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Fox Theatre, Detroit, MI

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Fox Theatre

See a Broadway tour, concert or comedy show inside Detroit's ornate 1928 movie palace, with more than 5,000 seats.

2211 Woodward Ave · Detroit, MI

About Fox Theatre

Opened in 1928 as the flagship of the Fox chain, this Woodward Avenue movie palace is now a National Historic Landmark hosting Broadway tours, concerts and comedy. Inside, you find Art Deco mixed with Burmese, Indian, Persian and Chinese motifs, a six-story lobby and a 13-foot glass chandelier. Its Wurlitzer organ is one of the few theatre organs still in its original installation, and the hall seats more than 5,000.

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