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Address:
Dominion Theatre
268-269 Tottenham Court Road
W1T 7AQ
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Dominion Theatre
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Tottenham Court Road
Dominion Theatre History
The Dominion Theatre is a theatre in London located on Tottenham Court
Road close to St Giles'' Circus and Centre Point Tower. The building was
constructed in 1928 and became a cinema in 1930. It is no longer used
for movie premieres. It mainly hosts live stage shows and concerts. It
has a seating capacity of 2,182.
Tangerine Dream''s album Logos was recorded there in 1982, and contains
a tune called "Dominion" in tribute.
Since the early 1990''s the venue has played host to a unique version of
Jesus Christ Superstar, David Ian and Paul Nicholas'' new production of
Grease, Scrooge - The Musical, Matthew Bourne''s Swan Lake, Disney''s
Beauty & The Beast, a return of Grease and Notre-Dame De Paris amongst
others.
In 2003, the hit stage musical We Will Rock You, a musical based on the
songs of Queen created by Queen guitarist Brian May and British comedian Ben Elton opened.
From 2007, it is widely speculated that the venue will play host to the London transfer of a new stage musical of The Lord of the Rings.
Ownership
The Dominion has had a variety of owners during its history. It has
been operated by The Rank Organisation and Apollo Leisure from 1988 to
1999. In 1999 Apollo Leisure was taken over by SFX Entertainment and in
2001 SFX Entertainment was bought by Clear Channel Entertainment, part
of the US based multinational. It is now part of Live Nation -
ClearChannel''s entertainments spin-off organisation.
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