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23-722: Initially proposed in 1988, and first presented by the Motor City Music Foundation, the multi-genre awards ceremony was established to bring recognition to Detroit area musicians. The first awards show was held at the Detroit Music Hall , and later moved to the State Theatre, now called The Fillmore Detroit . In 1998, the organization merged with the Metro Times -sponsored Detroit Music Awards to become one organization with one awards show for

46-695: A 99-year lease on the Detroit Opera House. His son, the organization's chairman, James M. Nederlander, also a Detroit native, coproduced over one hundred famous theatrical classics, including West Side Story , Hello, Dolly! , The King and I , and Fiddler on the Roof . Today, the Nederlander Organization operates Detroit's Fisher Theatre , the Detroit Opera House , and several theaters in other major cities on

69-581: Is home to the Motor City Theatre Organ Society (MCTOS). Along with Wayne State University ’s Hilberry Theatre in Midtown , the only graduate repertory theater in the nation, Detroit has enjoyed a resurgence in theatrical productions and attendance. In the 2000s, shows ranging from touring musicals to local theater happen nightly and the theaters have sparked a significant increase in nightlife; hospitality ventures serving

92-534: Is the largest of the nation's Fox Theatres with 5,045 seats. The city has been a place for operatic , symphonic , musical and popular acts since the first part of the twentieth century. Portions of Leonard Bernstein 's music for West Side Story , produced by Detroit's Nederlander Organization , were composed on the piano that resides in the library at Cranbrook in the Detroit suburb of Bloomfield Hills . David T. Nederlander 's career began after purchasing

115-488: The Beaux Arts styled National Theatre (1911) with its Moorish entry at 118 Monroe Street which also awaits redevelopment. The 2,200 seat National Theatre is the oldest surviving theater from the city's first theater district. The futuristic Cadillac Centre begins construction on Detroit's historic Monroe block, once a collection of eight antebellum commercial buildings demolished in 1990. C. Howard Crane designed

138-605: The Broadway theatre circuit. Organizations such as the Mosaic Youth Theatre support the city's theater community. During the late 1980s the great old motion picture screens and live performance stages began to be restored. The Fox Theatre, Detroit Opera House (formerly the Grand Circus Theatre; Broadway Capitol Theatre; Paramount Theatre; Capital Theatre), and The Fillmore Detroit (formerly

161-571: The Dodge Motor Company, in 1914. Both brothers died in 1920, leaving their respective widows very wealthy women. Matilda Dodge Wilson , John's widow, married in 1925 to Alfred Wilson, was interested in stage productions and decided to use part of her fortune to build a venue in Detroit to serve as home to a repertory troupe, and to host touring Broadway performers. She hired the prominent Detroit architectural firm of Smith, Hinchman & Grylls who assigned William Kapp to design

184-770: The Grand Circus Park Historic District and continue along Woodward Avenue toward the Fisher Theatre in the city's New Center . The Detroit Opera House is located at Broadway and Grand Circus. The east necklace of downtown links Grand Circus and the stadium area to Greektown along Broadway. The east necklace contains a sub-district sometimes called the Harmonie Park District in the Broadway Avenue Historic District which has taken on

207-541: The Great Depression , the cash-strapped Detroit Symphony Orchestra was unable to maintain its own building, Orchestra Hall , and played in a number of other locations in the city. In 1946, the orchestra moved into Wilson Theatre, renaming it Detroit Music Hall. The symphony left for the newly constructed Ford Auditorium in 1956, and the building was used for other purposes, especially a movie theater showing Cinerama films. In 1971, Music Hall became home of

230-592: The Neo-Renaissance styled United Artists Theatre Building at 150 Bagley Street slated to become a residential high rise. The 600-seat Stratford Theatre at 4751 W. Vernor Hwy., designed by Joseph P. Jogerst, seated 1,137 when it opened in 1916. The Art Deco styled Stratford Theatre in the West Vernor-Junction Historic District has operated as a retail store since 1985. The ornate Spanish styled Hollywood Theatre (1927) at

253-726: The Detroit Music community. Since its inception, the Detroit Music Awards has celebrated Detroit's vibrant music scene, including some of Detroit's most notable artists: Alice Cooper , Anita Baker , Aretha Franklin , The Belleville Three , Big Sean , Bob Seger , CeCe Winans , The Clark Sisters , The Detroit Cobras , Diana Ross , Eminem , The Four Tops , George Clinton , Glenn Frey , The Gories , Grand Funk Railroad , Greta Van Fleet , Iggy Pop , Insane Clown Posse , Jack White , J Dilla , Kid Rock , Laith Al-Saadi , Luis Resto , Madonna , Martha Reeves and

