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Wilbur Theatre

Boston MA Wilbur Theatre.jpg
The Wilbur, 2009

Address 244–250 Tremont Street
Boston, Massachusetts
United States
Capacity 1,093, (1,200 General Admission)[citation needed]
Current use Comedy and music venue
Construction
Opened 1913
Architect Blackall, Clarence H.; Haynes Construction Co.
Tenants
Bill Blumenreich
Website

www.thewilbur.com
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Coordinates
42°21′2″N 71°3′56″W / 42.35056°N 71.06556°W / 42.35056; -71.06556Coordinates: 42°21′2″N 71°3′56″W / 42.35056°N 71.06556°W / 42.35056; -71.06556
Architectural style Colonial Revival
MPS Boston Theatre MRA
NRHP reference #
80000443[1]
Added to NRHP December 9, 1980


The Wilbur Theatre is an historic performing arts theater at 244–250 Tremont Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The Wilbur Theatre was originally opened in 1914, but was revitalized in 2008. The Wilbur Theatre dwells in the heart of Boston's historic theater district and is known for hosting live comedy and music.


The venue seats 1,093,[citation needed] but the main floor (orchestra level) has removable tables and seating, to create a general admission standing room (bringing capacity to 1,200).[citation needed] It features basic concessions, including a full bar, on all three floors (Orchestra, Mezzanine, Balcony).




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Comedy specials


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References


  • 5 Further reading


  • 6 External links


  • 7 Images





History


Clarence Blackall built the theater in 1913, and it was opened the following year. The Wilbur was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 and designated as a Boston Landmark by the Boston Landmarks Commission in 1987.


In 1998 SFX Entertainment (now Live Nation) bought the Boston theater properties of Jon B. Platt, which included the lease on the Wilbur.[2] The lease ended in 2006.[3]


In 2007 the theater was put on the market.[4] Bill Blumenreich, a former owner of the Comedy Connection[5][6] in Quincy Market, leased the building in 2008.[7][6] The theater continues to regularly host comedic and musical acts, as well as other events.[8]



Comedy specials


The following specials were filmed at the Wilbur Theatre:

















































































Comic
 Special title
 Network
 Release date

Joe Rogan
Strange Times[9]
 Netflix
 2 October 2018

Norm Macdonald
Hitler's Dog, Gossip, and Trickery[10]
 Netflix
 9 May 2017

Dana Carvey
Straight White Male, 60[11]
 Netflix
 4 November 2016

Tig Notaro
Boyish Girl Interrupted[12]
 HBO
 22 August 2015

Jim Jefferies
BARE[13]
 Netflix
 29 August 2014

Jim Gaffigan
Obsessed[14]
 Comedy Central
 27 April 2014

Tom Green
Tom Green Live[15]
 Showtime
 2012

Gary Gulman
In This Economy?[16]
 Comedy Central
 1 September 2012

Kathy Griffin
Gurrl Down[17]
 Bravo!
 22 June 2011

Bruce Bruce
Losin' It[18]
 Showtime
 26 February 2011

David Cross
Bigger & Blackerer[19]
25 May 2010

Craig Ferguson
A Wee Bit o' Revolution[20]
 Comedy Central
 22 March 2009


See also






  • National Register of Historic Places listings in northern Boston, Massachusetts


References





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  2. ^ Bound for Boston: SFX subsidiary gains legit house American Artists


  3. ^ The Wilbur Theatre is up for Sale


  4. ^ Palmer Jr, Thomas C. (August 16, 2007). "Next act awaits the Wilbur Theatre". The Boston Globe.


  5. ^ Palmer Jr, Thomas C. (March 12, 2008). "Comedy club owner to lease the Wilbur". The Boston Globe.


  6. ^ ab Kandarian, Paul E. (May 18, 2014). "At the helm of the Wilbur Theatre". The Boston Globe. Retrieved July 23, 2017.


  7. ^ http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/general/view/2008_08_05_Wilbur_Theatre_gets_its_acts_together/


  8. ^ "The Wilbur – Boston". thewilbur.com. Retrieved 2017-07-23.


  9. ^ "Strange Times".


  10. ^ Norm Macdonald: Hitler's Dog, Gossip & Trickery (2017), retrieved 2017-07-23


  11. ^ "Netflix Announces Premiere Dates for New Line-Up Of Original Stand-up Comedy Specials". Netflix Media Center. Retrieved 2017-07-23.


  12. ^ Tig Notaro: Boyish Girl Interrupted (2015), retrieved 2017-07-23


  13. ^ Jim Jefferies: BARE (2014), retrieved 2017-07-23


  14. ^ Jim Gaffigan: Obsessed (2014), retrieved 2017-07-23


  15. ^ Tom Green: Tom Green Live (2012), retrieved 2017-07-23


  16. ^ Gary Gulman: In This Economy? (2012), retrieved 2017-07-23


  17. ^ Kathy Griffin: Gurrl Down (2011), retrieved 2017-07-23


  18. ^ Bruce Bruce: Losin' It (2011), retrieved 2017-07-23


  19. ^ David Cross: Bigger & Blackerer (Video 2010), retrieved 2017-07-23


  20. ^ Craig Ferguson: A Wee Bit o' Revolution (2009), retrieved 2017-07-23




Further reading




  • Yearbook of the Boston Architectural Club, 1915. Includes illus. of Wilbur Theatre

  • George McKinnon. "A born-again Wilbur will celebrate success." Boston Globe, 20 Jan 1980

  • Anthony J. Yudis. "Theatre plaza to spotlight the district." Boston Globe, 09 Oct 1983



External links



  • Library of Congress. Drawing of Ye Wilbur Theatre, Tremont St. and Hollis St., Boston, Massachusetts, 1927.


  • Boston Athenæum Theater History. Wilbur Theatre (1914–), 250–252 Tremont Street

  • New York Public Library:


    • Photo of interior, Wilbur Theatre, Boston, Mass., 20th century


    • Program for the Wilbur Theatre, Boston (Oct. 1956)



  • Bostonian Society:


    • Photo of 244-272 Tremont Street, c. 1935


    • Photo of 250-268 Tremont Street, c. 1959



  • City of Boston, Landmarks Commission. Wilbur Theatre Study Report, 1983



Images






  • Program, 1915







  • Seating chart, c. 1917







  • Advertisement, 1922







  • Program, 1922







  • Lobby, 2009







  • Sign, 2010













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