1993 Renovation and reopening Īfter being purchased by the Minneapolis Community Development Agency from Bob Dylan and his brother David Zimmerman in 1988, the Minneapolis City Council had an interest in revitalizing Hennepin Avenue as an entertainment street. Live Nation sold most of its theatrical properties, including its Minneapolis operations, to Key Brand Entertainment in 2008. ![]() SFX (now Live Nation) bought Jujamcyn Productions in 2000. Historic Theatre Group's original partner was Jujamcyn Productions. In 2005, the city transferred ownership of its theaters to the Hennepin Theatre Trust. In 1988, the Orpheum was sold by Bob Dylan (who owned it from 1979 to 1988) to the City of Minneapolis it was renovated and reopened in 1993. Several musicals, including Victor/Victoria, The Lion King, and The 101 Dalmatians Musical premiered at the Orpheum. ![]() The building seats 1500 on the main floor and 1100 on the three level balcony. The ceiling has a dome with 30,000 squares of aluminum leaf. The auditorium is intricately plastered, with a number of garlands, swags, medallions, and other decorations. The restored lobby includes six terra cotta bas relief sculptures. The theater actually consists of two separate structures: a long, fingerlike lobby that extends back from a narrow facade along Hennepin Avenue, and the auditorium, which is set back and parallels Hawthorne Avenue. The building opened on October 16, 1921, originally named the Hennepin Theater. ![]() It is one of four restored theaters on Hennepin Avenue, along with the Pantages Theatre, the State Theatre and the Shubert Theatre (now The Cowles Center). Orpheum Theatre is a theater located in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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