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City Theatre (Detroit)
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City Theatre is a 500-seat theatre in the Hockeytown Café building in downtown Detroit, Michigan
. The theatre is the former site of the Second City Detroit
, which relocated to the suburb of Novi
in 2003. The City Theatre, owned by Olympia Entertainment
, opened in its place mid-2004. The new theater is host to concerts and plays as well as comedy shows.
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
. The theatre is the former site of the Second City Detroit
The Second City
The Second City is a improvisational comedy enterprise which originated in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.The Second City Theatre opened on December 16, 1959 and has since expanded its presence to several other cities, including Toronto and Los Angeles...
, which relocated to the suburb of Novi
Novi, Michigan
Novi is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 55,224, an increase over the 2000 census count of 47,386. The city is located approximately northwest of the center of Detroit, and northeast of the center of Ann Arbor. The city is located...
in 2003. The City Theatre, owned by Olympia Entertainment
Olympia Entertainment
Olympia Entertainment is a sports and entertainment company headquartered in the Fox Theatre in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. Olympia is a division of Ilitch Holdings, Inc., and owned by Mike and Marian Ilitch...
, opened in its place mid-2004. The new theater is host to concerts and plays as well as comedy shows.