Adelphi Theatre, Strand, London, WC2R 0NS -

History of the Adelphi Theatre

The Adelphi Theatre is a 1500-seat theatre in the West End of London.

The Adelphi Theatre was founded in 1806 as the Sans Pareil ("Without Compare"). In 1819 it took on its present name, which came from the name of a block of 24 unified neoclassical terrace houses occupying the land between The Strand and the River Thames which had been built by the Adam brothers (Greek: adelphoi, "brothers"). The present building is the fourth on the site.

The 1998 video of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Cats was recorded at the theatre.

Since 1997 the venue has been the setting for the popular musical Chicago. This production will vacate the theatre on 22 April 2006, transferring to the Cambridge, to make way for Michael Grandage's new production of Lloyd Webber's Evita.

The Adelphi Theatre is owned by Really Useful Theatres/Nederlander.

Recent productions at The Adelphi Theatre
My Fair Lady (October 25, 1979 - October 31, 1981)
D'Oyly Carte Season (November 11, 1981 - February 27, 1982)
The American Dream Machine (October 20, 1982 - December 1, 1982)
Marilyn (March 17, 1983 - July 30, 1983)
Poppy (November 12, 1983 - February 4, 1984)
Lena Horne - The Lady and Her Music (August 6, 1984 - September 29, 1984)
Jungle Book (December 4, 1984 - January 12, 1985)
Me and My Girl (February 12, 1985 - January 16, 1993)
Sunset Boulevard (August 25, 1993 - January 21, 1995)
Damn Yankees (June 4, 1997 - August 9, 1997)
Chicago (November 19, 1997 - April 22, 2006)
Evita (From June 2006)

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