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Location: 539 Washington St., Boston Time: Varies by performance Age appropriateness: All ages Cost: Varies The Opera House, a Boston landmark, re-emerged as an architectural jewel and New England's finest and most historically significant performing arts venue. The focus on this pivotal event in Boston history, couples with the excitement generated by Disney's The Lion King as the inaugural production, cannot be underestimated. The present day Opera House opened it's the doors on October 29, 1928, then named the B.F. Keith Memorial Theatre, built to honor "the father of vaudeville" by his business partner Edward Albee. The theatre became part of a national circuit of grand theatres, built to support vaudeville in it's prime.
Vaudeville soon declined in popularity with the advent of motion pictures. The theatre went through many transitions throughout its history, becoming a venue for first-run movies, concerts, and Opera. It was in 1978, when the theatre was home to The Opera House Company of Boston, that the name was changed to The Opera House.
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