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Tue / Jun 18
Theater
Info Built during the Second Empire, Palais Garnier (also known as Opéra Garnier) is Paris' classic opera house and one of the city's most magnificent sites. Designed by Charles Garnier, the building was inaugurated in 1875. Its incredibly ornate exterior is noted for a blue-green copper dome as well as artwork by an army of ... more
8, Rue Scribe
75009 Paris
Theater
Info Located in the Champs-Élysées' chic gardens in central Paris, Théâtre Marigny dates back to 1894. The rotunda is divided into two performance spaces. Grande Salle is the main one, a luxurious red-and-ivory theater with two balconies and orchestra seating for a total capacity of 1,000. Past performances at Théâtre Marigny ... more
Carré Marigny
75008 Paris
Theater
Info Inaugurated in 1919, Théâtre Mogador was built by a British financier and modeled after the London Palladium. In the 20th century, Théâtre Mogador's illustrious lineup included Mistinguett and Sergei Diaghilev's Russian Ballets. Stage Entertainment group bought the space in 2005 and extensively renovated it. Since then ... more
25 Rue de Mogador
75009 Paris
Theater
Info Of Paris' two main opera houses, Opéra Bastille is the contemporary one, its angular structure designed by Canadian-Uruguayan architect Carlos Ott and inaugurated in 1989. Located in Place de la Bastille across from its iconic gold-topped tower, the opera house is in a busy neighborhood packed with bars and restaurants ... more
130, Rue de Lyon
75012 Paris
Concert Venue / Theater
Info Producer Jean-Claude Auclair, behind the renovation of theater l'Européen at Place de Clichy, opened Alhambra in 2008 following two years of construction. The venue prides itself on hosting all genres of music – hip hop, rock, indie, pop, metal, jazz, variety, world music, opera, blues, and more – as well as plays, musicals ... more
21 Rue Yves Toudic
75010 Paris
As in any major city, Paris theaters run the gamut from gritty little black box spots known for independent fringe productions to major houses hosting huge traveling shows to kitsch-packed madness made just for tourists (think anything having to do with Moulin Rouge).
Luckily, there’s a little bit of just about everything spread all over town. Those looking to check out some of the bigger productions of Paris theater will fare well on the Champs-Élysées, where major players like Théâtre Marigny and the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées (which is strangely located nearby on avenue Montaigne, not on Champs-Élysées) feature packed calendars of plays with big French stars on the roster.
Many of the theaters in Paris are housed in incredible historic buildings, though few can compete with The Comédie-Française, which was originally founded by a decree of Louis XIV in 1680. Although Comédie-Française’s “new” building went up in 1799, it has remained a treasure of Paris theater for centuries, and the names of nearly all the great actors and dramatists of France have been associated with Comédie-Française.
Yet that’s barely the tip of the iceberg of all the great theaters in Paris. Théâtre de la Renaissance, for example, was managed for a time by the famed Sarah Bernhardt, and big-name stars frequently perform there to this day. Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe focuses mostly on pan-European productions, while Café de la Gare is a great spot to sample what the French call café-théâtre, which combines satire, variety revue, and slapstick, all performed in a café salon.
From drama and dance at the Théâtre National de Chaillot to the complex of five multi-faceted theaters at La Cartoucherie, the theaters of Paris can make even the most devout Broadway lovers feel at home…so long as they speak French.
Jun 18, 2013 8:00 pm
ZZ Top
Jun 19, 2013 7:30 pm
Queens Of The Stone Age
Jun 14–29, 2013
15 Cents Coups 2013
Jun 21–22, 2013
Muse
Jun 21 through Jul 7, 2013
Corbeil Essonnes Jazz Festival 2013
Jun 22–Jul 7, 2013
Paris Hip-Hop Festival 2013
Mar 20–Jun 29, 2013
The 17th Annual Festival de L'Imaginaire
Jun 25, 2013 8:00 pm
Tegan and Sara