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| Location | 510 Quaker Lane, Warwick, Rhode Island 02818 |
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| Coordinates | 41°40′54″N 71°29′47″W / 41.6817°N 71.4965°W |
| Owner | The Bonoff Family |
| Type | Indoor |
| Capacity | 3,300+ |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1955 |
| Renovated | 1967 |
| Closed | 1999 |
| Demolished | June 2002 |
Warwick Musical Theatre was a musical theater located on Route 2 in Warwick, Rhode Island.[1]
Buster Bonoff opened the theater in 1955 on an open field. Initially, it hosted touring Broadway shows but, by the 1970s, "big-name" entertainers became its standard offering.[1]
In 1967, the original tent was replaced with a 3,300-seat theater in the round that used a building from the 1964 New York World's Fair. It also hosted yearly summer shows by World Wrestling Entertainment until 1999.
- ^ a b Coelho, Jamie (July 21, 2016). "Here's Your Chance to Own a Piece of the Tent". Rhode Island Monthly. Retrieved 25 April 2022.