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Cartagena, Spain
Roman Theatre of Cartagena
An ancient Roman theatre restored to its former glory in the Spanish city of Cartegena.
Virginia City, Nevada
Piper's Opera House
Back in the day everyone who was anyone played this historic western theater.
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The Famous Actress Who Loved Playing a Rooster
Maude Adams was known for being Peter Pan, but her favorite role was that of a preening French rooster.
Miami, Oklahoma
Coleman Theatre
This historic theater's pipe organ still accompanies silent films just like it did in 1929.
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The 'Mystery Plays' Banned by the Tudors Are Now Showing in an English Cathedral
God and Lucifer, co-starring again at last!
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Found: Secret Rooms in a Very Old Theater
The Perth Theatre is giving up its secrets.
Honolulu, Hawaii
The Queen Theater
The grand marquee of this abandoned Hawaiian theater remembers the building's elegant past.
Veliky Novgorod, Russia
Fyodor Dostoevsky Theater of Dramatic Art
This late-brutalist masterpiece everyone forgot about was originally created to get the proletariat jazzed about the arts.
Hoopeston, Illinois
Lorraine Theatre
An Art Deco gem that held together the artistic heart of an agricultural community for 92 years.
Ashland, Oregon
Allen Elizabethan Theatre
Shakespeare has been brought to life in this open air theater for the better part of a century.
Canning, Nova Scotia
Ross Creek Centre for the Arts
A converted cattle farm is now a hub of art and theater surrounded by nature.
East Haddam, Connecticut
Goodspeed Opera House
This opera house along the banks of the Connecticut River has two Tony Awards to its credit but it’s never staged a single opera.
New York, New York
The Little Church Around the Corner
This Fifth Avenue church has long been the favored worshiping place of Broadway actors and vaudeville performers.
Arles, France
Arles Amphitheatre
This ancient theater was once the home of fierce gladiatorial battles.
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Plovdiv Roman Theater
This ancient theater, restored in the 20th century, lives on as a venue for dramatic and musical performances.
Augsburg, Germany
Augsburger Puppenkiste
This famed marionette theater and museum is bursting with imaginative string puppets.
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The Heavily Judged Female Entertainers Who Crushed Stereotypes In the Old West
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Colonial Theatre
This historic old movie house was the scene of one of the Blob's most iconic attacks.
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