The Orpheum Theatre: A Century of Music and Performance in Boston

The Orpheum Theatre, nestled at 1 Hamilton Place, began its journey in Boston in 1852 as the Boston Music Hall. It served as the founding location of the New England Conservatory of Music in 1867 and was the original home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra from its founding in 1880. The Boston Music Hall closed in 1900 and the concert hall was converted for use as a vaudeville theater. A few years later, in 1906, it was renamed the Orpheum Theatre.

Embracing change yet again, it joined Loew's Theatres in 1915, undergoing a substantial rebuilding with a new interior designed by architect Thomas W. Lamb. Today, the Orpheum Theatre operates as a mixed-use hall, predominantly hosting live music concerts. In another act of transformation, the theater was refurbished and reopened in late 2009. In 2019, it was branded as the Orpheum Theatre presented by Citizens.

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