Orpheum Theatre (San Francisco)

{{short description|Theatre in San Francisco, California, U.S.}}

{{about|the theatre that opened in 1926|the original vaudeville theatre|Orpheum Circuit#History}}

{{Infobox venue

| name = Orpheum Theatre

| image = 2017 Orpheum Theatre.jpg

| image_size = 250px

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| caption =

| pushpin_map = San Francisco County

| address = 1192 Market Street

| city = San Francisco, California

| country =

| designation = San Francisco Landmark

| coordinates = {{coord|37.779081|-122.414708|region:US-CA_type:landmark|display=title,inline}}

| architect = B. Marcus Priteca

| owner = BroadwaySF

| operator = BroadwaySF

| capacity = 2,197

| type =

| opened = 1926

| reopened =

| yearsactive =

| othernames = Pantages Theatre
New Orpheum Theatre

| production =

| currentuse =

| publictransit = {{rint|bart}} {{rint|sanfrancisco|metro}} Civic Center/UN Plaza

| embedded = {{designation list|embed=yes|designation1=SFDL|designation1_number=94|designation1_date=1977{{cite web|title=City of San Francisco Designated Landmarks|publisher=City of San Francisco|url=http://www.sf-planning.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=5081|access-date=2012-10-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325040805/http://sf-planning.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=5081|archive-date=2014-03-25|url-status=dead}}}}

| website = [https://www.broadwaysf.com/ www.broadwaysf.com/]

}}

The Orpheum Theatre, originally the Pantages Theatre, is located at 1192 Market Street at Hyde, Grove and 8th Streets in the Civic Center district of San Francisco, California. The theatre first opened in 1926 as one of the many designed by architect B. Marcus Priteca for theater-circuit owner Alexander Pantages. The interior features a vaulted ceiling, while the facade is a Plateresque (Late Spanish Gothic) Revival. The Orpheum seats 2,197 patrons.{{cite web |last=Chandler |first=Dan | year=2009 |title=Orpheum Theater San Francisco |url=http://www.bubbasgottickets.com/theater-tickets/theatres/orpheum-theater-san-francisco/481 |work=BubbasGotTickets |access-date=20 August 2012}} In 1998, after a previous renovation in the 1970s, a $20 million renovation was completed to make the Orpheum more suitable for Broadway shows. The theatre is a locally designated San Francisco landmark as determined by the San Francisco Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board.{{cite web | author=Hendley, Alvis | title=San Francisco Landmark 94: Orpheum Theater | url=http://www.noehill.com/sf/landmarks/sf094.asp | work=Noehill | year=2010 | access-date=5 August 2010}}

The Orpheum, as well as the Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco, are owned by BroadwaySF,{{Cite web|url=https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/theater/shn-changes-name-to-broadwaysf-symbolizing-ties-severed-with-carole-shorenstein-hays|title=SHN changes name to BroadwaySF, representing severed ties with Carole Shorenstein Hays|date=October 1, 2019|first=Lily|last=Janiak|website=Datebook|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-07}} a theatrical producing company owned by Robert Nederlander.