Owner SHN Designation San Francisco Landmark Designated 1977 Opened 1926 | Operator SHN Production Matilda the Musical Capacity 2,203 Phone +1 888-746-1799 | |
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Public transit Civic Center / UN Plaza Station Address 1192 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA Architectural styles Contemporary architecture, French Gothic architecture Profiles | ||
The SHN Orpheum Theatre is a performance venue located at 1192 Market at Hyde Street in the Civic Center district of San Francisco, California. The theatre first opened in 1926 as one of the many designed by architect B. Marcus Priteca for theater-circuit owner Alexander Pantages. The interior features a vaulted ceiling, while the facade was patterned after a 12th-century French cathedral. The Orpheum seats 2,203 guests. In 1998, there was a $20 million renovation completed to make the Orpheum more suitable for Broadway shows after a previous renovation in the 1970s. The Orpheum is a locally designated San Francisco landmark as determined by the San Francisco Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board.
The theater has hosted a number of Broadway shows, and from April 30 to May 4, 2007, hosted Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and was recently home to a two-year sit-down production of the musical Wicked from January 27, 2009, through September 2010. The Grateful Dead gave six performances here in 1976: July 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, and 18.
Productions that were staged at the Orpheum prior to opening on Broadway have included Bring It On: The Musical (2011-2012)[1], Evita (1979)[2], Mama Mia! (2000-2001), and The Act (1977)[3].
The Orpheum, as well as the Golden Gate Theatre and Curran Theatre in San Francisco, are owned by SHN, a theatrical producing company owned by Tony Award-winning producer Carole Shorenstein Hays and partner Robert Nederlander.