The , often referred to simply as the Teigeki (帝劇), and previously the Imperial Garden Theater, is a

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located in

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, Chiyoda,

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operated by

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History

Opened in 1911 as the first Western-style theater in Japan, it stages a varied program of musicals and operas. The original structure was rebuilt in 1966 as

's "flagship" theater, opening with the premiere of ''Scaretto'', a local adaptation of ''

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'', which drew 380,000 attendees over the course of the theater's first five months of operation.

References

External links

Website of the Imperial Theatre
Theatres completed in 1966 Toho Theatres in Tokyo 1966 establishments in Japan Buildings and structures in Chiyoda, Tokyo Marunouchi {{Japan-theat-struct-stub