The Fisher Theater (Detroit, Michigan)

USA / Michigan / Detroit / Detroit, Michigan / West Grand Boulevard, 3011
 Upload a photo
3011 W. Grand Boulevard - Suite 100, Detroit, Michigan 48202, 313-872-1000
www.nederlanderdetroit.com/fisher/general_info.htm

The Fisher Theatre opened as a movie and vaudeville house on November 11, 1928. It featured Mayan-Aztec Decor, a goldfish pond and macaws chained to banana trees that audience members fed by hand.

Remodeled as a live theatre in 1961 under management of the Nederlander Theatrical Corporation, the Fisher is adorned with carera marble, Brazilian rosewood and walnut paneling, and crystal and bronze decorative work. The original 3,500 seats were scaled down to 2,089, to ensure an intimate atmosphere and optimal sightlines.

Over the last 40 years, the Fisher Theatre has been a favorite venue of many of Broadway’s brightest stars, like Mary Martin, Carol Channing, Joel Grey, Bernadette Peters and Lynn Redgrave, and world premieres of Hello Dolly, Fiddler on the Roof, Sweet Charity and Golden Boy.
 Add place (company, shop, etc.) to this building
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   42°22'10"N   83°4'39"W

Comments

  • The ushers were all volunteers. If you knew the right people, you were able to serve as an usher. Arrive early, seat guests and then find a vacant seat and see the performance. Rotations worked out such that you would never have to see the same play twice.
This article was last modified 15 years ago