Fox Theatre - Mi Tickets

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Fox Theatre is known to be Detroit"s crown jewel. It is the highest grossing theaters of its size in the nation and is host to some of the biggest names in the world of show business.

Built by and primarily for the film pioneer William Fox and the Fox Theatre chain, the Detroit Fox is one of the five spectacular Fox Theatres which were built in the late 1990s. The theater is indeed an awe-inspiring combination of Far Eastern, Indian and Egyptian styles.

This most exotic eclectic mix of Asian Styles Theatre of the golden age of the movie palace was built in 1928. Located at 2111 Woodward Avenue in downtown Detroit, Michigan, near Grand Circus Park, the Fox Theatre, MI was designated a National Historic Landmark on the 29th of June, 1989.

The architect behind this magnificent and intricate building was C. Howard Crane who gave Fox Theatre, Detroit, a lavish interior that featured a blend of Burmese, Chinese, Indian, and Persian motifs. It was a ten-story structure, six-stories high and half a block long.

The theater comprised of a 3,600 square foot lobby which was surrounded by blood-red marble columns, where each column held its own jeweled figure representing different Asiatic Gods, and was covered with the largest wool rug ever made by an American manufacturer.

The color-scheme used for this second largest Theatre in the world was subdued tones of gold to contrast a riot of color. The theatre consists of three levels of seating, the Main Floor above the orchestra pit, the Mezzanine, and the Gallery, which is the balcony with a total capacity of 5,048 seats.

The main ceiling of the auditorium was designed as a huge canopy, with sky lights above it, and decorated in the style of the durbars of India.

The fox was the first movie theater in the world which was constructed with built-in equipment for sound films. Under the Fox Movietone patents, a highly sensitive photo-electric cell converted sound waves into light waves back into sound that was amplified and passed by cable to the stage.

It was the only theater in Michigan which was equipped with an escalator and large passenger elevators. The theater also allowed smoking as there was a row of seats in the rear of the balcony were designated as smoking loges which featured special fans to carry away the smoke.

One innovation in movie theater construction was the inclusion of three-foot paths in front of every row of seats which allowed for the passage of patrons without making it necessary for the ones seated to stand.

In 1988, the theater was acquired by new owners Mike and Marian Ilitch, who fully restored and renovated the Fox at a cost of $12 million. The Fox is Detroit"s top venue for Broadway shows. It has played host to Radio City Christmas Spectacular from 1997-2005.

The theater was also host to the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony and The Condemned World Premiere in 2007. Live productions include Sesame Street Live: Let"s Be Friends, David Copperfield, Blue"s Clues" Live! And show tours as Donny Osmond, Irvin Berlin"s White Christmas. Dora The Explorer! Live, Go! Diego! Live! with Liz Coscia, and more.

Today, the Fox holds the distinction of being the largest continually operating theater in the country. It continues its history of hosting the best in show business and is coming up with a great line of upcoming events which include Larry the Cable Guy, Sesame Street Live: When Elmo Grows Up, and many more!