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276-813: The Performing Arts is a 1,731-seat theatre located in the city's theatre district at 350 Madison Street in Downtown Detroit , Michigan . It was built in 1928 as the Wilson Theatre , designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1976, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. John Francis Dodge and his brother Horace were original investors in Ford Motor Company who sold their interest to Henry Ford and established their own company,

299-628: The State Theater; Palms Theater) are notable restorations. The Fillmore Detroit is the site of the annual Detroit Music Awards held in April. Other venues were modernized and expanded such as Orchestra Hall , the home of the world-renowned Detroit Symphony Orchestra . Next to the Detroit Opera House is the restored 1,700-seat Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts (1928) at 350 Madison Avenue, designed by William Kapp and developed by Matilda Dodge Wilson . The Detroit Institute of Arts contains

322-661: The Vandellas , Marvin Gaye , MC5 , Mike Posner , The Miracles , Mitch Ryder , Parliament-Funkadelic , The Raconteurs , The Romantics , Royce da 5'9" , Sixto Rodriguez , Smokey Robinson , The Spinners , Sponge , Stevie Wonder , The Stooges , The Supremes , Suzi Quatro , Taproot , Ted Nugent , The Temptations , Thornetta Davis , Uncle Kracker , The Verve Pipe , Vienna Teng , The Von Bondies , Was (Not Was) and The White Stripes . Award winners are selected by music industry professionals, with award categories covering

345-627: The area have increased accordingly. With its sports venues and casinos, the Detroit Theater District has helped revitalized high rise residential areas like those surrounding Grand Circus Park and its nearby Foxtown , Greektown , the Cultural Center and New Center area anchored by the 2,089-seat Fisher Theatre . The city has some surviving historic theaters which have been converted to other uses while others await redevelopment. Albert Kahn and Ernest Wilby designed

368-506: The building and spent $ 1.5 million on the construction. At the time of its opening in 1928, the building was dubbed the Wilson Theatre. Kapp designed the six-story Wilson Theater in an Art Deco style. The Madison Street facade is decorated with orange and tan brick with Pewabic tile and stone accents. The upper facade is divided into seven bays by stone-covered piers which are capped with terra cotta theatrical masks. In each of

391-408: The city. Many of the city's significant historic theaters have been revitalized. Detroit has a long theatrical history, with many venues dating back to the 1920s. The Detroit Fox Theatre (1928) was the first theater ever constructed with built-in film sound equipment. Commissioned by William Fox and built by architect C. Howard Crane , the ornate Detroit Fox was fully restored in 1988. It

414-655: The corner of Ferdinand and Fort St. was demolished in 1963. When the historic Hollywood opened, it was the city's second largest with 3,400 seats. The Hollywood Barton theatre organ was saved and awaits restoration. There were over 7,000 such organs installed in American theaters from 1915 to 1933, but fewer than forty remain in their original location such as the Barton theater organ in Ann Arbor's Michigan Theatre . Detroit's performance centers and theaters emanate from

437-436: The five central bays are two windows separated by a narrower pier. The end bays have only one window. The parapet boasts coral and green Pewabic tile in a quatrefoil pattern and the facade at street level has been covered with travertine with green marble at the base. The original interior was designed in a Spanish Renaissance style and seated 1,800. The lower level lounge featured a built-in bar among its amenities. During

460-652: The fledgling Michigan Opera Theatre . The opera company staged most of its productions here through the 1984 season. Restoration efforts began in 1973 and continued for several years. In 1974, the venue was renamed the Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts. It is the only remaining venue in Detroit constructed to present live performances. The theater was added to the Michigan Register of Historic Places in 1976 and National Register of Historic Places in 1977. A State of Michigan historical marker

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506-477: The renovated 1,150-seat Detroit Film Theatre . Smaller sites with long histories in the city were preserved by physically moving the entire structure. In a notable preservation, the Gem Theatre and Century Theatre were moved (off their foundation) to a new address across from the Music Hall Center in order to construct Comerica Park . Detroit's 1,571-seat Redford Theatre (1928), with its Japanese motifs ,

529-548: Was placed at the entrance in 1978. Theatre in Detroit The performing arts in Detroit include orchestra , live music , and theater , with more than a dozen performing arts venues. The stages and old time film palaces are generally located along Woodward Avenue , the city's central thoroughfare, in the Downtown , Midtown , and New Center areas. Some additional venues are located in neighborhood areas of

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