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Curran Theatre  
Address 445 Geary Street
Opening Night Seating Capacity unknown
Original Theatre Owner Homer Curran
Original Theatre Architect Alfred Henry Jacobs
Years of Operation Opened 10 September 1922
Type of Musical Accompaniment unknown
Current Status Operating as a live theatre venue

The Curran Theatre was designed and built as a live theatre venue, but the theatre is known to have presented a run of The Phantom of the Opera (1925) in 1925.

In 1960, comedian Lenny Bruce recorded a full-length concert performance at the Curran Theater, which was released on LP records as a full-length concert.

Today, the theatre is owned and operated by the Shorenstein Hays Nederlander Organization.

References: Tillmany-TheatresSF pp. 27, 34, 47, 48, 49 : with additional information provided by Reuben Schwartz.

 

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