Dominion Theatre
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The Dominion Theatre is a theatre in London located on Tottenham Court Road close to St Giles' Circus and Centre Point Tower. The building was constructed in 1928 and became a cinema in 1930. It is no longer used for movie premieres. It mainly hosts live stage shows and concerts. It has a seating capacity of 2,182.
Tangerine Dream's album Logos was recorded there in 1982, and contains a tune called "Dominion" in tribute.
Since the early 1990's the venue has played host to a unique version of Jesus Christ Superstar, David Ian and Paul Nicholas' new production of Grease, Scrooge - The Musical, Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake, Disney's Beauty and the Beast, a return of Grease and Notre Dame de Paris among others. Bernadette The Musical also enjoyed a short run in 1990, written by Maureen and Gwyn Hughes.
In 2003, the hit stage musical We Will Rock You, a musical based on the songs of Queen created by Queen guitarist Brian May and British comedian Ben Elton opened. The show was due to close 7th October 2006 before embarking on a UK tour, but due to popular demand has been extended indefinitely.
[edit] Ownership
The Dominion has had a variety of owners during its history. It has been operated by The Rank Organisation and Apollo Leisure from 1988 to 1999. In 1999 Apollo Leisure was taken over by SFX Entertainment and in 2001 SFX Entertainment was bought by Clear Channel Entertainment, part of the US based multinational. It is now part of Live Nation - ClearChannel's entertainments spin-off organisation.
The songs of which are used in the musical We will rock you were by both Brian May and Freddie Mercury. Although Freddie wrote most of the songs.
