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| Address | 101 Sixth Street Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania  United States |
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| Owner | Pittsburgh Cultural Trust |
| Capacity | 1,300 |
| Current use | Performing arts center |
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| Opened | Halloween night, 1904 |
| Rebuilt | 1990 |
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| Designated | 2002[1] |
The Byham Theater is a landmark building at 101 Sixth Street in theCultural District ofDowntownPittsburgh,Pennsylvania,United States. Originally built in 1903 asThe Gayety Theater, the formervaudeville house was renovated and reopened as The Byham Theater in 1990.
Built in 1903 and openedHalloween night 1904, the then-named Gayety Theater was stage andvaudeville house, and it featured stars such asEthel Barrymore,Gertrude Lawrence, andHelen Hayes. It was renamed The Fulton in the 1930s when it became a full-time movie theater. The classic horror filmNight of the Living Dead, which was filmed in and around Pittsburgh, had its world premiere at the Fulton in 1968. In 1990 thePittsburgh Cultural Trust bought the theater and refurbished the Fulton as part of its plan for the Cultural District.Carolyn M. Byham andWilliam C. Byham of Pittsburgh made a major naming gift for a 1995 renovation, and it has been the Byham Theater since.
For the 50th anniversary of theBill Mazeroski's series winning home run, the first public showing of theGame 7 tape discovered in December 2009 was hosted byBob Costas at the theater on November 13, 2010 at 6 p.m. Mazeroski was joined by Pirate MVPDick Groat and former YankeeBobby Richardson to be interviewed during the showing of the game.MLB Network then telecast the game and interviews nationally.[2]
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