"There's No Business Like Show Business": Downtown Theaters and Madison's Identity
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2016-12-17Author
Nelson, Alex
Damato, Joseph
Harris, Maren
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Madison theaters are a main aspect of the city’s unique social, economic and political
identity. This paper will trace the background and major changes in three theaters: the Majestic,
the Orpheum, and the Overture Center. Through our study of these changes, we draw
connections with major events and changes in Madison’s history and analyze the ways that the
theaters reflected and at times affected these events. Each theater has had its own unique history
and has specialized in an area, which is beneficial to them while not hurting the other theaters
economically or socially. Though facing some limitations politically, they have been and
continue to be a crucial part of Madison’s identity.
Subject
Madison, Wisconsin
Downtown
Theaters
Show business
Majestic
Orpheum
Overture Center
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http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/79000Description
Includes Photographs, Appendices, Figures, Timelines and Bibliography.