The Carousel Theater was a

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located in Framingham,

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

, on the

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. The Carousel Theater was opened in 1958. It had a capacity of approximately 2,500-3,000 people.Venue information and background
www.ledzeppelin-database.com The venue held weekly dinner theater musicals for many years. The first ever performance at the Theater was the musical ''New Girl in Town'' on June 30, 1958. Among the many performers who appeared in musicals at the Carousel were: Ethel Merman, Anthony Perkins and Ginger Rogers. The theatre also hosted performances by a number of famous

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s and

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s in the 1960s and 1970s, including

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(1963) and

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(1968) &

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and

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(1969). The Carousel Theater was closed in the early 1970s and has been replaced by "Carousel Office Park", which consists of several office buildings.

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