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Imperial Theatre (Japan)

Coordinates: 35°40′35.5″N 139°45′38.7″E / 35.676528°N 139.760750°E / 35.676528; 139.760750
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Imperial Theatre
Teigeki (帝劇)
Imperial Theatre
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Address3-1-1 Marunouchi
LocationChiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
OwnerToho
TypeIndoor theatre
Seating typeReserved
Capacity1,897
Construction
Broke ground1963
Built1964
Opened1966
Closed2025
DemolishedFebruary 2025
Website
Theatre website

The Imperial Theatre (帝国劇場, Teikoku Gekijō), often referred to simply as the Teigeki (帝劇), and previously the Imperial Garden Theater, is a Japanese theater located in Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan operated by Toho.

History

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The original Imperial Theatre building, 1915

Opened in 1911 as the first Western-style theater in Japan, it stages a varied program of musicals and operas.[1] The original structure was rebuilt in 1966 as Toho's "flagship" theater, opening with the premiere of Scaretto, a local adaptation of Gone With the Wind, which drew 380,000 attendees over the course of the theater's first five months of operation.[2]

The theatre is set to temporarily close in mid-February 2025 as part of a redevelopment plan that will involve reconstructing the building.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Wetmore Jr., Kevin J. (2017). "The West End (and Broadway) Head East: Tõhō International and Gekidan Shiki". In MacDonald, Laura; Everett, William A. (eds.). The Palgrave Handbook of Musical Theatre Producers. Springer. p. 280. ISBN 9781137433084.
  2. ^ Wetmore Jr., Kevin J. (2007). "From Scaretto to Kaze to tomo ni sarinu: Musical Adaptations of Gone With the Wind in Japan". In Jortner, David; McDonald, Keiko I.; Wetmore, Kevin J. (eds.). Modern Japanese Theatre and Performance. Lexington Books. pp. 238–239. ISBN 9780739123003.
  3. ^ 日本放送協会 (2023-03-27). "帝国劇場 建て替え2025年2月休館 レ・ミゼラブルなど帝劇彩ったミュージカルこの1年で上演". NHK (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-09-09.
  4. ^ "Japan's Imperial Theatre to close for a while in 2025". The Japan News. Yomiuri Shimbun. 2022-10-13. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
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Preceded by Host of the
Japan Record Awards

1969-1984
Succeeded by

35°40′35.5″N 139°45′38.7″E / 35.676528°N 139.760750°E / 35.676528; 139.760750