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| Address | 25, Rue de Mogador |
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| Location | Paris |
| Coordinates | 48°52′31″N2°19′52″E / 48.87528°N 2.33111°E /48.87528; 2.33111 |
| Owner | Stage Entertainment |
| Capacity | 1,800 |
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| Opened | 1913 |
| Renovated | 1983 |
| Architect | Bertie Crewe andÉdouard Niermans |
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Théâtre Mogador (French pronunciation:[teɑtʁmɔɡadɔʁ]), founded in 1913 with design byBertie Crewe, is a Parisianmusic hall theatre located at 25, Rue de Mogador in the9th arrondissement. It seats 1,600 people on three tiers (orchestra: 787 seats, boxes: 432 seats, balconies: 381 seats).
In 1913 financier SirAlfred Butt rented an area inParis. Built according to English music hall principles and style duringWorld 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 ofEssaouira inMorocco. The 21 April 1919 official inauguration guests included US PresidentWoodrow Wilson, in France to negotiate theTreaty of Versailles, as well as his successorFranklin Delano Roosevelt.[1][2][3]
From 1920, it gained fame with the performances ofSergei Diaghilev'sBallets Russes, as well as with theThés 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 aCine-variety for a few months, before closing.[4] The Isola brothers,Émile andVincent Isola,re-opened it in 1925, launching the new American style of performances exemplified by shows such asNo, No, Nanette,Rose-Marie andL'Auberge du Cheval blanc.[4]
Until the 1970s, Théâtre Mogador was mainly used for performances of operettas, includingMistinguett.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 theStage Entertainment group (then called the "Stage Holding - The Theatre Group"). The theatre hosted the nineteenthMolière Awards (French theatre awards, known locally as theNuit 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 ofThe Phantom of the Opera.[5] Because of this, the show's French premiere was indefinitely postponed.
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