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Théâtre Mogador

Coordinates: 48°52′31″N 2°19′52″E / 48.87528°N 2.33111°E / 48.87528; 2.33111
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Théâtre Mogador
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Address25, Rue de Mogador
LocationParis
Coordinates48°52′31″N 2°19′52″E / 48.87528°N 2.33111°E / 48.87528; 2.33111
OwnerStage Entertainment
Capacity1,800
Construction
Opened1913
Renovated1983
ArchitectBertie Crewe and Édouard Niermans
Website
www.theatremogador.com

Théâtre Mogador, founded in 1913 with design by Bertie Crewe, is a Parisian music hall theatre located at 25, Rue de Mogador in the 9th arrondissement. It seats 1,600 people on three tiers (orchestra: 787 seats, boxes: 432 seats, balconies: 381 seats).

History

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Théâtre Mogador's auditorium
The theatre during the Yemeni Tunes in Paris concert

In 1913 financier Sir Alfred Butt rented an area in Paris. Built according to English music hall principles and style during World War I, the theatre was originally named the "Palace Theatre", after the like-named one in London, in order to appeal to British soldiers. The name was shortly thereafter changed to "Théâtre Mogador", Mogador being the old name of the town of Essaouira in Morocco. The 21 April 1919 official inauguration guests included US President Woodrow Wilson, in France to negotiate the Treaty of Versailles, as well as his successor Franklin Delano Roosevelt.[1][2][3]

From 1920, it gained fame with the performances of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, as well as with the Thés Mogador – performances of operettas and plays in the afternoon. In 1923–1924, it was renamed "Théâtre Cora Laparcerie" for a brief period, after the name of its then owner, Cora Laparcerie, before acquiring its current name from its street address.[4] In 1924, it was a Cine-variety for a few months, before closing.[4] The Isola brothers, Émile and Vincent Isola, re-opened it in 1925, launching the new American style of performances exemplified by shows such as No, No, Nanette, Rose-Marie and L'Auberge du Cheval blanc.[4]

Until the 1970s, Théâtre Mogador was mainly used for performances of operettas, including Mistinguett. Marcel Merkès was a regular performer here from the late 1940s to the mid-1970s. An extensive renovation restored the building to new splendour in 1983. In 2005, it was purchased by the Stage Entertainment group (then called the "Stage Holding - The Theatre Group"). The theatre hosted the nineteenth Molière Awards (French theatre awards, known locally as the Nuit des Molières) on 9 May that year. It had previously hosted the awards' sixteenth and seventeenth editions on 1 April 2002 and 12 May 2003, respectively.

On 26 September 2016, a fire damaged several parts of the theatre, including the stage and props that would be used in the French-language production of The Phantom of the Opera.[5] Because of this, the show's French premiere was indefinitely postponed.

Notable productions

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ (in French) Découvrez le Théâtre Mogador.
  2. ^ (in French) Théâtre Mogador à Paris.
  3. ^ (in French) Le théâtre Mogador fêtera ses 100 ans le 21 avril 2019 !
  4. ^ a b c "Mogador". www.ecmf.fr (in French). Encyclopédie Multimédia de la Comédie Musicale Théâtrale en France 1918–1944. Les Théâtres parisiens. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Fire Delays Paris Premiere of The Phantom of the Opera".
  6. ^ "Musical Avenue" (in French).
  7. ^ "The Phantom of the Opera to open in Paris | Really Useful Group". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
  8. ^ "Compte-rendu : dans les coulisses de "Chicago – Le musical" à Mogador". Musical Avenue (in French). Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  9. ^ ""Ghost" au Théâtre Mogador pour la rentrée 2019 !". Musical Avenue (in French). Retrieved 19 March 2019.
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