Royal Oak Music Theatre
Encyclopedia
The Royal Oak Music Theatre is a music venue
theatre, located at 318 W. Fourth Street, Royal Oak, Michigan
. It was built as a vaudeville
theater and opened in 1928.
John H. Kunsky
. Originally opening to serve as a movie theater
, in 1978, live music
and comedy
were added to regular programming. It was privately owned, until 2004, by Worldwide Entertainment, LLC, then Off Broadway and musicals were brought as forms of entertainment into the venue.
, and theatre. General admission holds up to 1700 patrons, cabaret holds 782, seating 562 on the main floor and 200 in the mezzanine, and the theatre set up holds 1000, 718 on the floor and 282 in the mezzanine.
Music venue
A music venue is any location used for a concert or musical performance. Music venues range in size and location, from an outdoor bandshell or bandstand or a concert hall to an indoor sports stadium. Typically, different types of venues host different genres of music...
theatre, located at 318 W. Fourth Street, Royal Oak, Michigan
Royal Oak, Michigan
Royal Oak is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a suburb of Detroit. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 57,236. It should not be confused with Royal Oak Charter Township, a separate community located nearby....
. It was built as a vaudeville
Vaudeville
Vaudeville was a theatrical genre of variety entertainment in the United States and Canada from the early 1880s until the early 1930s. Each performance was made up of a series of separate, unrelated acts grouped together on a common bill...
theater and opened in 1928.
History and usage
The theatre was opened in 1928, by entrepreneurEntrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
John H. Kunsky
John H. Kunsky
John H. Kunsky was a Detroit area businessman who made his fortune by investing in movie theaters. He later became partners with George W. Trendle and invested in radio.-Movie theaters:...
. Originally opening to serve as a movie theater
Movie theater
A movie theater, cinema, movie house, picture theater, film theater is a venue, usually a building, for viewing motion pictures ....
, in 1978, live music
Live Music
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and comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
were added to regular programming. It was privately owned, until 2004, by Worldwide Entertainment, LLC, then Off Broadway and musicals were brought as forms of entertainment into the venue.
Capacity
There are 3 set ups available at the theater with a maximum capacity of 1700; general admission, cabaretCabaret
Cabaret is a form, or place, of entertainment featuring comedy, song, dance, and theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue: a restaurant or nightclub with a stage for performances and the audience sitting at tables watching the performance, as introduced by a master of ceremonies or...
, and theatre. General admission holds up to 1700 patrons, cabaret holds 782, seating 562 on the main floor and 200 in the mezzanine, and the theatre set up holds 1000, 718 on the floor and 282 in the mezzanine.