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in Midtown Detroit,

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. It was listed on the

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in 2008. Today, the theatre is mainly a music venue. It hosts a variety of musical concerts in three separate areas of the building: The Majestic, The Majestic Cafe, and The Magic Stick.

History

The Majestic Theatre, designed by C. Howard Crane, opened on April 1, 1915."Seven Michigan Properties Added to the National Register of Historic Places,"
press release, Michigan Department of History, Arts and Libraries (HAL), Aug. 7, 2008 The theatre originally seated 1,651 people (at the time the largest theatre in the world built for the purpose of showing moviesLeyland DeVito
"Joe Zainea: A Conversation," ''The Detroiter,'' May 31, 2007), and the facade was designed in an arcaded Italian style. In 1934, the front of the theatre were removed when

was widened to its present size. The entire facade was redesigned into its current striking

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motif by the firm of Bennett & Straight. The theater now boasts the largest enameled metal panel Art Deco facade in the Detroit metropolitan region. The theatre eventually closed, and the building was used as a church for a time, and later as a photographic studio. It lay vacant for ten years. The present owner purchased the building in 1984. There is a myth that legendary magician

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gave his last performance on stage here, on Halloween night 1926. In fact, Houdini last performed at the Garrick Theatre in Detroit and died a few days later of peritonitis at Detroit's Grace Hospital on October 31, 1926. The Majestic Theatre was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. In 2018 the venue's owners announced a renovation plan and pledged to put $1,000,000 into the building. On October 25, 2019, The Majestic Theatre unveiled its new marquee facing Woodward Avenue.

Current use

The Majestic Theatre operates as part of the Majestic Theatre Center, which includes the attached Garden Bowl bowling alley, The Majestic Cafe, The Magic Stick, and Sgt. Pepperoni's.The Majestic Theater Center
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show at the venue which featured Matt Riddle, Simon Gotch, Colt Cabana, and Nic Nemeth.

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* {{Authority control Music venues in Michigan Theatres in Detroit Theatres on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan Theatres completed in 1915 Art Deco architecture in Michigan Event venues established in 1915 1915 establishments in Michigan National Register of Historic Places in Detroit