major Broadway shows keeps it a cornerstone of San Francisco's cultural scene.

Type: Theater / Concert Hall

Address: 1192 Market St, San Francisco, CA, United States, 94102

Website: https://www.broadwaysf.com

Capacity: 2203

Opening Date: 01/01/1926

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